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1  Then went¹⁹⁸⁰ Samson⁸¹²³ to Gaza,⁵⁸⁰⁴ and saw⁷²⁰⁰ there⁸⁰³³ a harlot,^{802 2181} and went in⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ her.

2  And it was told the Gazites,⁵⁸⁴¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Samson⁸¹²³ is come⁹³⁵ hither.²⁰⁰⁸ And they compassed⁵⁴³⁷ him in, and laid wait⁶⁹³ for him all³⁶⁰⁵ night³⁹¹⁵ in the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and were quiet²⁷⁹⁰ all³⁶⁰⁵ the night,³⁹¹⁵ saying,⁵⁵⁹ In the morning,¹²⁴² when⁵⁷⁰⁴ it is day,²¹⁶ we shall kill²⁰²⁶ him.

3  And Samson⁸¹²³ lay⁷⁹⁰¹ till⁵⁷⁰⁴ midnight,^{2677 3915} and arose⁶⁹⁶⁵ at midnight,^{2677 3915} and took²⁷⁰ the doors¹⁸¹⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and the two⁸¹⁴⁷ posts,⁴²⁰¹ and went away⁵²⁶⁵ with them, bar and all,^{5973 1280} and put⁷⁷⁶⁰ them upon⁵⁹²¹ his shoulders,³⁸⁰² and carried them up⁵⁹²⁷ to⁴¹³ the top⁷²¹⁸ of a hill²⁰²² that⁸³⁴ is before^{5921 6440} Hebron.²²⁷⁵

4  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ afterward,^{310 3651} that he loved¹⁵⁷ a woman⁸⁰² in the valley⁵¹⁵⁸ of Sorek,⁷⁷⁹⁶ whose name⁸⁰³⁴ was Delilah.¹⁸⁰⁷

5  And the lords⁵⁶³³ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ came up⁵⁹²⁷ unto⁴¹³ her, and said⁵⁵⁹ unto her, Entice⁶⁶⁰¹ him, and see⁷²⁰⁰ wherein⁴¹⁰⁰ his great¹⁴¹⁹ strength³⁵⁸¹ lieth, and by what⁴¹⁰⁰ means we may prevail³²⁰¹ against him, that we may bind⁶³¹ him to afflict⁶⁰³¹ him: and we⁵⁸⁷ will give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee every one³⁷⁶ of us eleven hundred^{505 3967} pieces of silver.³⁷⁰¹

6  And Delilah¹⁸⁰⁷ said⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ Samson,⁸¹²³ Tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ me, I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ wherein⁴¹⁰⁰ thy great¹⁴¹⁹ strength³⁵⁸¹ lieth, and wherewith⁴¹⁰⁰ thou mightest be bound⁶³¹ to afflict⁶⁰³¹ thee.

7  And Samson⁸¹²³ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ her, If⁵¹⁸ they bind⁶³¹ me with seven⁷⁶⁵¹ green³⁸⁹² withes³⁴⁹⁹ that⁸³⁴ were never³⁸⁰⁸ dried,²⁷¹⁷ then shall I be weak,²⁴⁷⁰ and be¹⁹⁶¹ as another²⁵⁹ man.¹²⁰

8  Then the lords⁵⁶³³ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ brought up⁵⁹²⁷ to her seven⁷⁶⁵¹ green³⁸⁹² withes³⁴⁹⁹ which⁸³⁴ had not³⁸⁰⁸ been dried,²⁷¹⁷ and she bound⁶³¹ him with them.

9  Now there were men lying in wait,⁶⁹³ abiding³⁴²⁷ with her in the chamber.²³¹⁵ And she said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, The Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ be upon⁵⁹²¹ thee, Samson.⁸¹²³ And he broke^{5423 853} the withes,³⁴⁹⁹ as⁸³⁴ a thread⁶⁶¹⁶ of tow⁵²⁹⁶ is broken⁵⁴²³ when it toucheth⁷³⁰⁶ the fire.⁷⁸⁴ So his strength³⁵⁸¹ was not³⁸⁰⁸ known.³⁰⁴⁵

10  And Delilah¹⁸⁰⁷ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Samson,⁸¹²³ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ thou hast mocked²⁰⁴⁸ me, and told^{1696 413} me lies:³⁵⁷⁷ now⁶²⁵⁸ tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ me, I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ wherewith⁴¹⁰⁰ thou mightest be bound.⁶³¹

11  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ her, If⁵¹⁸ they bind me fast^{631 631} with new²³¹⁹ ropes⁵⁶⁸⁸ that⁸³⁴ never³⁸⁰⁸ were occupied,^{6213 4399} then shall I be weak,²⁴⁷⁰ and be¹⁹⁶¹ as another²⁵⁹ man.¹²⁰

12  Delilah¹⁸⁰⁷ therefore took³⁹⁴⁷ new²³¹⁹ ropes,⁵⁶⁸⁸ and bound⁶³¹ him therewith, and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, The Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ be upon⁵⁹²¹ thee, Samson.⁸¹²³ And there were liers in wait⁶⁹³ abiding³⁴²⁷ in the chamber.²³¹⁵ And he broke⁵⁴²³ them from off^{4480 5921} his arms²²²⁰ like a thread.²³³⁹

13  And Delilah¹⁸⁰⁷ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Samson,⁸¹²³ Hitherto^{5704 2008} thou hast mocked²⁰⁴⁸ me, and told^{1696 413} me lies:³⁵⁷⁶ tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ me wherewith⁴¹⁰⁰ thou mightest be bound.⁶³¹ And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ her, If⁵¹⁸ thou weavest^{707 853} the seven⁷⁶⁵¹ locks⁴²⁵³ of my head⁷²¹⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ the web.⁴⁵⁴⁵

14  And she fastened⁸⁶²⁸ it with the pin,³⁴⁸⁹ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, The Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ be upon⁵⁹²¹ thee, Samson.⁸¹²³ And he awaked³³⁶⁴ out of his sleep,^{4480 8142} and went away^{5265 853} with the pin³⁴⁸⁹ of the beam,⁷⁰⁸ and with the web.⁴⁵⁴⁵

15  And she said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, How³⁴⁹ canst thou say,⁵⁵⁹ I love¹⁵⁷ thee, when thine heart³⁸²⁰ is not³⁶⁹ with⁸⁵⁴ me? thou hast mocked²⁰⁴⁸ me these three⁷⁹⁶⁹ times,⁶⁴⁷¹ and hast not³⁸⁰⁸ told⁵⁰⁴⁶ me wherein⁴¹⁰⁰ thy great¹⁴¹⁹ strength³⁵⁸¹ lieth.

16  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when³⁵⁸⁸ she pressed⁶⁶⁹³ him daily^{3605 3117} with her words,¹⁶⁹⁷ and urged⁵⁰⁹ him, so that his soul⁵³¹⁵ was vexed⁷¹¹⁴ unto death;⁴¹⁹¹

17  That he told⁵⁰⁴⁶ her ⁸⁵³ all³⁶⁰⁵ his heart,³⁸²⁰ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto her, There hath not³⁸⁰⁸ come⁵⁹²⁷ a razor⁴¹⁷⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ mine head;⁷²¹⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ I⁵⁸⁹ have been a Nazarite⁵¹³⁹ unto God⁴³⁰ from my mother's⁵¹⁷ womb:^{4480 990} if⁵¹⁸ I be shaven,¹⁵⁴⁸ then my strength³⁵⁸¹ will go⁵⁴⁹³ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ me, and I shall become weak,²⁴⁷⁰ and be¹⁹⁶¹ like any³⁶⁰⁵ other man.¹²⁰

18  And when Delilah¹⁸⁰⁷ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ he had told⁵⁰⁴⁶ her ⁸⁵³ all³⁶⁰⁵ his heart,³⁸²⁰ she sent⁷⁹⁷¹ and called⁷¹²¹ for the lords⁵⁶³³ of the Philistines,⁶⁴³⁰ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Come up⁵⁹²⁷ this once,⁶⁴⁷¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ he hath showed⁵⁰⁴⁶ me ⁸⁵³ all³⁶⁰⁵ his heart.³⁸²⁰ Then the lords⁵⁶³³ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ came up⁵⁹²⁷ unto⁴¹³ her, and brought⁵⁹²⁷ money³⁷⁰¹ in their hand.³⁰²⁷

19  And she made him sleep³⁴⁶² upon⁵⁹²¹ her knees;¹²⁹⁰ and she called⁷¹²¹ for a man,³⁷⁶ and she caused him to shave off^{1548 853} the seven⁷⁶⁵¹ locks⁴²⁵³ of his head;⁷²¹⁸ and she began²⁴⁹⁰ to afflict⁶⁰³¹ him, and his strength³⁵⁸¹ went⁵⁴⁹³ from^{4480 5921} him.

20  And she said,⁵⁵⁹ The Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ be upon⁵⁹²¹ thee, Samson.⁸¹²³ And he awoke³³⁶⁴ out of his sleep,^{4480 8142} and said,⁵⁵⁹ I will go out³³¹⁸ as at other times before,^{6471 6471} and shake myself.⁵²⁸⁷ And he¹⁹³¹ knew³⁰⁴⁵ not³⁸⁰⁸ that³⁵⁸⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ was departed⁵⁴⁹³ from^{4480 5921} him.

21  But the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ took²⁷⁰ him, and put out^{5365 853} his eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and brought him down^{3381 853} to Gaza,⁵⁸⁰⁴ and bound⁶³¹ him with fetters of brass;⁵¹⁷⁸ and he did¹⁹⁶¹ grind²⁹¹² in the prison⁶¹⁵ house.¹⁰⁰⁴

22  Howbeit the hair⁸¹⁸¹ of his head⁷²¹⁸ began²⁴⁹⁰ to grow again⁶⁷⁷⁹ after⁸³⁴ he was shaven.¹⁵⁴⁸

23  Then the lords⁵⁶³³ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ gathered them together⁶²² for to offer²⁰⁷⁶ a great¹⁴¹⁹ sacrifice²⁰⁷⁷ unto Dagon¹⁷¹² their god,⁴³⁰ and to rejoice:⁸⁰⁵⁷ for they said,⁵⁵⁹ Our god⁴³⁰ hath delivered^{5414 853} Samson⁸¹²³ our enemy³⁴¹ into our hand.³⁰²⁷

24  And when the people⁵⁹⁷¹ saw⁷²⁰⁰ him, they praised^{1984 853} their god:⁴³⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ they said,⁵⁵⁹ Our god⁴³⁰ hath delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ into our hands^{3027 853} our enemy,³⁴¹ and the destroyer²⁷¹⁷ of our country,⁷⁷⁶ which⁸³⁴ slew many^{7235 853 2491} of us.

25  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when³⁵⁸⁸ their hearts³⁸²⁰ were merry,²⁸⁹⁶ that they said,⁵⁵⁹ Call⁷¹²¹ for Samson,⁸¹²³ that he may make us sport.⁷⁸³² And they called⁷¹²¹ for Samson⁸¹²³ out of the prison house;^{4480 1004 615} and he made them sport:^{6711 6440} and they set⁵⁹⁷⁵ him between⁹⁹⁶ the pillars.⁵⁹⁸²

26  And Samson⁸¹²³ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the lad⁵²⁸⁸ that held²³⁸⁸ him by the hand,³⁰²⁷ Suffer⁵¹¹⁷ me that I may feel^{4184 853} the pillars⁵⁹⁸² whereupon^{834 5921} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ standeth,³⁵⁵⁹ that I may lean⁸¹⁷² upon⁵⁹²¹ them.

27  Now the house¹⁰⁰⁴ was full⁴³⁹⁰ of men³⁷⁶ and women;⁸⁰² and all³⁶⁰⁵ the lords⁵⁶³³ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ were there;⁸⁰³³ and there were upon⁵⁹²¹ the roof¹⁴⁰⁶ about three⁷⁹⁶⁹ thousand⁵⁰⁵ men³⁷⁶ and women,⁸⁰² that beheld⁷²⁰⁰ while Samson⁸¹²³ made sport.⁷⁸³²

28  And Samson⁸¹²³ called⁷¹²¹ unto⁴¹³ the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and said,⁵⁵⁹ O Lord¹³⁶ GOD,³⁰⁶⁹ remember²¹⁴² me, I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ and strengthen²³⁸⁸ me, I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ only³⁸⁹ this²⁰⁸⁸ once,⁶⁴⁷¹ O God,⁴³⁰ that I may be at once avenged^{5358 5359 259} of the Philistines^{4480 6430} for my two^{4480 8147} eyes.⁵⁸⁶⁹

29  And Samson⁸¹²³ took hold³⁹⁴³ of ⁸⁵³ the two⁸¹⁴⁷ middle⁸⁴³² pillars⁵⁹⁸² upon⁵⁹²¹ which⁸³⁴ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ stood,³⁵⁵⁹ and on⁵⁹²¹ which it was borne up,⁵⁵⁶⁴ of the one²⁵⁹ with his right hand,³²²⁵ and of the other²⁵⁹ with his left.⁸⁰⁴⁰

30  And Samson⁸¹²³ said,⁵⁵⁹ Let me⁵³¹⁵ die⁴¹⁹¹ with⁵⁹⁷³ the Philistines.⁶⁴³⁰ And he bowed⁵¹⁸⁶ himself with all his might;³⁵⁸¹ and the house¹⁰⁰⁴ fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ the lords,⁵⁶³³ and upon⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were therein. So the dead⁴¹⁹¹ which⁸³⁴ he slew⁴¹⁹¹ at his death⁴¹⁹⁴ were¹⁹⁶¹ more⁷²²⁷ than they which^{4480 834} he slew⁴¹⁹¹ in his life.²⁴¹⁶

31  Then his brethren²⁵¹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of his father¹ came down,³³⁸¹ and took⁵³⁷⁵ him, and brought him up,⁵⁹²⁷ and buried⁶⁹¹² him between⁹⁹⁶ Zorah⁶⁸⁸¹ and Eshtaol⁸⁴⁷ in the burial place⁶⁹¹³ of Manoah⁴⁴⁹⁵ his father.¹ And he¹⁹³¹ judged^{8199 853} Israel³⁴⁷⁸ twenty⁶²⁴² years.⁸¹⁴¹

Sep

1 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Σαμψων εἰς Γάζαν καὶ εἶδεν ἐκεῖ γυναῖκα πόρνην καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτήν

2 καὶ ἀνηγγέλη τοῖς Γαζαίοις λέγοντες ἥκει Σαμψων ὧδε καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν καὶ ἐνήδρευσαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἐν τῇ πύλῃ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἐκώφευσαν ὅλην τὴν νύκτα λέγοντες ἕως διαφαύσῃ ὁ ὄρθρος καὶ φονεύσωμεν αὐτόν

3 καὶ ἐκοιμήθη Σαμψων ἕως μεσονυκτίου καὶ ἀνέστη ἐν ἡμίσει τῆς νυκτὸς καὶ ἐπελάβετο τῶν θυρῶν τῆς πύλης τῆς πόλεως σὺν τοῖς δυσὶ σταθμοῖς καὶ ἀνεβάστασεν αὐτὰς σὺν τῷ μοχλῷ καὶ ἔθηκεν ἐπ᾽ ὤμων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν κορυφὴν τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ ἐπὶ προσώπου Χεβρων καὶ ἔθηκεν αὐτὰ ἐκεῖ

4 καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἠγάπησεν γυναῖκα ἐν Αλσωρηχ καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῇ Δαλιδα

5 καὶ ἀνέβησαν πρὸς αὐτὴν οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ ἀπάτησον αὐτὸν καὶ ἰδὲ ἐν τίνι ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἡ μεγάλη καὶ ἐν τίνι δυνησόμεθα αὐτῷ καὶ δήσομεν αὐτὸν τοῦ ταπεινῶσαι αὐτόν καὶ ἡμεῖς δώσομέν σοι ἀνὴρ χιλίους καὶ ἑκατὸν ἀργυρίου

6 καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιδα πρὸς Σαμψων ἀπάγγειλον δή μοι ἐν τίνι ἡ ἰσχύς σου ἡ μεγάλη καὶ ἐν τίνι δεθήσῃ τοῦ ταπεινωθῆναί σε

7 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὴν Σαμψων ἐὰν δήσωσίν με ἐν ἑπτὰ νευρέαις ὑγραῖς μὴ διεφθαρμέναις καὶ ἀσθενήσω καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀνθρώπων

8 καὶ ἀνήνεγκαν αὐτῇ οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἀλλοφύλων ἑπτὰ νευρὰς ὑγρὰς μὴ διεφθαρμένας καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν αὐταῖς

9 καὶ τὸ ἔνεδρον αὐτῇ ἐκάθητο ἐν τῷ ταμιείῳ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σέ Σαμψων καὶ διέσπασεν τὰς νευρέας ὡς εἴ τις ἀποσπάσοι στρέμμα στιππύου ἐν τῷ ὀσφρανθῆναι αὐτὸ πυρός καὶ οὐκ ἐγνώσθη ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ

10 καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιδα πρὸς Σαμψων ἰδοὺ ἐπλάνησάς με καὶ ἐλάλησας πρός με ψευδῆ νῦν οὖν ἀνάγγειλόν μοι ἐν τίνι δεθήσῃ

11 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτήν ἐὰν δεσμεύοντες δήσωσίν με ἐν καλωδίοις καινοῖς οἷς οὐκ ἐγένετο ἐν αὐτοῖς ἔργον καὶ ἀσθενήσω καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀνθρώπων

12 καὶ ἔλαβεν Δαλιδα καλώδια καινὰ καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ τὰ ἔνεδρα ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ ταμιείου καὶ εἶπεν ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σέ Σαμψων καὶ διέσπασεν αὐτὰ ἀπὸ βραχιόνων αὐτοῦ ὡς σπαρτίον

13 καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιδα πρὸς Σαμψων ἰδοὺ ἐπλάνησάς με καὶ ἐλάλησας πρὸς ἐμὲ ψευδῆ ἀπάγγειλον δή μοι ἐν τίνι δεθήσῃ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτήν ἐὰν ὑφάνῃς τὰς ἑπτὰ σειρὰς τῆς κεφαλῆς μου σὺν τῷ διάσματι καὶ ἐγκρούσῃς τῷ πασσάλῳ εἰς τὸν τοῖχον καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀσθενής

14 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ κοιμᾶσθαι αὐτὸν καὶ ἔλαβεν Δαλιδα τὰς ἑπτὰ σειρὰς τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὕφανεν ἐν τῷ διάσματι καὶ ἔπηξεν τῷ πασσάλῳ εἰς τὸν τοῖχον καὶ εἶπεν ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σέ Σαμψων καὶ ἐξυπνίσθη ἐκ τοῦ ὕπνου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξῆρεν τὸν πάσσαλον τοῦ ὑφάσματος ἐκ τοῦ τοίχου

15 καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιδα πρὸς Σαμψων πῶς λέγεις ἠγάπηκά σε καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἡ καρδία σου μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ τοῦτο τρίτον ἐπλάνησάς με καὶ οὐκ ἀπήγγειλάς μοι ἐν τίνι ἡ ἰσχύς σου ἡ μεγάλη

16 καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἐξέθλιψεν αὐτὸν ἐν λόγοις αὐτῆς πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας καὶ ἐστενοχώρησεν αὐτόν καὶ ὠλιγοψύχησεν ἕως τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν

17 καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν αὐτῇ τὴν πᾶσαν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ σίδηρος οὐκ ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν μου ὅτι ἅγιος θεοῦ ἐγώ εἰμι ἀπὸ κοιλίας μητρός μου ἐὰν οὖν ξυρήσωμαι ἀποστήσεται ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἡ ἰσχύς μου καὶ ἀσθενήσω καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς πάντες οἱ ἄνθρωποι

18 καὶ εἶδεν Δαλιδα ὅτι ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῇ πᾶσαν τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέστειλεν καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἄρχοντας τῶν ἀλλοφύλων λέγουσα ἀνάβητε ἔτι τὸ ἅπαξ τοῦτο ὅτι ἀπήγγειλέν μοι τὴν πᾶσαν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνέβησαν πρὸς αὐτὴν οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἀνήνεγκαν τὸ ἀργύριον ἐν χερσὶν αὐτῶν

19 καὶ ἐκοίμισεν Δαλιδα τὸν Σαμψων ἐπὶ τὰ γόνατα αὐτῆς καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ἄνδρα καὶ ἐξύρησεν τὰς ἑπτὰ σειρὰς τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἤρξατο ταπεινῶσαι αὐτόν καὶ ἀπέστη ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ

20 καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιδα ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σέ Σαμψων καὶ ἐξυπνίσθη ἐκ τοῦ ὕπνου αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν ἐξελεύσομαι ὡς ἅπαξ καὶ ἅπαξ καὶ ἐκτιναχθήσομαι καὶ αὐτὸς οὐκ ἔγνω ὅτι ἀπέστη ὁ κύριος ἀπάνωθεν αὐτοῦ

21 καὶ ἐκράτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι καὶ ἐξέκοψαν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ κατήνεγκαν αὐτὸν εἰς Γάζαν καὶ ἐπέδησαν αὐτὸν ἐν πέδαις χαλκείαις καὶ ἦν ἀλήθων ἐν οἴκῳ τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου

22 καὶ ἤρξατο θρὶξ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ βλαστάνειν καθὼς ἐξυρήσατο

23 καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἀλλοφύλων συνήχθησαν θῦσαι θυσίασμα μέγα τῷ Δαγων θεῷ αὐτῶν καὶ εὐφρανθῆναι καὶ εἶπαν ἔδωκεν ὁ θεὸς ἐν χειρὶ ἡμῶν τὸν Σαμψων τὸν ἐχθρὸν ἡμῶν

24 καὶ εἶδαν αὐτὸν ὁ λαὸς καὶ ὕμνησαν τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν ὅτι παρέδωκεν ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν τὸν ἐχθρὸν ἡμῶν ἐν χειρὶ ἡμῶν τὸν ἐρημοῦντα τὴν γῆν ἡμῶν καὶ ὃς ἐπλήθυνεν τοὺς τραυματίας ἡμῶν

25 καὶ ὅτε ἠγαθύνθη ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπαν καλέσατε τὸν Σαμψων ἐξ οἴκου φυλακῆς καὶ παιξάτω ἐνώπιον ἡμῶν καὶ ἐκάλεσαν τὸν Σαμψων ἀπὸ οἴκου δεσμωτηρίου καὶ ἔπαιζεν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν καὶ ἐρράπιζον αὐτὸν καὶ ἔστησαν αὐτὸν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν κιόνων

26 καὶ εἶπεν Σαμψων πρὸς τὸν νεανίαν τὸν κρατοῦντα τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἄφες με καὶ ψηλαφήσω τοὺς κίονας ἐφ᾽ οἷς ὁ οἶκος στήκει ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς καὶ ἐπιστηριχθήσομαι ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς

27 καὶ ὁ οἶκος πλήρης τῶν ἀνδρῶν καὶ τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ ἐκεῖ πάντες οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα ὡς ἑπτακόσιοι ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες οἱ θεωροῦντες ἐν παιγνίαις Σαμψων

28 καὶ ἔκλαυσεν Σαμψων πρὸς κύριον καὶ εἶπεν Αδωναιε κύριε μνήσθητι δή μου νῦν καὶ ἐνίσχυσόν με ἔτι τὸ ἅπαξ τοῦτο θεέ καὶ ἀνταποδώσω ἀνταπόδοσιν μίαν περὶ τῶν δύο ὀφθαλμῶν μου τοῖς ἀλλοφύλοις

29 καὶ περιέλαβεν Σαμψων τοὺς δύο κίονας τοῦ οἴκου ἐφ᾽ οὓς ὁ οἶκος εἱστήκει καὶ ἐπεστηρίχθη ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐκράτησεν ἕνα τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἕνα τῇ ἀριστερᾷ αὐτοῦ

30 καὶ εἶπεν Σαμψων ἀποθανέτω ψυχή μου μετὰ ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἐβάσταξεν ἐν ἰσχύι καὶ ἔπεσεν ὁ οἶκος ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας καὶ ἐπὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἦσαν οἱ τεθνηκότες οὓς ἐθανάτωσεν Σαμψων ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ πλείους ἢ οὓς ἐθανάτωσεν ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτοῦ

31 καὶ κατέβησαν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ οἶκος τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβον αὐτὸν καὶ ἀνέβησαν καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν ἀνὰ μέσον Σαραα καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον Εσθαολ ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Μανωε τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς ἔκρινεν τὸν Ισραηλ εἴκοσι ἔτη

Sep

1 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Σαμψων ἐκεῖθεν εἰς Γάζαν καὶ εἶδεν ἐκεῖ γυναῖκα πόρνην καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτήν

2 καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τοῖς Γαζαίοις λέγοντες ἥκει Σαμψων ἐνταῦθα καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν καὶ ἐνήδρευσαν αὐτὸν ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἐπὶ τῆς πύλης τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἐκώφευσαν ὅλην τὴν νύκτα λέγοντες ἕως φωτὸς πρωὶ μείνωμεν καὶ ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν

3 καὶ ἐκοιμήθη Σαμψων ἕως τοῦ μεσονυκτίου καὶ ἀνέστη περὶ τὸ μεσονύκτιον καὶ ἐπελάβετο τῶν θυρῶν τῆς πύλης τῆς πόλεως καὶ τῶν δύο σταθμῶν καὶ ἀνεβάστασεν αὐτὰς σὺν τῷ μοχλῷ καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τῷ ὤμῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνήνεγκεν αὐτὰ ἐπὶ τὴν κορυφὴν τοῦ ὄρους ὅ ἐστιν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον Χεβρων καὶ ἔθηκεν αὐτὰ ἐκεῖ

4 καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ταῦτα καὶ ἠγάπησεν γυναῖκα ἐπὶ τοῦ χειμάρρου Σωρηχ καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῇ Δαλιλα

5 καὶ ἀνέβησαν πρὸς αὐτὴν οἱ σατράπαι τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ ἀπάτησον αὐτὸν καὶ ἰδὲ ἐν τίνι ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἡ μεγάλη καὶ ἐν τίνι δυνησόμεθα πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ δήσομεν αὐτὸν ὥστε ταπεινῶσαι αὐτόν καὶ ἡμεῖς δώσομέν σοι ἀνὴρ χιλίους καὶ ἑκατὸν ἀργυρίου

6 καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιλα πρὸς Σαμψων ἀνάγγειλόν μοι ἐν τίνι ἡ ἰσχύς σου ἡ μεγάλη καὶ ἐν τίνι δεθήσῃ τοῦ ταπεινωθῆναί σε

7 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὴν Σαμψων ἐὰν δήσωσίν με ἐν ἑπτὰ νευραῖς ὑγραῖς μὴ ἠρημωμέναις καὶ ἀσθενήσω καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀνθρώπων

8 καὶ ἀνήνεγκαν αὐτῇ οἱ σατράπαι τῶν ἀλλοφύλων ἑπτὰ νευρὰς ὑγρὰς μὴ ἠρημωμένας καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν αὐταῖς

9 καὶ τὸ ἔνεδρον αὐτοῦ ἐκάθητο ἐν τῷ ταμιείῳ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σέ Σαμψων καὶ διέρρηξεν τὰς νευράς ὃν τρόπον διασπᾶται κλῶσμα τοῦ ἀποτινάγματος ἐν τῷ ὀσφρανθῆναι πυρός καὶ οὐκ ἐγνώσθη ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ

10 καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιλα πρὸς Σαμψων ἰδοὺ παρελογίσω με καὶ ἐλάλησας πρός με ψευδῆ νῦν οὖν ἀνάγγειλον δή μοι ἐν τίνι δεθήσῃ

11 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτήν ἐὰν δεσμῷ δήσωσίν με ἐν ἑπτὰ καλωδίοις καινοῖς ἐν οἷς οὐκ ἐγενήθη ἔργον καὶ ἀσθενήσω καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀνθρώπων

12 καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτῷ Δαλιλα καλώδια καινὰ καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σέ Σαμψων καὶ τὸ ἔνεδρον ἐκάθητο ἐν τῷ ταμιείῳ καὶ διέσπασεν αὐτὰ ἀπὸ τῶν βραχιόνων αὐτοῦ ὡς ῥάμμα

13 καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιλα πρὸς Σαμψων ἕως νῦν παρελογίσω με καὶ ἐλάλησας πρός με ψευδῆ ἀνάγγειλον δή μοι ἐν τίνι δεθήσῃ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτήν ἐὰν ὑφάνῃς τὰς ἑπτὰ σειρὰς τῆς κεφαλῆς μου μετὰ τοῦ διάσματος καὶ ἐγκρούσῃς ἐν τῷ πασσάλῳ εἰς τὸν τοῖχον καὶ ἔσομαι ἀσθενὴς ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀνθρώπων

14 καὶ ἐκοίμισεν αὐτὸν Δαλιλα καὶ ἐδιάσατο τοὺς ἑπτὰ βοστρύχους τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῆς ἐκτάσεως καὶ κατέκρουσεν ἐν τοῖς πασσάλοις εἰς τὸν τοῖχον καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σέ Σαμψων καὶ ἐξηγέρθη ἐκ τοῦ ὕπνου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξέσπασεν τοὺς πασσάλους σὺν τῷ ὑφάσματι ἐκ τοῦ τοίχου καὶ τὸ δίασμα καὶ οὐκ ἐγνώσθη ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ

15 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Δαλιλα πῶς ἐρεῖς ἠγάπηκά σε καὶ ἡ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ τοῦτο τρίτον παρελογίσω με καὶ οὐκ ἀπήγγειλάς μοι ἐν τίνι ἡ ἰσχύς σου ἡ μεγάλη

16 καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε κατειργάσατο αὐτὸν τοῖς λόγοις αὐτῆς ὅλην τὴν νύκτα καὶ παρηνώχλησεν αὐτόν καὶ ὠλιγοψύχησεν ἕως εἰς θάνατον

17 καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῇ πάντα τὰ ἀπὸ καρδίας αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ξυρὸν οὐκ ἀναβήσεται ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν μου ὅτι ναζιραῖος θεοῦ ἐγώ εἰμι ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ ἐὰν ξυρήσωμαι ἀποστήσεται ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἡ ἰσχύς μου καὶ ἀσθενήσω καὶ ἔσομαι κατὰ πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους

18 καὶ εἶδεν Δαλιλα ὅτι ἀνήγγειλεν αὐτῇ πάντα τὰ ἀπὸ καρδίας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέστειλεν καὶ ἐκάλεσεν πάντας τοὺς σατράπας τῶν ἀλλοφύλων λέγουσα ἀνάβητε τὸ ἅπαξ ὅτι ἀνήγγειλέν μοι πᾶσαν τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνέβησαν πρὸς αὐτὴν πᾶσαι αἱ σατραπίαι τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἤνεγκαν τὸ ἀργύριον ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν

19 καὶ ἐκοίμισεν αὐτὸν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν γονάτων αὐτῆς καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸν κουρέα καὶ ἐξύρησεν τοὺς ἑπτὰ βοστρύχους τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἤρξατο ταπεινοῦσθαι καὶ ἀπέστη ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ

20 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Δαλιλα οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σέ Σαμψων καὶ ἐξηγέρθη ἐκ τοῦ ὕπνου αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν ἐξελεύσομαι καὶ ποιήσω καθὼς ἀεὶ καὶ ἀποτινάξομαι καὶ αὐτὸς οὐκ ἔγνω ὅτι κύριος ἀπέστη ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ

21 καὶ ἐπελάβοντο αὐτοῦ οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι καὶ ἐξώρυξαν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ κατήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Γάζαν καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸν ἐν πέδαις χαλκαῖς καὶ ἦν ἀλήθων ἐν οἴκῳ τῆς φυλακῆς

22 καὶ ἤρξατο ἡ θρὶξ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ἀνατεῖλαι ἡνίκα ἐξυρήθη

23 καὶ οἱ σατράπαι τῶν ἀλλοφύλων συνήχθησαν τοῦ θῦσαι θυσίαν μεγάλην Δαγων τῷ θεῷ αὐτῶν καὶ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι καὶ εἶπαν παρέδωκεν ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν χειρὶ ἡμῶν Σαμψων τὸν ἐχθρὸν ἡμῶν

24 καὶ εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ λαὸς καὶ ᾔνεσαν τοὺς θεοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπαν παρέδωκεν ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν τὸν ἐχθρὸν ἡμῶν ἐν χειρὶ ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν ἐξερημοῦντα τὴν γῆν ἡμῶν ὅστις ἐπλήθυνεν τοὺς τραυματίας ἡμῶν

25 καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἠγαθύνθη ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπαν καλέσατε τὸν Σαμψων ἐξ οἴκου φυλακῆς καὶ παιξάτω ἐνώπιον ἡμῶν καὶ ἐκάλεσαν τὸν Σαμψων ἐξ οἴκου τῆς φυλακῆς καὶ ἐνέπαιζον αὐτῷ καὶ ἔστησαν αὐτὸν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν δύο στύλων

26 καὶ εἶπεν Σαμψων πρὸς τὸ παιδάριον τὸν χειραγωγοῦντα αὐτόν ἐπανάπαυσόν με δὴ καὶ ποίησον ψηλαφῆσαί με ἐπὶ τοὺς στύλους ἐφ᾽ ὧν ὁ οἶκος ἐπεστήρικται ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπιστηρίσομαι ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς ὁ δὲ παῖς ἐποίησεν οὕτως

27 ὁ δὲ οἶκος ἦν πλήρης ἀνδρῶν καὶ γυναικῶν καὶ ἐκεῖ πάντες οἱ σατράπαι τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος ὡσεὶ τρισχίλιοι ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες ἐμβλέποντες ἐμπαιζόμενον τὸν Σαμψων

28 καὶ ἐβόησεν Σαμψων πρὸς κύριον καὶ εἶπεν κύριε κύριε μνήσθητί μου καὶ ἐνίσχυσόν με δὴ πλὴν ἔτι τὸ ἅπαξ τοῦτο καὶ ἐκδικήσω ἐκδίκησιν μίαν ἀντὶ τῶν δύο ὀφθαλμῶν μου ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων

29 καὶ περιέλαβεν Σαμψων τοὺς δύο στύλους τοὺς μέσους ἐφ᾽ ὧν ὁ οἶκος ἐπεστήρικτο ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπεστηρίσατο ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς ἕνα ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἕνα ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ αὐτοῦ

30 καὶ εἶπεν Σαμψων ἀποθανέτω ἡ ψυχή μου μετὰ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἔκλινεν ἐν ἰσχύι καὶ ἔπεσεν ὁ οἶκος ἐπὶ τοὺς σατράπας καὶ ἐπὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐγένοντο οἱ τεθνηκότες οὓς ἐθανάτωσεν Σαμψων ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ πλείους ὑπὲρ οὓς ἐθανάτωσεν ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτοῦ

31 καὶ κατέβησαν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκος τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβον αὐτὸν καὶ ἀνέβησαν καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν ἀνὰ μέσον Σαραα καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον Εσθαολ ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Μανωε τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς ἔκρινεν τὸν Ισραηλ εἴκοσι ἔτη

Tan

‎1 ‏וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן עַזָּ֑תָה וַיַּרְא־שָׁם֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃

‎2 ‏לַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים׀ לֵאמֹ֗ר בָּ֤א שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ הֵ֔נָּה וַיָּסֹ֛בּוּ וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־ל֥וֹ כָל־הַלַּ֖יְלָה בְּשַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֑יר וַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּ כָל־הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עַד־א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר וַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃¹

‎3 ‏וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב שִׁמְשׁוֹן֮ עַד־חֲצִ֣י הַלַּיְלָה֒ וַיָּ֣קָם׀ בַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָה וַיֶּאֱחֹ֞ז בְּדַלְת֤וֹת שַֽׁעַר־הָעִיר֙ וּבִשְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת וַיִּסָּעֵם֙ עִֽם־הַבְּרִ֔יחַ וַיָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־כְּתֵפָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙ אֶל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פ

‎4 ‏וַֽיְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב אִשָּׁ֖ה בְּנַ֣חַל שֹׂרֵ֑ק וּשְׁמָ֖הּ דְּלִילָֽה׃

‎5 ‏וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יהָ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ לָ֜הּ פַּתִּ֣י אוֹת֗וֹ וּרְאִי֙ בַּמֶּה֙ כֹּח֣וֹ גָד֔וֹל וּבַמֶּה֙ נ֣וּכַל ל֔וֹ וַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּ לְעַנֹּת֑וֹ וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔ךְ אִ֕ישׁ אֶ֥לֶף וּמֵאָ֖ה כָּֽסֶף׃

‎6 ‏וַתֹּ֤אמֶר דְּלִילָה֙ אֶל־שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה כֹּחֲךָ֣ גָד֑וֹל וּבַמֶּ֥ה תֵאָסֵ֖ר לְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃

‎7 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אִם־יַאַסְרֻ֗נִי בְּשִׁבְעָ֛ה יְתָרִ֥ים לַחִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־חֹרָ֖בוּ וְחָלִ֥יתִי וְהָיִ֖יתִי כְּאַחַ֥ד הָאָדָֽם׃

‎8 ‏וַיַּעֲלוּ־לָ֞הּ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים שִׁבְעָ֛ה יְתָרִ֥ים לַחִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־חֹרָ֑בוּ וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ בָּהֶֽם׃

‎9 ‏וְהָאֹרֵ֗ב יֹשֵׁ֥ב לָהּ֙ בַּחֶ֔דֶר וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיְנַתֵּק֙ אֶת־הַיְתָרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִנָּתֵ֤ק פְּתִֽיל־הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ אֵ֔שׁ וְלֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע כֹּחֽוֹ׃

‎10 ‏וַתֹּ֤אמֶר דְּלִילָה֙ אֶל־שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן הִנֵּה֙ הֵתַ֣לְתָּ בִּ֔י וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י כְּזָבִ֑ים עַתָּה֙ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה תֵּאָסֵֽר׃

‎11 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אִם־אָס֤וֹר יַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙ בַּעֲבֹתִ֣ים חֲדָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־נַעֲשָׂ֥ה בָהֶ֖ם מְלָאכָ֑ה וְחָלִ֥יתִי וְהָיִ֖יתִי כְּאַחַ֥ד הָאָדָֽם׃

‎12 ‏וַתִּקַּ֣ח דְּלִילָה֩ עֲבֹתִ֨ים חֲדָשִׁ֜ים וַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בָהֶ֗ם וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן וְהָאֹרֵ֖ב יֹשֵׁ֣ב בֶּחָ֑דֶר וַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛ם מֵעַ֥ל זְרֹעֹתָ֖יו כַּחֽוּט׃

‎13 ‏וַתֹּ֨אמֶר דְּלִילָ֜ה אֶל־שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן עַד־הֵ֜נָּה הֵתַ֤לְתָּ בִּי֙ וַתְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלַי֙ כְּזָבִ֔ים הַגִּ֣ידָה לִּ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה תֵּאָסֵ֑ר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אִם־תַּאַרְגִ֗י אֶת־שֶׁ֛בַע מַחְלְפ֥וֹת רֹאשִׁ֖י עִם־הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃

‎14 ‏וַתִּתְקַע֙ בַּיָּתֵ֔ד וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּיקַץ֙ מִשְּׁנָת֔וֹ וַיִּסַּ֛ע אֶת־הַיְתַ֥ד הָאֶ֖רֶג וְאֶת־הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃

‎15 ‏וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֵ֚יךְ תֹּאמַ֣ר אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ וְלִבְּךָ֖ אֵ֣ין אִתִּ֑י זֶ֣ה שָׁלֹ֤שׁ פְּעָמִים֙ הֵתַ֣לְתָּ בִּ֔י וְלֹא־הִגַּ֣דְתָּ לִּ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה כֹּחֲךָ֥ גָדֽוֹל׃

‎16 ‏וַ֠יְהִי כִּֽי־הֵצִ֨יקָה לּ֧וֹ בִדְבָרֶ֛יהָ כָּל־הַיָּמִ֖ים וַתְּאַֽלֲצֵ֑הוּ וַתִּקְצַ֥ר נַפְשׁ֖וֹ לָמֽוּת׃

‎17 ‏וַיַּגֶּד־לָ֣הּ אֶת־כָּל־לִבּ֗וֹ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מוֹרָה֙ לֹֽא־עָלָ֣ה עַל־רֹאשִׁ֔י כִּֽי־נְזִ֧יר אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֲנִ֖י מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמִּ֑י אִם־גֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙ וְסָ֣ר מִמֶּ֣נִּי כֹחִ֔י וְחָלִ֥יתִי וְהָיִ֖יתִי כְּכָל־הָאָדָֽם׃

‎18 ‏וַתֵּ֣רֶא דְּלִילָ֗ה כִּֽי־הִגִּ֣יד לָהּ֮ אֶת־כָּל־לִבּוֹ֒ וַתִּשְׁלַ֡ח וַתִּקְרָא֩ לְסַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים לֵאמֹר֙ עֲל֣וּ הַפַּ֔עַם כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥יד לה לִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־לִבּ֑וֹ וְעָל֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיַּעֲל֥וּ הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּיָדָֽם׃

‎19 ‏וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ עַל־בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ וַתִּקְרָ֣א לָאִ֔ישׁ וַתְּגַלַּ֕ח אֶת־שֶׁ֖בַע מַחְלְפ֣וֹת רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ וַיָּ֥סַר כֹּח֖וֹ מֵעָלָֽיו׃

‎20 ‏וַתֹּ֕אמֶר פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּקַ֣ץ מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֵצֵ֞א כְּפַ֤עַם בְּפַ֙עַם֙ וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר וְהוּא֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה סָ֥ר מֵעָלָֽיו׃

‎21 ‏וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ אֶת־עֵינָ֑יו וַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּ אוֹת֜וֹ עַזָּ֗תָה וַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיְהִ֥י טוֹחֵ֖ן בְּבֵ֥ית האסירים הָאֲסוּרִֽים׃

‎22 ‏וַיָּ֧חֶל שְׂעַר־רֹאשׁ֛וֹ לְצַמֵּ֖חַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר גֻּלָּֽח׃ פ

‎23 ‏וְסַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים נֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙¹ לִזְבֹּ֧חַ זֶֽבַח־גָּד֛וֹל לְדָג֥וֹן אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וּלְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ נָתַ֤ן אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ בְּיָדֵ֔נוּ אֵ֖ת שִׁמְשׁ֥וֹן אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃

‎24 ‏וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ הָעָ֔ם וַֽיְהַלְל֖וּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמְר֗וּ נָתַ֨ן אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ בְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־א֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ וְאֵת֙ מַחֲרִ֣יב אַרְצֵ֔נוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הִרְבָּ֖ה אֶת־חֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃

‎25 ‏וַֽיְהִי֙ כי טוב כְּט֣וֹב לִבָּ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ קִרְא֥וּ לְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן וִישַֽׂחֶק־לָ֑נוּ וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן מִבֵּ֣ית האסירים הָאֲסוּרִ֗ים וַיְצַחֵק֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּ אוֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֥ין הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃

‎26 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן אֶל־הַנַּ֨עַר הַמַּחֲזִ֣יק בְּיָדוֹ֮ הַנִּ֣יחָה אוֹתִי֒ והימשני וַהֲמִשֵׁ֙נִי֙ אֶת־הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַבַּ֖יִת נָכ֣וֹן עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ן עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

‎27 ‏וְהַבַּ֗יִת מָלֵ֤א הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ וְהַנָּשִׁ֔ים וְשָׁ֕מָּה כֹּ֖ל סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְעַל־הַגָּ֗ג כִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֔ה הָרֹאִ֖ים בִּשְׂח֥וֹק שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃

‎28 ‏וַיִּקְרָ֥א שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהוִֹ֡ה זָכְרֵ֣נִי נָא֩ וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי נָ֜א אַ֣ךְ הַפַּ֤עַם הַזֶּה֙ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאִנָּקְמָ֧ה נְקַם־אַחַ֛ת מִשְּׁתֵ֥י עֵינַ֖י מִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

‎29 ‏וַיִּלְפֹּ֨ת שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י׀ עַמּוּדֵ֣י הַתָּ֗וֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הַבַּ֙יִת֙ נָכ֣וֹן עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם אֶחָ֥ד בִּימִינ֖וֹ וְאֶחָ֥ד בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

‎30 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן תָּמ֣וֹת נַפְשִׁי֮ עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּים֒ וַיֵּ֣ט בְּכֹ֔חַ וַיִּפֹּ֤ל הַבַּ֙יִת֙ עַל־הַסְּרָנִ֔ים וְעַל־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־בּ֑וֹ וַיִּהְי֤וּ הַמֵּתִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵמִ֣ית בְּמוֹת֔וֹ רַבִּ֕ים מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵמִ֖ית בְּחַיָּֽיו׃

‎31 ‏וַיֵּרְד֨וּ אֶחָ֜יו וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִיהוּ֮ וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ אֹתוֹ֒ וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀ וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אוֹת֗וֹ בֵּ֤ין צָרְעָה֙ וּבֵ֣ין אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל בְּקֶ֖בֶר מָנ֣וֹחַ אָבִ֑יו וְה֛וּא שָׁפַ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ פ

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1 Abiit quoque in Gazam, et vidit ibi mulierem meretricem, ingressusque est ad eam.

2 Quod cum audissent Philisthiim, et percrebruisset apud eos intrasse urbem Samson, circumdederunt eum, positis in porta civitatis custodibus: et ibi tota nocte cum silentio præstolantes, ut facto mane exeuntem occiderent.

3 Dormivit autem Samson usque ad medium noctem: et inde consurgens, apprehendit ambas portæ fores cum postibus suis et sera, impositasque humeris suis portavit ad verticem montis, qui respicit Hebron.

4 Post hæc amavit mulierem, quæ habitabat in valle Sorec, et vocabatur Dalila.

5 Veneruntque ad eam principes Philisthinorum, atque dixerunt: Decipe eum, et disce ab illo, in quo habeat tantam fortitudinem, et quomodo eam superare valeamus, et vinctum affligere: quod si feceris, dabimus tibi singuli mille et centum argenteos.

6 Locuta est ergo Dalila ad Samson: Dic mihi, obsecro, in quo sit tua maxima fortitudo, et quid sit quo ligatus erumpere nequeas?

7 Cui respondit Samson: Si septem nerviceis funibus necdum siccis, et adhuc humentibus, ligatus fuero, infirmus ero ut ceteri homines.

8 Attuleruntque ad eam satrapæ Philisthinorum septem funes, ut dixerat: quibus vinxit eam,

9 latentibus apud se insidiis, et in cubiculo finem rei expectantibus: clamavitque ad eum: Philisthiim super te, Samson. Qui rupit vincula, quomodo si rumpat quis filum de stuppæ tortum putamine, cum odorem ignis acceperit: et non est cognitum in quo esset fortitudo ejus.

10 Dixitque ad eum Dalila: Ecce illusisti mihi, et falsum locutus es: saltem nunc indica mihi quo ligari debeas.

11 Cui ille respondit: Si ligatus fuero novis funibus, qui numquam fuerunt in opere, infirmus ero, et aliorum hominum similis.

12 Quibus rursum Dalila vinxit eum, et clamavit: Philisthiim super te, Samson: in cubiculo insidiis præparatis. Qui ita rupit vincula quasi fila telarum.

13 Dixitque Dalila rursum ad eum: Usquequo decipis me, et falsum loqueris? ostende quo vinciri debeas. Cui respondit Samson: Si septem crines capitis mei cum licio plexueris, et clavum his circumligatum terræ fixeris, infirmus ero.

14 Quod cum fecisset Dalila, dixit ad eum: Philisthiim super te, Samson. Qui consurgens de somno extraxit clavum cum crinibus et licio.

15 Dixitque ad eum Dalila: Quomodo dicis quod amas me, cum animus tuus non sit mecum? Per tres vices mentitus es mihi, et noluisti dicere in quo sit maxima fortitudo tua.

16 Cumque molesta esset ei, et per multos dies jugiter adhæreret, spatium ad quietem non tribuens, defecit anima ejus, et ad mortem usque lassata est.

17 Tunc aperiens veritatem rei, dixit ad eam: Ferrum numquam ascendit super caput meum, quia nazaræus, id est, consecratus Deo, sum de utero matris meæ: si rasum fuerit caput meum, recedet a me fortitudo mea, et deficiam, eroque sicut ceteri homines.

18 Vidensque illa quod confessus ei esset omnem animum suum, misit ad principes Philisthinorum ac mandavit: Ascende adhuc semel, quia nunc mihi aperuit cor suum. Qui ascenderunt assumpta pecunia, quam promiserant.

19 At illa dormire eum fecit super genua sua, et in sinu suo reclinare caput. Vocavitque tonsorem, et rasit septem crines ejus, et cœpit abigere eum, et a se repellere: statim enim ab eo fortitudo discessit.

20 Dixitque: Philisthiim super te, Samson. Qui de somno consurgens, dixit in animo suo: Egrediar sicut ante feci, et me excutiam: nesciens quod recessisset ab eo Dominus.

21 Quem cum apprehendissent Philisthiim, statim eruerunt oculos ejus, et duxerunt Gazam vinctum catenis, et clausum in carcere molere fecerunt.

22 Jamque capilli ejus renasci cœperunt.

23 Principes Philisthinorum convenerunt in unum ut immolarent hostias magnificas Dagon deo suo, et epularentur, dicentes: Tradidit deus noster inimicum nostrum Samson in manus nostras.

24 Quod etiam populus videns, laudabat deum suum, eademque dicebat: Tradidit deus noster adversarium nostrum in manus nostras, qui delevit terram nostram, et occidit plurimos.

25 Lætantesque per convivia, sumptis jam epulis, præceperunt ut vocaretur Samson, et ante eos luderet. Qui adductus de carcere ludebat ante eos, feceruntque eum stare inter duas columnas.

26 Qui dixit puero regenti gressus suos: Dimitte me, ut tangam columnas, quibus omnis imminet domus, et recliner super eas, et paululum requiescam.

27 Domus autem erat plena virorum ac mulierum, et erant ibi omnes principes Philisthinorum, ac de tecto et solario circiter tria millia utriusque sexus spectantes ludentem Samson.

28 At ille invocato Domino ait: Domine Deus, memento mei, et redde mihi nunc fortitudinem pristinam, Deus meus, ut ulciscar me de hostibus meis, et pro amissione duorum luminum unam ultionem recipiam.

29 Et apprehendens ambas columnas quibus innitebatur domus, alteramque earum dextera et alteram læva tenens,

30 ait: Moriatur anima mea cum Philisthiim. Concussisque fortiter columnis, cecidit domus super omnes principes, et ceteram multitudinem quæ ibi erat: multoque plures interfecit moriens, quam ante vivus occiderat.

31 Descendentes autem fratres ejus et universa cognatio, tulerunt corpus ejus, et sepelierunt inter Saraa et Esthaol in sepulchro patris sui Manue: judicavitque Israël viginti annis.