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Samsôn Hăng HʼDelilah
1Hơmâo sa hrơi, Samsôn nao pơ plei pơnăng Gaza. Pơ anŭn ñu ƀuh sa čô đah kơmơi rĭh răm laih anŭn mŭt nao đŏm mlam hăng pô anŭn yơh.
2Tơdang ƀing ană plei amăng plei Gaza hơmư̆ Samsôn hlak dŏ pơ anŭn, ƀing gơñu wang dar hĭ anih Samsôn dŏ anŭn laih anŭn amăng abih mlam mơtam ƀing gơñu dŏ krăp kơ Samsôn ƀơi amăng ja̱ng plei. Ƀing gơñu ƀu pơpư̆ pơgơi ôh tơdang mlam laih anŭn ƀing gơñu pơlaĭ pơhoč⚓ tui anai, “Ƀơi mơguah yơh ƀing ta či pơdjai hĭ ñu.”
3Samơ̆ Samsôn đih pơ anŭn kơnơ̆ng truh kơ krah mlam đôč. Giŏng anŭn, ñu tơgŭ nao laih anŭn djă̱ abih dua boh amăng ja̱ng plei buč đĭ hrŏm hăng dua ƀĕ tơmĕh laih anŭn kơyâo pơgăn, glăm nao pioh pơ kơčŏng bŏl čư̆ anăp nao pơ gah plei pơnăng Hebrôn.
4Tơdơi ƀiă kơ anŭn, Samsôn khăp hăng sa čô đah kơmơi amăng dơnung Sôrêk, anăn ñu jing HʼDelilah.
5Ƀing khua djă̱ akŏ ƀing Philistia nao pơ pô đah kơmơi anŭn hăng laĭ tui anai, “Lăng bĕ, tơdah ih dưi plư ñu pơrơđah brơi phŭn tơlơi kơtang ñu laih anŭn hiư̆m pă ƀing gơmơi dưi kơtang hĭ hloh kơ ñu kiăng kơ ƀing gơmơi dưi mă akă pơtơdu hĭ ñu yơh. Tơdah ih dưi ngă tui anŭn, rĭm čô amăng ƀing gơmơi anai či pha brơi kơ ih sa-rơbâo sa-rơtuh sekel amrăk yơh!”
6Tui anŭn, HʼDelilah rơkâo kơ Samsôn tui anai, “Ruai bĕ kơ kâo phŭn tơlơi kơtang ih laih anŭn hiư̆m pă arăng dưi mă akă pơtơdu hĭ ih.”
7Samsôn laĭ glaĭ kơ ñu tui anai, “Tơdah hlơi pô akă hĭ kâo hăng tơjuh djoi hrĕ arăt hlô mơnơ̆ng aka thu krô, kâo či jing hĭ tơdu kar hăng ƀing mơnuih pơkŏn yơh.”
8Tơdơi kơ HʼDelilah ră ruai tơlơi anŭn kơ ƀing khua djă̱ akŏ ƀing Philistia, ƀing gơñu ba rai kơ HʼDelilah tơjuh djoi hrĕ arăt hlô mơnơ̆ng aka thu krô ôh laih anŭn ñu akă hĭ Samsôn hăng khul hrĕ anŭn.
9Tơdang anŭn ƀing Philistia hlak dŏ kơdŏp amăng anih anŭn, pô đah kơmơi anŭn iâu Samsôn tui anai, “Ơ Samsôn, ƀing Philistia kơsung rai pơ ih adih!” Samơ̆ Samsôn kơtŭng tơĭ hĭ khul hrĕ anŭn amuñ hrup hăng mơrai bơnga hơmlơi tĕk djơ̆ jơlah apui yơh. Tui anŭn, ƀing gơñu ƀu thâo krăn ôh phŭn tơlơi kơtang ñu.
10Tơdơi kơ anŭn, HʼDelilah laĭ kơ Samsôn tui anai, “Ih hơmâo pơhiăp pơmlŭk hĭ laih kâo! Ih pơhiăp ƀlŏr kơ kâo! Ră anai rơkâo kơ ih ruai sĭt bĕ kơ kâo hiư̆m pă arăng dưi mă akă hĭ ih lĕ.”
11Samsôn laĭ glaĭ, “Tơdah hlơi pô akă hĭ kâo kơjăp hăng khul hrĕ kuĭ phrâo arăng aka ƀu yua ôh, sĭt kâo či jing hĭ tơdu kar hăng mơnuih pơkŏn yơh.”
12Tui anŭn, HʼDelilah mă khul hrĕ kuĭ prŏng phrâo laih anŭn akă hĭ Samsôn. Giŏng anŭn, tơdang hơmâo mơnuih dŏ kơdŏp amăng anih dŏ ñu anŭn, ñu iâu Samsôn tui anai, “Ơ Samsôn, ƀing Philistia kơsung rai pơ ih adih!” Samơ̆ ñu kơtŭng tơĭ hĭ khul hrĕ anŭn mơ̆ng tơngan ñu hrup hăng kơtŭng tơĭ hĭ hrĕ mơrai yơh.
13Giŏng anŭn, HʼDelilah laĭ kơ Samsôn, “Truh kơ ră anai, ih ăt dŏ pơhiăp pơmlŭk kơ kâo laih anŭn pơhiăp ƀlŏr hăng kâo. Ruai bĕ kơ kâo hiư̆m pă kiăng kơ arăng dưi mă akă ih.”
Ñu laĭ glaĭ, “Tơdah ih mơñam tơjuh tơkŭl ƀŭk kâo mŭt nao amăng mơrai mơñam ih laih anŭn pơ̆k ñu kơjăp hăng prư̆ mơñam ih, kâo či jing hĭ tơdu hrup hăng arăng pơkŏn yơh.” Tui anŭn, tơdang ñu hlak pĭt, HʼDelilah mă tơjuh tơkŭl ƀŭk ƀơi akŏ ñu, mơñam mŭt nao amăng mơrai mơñam
14laih anŭn pơ̆k kơjăp ƀŭk ñu hăng prư̆ mơñam yơh.
Tal anai dơ̆ng HʼDelilah iâu Samsôn tui anai, “Ơ Samsôn, ƀing Philistia kơsung rai ƀơi ih adih!” Samsôn mơdưh mơ̆ng pĭt laih anŭn kơtŭng tơĭ hĭ abih bang gơnam mơñam wơ̆t hăng mơrai mơñam anŭn mơ̆n.
15Giŏng anŭn, HʼDelilah laĭ kơ ñu tui anai, “Hiư̆m pă ih dưi laĭ ih khăp kơ kâo, samơ̆ pran jua ih ƀu đaŏ kơnang kơ kâo ôh lĕ? Anai jing tal klâo laih ih pơhiăp pơmlŭk hĭ kâo laih anŭn ƀu laĭ pơthâo ôh kơ kâo phŭn tơlơi kơtang prŏng ih anŭn.”
16Rĭm hrơi ñu pơtơpăk kơ gơ̆ hăng khul boh hiăp plư hrup hăng anŭn tơl gơ̆ gleh rơmơ̆n biă mă yơh.
17Hơnăl tuč, ñu ruai kơ HʼDelilah abih bang tơlơi sĭt tui anai, “Arăng ƀu hơmâo yuă kuăh hĭ ôh kâo čơdơ̆ng mơ̆ng hrơi tơkeng kơ kâo yuakơ kâo jing sa čô Nazir, jing pô Ơi Adai ruah pioh hơjăn kơ Ñu pô čơdơ̆ng mơ̆ng hrơi tơkeng kơ kâo anŭn. Tơdah arăng yuă kuăh hĭ akŏ kâo, tơlơi kơtang kâo či đuaĭ hĭ yơh mơ̆ng kâo. Tui anŭn, sĭt kâo či jing hĭ tơdu hrup hăng mơnuih pơkŏn yơh.”
18Tơdang HʼDelilah ƀuh gơ̆ ruai tơbiă abih bang tơlơi sĭt, ñu mơit nao hiăp kơ ƀing khua djă̱ akŏ ƀing Philistia tui anai, “Wơ̆t glaĭ bĕ pơ anai sa wơ̆t dơ̆ng; ñu hơmâo ruai kơ kâo abih bang tơlơi sĭt laih.” Tui anŭn, ƀing khua djă̱ akŏ ƀing Philistia wơ̆t glaĭ djă̱ ba amrăk yơh hrŏm hăng ƀing gơñu.
19Ñu ngă brơi Samsôn pĭt ƀơi tơŭt ñu laih anŭn iâu arăng rai yuă hĭ abih tơjuh tơkŭl ƀŭk gơ̆ kiăng kơ ƀing gơñu dưi hĭ hloh kơ ñu. Yuakơ tơlơi anŭn yơh Samsôn jing hĭ tơdu laih anŭn tơlơi kơtang ñu đuaĭ hĭ mơtam yơh.
20Giŏng anŭn, HʼDelilah iâu kraih tui anai, “Ơ Samsôn, ƀing Philistia kơsung rai pơ ih adih!” Tui anŭn, Samsôn mơdưh mơ̆ng pĭt laih anŭn pơmĭn, “Kâo či tơbiă nao hrup hăng hlâo adih kiăng pơrơngai hĭ kâo pô yơh.” Samơ̆ Samsôn ƀu thâo ôh Yahweh hơmâo đuaĭ hĭ laih mơ̆ng ñu.
21Giŏng anŭn, ƀing Philistia mă ñu, khoĕk⚓ tơbiă hĭ mơta ñu laih anŭn ba ñu trŭn nao pơ plei pơnăng Gaza. Ƀing gơñu akă hĭ ñu hăng khul hrĕ čuăk ko̱ng laih anŭn brơi gơ̆ mă bruă dar boh pơtâo jơlit pơdai amăng sang mơnă yơh.
22Samơ̆ ƀŭk ñu čơdơ̆ng čă rai dơ̆ng yơh tơdơi kơ arăng yuă hĭ laih.
Tơlơi Samsôn Djai
23Hlak anŭn, ƀing khua djă̱ akŏ ƀing Philistia pơkra sa tơlơi phet prŏng kiăng pơyơr đĭ sa tơlơi ngă yang prŏng kơ yang rơba̱ng gơñu Dagon laih anŭn kiăng kơ djă̱ hơdơr. Ƀing gơñu laĭ tui anai, “Yang ta hơmâo jao hĭ laih Samsôn jing rŏh ayăt ta amăng tơngan tơlơi dưi ta.”
24Tơdang ƀing mơnuih pơ anŭn ƀuh Samsôn, gơñu bơni kơ yang rơba̱ng gơñu tui anai,
“Pô anŭn hơmâo pơrai hĭ laih anih lŏn ta
laih anŭn ăt jing pô pơdjai hĭ lu mơnuih ta biă mă mơ̆n,
samơ̆ yang ta hơmâo jao hĭ laih rŏh ayăt ta
amăng tơngan tơlơi dưi ta.”
25Tơdang pran jua gơñu hlak dŏ mơak mơai biă mă, ƀing gơñu ur kraih tui anai, “Ba rai Samsôn bĕ kiăng kơ ñu ngă ngor kơ ƀing ta klao.” Tui anŭn, ƀing ding kơna gơñu ba tơbiă Samsôn mơ̆ng sang mơnă laih anŭn gơ̆ ngă ngor kơ ƀing gơñu klao yơh.
Tơdang ƀing gơñu brơi gơ̆ dŏ dơ̆ng kơplăh wăh tơmĕh prŏng,
26Samsôn laĭ kơ pô ding kơna hlak djă̱ ƀơi tơngan ñu tui anai, “Ba bĕ kâo nao pơ anih kâo dưi pơmưn khul tơmĕh prŏng grơ̆ng brơi kơ sang yang anai, tui anŭn kâo dưi ăh kơnang ƀơi khul tơmĕh anŭn.”
27Hlak anŭn, amăng sang yang anŭn hơmâo lu mơnuih biă mă hrŏm hăng đah rơkơi wơ̆t hăng đah kơmơi mơ̆n. Abih bang ƀing khua djă̱ akŏ ƀing khua Philistia dŏ pơ anŭn laih anŭn ƀơi ngŏ bơbŭng sang hơmâo truh kơ klâo-rơbâo čô đah rơkơi wơ̆t hăng đah kơmơi hlak dŏ lăng Samsôn ngă ngor.
28Giŏng anŭn, Samsôn iâu laĭ kơ Yahweh tui anai, “Ơ Khua Yang Yahweh hơi, hơdơr kơ kâo đa. Ơ Ơi Adai ăh, rơkâo Ih pơkơtang glaĭ kâo kơnơ̆ng sa wơ̆t dơ̆ng bĕ kiăng kơ kâo dưi rŭ nua ƀơi ƀing Philistia hăng sa wơ̆t glưh yuakơ ƀing gơñu khoĕk hĭ laih dua gah mơta kâo.”
29Giŏng anŭn, Samsôn ăh tơngan ñu pô ƀơi dua ƀĕ tơmĕh phŭn tŏng krah sang yang. Tơngan gah hơnuă ñu ƀơi sa ƀĕ anai laih anŭn tơngan gah ieo ñu ƀơi sa ƀĕ adih, hăng laĭ tui anai,
30“Brơi bĕ kâo djai hrŏm hăng ƀing Philistia!” Giŏng anŭn, ñu tơlư̆ hăng abih tơlơi kơtang ñu. Tui anŭn, sang anŭn glưh trŭn ƀơi ƀing khua djă̱ akŏ laih anŭn ƀơi abih bang mơnuih amăng anŭn. Tui anŭn yơh, ƀing mơnuih ñu pơdjai hĭ tơdang ñu djai anai jing lu hloh kơ ƀing mơnuih ñu pơdjai tơdang ñu dŏ hơdip.
31Tơdơi kơ anŭn, ƀing ayŏng adơi Samsôn laih anŭn abih bang ƀing sang anŏ ama ñu rai mă atâo ñu. Ƀing gơñu ba glaĭ dơ̱r gơ̆ pơ anih kơplăh wăh plei Zorah hăng plei pơnăng Estaôl amăng pơsat ama ñu Manôah. Samsôn hơmâo dui ba laih ƀing Israel amăng duapluh thŭn.
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Samson and Delilah
1Now Samson went to ⚓Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.
2When the Gazites were told, “Samson has come here!” they ⚓surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They were quiet all night, saying, “In the morning, when it is daylight, we will kill him.”
3And Samson lay low till midnight; then he arose at midnight, took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two gateposts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.
4Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
5And the ⚓lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, ⚓“Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”
6So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.”
7And Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
8So the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, and she bound him with them.
9Now men were lying in wait, staying with her in the room. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he broke the bowstrings as a strand of yarn breaks when it touches fire. So the secret of his strength was not known.
10Then Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me what you may be bound with.”
11So he said to her, “If they bind me securely with ⚓new ropes that have never been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
12Therefore Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And men were lying in wait, staying in the room. But he broke them off his arms like a thread.
13Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me what you may be bound with.”
And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head into the web of the loom”—
14So she wove it tightly with the batten of the loom, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled out the batten and the web from the loom.
15Then she said to him, ⚓“How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.”
16And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death,
17that he ⚓told her all his heart, and said to her, ⚓“No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
18When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up once more, for he has told me all his heart.” So the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand.
19⚓Then she lulled him to sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.
20And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” So he awoke from his sleep, and said, “I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!” But he did not know that the Lord⚓had departed from him.
21Then the Philistines took him and put out his ⚓eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison.
22However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaven.
Samson Dies with the Philistines
23Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to ⚓Dagon their god, and to rejoice. And they said:
“Our god has delivered into our hands
Samson our enemy!”
24When the people saw him, they ⚓praised their god; for they said:
“Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy,
The destroyer of our land,
And the one who multiplied our dead.”
25So it happened, when their hearts were ⚓merry, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may perform for us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
26Then Samson said to the lad who held him by the hand, “Let me feel the pillars which support the temple, so that I can lean on them.”
27Now the temple was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there—about three thousand men and women on the ⚓roof watching while Samson performed.
28Then Samson called to the Lord, saying, “O Lord God, ⚓remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!”
29And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and the other on his left.
30Then Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.
31And his brothers and all his father’s household came down and took him, and brought him up and ⚓buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel ⚓twenty years.