Jasi Vahere 16
1 Mago zupa Samsoni'a Filistia vahe kumate Gaza vuno mago savri a' mani'negeno ome keno ana a'ene umase'ne.
One day Samson went to Gaza [city in the Philistia area]. He spent some time with a prostitute.
2 Hagi Gaza kumate vahe'mo'zama Samsoni'ma ana a'enema emase'ne naneke'ma nentahi'za, ana kumara avazagi kagi'za ana kumamofo kafantera kafona ante'za kenagera mani'naze. Ana kenagera ranke'nankea osu akohe'za mani'ne'za amanage hu'naze, Kafonteta mani'nesunkeno ko'matanigeno esnigeta ahegahune.
People soon found out that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together at the city gate and waited all night. They said to themselves, “When it dawns tomorrow morning, we will kill him [when he tries to leave the city].”
3 Hianagi Samsoni'a kenage amu'nompi otino vuno rankuma'mofo vihu kafane, kafama azeri'nea zafanena maka akasi zuzu huno afunte eri konefino Hebroni tava'onte me'nea agonafi mareri'ne.
But Samson did not stay there all night. At midnight, he got up. He went to the city gate, he took hold of its two posts, and he lifted it up out of the ground, with its [connecting cross] bar still attached. He put it on his shoulders and carried it [many miles] uphill to Hebron.
4 Hagi anama huteno'a mago'a kna evutegeno Soreki agupofi nemania a' agi'a Dilailae nehaza a' kenunu huno avesinte'ne.
Later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, [and started to live with her]. She lived in Sorek Valley [in the Philistia area].
5 Ana'ma higeno'a Filistia kumate kva vahe'mo'za ana a'te e'za amanage eme hu'naze, Samsonina inampi hanave'a me'nefi masavenke hunka revatga hugeno negasamino, inankna huta azerita anakigahumpi kasamina azerita anakimneno. Hagi e'inama hananketa magoke magokemota 1tausen 100'a silva zago kamitere hugahune.
The Philistine leaders went to her and said, “Find out from Samson what makes him so strong. And find out how we can subdue him and tie him up securely. If you do that, each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”
6 Hagi Dilaila'a amanage huno Samsonina antahige'ne. Muse hugantoanki nasamio, inampi hanaveka'a me'ne? Inankna hanageno hanaveka'a omanesige'za kazeri'za anakigahazafi nasamio?
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong, and tell me how someone can subdue you and tie you up.”
7 Anagema higeno'a Samsoni'a amanage huno kenona hu'ne, Atima negraza kasefa nofi'ma 7ni'a eri'za nagare nazante'ma anakinageno'a hankaveni'a omnesige'na, amne vahekna hugahue.
Samson said, “If someone ties me with seven new bowstrings, ones that are not dry yet, I will become as weak as other men.”
8 Anagema higeno'a Filistia kumate kva vahe'mo'za atima negraza nofira kasefa 7ni'a eri'za Dilailana eme amizageno, Samsonina agare azantera rugagi rugagi huno anakinte'ne.
So [after Delilah told that to the Philistine leaders], they brought seven new bowstrings to Delilah.
9 Ana hunteno ana a'mo'a mago'a vahera zamavareno ana nomofo agu'a hunaraginte'nefinka frakizamanteteno, amanage huno Samsoninkura hu'ne, Samsoniga Filistia vahera ama aze! Hianagi Samsoni'a ana nofira tevefima krenegeno'ma temramrama hiaza huno rukampru hutre'ne. Ana higeno hankave'ama me'neama'a ke'za eriforera osu'naze.
Then she hid the men in one of the rooms in her house. Then [while Samson was sleeping], she tied him up with the bowstrings. Then she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come here to capture you!” But Samson snapped the bowstrings as easily as though they were strings that had been singed in a fire. So the Philistines did not find out what made Samson so strong.
10 Hagi anante Dilaila'a amanage huno Samsonina asami'ne, Ko kagra kizazokogo ke hunantenka havige hu'nane. Hagi muse hugantoanki, inankna hu'za anaki kantegahazafi nasamio?
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have deceived me and lied to me! Now tell me [the truth, ] how someone can tie you up securely.”
11 Anagema higeno'a Samsoni'a amanage huno kenona hu'ne, Mago'a kasefa nofinu'ma anaki antrokoma hunante'nageno'a hankaveni'a omnesige'na amne vahekna hugahue.
Samson replied, “If someone ties me with new ropes, ones that have never been used, I will be as weak as other men.”
12 Anage higeno mago'a vahe'mo'za nompi frakiza mani'nazageno, Dilaila'a kasefa nofitami erino agare azantera anakinteteno amanage hu'ne, va'i Samsoniga, Filistia vahe'mo'za kahenaku aze, higeno'a, Samsoni'a kukena hati nofi'ma erikano hiankna huno ana nofira rukano hutre'ne.
So again, [she told the Philistine leaders, and] they [came and] hid in the room as they had done before. And again, while Samson was sleeping, she took the new ropes and tied him up with them. Then she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson snapped the ropes on his arms as easily as if they were threads.
13 Anante Dilaila'a anage huno Samsonina asmi'ne, Kagra renevatga hanke'na nagazegu hue, hagi menina tamage hunka nasamio, higeno Samsoni'a huno, Kagra 7ni'a za'za nazokama erinka strini nofi'ma nezagi'za masinifi rusi nehunka nilima erinka ahentrakoma hanankeno, hanaveni'a omnena, amne vahekna hu'na manigahue.
Then Delilah said, “You have deceived me and lied to me [again]! Please tell me how someone can tie you up securely!” Samson replied, “If you weave the seven braids of my hair into the threads you are weaving on the loom, and then fasten those threads with the pin [that makes the threads tight], then I will be as weak as other men.” So again, while Samson was sleeping on her lap, Delilah held the seven braids of his hair, and wove them into the threads on the loom,
14 Anagema higeno'a, Samsoni'ma mase'neama'agu azokara erino 7ni'a aragafa hanenteno, azoka'ma anaki nilinu eri hankavenetino amanage hu'ne, va'i Samsoniga Filistia vahe'mo'za kahenaku aze, higeno'a Samsoni'a mase'nefintira otino ana nofi'ene nilinena azokapintira eri avazu hutre'ne.
and she tightened them with the pin. Then she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson woke up and pulled out the pin, and pulled his hair from the threads on the loom.
15 Ana'ma higeno'a Dilaila'a amanage hu'ne, Kagu'amo'ma nagri'enema omne'negenka nahigenka kavesinegantoe hunka nehane? Kagra 3'a zupa kizazokago kea hunantenka hankaveka'a inampi me'ne nagrira onasami'ne.
Then Delilah said to him, “How can you say that you love me when you do not tell me the truth about yourself? You have deceived me three times, and you still have not told me what really makes you so strong!”
16 Hagi Dilaila'ma maka knama anagema huva huvama higeno'a, Samsoni'a anankema antahizankura tusi avesra nehuno,
Day after day she nagged him like that. He thought he would die from her nagging [IDM].
17 anante hufra'ma nekiazana maka hufore huno Dilailana amanage huno asami'ne, Kasema nantetegati'ma e'neana nazokara taga osu'noe. Na'ankure Anumzamofo eri'za vahe manigahane huno nenrera rimpafima mani'nogeno ko huhamprinante'ne. Hagi nazoka'ma tagama hanugeno'a hankaveni'a omanesige'na amne vahekna hugahue.
Finally Samson told her the truth. He said, “I have been set apart for God since the day I was born. And because of that, my hair has never been cut. If my hair were shaved off, my strength would be gone, and I would be as weak as other men.”
18 Hagi Dilaila'ma kegeno'ma Samsoni'ma agu'areti'ma huama'ma huno maka oku'ama me'neazama asamigeno'a, amanage huno Filistia kva vahe'tamintega kea atregeno vu'ne. Ete mago'ane eho. Na'ankure agra hago agu'areti huno maka oku'zama'a huama huno nasami'ne. Anagema higeza Filistia kva vahe'tmimo'za zagone zamazampina eri'ne'za ete emareri'naze.
Delilah realized that this time he had told her the truth. So she summoned the Philistine leaders again, saying, “Come back one more time, because Samson has really told me everything [about why he is so strong]”. So the Philistine leaders returned and brought to Delilah the money [that they promised to give her].
19 Hagi Dilaila'a amote Samsonina azeri avukoko higeno mase'negeno, mago ne'ku higeno eazamo 7ni'a ragafa'a eme taga huno vazagetetre'ne. E'inama hutegeno'a, Dilaila'a Samsonina ata hoza nemigeno hankave'a omane'ne.
Again she lulled Samson to sleep, with his head in her lap. Then she called one of the Philistine men to come and shave off Samson’s hair. As he did that, Samson began to get weaker. And finally his strength was all gone.
20 Hagi Dilaila'a amanage hu'ne, va'i Samsoniga Filistia vahe'mo'za kahe'naku aze, huno'ma higeno'a, Samsoni'a mase'nefintira otino, ko'ma nehuaza hu'na ruvakanegahue huno hu'ne. Hianagi Ra Anumzamo'ma agri'ma atre'no vu'nea zana ontahi'ne.
Then [after she tied him up], she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” He woke up and thought, “I will do as I did before. I will shake [these ropes] off myself and be free!” But he did not realize that Yahweh had left him.
21 Hagi ana'ma hige'za Filistia vahe'mo'za azeri'za tarega avurga reragati atrete'za avre'za Gaza kumate vu'za bronsire seni nofi'nu agare azantera anakintazageno kina nompi witi refuzafu nepeno mani'ne.
So the Philistine men seized him and gouged out his eyes. Then they took him to Gaza. There they put him in prison and bound him with bronze chains. They made him [turn a millstone to] grind grain [every day].
22 Hianagi ana azoka'ma vazagatetre'naza azokamo'a ete agafa huno hage'ne.
But his hair started to grow again.
23 Hagi Filistia kva vahe'mo'za emeritru hu'za Dagonie nehaza havi anumzazimirera ofa nehu'za musena hu'za amanage hu'naze, Tagri anumzantimo'a ha' vahetia Samsonina tazampi avrente hu'za hu'naze.
[Several months later] the Philistine leaders celebrated a big festival. During the festival they offered sacrifices to their god Dagon. They praised him, saying, “Our god has enabled us to defeat our great enemy Samson!”
24 Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za Samsonima nege'za anumzazimimofo agi erisga nehu'za amanage hu'naze, Vahe'tima zamahe hana'ma nehuno mopatima eri havizama hu'nea nera Samsonina anumzantimo avreramigeno menina tagri hanavefi mani'ne.
And when the other people saw Samson, they also praised their god Dagon, saying, “Samson ruined our crops and killed many of our people, but our god has put our enemy into our hands. Our god helped us to capture the one who has killed so many of us!”
25 Hagi aka tima nenazageno antahintahi zamimo'ma savari'ma hige'za amanage hu'naze, Samsonina avre atiraminkeno mago'aza huno tazeri musena hino, hu'za hazageno Samsonina kina nompintira avre atirami'za noma azeri'nea zafaramimofo amu'nompi ome antageno oti'neno mago'azana huno zamazeri musena hu'ne.
By that time the people were half-drunk. They shouted, “Bring Samson out of the prison! Bring him here so that he can entertain us!” So they brought Samson from the prison and made fun of him. Then they made him stand in the center of the temple. They made him stand between the two pillars that held up the roof.
26 Hagi ana'ma hazageno'a azante'ma azeri'nea nehaza ne'kura Samsoni'a amanage hu'ne, Navrenka noma azeri'nea zafare vuge'na nazana avako hu'na namagena renti ha'neno.
Samson said to the servant who was leading him by his hand, “Place my hands against the two pillars. I want to rest against them.”
27 Higeno ana nompina Filistia kva vahe'mo'zane veamo'za avite'nageno, nomofo agofetura 3 tauseni'a vea'naza mani'ne'za negazageno, Samsoni'a zamazeri musena hu'ne.
At that time the temple was full of men and women. All the Philistine leaders were also there. And there were about 3,000 people on the roof, watching Samson and making fun of him.
28 Hagi Samsoni'a amanage huno Ra Anumzamofontega nunamuna hu'ne, Ra Anumzamoka mago'ene antahinaminka hanavea namio, muse hugantoanki hankavea namige'na Filistia vahera zamahe'na navurgama reragati'nazarera nagonagea haneno.
Then Samson prayed, saying, “Yahweh, my Lord, think about me again! Please give me strength one more time, so that I may get revenge on the Philistines for gouging out my eyes!”
29 Hagi Samsoni'a anagema nehuno'a noma vazisga hu'nea zafararemofo amu'nompi otino azana kantigama ana zafararente rentinti nehuno,
Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars of the temple. He put his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other pillar.
30 Samsoni'a amanage hu'ne, Filistia vahe'ene frisue, huno nehuno ana zafararena hanavetino retufegeno ana nomo'a pasaru huno maka kva vahe'ene, ana nompima mani'naza vahera zamahe vagare'ne. Ana higeno nefrino'ma zamahe'nea vahe'mofo nampamo'a, amanema mani'neno'ma zamahe'nea vahe'mofo nampana agatere'ne.
Then he shouted [to God], “Let me die with the Philistines!”, and he pushed with all his strength. [The pillars collapsed], and the temple crashed down on the Philistine leaders and all the other Philistine people, [and they all died]. So Samson killed more people when he died than he had killed all during his life.
31 Hagi ana'ma hutege'za, afuhezane naga'amo'za vu'za avufga'a omeri'za mareri'za Zorane Estaoli kumatremofo amu'nompi nefa Manoa matipi eme asente'naze. Hagi Samsoni'a 20'a kafufi kva mani'neno Israeli vahera keagazimia refko huzmante'ne.
Later his brothers and their relatives went down [from Zorah to Gaza] to get his body. They took it back home and buried it between Zorah and Eshtaol, at the place where Samson’s father Manoah was buried. Samson had been Israel’s leader for 20 years.
