Giudici 16

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Abiit Samson in Gazam et vidit ibi meretricem mulie rem ingressusque est ad eam.	1 He went also into Gaza, and saw there a woman a harlot, and went in unto her.
2 Cum nuntiatum esset Gazaeis intrasse urbem Samson, circuierunt et insidiabantur ei in porta civitatis; tota autem nocte quieverunt praestolantes, ut, facto mane, exeuntem occiderent.	2 And when the Philistines had beard this, and it was noised about among them, that Samson was come into the city, they surrounded him, setting guards at the gate of the city, and watching there all the night in silence, that in the morning they might kill him as he went out.
3 Dormivit autem Samson usque ad noctis medium et inde consurgens apprehendit ambas portae fores cum postibus suis et evellit eas cum sera, impositasque umeris portavit ad verticem montis, qui respicit Hebron.	3 But Samson slept till midnight, and then rising he took both the doors of the gate, with the posts thereof, and the bolt, and laying them on his shoulders, carried them up to the top of the hill, which looketh towards Hebron.
4 Post haec amavit mulierem, quae habitabat in valle Sorec et vocabatur Dalila.	4 After this he loved a woman, who dwelt in the valley of Sorec, and she was called Dalila.
5 Veneruntque ad eam principes Philisthinorum atque dixerunt: “ Decipe eum et disce ab illo in quo tantam habeat fortitudinem, et quomodo eum superare valeamus et vinctum humiliare; quod si feceris, dabimus tibi singuli mille centum argenteos ”.	5 And the princes of the Philistines came to her, and said: Deceive him, and learn of him wherein his great strength lieth, and how we may be able to overcome him, to bind and afflict him: which if thou shalt do, we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
6 Locuta est ergo Dalila ad Samson: “ Dic mihi, obsecro, in quo sit tua maxima fortitudo, et quid sit, quo ligatus humilieris ”.	6 And Dalila said to Samson: Tell me, I beseech thee, wherein thy greatest strength lieth, and what it is wherewith if thou wert bound thou couldst not break loose.
7 Cui respondit Samson: “ Si septem nerviceis funibus necdum siccis et adhuc humentibus ligatus fuero, deficiam eroque ut ceteri homines ”.	7 And Samson answered her: If I shall be bound with seven cords made of sinews not yet dry, but still moist, I shall be weak like other men.
8 Attuleruntque ad eam satrapae Philisthinorum septem funes, ut dixerat; quibus vinxit eum,	8 And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such is he spoke of, with which she bound him;
9 latentibus apud se insidiis in cubiculo. Clamavitque ad eum: “ Philisthim super te, Samson! ”. Qui rupit vincula, quomodo si rumpat quis filum de stuppa tortum, cum odorem ignis acceperit; et non est cognitum in quo esset fortitudo eius.	9 Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber expecting the event of the thing, and she cried out to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the bands, as a man would break a thread of tow twined with spittle, when it smelleth the fire: so it was not known wherein his strength Jay.
10 Dixitque ad eum Dalila: “ Ecce illusisti mihi et falsum locutus es; saltem nunc indica mihi quo ligari debeas ”.	10 And Dalila said to him: Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told me a false thing: but now at least tell me wherewith thou mayest be bound.
11 Cui ille respondit: “ Si ligatus fuero novis funibus, qui numquam fuerunt in opere, infirmus ero et aliorum hominum similis ”.	11 And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak and like other men.
12 Quibus rursum Dalila vinxit eum et clamavit: “ Philisthim super te, Samson! ”, in cubiculo insidiis praeparatis. Qui ita rupit vincula brachiorum quasi fila telarum.	12 Dalila bound him again with these, and cried out: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson, there being an ambush prepared for him in the chamber. But he broke the bands like threads of webs.
13 Dixitque Dalila rursum ad eum: “ Usquequo decipis me et falsum loqueris? Ostende quo vinciri debeas ”. Cui respondit Samson: “ Si septem crines nexos capitis mei cum licio plexueris et paxillo fixeris, deficiam eroque ut ceteri homines ”.	13 And Dalila said to him again: How long dost thou deceive me, and tell me lies? Shew me wherewith thou mayest be bound. And Samson answered her: If thou plattest the seven locks of my head with a lace, and tying them round about a nail fastenest it in the ground, I shall be weak.
14 Quae cum dormire eum fecisset et septem crines nexos capitis eius cum licio plexisset et paxillo fixisset, dixit ad eum: “ Philisthim super te, Samson! ”. Qui consurgens de somno extraxit paxillum cum navicula et licio.	14 And when Dalila had done this, she said to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And awaking out of his sleep he drew out the nail with the hairs and the lace.
15 Dixitque ad eum Dalila: “ Quomodo dicis quod ames me, cum animus tuus non sit mecum? Per tres vices mentitus es mihi et noluisti dicere in quo sit tua maxima fortitudo ”.	15 And Dalila said to him: How dost thou say thou lovest me, when thy mind is not with me? Thou hast told me lies these three times, and wouldst not tell me wherein thy great strength lieth.
16 Cumque molesta ei esset et per multos dies iugiter eum urgeret, defecit anima eius et ad mortem usque lassata est.	16 And when she pressed him much, and continually hung upon him for many days, giving him no time to rest, his soul fainted away, and was wearied even until death.
17 Tunc aperiens ei totum cor suum dixit ad eam: “ Novacula numquam ascendit super caput meum, quia nazaraeus consecratus Deo sum de utero matris meae; si rasum fuerit caput meum, recedet a me fortitudo mea, et deficiam eroque ut ceteri homines ”.	17 Then opening the truth of the thing, he said to her: The razor hath never come upon my head, for I am a Nazarite, that is to say, consecrated to God from my mother's womb: if my head be shaven, my strength shall depart from me, and I shall become weak, and shall be like other men.
18 Videns illa quod confessus ei esset omnem animum suum, misit ad principes Philisthinorum atque mandavit: “ Ascendite adhuc semel, quia nunc mihi aperuit totum cor suum ”. Qui ascenderunt, assumpta pecunia, quam promiserant.	18 Then seeing that be had discovered to her all his mind, she sent to the princes of the Philistines, saying: Come up this once more, for now he hath opened his heart to me. And they went up taking with them the money which they had promised.
19 At illa dormire eum fecit super genua sua vocavitque tonsorem et fecit radere septem crines eius et coepit humiliare eum; statim enim ab eo fortitudo discessit.	19 But she made him sleep upon her knees, and lay his head in her bosom. And she called a barber, and shaved his seven locks, and began to drive him away, and thrust him from her: for immediately his strength departed from him.
20 Dixitque: “ Philisthim super te, Samson! ”. Qui de somno consurgens dixit in animo suo: “ Egrediar, sicut ante feci, et me excutiam ”, nesciens quod Dominus recessisset ab eo.	20 And she said: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And awaking from sleep, he said in his mind: I will go out as I did before, and shake myself, not knowing that the Lord was departed from him.
21 Quem cum apprehendissent Philisthim, statim eruerunt oculos eius et duxerunt Gazam vinctum duabus catenis aeneis et clausum in carcere molere fecerunt.	21 Then the Philistines seized upon him, and forthwith pulled out his eyes, and led him bound in chains to Gaza, and shutting him up in prison made him grind.
22 Iamque capilli eius renasci coeperant, postquam rasi sunt.	22 And now his hair began to grow again.
23 Principes autem Philisthinorum convenerunt in unum, ut immolarent hostias magnificas Dagon deo suo et epularentur dicentes: “ Tradidit deus noster in manus nostras inimicum nostrum Samson ”.	23 And the princes of the Philistines assembled together, to offer great sacrifices to Dagon their god, and to make merry, saying: Our god hath delivered our enemy Samson into our hands.
24 Quem etiam populus videns laudabat deum suum eademque dicebat: “ Tradidit deus noster in manus nostras adversarium nostrum, qui vastavit terram nostram et occidit plurimos nostrum ”.	24 And the people also seeing this, praised their god, and said the same: Our god hath delivered our adversary into our bands, him that destroyed our country and killed very many.
25 Cum enim iam hilariores essent, postulaverunt, ut vocaretur Samson et ante eos luderet. Qui adductus de carcere ludebat ante eos; feceruntque eum stare inter duas columnas.	25 And rejoicing in their feasts, when they had now taken their good cheer, they commanded that Samson should be called, and should play before them. And being brought out of prison he played before them, and they made him stand between two pillars.
26 Qui dixit puero tenenti manum suam: “ Dimitte me, ut tangam columnas, quibus imminet domus, et recliner super eas et paululum requiescam ”.	26 And he said to the lad that guided his steps: Suffer me to touch the pillars which support the whole house, and let me lean upon them, and rest a little.
27 Domus autem plena erat virorum ac mulierum; et erant ibi omnes principes Philisthinorum, ac de tecto circiter tria milia utriusque sexus spectabant ludentem Samson.	27 Now the house was full of men and women, and all the princes of the Philistines were there. Moreover about three thousand persons of both sexes from the roof and the higher part of the house, were beholding Samson's play.
28 At ille invocavit Dominum dicens: “ Domine Deus, memento mei! Et redde mihi tantum hac vice fortitudinem pristinam, Deus, ut ulciscar me de Philisthim saltem pro uno duorum luminum meorum! ”.	28 But he called upon the Lord, saying: O Lord God, remember me, and restore to me now my former strength, O my God, that I may revenge myself on my enemies, and for the loss of my two eyes I may take one revenge.
29 Et tangens ambas columnas medias, quibus innitebatur domus, obnixusque contra alteram earum dextera et contra alteram laeva	29 And laying hold on both the pillars on which the house rested, and holding the one with his right hand, and the other with his left,
30 ait: “ Moriatur anima mea cum Philisthim! ”. Concussisque fortiter columnis, cecidit domus super omnes principes et ceteram multitudinem, quae ibi erat; multoque plures interfecit moriens, quam ante vivus occiderat.	30 He said: Let me die with the Philistines. And when he had strongly shook the pillars, the house fell upon all the princes, and the rest of the multitude that was there: and he killed many more at his death, than he had killed before in his life.
31 Descendentes autem fratres eius et universa cognatio tulerunt corpus eius et sepelierunt inter Saraa et Esthaol in sepulcro patris sui Manue; iudicavitque Israel viginti annis.	31 And his brethren and all his kindred, going down took his body, and buried it between Saraa and Esthaol in the buryingplace of his father Manue: and he judged Israel twenty years.