Judges 15

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1 After some time, in the season of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife, bringing a kid. But when he said, "Let me be with my wife in private," her father would not let him enter,	1 Και μετα τινα καιρον, εν ταις ημεραις του θερισμου του σιτου επεσκεφθη ο Σαμψων την γυναικα αυτου, φερων εριφιον εξ αιγων? και ειπε, Θελω εισελθει προς την γυναικα μου εις τον κοιτωνα. Αλλ' ο πατηρ αυτης δεν αφηκεν αυτον να εισελθη.
2 saying, "I thought it certain you wished to repudiate her; so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more beautiful than she; you may have her instead."	2 Και ειπεν ο πατηρ αυτης, Ειπα κατ' εμαυτον οτι διολου εμισησας αυτην? δια τουτο εδωκα αυτην εις τον συντροφον σου? η μικροτερα αδελφη αυτης δεν ειναι ωραιοτερα αυτης; λαβε λοιπον αυτην αντ' εκεινης.
3 Samson said to them, "This time the Philistines cannot blame me if I harm them."	3 Ο δε Σαμψων ειπε περι αυτων, Τωρα θελω εισθαι αθωος προς τους Φιλισταιους, αν εγω κακοποιω αυτους.
4 So Samson left and caught three hundred foxes. Turning them tail to tail, he tied between each pair of tails one of the torches he had at hand.	4 Και υπηγεν ο Σαμψων και επιασε τριακοσιας αλωπεκας, και ελαβε λαμπαδας, και εστρεψεν ουραν προς ουραν και εβαλε μιαν λαμπαδα μεταξυ των δυο ουρων εις το μεσον.
5 He then kindled the torches and set the foxes loose in the standing grain of the Philistines, thus burning both the shocks and the standing grain, and the vineyards and olive orchards as well.	5 Και αναψας τας λαμπαδας, απελυσεν εις τα σπαρτα των Φιλισταιων, και εκαυσε τας θημωνιας, εως και τα αθεριστα ασταχυα, εως και τας αμπελους και ελαιας.
6 When the Philistines asked who had done this, they were told, "Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because his wife was taken and given to his best man." So the Philistines went up and destroyed her and her family by fire.	6 Τοτε οι Φιλισταιοι ειπον, Τις εκαμε τουτο; Και απεκριθησαν, Σαμψων ο γαμβρος του Θαμναθαιου? διοτι ελαβε την γυναικα αυτου και εδωκεν αυτην εις τον συντροφον αυτου. Και ανεβησαν οι Φιλισταιοι και εκαυσαν αυτην και τον πατερα αυτης εν πυρι.
7 Samson said to them, "If this is how you act, I will not stop until I have taken revenge on you."	7 Και ειπε προς αυτους ο Σαμψων, Αν και σεις εκαμετε τουτο, εγω ομως θελω εκδικηθη εναντιον σας, και μετα ταυτα θελω παυσει.
8 And with repeated blows, he inflicted a great slaughter on them. Then he went down and remained in a cavern of the cliff of Etam.	8 Και επαταξεν αυτους κνημην και μηρον εν σφαγη μεγαλη? και κατεβη και εκαθισεν εις το χασμα της πετρας Ηταμ.
9 The Philistines went up and, from a camp in Judah, deployed against Lehi.	9 Ανεβησαν δε οι Φιλισταιοι και εστρατοπεδευσαν εν γη Ιουδα και διεχυθησαν εις Λεχι.
10 When the men of Judah asked, "Why have you come up against us?" they answered, "To take Samson prisoner; to do to him as he has done to us."	10 Και ειπον οι ανδρες Ιουδα, Δια τι ανεβητε εναντιον ημων; Οι δε απεκριθησαν, Δια να δεσωμεν τον Σαμψων ανεβημεν, να καμωμεν εις αυτον ως εκαμεν εις ημας.
11 Three thousand men of Judah went down to the cavern in the cliff of Etam and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines are our rulers? Why, then, have you done this to us?" He answered them, "As they have done to me, so have I done to them."	11 Και κατεβησαν τρεις χιλιαδες ανδρων εκ του Ιουδα εις το χασμα της πετρας Ηταμ και ειπον προς τον Σαμψων, Δεν εξευρεις οτι οι Φιλισταιοι εξουσιαζουσιν εφ' ημων; τι τουτο λοιπον το οποιον εκαμες εις ημας; Ο δε ειπε προς αυτους, Ως εκαμαν εις εμε, ουτως εκαμον εις αυτους.
12 They said to him, "We have come to take you prisoner, to deliver you over to the Philistines." Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves."	12 Και ειπον προς αυτον, Κατεβημεν να σε δεσωμεν, δια να σε παραδωσωμεν εις την χειρα των Φιλισταιων. Και ειπε προς αυτους ο Σαμψων, Ορκισθητε προς εμε, οτι σεις δεν θελετε επιπεσει κατ' εμου.
13 "No," they replied,"we will certainly not kill you but will only bind you and deliver you over to them." So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the cliff.	13 Και ειπαν προς αυτον, λεγοντες, Ουχι? αλλα θελομεν σε δεσει δυνατα και σε παραδωσει εις την χειρα αυτων? πλην βεβαιως δεν θελομεν σε θανατωσει. Εδεσαν λοιπον αυτον με δυο νεα σχοινια και ανεβιβασαν αυτον εκ της πετρας.
14 When he reached Lehi, and the Philistines came shouting to meet him, the spirit of the LORD came upon him: the ropes around his arms became as flax that is consumed by fire and his bonds melted away from his hands.	14 Και οτε ηλθεν εις Λεχι, οι Φιλισταιοι αλαλαζοντες εδραμον εις συναντησιν αυτου. Και επηλθεν επ' αυτον Πνευμα Κυριου? και τα σχοινια, τα εις τους βραχιονας αυτου, εγειναν ως λιναριον το οποιον εξαπτεται εν τω πυρι, και τα δεσμα αυτου επεσον εκ των χειρων αυτου, διεσπασμενα.
15 Near him was the fresh jawbone of an ass; he reached out, grasped it, and with it killed a thousand men.	15 Και ευρηκε σιαγονα ονου νωπην, και εκτεινας την χειρα αυτου ελαβεν αυτην και εφονευσε δι' αυτης χιλιους ανδρας.
16 Then Samson said,	16 Και ειπεν ο Σαμψων, Δια σιαγονος ονου εκαμα σωρους, σωρους, δια σιαγονος ονου εφονευσα χιλιους ανδρας.
17 As he finished speaking he threw the jawbone from him; and so that place was named Ramath-lehi.	17 Και αφου επαυσε λαλων, ερριψε την σιαγονα απο της χειρος αυτου? και ωνομασε τον τοπον εκεινον, Ραμαθ-λεχι.
18 Being very thirsty, he cried to the LORD and said, "You have granted this great victory by the hand of your servant. Must I now die of thirst or fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"	18 Και διψησας σφοδρα, εβοησε προς τον Κυριον και ειπε, Συ εδωκας δια χειρος του δουλου σου την μεγαλην ταυτην σωτηριαν? και τωρα να αποθανω υπο διψης και να πεσω εις την χειρα των απεριτμητων;
19 Then God split the cavity in Lehi, and water issued from it, which Samson drank till his spirit returned and he revived. Hence that spring in Lehi is called En-hakkore to this day.	19 Και εσχισεν ο Θεος το κοιλωμα το εν Λεχι, και εξηλθεν υδωρ απ' αυτου? και αφου επιεν, ανελαβε το πνευμα αυτου, και ανεζωοποιηθη? δια τουτο εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου, Εν-ακκορε, το οποιον ειναι εν Λεχι εως της ημερας ταυτης.
20 Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.	20 Και αυτος εκρινε τον Ισραηλ εν ταις ημεραις των Φιλισταιων εικοσι ετη.