Giudici 16

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Abiit Samson in Gazam et vidit ibi meretricem mulie rem ingressusque est ad eam.	1 He also went into Gaza. And there he saw a harlot woman, and he entered to 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 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.
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 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.
4 Post haec amavit mulierem, quae habitabat in valle Sorec et vocabatur Dalila.	4 After these things, he loved a woman who was living in the valley of Sorek. And she was called Delilah.
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 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.”
6 Locuta est ergo Dalila ad Samson: “ Dic mihi, obsecro, in quo sit tua maxima fortitudo, et quid sit, quo ligatus humilieris ”.	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?”
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 will be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still damp, I will 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 to her seven cords, such as he had described. And she bound him with these.
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 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.
10 Dixitque ad eum Dalila: “ Ecce illusisti mihi et falsum locutus es; saltem nunc indica mihi quo ligari debeas ”.	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.”
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 will be bound with new cords, which have never been used, I will 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 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.
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 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.”
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 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.
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 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.”
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 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.
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 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.”
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
21 Quem cum apprehendissent Philisthim, statim eruerunt oculos eius et duxerunt Gazam vinctum duabus catenis aeneis et clausum in carcere molere fecerunt.	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.
22 Iamque capilli eius renasci coeperant, postquam rasi sunt.	22 And now his hair began to grow back.
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 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.”
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 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.”
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 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.
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 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.”
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 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.
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 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.”
29 Et tangens ambas columnas medias, quibus innitebatur domus, obnixusque contra alteram earum dextera et contra alteram laeva	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,
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, “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.
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 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.