< Judges 16 >

1 Also Sampson yede in to Gazam, and he siy there a womman hoore, and he entride to hir.
參孫到了迦薩,在那裏看見一個妓女,就與她親近。
2 And whanne Filisteis hadden seyn this, and it was pupplischid at hem, that Sampson entride in to the citee, thei cumpassiden hym, whanne keperis weren set in the yate of the citee; and thei abididen there al nyyt `with silence, that in the morewtid thei schulen kille Sampson goynge out.
有人告訴迦薩人說:「參孫到這裏來了!」他們就把他團團圍住,終夜在城門悄悄埋伏,說:「等到天亮我們便殺他。」
3 Forsothe Sampson slepte til to `the myddis of the nyyt; and `fro thennus he roos, and took bothe the closyngis, ethir leeues, of the yate, with hise postis and lok; and he bar tho leeues, put on the schuldris, to the cop of the hil that biholdith Ebron.
參孫睡到半夜,起來,將城門的門扇、門框、門閂,一齊拆下來,扛在肩上,扛到希伯崙前的山頂上。
4 After these thingis Sampson louyde a womman that dwellide in the valey of Soreth, and sche was clepid Dalida.
後來,參孫在梭烈谷喜愛一個婦人,名叫大利拉。
5 And the princes of Filisteis camen to hir, and seiden, Disseyue thou hym, and lerne thou of hym, in what thing he hath so greet strengthe, and how we mowen ouercome hym, and turmente hym boundun; that if thou doist, we schulen yyue to thee ech man a thousynde and an hundrid platis of siluer.
非利士人的首領上去見那婦人,對她說:「求你誆哄參孫,探探他因何有這麼大的力氣,我們用何法能勝他,捆綁剋制他。我們就每人給你一千一百舍客勒銀子。」
6 Therfor Dalida spak to Sampson, Y biseche, seie thou to me, wher ynne is thi gretteste strengthe, and what is that thing, with which thou boundun maist not breke?
大利拉對參孫說:「求你告訴我,你因何有這麼大的力氣,當用何法捆綁剋制你。」
7 To whom Sampson answeride, If Y be boundun with seuene coordis of senewis not yit drye `and yit moiste, Y schal be feble as othere men.
參孫回答說:「人若用七條未乾的青繩子捆綁我,我就軟弱像別人一樣。」
8 And the princis of Filisteis brouyten `to hir seuene coordis, as he hadde seide; with whiche sche boond him,
於是非利士人的首領拿了七條未乾的青繩子來,交給婦人,她就用繩子捆綁參孫。
9 while buyschementis weren hid at hir, and abididen in a closet the ende of the thing. And sche criede to hym, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! Which brak the boondis, as if a man brekith a threed of herdis, writhun with spotle, whanne it hath take the odour of fier; and it was not knowun wher ynne his strengthe was.
有人預先埋伏在婦人的內室裏。婦人說:「參孫哪,非利士人拿你來了!」參孫就掙斷繩子,如掙斷經火的麻線一般。這樣,他力氣的根由人還是不知道。
10 And Dalida seide to hym, Lo! thou hast scorned me, and thou hast spok fals; nameli now schewe thou to me, with what thing thou schuldist be boundun.
大利拉對參孫說:「你欺哄我,向我說謊言。現在求你告訴我當用何法捆綁你。」
11 To whom he answeride, If Y be boundun with newe coordis, that weren not yit in werk, I schal be feble, and lijk othere men.
參孫回答說:「人若用沒有使過的新繩捆綁我,我就軟弱像別人一樣。」
12 With whiche Dalida boond him eft, and criede, Sampson, Filistees ben on thee! the while buyschementis weren maad redi in closet. Which brak `so the boondis as thredis of webbis.
大利拉就用新繩捆綁他,對他說:「參孫哪,非利士人拿你來了!」有人預先埋伏在內室裏。參孫將臂上的繩掙斷了,如掙斷一條線一樣。
13 And Dalida seide eft to hym, Hou long schalt thou disseyue me, and schalt speke fals? Schew thou to me, with what thing thou schalt be boundun. To whom Sampson answeryde, he seide, If thou plattist seuene heeris of myn heed with a strong boond, and fastnest to the erthe a naile boundun a boute with these, Y schal be feble.
大利拉對參孫說:「你到如今還是欺哄我,向我說謊言。求你告訴我,當用何法捆綁你。」參孫回答說:「你若將我頭上的七條髮綹,與緯線同織就可以了。」
14 And whanne Dalida hadde do this, sche seide to hym, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! And he roos fro sleep, and drow out the nail, with the heeris and strong boond.
於是大利拉將他的髮綹與緯線同織,用橛子釘住,對他說:「參孫哪,非利士人拿你來了!」參孫從睡中醒來,將機上的橛子和緯線一齊都拔出來了。
15 And Dalida seide to hym, Hou seist thou, that thou louest me, sithen thi soule is not with me? Bi thre tymes thou liedist to me, and noldist seie to me, wher ynne is thi moost strengthe.
大利拉對參孫說:「你既不與我同心,怎麼說你愛我呢?你這三次欺哄我,沒有告訴我,你因何有這麼大的力氣。」
16 And whanne sche was diseseful to hym, and cleuyde to hym contynueli bi many daies, and yaf not space to reste, his lijf failide, and was maad wery `til to deeth.
大利拉天天用話催逼他,甚至他心裏煩悶要死。
17 Thanne he openyde the treuthe of the thing, and seide to hir, Yrun stiede neuere on myn heed, for Y am a Nazarei, that is, halewid to the Lord, fro `the wombe of my modir; if myn heed be schauun, my strengthe schal go awei fro me, and Y schal faile, and Y schal be as othere men.
參孫就把心中所藏的都告訴了她,對她說:「向來人沒有用剃頭刀剃我的頭,因為我自出母胎就歸上帝作拿細耳人;若剃了我的頭髮,我的力氣就離開我,我便軟弱像別人一樣。」
18 And sche siy that he knowlechide to hir al his wille, `ether herte; and sche sente to the princes of Filisteis, and comaundide, Stie ye yit onys, for now he openyde his herte to me. Whiche stieden, with the money takun which thei bihiyten.
大利拉見他把心中所藏的都告訴了她,就打發人到非利士人的首領那裏,對他們說:「他已經把心中所藏的都告訴了我,請你們再上來一次。」於是非利士人的首領手裏拿着銀子,上到婦人那裏。
19 And sche made hym slepe on hir knees, and `bowe the heed in hir bosum; and sche clepide a barbour, and schauede seuene heeris of hym; and sche bigan to caste hym awei, and to put fro hir; for anoon the strengthe yede awei fro him.
大利拉使參孫枕着她的膝睡覺,叫了一個人來剃除他頭上的七條髮綹。於是大利拉剋制他,他的力氣就離開他了。
20 And sche seide, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! And he roos fro sleep, and seide to his soule, Y schal go out, as and Y dide bifore, and Y schal schake me fro boondis; and he wiste not, that the Lord hadde goon awei fro hym.
大利拉說:「參孫哪,非利士人拿你來了!」參孫從睡中醒來,心裏說:「我要像前幾次出去活動身體」;他卻不知道耶和華已經離開他了。
21 And whanne Filisteis hadden take hym, anoon thei diden out hise iyen, and ledden hym boundun with chaynes to Gaza, and `maden hym closid in prisoun to grynde.
非利士人將他拿住,剜了他的眼睛,帶他下到迦薩,用銅鍊拘索他;他就在監裏推磨。
22 And now hise heeris bigunnen to growe ayen;
然而他的頭髮被剃之後,又漸漸長起來了。
23 and the princes of Filisteis camen togidere to offre grete sacrifices to Dagon, her god, and `to ete, seiynge, Oure god hath bitake oure enemy Sampson in to oure hondis.
非利士人的首領聚集,要給他們的神大袞獻大祭,並且歡樂,因為他們說:「我們的神將我們的仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。」
24 And the puple seynge also this thing preiside her god, and seide the same thingis, Our god hath bitake oure aduersarie in to oure hondis, which dide awey oure lond, and killide ful many men.
眾人看見參孫,就讚美他們的神說:「我們的神將毀壞我們地、殺害我們許多人的仇敵交在我們手中了。」
25 And thei weren glad bi feestis, for thei hadden ete thanne; and thei comaundiden, that Sampson schulde be clepid, and schulde pleie bifor hem; which was led out of prisoun, and pleiede bifor hem; and thei maden hym stonde bitwixe twei pileris.
他們正宴樂的時候,就說:「叫參孫來,在我們面前戲耍戲耍。」於是將參孫從監裏提出來,他就在眾人面前戲耍。他們使他站在兩柱中間。
26 And he seide to the `child gouernynge hise steppis, Suffre thou me, that Y touche the pilers on whiche al the hows stondith, that Y be bowid on tho, and reste a litil.
參孫向拉他手的童子說:「求你讓我摸着托房的柱子,我要靠一靠。」
27 Sotheli the hows was ful of men and of wymmen, and the princes of the Filisteis weren there, and aboute thre thousynde of `euer either kynde, biholdynge fro the roof and the soler Sampson pleynge.
那時房內充滿男女,非利士人的眾首領也都在那裏。房的平頂上約有三千男女觀看參孫戲耍。
28 And whanne the Lord `was inwardli clepid, he seide, My Lord God, haue mynde on me, and, my God, yelde thou now to me the formere strengthe, that Y venge me of myn enemyes, and that Y resseyue o veniaunce for the los of tweyne iyen.
參孫求告耶和華說:「主耶和華啊,求你眷念我。上帝啊,求你賜我這一次的力量,使我在非利士人身上報那剜我雙眼的仇。」
29 And he took bothe pilers, on whiche the hows stood, and he helde the oon of tho in the riythond, and the tother in the left hond; and seide,
參孫就抱住托房的那兩根柱子:左手抱一根,右手抱一根,
30 My lijf die with Filesteis! And whanne the pileris weren schakun togidere strongli, the hows felde on alle the princes, and on the tother multitude, that was there; and he diynge killide many moo, than he quyk hadde slayn bifore.
說:「我情願與非利士人同死!」就盡力屈身,房子倒塌,壓住首領和房內的眾人。這樣,參孫死時所殺的人比活着所殺的還多。
31 Forsothe hise britheren and al the kinrede camen doun, and token his bodi, and birieden bitwixe Saraa and Escahol, in the sepulcre of his fadir Manue; and he demyde Israel twenti yeer.
參孫的弟兄和他父的全家都下去取他的屍首,抬上來葬在瑣拉和以實陶中間,在他父瑪挪亞的墳墓裏。參孫作以色列的士師二十年。

< Judges 16 >