1 S amson went to Gaza and saw a woman who sold the use of her body there. He went in to her.

وَذَهَبَ شَمْشُونُ يَوْماً إلَى غَزَّةَ. وَهُناكَ رَأى عاهِرَةً، فَعاشَرَها.

2 T he Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” So they gathered around the place and waited for him all night at the gate of the city. They were quiet all night, saying, “Let us wait until the morning light. Then we will kill him.”

فَقِيلَ لأهلِ غَزَّةَ: «قَدْ جاءَ شَمْشُونُ هُنا.» فَأحاطُوا بِالمَكانِ، وَكَمُنُوا لَهُ طَوالَ تِلْكَ اللَّيلَةِ عِنْدَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ. وَلَزِمُوا الهُدُوءَ طَوالَ اللَّيلِ مُفَكِّرِينَ فِي نُفُوسِهِمْ: «نَنتَظِرُهُ حَتَّى الصَّباحِ ثُمَّ نَقتُلُهُ.»

3 B ut Samson lay until late at night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the pieces that held them. He pulled them up together with the locks and put them on his shoulders. And he carried them up to the top of the mountain beside Hebron.

أمَّا شَمْشُونُ فَبَقِيَ فِي الفِراشِ حَتَّى مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيلِ. ثُمَّ أمْسَكَ بِشَقَّي بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ وَالقائِمَتَينِ، وَقَلَعَهُما مَعَ القُضْبانِ الحَديدِيَّةِ، وَحَمَلَها كُلَّها إلَى قِمَّةِ التَّلَّةِ المُقابِلَةِ لِمَدِينَةِ حَبْرُونَ. شَمْشُونُ وَدَلِيلَة

4 A fter this Samson loved a woman in the valley of Sorek. Her name was Delilah.

بَعْدَ هَذا، وَقَعَ شَمْشُونُ فِي غَرامِ امْرأةٍ تَسكُنُ فِي وادِي سُورَقَ اسْمُها دَلِيلَةُ.

5 T he leaders of the Philistines came to her, saying, “Tempt Samson to tell you the secret of his powerful strength. Find out how we can get power over him so we can tie him and hold him. Then we will each give you 1, 100 pieces of silver.”

وَصَعِدَ إلَيها سَادَةُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ وَقالُوا لَها: «احتالِي عَلَيهِ لِتَعْرِفِي ما الَّذِي يَجعَلُهُ بِهَذِهِ القُوَّةِ العَظِيمَةِ. وَاعرِفِي لَنا كَيفَ نَقوَى عَلَيهِ، لِكَي نُقَيِّدَهُ لِنُخضِعَهُ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَيُعطِيكِ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنّا ألفاً وَمِئَةَ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ.»

6 S o Delilah said to Samson, “I beg you. Tell me the secret of your powerful strength. Tell me how one can get power over you and tie you up and hold you.”

فَقالَتْ دَلِيلَةُ لِشَمْشُونَ: «أخبِرْنِي مِنْ فَضلِكَ عَمّا يَجعَلُكَ بِهَذِهِ القُوَّةِ العَظِيمَةِ، وَكَيفَ يُمكِنُ أنْ تُقَيَّدَ لِتُخْضَعَ.»

7 S amson said to her, “They must tie me with seven new ropes that have not been dried. Then I will become weak and be like any other man.”

فَقالَ لَها شَمْشُونُ: «إذا قَيَّدْتِنِي بِسَبعَةِ أوتارٍ جَدِيدَةٍ مِنْ أوتارِ الأقْواسِ الطَّرِيَّةِ، حِينَئِذٍ، أصِيرُ ضَعِيفاً كَأيِّ شَخْصٍ آخَرَ.»

8 S o the leaders of the Philistines brought her seven new ropes that had not been dried. And Delilah tied Samson with them.

فَجَلَبَ لَها سَادَةُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ سَبعَةَ أوتارٍ جَدِيدَةٍ مِنْ أوتارِ الأقواسِ الطَّرِيَّةِ، فَقَيَّدَتْهُ بِها.

9 S he had men hiding and waiting in another room. She said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he broke the ropes like a string breaks when it touches fire. So they did not find the secret of his strength.

وَكانَ هُناكَ رِجالٌ يَكْمُنُونَ لَهُ فِي الغُرفَةِ الدّاخِلِيَّةِ، فَقالَتْ لَهُ: «الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ هاجِمُونَ عَلَيكَ يا شَمْشُونُ.» لَكِنَّهُ قَطَعَ الأوتارَ كَما يَنقَطِعُ خَيطٌ إذا اشْتَمَّ رائِحَةَ النّارِ. فَلَمْ يُعرَفْ سِرُّ قُوَّتِهِ.

10 D elilah said to Samson, “See, you have fooled me and told me lies. Now tell me, I beg you, how can you be tied?”

فَقالَتْ دَلِيلَةُ لِشَمْشُونَ: «لَقَدْ ضَحِكْتَ عَلَيَّ، إذْ لَمْ تَقُلْ لِي إلّا أكاذِيبَ. فَالآنَ قُلْ لِي أرْجُوكَ كَيفَ يُمكِنُ تَقيِيدُكَ.»

11 S amson said to her, “They must tie me with new ropes which have never been used. Then I will become weak and be like any other man.”

فَقالَ لَها: «إذا رَبَطُونِي بِحِبالٍ جَدِيدَةٍ لَمْ تُستَخدَمْ مِنْ قَبلُ، حِينَئِذٍ، سَأصِيرُ ضَعِيفاً، وَسَأكُونُ كَأيِّ شَخصٍ آخَرَ.»

12 S o Delilah took new ropes, tied Samson with them, and said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” Men were hiding and waiting in another room. But Samson broke the ropes from his arms like a string.

فَأخَذَتْ دَلِيلَةُ حِبالاً جَدِيدَةً، وَقَيَّدَتْهُ بِها، ثُمَّ قالَتْ لَهُ: «الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ هاجِمُونَ عَلَيكَ يا شَمْشُونُ.» وَكانَ هُناكَ رِجالٌ كامِنُونَ لَهُ فِي الغُرفَةِ الدّاخِلِيَّةِ، لَكِنَّهُ قَطَعَها عَنْ ذِراعَيهِ كَخَيطٍ.

13 T hen Delilah said to Samson, “You have fooled me and told me lies until now. Tell me how you can be tied.” Samson said to her, “You must work the seven strings of my hair into the cloth you are making and hold it there with a nail. Then I will become weak and be like any other man.”

فَقالَتْ دَلِيلَةُ لِشَمْشُونَ: «إلَى مَتَى سَتَظَلُّ تَهزَأُ بِي وَتَكذِبُ عَلَيَّ؟ أخبِرْنِي كَيفَ يَمكِنُ تَقيِيدُكَ.» فَقالَ لَها: «إذا جَدَلْتِ سَبْعَ خُصَلٍ مِنْ شَعْرِي بِنَولِ النَّسْجِ، وَثَبَّتِّها بِوَتَدٍ، أفْقِدُ قُوَّتِي.»

14 S o while Samson slept, Delilah took the seven strings of his hair and worked them into the cloth. She held it in place with the nail. Then she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled away the nail, the cloth maker and the cloth.

وَبَينَما هُوَ نائِمٌ، أمْسَكَتْ دَلِيلَةُ سَبْعَ خُصَلٍ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَجَدَلَتْها بِنَولِ النَّسْجِ، وَثَبَّتَتْها بِوَتَدٍ، وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ هاجِمُونَ عَلَيكَ.» لَكِنَّهُ أفاقَ مِنْ نَومِهِ، وَخَلَعَ الوَتَدَ، وَفَكَّ شَعْرَهُ المَجْدُولَ بِالنّولِ.

15 D elilah said to Samson, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have lied to me these three times. You have not told me the secret of your powerful strength.”

فَقالَتْ دَلِيلَةُ: «كَيفَ تَقُولُ إنَّكَ تُحِبُّنِي، وَأنتَ لا تَثِقُ بِي؟ ضَحِكْتَ عَلَيَّ ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ حَتَّى الآنَ، وَلَمْ تَقُلْ لِي ما يَجعَلُكَ بِهَذِهِ القُوَّةِ.»

16 S he asked him day after day until his soul was troubled to death.

وَهَكَذا ظَلَّتْ تُزعِجُهُ بِكَلامِها يَوماً بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ، وَتَضْغَطُ عَلَيهِ، حَتَّى جَعَلَتْهُ يَسْأمُ الحَياةَ.

17 S o he told her all that was in his mind. He said to her, “My hair has never been cut. For I have been a Nazirite to God from the time I was born. If my hair is cut, my strength will leave me. I will become weak and be like any other man.”

فَأخبَرَها بِكُلِّ سِرِّهِ وَقالَ: «لَمْ تَلمَسْ شَفرَةُ حِلاقَةٍ رَأسِي، فَأنا نَذِيرٌ للهِ مُنْذُ وِلادَتِي. فَإذا حُلِقَ شَعْرُ رَأْسِي، أفْقِدُ قُوَّتِي، وَأصِيرُ ضَعِيفاً كَأيِّ إنسانٍ آخَرَ.»

18 D elilah saw that Samson had told her the truth. She sent and called the leaders of the Philistines, saying, “Come once again. For he has told me all he knows.” So the leaders of the Philistines came to her. And they brought the money in their hands.

فَأدْرَكَتْ دَلِيلَةُ أنَّهُ كانَ صادِقاً مَعَها هَذِهِ المَرَّةَ، فَذَهَبَتْ إلَى سَادَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ وَقالَتْ لَهُمْ: «تَعالَوا هَذِهِ المَرَّةَ، فَقَدْ صَدَقَ مَعِي.» فَذَهَبَ سَادَةُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ حامِلِينَ فِضَّتَهُمْ مَعَهُمْ.

19 S he made Samson sleep on her knees. Then she called for a man to cut off the seven parts of Samson’s hair. She began to hurt Samson, and his strength left him.

وَتَرَكَتْ دَلِيلَةُ شَمْشُونَ يَنامُ عَلَى رُكبَتَيها. وَدَعَتْ رَجُلاً، وَطَلَبَتْ مِنْهُ أنْ يَقُصَّ الجَدائِلَ السَّبْعَ التِي عَلَى رَأسِ شَمْشُونَ. ثُمَّ أخَذَتْ تُذِلُّهُ، وَعَلِمَتْ أنْ قُوَّتَهُ قَدْ فارَقَتْهُ.

20 S he said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as I have at other times. I will shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.

ثُمَّ قالَتْ: «الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ هاجِمُونَ عَلَيكَ يا شَمْشُونُ!» فَأفاَقَ وَقالَ: «سَأخرُجُ فِي هَذِهِ المَرَّةِ أيضاً، وَسَأنقَضُّ عَلَى القُيُودِ.» لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعرِفْ أنَّ اللهَ قَدْ فارَقَهُ!

21 T he Philistines took hold of him and cut out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and tied him with brass chains. Samson was made to grind grain in the prison.

فَقَبَضَ عَلَيهِ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ، وَفَقَأُوا عَينَيهِ. وَنَزَلُوا بِهِ إلَى غَزَّةَ، وقَيَّدُوهُ بِسَلاسِلَ بُرُونزِيَّةٍ. وَجَعَلُوهُ طاحِنَ حُبُوبٍ فِي السِّجْنِ.

22 B ut the hair of his head started to grow again after it was cut off. The Death of Samson

لَكِنَّ شَعْرَ رَأْسِهِ بَدَأ يَنْمُو مِنْ جَدِيدٍ.

23 N ow the leaders of the Philistines gathered to give a large gift to their god Dagon. They were happy, for they said, “Our god has given us Samson, the man who has fought against us.”

وَاحتَشَدَ سَادَةُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ لِيُقَدِّمُوا ذَبِيحَةً كَبيرَةً لإلَهِهِمْ داجُونَ، وَيَبتَهِجُوا بِانْتِصارِهِمْ، إذْ قالُوا: «نَصَرَنا إلَهُنا عَلَى شَمْشُونَ.»

24 T he people praised their god when they saw Samson. They said, “Our god has given us the one who fought against us, destroyed our country, and killed many of us.”

فَلَمّا رَآهُ الشَّعبُ، سَبَّحُوا إلَهَهُمْ وَقالُوا: «نَصَرَنا إلَهُنا عَلَى عَدُوِّنا الَّذِي دَمَّرَ أرْضَنا، وَقَتَلَ كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ شَعبِنا.»

25 A fter the people had had much to drink, they said, “Bring Samson here so we can have some fun with him.” So they called Samson out of prison and made fun of him. They made him stand between the stone pillars that held up the building.

وَبَيْنَما كانُوا يَلهَونَ، قالُوا: «أحْضِرُوا شَمْشُونَ ليُرَفِّهَ عَنّا.» فأحْضَرُوا شَمْشُونَ مِنَ السِّجْنِ، فَقَدَّمَ أمامَهُمْ عَرضاً. ثُمَّ أوقَفُوهُ بَيِنَ عَمُودَينِ.

26 S amson said to the boy who was holding his hand, “Let me feel the tall pillars that hold up the building. I want to rest against them.”

فَقالَ شَمْشُونُ لِلصَّبِيِّ المُمسِكِ بِيَدِهِ: «ضَعْنِي فِي مَكانٍ أتَحَسَّسُ فِيهِ الأعمِدَةَ الَّتِي يَقُومُ عَلَيها البَيْتُ، فَأنا أُرِيدُ أنْ أتَّكِئَ عَلَيها.»

27 N ow the building was full of men and women. All the leaders of the Philistines were there, and there were about 3, 000 men and women on the roof looking down and laughing at Samson.

وَكانَ البَيتُ مَلِيئاً بِالرِّجالِ وَالنِّساءِ، وَكُلُّ سَادَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ هُناكَ. وَكانَ عَلَى السَّطحِ نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ وَامرَأةٍ يَتَفَرَّجُونَ عَلَى شَمْشُونَ وَهُوَ يُسَلِّيهِمْ بِعُرُوضِهِ.

28 T hen Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, I beg You. Remember me. Give me strength only this once, O God. So I may now punish the Philistines for my two eyes.”

ثُمَّ صَرَخَ شَمْشُونُ إلَى اللهِ وَقالَ: «أيُّها الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ ، اذْكُرْنِي فِي وُقُوفِي هَذِهِ المَرَّةَ فَقَطْ يا اللهُ، لِكَي أنتَقِمَ بِعَمَلٍ واحِدٍ مِنَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ لِأنَّهُمْ فَقَأُوا عَينَيَّ.»

29 S amson took hold of the two center pillars that held up the building. He pushed against them, with his right hand on one and his left hand on the other.

ثُمَّ أمسَكَ شَمْشُونُ بِالعَمُودَينِ المُتَوَسِّطَينِ اللَّذَينِ يَقُومُ البَيتُ عَلَيهِما. فَاسْتَنَدَ عَلَيهِما، عَلَى واحِدٍ بِيُمناهُ، وَعَلَى الآخَرِ بِيُسْراهُ.

30 S amson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his strength so that the building fell on the leaders and all the people in it. He killed more at his death than he killed in his life.

ثُمَّ قالَ شَمْشُونُ: «لأمُتْ مَعَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ!» وَدَفَعَ العَمُودَينِ بِكُلِّ قُوَّتِهِ، فانهَدَمَ البَيتُ عَلَى السَادَةِ وَكُلِّ النَّاسِ. فَكانَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ عِندَ مَوتِهِ أكثَرَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ أثناءَ حَياتِهِ.

31 T hen his brothers and all those of his father’s house came and took him. They brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the grave of his father Manoah. Samson had ruled Israel for twenty years.

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ إخْوَتُهُ وَكُلُّ عائِلَتِهِ وَأخَذُوهُ، وَأصعَدُوهُ وَدَفَنُوهُ بَينَ صُرْعَةَ وَأشْتَأُولَ فِي قَبْرِ أبِيهِ مَنُوحَ. وَكانَ شَمْشُونُ قَدْ قَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ مُدَّةَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.