参孙之死

23 非利士人的首领聚在一起向他们的神明大衮献大祭,欢呼说:“我们的神把仇敌参孙交在我们手中了。” 24 众人看见参孙,就赞美他们的神明,说:“我们的神把仇敌交在我们手中了,他曾毁坏我们的田地,杀死我们许多人。” 25 他们都兴高采烈,并喊道:“把参孙带来让我们消遣消遣。”于是,有人把参孙从监牢里提出来供他们消遣,他们让他站在两根柱子中间。

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The Death of Samson

23 Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon(A) their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”

24 When the people saw him, they praised their god,(B) saying,

“Our god has delivered our enemy
    into our hands,(C)
the one who laid waste our land
    and multiplied our slain.”

25 While they were in high spirits,(D) they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he performed for them.

When they stood him among the pillars,

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