Judges 16

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 Once Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a harlot and visited her.	1 και επορευθη σαμψων εκειθεν εις γαζαν και ειδεν εκει γυναικα πορνην και εισηλθεν προς αυτην
2 Informed that Samson had come there, the men of Gaza surrounded him with an ambush at the city gate all night long. And all the night they waited, saying, "Tomorrow morning we will kill him."	2 και απηγγελη τοις γαζαιοις λεγοντες ηκει σαμψων ενταυθα και εκυκλωσαν και ενηδρευσαν αυτον ολην την νυκτα επι της πυλης της πολεως και εκωφευσαν ολην την νυκτα λεγοντες εως φωτος πρωι μεινωμεν και αποκτεινωμεν αυτον
3 Samson rested there until midnight. Then he rose, seized the doors of the city gate and the two gateposts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He hoisted them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the ridge opposite Hebron.	3 και εκοιμηθη σαμψων εως του μεσονυκτιου και ανεστη περι το μεσονυκτιον και επελαβετο των θυρων της πυλης της πολεως και των δυο σταθμων και ανεβαστασεν αυτας συν τω μοχλω και επεθηκεν επι τω ωμω αυτου και ανηνεγκεν αυτα επι την κορυφην του ορους ο εστιν επι προσωπον χεβρων και εθηκεν αυτα εκει
4 After that he fell in love with a woman in the Wadi Sorek whose name was Delilah.	4 και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και ηγαπησεν γυναικα επι του χειμαρρου σωρηχ και ονομα αυτη δαλιλα
5 The lords of the Philistines came to her and said, "Beguile him and find out the secret of his great strength, and how we may overcome and bind him so as to keep him helpless. We will each give you eleven hundred shekels of silver."	5 και ανεβησαν προς αυτην οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων και ειπαν αυτη απατησον αυτον και ιδε εν τινι η ισχυς αυτου εστιν η μεγαλη και εν τινι δυνησομεθα προς αυτον και δησομεν αυτον ωστε ταπεινωσαι αυτον και ημεις δωσομεν σοι ανηρ χιλιους και εκατον αργυριου
6 So Delilah said to Samson, "Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you may be bound so as to be kept helpless."	6 και ειπεν δαλιλα προς σαμψων αναγγειλον μοι εν τινι η ισχυς σου η μεγαλη και εν τινι δεθηση του ταπεινωθηναι σε
7 "If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings which have not dried," Samson answered her, "I shall be as weak as any other man."	7 και ειπεν προς αυτην σαμψων εαν δησωσιν με εν επτα νευραις υγραις μη ηρημωμεναις και ασθενησω και εσομαι ως εις των ανθρωπων
8 So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not dried, and she bound him with them.	8 και ανηνεγκαν αυτη οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων επτα νευρας υγρας μη ηρημωμενας και εδησεν αυτον εν αυταις
9 She had men lying in wait in the chamber and so she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he snapped the strings as a thread of tow is severed by a whiff of flame; and the secret of his strength remained unknown.	9 και το ενεδρον αυτου εκαθητο εν τω ταμιειω και ειπεν προς αυτον αλλοφυλοι επι σε σαμψων και διερρηξεν τας νευρας ον τροπον διασπαται κλωσμα του αποτιναγματος εν τω οσφρανθηναι πυρος και ουκ εγνωσθη η ισχυς αυτου
10 Delilah said to Samson, "You have mocked me and told me lies. Now tell me how you may be bound."	10 και ειπεν δαλιλα προς σαμψων ιδου παρελογισω με και ελαλησας προς με ψευδη νυν ουν αναγγειλον δη μοι εν τινι δεθηση
11 "If they bind me tight with new ropes, with which no work has been done," he answered her, "I shall be as weak as any other man."	11 και ειπεν προς αυτην εαν δεσμω δησωσιν με εν επτα καλωδιοις καινοις εν οις ουκ εγενηθη εργον και ασθενησω και εσομαι ως εις των ανθρωπων
12 So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them. Then she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" For there were men lying in wait in the chamber. But he snapped them off his arms like thread.	12 και ελαβεν αυτω δαλιλα καλωδια καινα και εδησεν αυτον εν αυτοις και ειπεν προς αυτον οι αλλοφυλοι επι σε σαμψων και το ενεδρον εκαθητο εν τω ταμιειω και διεσπασεν αυτα απο των βραχιονων αυτου ως ραμμα
13 Delilah said to Samson again, "Up to now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you may be bound." He said to her, "If you weave my seven locks of hair into the web and fasten them with the pin, I shall be as weak as any other man."	13 και ειπεν δαλιλα προς σαμψων εως νυν παρελογισω με και ελαλησας προς με ψευδη αναγγειλον δη μοι εν τινι δεθηση και ειπεν προς αυτην εαν υφανης τας επτα σειρας της κεφαλης μου μετα του διασματος και εγκρουσης εν τω πασσαλω εις τον τοιχον και εσομαι ασθενης ως εις των ανθρωπων
14 So while he slept, Delilah wove his seven locks of hair into the web, and fastened them in with the pin. Then she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" Awakening from his sleep, he pulled out both the weaver's pin and the web.	14 και εκοιμισεν αυτον δαλιλα και εδιασατο τους επτα βοστρυχους της κεφαλης αυτου μετα της εκτασεως και κατεκρουσεν εν τοις πασσαλοις εις τον τοιχον και ειπεν προς αυτον οι αλλοφυλοι επι σε σαμψων και εξηγερθη εκ του υπνου αυτου και εξεσπασεν τους πασσαλους συν τω υφασματι εκ του τοιχου και το διασμα και ουκ εγνωσθη η ισχυς αυτου
15 Then she said to him, "How can you say that you love me when you do not confide in me? Three times already you have mocked me, and not told me the secret of your great strength!"	15 και ειπεν προς αυτον δαλιλα πως ερεις ηγαπηκα σε και η καρδια σου ουκ εστιν μετ' εμου τουτο τριτον παρελογισω με και ουκ απηγγειλας μοι εν τινι η ισχυς σου η μεγαλη
16 She importuned him continually and vexed him with her complaints till he was deathly weary of them.	16 και εγενετο οτε κατειργασατο αυτον τοις λογοις αυτης ολην την νυκτα και παρηνωχλησεν αυτον και ωλιγοψυχησεν εως εις θανατον
17 So he took her completely into his confidence and told her, "No razor has touched my head, for I have been consecrated to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I shall be as weak as any other man."	17 και απηγγειλεν αυτη παντα τα απο καρδιας αυτου και ειπεν αυτη ξυρον ουκ αναβησεται επι την κεφαλην μου οτι ναζιραιος θεου εγω ειμι εκ κοιλιας μητρος μου και εαν ξυρησωμαι αποστησεται απ' εμου η ισχυς μου και ασθενησω και εσομαι κατα παντας τους ανθρωπους
18 When Delilah saw that he had taken her completely into his confidence, she summoned the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up this time, for he has opened his heart to me." So the lords of the Philistines came and brought up the money with them.	18 και ειδεν δαλιλα οτι ανηγγειλεν αυτη παντα τα απο καρδιας αυτου και απεστειλεν και εκαλεσεν παντας τους σατραπας των αλλοφυλων λεγουσα αναβητε το απαξ οτι ανηγγειλεν μοι πασαν την καρδιαν αυτου και ανεβησαν προς αυτην πασαι αι σατραπιαι των αλλοφυλων και ηνεγκαν το αργυριον εν ταις χερσιν αυτων
19 She had him sleep on her lap, and called for a man who shaved off his seven locks of hair. Then she began to mistreat him, for his strength had left him.	19 και εκοιμισεν αυτον ανα μεσον των γονατων αυτης και εκαλεσεν τον κουρεα και εξυρησεν τους επτα βοστρυχους της κεφαλης αυτου και ηρξατο ταπεινουσθαι και απεστη η ισχυς αυτου απ' αυτου
20 When she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!", and he woke from his sleep, he thought he could make good his escape as he had done time and again, for he did not realize that the LORD had left him.	20 και ειπεν αυτω δαλιλα οι αλλοφυλοι επι σε σαμψων και εξηγερθη εκ του υπνου αυτου και ειπεν εξελευσομαι και ποιησω καθως αει και αποτιναξομαι και αυτος ουκ εγνω οτι κυριος απεστη απ' αυτου
21 But the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. Then they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze fetters, and he was put to grinding in the prison.	21 και επελαβοντο αυτου οι αλλοφυλοι και εξωρυξαν τους οφθαλμους αυτου και κατηγαγον αυτον εις γαζαν και εδησαν αυτον εν πεδαις χαλκαις και ην αληθων εν οικω της φυλακης
22 But the hair of his head began to grow as soon as it was shaved off.	22 και ηρξατο η θριξ της κεφαλης αυτου ανατειλαι ηνικα εξυρηθη
23 The lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon and to make merry. They said,	23 και οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων συνηχθησαν του θυσαι θυσιαν μεγαλην δαγων τω θεω αυτων και του ευφρανθηναι και ειπαν παρεδωκεν ο θεος ημων εν χειρι ημων σαμψων τον εχθρον ημων
24 When the people saw him, they praised their god.	24 και ειδεν αυτον ο λαος και ηνεσαν τους θεους αυτων και ειπαν παρεδωκεν ο θεος ημων τον εχθρον ημων εν χειρι ημων και τον εξερημουντα την γην ημων οστις επληθυνεν τους τραυματιας ημων
25 When their spirits were high, they said, "Call Samson that he may amuse us." So they called Samson from the prison, and he played the buffoon before them.	25 και εγενετο οτε ηγαθυνθη η καρδια αυτων και ειπαν καλεσατε τον σαμψων εξ οικου φυλακης και παιξατω ενωπιον ημων και εκαλεσαν τον σαμψων εξ οικου της φυλακης και ενεπαιζον αυτω και εστησαν αυτον ανα μεσον των δυο στυλων
26 Samson said to the attendant who was holding his hand, "Put me where I may touch the columns that support the temple and may rest against them."	26 και ειπεν σαμψων προς το παιδαριον τον χειραγωγουντα αυτον επαναπαυσον με δη και ποιησον ψηλαφησαι με επι τους στυλους εφ' ων ο οικος επεστηρικται επ' αυτων και επιστηρισομαι επ' αυτους ο δε παις εποιησεν ουτως
27 The temple was full of men and women: all the lords of the Philistines were there, and from the roof about three thousand men and women looked on as Samson provided amusement.	27 ο δε οικος ην πληρης ανδρων και γυναικων και εκει παντες οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων και επι του δωματος ωσει τρισχιλιοι ανδρες και γυναικες εμβλεποντες εμπαιζομενον τον σαμψων
28 Samson cried out to the LORD and said, "O Lord GOD, remember me! Strengthen me, O God, this last time that for my two eyes I may avenge myself once and for all on the Philistines."	28 και εβοησεν σαμψων προς κυριον και ειπεν κυριε κυριε μνησθητι μου και ενισχυσον με δη πλην ετι το απαξ τουτο και εκδικησω εκδικησιν μιαν αντι των δυο οφθαλμων μου εκ των αλλοφυλων
29 Samson grasped the two middle columns on which the temple rested and braced himself against them, one at his right hand, the other at his left.	29 και περιελαβεν σαμψων τους δυο στυλους τους μεσους εφ' ων ο οικος επεστηρικτο επ' αυτων και επεστηρισατο επ' αυτοις ενα εν τη δεξια αυτου και ενα εν τη αριστερα αυτου
30 And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He pushed hard, and the temple fell upon the lords and all the people who were in it. Those he killed at his death were more than those he had killed during his lifetime.	30 και ειπεν σαμψων αποθανετω η ψυχη μου μετα των αλλοφυλων και εκλινεν εν ισχυι και επεσεν ο οικος επι τους σατραπας και επι παντα τον λαον τον εν αυτω και εγενοντο οι τεθνηκοτες ους εθανατωσεν σαμψων εν τω θανατω αυτου πλειους υπερ ους εθανατωσεν εν τη ζωη αυτου
31 All his family and kinsmen went down and bore him up for burial in the grave of his father Manoah between Zorah and Eshtaol. He had judged Israel for twenty years.	31 και κατεβησαν οι αδελφοι αυτου και πας ο οικος του πατρος αυτου και ελαβον αυτον και ανεβησαν και εθαψαν αυτον ανα μεσον σαραα και ανα μεσον εσθαολ εν τω ταφω μανωε του πατρος αυτου και αυτος εκρινεν τον ισραηλ εικοσι ετη