Soon feel, whose God is strongest, thine or mine. HARAPHA. Presume not on thy God. Whate'er he be Thee he regards not, owns not, hath cut off Quite from his people, and delivered up Into thy enemies' hand; permitted them To put out both thine eyes, and fettered send thee Into the common prison, there to grind Among the slaves and asses, thy comrades, As good for nothing else, no better service, SAMSON. All these indignities, for such they are Gracious to re-admit the suppliant ; 1161 1170 τὸν ἐμόν τε τὸν σόν θ', ὁπότερος κρείσσων, θεός. ἩΡΑΦΑΣ. οὐ σοῦ Θεοῦ γ ̓ ἕκατι σοὶ θαρσεῖν ἔδει, εὖ μὲν ξύνοιδα τοῖσδε, καὶ τούτων ἔτι 1210 1220 In confidence whereof I once again Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight, Thine, or whom I with Israel's sons adore. HARAPHA. Fair honour that thou dost thy God, in trusting He will accept thee to defend his cause, A murderer, a revolter, and a robber. SAMSON. 1180 Tongue-doughty giant, how dost thou prove me these? HARAPHA. Is not thy nation subject to our lords? Their magistrates confessed it, when they took thee As a league-breaker, and delivered bound Into our hands: for hadst thou not committed At Ascalon, who never did thee harm, Then like a robber strippedst them of their robes? 1190 ᾧ δὴ πεποιθὼς, δευτέροις κηρύγμασιν αὐτὸν κελεύω σ', ὁπότερός γ ̓ ἔσται θεὸς, εἴτ ̓ οὖν σὸς, εἴτ ̓ ἐμῆς ὃς αἰσυμνᾷ χθονός, στεῤῥᾶς ἐλέγχειν ἐσχάτῃ κρίσει μάχης. ἩΡΑΦΑΣ. ἦ κάρτα τιμῆς τὸν σὸν ἀξιοῖς Θεὸν, σέ νιν δοκῶν ἂν πρόμαχον αἰνέσαι ποτὲ, λῃστήν τε παράνομόν τε καὶ μιαιφόνον. ΣΑΜΨΩΝ. πῶς δὴ, θρασύστομ', ὡς τὸ σῶμ ̓ ὑπερφυής ; ὑμῶν ἀνάσσουσ ̓ οἵ γε τῇδε κοίρανοι· 1230 1240 SAMSON. Among the daughters of the Philistines And in your city held my nuptial feast. Under pretence of bridal friends and guests, Who, threatening cruel death, constrained the bride Single rebellion, and did hostile acts I was no private, but a person raised, With strength sufficient, and command from Heaven, To free my country; if their servile minds 1200 1210 |