Waamuzi 16
1 Samsoni alikwenda Gaza na akamwona kahaba huko, naye akalala pamoja naye.
He also went into Gaza. And there he saw a harlot woman, and he entered to her.
2 Watu wa Gaza wakaambiwa, “Samsoni amekuja hapa.” Watu wa Gaza wakazunguka mahali hapo kwa siri, wakamngoja usiku wote katika lango la jiji. Walikaa kimya usiku wote. Wakisema, “Hebu tusubiri mpaka mchana, na kisha tumwuue.”
And when the Philistines had heard of this, and it had become well known among them, that Samson had entered the city, they surrounded him, placing guards at the gate of the city. And there they were keeping watch all night in silence, so that, in the morning, they might kill him as he was going out.
3 Samsoni akalala kitandani mpaka usiku wa manane. Usiku wa manane akaamka na akashika mlango wa jiji na miimo yake miwili. Akavivuta kutoka nje, komeo na vyote, akaviweka kwenye mabega yake, akavichukua hadi juu ya kilima, mbele ya Hebroni.
But Samson slept until the middle of the night, and rising up from there, he took both doors from the gate, with their posts and bars. And laying them upon his shoulders, he carried them to the top of the hill that looks toward Hebron.
4 Baada ya hayo, Samsoni alimpenda mwanamke aliyeishi katika bonde la Soreki. Jina lake alikuwa Delila.
After these things, he loved a woman who was living in the valley of Sorek. And she was called Delilah.
5 Wale wakuu wa Wafilisti wakamwendea, wakamwambia, “mdanganye Samsoni ili uone mahali zilipo nguvu zake kuu, na kwa namna gani tunaweza kumshinda, ili tumfunge na kumtesa. Fanya hili, na kila mmoja wetu atakupa vipande 1, 100 vya fedha.”
And the leaders of the Philistines went to her, and they said: “Deceive him, and learn from him wherein lies his great strength, and how we may be able to overcome him and to impose restraints on him. And if you will do this, each one of us will give you one thousand one hundred silver coins.”
6 Ndipo Delila akamwambia Samsoni, “Tafadhali, niambie ni kwa jinsi gani wewe ni mwenye nguvu sana, na kwa namna gani mtu anaweza kukufunga, ili aweze kukudhibiti?”
Therefore, Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me, I beg you, wherein lies your very great strength, and with what might you be bound, so that you could not break free?”
7 Samsoni akamwambia, “Ikiwa watanifunga na kamba saba safi ambazo hazijakauka, nitakuwa dhaifu na kuwa kama mtu mwingine yeyote.”
And Samson answered her, “If I will be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still damp, I will be weak like other men.”
8 Basi wakuu wa Wafilisti wakamletea Delila kamba saba ambazo hazijakauka, naye akamfunga Samsoni.
And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven cords, such as he had described. And she bound him with these.
9 Sasa alikuwa na watu waliojificha kwa siri, walikaa katika chumba chake cha ndani. Akamwambia, “Wafilisti wako juu yako, Samsoni!” Lakini akazikata kamba kama uzi wakati unapogusa moto. Na hawakujifunza siri ya nguvu zake.
And so, those hiding in ambush with her, in the bedroom, were expecting the end of the matter. And she cried out to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he broke the cords, as one would break a thread of flax, twisted for cutting and singed by fire. And so it was not known wherein lay his strength.
10 Ndipo Delila akamwambia Samsoni, “Ndivyo ulivyonidanganya mimi na kuniambia uongo. Tafadhali, niambie kwa namna gani unaweza kufungwa.”
And Delilah said to him: “Behold, you have mocked me, and you have spoken a falsehood. But at least now, tell me with what you may be bound.”
11 Akamwambia, “Ikiwa watanifunga na kamba mpya ambayo haijawahi kutumika kwa kazi, nitakuwa dhaifu na kama mtu mwingine yeyote.”
And he answered her, “If I will be bound with new cords, which have never been used, I will be weak and like other men.”
12 Basi Delila alichukua kamba mpya akamfunga pamoja naye, akamwambia, “Wafilisti wako juu yako Samsoni!” Watu waliokuwa wakisubiri walikuwa ndani ya chumba cha ndani. Lakini Samsoni akaondoa kamba kutoka mikono yake kama kilikuwa kipande cha uzi.
Again, Delilah tied him with these, and she cried out, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” For an ambush had been prepared in the bedroom. But he broke the bindings like the filaments of a web.
13 Delila akamwambia Samsoni, “Mpaka sasa umenidanganya na kuniambia uongo. Niambie kwa namna gani unaweza kufungwa.” Samsoni akamwambia, 'Ikiwa utavifuma vifungo saba vya nywele zangu na kuvifunga kwenye kitambaa, kisha kufunga kwenye msumari, nitakuwa kama mtu mwingine yeyote.”
And Delilah spoke to him again: “How long will you deceive me and tell me falsehoods? Reveal with what you ought to be bound.” And Samson responded to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with a loom, and if you tie these around a spike and fix it to the ground, I will be weak.”
14 Alipokuwa amelala, Dalila akavifuma vifungo saba vya nywele zake akavifunga ndani ya kitambaa na kuzifunga kwenye msumari, akamwambia, “Wafilisti wako juu yako, Samsoni!” Aliamka kutoka usingizini akang'oa kitambaa na pini zilizokuwa zimefungwa.
And when Delilah had done this, she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson.” And arising from sleep, he withdrew the spike with the hairs and the weaving.
15 Akamwambia, “Wawezaje kusema,” Unanipenda, wakati hushiriki siri zako na mimi? Umenidhihaki mara tatu hizi na hukukuambia ni kwa jinsi gani unazo nguvu nyingi.”
And Delilah said to him: “How can you say that you love me, when your soul is not with me? You have lied to me on three occasions, and you are not willing to reveal wherein lies your very great strength.”
16 Kila siku alisisitiza kwa bidii na maneno yake, naye akamkemea sana kiasi kwamba alitamani kufa.
And when she had been very troublesome to him, and over many days had continually stayed nearby, giving him no time to rest, his soul was faint, and he was weary, even unto death.
17 Basi Samsoni alimwambia kila kitu, akamwambia, “Wembe haujawahi kukata nywele juu ya kichwa changu, kwa maana nimekuwa Mnaziri kwa Mungu kutoka tumboni mwa mama yangu. Ikiwa kichwa changu kitanyolewa, basi nguvu zangu zitaniacha, nami nitakuwa dhaifu na kuwa kama kila mtu mwingine. '
Then disclosing the truth of the matter, he said to her: “Iron has never been drawn across my head, for I am a Nazirite, that is, I have been consecrated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head will be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I will be faint and will be like other men.”
18 Delila alipoona kwamba amemwambia ukweli juu ya kila kitu, akawatuma na kuwaita watawala wa Wafilisti, akisema, “Njooni tena, kwa maana ameniambia kila kitu.” Ndipo wakuu wa Wafilisti wakamwendea, wakaleta fedha mkononi mwao.
Then, seeing that he had confessed to her his whole soul, she sent to the leaders of the Philistines and ordered: “Come up just once more. For now he has opened his heart to me.” And they went up, taking with them the money that they had promised.
19 Alimfanya alale katika magoti yake. Alimwita mtu avinyoe vifungo saba vya kichwa chake, naye akaanza kumshinda, kwa maana nguvu zake zilikuwa zimemwacha.
But she made him sleep upon her knees, and recline his head upon her bosom. And she called a barber, and he shaved his seven locks of hair. And she began to push him away, and to repel him from herself. For immediately his strength departed from him.
20 Alisema, “Wafilisti wako juu yako, Samsoni!” Aliamka nje ya usingizi wake akasema, “Nitatoka nje kama nyakati nyingine na kujiweka huru.” Lakini hakujua kwamba Bwana amemwacha.
And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And awaking from sleep, he said in his mind, “I will break away and shake myself free, just as I did before.” For he did not know that the Lord had withdrawn from him.
21 Wafilisti walimkamata na kumng'oa macho. Wakampeleka Gaza na kumfunga kwa shaba. Alikuwa akisaga ngano katika gerezani.
And when the Philistines had seized him, they immediately plucked out his eyes. And they led him, bound in chains, to Gaza. And enclosing him in a prison, they made him work a millstone.
22 Lakini nywele juu ya kichwa chake zilianza kukua tena baada ya kunyolewa.
And now his hair began to grow back.
23 Watawala wa Wafilisti walikusanyika ili kutoa dhabihu kubwa kwa Dagoni mungu wao, na kufurahi. Walisema, “mungu wetu amemshinda Samsoni, adui yetu, na kumtia katika ufahamu wetu.”
And the leaders of the Philistines convened as one, so that they might offer great sacrifices to Dagon, their god. And they feasted, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy, Samson, into our hands.”
24 Watu walipomwona, walimsifu mungu wao, kwa sababu walisema, “mungu wetu ameshinda adui yetu na kutupa sisi - mharibifu wa nchi yetu, ambaye aliwaua wengi wetu.”
Then, too, the people, seeing this, praised their god, and they said the same, “Our god has delivered our adversary into our hands: the one who destroyed our land and who killed very many.”
25 Walipokuwa wakisherehekea, wakasema, 'Mwite Samsoni, aje kutufurahisha.' Walimwita Samsoni nje ya jela na akawafanya wacheke. Walimsimamisha katikati ya nguzo.
And rejoicing in their celebration, having now taken food, they instructed that Samson be called, and that he be mocked before them. And having been brought from prison, he was mocked before them. And they caused him to stand between two pillars.
26 Samsoni akamwambia yule kijana ambaye alikuwa ameshika mkono wake, 'Niruhusu nishike nguzo zilizoshikilia nyumba hii, ili nipate kuegemea.”
And he said to the boy who was guiding his steps, “Permit me to touch the pillars, which support the entire house, and to lean against them, so that I may rest a little.”
27 Sasa nyumba ilikuwa imejaa wanaume na wanawake. Watawala wote wa Wafilisti walikuwa huko. Juu ya paa kulikuwa na wanaume na wanawake elfu tatu, ambao walikuwa wakiangalia wakati Samsoni alipokuwa akiwafurahisha.
Now the house was full of men and women. And all the leaders of the Philistines were there, as well as about three thousand persons, of both sexes, on the roof and in the upper level of the house, who were watching Samson being mocked.
28 Samsoni akamwita Bwana, akasema, “Bwana MUNGU, nipe nia! Tafadhali niimarishe mara moja tu, Mungu, ili nipate kulipiza kisasi kwa Wafilisti kwa kuchukua macho yangu mawili.
Then, calling upon the Lord, he said, “O Lord God remember me, and restore to me now my former strength, O my God, so that I may avenge myself against my enemies, and so that I may receive one vengeance for the deprivation of my two eyes.”
29 Samsoni aliweka nguzo mbili katikati ambzo zinashikilia nyumba hiyo, naye akaegemea juu yake, nguzo moja kwa mkono wake wa kuume, na mwingine kwa kushoto kwake.
And taking hold of both the pillars, on which the house rested, and holding one with his right hand and the other with his left,
30 Samsoni akasema, “Na nife pamoja na Wafilisti!” Alipanda kwa nguvu zake na jengo likaanguka juu ya watawala na juu ya watu wote waliokuwa ndani yake. Hivyo waliouawa wakati alikufa walikuwa zaidi ya wale waliouawa wakati wa maisha yake.
he said, “May my life die with the Philistines.” And when he had shaken the pillars strongly, the house fell upon all the leaders, and the rest of the multitude who were there. And he killed many more in his death than he had killed before in his life.
31 Kisha ndugu zake na nyumba yote ya baba yake wakashuka. Wakamchukua, wakamrudisha na kumzika kati ya Sora na Eshtaoli katika mahali pa kuzikwa Manoa, baba yake. Samsoni alikuwa mwamuzi wa Israeli kwa miaka ishirini.
Then his brothers and all his relatives, going down, took his body, and they buried it between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying place of his father, Manoah. And he judged Israel for twenty years.
