Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 25:23-31

23And when Abigailאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙'a.vi.Ga.yilH26sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,she hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֕רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and lighted offוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381the donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and fellוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307beforeלְאַפֵּ֤יle.'a.PeiH639Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732on her faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself to the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

24And fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307at his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272,and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Upon me, my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113, upon me let thisiniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֑ןhe.'a.VonH5771be:and let thine handmaidH519,I pray thee, speakוּֽתְדַבֶּר־u.te.da.ber-H1696in thine audienceבְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241,and hearוּשְׁמַ֕עu.she.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thine handmaidאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589.

25Letיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760not my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י׀'a.do.NiH113,I pray thee, regardלִבּ֡וֹli.BoH3820this manאִישׁ֩'ishH376of Belialהַבְּלִיַּ֨עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100, evenNabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037:for as his nameכִשְׁמוֹ֙khish.MoH8034is, so ishe; Nabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037ishis nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,and follyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039iswith him: but I thine handmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519sawרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200not the young menנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288of my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,whom thou didst sendשָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃sha.La.che.taH7971.

26Now therefore, my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113, asYhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and asthy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,seeing Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath withholdenמְנָעֲךָ֤me.na.'a.KhaH4513thee from comingמִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'H935to shedbloodבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818,and from avengingוְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467thyself with thine own handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,now let thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,and they that seekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,be as Nabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.

27And now this blessingהַבְּרָכָ֣הha.be.ra.KhahH1293which thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתְךָ֖shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hath broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935unto my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113,let it even be givenוְנִתְּנָה֙ve.ni.te.NahH5414unto the young menלַנְּעָרִ֔יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288that followהַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥יha.mit.ha.le.Khim be.rag.LeiH7272 H1980my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

28I pray thee, forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375the trespassלְפֶ֣שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of thine handmaidאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519:for Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will certainlyעָשֹֽׂה־'a.soh-H6213makeיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֜יla.do.NiH113a sureנֶאֱמָ֗ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004;because my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113fightethנִלְחָ֔םnil.ChamH3898the battlesמִלְחֲמ֤וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and evilוְרָעָ֛הve.ra.'AhH7451hath not been foundתִמָּצֵ֥אti.ma.Tze'H4672in thee allthy daysמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃mi.ya.Mei.khaH3117.

29Yet a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120is risenוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to pursueלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291thee, and to seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315:but the soulנֶ֨פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of my lordאֲדֹנִ֜י'a.do.NiH113shall be boundצְרוּרָ֣ה׀tze.ru.RahH6887in the bundleבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872of lifeהַחַיִּ֗יםha.chai.YimH2416with Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;and the soulsנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,them shall he sling outיְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּהye.kal.le.'E.nahH7049, as outof the middleבְּת֖וֹךְ כַּ֥ףbe.Tokh kafH3709 H8432of a slingהַקָּֽלַע׃ha.Ka.la'H7050.

30And it shall come to pass, when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall have doneיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113according to all the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896that he hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning thee, and shall have appointedוְצִוְּךָ֥ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee rulerלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

31That this shall be no griefלְפוּקָה֩le.fu.KahH6330unto thee, nor offenceוּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלu.le.mikh.SholH4383of heartלֵ֜בlevH3820unto my lordלַאדֹנִ֗יla.do.NiH113,either that thou hast shedוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־ve.lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818causelessחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600,or that my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113hath avengedוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.le.ho.Shi.a'H3467himself: but when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall have dealt wellוְהֵיטִ֤בve.hei.TivH3190with my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113,then rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142thine handmaidאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'a.ma.Te.khaH519.

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