Judges 16 (YER)

1Ká̱ nda aro te, uSamson ga aGaza, kang uza̱ ya uchar umaimai ro ka̱ ta. Te uza̱ tar ga ra ká̱ na.One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.

2Mmá là ônəm oga aGaza pa̱, <<USamson uwa ɓa ka̱ ta̱.>> Te, oza̱ ga gang atak va̱ ta, kang oza̱ ra anyimnyal ka̱ na ká̱ izwam ka̱ anung asa̱l aga ntar ìtong va̱ ta. Oza̱ ma̱ng pa̱ kwak ka̱ ashe izwam va̱ ta, oza̱ í là pa̱, <<Re í lok atak aghánghàn aga anung ipin kang í gbá̱l na.>>When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

3Ǹnyi te uSamson ra ka̱ ta ga chu ishimshe izwam. Te, uza̱ wong kpán oga anung nzhi aga ntar ìtong va̱ ta, nzəng ká̱ oga ndədar pa̱ mparəm, kang uza̱ yənggət oza̱ tur le nzəng ká̱ ndar ngga nvərang anunung, ká̱ nkpaktak oga iya̱m va̱ ka̱ izər anung nzhi va̱ ta. Uza̱ wur oza̱ nak ka̱ agar wò, kang uza̱ kyén ká̱ oza̱ ga apal aɗuktum va̱ ka̱ mpyal aHebron.But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.

4Ka̱ nvəva̱ng te, uSamson wong ɓan mma̱n uchar uro ka̱ mBa̱nda̱m aSorek, uva aɗiɗin pa̱ uDelila.Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

5Te oponzhi oFilisti ɓa ga atak achar va̱ ta, kang oza̱ là á na pa̱, <<Ɗak na u tàng na pa̱ shiriri mwote uza̱ i nyám atak ìkam wò iga nəm ayər va̱ ta̱, ká̱ asa̱l va̱ í nəm kang i ji nkəkam, na í ran na í nəm igwan ká̱ na. Nza̱ uzəngtəng yi nggo i na aazurfa á ɓu ìkalong pa̱ ìzəng ká̱ ìgba̱l pa̱ ìzəng.>>The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”

6Te uDelila là ûSamson pa̱, <<N chal ɓu, nyám á mi atak va̱ nkam ɓu nchumchum va̱ ta̱ i fa kà̱, ká̱ asa̱l va̱ mí ran ɓu ká̱ kang mí ji nkam ɓu á.>>So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”

7USamson na ama̱n á na pa̱, <<A yà pa̱ unəm a ran mi ká̱ oga asang apipye aga nlyat ìjang pa̱ fangshat ava na wom chit ka̱t te, nkam mi i yà wa nji aɓoshi onəm.>>Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

8Te oponzhi oFilisti va̱ ta ɓa ká̱ oga asang apipye aga nlyat ìjang va̱ ta á na pa̱ fangshat, ava nna wom chit ka̱t, kang uza̱ ran na ká̱ oga asang va̱ ta.So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.

9Uza̱ wa ka̱ yà ká̱ onəm va̱ ra anyimnyal ka̱ ashe afu nzhi va̱ ta. Te uDelila ləp achu á na pa̱, <<ÁSamson, oFilisti oma ta̱ ka̱ apal ishi ɓu.>> Ǹnyi te, uza̱ páng oga asang aga nlyat ìjang va̱ ta ɓu là pa̱ afini va mmá mang ka̱ ashe apər. Te, mmá nyi atak va̱ ìkəkam bwam kà̱ ka̱t.While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

10Te uDelila là ûSamson pa̱, <<Dər, u tàng mi, u nap akwam á mi. Ǹyangmata̱ mmami ka̱ nchal ɓu, là á mi asa̱l va̱ mí ran ɓu ká̱.>>Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”

11Te uSamson là á na pa̱, <<A yà pa̱ unəm a ran mi ká̱ oga asang apipye ava na mmá nəm inok ká̱ oza̱ chit ka̱t te, ìkam mi i yà wa nji aɓoshi onəm.>>He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”

12Te uDelila wur oga asang apipye ran na ká̱, kang uza̱ ləp achu á na pa̱, <<ÁSamson, oFilisti oma ta̱ ka̱ apal ishi ɓu.>> Onəm ma ka̱ ra anyimnyal ka̱ na ka̱ ashe afu nzhi va̱ ta. Ǹnyi te, uSamson páng oga asang va̱ ta ka̱ awo wò ɓu là pa̱ oga afini.So Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.

13Te uDelila là ûSamson pa̱, <<Nna mmaɓu ka̱ ntàng mi ɓa chu awalang va̱ ta̱, kang mmaɓu ka̱ nnap akwam á mi. Là á mi asa̱l va̱ mí ran ɓu ká̱.>> USamson na ama̱n á na pa̱, <<A yà pa̱ unəm a tát oga nlok akpap ishi mi pa̱ nfangshat va̱ ta̱ ká̱ afini ka̱ izər mɓuyər ngga nlok iya̱m te, nkam mi i yà wa nji aɓoshi onəm.>> Awalang va̱ uza̱ ka̱ nra nda te, uDelila tát oga nlok ishishi aga afangshat va̱ ta ká̱ afini,Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”

14kang uza̱ ran oza̱ ka̱ izər mɓuyər ngga nlok iya̱m. Te uza̱ ləp achu á na pa̱, <<ÁSamson, oFilisti oma ta̱ ka̱ apal ishi ɓu.>> Uza̱ yenda̱l ka̱ iwu nda kang uza̱ zəp mɓuyər ngga nlok iya̱m va̱ ta, nzəng ká̱ afini va̱ mmá tát ká̱.So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.

15Te, uDelila là á na pa̱, <<Sang kang ɓu là pa̱, <m ma̱n ɓu ma̱n,> ǹnyi te, ìgwak ɓu nzəng ká̱ mi ka̱t yà? U tàng mi chit nva̱ng pa̱ nshatɗing, kang na u là atak va̱ á mi chit nkam ɓu nchumchum va̱ kà̱ ka̱t.>>“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”

16Wa nnà ta nza̱ nra nggo uza̱ i pak nɗak na, ga chu awalang va̱ ìgwak ga lak na na uza̱ i kukú.Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,

17Ka̱ nkukur te, uSamson là nnandər igwak wò á na, uza̱ là pa̱, <<Nna mmá kpán ishi mi chit ká̱ ikpal ishi ka̱t, ka̱kul mmami uNazarat uva mmá gar Înan ka̱ ashe afu anang mi na byet. A yà pa̱ mmá kpán ishi á mi te, nkam mi i kap ká̱ mi, kang mi yà wa aɓo onəm.Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”

18Awalang va̱ uDelila ya pa̱ uza̱ là nnandər á wò chit te, uza̱ re nre mmá wór oponzhi oFilisti. Uza̱ là pa̱, <<Ó ɓa kà̱ɗi, ka̱kul uza̱ là nnandər ìgwak wò á mi chit.>> Te oponzhi oFilisti ɓa atətak ká̱ mbwai va̱ ka̱ awo oza̱.When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.

19Uza̱ nak na ra nda ka̱ apal oga isong wò, uza̱ wór unəm uro kpat oga nlok akpap ishishi aga afangshat va̱ ta. Te izər ɓan nrusok ká̱ na, kang ìkəkam kap ká̱ na.And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.

20Te uDelila là pa̱, <<ÁSamson, oFilisti oma ta̱ ka̱ apal ishi ɓu.>> Te uza̱ yenda̱l ka̱ iwu nda, kang uza̱ rəng pa̱, <<Mi wong mi fa wa mmatmat, ká̱ nkam izər mi.>> Ka̱kul uza̱ nyi pa̱ uYawe kap ka̱ wò chit ka̱t.Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.

21Te oFilisti kpán na, oza̱ zəp iwu ka̱ na, kang oza̱ ga ká̱ na ka̱ aGaza, te oza̱ ran na ká̱ oga nzwar ngga acham arəzang, kang oza̱ nak na i kpà iya̱m ka̱ ashe nzhi ikan.Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.

22Ǹnyi te, akpap ishishi ɓan nfa ka̱ɗi ka̱ nva̱ngva̱ mmá kpán ishi á na chit á.However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.

23Ǹyangmata̱ te, oponzhi oFilisti ɓut pa̱ na ó yichi nləfər iya̱m ipápà nchumchum, na ó shep inan oza̱ uDagon. Kang oza̱ là pa̱, <<Inan yi na igwan á yi chit ka̱ apal aSamson ukpa ìkum yi.>>Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”

24Awalang va̱ onəm va̱ ta ya na te, oza̱ shep inan oza̱, oza̱ i là pa̱, <<Inan yi na ukpa ìkum yi chit, ka̱ ashe awo yi, unəm uva nak mbin yi ra agung, kang à gbá̱ng onəm yi pa̱ makmak á.>>And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”

25Awalang va̱ oza̱ ka̱ ashe nchàng ìgwak pa̱ makmak te, oza̱ là pa̱, <<Mmá ɓa ká̱ uSamson, na uza̱ á na nchàng ǹyəl á yi.>> Te mmá wór uSamson ka̱ ashe nzhi ikan, kang uza̱ na nchàng ǹyəl ôza̱. Awalang va̱ oza̱ nak na sat ka̱ ishimshe oga ndar ngga nda̱r nzhi va̱ ta pa̱ mparəm te,And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.

26uSamson là ûyen uga ndap wò pa̱, <<Ga ká̱ mi na n dok izər oga ndar va̱ da̱r nzhi va̱ ta̱, na n da̱r izər ka̱ izər oza̱.>>Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple, so I can lean against them.”

27Ǹyangmata̱ te, nzhi va̱ ta yəl ká̱ onunggwan, ká̱ ochar. Nkpaktak oponzhi oFilisti oma yà ka̱ ta, kang onunggwan, ká̱ ochar oma yà ka̱ ta á chu ìkalong pa̱ ishatɗing ka̱ apal ova ka̱ ndər uSamson, nva̱ uza̱ kà̱ nna nchàng nyəl oza̱ á.Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.

28Te uSamson far afar ûYawe pa̱, <<ÁYawe uGa ngGatək, rəng ká̱ mi. ÁInan, n chal ɓu, na ìkam á mi ka̱ɗi nva̱ng pa̱ nzəng byet, na m pyát akat ka̱ apal oFilisti, ka̱kul iwú mi iga ìparəm va̱ oza̱ zəp á.>>Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

29Kang uSamson kpán oga ndar ngga ishimshe ngga mparəm va̱ na ikam n̂zhi va̱ ta. Awuwo ari ka̱ apal aro, kang awuwo apəra̱m ka̱ apal nro.And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,

30USamson là pa̱, <<Re n kú nzəng ká̱ oFilisti va̱ ta̱.>> Te uza̱ da̱n ká̱ nkpaktak ikam wò, kang nzhi va̱ ta shin ka̱ apal oponzhi oFilisti, ká̱ nkpaktak onəm va̱ ka̱ ashishe. Onəm va̱ uza̱ gbá̱ng ka̱ awalang ikúku te, á yə́l ji ovəngva̱ ji uza̱ gbá̱ng ka̱ awalang va̱ uwa yà ká̱ irirì.Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.

31Te ogənanggənang ká̱ nkpaktak nzhi apupo fa ga yar akúkum, oza̱ le ga li na ka̱ ishimshe aZora ká̱ aEshtawol ka̱ ashe awap apupo uManowa. USamson ka̱ náp akwali ôIsa̱rila chit izun ìsəm pa̱ ìparəm.Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.

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