²⁵ Please my lord, pay no attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he—Nabal^[a] is his name and disgraceful folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

²⁶ “So now my lord, as Adonai lives and as your soul lives, since Adonai has restrained you from shedding blood and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies and those who are seeking to harm my lord be as Nabal. ²⁷ Now let this blessing, which your maidservant has brought to my lord, be given to the young men who are accompanying my lord.