Judges. Samson et Dalila.
Brief Comments on the Latin:
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16:4 The place name Sorech does not decline.
16:5 The subjunctives habeat and valeamus are indirect questions, introduced by in quo and quomodo. The verb valeamus takes the complementary infinitives superare and adfligere. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quod, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) if you do it ..."
16:6 The Hebrew name Samson does not decline; here it is in the accusative. The verb obsecro functions like the English "please." The subjunctive sit is indirect question, introduced by in quo and quid.
16:7 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,cui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) Samson answered her..." The word ut here simply means "as" or "like."
16:9 There is an implied "they" in the ablative absolute latentibus et expectantibus ("as they were hiding ... and waiting ..."). The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. The Hebrew name Samson does not decline; here it is in the vocative. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he burst..." The word quis here stands for aliquis after the word si. The subjunctive esset is in indirect question, introduced by in quo.
16:10 The subjunctive debeas is in indirect question, introduced by quo.
16:11 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,cui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he answered her..." The word similis takes a genitive in Latin (similis aliorum, "like others").
16:12 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quibus, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) Dalila again bound him with them..." The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. The Hebrew name Samson does not decline; here it is in the vocative. The phrase insidiis praeparatis is an ablative absolute. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) so he burst..."
16:13 The subjunctive debeas is in indirect question, introduced by quo. The verb inquit is being used postpositively here to indicate direct speech.
16:14 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quod, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) when Dalila had done this..." The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. The Hebrew name Samson does not decline; here it is in the vocative. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he..." The participle-verb combination, consurgens ... extraxit, can be translated as verb-verb: "he got up ... (and) he pulled out..."
16:15 The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical. The subjunctive sit is indirect question introduced by in quo.
16:16 The classical Latin spelling of adhereret would be adhaereret.
16:17 The participle-verb combination, aperiens ... dixit, can be translated as verb-verb: "he opened ... (and) said..."
16:18 The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) they came up..." The phrase adsumpta pecunia is an ablative absolute.
16:20 The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. The Hebrew name Samson does not decline; here it is in the vocative. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he..." The participle-verb combination, consurgens ... dixit, can be translated as verb-verb: "he got up ... (and) said..." The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical.
16:21 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quem, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) when the Philistines had seized him..." The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. Gazam is in the accusative (= ad Gazam).
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