¹And Samson went to Gazah, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.

¹[] Και υπηγεν ο Σαμψων εις την Γαζαν, και ειδεν εκει γυναικα πορνην και εισηλθε προς αυτην.

²[And it was told] the Gazathites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they surrounded [him], and laid wait for him all night at the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning light we will kill him.

²Ανηγγειλαν δε προς τους Γαζαιους, λεγοντες, Ο Σαμψων ηλθεν ενταυθα. Και αυτοι περικυκλωσαντες ενεδρευον αυτον ολην την νυκτα εν τη πυλη της πολεως· και ησυχαζον ολην την νυκτα, λεγοντες, Ας προσμενωμεν εως της αυγης της πρωιας και θελομεν φονευσει αυτον.

³And Samson lay till midnight; and he arose at midnight, and seized the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and tore them up with the bar, and put [them] upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.

³Ο δε Σαμψων εκοιμηθη εως μεσονυκτιου· και σηκωθεις περι το μεσονυκτιον επιασε τας θυρας της πυλης της πολεως, και τους δυο παραστατας, και αποσπασας αυτας μετα του μοχλου, επεθεσεν επι των ωμων αυτου και ανεβιβασεν αυτας επι την κορυφην του ορους του κατεναντι της Χεβρων.

⁴And it came to pass afterwards that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

⁴[] Και μετα ταυτα ηγαπησε γυναικα τινα εν τη κοιλαδι Σωρηκ, της οποιας το ονομα ητο Δαλιδα.

⁵And the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Persuade him, and see in what his great strength is, and with what we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to overpower him; and we will each give thee eleven hundred silver-pieces.

⁵Και ανεβησαν προς αυτην οι αρχοντες των Φιλισταιων και ειπον προς αυτην, Κολακευσον αυτον και ιδε εις τι ισταται η δυναμις αυτου η μεγαλη, και τινι τροπω δυναμεθα να υπερισχυσωμεν κατ' αυτου, ωστε να δεσωμεν αυτον, δια να δαμασωμεν αυτον· και ημεις θελομεν σοι δωσει εκαστος χιλια εκατον αργυρια.

⁶Then Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, in what is thy great strength, and with what thou mightest be bound to overpower thee.

⁶Και ειπεν η Δαλιδα προς τον Σαμψων, Φανερωσον μοι, παρακαλω, εις τι ισταται η δυναμις σου η μεγαλη, και με τι ηθελες δεθη δια να δαμασθης.

⁷And Samson said to her, If they should bind me with seven fresh cords which have not been dried, then should I be weak, and be as another man.

⁷Και ειπε προς αυτην ο Σαμψων, Εαν με δεσωσι με επτα χορδας υγρας, αιτινες δεν εξηρανθησαν, τοτε θελω αδυνατησει και θελω εισθαι ως εις των ανθρωπων.

⁸Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

⁸Τοτε εφεραν προς αυτην οι αρχοντες των Φιλισταιων επτα χορδας υγρας, αιτινες δεν ειχον ξηρανθη, και εδεσεν αυτον με αυτας.

⁹Now she had liers in wait abiding in the chamber; and she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! And he broke the cords, as a thread of tow is broken when it touches the fire; and his strength was not known.

⁹Ενεδρευον δε ανθρωποι καθημενοι μετ' αυτης εν τω κοιτωνι. Και ειπε προς αυτον, Οι Φιλισταιοι επι σε, Σαμψων. Και εκεινος εκοψε τας χορδας, καθως ηθελε κοπη νημα στυπιου, οταν μυρισθη το πυρ. Και δεν εγνωρισθη η δυναμις αυτου.

¹⁰And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me and told me lies. Now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mightest be bound.

¹⁰Και ειπεν η Δαλιδα προς τον Σαμψων, Ιδου, με εγελασας και ελαλησας προς εμε ψευδη· ειπε μοι λοιπον, παρακαλω, με τι ηθελες δεθη.

¹¹And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes, with which no work has been done, then should I be weak, and be as another man.

¹¹Και ειπε προς αυτην, Εαν με δεσωσι δυνατα με νεα σχοινια, με τα οποια δεν εγεινεν εργασια, τοτε θελω αδυνατησει και θελω εισθαι ως εις των ανθρωπων.

¹²And Delilah took new ropes, and bound him with them, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! Now there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he broke them from off his arms like a thread.

¹²Ελαβε λοιπον η Δαλιδα σχοινια νεα, και εδεσεν αυτον με αυτα και ειπε προς αυτον, Οι Φιλισταιοι επι σε, Σαμψων. Ενεδρευον δε ανθρωποι καθημενοι εν τω κοιτωνι. Και εκοψεν αυτα απο των βραχιονων αυτου ως νημα.

¹³And Delilah said to Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what thou mightest be bound. And he said to her, If thou shouldest weave the seven locks of my head with the web.

¹³Και ειπεν η Δαλιδα προς τον Σαμψων, Μεχρι τουδε με εγελασας και με ειπας ψευδη· ειπε μοι με τι ηθελες δεθη. Και ειπε προς αυτην, Εαν πλεξης τους επτα πλοκαμους της κεφαλης μου εις το διασμα.

¹⁴And she fastened it with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! And he awoke out of his sleep, and tore out the pin of the beam, and the web.

¹⁴Και αυτη επερασεν αυτους, εμπηγουσα και τον πασσαλον· και ειπε προς αυτον, Οι Φιλισταιοι επι σε, Σαμψων. Και εξυπνησεν εκ του υπνου αυτου και ανεσπασε τον πασσαλον του υφασματος με το διασμα.

¹⁵Then she said to him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? these three times hast thou mocked me, and hast not told me in what is thy great strength.

¹⁵Τοτε ειπε προς αυτον, Πως λεγεις, σε αγαπω, ενω η καρδια σου δεν ειναι μετ' εμου; συ με εγελασας τριτην ταυτην την φοραν, και δεν με εφανερωσας εις τι ισταται η δυναμις σου η μεγαλη.

¹⁶And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death;

¹⁶Και επειδη εστενοχωρει αυτον καθ' ημεραν με τους λογους αυτης και εβιαζεν αυτον, ωστε η ψυχη αυτου απεκαμε μεχρι θανατου,

¹⁷and he told her all his heart, and said to her, There has not come a razor upon my head; for I am a Nazarite of God from my mother's womb; if I should be shaven, then my strength would go from me, and I should be weak, and be like all mankind.

¹⁷εφανερωσε προς αυτην ολην την καρδιαν αυτου και ειπε προς αυτην, ξυραφιον δεν ανεβη επι την κεφαλην μου· διοτι εγω ειμαι Ναζηραιος εις τον Θεον εκ κοιλιας μητρος μου. Εαν ξυρισθω, τοτε η δυναμις μου θελει φυγει απ' εμου, και θελω αδυνατισει και κατασταθη ως παντες οι ανθρωποι.

¹⁸And Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, and she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this time, for he has told me all his heart. And the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hand.

¹⁸[] Και ιδουσα η Δαλιδα, οτι εφανερωσε προς αυτην ολην την καρδιαν αυτου, εστειλε και εκαλεσε τους αρχοντας των Φιλισταιων, λεγουσα, Αναβητε ταυτην την φοραν· διοτι μοι εφανερωσεν ολην την καρδιαν αυτου. Τοτε ανεβησαν προς αυτην οι αρχοντες των Φιλισταιων, φεροντες και το αργυριον εις τας χειρας αυτων.

¹⁹And she made him sleep upon her knees, and called a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to overpower him, and his strength went from him.

¹⁹Και απεκοιμησεν αυτον επι των γονατων αυτης· και εκαλεσεν ανθρωπον και εξυρισε τους επτα πλοκαμους της κεφαλης αυτου· και ηρχισε να δαμαζη αυτον, και η δυναμις αυτου εφυγεν απ' αυτου.

²⁰And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! And he awoke out of his sleep, and thought, I will go out as at other times before, and disengage myself. And he knew not that Jehovah had departed from him.

²⁰Και αυτη ειπεν, Οι Φιλισταιοι επι σε, Σαμψων. Και αυτος εξυπνησεν εκ του υπνου αυτου και ειπε, Θελω εξελθει καθως αλλοτε και θελω εκτιναχθη. Αλλ' αυτος δεν εγνωρισεν οτι ο Κυριος ειχεν απομακρυνθη απ' αυτου.

²¹And the Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gazah, and bound him with fetters of bronze; and he had to grind in the prison-house.

²¹Και επιασαν αυτον οι Φιλισταιοι και εξωρυξαν τους οφθαλμους αυτου και κατεβιβασαν αυτον εις Γαζαν και εδεσαν αυτον με δυο χαλκινας αλυσεις· και ηλεθεν εν τω οικω του δεσμωτηριου.

²²But the hair of his head began to grow after he was shaved.

²²[] Αι δε τριχες της κεφαλης αυτου ηρχισαν να εκφυωνται παλιν, αφου εξυρισθη.

²³Then the lords of the Philistines gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands.

²³Συνηχθησαν δε οι αρχοντες των Φιλισταιων, δια να προσφερωσι θυσιαν μεγαλην εις Δαγων τον θεον αυτων και να ευφρανθωσι διοτι ειπον, Ο Θεος ημων παρεδωκεν εις την χειρα ημων τον Σαμψων τον εχθρον ημων.

²⁴And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, even him who multiplied our slain.

²⁴Και οτε ειδεν αυτον ο λαος, εδοξασαν τον θεον αυτων, λεγοντες, Ο θεος ημων παρεδωκεν εις την χειρα ημων τον εχθρον ημων και τον ολοθρευτην της γης ημων και τον φονευσαντα πληθος εξ ημων.

²⁵And it came to pass when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house, and he played before them; and they set him between the pillars.

²⁵Και οτε ευθυμησεν η καρδια αυτων, ειπαν, Καλεσατε τον Σαμψων, δια να παιξη εις ημας. Και εκαλεσαν τον Σαμψων εκ του οικου του δεσμωτηριου, και επαιξεν εμπροσθεν αυτων· και εστησαν αυτον αναμεσον των στυλων.

²⁶And Samson said to the lad that held him by the hand, Let loose of me, and suffer me to feel the pillars upon which the house stands, that I may lean upon them.

²⁶Και ειπεν ο Σαμψων προς το παιδιον, το οποιον εκρατει αυτον εκ της χειρος, Αφες με να ψηλαφησω τους στυλους, επι των οποιων ισταται ο οικος, δια να στηριχθω επ' αυτους.

²⁷Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and upon the roof there were about three thousand men and women, who looked on while Samson made sport.

²⁷Ο δε οικος ητο πληρης ανδρων και γυναικων· και ησαν εκει παντες οι αρχοντες των Φιλισταιων· και επι του δωματος περιπου τρεις χιλιαδες ανδρων και γυναικων, οιτινες εθεωρουν τον Σαμψων παιζοντα.

²⁸And Samson called to Jehovah, and said, Lord Jehovah, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may take one vengeance upon the Philistines for my two eyes.

²⁸Και εβοησεν ο Σαμψων προς τον Κυριον και ειπε, Δεσποτα Κυριε, ενθυμηθητι με, δεομαι και ενισχυσον με, παρακαλω, μονον ταυτην την φοραν, Θεε, δια να εκδικηθω κατα των Φιλισταιων δια μιας υπερ των δυο οφθαλμων μου.

²⁹And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood (and he supported himself upon them), the one with his right hand and the other with his left.

²⁹Και ενηγκαλισθη ο Σαμψων τους δυο μεσους στυλους, επι των οποιων ιστατο ο οικος, και επεστηριχθη επ' αυτους, τον ενα με την δεξιαν αυτου και τον αλλον με την αριστεραν αυτου.

³⁰And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines! And he bowed himself with might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than those whom he had slain in his life.

³⁰Και ειπεν ο Σαμψων, Αποθανετω η ψυχη μου μετα των Φιλισταιων. Και εκαμφθη με δυναμιν· και ο οικος επεσεν επι τους αρχοντας και επι παντα τον λαον τον εν αυτω. Οι δε αποθανοντες, τους οποιους εθανατωσεν εν τω θανατω αυτου, ησαν περισσοτεροι παρα οσους εθανατωσεν εν τη ζωη αυτου.

³¹And his brethren came down, and all the house of his father, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zoreah and Eshtaol in the sepulchre of Manoah his father. And he had judged Israel twenty years.

³¹Τοτε κατεβησαν οι αδελφοι αυτου και πας ο οικος του πατρος αυτου και εσηκωσαν αυτον· και ανεβιβασαν και εθαψαν αυτον μεταξυ Σαραα και Εσθαολ, εν τω ταφω Μανωε του πατρος αυτου. Εκρινε δε ουτος τον Ισραηλ εικοσι ετη.