< Книга Судей израилевых 16 >
1 И иде Сампсон в Газу, и виде тамо жену блудницу и вниде к ней.
Then went Samson to Gazzah, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.
2 И поведаша Газяном, глаголюще: прииде Сампсон семо. И обыдоша и подседоша ему всю нощь у врат градных, и утаишася всю нощь, глаголюще: дондеже осветает утро, и убием его.
And it was told to the Gazzites, saying, Samson is come hither: and they compassed him in, and lay in wait for him all the night in the gate of the city, and held themselves quiet all the night, saying, By the time it is light in the morning will we kill him.
3 И спа Сампсон до полунощи: и воста в полунощи, и восхити двери у врат града со обеими вереями, и подя оныя с заворою, и возложи я на рамена своя, и вознесе я на верх горы, яже пред лицем Хеврона, и положи их тамо.
And Samson lay till midnight; but he arose at midnight, and took hold of the doors of the city-gate, and the two door-posts, and tore them away with the bolt, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mount that is before Hebron.
4 И бысть по сем, и возлюби жену от водотечи Сориховы: имя же ей Далида.
And it came to pass after this, that he loved a woman in the valley of Shorek, whose name was Delilah.
5 И взыдоша к ней князи иноплеменничи и рекоша ей: прельсти его, и виждь, в чем есть крепость его великая, и чим преможем его, и свяжем его, яко смирити его: и мы тебе дадим кийждо тысящу и сто сребреников.
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Persuade him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail over him, that we may bind him to subdue him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
6 И рече Далида к Сампсону: повеждь ми ныне, в чем крепость твоя (тако) великая, и чим свяжешися и смиришися?
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou canst be bound to subdue thee.
7 И рече ей Сампсон: аще свяжут мя седмию тятивами сырыми неистлевшими, и изнемогу, и буду яко един от человек.
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven moist cords which have not yet been dried, then shall I become weak, and be like any other of mankind.
8 И принесоша ей князи от иноплеменник седмь тятив мокрых неистлевших, и связа его ими:
And the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven moist cords which had not yet been dried, and she bound him with them.
9 и подсада ему седяше в храмине. И рече ему: иноплеменницы на тя, Сампсоне. И расторже тятивы, аки бы кто расторгнул соскание изгребий, егда коснется ему огнь: и не уведася крепость его.
And she had men lying in wait, sitting near her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he tore the cords, as a thread of tow is torn when it toucheth the fire; and his strength was not perceived.
10 И рече Далида к Сампсону: се, прельстил еси мя, глаголя ко мне лжу: ныне убо повеждь ми, чим свяжешися?
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast deceived me, and told me lies; now do tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou canst be bound.
11 И рече к ней: аще вяжуще свяжут мя ужы новыми, имиже не делано, и изнемогу, и буду яко един от человек.
And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that have never been used in work, then shall I become weak, and be like any other of mankind.
12 И взя Далида ужы новы и связа его ими, и рече ему: иноплеменницы на тя, Сампсоне. Подсада же седяше в храмине. И расторже я от руку своею аки нить.
And Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And the liers in wait were sitting in the chamber. But he tore them from off his arms like a thread.
13 И рече Далида к Сампсону: даже до ныне прельщал мя еси и глаголал ко мне лжу: повеждь ми убо, чим свяжешися? И рече ей: аще сплетеши седмь плениц влас главы моея спрядением и вбиеши колом в стену, и буду немощен яко един от человек.
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast deceived me, and told me lies; do tell me wherewith thou canst be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
14 И успи Далида его на коленех своих, и бысть внегда уснути ему, взя Далида седмь плениц влас главы его и сплете спрядением и вонзе колом в стену, и рече: иноплеменницы на тя, Сампсоне. И возбну от сна своего и исторже кол сплетением из стены, и не уведася крепость его.
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awakened out of his sleep, and tore away the pin of the loom, with the web.
15 И рече к нему Далида: како глаголеши, возлюбих тя, и сердце твое несть со мною? Се, третие прельстил еси мя, и не поведал еси мне, в чем крепость твоя великая.
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? these three times hast thou deceived me, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
16 И бысть егда стужи ему словесы своими по вся дни, и убеди его, и изнеможе даже до умертвия.
And it came to pass, when she worried him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul became impatient to die;
17 И поведа ей все сердце свое, и рече к ней: железо не взыде на главу мою, яко назорей есмь аз Господу от утробы матере моея: аще убо обриюся, отступит от мене крепость моя, и изнемогу, и буду якоже вси человецы.
And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, A razor hath not passed over my head; for a Nazarite of God have I been from my mother's womb; if I were shaved, my strength would depart from me, and I should become weak, and be like all other men.
18 И виде Далида, яко поведа ей все сердце свое, посла и призва князи иноплеменничи, глаголющи: взыдите еще единою, яко поведа ми все сердце свое. И взыдоша к ней вси князи иноплеменничи, и принесоша сребро в руках своих.
And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once; for he hath told me all his heart. Then came the lords of the Philistines up unto her, and brought the money in their hand.
19 И успи Далида Сампсона на коленех своих: и призва стригача, и остриже седмь плениц влас главы его: и нача смирятися, и отступи крепость его от него.
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to subdue him, and his strength departed from him.
20 И рече Далида: иноплеменницы на тя, Сампсоне. И возбудися от сна своего и рече: изыду якоже и прежде, и отрясуся. И не разуме, яко Господь отступи от него.
And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and thought, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself free. But he knew not that the Lord had departed from him.
21 И яша его иноплеменницы, и избодоша ему очи, и введоша его в Газу, и оковаша его путы медяны: и бяше меля в храмине темничней.
And the Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gazzah, and bound him with fetters of copper; and he had to grind in the prison-house.
22 И начаша власы главы его расти по острижении.
But the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved off.
23 И князи иноплеменничи собрашася пожрети жертву велику Дагону богу своему и возвеселитися, и рекоша: предаде бог наш в руки нашя Сампсона врага нашего.
And the lords of the Philistines gathered themselves together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; and they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand Samson our enemy.
24 И видеша его людие, и похвалиша бога своего, яко реша: предаде бог наш в руки нашя врага нашего, опустошившаго землю нашу, и иже умножи язвенных наших.
And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, and him who hath slain so many of us.
25 И бысть егда возблажа сердце их, и рекоша: призовите Сампсона из дому темничнаго, и да играет пред нами. И призваша Сампсона из дому темничнаго, и играша пред ними: и заушаху его, и поставиша его между столпы.
And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make sport for us. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them; and they placed him between the pillars.
26 И рече Сампсон ко юноши держащему его за руку: остави мене, да осяжу столпы, на нихже дом сей утвержден есть, и опруся на них. Юноша же сотвори тако.
And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me [to go] and let me feel the pillars whereupon the house is supported, that I may lean upon them.
27 Дом же бяше полн мужей и жен, и тамо вси князи иноплеменничи: на крове же том до трех тысящ мужей и жен, зряще ругаемаго Сампсона.
Now the house was full of men and women; and there were all the lords of the Philistines; and upon the roof were about three thousand men and women, that looked on while Samson made sport.
28 И воззва Сампсон ко Господу и рече: Адонаи Господи, Господи Сил, помяни мя ныне, и укрепи мя еще единою, Боже, да воздам мщение едино за два ока моя Филистимом.
And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord Eternal, remember me, I pray thee, and do thou strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged for one of my two eyes on the Philistines.
29 И объя Сампсон оба столпа средния, на нихже храмина бяше утверждена, и опреся на них, держя един рукою десною, а другий левою.
And Samson threw his arms around the two middle pillars upon which the house was supported, and he leaned on them, [on] one with his right hand, and [on] the other with his left.
30 И рече Сампсон: да умрет душа моя со иноплеменники. И преклонися крепостию, и паде храмина на князи и на вся люди иже в ней: и бысть мертвых, ихже умертви Сампсон при смерти своей, множае неже ихже умертви в животе своем.
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bent [them] with might, and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead whom he slew at his death were more than those whom he had slain in his life.
31 И снидоша братия его и весь дом отца его, и взяша его: и взыдоша, и погребоша его между Сараи и между Есфаолом во гробе Маноя отца его. И сей суди Израилю лет двадесять. (и воста по Сампсоне Емегар сын Енань, и уби от иноплеменников шесть сот мужей кроме скота, и спасе и он Израиля.)
Then came down his brothers and all the house of his father, and they took him up, and carried him up, and buried him between Zor'ah and Eshtaol, in the burying-place of Manoach his father. And he had judged Israel twenty years.