1 Samuel 25
1 When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
Basi Samweli akafariki. Waisraeli wote wakakusanyika pamoja na kumwomboleza, na wakamzika nyumbani kwake huko Rama. Kisha Daudi akainuka na akashuka hadi jangwa la Parani.
2 Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja huko Maoni, na mali zake zilikuwa huko Karmali. Mtu huyo alikuwa tajiri sana. Alikuwa na kondoo elfu tatu na mbuzi elfu moja. Naye alikuwa akiwakata manyoya kondoo wake huko Karmeli.
3 His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
Na mtu huyo aliitwa Nabali, na jina la mke wake aliitwa Abigaili. Mwanamke huyo alikuwa mwenye busara na mzuri kwa sura. Lakini mwanaume alikwa mkaidi na mwovu katika mambo yake. Alikuwa wa uzao wa nyumba ya Kalebu.
4 While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.
Daudi akasikia akiwa jangwani kwamba Nabali alikuwa akiwakata manyoya kondoo wake.
5 So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name
Hivyo Daudi aliwatuma kwake vijana kumi. Akawaambia wale vijana, “Pandeni kwanda Karmeli, mwendeeni Nabali, na mkamsalimie kwa jina langu.
6 and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and your house and to all that belongs to you.
Mtamwambia, 'Uishi katika baraka, Uwe na amani na nyumba yako iwe na amani, na wote ulionao wawe na amani.
7 Now I hear that it is time for shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.
Nasikia kwamba unao wakata manyoya. Wachungaji wako walikuwa pamoja nasi, na hatukuwafanyia ubaya, na muda wote wakiwa Karmeli hawakupotelewa kitu chochote.
8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”
Waulize vijana wako, nao watakuambia. Basi vijana wangu wapate kibali machoni pako, maana tumefika siku ya sherehe. Tafadhali utoe cho chote ulicho nacho mkononi kwa watumishi wako na kwa Daudi mwanao.'”
9 When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.
Vijana wa Daudi walipofika, walimwambia Nabali yote haya kwa niaba ya Daudi na kisha wakasubiri.
10 But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
Nabali akawajibu watumishi wa Daudi, “Daudi ni nani? Na ni nani mwana wa Yese? Siku hizi wapo watumishi wengi wanaotoroka bwana zao.
11 Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”
Je, nichukue mkate wangu na maji yangu na nyama yangu ambayo nimewachinjia wakata manyoya wangu, na niwape watu wanaotoka nisikokujua?”
12 So David’s men turned around and went back, and they relayed to him all these words.
Hivyo vijana wa Daudi waligeuka na kurudi, nakumwambia kila kitu kilichosemwa.
13 And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
Daudi akawaambia watu wake, “Kila mtu ajifunge upanga wake.” Kila mtu akajifunga upanga wake. Daudi naye pia akajifunga upanga wake. Yapata kama watu mia nne wakafuatana na Daudi, na wengine mia mbili walibaki kulinda mizigo yao.
14 Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.
Lakini kijana mmojawapo alimwambia Abigaili, mke wa Nabali akasema, “Daudi aliwatuma wajumbe kutoka jangwani waje wamsalimu bwana wetu, na yeye akawatukana.
15 Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.
Bado watu hawa walitutendea mema. Hatukudhurika na hatukupoteza chochote wakati wote tulipotembea nao tulipokuwa mbugani.
16 They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.
Walikuwa ukuta wetu usiku na mchana, wakati wote tulikuwa pamoja nao tukichunga kondoo.
17 Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
Kwa hiyo tambua hili na zingatia utafanya nini, maana ubaya unamvizia bwana wetu, na utakuwa juu ya nyumba yake yote. Yeye ni mtu asiyefaa na hakuna awezaye kushauriana naye.”
18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys
Ndipo Abigaili akaharakisha na akachukuwa mikate mia mbili, chupa mbili za divai, kondoo watano waliokwisha andaliwa, vipimo vitano vya bisi, vishada mia moja vya zabibu, na mikate mia mbili ya tini na akavipakia juu ya punda.
19 and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
Akamwambia kijana wake, “Tangulia mbele yangu, nami nitakuja nyuma yako.” Lakini hakumwambia mmewe Nabali.
20 As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
Alipokuwa akienda juu ya punda wake na kutelemka penye kificho cha mlima, Daudi na watu wake walishuka chini wakimwelekea Abigaili, naye akakutana nao.
21 Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
Basi Daudi alikuwa amesema, “Hakika nimelinda bure vyote alivyonavyo mtu huyu huko nyikani, na vyote alivyonavyo hakuna kilichopotea, pamoja na hayo amenilipa mabaya badala ya mema.
22 May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”
Mungu na anitendee hivyo mimi, Daudi, pia iwe zaidi, iwapo nitamwacha hata mtu mmoja wa kwake akiwa hai ifikapo kesho asubuhi.
23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
Abigaili alipomwona Daudi, aliharakisha na kushuka chini ya punda wake, akalala kifudifudi na kujiinamisha hadi chini.
24 She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
Akamwangukia miguuni pake na kusema, “Juu yangu tu, bwana wangu, na uwe uovu. Tafadhali acha mjakazi wako aseme nawe, tena uyasikilize maneno ya mjakazi wako.
25 My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
Nakusihi bwana wangu usimjali mtu huyu asiyefaa, Nabali, kwa maana kama jina lake lilivyo, ndivyo alivyo. Jina lake ni Nabali, na upumbavu uko pamoja naye. Lakini mimi mjakazi wako sikuwaona vijana wa bwana wangu, uliowatuma.
26 Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.
Sasa basi, bwana wangu, kama BWANA aishivyo, na kama unavyoishi, kwa kuwa BWANA amekuondoa kutoka kumwaga damu, na kuacha kulipiza kisasi kwa mkono mwenyewe, basi adui zako, na wale ambao wanatafuta kumfanyia uovu bwana wangu, wawe kama Nabali
27 Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
Na sasa zawadi hii ambayo mjakazi wako ameileta kwa bwana wangu, na wapewe vijana ambao wanamfuata bwana wangu.
28 Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
Tafadhali ulisamehe kosa la mjakazi wako, maana BWANA hakika atamfanyia bwana wangu nyumba imara, kwa sababu bwana wangu anapigana vita vya BWANA; na uovu hautaonekana ndani yako maadamu unaishi.
29 And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.
Na ingawa watu wangeinuka na kukuandama ili wakuue, bado uhai wa bwana wangu utafungwa katika furushi la walio hai na BWANA Mungu wako; na atayatupa maisha ya adui zako mbali, kama vile kutoka katika mfuko wa kombeo.
30 When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,
Na itakuwa, BWANA atakapokuwa amemtimizia bwana wangu mambo yote mazuri ambayo amekuahidi, na alivyokufanya kiongozi juu ya Israeli,
31 then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”
jambo hili halitakuwa huzuni kwako, wala chukizo moyoni kwa bwana wangu, kwa sababu hukumwaga damu bila sababu, na hujajilipizia kisasi. Na BWANA akikuletea mafanikio, umkumbuke mjakazi wako.”
32 Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
Ndipo Daudi akamwambia Abigaili, “BWANA, Mungu wa Israeli, abarikiwe, aliyekutuma uonane na mimi leo.
33 Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
Na hekima yako ibarikiwe, nawe umebarikiwa, kwa sababu leo umenizuia nisiwe na hatia ya kumwaga damu, na kutojilipizia kisasi kwa mkono wangu mwenyewe.
34 Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”
Kwa kweli, kama BWANA, Mungu wa Israeli, aishivyo, ambaye amenizuia nisikuumize, kama usinge harakisha kuja ukutane nami, kwa hakika kesho asubuhi asinge salia hata mtoto mmoja wa kiume kwa Nabali.”
35 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”
Kwa hiyo Daudi akavipokea kutoka mkononi mwake vile alivyokuwa amemletea; akamwambia, “Nenda kwa amani hadi nyumbani kwako; tazama, nimeisikiliza sauti yako na nimekubali.”
36 When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
Abigaili akarudi kwa Nabali; tazama, alikuwa akifanya sherehe katika mji wake, kama sherehe ya mfalme; na moyo wa Nabali ulifurahi ndani yake, kwa sababu alikwa amelewa sana. Kwa hiyo hakumwambia chochote kabisa hadi kulipopambazuka
37 In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone.
Ikawa asubuhi, divai ilipokuwa imemtoka Nabali, basi mkewe akamwambia mambo hayo; moyo wake ukafa ndani yake, na akawa kama jiwe.
38 About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
Ikawa baada ya siku kumi BWANA alimpiga Nabali naye akafa.
39 On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
Naye Daudi aliposikia kwamba Nabali amekufa, akasema, “BWANA abarikiwe, aliyenichukulia hatua ya shutuma yangu kutoka mkono wa Nabali, na kumzuia mtumishi wake asifanye maovu. Na amemrudishia Nabali tendo la uovu juu ya kichwa chake mwenyewe.” Ndipo Daudi akawatuma watu wakaongee na Abigaili, ili amchukue awe mke wake.
40 When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”
Watumishi wake Daudi walipofika kwa Abigaili huko Karmeli, wakaongea naye na kusema, “Daudi ametutuma kwako tukuchukue hadi kwake uwe mke wake.”
41 She arose, then bowed facedown and said, “Here is your maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
Abigaili aliinuka, akainamisha uso chini, na akasema, “Tazama, mjakazi wako ni mtumwa aoshaye miguu ya watumishi wa bwana wangu.”
42 So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
Akaharakisha na kuamka, akapanda punda akiwa na vijakazi wake watano waliofuatana naye; akawafuata wajumbe wa Daudi, na akawa mke wake.
43 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
Daudi pia alimchukua Ahinoamu wa Yezreeli akamwoa; wote wawili wakawa wake zake.
44 But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
Wakati huo Sauli alikuwa amempa Palti, mwana wa Laishi mtu wa Galimu, Mikali, binti yake, aliyekuwa mke wa Daudi.
