Mpitsara 16
1 Ary Samsona nankany Gaza ka nahita vehivavy janga teo, dia niditra tao aminy.
One day Samson went to Gaza [city in the Philistia area]. He spent some time with a prostitute.
2 Ary nolazaina tamin’ ny Gazita hoe: Tonga atỳ Samsona. Dia nanemitra azy izy ary nanotrika mandritra ny alina teo am-bavahadin’ ny tanàna ka nangina mandritra ny alina; fa hoy izy: Raha maraina ny andro, dia hovonointsika izy.
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 Ary nandry Samsona mandra-pamatonalina, dia nifoha izy nony namatonalina, ka noraisiny ny vavahadin’ ny tanàna mbamin’ ny tolana roa, dia nongotany izy mbamin’ ny hidiny ka nataony teny antsorony, dia nentiny ho any an-tampon’ ny tendrombohitra izay tandrifin’ i Hebrona.
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 Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia tia vehivavy atao hoe Delila tany an-dohasaha Soreka izy.
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 Ary ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina niakatra nankany amin-dravehivavy ka nanao taminy hoe: Kolikoleo izy, ka izahao izay itoeran’ ny heriny lehibe sy izay hahazoanay mamatotra azy mba hahafolaka azy; dia samy hanome anao sekely zato amby arivo avy izahay rehetra.
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 Dia hoy Delila tamin’ i Samsona: Masìna ianao, lazao amiko izay itoeran’ ny herinao lehibe sy izay hahazoana mamatotra anao hahafolaka anao.
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 Dia hoy Samsona taminy: Raha tady vaovao fito izay tsy mbola maina no amatorany ahy, dia ho osa aho ka ho tahaka ny olon-kafa.
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 Dia niakatra nankany aminy ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina nitondra tady vaovao fito izay tsy mbola maina, dia namatotra azy tamin’ ireny ravehivavy.
So [after Delilah told that to the Philistine leaders], they brought seven new bowstrings to Delilah.
9 Ary nisy lehilahy nanotrika ka nitoetra taminy tao an’ efi-trano. Dia hoy ravehivavy tamin’ i Samsona: Hamely anao ny Filistina, ry Samsona! Dia notosany ny tady, tahaka ny fahamaiton’ ny taretra rongony, raha lelafin’ ny afo. Dia tsy fantatra ny heriny.
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 Ary hoy Delila tamin’ i Samsona: Indro, efa namitaka ahy ianao ka nilaza lainga tamiko; ankehitriny, masìna ianao, lazao amiko izay hahazoana mamatotra anao.
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 Dia hoy kosa izy taminy: Raha mahazaka vaovao izay tsy mbola nanaovan-draharaha no amatorany ahy mafy, dia ho osa aho ka ho tahaka ny olon-kafa.
Samson replied, “If someone ties me with new ropes, ones that have never been used, I will be as weak as other men.”
12 Dia naka mahazaka vaovao Delila, ka namatorany azy, dia hoy izy taminy: Hamely anao ny Filistina, ry Samsona! Ary nisy mpanotrika nitoetra tao an’ efi-trano. Dia notosan’ i Samsona ho afaka amin’ ny sandriny ireny tahaka ny fahamaiton’ ny taretra.
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 Dia hoy Delila tamin’ i Samsona: Mandraka ankehitriny dia mbola namitaka ahy ihany ianao ka nilaza lainga tamiko; lazao amiko izay hahazoana mamatotra anao. Dia hoy kosa izy taminy: Raha tenomina hikambana amin’ ny tenona ny foto-bolo fito amin’ ny lohako.
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 Ary notsatohany ny fantaka izany, dia hoy izy taminy: Hamely anao ny Filistina, ry Samsona! Dia nifoha tamin’ ny torimasony izy, ka nangotany ny fantaka sy ny tenona.
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 Dia hoy ravehivavy taminy: Nahoana ianao no nanao hoe: Tiako ianao, nefa ny tonao tsy amiko tsinona? Efa namitaka ahy intelo ianao izay, ka tsy mbola nolazainao tamiko ihany izay itoeran’ ny herinao lehibe.
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 Ary rehefa nitorikisina taminy isan’ andro ravehivavy ka nahasosotsosotra azy, dia tsy nahafinaritra azy intsony ny miaina.
Day after day she nagged him like that. He thought he would die from her nagging [IDM].
17 Ary dia nambarany azy ny tao am-pony rehetra, ka hoy izy taminy: Tsy mbola nokasihin-kareza ny lohako, fa Nazirita ho an’ Andriamanitra hatrany an-kibon-dreniko aho; koa raha haratana aho, dia hiala amiko ny heriko, ary ho osa aho ka ho tahaka ny olona rehetra,
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 Ary rehefa hitan’ i Delila fa efa nambarany azy ny tao am-pony rehetra, dia naniraka izy nampaka ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina nanao hoe: Miakara amin’ izao indray mandeha izao, fa efa nambarany ahy ny tao am-pony rehetra. Ary ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina niakatra ho any aminy nitondra ny vola teny an-tànany.
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 Ary ravehivavy nanondana an’ i Samsona hatory teo an-dohaliny, dia niantso lehilahy ka nanaratra ny foto-bolo fito amin’ ny lohany; dia vao izay no nampietry azy izy, satria niala taminy ny heriny.
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 Dia hoy ravehivavy: Hamely anao ny Filistina, ry Samsona! Dia nifoha tamin’ ny torimasony izy ka nanao hoe: Hivoaka tahaka ny teo aloha aho ka hanetsika ny tenako. Kanjo tsy fantany fa Jehovah efa niala taminy.
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 Dia nisambotra azy ny Filistina ka namotsitra ny masony, dia nitondra azy nidina nankany Gaza ary namatotra azy tamin’ ny gadra varahina; ary nitoto vary tao an-trano famatorana izy.
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 Ary dia naniry indray ny volon-dohany, rehefa voaharatra.
But his hair started to grow again.
23 Ary nivory ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina hamono zavatra betsaka hatao fanatitra ho an’ i Dagona andriamaniny sy hifaly; fa hoy izy: Efa natolotry ny andriamanitsika eto an-tanantsika Samsona fahavalontsika.
[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 Ary rehefa nahita azy ny vahoaka, dia nidera ny andriamaniny ka nanao hoe: Efa natolotry ny andriamanitsika eto an-tanantsika ilay fahavalontsika, mpanimba ny tanintsika, izay nahabe maty antsika.
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 Ary rehefa faly ny fony, dia hoy izy: Alao Samsona mba hanao laolao ho antsika. Dia nampaka an’ i Samsona avy tao an-trano famatorana izy, ka nanao laolao teo anatrehan’ ireo Samsona; ary nampitsanganiny teo anelanelan’ ny andry izy.
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 Ary hoy Samsona tamin’ ny zatovo izay nitantana azy: Avelao kely aho hitsapa ny andry izay manohana ny trano, hiankinako aminy.
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 Ary feno lehilahy sy vehivavy ny trano, ary tao ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina rehetra, ary teo an-tampon-trano koa nisy lehilahy sy vehivavy tokony ho telo arivo, izay finaritra nijery an’ i Samsona nanao laolao.
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 Ary Samsona niantso an’ i Jehovah ka nanao hoe: Jehovah Tompo ô, mifona aminao aho, tsarovy aho, ka ampaherezo izao indray mandeha izao monja, ry Andriamanitra ô, hamaliako ny Filistina noho ny anankiray amin’ ny masoko roa.
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 Dia notanan’ i Samsona ny andry roa teo afovoany izay nanohana ny trano, ny anankiray tamin’ ny tanany ankavanana, ary ny anankiray tamin’ ny tànany ankavia, ka niankina teo izy.
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 Dia hoy Samsona: Aoka hiara-maty amin’ ny Filistina aho. Dia nezahiny mafy, ka dia nianjera tamin’ ireo andriana sy ny vahoaka rehetra izay teo ny trano. Ary ny maty izay novonoiny teo amin’ ny nahafatesany no be lavitra noho izay novonoiny tamin’ ny andro niainany.
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 Ary nidina ny rahalahiny sy ny mpianakavin-drainy rehetra, dia naka ny fatiny ka nitondra azy niakatra, dia nandevina azy teo anelanelan’ i Zora sy Estaola tao amin’ ny fasan’ i Manoa rainy. Ary izy efa nitsara ny Isiraely roa-polo taona.
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.
