Judges 16

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 He also went into Gaza. And there he saw a harlot woman, and he entered to her.	1 Sansão foi a Gaza, onde viu uma mulher meretriz, e foi procurá-la.
2 And when the Philistines had heard of this, and it had become well known among them, that Samson had entered the city, they surrounded him, placing guards at the gate of the city. And there they were keeping watch all night in silence, so that, in the morning, they might kill him as he was going out.	2 E a notícia correu pela cidade: Sansão está aqui. Puseram-se de emboscada nos arredores durante toda a noite, junto às portas da cidade, e ficaram quietos toda a noite, dizendo: Ao romper do dia, matá-lo-emos.
3 But Samson slept until the middle of the night, and rising up from there, he took both doors from the gate, with their posts and bars. And laying them upon his shoulders, he carried them to the top of the hill that looks toward Hebron.	3 Sansão dormiu até a meia-noite. E levantando-se pela meia-noite tomou os batentes da porta de Gaza, com os seus postes, arrancou-os juntamente com o ferrolho, pô-los sobre os ombros e levou-os até o alto da montanha que está defronte de Hebron.
4 After these things, he loved a woman who was living in the valley of Sorek. And she was called Delilah.	4 Depois disto, enamorou-se de uma mulher que habitava no vale de Sorec, chamada Dalila.
5 And the leaders of the Philistines went to her, and they said: “Deceive him, and learn from him wherein lies his great strength, and how we may be able to overcome him and to impose restraints on him. And if you will do this, each one of us will give you one thousand one hundred silver coins.”	5 Os príncipes dos filisteus foram ter com ela e disseram-lhe: Procura seduzi-lo e vê se descobres de onde lhe vem sua força e como o poderemos vencer, a fim de o amarrarmos para dominá-lo. Se fizeres isto, dar-te-emos cada um de nós mil e cem moedas de prata.
6 Therefore, Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me, I beg you, wherein lies your very great strength, and with what might you be bound, so that you could not break free?”	6 Dalila disse a Sansão: Dize-me, de onde vem tua força? E de que modo se precisaria ligar-te para que fosses dominado?
7 And Samson answered her, “If I will be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still damp, I will be weak like other men.”	7 Sansão respondeu-lhe: Se me amarrassem com sete cordas de nervos ainda frescas e úmidas, eu me tornaria tão fraco como qualquer homem.
8 And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven cords, such as he had described. And she bound him with these.	8 Os príncipes dos filisteus trouxeram a Dalila sete cordas de nervos bem frescas e úmidas, com as quais ela o ligou.
9 And so, those hiding in ambush with her, in the bedroom, were expecting the end of the matter. And she cried out to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he broke the cords, as one would break a thread of flax, twisted for cutting and singed by fire. And so it was not known wherein lay his strength.	9 Ora, estando eles de emboscada no quarto, ela gritou: Sansão, os filisteus vêm contra ti! E ele rompeu as cordas com se rompe um cordão de estopa, mal se lhe chega o fogo. Assim, permaneceu oculto o segredo de sua força.
10 And Delilah said to him: “Behold, you have mocked me, and you have spoken a falsehood. But at least now, tell me with what you may be bound.”	10 Dalila disse-lhe: Tu zombaste de mim, mentindo-me. Dize-me agora com que se precisaria ligar-te.
11 And he answered her, “If I will be bound with new cords, which have never been used, I will be weak and like other men.”	11 Se me amarrassem com cordas novas, disse ele, que ainda não tenham servido, eu me tornaria tão fraco como qualquer homem.
12 Again, Delilah tied him with these, and she cried out, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” For an ambush had been prepared in the bedroom. But he broke the bindings like the filaments of a web.	12 Dalila tomou, pois, cordas novas, amarrou-o com elas e gritou: Sansão, os filisteus vêm contra ti! Ora, estavam eles de emboscada no quarto, mas Sansão rompeu como se fossem um fio as cordas que lhe amarravam os braços.
13 And Delilah spoke to him again: “How long will you deceive me and tell me falsehoods? Reveal with what you ought to be bound.” And Samson responded to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with a loom, and if you tie these around a spike and fix it to the ground, I will be weak.”	13 Até ao presente, disse-lhe Dalila, só tens zombado de mim e só me tens dito mentiras. Dize-me com que será preciso amarrar-te. Bastará, respondeu Sansão, que teças as sete tranças de minha cabeça com a urdidura do teu tear.
14 And when Delilah had done this, she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson.” And arising from sleep, he withdrew the spike with the hairs and the weaving.	14 Ela fixou-as com o torno do tear, e gritou: Sansão, os filisteus vêm contra ti! Ele, despertando do sono, arrancou o torno do tear com os liços.
15 And Delilah said to him: “How can you say that you love me, when your soul is not with me? You have lied to me on three occasions, and you are not willing to reveal wherein lies your very great strength.”	15 Dalila disse-lhe: Como podes dizer que me amas, se o teu coração não está comigo? Eis já três vezes que me enganas, e não me queres dizer onde reside a tua força.
16 And when she had been very troublesome to him, and over many days had continually stayed nearby, giving him no time to rest, his soul was faint, and he was weary, even unto death.	16 Ela o importunava cada dia com suas perguntas, instando com ele e molestando-o de tal sorte, que ele sentiu com isso uma impaciência mortal.
17 Then disclosing the truth of the matter, he said to her: “Iron has never been drawn across my head, for I am a Nazirite, that is, I have been consecrated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head will be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I will be faint and will be like other men.”	17 E Sansão acabou por confiar-lhe o seu segredo: Sobre minha cabeça, disse ele, nunca passou a navalha, porque sou nazareno de Deus desde o seio de minha mãe. Se me for rapada a cabeça, a minha força me abandonará e serei então fraco como qualquer homem.
18 Then, seeing that he had confessed to her his whole soul, she sent to the leaders of the Philistines and ordered: “Come up just once more. For now he has opened his heart to me.” And they went up, taking with them the money that they had promised.	18 Dalila sentiu que ele lhe tinha aberto todo o seu coração; e mandou dizer aos príncipes dos filisteus: Subi agora; porque ele me abriu todo o seu coração. E os príncipes dos filisteus foram ter com ela, levando o dinheiro em suas mãos.
19 But she made him sleep upon her knees, and recline his head upon her bosom. And she called a barber, and he shaved his seven locks of hair. And she began to push him away, and to repel him from herself. For immediately his strength departed from him.	19 Dalila fez que seu marido adormecesse nos seus joelhos, e chamando um homem, mandou-lhe que rapasse as sete tranças de sua cabeça. Ela começou a dominá-lo, pois sua força o deixou.
20 And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And awaking from sleep, he said in his mind, “I will break away and shake myself free, just as I did before.” For he did not know that the Lord had withdrawn from him.	20 E disse: Sansão, os filisteus vêm contra ti! Despertando ele do sono, disse consigo mesmo: Desembaraçar-me-ei deles como das outras vezes e me livrarei. Ignorava Sansão que o Senhor se tinha retirado dele.
21 And when the Philistines had seized him, they immediately plucked out his eyes. And they led him, bound in chains, to Gaza. And enclosing him in a prison, they made him work a millstone.	21 E os filisteus, tomando-o, furaram-lhe os olhos e levaram-no a Gaza ligado com uma dupla cadeia de bronze, e ali meteram-no na prisão, fazendo-o girar a mó.
22 And now his hair began to grow back.	22 Entretanto, os seus cabelos recomeçavam a crescer.
23 And the leaders of the Philistines convened as one, so that they might offer great sacrifices to Dagon, their god. And they feasted, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy, Samson, into our hands.”	23 Ora, os príncipes dos filisteus reuniram-se para oferecer um grande sacrifício a Dagon, seu deus, e celebrar uma festa. Nosso deus, diziam eles, entregou-nos Sansão nosso inimigo.
24 Then, too, the people, seeing this, praised their god, and they said the same, “Our god has delivered our adversary into our hands: the one who destroyed our land and who killed very many.”	24 Também o povo, vendo isso, louvava o seu deus, dizendo: O nosso deus entregou-nos o nosso inimigo, aquele que devastava nossa terra e matava tantos dos nossos.
25 And rejoicing in their celebration, having now taken food, they instructed that Samson be called, and that he be mocked before them. And having been brought from prison, he was mocked before them. And they caused him to stand between two pillars.	25 E estando eles de coração alegre, exclamaram: Mandai vir Sansão para nos divertir! Tiraram-no da prisão, e Sansão teve que dançar diante deles. Tendo sido colocado entre as colunas,
26 And he said to the boy who was guiding his steps, “Permit me to touch the pillars, which support the entire house, and to lean against them, so that I may rest a little.”	26 Sansão disse ao jovem que o conduzia pela mão: Deixa que eu toque as colunas que sustêm o templo, e que me apóie a elas.
27 Now the house was full of men and women. And all the leaders of the Philistines were there, as well as about three thousand persons, of both sexes, on the roof and in the upper level of the house, who were watching Samson being mocked.	27 Ora, o templo estava repleto de homens e mulheres, e estavam ali todos os príncipes dos filisteus; havia cerca de três mil pessoas, homens e mulheres, que do teto olhavam o prisioneiro dançar.
28 Then, calling upon the Lord, he said, “O Lord God remember me, and restore to me now my former strength, O my God, so that I may avenge myself against my enemies, and so that I may receive one vengeance for the deprivation of my two eyes.”	28 Sansão, porém, invocando o Senhor, disse: Senhor Javé, rogo-vos que vos lembreis de mim. Dai-me, ó Deus, ainda esta vez, força para vingar-me dos filisteus pela perda de meus olhos.
29 And taking hold of both the pillars, on which the house rested, and holding one with his right hand and the other with his left,	29 Abraçando então as duas colunas centrais sobre as quais repousava todo o edifício, pegou numa com a mão direita e noutra com a mão esquerda, e gritou:
30 he said, “May my life die with the Philistines.” And when he had shaken the pillars strongly, the house fell upon all the leaders, and the rest of the multitude who were there. And he killed many more in his death than he had killed before in his life.	30 Morra eu com os filisteus! Dizendo isso, sacudiu com todas as suas forças o edifício, que ruiu sobre os príncipes e sobre todo o povo reunido. Desse modo, matou pela sua própria morte muito mais homens do que os que matara em toda a sua vida.
31 Then his brothers and all his relatives, going down, took his body, and they buried it between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying place of his father, Manoah. And he judged Israel for twenty years.	31 Então desceram a Gaza os seus irmãos e toda a sua família paterna, tomaram-no, e tendo voltado, sepultaram-no no túmulo de seu pai, entre Sorea e Estaol. Sansão fora juiz em Israel durante vinte anos.