Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 25:18-37

18Then Abigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26hurriedוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116and tookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesof breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147skinsנִבְלֵי־niv.lei-H5035of wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,fiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568butcheredעֲשׂוּיֹת֙a.sa.VotH6213sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629,fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568seahsסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429of roasted grainקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039,a hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967clusters of raisinsצִמֻּקִ֖יםtzi.mu.KimH6778,and two hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967cakes of figsדְּבֵלִ֑יםde.ve.LimH1690.She loaded themוַתָּ֖שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760onעַל־'al-H5921donkeysהַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ha.cha.mo.RimH2543

19and saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her young menלִנְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙lin.'a.Rei.haH5288, “Goעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674ahead of meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440.I will beהִנְנִ֖יhi.NiH2005right behind youאַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם בָּאָ֑ה'a.cha.rei.Khem ba.'AhH310 H935.”But she did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808tellהִגִּֽידָה׃hi.Gi.dahH5046her husbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.

20וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961Asהִ֣יא׀hi'H1931Abigailcame ridingרֹכֶ֣בֶת עַֽל־ro.Khe.vet 'al-H7392 H5921her donkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543into a mountainוְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ הָהָ֔רve.yo.Re.det ha.HarH3381 H2022ravineבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643,she sawוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582coming downיֹרְדִ֖יםyo.re.DimH3381toward herלִקְרָאתָ֑הּlik.ra.TahH7122,and she metוַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁva.tif.GoshH6298themאֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

21Now Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732had justאַךְ֩'aKhH389saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “In vainלַשֶּׁ֨קֶרla.She.kerH8267I have protectedשָׁמַ֜רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834belonged to this manלָזֶה֙la.ZehH2088in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057.Nothingוְלֹא־ מִכָּל־ve.lo'- mi.kolH3808 H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834belongs to himמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972has gone missingנִפְקַ֥דnif.KadH6485,yet he has paid me backוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

22May Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430punishכֹּה־ יַעֲשֶׂ֧הkoh- ya.'a.SehH3541 H6213Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732לְאֹיְבֵ֥יle.'o.ye.VeiH341,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיֹסִ֑יףyo.SifH3254,if I letאִם־'im-H518oneמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605maleאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834belonging to Nabalsurviveאַשְׁאִ֧יר'ash.'IrH7604untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242מַשְׁתִּ֥יןmash.TinH8366בְּקִֽיר׃be.KirH7023.”

23When Abigailאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙'a.vi.Ga.yilH26אֶת־'et-H853sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֕רva.te.ma.HerH4116got offוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381the donkeyמֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹרme.'Al ha.cha.MorH5921 H2543,fellוַתִּפֹּ֞ל עַל־va.ti.Pol 'al-H5307 H5921facedownפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרֶץ׃va.tish.Ta.chu 'A.retzH7812 H776beforeלְאַפֵּ֤יle.'a.PeiH639himדָוִד֙da.VidH1732.

24She fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307atעַל־'al-H5921his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,may the blame beהֶֽעָוֹ֑ןhe.'a.VonH5771on me aloneאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,but pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let your servantאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519speakוּֽתְדַבֶּר־u.te.da.ber-H1696to youבְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241;hearוּשְׁמַ֕עu.she.Ma'H8085אֵ֖ת'etH853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of your servantאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃'a.ma.Te.khaH519.

25My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י׀'a.do.NiH113אֶת־'et-H853should pay noאַל־ נָ֣א'al- na'H408 H4994attentionיָשִׂ֣ים לִבּ֡וֹya.Sim li.BoH7760 H3820toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֜ה עַל־ha.Zeh 'al-H2088 H5921scoundrelאִישׁ֩ הַבְּלִיַּ֨עַל'ish ha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100 H376Nabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037,forכִּ֤יkiH3588heה֔וּאHu'H1931lives up to his nameכִשְׁמוֹ֙ כֶּן־khish.Mo ken-H8034 H3651:His nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034means Foolנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037,and follyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039accompanies himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973.Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589,your servantאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519,did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853my lord’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113young menנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you sentשָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃sha.La.che.taH7971.

26Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,as surely as the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and youנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834yourself liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,since the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has held you backמְנָעֲךָ֤me.na.'a.KhaH4513fromמִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'H935bloodshedבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818and from avengingוְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467yourselfwith your own handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,may your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341and those who seekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245harmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451forאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113beיִֽהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961like Nabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.

27Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258let thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834giftהַבְּרָכָ֣הha.be.ra.KhahH1293your servantשִׁפְחָתְךָ֖shif.cha.te.KhaH8198has broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113be givenוְנִתְּנָה֙ve.ni.te.NahH5414to the young menלַנְּעָרִ֔יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288who followהַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥יha.mit.ha.le.Khim be.rag.LeiH1980 H7272youאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

28Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375your servant’sאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519offenseלְפֶ֣שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will surely makeH6213a lastingנֶאֱמָ֗ןne.'e.ManH539dynastyבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004for my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֜יla.do.NiH113,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588heאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113fightsנִלְחָ֔םnil.ChamH3898the LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068battlesמִלְחֲמ֤וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.May no evilוְרָעָ֛ה לֹא־ve.ra.'Ah lo'-H7451 H3808be foundתִמָּצֵ֥אti.ma.Tze'H4672in youas long as you liveמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃mi.ya.Mei.khaH3117.

29And should someoneוַיָּ֤קָם אָדָם֙vai.Ya.kom 'a.DamH6965 H120pursue youלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291and seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315,then the lifeנֶ֨פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of my lordאֲדֹנִ֜י'a.do.NiH113will beוְֽהָיְתָה֩ve.ha.ye.TahH1961bound securelyצְרוּרָ֣ה׀tze.ru.RahH6887byאֵ֚ת'etH854the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the bundleבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872of the livingהַחַיִּ֗יםha.chai.YimH2416.Butוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853He shall fling awayיְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּה בְּת֖וֹךְye.kal.le.'E.nah be.TokhH7049 H8432the livesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341like stonesכַּ֥ףkafH3709from a slingהַקָּֽלַע׃ha.Ka.la'H7050.

30וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has doneיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213for my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113allכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896He promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853,and when He has appointed youוְצִוְּךָ֥ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680rulerעָלֶ֑יךָ לְנָגִ֖יד'a.Lei.kha le.na.GidH5057 H5921overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

31then my lordלַאדֹנִ֗יla.do.NiH113will haveתִהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961noוְלֹ֣א זֹ֣את׀ve.Lo' zotH3808 H2063remorseלְפוּקָה֩le.fu.KahH6330or guiltוּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלu.le.mikh.SholH4383of conscienceלֵ֜בlevH3820over needlessחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600bloodshedוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־ דָּם֙ve.lish.pokh- damH8210 H1818andאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113revengeוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.le.ho.Shi.a'H3467.And when the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has dealt wellוְהֵיטִ֤בve.hei.TivH3190with my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113,may you rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142אֶת־'et-H853your servantאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'a.ma.Te.khaH519.”

32Then Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abigailלַאֲבִיגַ֑לla.'a.vi.GalH26, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834sent youשְׁלָחֵ֛ךְshe.la.ChekhH7971to meet meלִקְרָאתִֽי׃lik.ra.TiH7122thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117!

33Blessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288isyour discernmentטַעְמֵ֖ךְta'.MekhH2940,and blessedוּבְרוּכָ֣הu.ve.ru.KhahH1288areyouאָ֑תְּ'AtH859,becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834todayהַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ מִבּ֣וֹאhai.Yom ha.Zeh mi.Bo'H3117 H2088 H935you kept meכְּלִתִ֜נִיke.li.Ti.niH3607from bloodshedבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818and from avenging myselfוְהֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467by my own handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027.

34Otherwiseוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,as surely as the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has restrained meמְנָעַ֔נִיme.na.'A.niH4513from harmingמֵהָרַ֖עme.ha.Ra'H7489youאֹתָ֑ךְ'o.TakhH853,if you had notכִּ֣י׀ לוּלֵ֣יki lu.LeiH3588 H3884comeוַתָּבֹאת֙va.ta.vo.tiH935quicklyמִהַ֗רְתְּmi.HartH4116to meet meלִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.TiH7122,then surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588noאִם־'im-H518maleמַשְׁתִּ֥יןmash.TinH8366belonging to Nabalלְנָבָ֛לle.na.ValH5037would have been left aliveנוֹתַ֧רno.TarH3498byעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216בְּקִֽיר׃be.KirH7023.”

35Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732אֵ֥ת'etH853acceptedוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from her handמִיָּדָ֔הּmi.ya.DahH3027whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had broughtהֵבִ֖יאָהhe.Vi.'ahH935him,and he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to her, “Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927homeלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004in peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965.Seeרְאִי֙re.'IH7200,I have heededשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085your voiceבְקוֹלֵ֔ךְve.ko.LekhH6963and granted your requestוָאֶשָּׂ֖א פָּנָֽיִךְ׃va.'e.Sa' pa.Na.yikhH5375 H6440.”

36When Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀'a.vi.Ga.yilH26returnedוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Nabalנָבָ֡לna.ValH5037,thereוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009he wasin the houseמִשְׁתֶּ֨ה בְּבֵית֜וֹmish.Teh be.vei.ToH1004 H4960,holding a feastכְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הke.mish.TehH4960fit for a kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428נָבָל֙na.ValH5037,in highט֣וֹבTovH2895עָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921וְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931spiritsוְלֵ֤בve.LevH3820and veryעַד־ מְאֹ֑ד'ad- me.'OdH5704 H3966drunkשִׁכֹּ֖רshi.KorH7910.So sheוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808toldהִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046himדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697nothingקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996וְגָד֖וֹלve.ga.DolH1419untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216.

37וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961In the morningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242when Nabalמִנָּבָ֔לmi.na.ValH5037was soberבְּצֵ֤את הַיַּ֙יִן֙be.Tzet hai.Ya.yinH3318 H3196,his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802אֶת־'et-H853toldוַתַּגֶּד־va.ta.ged-H5046himabout theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820failedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191within himבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931becameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961likea stoneלְאָֽבֶן׃le.'A.venH68.

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