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| [1]Then Samuel died, and all Israel assembled, and mourned for him, and buried him in his own house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. |
[1]And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. |
| [2]Now in Maon was a man, who had his possession in Carmel, and the man was exceeding mighty and had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. |
[2]And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. |
| [3]The name also of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and she was a woman of singular wisdom, and beautiful, but the man was churlish, and evil conditioned, and was of the family of Caleb. |
[3]Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful form; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. |
| [4]And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal did shear his sheep. |
[4]And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. |
| [5]Therefore David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how he doeth. |
[5]And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men: 'Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name; |
| [6]And thus shall ye say for salutation, Both thou, and thine house, and all that thou hast, be in peace, wealth and prosperity. |
[6]And thus ye shall say: All hail! and peace be both unto thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. |
| [7]Behold, I have heard, that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds were with us, and we did them no hurt, neither did they miss anything all the while they were in Carmel. |
[7]And now I have heard that thou hast shearers; thy shepherds have now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. |
| [8]Ask thy servants and they will show thee. Wherefore let these young men find favor in thine eyes: (for we come in a good season) give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David. |
[8]Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee; wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; for we come on a good day; give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.' |
| [9]And when David's young men came, they told Nabal all those words in the name of David, and held their peace. |
[9]And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased. |
| [10]Then Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There be many servants now a days, that break away every man from his master. |
[10]And Naba answered David's servants, and said: 'Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master; |
| [11]Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be? |
[11]Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?' |
| [12]So David's servants turned their way, and went again, and came, and told him all those things. |
[12]So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words. |
| [13]And David said unto his men, Gird every man his sword about him. And they girded every man his sword: David also girded his sword. And about four hundred men went up after David, and two hundred abode by the carriage. |
[13]And David said unto his men: 'Gird ye on every man his sword.' And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword; and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the baggage. |
| [14]Now one of the servants told Abigail Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master, and he railed on them. |
[14]But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying: 'Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he flew upon them. |
| [15]Notwithstanding the men were very good unto us, and we had no displeasure, neither missed we anything as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields. |
[15]But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields; |
| [16]They were as a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping sheep. |
[16]They were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. |
| [17]Now therefore take heed, and see what thou shalt do: for evil will surely come upon our master, and upon all his family: for he is so wicked that a man cannot speak to him. |
[17]N therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a base fellow, that one cannot speak to him.' |
| [18]Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred cakes, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred frails of raisins, and two hundred of figs, and laded them on asses. |
[18]Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. |
| [19]Then she said unto her servants, Go ye before me: behold, I will come after you: yet she told not her husband Nabal. |
[19]And she said unto her young men: 'Go on before me; behold, I come after you.' But she told not her husband Nabal. |
| [20]And as she rode on her ass, she came down by a secret place of the mountain, and behold, David and his men came down against her, and she met them. |
[20]And it was so, as she rode on her ass, and came down by the covert of mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down towards her; and she met them.— |
| [21]And David said, Indeed I have kept all in vain that this fellow had in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: for he hath requited me evil for good. |
[21]Now David had said: 'Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath returned me evil for good. |
| [22]So and more also do God unto the enemies of David: for surely I will not leave of all that he hath, by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall. |
[22]God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one male.'— |
| [23]And when Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, |
[23]And when Abigail saw David, she made haste, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed down to the ground. |
| [24]And fell at his feet, and said, Oh, my lord, I have committed the iniquity, and I pray thee, let thine handmaid speak to thee, and hear thou the words of thine handmaid. |
[24]And she fell at his feet, and said: 'Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid. |
| [25]Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this wicked man Nabal: for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord whom thou sentest. |
[25]Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this base fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and churlishness is with him; but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. |
| [26]Now therefore my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth (the Lord, I say, that hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and that thine hand should not save thee) so now thine enemies shall be as Nabal, and they that intend to do my lord evil. |
[26]Now therefore, my lord, as 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. |
| [27]And now, this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men, that follow my lord. |
[27]And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord. |
| [28]I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and none evil hath been found in thee in all thy life. |
[28]Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid; for 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇; and evil is not found in thee all thy days. |
| [29]Yet a man hath risen up to persecute thee, and to seek thy soul, but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God: and the soul of thine enemies shall God cast out, as out of the middle of a sling. |
[29]And though man be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling. |
| [30]And when the Lord shall have done to my lord all the good that he hath promised thee, and shall have made thee ruler over Israel, |
[30]And it shall come to pass, when 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 shall have done to my lord according to all the good that He hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee prince over Israel; |
| [31]Then shall it be no grief unto thee, nor offence of mind unto my lord, that he hath not shed blood causeless, nor that my lord hath not preserved himself: and when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, remember thine handmaid. |
[31]That this shall be no stumbling-block unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath found redress for himself. And when 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.' |
| [32]Then David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me. |
[32]And David said to Abigail: 'Blessed be 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me; |
| [33]And blessed be thy counsel, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and that mine hand hath not saved me. |
[33]And blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for myself with mine own hand. |
| [34]For indeed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, who hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and met me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall. |
[34]For in very deed, as 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, the God of Israel, liveth, who hath withholden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst made haste and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much as one male.' |
| [35]Then David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to thine house: behold, I have heard thy voice, and have granted thy petition. |
[35]So David received of her hand that which she had brought him; and he said unto her: 'Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.' |
| [36]So Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he made a feast in his house, like the feast of a king, and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, neither less nor more, until the morning arose. |
[36]And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken; wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. |
| [37]Then in the morning when the wine was gone out of Nabal, his wife told him those words, and his heart died within him, and he was like a stone. |
[37]And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. |
| [38]And about ten days after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he died. |
[38]And it came to pass about ten days after, that 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 smote Nabal, so that he died. |
| [39]Now when David heard, that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord that hath judged the cause of my rebuke of the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath recompensed the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. Also David sent to commune with Abigail to take her to his wife. |
[39]And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said: 'Blessed be 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back His servant from evil; and the evil-doing of Nabal hath 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 returned upon his own head.' And David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife. |
| [40]And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us to thee, to take thee to his wife. |
[40]And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke unto her, saying: 'David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.' |
| [41]And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. |
[41]And she arose, and bowed down with her face to the earth, and said: 'Behold, thy handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.' |
| [42]And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, and her five maids followed her, and she went after the messengers of David, and was his wife. |
[42]And Abigail hastened, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. |
| [43]David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they were both his wives. |
[43]David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives. |
| [44]Now Saul had given Michal his daughter David's wife to Palti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim. |
[44]Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim. |