| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܚܨܕܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ ܐܬܕܟܪܗ̇ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܒܓܕܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܬܬܝ ܠܩܝܛܘܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܒܩܗ ܐܒܘܗ ܠܡܥܠ | 1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. |
| 2 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܘܗ ܣܒܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܡܣܢܐ ܣܢܝܬܗ̇ ܘܝܗܒܬܗ̇ ܠܫܘܫܒܝܢܟ ܗܐ ܚܬܗ̇ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܕܛܒܐ ܡܢܗ̇ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܚܠܦܝܗ | 2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. |
| 3 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܙܟܝ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ | 3 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. |
| 4 ܘܐܙܠ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܘܐܚܕ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܬܥ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܢܣܒ ܠܡ̈ܦܐܕܐ ܘܐܣܪ ܒܕܘܢܒܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܥ̈ܠܝܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܐܣܪ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܠܡܦܐܕܐ ܒܝܬ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܥ̈ܠܝܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܘܢܒ̈ܝܬܗܘܢ | 4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. |
| 5 ܘܐܘܚܕ ܢܘܪܐ ܒܠܡܦܐ̈ܕܐ ܘܫܒܩ ܒܩܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܘܩܕ ܡܢ ܓܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܝ̈ܬܐ | 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives. |
| 6 ܘܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܡܢܘ ܥܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܚܬܢܗ ܕܬܡܢܡ ܥܠ ܕܢܣܒ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܘܝܗܒܗ̇ ܠܫܘܫܒܝܢܗ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܘܩܕܘܗ ܠܗ̇ ܘܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗ ܒܢܘܪܐ | 6 Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. |
| 7 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܐܦܢ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܬܢܩܡ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܫܠܐ ܐܢܐ | 7 And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. |
| 8 ܘܡܚܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܚܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܩ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܨܝܗܘܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܘܐܝܬܒ ܒܣܚܦ ܕܒܫܩܝܦܐ ܕܥܛܡܝܢ | 8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. |
| 9 ܘܣܠܩܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܝܗܘܕܐ | 9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. |
| 10 ܘܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܣܠܩܬܘܢ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܢܐܣܘܪ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܣܠܩܢ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܢ | 10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. |
| 11 ܘܢܚܬܘ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܣܚܦ ܕܒܫܩܝܦܐ ܕܥܛܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܕܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܒܢ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܒܗܘܢ | 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. |
| 12 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܡܐܣܪܟ ܢܚܬܢ ܘܠܡܫܠܡܘܬܟ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܡܘ ܠܝ ܕܠܐ ܬܗܪܘܢܢܝ ܐܢܬܘܢ | 12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. |
| 13 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܐܣܪ ܐܣܪܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܘܡܫܠܡܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܩܛܠ ܠܐ ܩܛܠܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܘܐܣܪܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫܝܫ̈ܠܬܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܬܐ ܘܐܣܩܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܫܩܝܦܐ | 13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. |
| 14 ܗܘ ܘܡܛܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܠܝܚ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܩܡܘ ܠܡܩܛܠܗ ܘܐܨܠܚܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܗ̈ܘܝ ܫܝܫ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܟܬܢܐ ܕܣܦܬ ܒܗ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܐܫܬܪܝܘ ܐܣܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ | 14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. |
| 15 ܘܐܫܟܚ ܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܛܪܘܢܐ ܘܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܢܣܒܗ ܘܩܛܠ ܒܗ ܐܠܦ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. |
| 16 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܒܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܟܫܝ̈ܬܐ ܟܫܝܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܩܛܠܬ ܐܠܦ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. |
| 17 ܘܟܕ ܫܠܡ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܫܕܝܗܝ ܦܟܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܐ ܕܦܟܐ | 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi. |
| 18 ܘܨܗܝ ܛܒ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܝܗܒܬ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܥܒܕܟ ܢܨܚܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܗܫܐ ܐܡܘܬ ܠܨܗܝܐ ܘܐܦܠ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܘܪ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ | 18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? |
| 19 ܘܒܙܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܘܓܡܐ ܕܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢܗ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܫܬܝ ܘܐܬܦܢܝܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗܘ ܥܝܢ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ | 19 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. |
| 20 ܘܕܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ | 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. |