Judges 16

NEW JERUSALEM	LXX
1 Samson then went to Gaza and, seeing a prostitute there, went in to her.	1 και επορευθη σαμψων εκειθεν εις γαζαν και ειδεν εκει γυναικα πορνην και εισηλθεν προς αυτην
2 The men of Gaza being told, 'Samson has arrived,' surrounded the place and kept watch for him thewhole night at the town gate. Al that night they were going to make no move, thinking, 'Let us wait untildaybreak, and then kil 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 Til midnight, however, Samson stayed in bed, and then at midnight he got up, seized the doors of thetown gate and the two posts as wel ; he tore them up, bar and al , hoisted them on to his shoulders and carriedthem to the top of the hill overlooking 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 this, he fell in love with a woman in the Vale of Sorek; she was called Delilah.	4 και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και ηγαπησεν γυναικα επι του χειμαρρου σωρηχ και ονομα αυτη δαλιλα
5 The Philistine chiefs visited her and said, 'Cajole him and find out where his great strength comesfrom, and how we can master him, so that we can bind him and subdue him. In return we shall each give youeleven hundred silver shekels.'	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 Delilah said to Samson, 'Please tel me where your great strength comes from, and what would beneeded to bind and subdue you.'	6 και ειπεν δαλιλα προς σαμψων αναγγειλον μοι εν τινι η ισχυς σου η μεγαλη και εν τινι δεθηση του ταπεινωθηναι σε
7 Samson replied, 'If I were bound with seven new bowstrings which had not yet been dried, I shouldlose my strength and become like 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 The Philistine chiefs brought Delilah seven new bowstrings which had not yet been dried and she tookthem and 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 concealed in her room, and she shouted, 'The Philistines are on you, Samson!' Then hesnapped the bowstrings as a strand of tow snaps at a touch of the fire. So the secret of his strength remainedunknown.	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 then said to Samson, 'You have been laughing at me and tel ing me lies. But now please telme what would be needed to bind you.'	10 και ειπεν δαλιλα προς σαμψων ιδου παρελογισω με και ελαλησας προς με ψευδη νυν ουν αναγγειλον δη μοι εν τινι δεθηση
11 He replied, 'If I were bound tightly with new ropes which have never been used, I should lose mystrength and become like 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 Delilah then took new ropes and bound him with them, and she shouted, 'The Philistines are on you,Samson!' She had men concealed in her room, but he snapped the ropes round 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 then said to Samson, 'Up to now you have been laughing at me and tel ing me lies. Tell mewhat would be needed to bind you.' He replied, 'If you wove the seven locks of my hair into the warp of a clothand beat them together tight with the reed, I should lose my strength and become like 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 She lul ed him to sleep, then wove the seven locks of his hair into the warp, beat them together tightwith the reed and shouted, 'The Philistines are on you, Samson!' He woke from his sleep and pul ed out bothreed and warp. So the secret of his strength remained unknown.	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 Delilah said to him, 'How can you say that you love me, when your heart is not with me? Three timesnow you have laughed at me and have not told me where your great strength comes from.'	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 And day after day she pestered him with her talk, nagging him til he grew sick to death of it.	16 και εγενετο οτε κατειργασατο αυτον τοις λογοις αυτης ολην την νυκτα και παρηνωχλησεν αυτον και ωλιγοψυχησεν εως εις θανατον
17 At last he confided everything to her; he said to her, 'A razor has never touched my head, because Ihave been God's nazirite from my mother's womb. If my head were shorn, then my power would leave me and Ishould lose my strength and become like 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 Delilah then realized that he had real y confided in her; she sent for the Philistine princes with themessage, 'Come just once more: he has confided everything to me.' And the Philistine chiefs came to her withthe money in their hands.	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 lul ed Samson to sleep in her lap, summoned a man and had him shear off the seven locks fromhis head. Thus for the first time she got control over him, and his strength 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 She cried, 'The Philistines are on you, Samson!' He awoke from sleep, thinking, 'I shal break free as I have done time after time and shake myself clear.' But he did not know that Yahweh 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 The Philistines seized him, put out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. They fettered him with adouble chain of bronze and he spent his time turning the mil 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 his hair began to grow again when it had been cut off.	22 και ηρξατο η θριξ της κεφαλης αυτου ανατειλαι ηνικα εξυρηθη
23 The Philistine chiefs assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god. And amid their festivitiesthey said: Into our hands our god has delivered Samson our enemy.	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 And as soon as the people saw their god, they acclaimed him, shouting his praises: Into our handsour god has delivered Samson our enemy, the man who laid our country waste and kil ed so many of us.	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 And as their hearts were full of joy, they shouted, 'Summon Samson out to amuse us.' So Samsonwas summoned from prison, and he performed feats in front of them; then he was put to stand between thepil ars.	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 then said to the boy who was leading him by the hand, 'Lead me where I can touch thepil ars supporting the building, so that I can lean 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 Now the building was crowded with men and women. Al the Philistine chiefs were there, while aboutthree thousand men and women were watching Samson's feats from the terrace.	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 cal ed on Yahweh and cried out, 'Lord Yahweh, I beg you, remember me; give me strengthagain this once, O God, and let me be revenged on the Philistines at one blow for my two eyes.'	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 And Samson took hold of the two central pil ars supporting the building, and braced himself with hisright arm round one and his left round the other;	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 he shouted, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' He then heaved with al his might, and the buildingfel on the chiefs and on all the people there. Those whom he brought to their death by his death outnumberedthose whom he had done to death during his life.	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 His brothers and the whole of his father's family came down and carried him away. They took himback and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel fortwenty 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