Judges 15

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 Not long after this, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife, with a kid; he said, 'I wishto go to my wife in her room.' But 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 'I felt sure', he said, 'that you had taken a real dislike to her, so I gave her to your companion. Butwould not her younger sister suit you better? 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 But Samson answered them, 'I can get my revenge on the Philistines now only by doing them somedamage.'	3 Ο δε Σαμψων ειπε περι αυτων, Τωρα θελω εισθαι αθωος προς τους Φιλισταιους, αν εγω κακοποιω αυτους.
4 So Samson went off and caught three hundred foxes, then took torches and, turning the foxes tail totail, put a torch between each pair of tails.	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 lit the torches and set the foxes free in the Philistines' cornfields. In this way he burned bothsheaves and standing corn, and the vines and olive trees as wel .	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 The Philistines asked, 'Who has done this?' and received the answer, 'Samson, who married theTimnite's daughter; his father-in-law took the wife back again and gave her to his companion instead.' ThePhilistines then went and burned the woman and her father's family to death.	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 that is how you behave, I swear I wil not rest till I have had my revenge onyou.'	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 he fel on them systematical y and caused great havoc. Then he went down to the cave in theRock of Etham and lived there.	8 Και επαταξεν αυτους κνημην και μηρον εν σφαγη μεγαλη? και κατεβη και εκαθισεν εις το χασμα της πετρας Ηταμ.
9 The Philistines came up and encamped in Judah and made a foray against Lehi.	9 Ανεβησαν δε οι Φιλισταιοι και εστρατοπεδευσαν εν γη Ιουδα και διεχυθησαν εις Λεχι.
10 The men of Judah said to them, 'Why are you attacking us?' They replied, 'We have come to seizeSamson and to treat him as he has treated 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 then went down to the cave of the Rock of Etham and said to him,'Don't you know that the Philistines have us in their power? Now what have you done to us?' He replied, 'I havetreated them only as they treated me.'	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 then said, 'We have come down to take you, to hand you over to the Philistines.' He said,'Swear to me not to 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 They replied, 'No; we only want to bind you and hand you over to them; we certainly do not want tokil you.' They then bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the Rock.	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 As he was approaching Lehi, and the Philistines came running towards him with triumphant shouts,the spirit of Yahweh was on him; the ropes on his arms became like burnt strands of flax and the cords round hishands came untied.	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 Coming across the fresh jawbone of a donkey, he reached out and snatched it up; and with it heslaughtered a thousand men.	15 Και ευρηκε σιαγονα ονου νωπην, και εκτεινας την χειρα αυτου ελαβεν αυτην και εφονευσε δι' αυτης χιλιους ανδρας.
16 And Samson said: With the jawbone of a donkey I have laid them in heaps, with the jawbone of adonkey I have fel ed a thousand men.	16 Και ειπεν ο Σαμψων, Δια σιαγονος ονου εκαμα σωρους, σωρους, δια σιαγονος ονου εφονευσα χιλιους ανδρας.
17 And with that he hurled the jawbone away; and that is why the place was cal ed Ramath-Lehi.	17 Και αφου επαυσε λαλων, ερριψε την σιαγονα απο της χειρος αυτου? και ωνομασε τον τοπον εκεινον, Ραμαθ-λεχι.
18 And as he was very thirsty, he cal ed on Yahweh and said, 'You yourself have worked this greatdeliverance by the hand of your servant; and now must I die of thirst and fal into the hands of theuncircumcised?'	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 opened a hol ow in the ground, the hol ow there is at Lehi, and water gushed out of it.Samson drank; his vigour returned and he revived. And therefore this spring was called En-ha-Kore; it is still atLehi today.	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 was judge in Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.	20 Και αυτος εκρινε τον Ισραηλ εν ταις ημεραις των Φιλισταιων εικοσι ετη.