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Samson An Delilah
1 One day Samson go Gaza town. He see one hoa. He go inside fo stay wit her dat nite. 2 Somebody tell da Gaza peopo, “Samson stay hea!” So dey all go aroun wea he stay. All nite dey stay hide, fo jump him by da town gate. Dey stay real quiet, nite time. Dey tell, “Wen da sun come up we goin kill da buggah!”
3 But Samson stay dea ony till da middo a da nite. Den he get up. He grab da two doors fo da town gate, an da two poses fo da gate, an pull um up, wit da bar an eryting. He put dem on top his shouldas, an carry um to da top a da hill dat face Hebron town.
4 Laytas, he get da hots fo one wahine from Sorek Valley. Her name Delilah. 5 Da leadas fo da Filisha peopo go by her an tell, “Make sweet kine to him, so den he tell you da secret, how come he real strong. Den we can catch him an tie him up so he no can do notting. Den all us guys goin give you twenny-eight poun silva.”
6 So Delilah tell Samson, “Tell me da secret. How come you real strong? How can somebody tie you up so you no can do notting?”
7 Samson tell her, “If somebody tie me up wit seven tendons from animals dey kill dat not dry yet, I goin come weak jalike da odda guys.”
8 Den da Filisha leada guys bring her seven tendons from animals dey kill dat not dry yet, an she tie him up wit um. 9 Get guys hiding in one inside room. She call out to Samson, “Samson, da Filisha guys stay hea an come afta you!” But he broke da tendons, jalike dey was string nea one fire dat come too hot. So dey still donno how come he real strong.
10 Den Delilah tell Samson, “You wen make me look stupid! You wen bulai me! Now tell me how somebody can tie you up!”
11 He tell, “If somebody tie me up wit new ropes dat nobody wen use befo, I goin come weak jalike da odda guys.”
12 So Delilah take new ropes an tie him up. Get guys hiding in one inside room, an she tell, “Samson, da Filisha guys stay hea an come afta you!” But he broke da ropes on top his arms, jalike dey thread.
13 Delilah tell, “Till now, you stay make me look stupid! An you stay bulai me! Tell me how somebody can tie you up!”
He tell, “If you weave da seven braids on top my head inside da ting you weaving on top da loom, an make um tight wit da kine comb fo weave, I goin come weak jalike da odda guys.” So wen he stay sleeping, Delilah take da seven braids on top his head, weave dem inside da ting she weaving, 14 an make um tight wit da kine comb fo weave.
One mo time she tell, “Samson, da Filisha guys stay hea an come afta you!” He wake up from sleeping, an pull up da loom wit da kine comb fo weave, an all da weaving.
15 Den she tell, “How you can tell me, ‘I love you,’ wen you no tell me da secret?! Three times awready you make me look stupid! You still no tell me da secret, how come you real strong!” 16 She stay nag lidat day afta day, till Samson come real tired.
17 So he tell her eryting. He tell, “No mo nobody eva cut my hair, cuz I one guy dat stick wit da Nazir kine rules. I stay spesho fo God from da day I wen born. If somebody shave my head, den I no goin be strong no moa, I goin come weak jalike da odda guys.” 18 Wen Delilah know dat he wen tell her eryting, she tell da Filisha leada guys, “Go come back one mo time! Cuz he wen tell me eryting.” So da leada guys fo da Filisha peopo come back wit da silva inside dea hands. 19 She make Samson go sleep on top her lap. Den she call one guy fo shave off da seven braids from his head. Dass how she start fo take ova him. An he not strong no moa.
20 Den she yell, “Samson, da Filisha guys stay hea an come afta you!”
He wake up an figga, “I goin go out jalike befo, an shake off da ropes.” But he donno dat Da One In Charge wen tell “Laytas” to him!
21 Den da Filisha guys grab him. Dey pull out his eyes, an take him Gaza side. Dey tie him up wit bronze leg chains, an dey make him turn one big millstone inside da prison fo make flour from wheat. 22 But da hair on top his head start fo grow one mo time, afta da guy shave him.
Samson Mahke
23 Bumbye, da leadas fo da Filisha peopo come togedda fo make one big sacrifice fo dea god Dagon. Dey make one big party, an tell, “Oua god wen let us catch Samson, da guy dat stay agains us.”
24 Wen da peopo see him, dey talk good bout dea god. Dey tell,
“Oua god wen let us catch da guy dat stay agains us,
Da guy dat wen wase oua land an kill plenny peopo.”
25 Wen dey stay high, dey yell, “Bring out Samson fo make us laugh!” So dey call Samson fo come outa da prison, an he do stuff fo make dem laugh.
Den dey make him stan nea da big poses inside da temple. 26 Samson tell da worka guy dat hold his hand so he no fall down, “Put me wea I can feel da poses dat hold up da temple, fo me lean on top um.” 27 Da temple full awready, wit plenny guys an wahines. All da leada guys fo da Filisha peopo stay dea. Get bout three tousan guys an wahines on top da flat roof, looking down at Samson wen he do stuff fo make um laugh. 28 Den Samson yell fo Da One In Charge help um. He tell, “Eh Boss! Da One In Charge! No foget me! God, try make me come strong, jus dis one mo time! Right now, try let me do dis one ting fo pay back da Filisha peopo fo my two eyes!” 29 Den Samson grab da two main poses dat hold up da temple. He stan in da middo, wit his right hand on one, an his lef hand on da odda. 30 Samson tell, “Let me mahke wit da Filisha peopo!” Den he go fo broke an push real hard. Da temple fall down on top da leadas, an all da peopo inside um. Az how Samson kill plenny mo peopo wen he mahke, den wen he stay alive.
31 Den his braddahs, an all his faddah ohana go down fo get him. Dey bring him back, an bury him inside his faddah Manoah tomb, wit Zorah town one side an Eshtaol town da odda side. Samson wen lead da Israel peopo fo twenny year.