Judges 16:17
New International Version
So he told her everything. "No razor has ever been used on my head," he said, "because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother's womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man."

New Living Translation
Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. "My hair has never been cut," he confessed, "for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else."

English Standard Version
And he told her all his heart, and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.”

Berean Study Bible
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.”

New American Standard Bible
So he told her all that was in his heart and said to her, "A razor has never come on my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will leave me and I will become weak and be like any other man."

King James Bible
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
he told her the whole truth and said to her, "My hair has never been cut, because I am a Nazirite to God from birth. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become weak and be like any other man."

International Standard Version
So he finally disclosed everything. He told her, "A razor has never touched my head, because I've been a Nazirite for God before I was born. If I am shaved, then my strength will abandon me and I will become weak like every human being."

NET Bible
Finally he told her his secret. He said to her, "My hair has never been cut, for I have been dedicated to God from the time I was conceived. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Finally, he told her the truth. He told her, "Because I'm a Nazirite, no one has ever cut the hair on my head. I was dedicated to God before I was born. If my hair is ever shaved off, my strength will leave me. Then I'll be like any other man."

Jubilee Bible 2000
Therefore, he told her all his heart and said unto her, A razor has never come upon my head, for I am a Nazarite of God from my mother's womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.

King James 2000 Bible
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There has not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

American King James Version
That he told her all his heart, and said to her, There has not come a razor on my head; for I have been a Nazarite to God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

American Standard Version
And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then opening the truth of the thing, he said to her: The razor hath never come upon my head, for I am a Nazarite, that is to say, consecrated to God from my mother's womb: if my head be shaven, my strength shall depart from me, and I shall become weak, and shall be like other men.

Darby Bible Translation
and he told her all his heart, and said to her, There has not come a razor upon my head; for I am a Nazarite of God from my mother's womb; if I should be shaven, then my strength would go from me, and I should be weak, and be like all mankind.

English Revised Version
And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazirite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

Webster's Bible Translation
That he told her all his heart, and said to her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazarite to God from my birth: if I be shaved, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

World English Bible
He told her all his heart, and said to her, "No razor has ever come on my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will go from me, and I will become weak, and be like any other man."

Young's Literal Translation
that he declareth to her all his heart, and saith to her, 'A razor hath not gone up on my head, for a Nazarite to God I am from the womb of my mother; if I have been shaven, then hath my power turned aside from me, and I have been weak, and have been as any of the human race.'

Rigters 16:17 Afrikaans PWL
Hy het vir haar alles vertel wat in sy gemoed was en vir haar gesê: “Daar het nooit ’n skeermes oor my kop gekom nie, want ek is ’n Natzir tot God van my moeder se baarmoeder af. As ek geskeer word, sou my krag my verlaat en ek sal swak word en wees soos enige man.”

Gjyqtarët 16:17 Albanian
dhe ia çeli asaj tërë zemrën, duke i thënë: "Kurrë nuk ka kaluar brisku mbi kokën time, sepse jam një Nazireo i Perëndisë, qysh në barkun e nënes sime; po të rruhesha, forca ime do të ikte, do të bëhesha i dobët dhe i njëllojtë si gjithë burrat e tjerë".

ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎﺓ 16:17 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فكشف لها كل قلبه وقال لها لم يعل موسى راسي لاني نذير الله من بطن امي. فان حلقت تفارقني قوتي واضعف واصير كاحد الناس.

D Richter 16:17 Bavarian
und er gverzölt irer allss: "Also, meine Haar seind non nie gschnitn wordn, weil i von Geburt auf ayn Gotgweihter bin. Scheret mi öbber, naacherd verliess mi aau mein Kraft, und i wär schwach wie ayn ieder Anderne aau."

Съдии 16:17 Bulgarian
той й откри всичкото си сърце като й рече: Бръснач не е минавал през главата ми, защото аз съм Назирей Богу още от утробата на майка си; ако се обръсна, тогава силата ми ще се оттегли от мене, та ще стана безсилен, и ще бъда като всеки друг човек.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
參孫就把心中所藏的都告訴了她,對她說:「向來人沒有用剃頭刀剃我的頭,因為我自出母胎就歸神做拿細耳人。若剃了我的頭髮,我的力氣就離開我,我便軟弱像別人一樣。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
参孙就把心中所藏的都告诉了她,对她说:“向来人没有用剃头刀剃我的头,因为我自出母胎就归神做拿细耳人。若剃了我的头发,我的力气就离开我,我便软弱像别人一样。”

士 師 記 16:17 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
參 孫 就 把 心 中 所 藏 的 都 告 訴 了 他 , 對 他 說 : 向 來 人 沒 有 用 剃 頭 刀 剃 我 的 頭 , 因 為 我 自 出 母 胎 就 歸   神 作 拿 細 耳 人 ; 若 剃 了 我 的 頭 髮 , 我 的 力 氣 就 離 開 我 , 我 便 軟 弱 像 別 人 一 樣 。

士 師 記 16:17 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
参 孙 就 把 心 中 所 藏 的 都 告 诉 了 他 , 对 他 说 : 向 来 人 没 有 用 剃 头 刀 剃 我 的 头 , 因 为 我 自 出 母 胎 就 归   神 作 拿 细 耳 人 ; 若 剃 了 我 的 头 发 , 我 的 力 气 就 离 开 我 , 我 便 软 弱 像 别 人 一 样 。

Judges 16:17 Croatian Bible
I otvori joj cijelo svoje srce: "Nikada britva nije prešla po mojoj glavi jer sam od majčine utrobe nazirej Božji. Da me obriju, sva bi me snaga ostavila, onemoćao bih i postao bih kao običan čovjek."

Soudců 16:17 Czech BKR
I otevřel jí cele srdce své a řekl jí: Břitva nevešla nikdy na hlavu mou, nebo Nazarejský Boží jsem od života matky své. Kdybych oholen byl, odešla by ode mne síla má, a zemdlel bych a byl jako jiný člověk.

Dommer 16:17 Danish
og han talte rent ud og sagde til hende: »Ingen Ragekniv er kommet paa mit Hoved, thi jeg har fra Moders Liv af været en Guds Nasiræer; hvis mit Haar rages af, mister jeg mine Kræfter og bliver svag som alle andre Mennesker.«

Richtere 16:17 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Zo verklaarde hij haar zijn ganse hart, en zeide tot haar: Er is nooit een scheermes op mijn hoofd gekomen, want ik ben een Nazireer Gods van mijn moeders buik af; indien ik geschoren wierd, zo zou mijn kracht van mij wijken, en ik zou zwak worden, en wezen als alle de mensen.

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν αὐτῇ τὴν πᾶσαν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Σίδηρος οὐκ ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν μου, ὅτι ἅγιος θεοῦ ἐγώ εἰμι ἀπὸ κοιλίας μητρός μου· ἐὰν οὖν ξυρήσωμαι, ἀποστήσεται ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἡ ἰσχύς μου, καὶ ἀσθενήσω καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς πάντες οἱ ἄνθρωποι.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיַּגֶּד־לָ֣הּ אֶת־כָּל־לִבֹּ֗ו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מֹורָה֙ לֹֽא־עָלָ֣ה עַל־רֹאשִׁ֔י כִּֽי־נְזִ֧יר אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֲנִ֖י מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמִּ֑י אִם־גֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙ וְסָ֣ר מִמֶּ֣נִּי כֹחִ֔י וְחָלִ֥יתִי וְהָיִ֖יתִי כְּכָל־הָאָדָֽם׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
ויגד־לה את־כל־לבו ויאמר לה מורה לא־עלה על־ראשי כי־נזיר אלהים אני מבטן אמי אם־גלחתי וסר ממני כחי וחליתי והייתי ככל־האדם׃

Aleppo Codex
יז ויגד לה את כל לבו ויאמר לה מורה לא עלה על ראשי--כי נזיר אלהים אני מבטן אמי אם גלחתי וסר ממני כחי וחליתי והייתי ככל האדם

Birák 16:17 Hungarian: Karoli
És kitárta elõtte egész szívét, és monda néki: Borotva nem volt soha az én fejemen, mert Istennek szentelt vagyok anyám méhétõl fogva; ha megnyírattatom, eltávozik tõlem az én erõm, és megerõtlenedem, és [olyan] leszek, mint akármely ember.

Juĝistoj 16:17 Esperanto
Kaj li malkasxis al sxi sian tutan koron, kaj diris al sxi:Tondilo ne tusxis mian kapon, cxar mi estas konsekrita al Dio de el la ventro de mia patrino. Se oni tondos miajn harojn, tiam forlasos min mia forto, mi senfortigxos kaj farigxos kiel la aliaj homoj.

TUOMARIEN KIRJA 16:17 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Ilmoitti hän hänelle kaiken sydämensä, sanoen hänelle: minun päähäni ei ole ikänä partaveitsi tullut, sillä minä olen Jumalan natsir hamasta äitini kohdusta. Jos hiukset ajellaan minun päästäni, niin minun väkevyyteni menee minusta pois, ja tulen heikoksi niinkuin kaikki muutkin ihmiset.

Juges 16:17 French: Darby
et il lui declara tout ce qui etait dans son coeur, et lui dit: Le rasoir n'a jamais passe sur ma tete, car je suis nazareen de Dieu des le ventre de ma mere. Si j'etais rase, ma force s'en irait de moi, et je deviendrais faible, et je serais comme tous les hommes.

Juges 16:17 French: Louis Segond (1910)
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.

Juges 16:17 French: Martin (1744)
Alors il lui ouvrit tout son cœur, et lui dit : Le rasoir n'a jamais passé sur ma tête; car je suis Nazarien de Dieu dès le ventre de ma mère; si je suis rasé, ma force m'abandonnera, je me trouverai sans force, et je serai comme tous les [autres] hommes.

Richter 16:17 German: Modernized

Richter 16:17 German: Luther (1912)
und er sagte ihr sein ganzes Herz und sprach zu ihr: Es ist nie ein Schermesser auf mein Haupt gekommen; denn ich bin ein Geweihter Gottes von Mutterleibe an. Wenn man mich schöre, so wiche meine Kraft von mir, daß ich schwach würde und wie alle anderen Menschen.

Richter 16:17 German: Textbibel (1899)
da entdeckte er ihr die volle Wahrheit und sprach zu ihr: Auf mein Haupt ist noch kein Schermesser gekommen, denn ich bin ein Gottgeweihter von Mutterleibe an: - würde ich beschoren, so würde meine Kraft von mir weichen; ich würde schwach und wäre wie jeder andere Mensch.

Giudici 16:17 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
e le aperse tutto il cuor suo e le disse: "Non è mai passato rasoio sulla mia testa, perché sono un nazireo, consacrato a Dio, dal seno di mia madre; se fossi tosato, la mia forza se ne andrebbe, diventerei debole, e sarei come un uomo qualunque".

Giudici 16:17 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
egli le dichiarò tutto il suo cuore, e le disse: Rasoio non salì mai in sul mio capo; perciocchè io son Nazireo a Dio dal seno di mia madre; se io fossi raso, la mia forza si partirebbe da me, e diventerei fiacco, e sarei come qualunque altr’uomo.

HAKIM-HAKIM 16:17 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Maka dinyatakanlah kepadanya segala rahasia hatinya, katanya: Belum pernah kepalaku kena pisau cukur, karena aku ini seorang nazir Allah mulai dari pada rahim ibuku; jikalau kiranya kepalaku dicukur, niscaya kesaktianku itu kelak undur dari padaku dan aku menjadi lemah seperti segala orang lain.

사사기 16:17 Korean
삼손이 진정을 토하여 그에게 이르되 `내 머리에는 삭도를 대지 아니하였나니 이는 내가 모태에서 하나님의 나실인이 되었음이라 만일 내 머리가 밀리우면 내 힘이 내게서 떠나고 나는 약하여져서 다른 사람과 같으리라'

Iudicum 16:17 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Tunc aperiens veritatem rei, dixit ad eam : Ferrum numquam ascendit super caput meum, quia nazaræus, id est, consecratus Deo sum de utero matris meæ : si rasum fuerit caput meum, recedet a me fortitudo mea, et deficiam, eroque sicut ceteri homines.

Teisëjø knyga 16:17 Lithuanian
kad jis pasakė jai visą tiesą: “Mano galva niekados nebuvo skusta, nes aš esu pašvęstas Dievui nuo pat gimimo. Jei man nuskustų galvą, tai netekčiau jėgos ir tapčiau silpnas, kaip bet kuris kitas žmogus”.

Judges 16:17 Maori
Katahi ka whakaaturia e ia ki a ia tona ngakau katoa, ka mea ki a ia, Kahore ano i pa noa he heu ki toku mahunga; he Natari hoki ahau ki a Ihowa no te kopu mai ano o toku whaea: ki te heua ahau, katahi ka riro atu toku kaha i ahau, a ka kahakore ahau, ka rite ki te mano o te tangata.

Dommernes 16:17 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
og så åpnet han hele sitt hjerte for henne og sa til henne: Det er ikke kommet rakekniv på mitt hode, for jeg har vært en Guds nasireer fra mors liv; dersom jeg blir raket, viker min styrke fra mig; jeg blir svak og er som alle andre mennesker.

Jueces 16:17 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
El le reveló, pues, todo lo que había en su corazón, diciéndole: Nunca ha pasado navaja sobre mi cabeza, pues he sido nazareo para Dios desde el vientre de mi madre. Si me cortan el cabello, mi fuerza me dejará y me debilitaré y seré como cualquier otro hombre.

Jueces 16:17 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
El le reveló, pues, todo lo que había en su corazón, diciéndole: "Nunca ha pasado navaja sobre mi cabeza, pues he sido Nazareo para Dios desde el vientre de mi madre. Si me cortan el cabello, mi fuerza me dejará y me debilitaré y seré como cualquier otro hombre."

Jueces 16:17 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Le descubrió, pues, todo su corazón, y le dijo: Nunca a mi cabeza llegó navaja; porque soy nazareo para Dios desde el vientre de mi madre. Si fuere rapado, mi fuerza se apartará de mí, y me debilitaré, y seré como todos los hombres.

Jueces 16:17 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Descubrióle pues todo su corazón, y díjole: Nunca á mi cabeza llegó navaja; porque soy Nazareo de Dios desde el vientre de mi madre. Si fuere rapado, mi fuerza se apartará de mí, y seré debilitado, y como todos los hombres.

Jueces 16:17 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Le descubrió, pues , todo su corazón, y le dijo: Nunca a mi cabeza llegó navaja; porque soy nazareo de Dios desde el vientre de mi madre. Si fuere rapado, mi fuerza se apartará de mí, y seré debilitado, y como todos los demás hombres.

Juízes 16:17 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
E lhe abriu todo o coração, revelando a ela o seu segredo: “Jamais se passou navalha sobre a minha cabeça”, disse ele, “porquanto sou nazireu, consagrado desde o ventre de minha mãe. Por isso, se fosse rapado todo o cabelo de minha cabeça a minha força extraordinária se afastaria de mim, e, de fato, eu ficaria tão vulnerável quanto qualquer outro homem!”

Juízes 16:17 Portugese Bible
E descobriu-lhe todo o seu coração, e disse-lhe: Nunca passou navalha pela ninha cabeça, porque sou nazireu de Deus desde o ventre de minha mãe; se viesse a ser rapado, ir-se-ia de mim a minha força, e me tornaria fraco, e seria como qualquer outro homem.   

Judecatori 16:17 Romanian: Cornilescu
şi -a deschis toată inima faţă de ea, şi i -a zis: ,,Briciul n'a trecut peste capul meu, pentrucă sînt închinat Domnului din pîntecele maicii mele. Dacă aş fi ras, puterea m'ar părăsi, aş slăbi, şi aş fi ca orice alt om``.

Книга Судей 16:17 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
И он открыл ей все сердце свое, и сказал ей: бритва не касаласьголовы моей, ибо я назорей Божий от чрева матери моей; если же остричь меня, то отступит от меня сила моя; я сделаюсь слаб и буду, как прочие люди.

Книга Судей 16:17 Russian koi8r
И он открыл ей все сердце свое, и сказал ей: бритва не касалась головы моей, ибо я назорей Божий от чрева матери моей; если же остричь меня, то отступит от меня сила моя; я сделаюсь слаб и буду, как прочие люди.

Domarboken 16:17 Swedish (1917)
och yppade så för henne hela sin hemlighet och sade till henne: »Ingen rakkniv har kommit på mitt huvud, ty jag är en Guds nasir allt ifrån min moders liv. Därför, om man rakar håret av mig, viker min styrka ifrån mig, så att jag bliver svag och är såsom alla andra människor.»

Judges 16:17 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At isinaysay niya sa kaniya ang kaniyang buong taglayin sa kaniyang puso, at sinabi sa kaniya, Walang pangahit na nagdaan sa aking ulo; sapagka't ako'y naging Nazareo sa Dios mula sa tiyan ng aking ina: kung ako'y ahitan, hihiwalay nga sa akin ang aking lakas, at ako'y hihina, at magiging gaya ng alinmang tao.

ผู้วินิจฉัย 16:17 Thai: from KJV
จึงบอกความจริงในใจของท่านแก่นางจนสิ้นว่า "มีดโกนยังไม่เคยถูกศีรษะของฉัน เพราะฉันเป็นพวกนาศีร์แด่พระเจ้าตั้งแต่อยู่ในครรภ์ของมารดา ถ้าโกนผมฉันเสีย กำลังก็จะหมดไปจากฉัน ฉันก็จะอ่อนเพลียเหมือนชายอื่น"

Hakimler 16:17 Turkish
yüreğini kadına tümüyle açtı. ‹‹Başıma hiç ustura değmedi›› dedi, ‹‹Çünkü ben ana rahmindeyken Tanrıya adanmışım. Tıraş olursam gücümü yitiririm. Sıradan bir adam gibi güçsüz olurum.››

Caùc Quan Xeùt 16:17 Vietnamese (1934)
Người bèn tỏ hết sự lòng mình mà rằng: Dao cạo chẳng hề đưa qua đầu ta, vì từ trong lòng mẹ, ta đã làm người Na-xi-rê cho Ðức Chúa Trời. Nếu ta bị cạo, sức lực ta sẽ lìa khỏi ta, ta tất trở thành yếu như người khác.

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