15:1 [] Kai meta tina kairon, en taiV hmeraiV tou qerismou tou sitou epeskefqh o Samywn thn gunaika autou, ferwn erifion ex aigwn× kai eipe, Qelw eiselqei proV thn gunaika mou eiV ton koitwna. All' o pathr authV den afhken auton na eiselqh.

15:2 Kai eipen o pathr authV, Eipa kat' emauton oti diolou emishsaV authn× dia touto edwka authn eiV ton suntrofon sou× h mikrotera adelfh authV den einai wraiotera authV; labe loipon authn ant' ekeinhV.

15:3 O de Samywn eipe peri autwn, Twra qelw eisqai aqwoV proV touV FilistaiouV, an egw kakopoiw autouV.

15:4 Kai uphgen o Samywn kai epiase triakosiaV alwpekaV, kai elabe lampadaV, kai estreyen ouran proV ouran kai ebale mian lampada metaxu twn duo ourwn eiV to meson.

15:5 Kai anayaV taV lampadaV, apelusen eiV ta sparta twn Filistaiwn, kai ekause taV qhmwniaV, ewV kai ta aqerista astacua, ewV kai taV ampelouV kai elaiaV.

15:6 Tote oi Filistaioi eipon, TiV ekame touto; Kai apekriqhsan, Samywn o gambroV tou Qamnaqaiou× dioti elabe thn gunaika autou kai edwken authn eiV ton suntrofon autou. Kai anebhsan oi Filistaioi kai ekausan authn kai ton patera authV en puri.

15:7 Kai eipe proV autouV o Samywn, An kai seiV ekamete touto, egw omwV qelw ekdikhqh enantion saV, kai meta tauta qelw pausei.

15:8 Kai epataxen autouV knhmhn kai mhron en sfagh megalh× kai katebh kai ekaqisen eiV to casma thV petraV Htam.

15:9 [] Anebhsan de oi Filistaioi kai estratopedeusan en gh Iouda kai diecuqhsan eiV Leci.

15:10 Kai eipon oi andreV Iouda, Dia ti anebhte enantion hmwn; Oi de apekriqhsan, Dia na deswmen ton Samywn anebhmen, na kamwmen eiV auton wV ekamen eiV hmaV.

15:11 Kai katebhsan treiV ciliadeV andrwn ek tou Iouda eiV to casma thV petraV Htam kai eipon proV ton Samywn, Den exeureiV oti oi Filistaioi exousiazousin ef' hmwn; ti touto loipon to opoion ekameV eiV hmaV; O de eipe proV autouV, WV ekaman eiV eme, outwV ekamon eiV autouV.

15:12 Kai eipon proV auton, Katebhmen na se deswmen, dia na se paradwswmen eiV thn ceira twn Filistaiwn. Kai eipe proV autouV o Samywn, Orkisqhte proV eme, oti seiV den qelete epipesei kat' emou.

15:13 Kai eipan proV auton, legonteV, Ouci× alla qelomen se desei dunata kai se paradwsei eiV thn ceira autwn× plhn bebaiwV den qelomen se qanatwsei. Edesan loipon auton me duo nea scoinia kai anebibasan auton ek thV petraV.

15:14 Kai ote hlqen eiV Leci, oi Filistaioi alalazonteV edramon eiV sunanthsin autou. Kai ephlqen ep' auton Pneuma Kuriou× kai ta scoinia, ta eiV touV bracionaV autou, egeinan wV linarion to opoion exaptetai en tw puri, kai ta desma autou epeson ek twn ceirwn autou, diespasmena.

15:15 Kai eurhke siagona onou nwphn, kai ekteinaV thn ceira autou elaben authn kai efoneuse di' authV ciliouV andraV.

15:16 Kai eipen o Samywn, Dia siagonoV onou ekama swrouV, swrouV, dia siagonoV onou efoneusa ciliouV andraV.

15:17 Kai afou epause lalwn, erriye thn siagona apo thV ceiroV autou× kai wnomase ton topon ekeinon, Ramaq-leci.

15:18 [] Kai diyhsaV sfodra, ebohse proV ton Kurion kai eipe, Su edwkaV dia ceiroV tou doulou sou thn megalhn tauthn swthrian× kai twra na apoqanw upo diyhV kai na pesw eiV thn ceira twn aperitmhtwn;

15:19 Kai escisen o QeoV to koilwma to en Leci, kai exhlqen udwr ap' autou× kai afou epien, anelabe to pneuma autou, kai anezwopoihqh× dia touto ekalese to onoma autou, En-akkore, to opoion einai en Leci ewV thV hmeraV tauthV.