¹Siis Simson läks Assasse, nägi seal ühte hooranaist ja läks selle juurde.

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

²Kui assalastele öeldi: 'Simson on siia tulnud', siis nad piirasid ja varitsesid teda kogu öö linna väravas. Aga nad olid kogu öö rahulikud, öeldes: 'Kui hommik valgeneb, siis me tapame tema.'

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.

³Ja Simson magas keskööni. Aga keskööl tõusis ta üles, haaras kinni linna värava tiibadest ja mõlemast piidast, tõmbas need välja ühes poomiga, tõstis enesele õlgadele ja viis need üles mäetippu, mis on Hebroni kohal.

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.

⁴Ja pärast seda armastas ta Soreki jõe ääres Deliila-nimelist naist.

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

⁵Siis vilistite vürstid tulid naise juurde ja ütlesid temale: 'Meelita teda ja vaata, kus tal see suur jõud on ja kuidas me saaksime temast jagu ja teda kinni siduda, et teda alistada, siis anname igamees sulle tuhat ükssada hõbeseeklit!'

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.

⁶Ja Deliila ütles Simsonile: 'Räägi mulle, kus sul see suur jõud on ja millega tuleks sind siduda, et sind saaks alistada?'

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.

⁷Simson vastas temale: 'Kui mind seotakse seitsme toore loomakõõlusega, mis ei ole kuivanud, siis jään ma jõuetuks ja olen nagu iga muu inimene.'

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.

⁸Siis vilistite vürstid tõid naisele seitse toorest loomakõõlust, mis ei olnud kuivanud, ja ta sidus teda nendega.

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

⁹Ja naise juures kambris istus varitseja. Kui naine ütles Simsonile: 'Vilistid tulevad sulle kallale, Simson!', siis ta rebis loomakõõlused katki, otsekui rebeneks takulõng, kui see nuusutab tuld; ja tema jõudu ei saadud teada.

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.

¹⁰Ja Deliila ütles Simsonile: 'Vaata, sa oled mind narrinud ja rääkinud mulle valet. Räägi nüüd ometi mulle, millega saab sind siduda!'

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.

¹¹Ta ütles siis temale: 'Kui mind seotakse uute köitega, millega ei ole tööd tehtud, siis jään ma jõuetuks ja olen nagu muud inimesed.'

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.

¹²Siis Deliila võttis uued köied ja sidus teda nendega ning ütles temale: 'Vilistid tulevad sulle kallale, Simson!' Ja kambris istus varitseja; aga Simson kiskus köied oma käsivartelt katki nagu niidid.

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.

¹³Ja Deliila ütles Simsonile: 'Senini oled sa mind narrinud ja mulle valet rääkinud; avalda mulle, millega saab sind siduda!' Ja ta vastas temale: 'Kui sa kood mu peast seitse juuksekiharat lõimedesse.'

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.

¹⁴Siis ta lõi need lõksutiga kinni ja ütles temale: 'Vilistid tulevad sulle kallale, Simson!' Kui Simson ärkas unest, siis kiskus ta välja soa ühes koe ja lõimedega.

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.

¹⁵Ja Deliila ütles temale: 'Kuidas sa võid öelda: Ma armastan sind, kui su süda ei ole minu juures? Juba kolm korda oled sa mind narrinud ega ole mulle avaldanud, kus su suur jõud on.'

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.

¹⁶Ja sündis, kui ta iga päev teda oma kõnedega kitsikusse ajas ja temale peale käis, et ta hing tüdines surmani

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

¹⁷ja ta avas temale kogu oma südame ning ütles: 'Habemenuga ei ole saanud mu pea ligi, sest ma olen emaihust alates eraldatud Jumalale. Kui mind pöetakse, siis mu jõud lahkub minust ja ma muutun jõuetuks ning olen nagu kõik muud inimesed.'

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.

¹⁸Kui Deliila nägi, et Simson oli temale avanud kogu oma südame, siis läkitas ta vilistite vürstidele teate, öeldes: 'Tulge nüüd, sest ta on mulle avanud kogu oma südame!' Ja vilistite vürstid tulid ta juurde ning tõid raha kaasa.

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.

¹⁹Ta uinutas Simsonit oma põlvedel ja kutsus ühe mehe, kes pügas tema seitse juuksekiharat; ta nõrgestas Simsonit ja selle jõud lahkus temast.

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.

²⁰Ja Deliila ütles: 'Vilistid tulevad sulle kallale, Simson!' Simson ärkas unest ja mõtles: 'Ma lähen välja nagu ennegi ja raputan enese lahti!' Aga ta ei teadnud, et Issand oli temast lahkunud.

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.

²¹Ja vilistid võtsid ta kinni ja torkasid tal silmad välja; ja nad viisid ta Assasse, aheldasid vaskahelatega ja ta pidi vangikojas jahvatama.

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.

²²Aga ta juuksed hakkasid jälle kasvama, pärast seda kui need olid pöetud.

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

²³Ja vilistite vürstid kogunesid, et ohverdada suurt ohvrit oma jumalale Daagonile ja et olla rõõmsad, ja nad ütlesid: 'Meie jumal on meie kätte andnud Simsoni, meie vaenlase.'

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.

²⁴Kui rahvas teda nägi, siis nad kiitsid oma jumalat, sest nad ütlesid: 'Meie jumal on meie kätte andnud meie vaenlase, meie maa laastaja, kes lõi meist paljud maha.'

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.

²⁵Ja et nende süda oli rõõmus, siis nad ütlesid: 'Kutsuge Simson, et ta meid lõbustaks!' Ja nad kutsusid Simsoni vangikojast ja ta tegi nalja nende ees; nad panid ta seisma sammaste vahele.

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.

²⁶Siis Simson ütles poisile, kes tal käest kinni hoidis: 'Jäta mind, lase ma puudutan sambaid, millele hoone tugineb, et ma nende vastu saaksin nõjatuda!'

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.

²⁷Aga hoone oli täis mehi ja naisi, ja seal olid kõik vilistite vürstid; ja katusel oli Simsoni naljategemist vaatamas ligi kolm tuhat meest ja naist.

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.

²⁸Siis Simson hüüdis Issandat ja ütles: 'Issand Jumal! Mõtle ometi minu peale ja tee mind tugevaks ainult veel selleks korraks, oh Jumal, et saaksin vilistitele ühe korraga kätte maksta oma mõlema silma eest!'

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.

²⁹Ja Simson haaras kinni kahest keskmisest sambast, millele hoone tugines, ja toetus neile, ühele parema ja teisele vasaku käega.

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.

³⁰Ja Simson ütles: 'Surgu mu hing koos vilistitega!' Siis ta tõmbas enese võimsasti kummargile ja hoone langes vürstide ja kogu sees oleva rahva peale; ja nii oli surnuid, keda ta surres surmas, rohkem kui neid, keda ta oma elus oli surmanud.

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.

³¹Siis tulid ta vennad ja kogu ta isa pere ja nad võtsid ta kaasa ning viisid ta Sora ja Estaoli vahele ja matsid ta seal tema isa Maanoahi hauda; ta oli Iisraelile kohut mõistnud kakskümmend aastat.

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.