Si David, si Nabal, ug si Abigail
1Unya namatay si Samuel, ug ang tanang mga Israelinhon nagtigom ug nagsubo alang kaniya. Gilubong nila siya sa iyang dapit sa Rama.
Human niadto, milugsong si David sa kamingawan sa Maon.25:1 Maon: Mao kini sa ubang mga kopya sa Septuagint; apan sa Hebreo, Paran. 2Didto sa Maon may usa ka tawo nga adunahan kaayo, nga may yuta25:2 yuta: o, mga kabtangan. sa Carmel. May 1,000 siya ka kanding, ug 3,000 ka karnero nga iyang gipatupihan didto sa Carmel. 3Si Nabal ang iyang ngalan. Gikan siya sa kaliwat ni Caleb, ug ang iyang asawa mao si Abigail. Maalam ug matahom si Abigail, apan si Nabal daling masuko ug ngil-ad ug batasan.
4Samtang didto si David sa kamingawan, nabalitaan niya nga nagpatupi si Nabal sa iyang mga karnero. 5-6Busa nagpadala siyag napulo ka batan-ong lalaki sa Carmel. Gisugo niya sila nga isulti kini nga mensahe kang Nabal: “Kumusta! Hinaut nga maangkon mo ang taas nga kinabuhi. Ug hinaut nga maayo ang imong kahimtang ug ang kahimtang sa imong tibuok panimalay, ug ang tanan nga anaa uban kanimo. 7Nakabalita ako nga nagpatupi ka sa imong mga karnero. Sa dihang nakauban namo ang imong mga magbalantay sa karnero sa Carmel, wala namo sila unsaa ug walay nawala kanila. 8Pangutan-a sila, ug sultihan ka nila. Karon, nagahangyo ako nga ipakita mo ang imong kaayo sa akong mga tawo, kay pista man karon. Isipa ako nga imong anak ug ang akong mga sulugoon imo usab nga mga sulugoon; hatagi kamig bisan unsa nga imong ikahatag kanamo.”
9Busa sa pag-abot sa mga tawo ni David, gisulti nila kang Nabal ang mensahe ni David. Unya naghulat sila sa iyang tubag. 10Miingon si Nabal sa mga tawo ni David, “Si kinsa ba kini si David nga anak ni Jesse? Karong mga panahona daghang mga sulugoon nga manglayas gikan sa ilang mga agalon. 11Nganong ihatag ko man kaninyo ang akong pan, tubig, ug ang karne sa mananap nga akong gipaihaw alang sa mga tigtupi sa akong mga karnero? Wala gani ako masayod kon asa kamo gikan!”
12Mibalik ang mga tawo ni David ug gisugilon nila kaniya ang giingon ni Nabal. 13Unya miingon si David sa iyang mga tawo, “Itakin ang inyong mga espada!” Busa gitakin nila ang ilang mga espada, ug mao usab ang gihimo ni David. Mga 400 ka mga tawo ang nanguban kang David. Nagpabilin ang 200 aron sa pagbantay sa mga kargamento.
14Usa sa mga sulugoon ni Nabal miingon kang Abigail nga asawa ni Nabal, “Nagpadala dinhi si David ug mga mensahero gikan sa kamingawan, ug nangumusta pa sila kang Nabal nga among agalon, apan giinsulto lang niya sila. 15Maayo kaayo kining mga tawhana kanamo; wala nila kami pasipad-i. Ug sa tibuok nga panahon nga didto kami sa uma duol kanila, wala gayoy nawala kanamo. 16Gipanalipdan nila kami adlaw ug gabii sa dihang nagabantay kami sa mga karnero. 17Karon, hunahunaa kon unsay maayo nimong buhaton, tungod kay moabot ang katalagman sa imong bana ug sa iyang tibuok panimalay. Daotan kaayo siya ug batasan ug dili siya masultihan.”
18Wala na mag-usik ug panahon si Abigail. Nagpakuha siyag 200 ka buok pan, duha ka sudlanan nga panit nga puno ug bino, lima ka inihaw nga karnero, usa ka sako nga sinanlag nga lugas, 100 ka hakop nga pasas, ug 200 ka hakop binulad nga igos. Unya gipakarga niya kini sa mga asno, 19ug giingnan ang mga sulugoon, “Pag-una kamo! Mosunod lang ako kaninyo.” Apan wala niya sultihi ang iyang bana nga si Nabal.
20Samtang gapalugsong si Abigail agi sa kilid sa bukid sakay sa iyang asno, nakita niya nga nagpadulong si David ug ang iyang mga tawo paingon kaniya. 21Dili pa lang dugay nga miingon si David, “Walay kapuslanan ang pagbantay ko sa mga kabtangan ni Nabal sa kamingawan aron walay mawala. Gibalosan niyag daotan ang akong kaayo kaniya. 22Hinaut nga silotan ako sa Dios ug labihan gayod kon dili ko mahurot pagpatay hangtod sa buntag ang tanang mga lalaki nga iyang sakop.”
23-24Sa dihang nagaabot na sila, midali-dali si Abigail ug kanaog sa iyang asno ug miluhod sa atubangan ni David agig pagtahod kaniya. Miingon siya, “Palihog, sir, pamatia ako. Ako na lang ang pakasad-a. 25Hinaut nga dili mo tagdon ang daotan nga si Nabal. Angay gayod kaniya ang iyang ngalan nga Nabal, nga ang buot ipasabot, ‘buang-buang.’ Sir, wala gayod ako makakita sa mga tawo nga imong gipadala. 26Karon, gipugngan ka sa Ginoo sa pagpanimalos ug sa pagpatay. Ipanumpa ko sa buhi nga Ginoo ug kanimo, nga hinaut pa nga ang imong mga kaaway ug ang tanan nga buot mopasipala kanimo silotan sa Dios sama nga silotan niya si Nabal. 27Kon mahimo, sir, dawata kining mga gasa nga akong gidala alang kanimo, ug ihatag sa imong mga tawo. 28Palihog pasayloa ako sa akong mga kakulangon. Sigurado gayod nga ang Ginoo maghimo kanimong hari ingon man ang imong mga kaliwat, tungod kay nagapakiggira ka alang kaniya. Hinaut pa nga walay daotang mahitabo kanimo samtang buhi ka pa. 29Bisan pa ug may mogukod kanimo aron sa pagpatay kanimo, tipigan ka gihapon sa Ginoo nga imong Dios sama sa tawo nga nagatipig sa mahalong butang. Apan ang imong mga kaaway mahisama sa bato nga gibala sa lambayog. 30Kon matuman na ang tanan nga maayong mga butang nga gisaad sa Ginoo kanimo, ug mahimo ka nang hari sa Israel, 31dili ka hasolon sa imong konsensya tungod kay wala ka manimalos ug mopatay sa walay igong hinungdan. Ug kon hatagan ka na sa Ginoo ug kalamposan, palihog ayaw ako kalimti.”
32Miingon si David kang Abigail, “Dalaygon ang Ginoo, ang Dios sa Israel, nga nagpadala kanimo karong adlawa sa pagpakigkita kanako. 33Salamat sa Dios sa imong maayong panghunahuna ug sa pagpugong mo kanako sa pagpanimalos ug pagpamatay niining adlawa. 34Kon wala ka magdali-dali sa pagpakigkita kanako, wala untay mahibiling buhi sa mga tawo ni Nabal pagkabuntag. Kay mao kana ang akong gipanumpa sa buhi nga Ginoo, ang Dios sa Israel, nga nagpugong kanako sa paghimo ug daotan kanimo.” 35Gidawat ni David ang mga gasa ni Abigail ug miingon, “Pauli ug ayaw na kabalaka. Tumanon ko ang imong gihangyo.”
36Sa pag-abot ni Abigail sa ilang balay, naabtan niyang nagpakombira si Nabal nga daw usa ka hari. Malipayon kaayo siya ug labihan ka hubog. Busa wala lang una siya sultihi ni Abigail mahitungod sa iyang pagpakigkita kang David hangtod nianang pagkabuntag. 37Sa dihang nahuwasan na siya pagkabuntag, gisuginlan siya ni Abigail sa nahitabo. Giataki siya sa sakit sa kasingkasing ug wala na siya makalihok. 38Paglabay sa napulo ka adlaw, gisilotan siya sa Ginoo ug namatay.
39Sa dihang nadunggan ni David nga namatay si Nabal, miingon siya, “Dalaygon ang Ginoo! Siya ang nanimalos ngadto kang Nabal sa pag-insulto niini kanako, ug gilikay niya ako sa pagpanimalos. Gisilotan niya si Nabal sa daotan niyang gihimo kanako.”
Unya nagpadala si David ug mga mensahero sa pagsulti kang Abigail nga buot niya kining pangasaw-on. 40Pag-abot sa mga mensahero ni David sa Carmel, miingon sila kang Abigail, “Gipaanhi kami ni David kanimo aron pagdala kanimo ngadto kaniya aron mahimo niyang asawa.” 41Miluhod si Abigail agig pagtahod kanila ug miingon, “Oo, mosugot ako. Andam ako sa pag-alagad kaniya bisan sa iyang mga sulugoon.25:41 bisan sa iyang mga sulugoon: sa literal, ug sa paghugas sa mga tiil sa iyang mga sulugoon.” 42Unya midali-dali si Abigail sa pagsakay sa asno ug miuban sa mga mensahero ni David. Gidala niya ang lima niya ka mga sulugoong babaye ug nahimo siyang asawa ni David. 43Gipangasawa usab ni David si Ahinoam nga taga-Jezreel, ug silang duha nahimo niyang asawa. 44Ang iyang asawa nga si Mical gipaminyo ni Saul kang Paltiel nga taga-Galim, nga anak ni Laish.
1And 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.
2And 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.25.2 possessions: or, business 3Now 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. 5And 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:25.5 greet…: Heb. ask him in my name of peace 6And 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. 7And 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.25.7 hurt: Heb. shamed 8Ask 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. 9And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.25.9 ceased: Heb. rested
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. 11Shall 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?25.11 flesh: Heb. slaughter
12So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. 13And 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.25.14 railed…: Heb. flew upon them 15But 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:25.15 hurt: Heb. shamed 16They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 17Now 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.25.18 clusters: or, lumps 19And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 20And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them. 21Now 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. 22So 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. 23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, 24And 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.25.24 audience: Heb. ears 25Let 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.25.25 regard: Heb. lay it to his heart25.25 Nabal: that is, Fool 26Now 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.25.26 avenging…: Heb. saving thyself 27And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.25.27 blessing: or, present25.27 follow…: Heb. walk at the feet of, etc 28I 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. 29Yet 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.25.29 as out…: Heb. in the midst of the bought of a sling 30And 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; 31That 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.25.31 no grief: Heb. no staggering, or, stumbling
32¶ And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: 33And 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. 34For 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. 35So 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. 37But 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. 38And 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. 40And 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. 41And 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. 42And 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.25.42 after her: Heb. at her feet 43David 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.25.44 Phalti: also called, Phaltiel
