< Judges 16 >

1 He also went into Gaza. And there he saw a harlot woman, and he entered to her.
Yon lè Samson desann lavil Gaza, li wè yon jennès, li antre kay jennès la.
2 And when the Philistines had heard of this, and it had become well known among them, that Samson had entered the city, they surrounded him, placing guards at the gate of the city. And there they were keeping watch all night in silence, so that, in the morning, they might kill him as he was going out.
Moun lavil Gaza yo vin konnen Samson te la nan lavil la. Yo mache chache l' toupatou, yo pase nwit la ap veye l' bò pòtay lavil la. Yo pa fè bri menm tout nwit la. Yo t'ap di nan kè yo: -N'ap tann solèy leve, lè sa a n'a touye l'.
3 But Samson slept until the middle of the night, and rising up from there, he took both doors from the gate, with their posts and bars. And laying them upon his shoulders, he carried them to the top of the hill that looks toward Hebron.
Samson rete kouche jouk nan mitan lannwit lan. Lè sa a, li leve, li pran de batan pòtay lavil la, li rache yo ansanm ak tout montan yo ak bwa travès ki te pase dèyè batan yo. Li mete yo sou zepòl li, li pote yo ale sou tèt mòn ki anfas lavil Ebwon an.
4 After these things, he loved a woman who was living in the valley of Sorek. And she was called Delilah.
Aprè sa, Samson tonbe damou pou yon fanm ki te rete nan Ravin Sorèk. Fanm lan te rele Dalila.
5 And the leaders of the Philistines went to her, and they said: “Deceive him, and learn from him wherein lies his great strength, and how we may be able to overcome him and to impose restraints on him. And if you will do this, each one of us will give you one thousand one hundred silver coins.”
Gwo chèf moun Filisti yo al jwenn Dalila, yo di l' konsa: -Pran tèt Samson! Chache konnen sa ki ba li tout fòs sa a, kijan nou ka met men sou li. N'a mare l' anba kòd, n'a rann li san fòs. Lèfini, nou chak n'a ba ou milsan (1.100) pyès lajan.
6 Therefore, Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me, I beg you, wherein lies your very great strength, and with what might you be bound, so that you could not break free?”
Se konsa, Dalila al di Samson: -Tanpri, di m' sa ki ba ou tout fòs sa a. Manyè di m' kouman yo ta ka mare ou pou kraze kouraj ou.
7 And Samson answered her, “If I will be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still damp, I will be weak like other men.”
Samson reponn li: -Si yo mare m' avèk sèt kòd tou nèf ki poko fin cheche m'ap pèdi tout fòs mwen, m'ap tankou nenpòt ki moun.
8 And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven cords, such as he had described. And she bound him with these.
Chèf moun Filisti yo pote sèt kòd tou nèf ki pa t' ankò fin cheche bay Dalila. Dalila mare Samson avèk kòd yo.
9 And so, those hiding in ambush with her, in the bedroom, were expecting the end of the matter. And she cried out to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he broke the cords, as one would break a thread of flax, twisted for cutting and singed by fire. And so it was not known wherein lay his strength.
Li te fè kèk moun kache nan yon lòt chanm, epi li rete konsa, li di: -Samson! Men moun Filisti yo sou ou! Samson kase kòd yo. Moso kòd yo tonbe atè ou ta di fil boule nan dife. Konsa yo pa t' rive konnen sa ki te ba l' tout fòs sa a.
10 And Delilah said to him: “Behold, you have mocked me, and you have spoken a falsehood. But at least now, tell me with what you may be bound.”
Dalila di Samson: -Gade jan ou pase m' nan betiz! On ban m' manti! Tanpri, di m' non! Ki jan yo ka mare ou!
11 And he answered her, “If I will be bound with new cords, which have never been used, I will be weak and like other men.”
Samson di l' konsa: -Si yo mare m' ak kòd tou nèf ki poko janm sèvi pou fè ankenn travay, m'ap pèdi tout fòs mwen, m'ap tankou nenpòt ki moun.
12 Again, Delilah tied him with these, and she cried out, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” For an ambush had been prepared in the bedroom. But he broke the bindings like the filaments of a web.
Dalila pran kèk kòd tou nèf, li mare Samson avèk yo, epi li di: -Samson! Men moun Filisti yo sou ou! Li te mete moun yo kache nan lòt chanm lan. Men, Samson kase kòd ki te mare bra l' yo tankou si se te fil yo te ye.
13 And Delilah spoke to him again: “How long will you deceive me and tell me falsehoods? Reveal with what you ought to be bound.” And Samson responded to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with a loom, and if you tie these around a spike and fix it to the ground, I will be weak.”
Dalila di Samson: -W'ap pase m' nan betiz toujou. W'ap ban m' manti. Tanpri, moutre m' kijan yo ka mare ou. Samson di l': -Si ou pran sèt très cheve m' yo ou trese yo ansanm epi ou kenbè yo ak yon gwo peny, m'ap pedi tout fòs mwen, m'ap tankou nenpòt ki moun.
14 And when Delilah had done this, she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson.” And arising from sleep, he withdrew the spike with the hairs and the weaving.
Dalila fè l' dòmi. Li trese sèt très cheve l' yo ansanm, li sere yo byen sere avèk yon gwo peny, epi li rele: -Samson! Men moun Filisti yo sou ou! Samson leve, li rache peny lan, li detrese cheve l' yo.
15 And Delilah said to him: “How can you say that you love me, when your soul is not with me? You have lied to me on three occasions, and you are not willing to reveal wherein lies your very great strength.”
Dalila di l' konsa: -Ou pa bezwen di ou renmen m' menm, paske ou pa sensè avè m'. Sa fè twa fwa ou pase m' nan betiz. Ou pa janm di m' ki bò ou jwenn tout fòs sa a.
16 And when she had been very troublesome to him, and over many days had continually stayed nearby, giving him no time to rest, his soul was faint, and he was weary, even unto death.
Chak jou li rete la nan kò Samson, l'ap plenyen nan tèt li. Samson pa t' kapab ankò, rete pou l' te mouri.
17 Then disclosing the truth of the matter, he said to her: “Iron has never been drawn across my head, for I am a Nazirite, that is, I have been consecrated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head will be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I will be faint and will be like other men.”
Bout pou bout li ba li sekrè a, li di l' konsa: -Mwen pa janm koupe cheve nan tèt mwen. Se yon nazirit mwen ye, yo mete m' apa pou Bondye depi nan vant manman m'. Si yo koupe tout cheve nan tèt mwen, m'ap pèdi tout fòs mwen, m'ap tankou nenpòt ki moun.
18 Then, seeing that he had confessed to her his whole soul, she sent to the leaders of the Philistines and ordered: “Come up just once more. For now he has opened his heart to me.” And they went up, taking with them the money that they had promised.
Lè Dalila wè Samson te ba l' sekrè a, li voye rele chèf moun Filisti yo, li di yo: -Fwa sa a, nou mèt vini, paske li ban m' sekrè a. Chèf moun Filisti yo vin jwenn li. Yo tou pote lajan an avèk yo.
19 But she made him sleep upon her knees, and recline his head upon her bosom. And she called a barber, and he shaved his seven locks of hair. And she began to push him away, and to repel him from herself. For immediately his strength departed from him.
Dalila fè dòmi pran Samson sou jenou l', li fè rele yon nonm ki koupe sèt très cheve Samson yo ra. Epi li seye fè fòs ak li. Men Samson te pèdi tout fòs li.
20 And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And awaking from sleep, he said in his mind, “I will break away and shake myself free, just as I did before.” For he did not know that the Lord had withdrawn from him.
Lè sa a, Dalila rele: -Samson! Men moun Filisti yo sou ou! Msye leve, li t'ap di nan kè l' l'ap soti anba kòd yo, l'ap met deyò tankou lòt fwa yo. Men, li pa t' konnen Seyè a pa t' avè l' ankò.
21 And when the Philistines had seized him, they immediately plucked out his eyes. And they led him, bound in chains, to Gaza. And enclosing him in a prison, they made him work a millstone.
Moun Filisti yo mete men sou li, epi yo pete de grenn je l' yo. Yo mennen l' lavil Gaza, yo mare l' avèk de gwo chenn an asye. Se li menm yo te fè vire gwo wòl moulen prizon an.
22 And now his hair began to grow back.
Men, cheve l' te konmanse pouse ankò.
23 And the leaders of the Philistines convened as one, so that they might offer great sacrifices to Dagon, their god. And they feasted, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy, Samson, into our hands.”
Aprè sa, yon jou, chèf moun Filisti yo te reyini pou fè yon gwo sèvis pou Dagon, bondye yo a. Yo t'ap fè fèt. Yo t'ap di: -Bondye nou an lage Samson, lènmi nou an, nan men nou.
24 Then, too, the people, seeing this, praised their god, and they said the same, “Our god has delivered our adversary into our hands: the one who destroyed our land and who killed very many.”
Lè pèp la te wè Samson, yo t'ap fè lwanj pou bondye yo a. Yo t'ap di: -Bondye nou an fè nou mete men sou Samson lènmi nou an ki t'ap devaste peyi a, ki t'ap touye tout moun sa yo nan mitan nou.
25 And rejoicing in their celebration, having now taken food, they instructed that Samson be called, and that he be mocked before them. And having been brought from prison, he was mocked before them. And they caused him to stand between two pillars.
Kè tout moun te kontan. Yo di konsa: -Fè chache Samson pou n' ka pran plezi nou ak li. Y' al chache Samson nan prizon an, yo mennen l' devan yo pou yo te ka pran plezi yo avè l'. Yo mete msye nan mitan de gwo poto.
26 And he said to the boy who was guiding his steps, “Permit me to touch the pillars, which support the entire house, and to lean against them, so that I may rest a little.”
Samson di ti bway ki te kenbe men l' lan: -Mennen m' bò de gwo poto ki kenbe tout tanp lan. Mete men m' sou yo pou m' ka fè yon ti apiye.
27 Now the house was full of men and women. And all the leaders of the Philistines were there, as well as about three thousand persons, of both sexes, on the roof and in the upper level of the house, who were watching Samson being mocked.
Tanp lan te plen moun, fanm kou gason. Tout chèf moun Filisti yo te la. Te gen twamil (3.000) moun konsa, fanm kou gason, anwo twati a ki t'ap gade Samson, ki t'ap pran plezi yo ak li.
28 Then, calling upon the Lord, he said, “O Lord God remember me, and restore to me now my former strength, O my God, so that I may avenge myself against my enemies, and so that I may receive one vengeance for the deprivation of my two eyes.”
Lè sa a, Samson lapriyè nan pye Bondye, li di: -O Bondye Seyè! Tanpri, chonje m' non jòdi a! Tanpri, Bondye, ban m' fòs ankò pou yon dènye fwa, pou m' ka fè moun Filisti yo peye yon grenn kou pou de je m' yo pete a.
29 And taking hold of both the pillars, on which the house rested, and holding one with his right hand and the other with his left,
Epi Samson mete men l' sou de gwo poto mitan ki te kenbe tout tanp lan. Li apiye yon men l' sou chak.
30 he said, “May my life die with the Philistines.” And when he had shaken the pillars strongly, the house fell upon all the leaders, and the rest of the multitude who were there. And he killed many more in his death than he had killed before in his life.
Epi li di: -M' te mèt mouri ansanm ak moun Filisti yo. Li pouse ak tout fòs li sou poto yo, epi tanp lan tonbe sou tout chèf yo ak sou tout moun ki te la yo. Jou li mouri a, li te touye plis moun pase kantite moun li te touye pandan lavi li.
31 Then his brothers and all his relatives, going down, took his body, and they buried it between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying place of his father, Manoah. And he judged Israel for twenty years.
Frè l' yo ansanm ak tout fanmi l' yo desann vin pran kadav la. Yo pote l' tounen lakay yo, yo antere l' nan kavo Manoak, papa li, ant lavil Soreja ak lavil Echtawòl. Li te pase ventan (20 an) ap gouvènen moun pèp Izrayèl la.

< Judges 16 >