1 Samuel 25
King James Version
25 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
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 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: 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.
5 And David sent out 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 to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
10 And 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.
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?
12 So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
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 stuff.
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 railed on them.
15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
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 an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert on the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
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 requited me evil for good.
22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even 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 didst send.
26 Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
29 Yet a man is risen to pursue 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 souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
30 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
34 For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
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 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.
39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with 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 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.
42 And Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
1 Книга на Царете 25
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Давид и Авигея
25 (A)В това време Самуил умря. Целият Израил се събра и го оплакаха, и го погребаха в къщата му в Рама. И Давид стана и отиде в пустинята Фаран.
2 (B)А в Маон имаше един човек, чиято работа беше на Кармил. Този човек беше много богат. Имаше три хиляди овце и хиляда кози; и стрижеше овцете си на Кармил.
3 Името на човека беше Навал, а името на жена му Авигея. Жената беше благоразумна и красива, а мъжът – опак и нечестив в делата си; той беше от Халевовия род[a].
4 (C)Когато Давид чу в пустинята как Навал стрижел овцете си,
5 изпрати при него десет момъка. Давид каза на момците: Качете се на Кармил и идете при Навал. Поздравете го от мое име, като кажете:
6 (D)Здравей! Мир и на тебе, мир и на дома ти, мир и на всичко, което имаш!
7 (E)Чух, че си имал стригачи. Ето, не наранихме овчарите ти, които бяха с нас, нито им се изгуби нещо през цялото време, когато бяха на Кармил.
8 (F)Попитай слугите си и ще ти кажат. И така, нека моите слуги придобият твоето благоволение, защото в добър ден дойдохме. Дай, моля те, на слугите си и на сина си Давид каквото ти е под ръка.
9 И така, Давидовите момци дойдоха и говориха на Навал според всички тези думи от името на Давид – и млъкнаха.
10 Но Навал отговори на Давидовите слуги следното: Кой е Давид и кой е Есеевият син? Много станаха днес слугите, които бягат от господаря си.
11 (G)Искате да взема хляба си и водата си, и закланото, което заклах за стригачите си, и да ги дам на хора, които не знам откъде са?
12 И Давидовите момци се върнаха по пътя си, отидоха си и като дойдоха, известиха на Давид всички тези думи.
13 (H)Тогава Давид каза на мъжете си: Всеки да препаше меча си. И препасаха всеки меча си. И след Давид излязоха около четиристотин мъже, а двеста останаха при вещите.
14 А един от момците извести на Наваловата жена Авигея: Давид прати хора от пустинята, за да поздравят нашия господар, а той се нахвърли върху тях.
15 (I)Но тези мъже бяха много добри към нас. Ние не бяхме наранени, нито изгубихме нещо, докато дружахме с тях, когато бяхме в полето.
16 (J)Те бяха като стена около нас и денем, и нощем, през цялото време, докато бяхме с тях и пасяхме овцете.
17 (K)Знай това и размисли какво ще направиш, защото зло е решено против господаря ни и против целия му дом. Той е толкова злонрав човек, че никой не може да му продума.
18 (L)Тогава Авигея побърза, взе двеста хляба, два мяха вино, пет сготвени овце, пет мери пържено жито, сто грозда сухо грозде и двеста наниза смокини и ги натовари на осли.
19 (M)Тя каза на слугите си: Вървете пред мен; и аз идвам след вас. Но на мъжа си Навал не каза нищо.
20 И тя, като седеше на осела и яздеше под сянката на гората, видя, че Давид и мъжете му слизаха към нея; и тя ги срещна.
21 (N)А Давид беше казал: Наистина напразно съм пазил всичко, което имаше този човек в пустинята, и нищо не се изгуби от всичко, което имаше; въпреки това той ми въздаде зло за добро.
22 (O)Така да направи Бог на Давидовите неприятели – да! – и повече да прибави, ако до утринната зора оставя едно мъжко от всичко, което е негово.
23 (P)Авигея, като видя Давид, побърза да слезе от осела и падна пред Давид по лице, и се поклони до земята.
24 И като падна при краката му, каза: На мене, господарю мой, на мене нека бъде това нечестие; и нека говори, моля, слугинята ти пред теб; и послушай думите на слугинята си.
25 Нека господарят ми не обръща никакво внимание на този злонрав човек Навал[b]; защото каквото е името му, такъв е и той. Навал е името му и безумие обитава в него. А пък аз, твоята слугиня, не видях момците на господаря си, които си пратил.
26 (Q)Сега, господарю мой, в името на живия Господ и на живота на душата ти, понеже Господ те е въздържа̀л от кръвопролитие и от отмъщаване с ръката ти, то враговете ти и тези, които искат зло на господаря ми, нека бъдат като Навал.
27 (R)А сега този подарък[c], който твоята слугиня донесе на господаря си, нека се даде на момците, които следват господаря ми.
28 (S)Прости, моля, грешката на слугинята си, защото Господ непременно ще направи за господаря ми утвърден дом, понеже господарят ми воюва в Господните войни. И зло не се намери в тебе никога.
29 (T)И при все че се е вдигнал човек да те преследва и да иска живота ти, пак животът на господаря ми ще бъде вързан във вързопа на живите при Господ, твоя Бог; а животът на неприятелите ти Той ще изхвърли като с прашка.
30 А когато Господ постъпи към господаря ми според всички благости, които е говорил за теб, и те постави управител над Израил,
31 тогава няма да съжаляваш, нито ще се спъва сърцето на господаря ми, че си пролял невинна кръв или че господарят ми е отмъстил сам за себе си. Но когато Господ направи добро на господаря ми, тогава си спомни за слугинята си.
32 (U)Тогава Давид каза на Авигея: Благословен да бъде Господ, Израилевият Бог, Който те изпрати днес да ме посрещнеш.
33 (V)И благословен да бъде съветът ти. Благословена да си ти, която ме въздържа днес от кръвопролитие и от отмъщение с ръката ми.
34 (W)Защото наистина, заклевам се в живота на Господа, Израилевия Бог, Който ме въздържа̀ да не ти сторя зло, ако не беше побързала да дойдеш да ме посрещнеш, то до утринната зора нямаше да остане на Навал нито едно живо мъжко.
35 (X)Така Давид взе от нея онова, което му беше донесла; и ѝ каза: Иди в дома си с мир. Аз послушах думите ти и те приех.
36 (Y)А Авигея дойде при Навал и, ето, той имаше в дома си угощение, като царски пир; и Наваловото сърце беше развеселено, понеже беше много пиян, затова до пукването на зората тя не му извести нищо, нито малко, нито много.
37 Но на сутринта, когато Навал изтрезня, жена му му разказа всичко; и сърцето му примря в него и той стана като камък.
38 И около десет дни след това Господ порази Навал и той умря.
39 (Z)А когато Давид чу, че Навал умрял, каза: Благословен да бъде Господ, Който отсъди въздаянието ми за обидата ми от Навал и въздържа слугата Си да не стори зло; защото Господ обърна злобата на Навал върху главата му. И Давид прати да говорят на Авигея, за да я вземе за жена.
40 И когато Давидовите слуги дойдоха при Авигея в Кармил, те ѝ казаха: Давид ни прати при тебе да те вземе за жена.
41 (AA)А тя стана и се поклони с лицето до земята, и каза: Робинята ти е готова да бъде слугиня, да мие краката на слугите на господаря си.
42 Тогава Авигея стана и се качи на осел, и заедно с пет от нейните момичета, които тръгнаха с нея, отиде след пратениците на Давид и му стана жена.
43 (AB)Давид взе още и Ахиноам от Езраел. Тези двете му станаха жени.
44 (AC)А Саул беше дал дъщеря си Михала, Давидовата жена, на Фалтий, Лаисовия син, който беше от Галим.
1 Samuel 25
Names of God Bible
Samuel Dies
25 Samuel died, and all Israel gathered to mourn for him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David went to the desert of Paran.
David, Nabal, and Abigail
2 Now, there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very rich man. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3 This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was sensible and beautiful, but he was harsh and mean. He was a descendant of Caleb.
4 While David was in the desert, he heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep. 5 So David sent ten young men and told them, “Go to Carmel, visit Nabal, and greet him for me. 6 Say to him, ‘May you live long! May you, your home, and all you have prosper! 7 I hear that your sheepshearers are with you. Your shepherds have been with us, and we have not mistreated them. Nothing of theirs has been missing as long as they’ve been in Carmel. 8 Ask your young men, and let them tell you. Be kind to my young men, since we have come on a special occasion. Please give us and your son David anything you can spare.’”
9 When David’s young men came to Nabal, they repeated all of this to him for David, and then they waited.
10 “Who is David?” Nabal answered David’s servants. “Who is Jesse’s son? So many servants nowadays are leaving their masters. 11 Should I take my bread, my water, and my meat that I butchered for my shearers and give them to men coming from who knows where?”
12 David’s young men returned and told him all this.
13 “Each of you put on your swords!” David told his men. And everyone, including David, put on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred men stayed with the supplies.
14 One of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, who yelled at them. 15 Those men were very good to us. They didn’t mistreat us, and we found that nothing was missing wherever we went with them when we were in the fields. 16 They were a wall protecting us day and night as long as we were watching the sheep near them. 17 Now, consider what you should do because our master and his whole household are doomed. And he’s such a worthless man that it’s useless to talk to him.”
18 So Abigail quickly took 200 loaves of bread, 2 full wineskins, 5 butchered sheep, a bushel of roasted grain, 100 bunches of raisins, and 200 fig cakes and loaded them on donkeys. 19 “Go on ahead,” she told her young men, “and I’ll follow you.” But she didn’t tell her husband Nabal about it.
20 She was riding on her donkey down a hidden mountain path when she met David and his men coming toward her. 21 David had thought, “I guarded this man’s stuff in the desert for nothing! Not one of his possessions was missing. Yet, he has paid me back with evil when I was good to him. 22 May Elohim punish me[a] if I leave even one of his men[b] alive in the morning.”
23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey. She immediately bowed down in front of David with her face touching the ground. 24 After she bowed at his feet, she said, “Sir, let me be held responsible for this wrong. Please let me speak with you. Please listen to my words. 25 You shouldn’t take this worthless person Nabal seriously. He is like his name. His name is Nabal [Godless Fool], and he’s foolish. But I didn’t see the young men you sent.
26 “Yahweh has kept you from spilling innocent blood and from getting a victory by your own efforts. Now, sir, I solemnly swear, as Yahweh and you live, may your enemies and those who are trying to harm you end up like Nabal. 27 Here is a gift I am bringing to you. May it be given to the young men who are in your service. 28 Please forgive my offense. Yahweh will certainly give you, sir, a lasting dynasty, because you are fighting Yahweh’s battles. May evil never be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone pursued you and sought your life, your life is wrapped in the bundle of life which comes from Yahweh your Elohim. But he will dispose of the lives of your enemies like stones thrown from a sling. 30 When Yahweh does all the good he promised and makes you ruler of Israel, 31 you shouldn’t have a troubled conscience because you spilled blood for no good reason and claimed your own victory. When Yahweh has given you success, remember me.”
32 David said to Abigail, “Blessed be Yahweh Elohim of Israel, who sent you today to meet me. 33 May your good judgment be blessed. Also, may you be blessed for keeping me from slaughtering people today and from getting a victory by my own efforts. 34 But I solemnly swear—as Yahweh Elohim of Israel, who has kept me from harming you, lives—if you hadn’t come to meet me quickly, Nabal certainly wouldn’t have had one of his men left at dawn.”
35 Then David accepted what she brought him and told her, “Go home in peace. I’ve listened to what you’ve said and granted your request.”
36 When Abigail came to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his home. It was like a king’s banquet. He was in a good mood and very drunk, so she didn’t tell him anything until dawn. 37 But in the morning, when the effects of the wine had worn off, his wife told him what had happened. Nabal’s heart failed, and he could not move.[c] 38 About ten days later Yahweh made him even more sick, and Nabal died.
39 When David heard Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, who defended me against the insults of Nabal and kept me from doing wrong. Yahweh has turned Nabal’s own wickedness back on him.”
Then David sent men on his behalf to propose marriage to Abigail. 40 When David’s servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they told her, “David has sent us to you so that we can take you to him to be his wife.”
41 She bowed down with her face touching the ground. “I am ready to serve,” she said. “I am ready to wash the feet of my master’s servants.” 42 Then Abigail quickly got up and rode on a donkey with five of her female servants following her. So she went with David’s messengers and became his wife.
43 David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Both she and Abigail were his wives. 44 Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti, Laish’s son, who was from Gallim.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 25:22 Greek; Masoretic Text “To David’s enemies.”
- 1 Samuel 25:22 Hebrew uses a coarse term for “men” here and at verse 34.
- 1 Samuel 25:37 English equivalent difficult.
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