Jueces: Capítulo 16 | Reflexión Personal Profunda | Canciones Cinematográficas de la Biblia

El panorama

Jueces 16 abre con “Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.”, cambia cerca del versículo 16 con “And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that…” y termina con “Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.

Atado con cadenas y marcado por el cautiverio, Sansón se afirma entre dos columnas enormes mientras la multitud observa.

Las Escrituras junto al resumen

Jueces · Versión King James · 31

Jueces 16:1-8

Versículos 1–8: Went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

Jueces 16:1–8 abre con “Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.” y llega a “Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Observa lo que el pueblo lleva consigo y cómo Jueces prepara el siguiente movimiento de las Escrituras.

Estudio profundo

Jueces 16:1–8 forma una unidad literaria. Abre con “Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.”, gira cerca del versículo 4 con “And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was…” y llega a “Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been…”. El narrador crea significado mediante quien inicia cada acción, quien responde, lo que cambia y las consecuencias que permanecen. Una acción narrada no es automáticamente una acción aprobada. Como control textual, el pasaje fuente KJV contiene 3 marcadores de discurso, 0 preguntas, 0 contrastes y 0 versículos que nombran al LORD o a Dios. Esos rasgos también pueden compararse con una traducción bíblica fiable en español.

Cada observación se relaciona con el enfoque de la lección, Observa lo que el pueblo lleva consigo y cómo Jueces prepara el siguiente movimiento de las Escrituras. Algunas afirmaciones son directas, otras reúnen varios versículos y otras deben permanecer identificadas como interpretación.

Los nombres o términos que sostienen la escena son Samson, Delilah, Philistines, Entice, Gaza, Gazites. El lenguaje numérico incluye two, one, hundred, seven. El giro más cercano al centro aparece en el versículo 4: “And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.” Ese detalle ayuda a distinguir el punto de partida de lo que ocurre después.

Recorrido versículo por versículo

Judges 16:1
“Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.” Nombrar a Gaza y Samson mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:2
“And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Judges 16:3
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts…” El número two hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Judges 16:4
“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.” Esta señal narrativa conocida hace avanzar el tiempo. Lo que sigue es una nueva escena, consecuencia o respuesta a una tensión anterior.
Judges 16:5
“And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Judges 16:6
“And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be…” Nombrar a Delilah y Samson mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:7
“And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Judges 16:8
“Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with…” El número seven hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.

Jueces 16:1-8

Versión King James

1Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

2And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

3And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

4And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

5And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

6And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

7And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

Jueces 16:9-16

Versículos 9–16: There were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she…

Jueces 16:9–16 abre con “Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The…” y llega a “And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Observa lo que el pueblo lleva consigo y cómo Jueces prepara el siguiente movimiento de las Escrituras.

Estudio profundo

Jueces 16:9–16 forma una unidad literaria. Abre con “Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him…”, gira cerca del versículo 12 con “Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The…” y llega a “And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his…”. El narrador crea significado mediante quien inicia cada acción, quien responde, lo que cambia y las consecuencias que permanecen. Una acción narrada no es automáticamente una acción aprobada. Como control textual, el pasaje fuente KJV contiene 7 marcadores de discurso, 1 preguntas, 0 contrastes y 0 versículos que nombran al LORD o a Dios. Esos rasgos también pueden compararse con una traducción bíblica fiable en español.

Los nombres o términos que sostienen la escena son Samson, Delilah, Philistines, Hitherto. El lenguaje numérico incluye seven, three. El giro más cercano al centro aparece en el versículo 9: “Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson…” Ese detalle ayuda a distinguir el punto de partida de lo que ocurre después.

Recorrido versículo por versículo

Judges 16:9
“Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon…” Nombrar a Philistines y Samson mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:10
“And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou…” Nombrar a Delilah y Samson mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:11
“And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Judges 16:12
“Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson…” Nombrar a Delilah y Philistines mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:13
“And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be…” El número seven hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Judges 16:14
“And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his…” Nombrar a Philistines y Samson mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:15
“And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Judges 16:16
“And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;” Esta señal narrativa conocida hace avanzar el tiempo. Lo que sigue es una nueva escena, consecuencia o respuesta a una tensión anterior.

Jueces 16:9-16

Versión King James

9Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

10And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

11And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

12Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

13And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

14And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

15And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

16And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

Jueces 16:17-24

Versículos 17–24: That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a…

Jueces 16:17–24 abre con “That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head…” y llega a “And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Observa lo que el pueblo lleva consigo y cómo Jueces prepara el siguiente movimiento de las Escrituras.

Estudio profundo

Jueces 16:17–24 forma una unidad literaria. Abre con “That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine…”, gira cerca del versículo 20 con “And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said…” y llega a “And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered…”. El narrador crea significado mediante quien inicia cada acción, quien responde, lo que cambia y las consecuencias que permanecen. Una acción narrada no es automáticamente una acción aprobada. Como control textual, el pasaje fuente KJV contiene 6 marcadores de discurso, 0 preguntas, 2 contrastes y 4 versículos que nombran al LORD o a Dios. Esos rasgos también pueden compararse con una traducción bíblica fiable en español.

Los nombres o términos que sostienen la escena son Philistines, Our, Samson, Come, Dagon, Delilah. El lenguaje numérico incluye seven. El giro más cercano al centro aparece en el versículo 21: “But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did…” Ese detalle ayuda a distinguir el punto de partida de lo que ocurre después.

Recorrido versículo por versículo

Judges 16:17
“That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Judges 16:18
“And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying…” Nombrar a Philistines y Come mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:19
“And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of…” El número seven hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Judges 16:20
“And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other…” Nombrar a Philistines y Samson mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:21
“But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass…” Nombrar a Gaza y Philistines mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:22
“Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.” Nombrar a Howbeit mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:23
“Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to…” Nombrar a Dagon y Our mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:24
“And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy…” Nombrar a Our mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.

Jueces 16:17-24

Versión King James

17That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor 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.

18And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.

19And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

20And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

22Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

24And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.

Jueces 16:25-31

Versículos 25–31: It came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for…

Jueces 16:25–31 abre con “And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may…” y llega a “Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Observa lo que el pueblo lleva consigo y cómo Jueces prepara el siguiente movimiento de las Escrituras.

Estudio profundo

Jueces 16:25–31 forma una unidad literaria. Abre con “And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he…”, gira cerca del versículo 28 con “And Samson called unto the LORD , and said, O Lord GOD , remember me, I pray thee, and…” y llega a “Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him…”. El narrador crea significado mediante quien inicia cada acción, quien responde, lo que cambia y las consecuencias que permanecen. Una acción narrada no es automáticamente una acción aprobada. Como control textual, el pasaje fuente KJV contiene 4 marcadores de discurso, 0 preguntas, 0 contrastes y 1 versículos que nombran al LORD o a Dios. Esos rasgos también pueden compararse con una traducción bíblica fiable en español.

Los nombres o términos que sostienen la escena son Samson, Philistines, Call, Eshtaol, God, Israel. El lenguaje numérico incluye three, thousand, two, one, twenty. El giro más cercano al centro aparece en el versículo 27: “Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three…” Ese detalle ayuda a distinguir el punto de partida de lo que ocurre después.

Recorrido versículo por versículo

Judges 16:25
“And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And…” Esta señal narrativa conocida hace avanzar el tiempo. Lo que sigue es una nueva escena, consecuencia o respuesta a una tensión anterior.
Judges 16:26
“And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house…” Nombrar a Samson y Suffer mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:27
“Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof…” El número three hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Judges 16:28
“And Samson called unto the LORD , and said, O Lord GOD , remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee…” El número two hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Judges 16:29
“And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one…” El número two hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Judges 16:30
“And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the…” Nombrar a Philistines y Samson mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Judges 16:31
“Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between…” El número twenty hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.

Jueces 16:25-31

Versión King James

25And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

26And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.

27Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

28And Samson called unto the LORD , and said, O Lord GOD , remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

29And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

30And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

31Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.

Preguntas para mantener presentes durante la lectura

Sigue quién actúa, quién habla, quién resulta afectado y qué cambia.
Observa promesas, fracasos, rescates y consecuencias repetidas.
No supongas que el narrador aprueba cada acción que relata.

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Donde difieren los lectores

El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.

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¿Qué parte de Jueces 16 te detiene, te incomoda o te sorprende, y por qué?
¿Qué detalle del pasaje sería fácil pasar por alto? ¿Cómo cambia ese detalle tu comprensión?
¿Dónde ves tensión entre lo que ocurre y este enfoque: Jueces 16?
¿Qué pregunta importante deja abierta el pasaje en lugar de resolverla rápidamente?

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Estas preguntas son deliberadamente abiertas. Permanece con la tensión del pasaje, responde con sinceridad y vuelve a la Escritura antes de llegar a una conclusión.

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¿Qué parte de Jueces 16 te detiene, te incomoda o te sorprende, y por qué?
¿Qué detalle del pasaje sería fácil pasar por alto? ¿Cómo cambia ese detalle tu comprensión?
¿Dónde ves tensión entre lo que ocurre y este enfoque: Observa lo que el pueblo lleva consigo y cómo Jueces prepara el siguiente movimiento de las Escrituras.?
¿Qué pregunta importante deja abierta el pasaje en lugar de resolverla rápidamente?

Examina tu interior con sinceridad

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