Judges 16
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Juges 16
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| Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her. | Samson partit pour Gaza; il y vit une femme prostituée, et il entra chez elle. |
| And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death. | On dit aux gens de Gaza: Samson est arrivé ici. Et ils l`environnèrent, et se tinrent en embuscade toute la nuit à la porte de la ville. Ils restèrent tranquilles toute la nuit, disant: Au point du jour, nous le tuerons. |
| And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of the town, pulling them up, together with their two supports and their locks, and put them on his back and took them up to the top of the hill in front of Hebron. | Samson demeura couché jusqu`à minuit. Vers minuit, il se leva; et il saisit les battants de la porte de la ville et les deux poteaux, les arracha avec la barre, les mit sur ses épaules, et les porta sur le sommet de la montagne qui est en face d`Hébron. |
| Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah. | Après cela, il aima une femme dans la vallée de Sorek. Elle se nommait Delila. |
| And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver. | Les princes des Philistins montèrent vers elle, et lui dirent: Flatte-le, pour savoir d`où lui vient sa grande force et comment nous pourrions nous rendre maîtres de lui; nous le lierons pour le dompter, et nous te donnerons chacun mille et cent sicles d`argent. |
| So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble. | Delila dit à Samson: Dis-moi, je te prie, d`où vient ta grande force, et avec quoi il faudrait te lier pour te dompter. |
| And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man. | Samson lui dit: Si on me liait avec sept cordes fraîches, qui ne fussent pas encore sèches, je deviendrais faible et je serais comme un autre homme. |
| So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she had them tightly knotted round him. | Les princes des Philistins apportèrent à Delila sept cordes fraîches, qui n`étaient pas encore sèches. Et elle le lia avec ces cordes. |
| Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light. | Or des gens se tenaient en embuscade chez elle, dans une chambre. Elle lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et il rompit les cordes, comme se rompt un cordon d`étoupe quand il sent le feu. Et l`on ne connut point d`où venait sa force. |
| Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands? | Delila dit à Samson: Voici, tu t`es joué de moi, tu m`as dit des mensonges. Maintenant, je te prie, indique-moi avec quoi il faut te lier. |
| And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man. | Il lui dit: Si on me liait avec des cordes neuves, dont on ne se fût jamais servi, je deviendrais faible et je serais comme un autre homme. |
| So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And men were waiting secretly in the inner room. And the cords were broken off his arms like threads. | Delila prit des cordes neuves, avec lesquelles elle le lia. Puis elle lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Or des gens se tenaient en embuscade dans une chambre. Et il rompit comme un fil les cordes qu`il avait aux bras. |
| Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will become feeble and will be like any other man. | Delila dit à Samson: Jusqu`à présent tu t`es joué de moi, tu m`as dit des mensonges. Déclare-moi avec quoi il faut te lier. Il lui dit: Tu n`as qu`à tisser les sept tresses de ma tête avec la chaîne du tissu. |
| So while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling up cloth and machine together. | Et elle les fixa par la cheville. Puis elle lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et il se réveilla de son sommeil, et il arracha la cheville du tissu et le tissu. |
| And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength. | Elle lui dit: Comment peux-tu dire: Je t`aime! puisque ton coeur n`est pas avec moi? Voilà trois fois que tu t`es joué de moi, et tu ne m`as pas déclaré d`où vient ta grande force. |
| So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death. | Comme elle était chaque jour à le tourmenter et à l`importuner par ses instances, son âme s`impatienta à la mort, |
| And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I have been separate to God from the day of my birth: if my hair is cut off, then my strength will go from me and I will become feeble, and will be like any other man. | il lui ouvrit tout son coeur, et lui dit: Le rasoir n`a point passé sur ma tête, parce que je suis consacré à Dieu dès le ventre de ma mère. Si j`étais rasé, ma force m`abandonnerait, je deviendrais faible, et je serais comme tout autre homme. |
| And when Delilah saw that he had let her see into his heart, she sent word to the chiefs of the Philistines saying, Come up this time, for he has let out all his heart to me. Then the chiefs of the Philistines came to her, with the money in their hands. | Delila, voyant qu`il lui avait ouvert tout son coeur, envoya appeler les princes des Philistins, et leur fit dire: Montez cette fois, car il m`a ouvert tout son coeur. Et les princes des Philistins montèrent vers elle, et apportèrent l`argent dans leurs mains. |
| And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair cut off; and while it was being done he became feeble and his strength went from him. | Elle l`endormit sur ses genoux. Et ayant appelé un homme, elle rasa les sept tresses de la tête de Samson, et commença ainsi à le dompter. Il perdit sa force. |
| Then she said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And awaking from his sleep, he said, I will go out as at other times, shaking myself free. But he was not conscious that the Lord had gone from him. | Elle dit alors: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et il se réveilla de son sommeil, et dit: Je m`en tirerai comme les autres fois, et je me dégagerai. Il ne savait pas que l`Éternel s`était retiré de lui. |
| So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house. | Les Philistins le saisirent, et lui crevèrent les yeux; ils le firent descendre à Gaza, et le lièrent avec des chaînes d`airain. Il tournait la meule dans la prison. |
| But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off. | Cependant les cheveux de sa tête recommençaient à croître, depuis qu`il avait été rasé. |
| And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater. | Or les princes des Philistins s`assemblèrent pour offrir un grand sacrifice à Dagon, leur dieu, et pour se réjouir. Ils disaient: Notre dieu a livré entre nos mains Samson, notre ennemi. |
| And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death. | Et quand le peuple le vit, ils célébrèrent leur dieu, en disant: Notre dieu a livré entre nos mains notre ennemi, celui qui ravageait notre pays, et qui multipliait nos morts. |
| Now when their hearts were full of joy, they said, Send for Samson to make sport for us. And they sent for Samson out of the prison-house, and he made sport before them; and they put him between the pillars. | Dans la joie de leur coeur, ils dirent: Qu`on appelle Samson, et qu`il nous divertisse! Ils firent sortir Samson de la prison, et il joua devant eux. Ils le placèrent entre les colonnes. |
| And Samson said to the boy who took him by the hand, Let me put my hand on the pillars supporting the house, so that I may put my back against them. | Et Samson dit au jeune homme qui le tenait par la main: Laisse-moi, afin que je puisse toucher les colonnes sur lesquelles repose la maison et m`appuyer contre elles. |
| Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and about three thousand men and women were on the roof, looking on while Samson made sport. | La maison était remplie d`hommes et de femmes; tous les princes des Philistins étaient là, et il y avait sur le toit environ trois mille personnes, hommes et femmes, qui regardaient Samson jouer. |
| And Samson, crying out to the Lord, said, O Lord God, do have me now in mind, and do make me strong only this once, O God, so that I may take one last payment from the Philistines for my two eyes. | Alors Samson invoqua l`Éternel, et dit: Seigneur Éternel! souviens-toi de moi, je te prie; ô Dieu! donne-moi de la force seulement cette fois, et que d`un seul coup je tire vengeance des Philistins pour mes deux yeux! |
| Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left. | Et Samson embrassa les deux colonnes du milieu sur lesquelles reposait la maison, et il s`appuya contre elles; l`une était à sa droite, et l`autre à sa gauche. |
| And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on whom he had sent destruction in his life. | Samson dit: Que je meure avec les Philistins! Il se pencha fortement, et la maison tomba sur les princes et sur tout le peuple qui y était. Ceux qu`il fit périr à sa mort furent plus nombreux que ceux qu`il avait tués pendant sa vie. |
| Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the earth between Zorah and Eshtaol in the resting-place of Manoah his father. And he had been judge of Israel for twenty years. | Ses frères et toute la maison de son père descendirent, et l`emportèrent. Lorsqu`ils furent remontés, ils l`enterrèrent entre Tsorea et Eschthaol dans le sépulcre de Manoach, son père. Il avait été juge en Israël pendant vingt ans. |
