One day he sneaks into a Philistine camp without having an exact plan on how he is going to proceed against them.
Samson is still not fully aware of the role he is supposed to play for his people.
Delilah, the king’s beautiful, seductive and scheming niece insists on being present during these conversations. They deliberate about what can be done to restrain this Samson before a revolt breaks out. When King Hanun, his hot-tempered son Sidqa and General Tariq hear this, they are anything but enthusiastic. Soon the news spreads, not only to the Israelite villages but also to the Philistine royal palace in Gaza, that an Israelite by the name of Samson has killed several Philistines with his bare hands. Samson with his incredible strength could be a symbol, a hero, of this uprising! Initially Samson rejects the idea, but when Naomi provokes a confrontation with the Philistines he naturally hurries to her rescue. She tries to convince Samson to join a group of young people planning an insurrection. Since then Naomi has not only been in mourning, but she harbors an unbridled desire for retaliation. When she was a small child, her village was exterminated by the Philistines and her whole family butchered. During a walk Samson learns the young woman’s story. Naomi, a pretty but rather melancholic girl, falls deeply in love with him. As time passes, Samson becomes an attractive young man and young women begin to interest him more and more. Samson is born and as foretold he grows into a boy with amazing strength. The stranger tells her that as one chosen by God Samson will fight the Philistines, will have immense strength at his disposal, but that he may never cut his hair (or drink alcohol) otherwise this gift will be lost. One day, a mysterious stranger appears to Mara and promises her that she will bear a son whom she is to call Samson. Much to their regret, they have not been able to have children. Mara and her husband Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines.
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