1 Samuel 25

1 Emesịa Samuel nwụrụ. Izrel niile chịkọtara onwe ha ọnụ zukọta ruo ụjụ nʼihi ọnwụ ya. Ha liri ya nʼụlọ ya dị na Rema. Emesịa, Devid gara nʼọzara Paran biri nʼebe ahụ.

And Samuel died; and all Israel were gathered together, and lamented him; and they buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

2 Otu nwoke dị, onye obodo Maon, onye ikwu Kaleb, nke nwere akụnụba. O nwere igwe atụrụ dị puku atọ, na otu puku ewu, ndị ọ nọ nʼubi nʼoge a na-akpụchapụ ajị ha nʼobodo Kamel.

And there was a man at Maon, whose business was at Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.

3 Aha nwoke a bụ Nebal. Nwunye ya kwa, onye bụ nwanyị mara mma, na onye nwere akọnuche, ka a na-akpọ Abigel. Nwoke a nwere omume ọjọọ; ọ kwara obi nʼazụ, afọ takwara ya mmiri.

And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was a Calebite.

4 Mgbe Devid nọ nʼọzara nụ na Nebal na-akpụcha ajị igwe ewu na atụrụ ya,

And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

5 o zipụrụ ndị ikom iri sị ha. “Jekwurunụ Nebal nʼobodo Kamel, jụọ ya otu ihe si aga nʼaha m.

Then David sent out ten young men; and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.

6 Sịnụ ya, ndụ gị, ndụ ogologo, udo na ahụ ike nye gị na ezinaụlọ gị, udo na ahụ ike nye ihe niile i nwere.

And thus shall ye say: Long life [to thee]! and peace be to thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be to all that thou hast!

7 “‘Anụla m na ị na-akpacha ajị igwe ewu na atụrụ gị. Oge ndị ọzụzụ atụrụ gị nọ nʼetiti anyị, anyị emejọghị ha, o nweghị ihe ọbụla funarịrị ha oge ahụ niile ha nọrọ nʼobodo Kamel.

And now I have heard that thou hast shearers; now thy shepherds who were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there aught missed by them, all the while they were in Carmel.

8 Jụọkwa ndị ikom gị, ha ga-agwa gị ma ihe m kwuru ọ bụ eziokwu. Ya mere gosi ụmụ okorobịa ndị a ihuọma, ebe ọ bụ na ha na-abịakwute gị nʼoge mmemme. Biko, nyetụ ndị ohu gị ndị a, na mụ bụ Devid nwa gị, ihe ọbụla aka gị ruru.’”

Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee. Therefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, what thy hand may find to thy servants, and to thy son David.

9 Ụmụ okorobịa Devid zipụrụ bịarutere zie Nebal ozi Devid ziri ha. Ha nọgidekwara chere ka onye ha ọsịsa.

And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

10 Ma Nebal jụrụ ha sị, “Onye bụ Devid? Onye bụkwa nwa Jesi a? Ọtụtụ ndị ohu dị taa bụ ndị na-esi nʼaka nna ha ukwu na-agbapụ.

And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.

11 M ga-ewere achịcha m, na mmiri m, na anụ m gburu nʼihi ndị na-akpachara m ajị anụ nye ndị m na-amaghị ebe ha sị pụta?”

And shall I take my bread, and my water, and my flesh which I have killed for my shearers, and give [it] to men whom I know not whence they are?

12 Ndị ikom Devid tụgharịrị azụ laghachi ebe ha si bịa. Mgbe ha bịarutere, ha kọrọ akụkọ banyere okwu niile Nebal kwuru.

And David's young men turned their way, and went back, and came and reported to him according to all those words.

13 Devid sịrị ndị ikom ya, “Onye ọbụla nyara mma agha!” Ha mere ihe o kwuru. Devid nʼonwe ya nyanyekwara mma agha nke ya. Ihe dị ka narị ndị ikom anọ sooro Devid pụọ, ebe narị mmadụ abụọ ndị ọzọ nọdụrụ na-eche ụlọ ha nche.

And David said to 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 baggage.

14 Ma otu nʼime ndị ikom Nebal gara kọọrọ Abigel, nwunye Nebal sị ya, “Lee, Devid esitela nʼọzara zite ndị ozi ka ha nye onyenwe anyị ekele ya, ma ọ kparịrị ha, baakwara ha mba.

And one of [Nabal's] young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our master; and he has insulted them.

15 Ma ndị ikom ndị a mesoro anyị mmeso ọma, ha emejọghị anyị. Oge ahụ niile anyị nọ ha nso nʼọhịa ọ dịghị ihe funarịrị anyị.

And the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we companied with them, when we were in the fields.

16 Ehihie na abalị, ha bụụrụ anyị mgbidi, ichebe anyị na atụrụ anyị, mgbe ha na-akpa nri nʼakụkụ ebe ha nọ.

They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep.

17 Ọ dị mma ka ị mata ma marakwa ihe ị ga-eme ngwangwa; nʼihi nsogbu dị njọ nke na-aga ịdịrị nna anyị ukwu na ezinaụlọ ya niile. Nʼihi ọ bụ nwoke jọgburu onwe ya, na ọ dịghị onye pụrụ ịgwa ya okwu.”

And now know and consider what thou wilt do, for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household; and he is such a son of Belial, that one cannot speak to him.

18 Abigel mere ngwangwa chịkọta narị ogbe achịcha abụọ, karama akpụkpọ mmanya abụọ, atụrụ ise e doziri edozi, otu bushel ọka e ghere eghe, otu narị ụyọkọ mkpụrụ vaịnị a mịkpọrọ amịkpọ na narị achịcha fiig abụọ, bukwasị ihe ndị a niile nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu.

And Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two skin-bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched [corn], and a hundred raisin-cakes, and two hundred fig-cakes, and laid them on asses.

19 Ọ sịrị ụmụ okorobịa na-ejere ya ozi, “Na-aganụ nʼihu, ana m abịa nʼazụ.” Ma ọ gwaghị di ya Nebal ihe ọ na-aga ime.

And she said to her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

20 Mgbe ọ nọ nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu na-agbada ụzọ nke ugwu ahụ ọ hụrụ Devid na ndị agha ya ka ha na-abịa. O zutere ha

And as she was riding on the ass, and coming down by the covert of the hill, behold, David and his men came down opposite to her; and she met them.

21 ma Devid nọrịị na-ekwu na-asị, “Ọ bụ nʼefu ka anyị nyeere nwoke a aka. Anyị chebere igwe ewu na atụrụ ya nʼọzara; ọ dịkwaghị otu furu efu, ọ dịkwaghị otu nke e zuru ezu, ma o jirila ajọ omume kwụghachi m ihe ọma m meere ya.

Now David had said, Surely, in vain have I kept all that this [man] had in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that was his; and he has requited me evil for good.

22 Ka Chineke mesoo Devid mmeso, otu ọbụla mmeso ahụ si dị njọ, ma ọ bụrụ na m ahapụ otu mkpụrụ nwoke ndụ nʼetiti ihe niile o nwere na-eku ume, mgbe chi echi bọrọ.”

So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.

23 Mgbe Abigel hụrụ Devid, o mere ngwangwa si nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu ya rịda, kpuo ihu nʼala, kpọọ isiala nye Devid.

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 Ọ dara nʼala nʼụkwụ ya, sị, “Ka ajọ omume ahụ dịkwasị nʼisi ohu gị, onyenwe m. Biko, kwere ka ohu gị gwa gị okwu, gekwaa ntị nʼihe ohu gị nwere ikwu.

and fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, [upon] me let the iniquity be; but let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear the words of thy handmaid.

25 Nebal bụ nwoke nwere obi ọjọọ, biko ka onyenwe m ghara ịgụ ihe ọbụla o kwuru nʼihe. Ọ bụ onye nzuzu, dịka aha ya na-egosi. Aha ya pụtara nzuzu, nzuzu na-esokwa ya. Ma ahụghị m ndị ozi ahụ i zitere, nʼezie ohu gị ahụghị ndị ikom onyenwe m zitere.

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; and I thy handmaid did not see the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

26 Ugbu a, onyenwe m, dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ ma gị onwe gị na-adịkwa ndụ, ebe ọ bụ na Onyenwe anyị gbochiri gị ka ị ghara ịba nʼikpe ọmụma nke igbu mmadụ, na iji aka gị bọrọ onwe gị ọbọ, ka ndụ ndị iro gị na ndị niile na-achọ ime onyenwe m ihe ọjọọ, dịka Nebal.

And now, my lord, [as] Jehovah liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah has restrained thee from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

27 Ma kwerekwa ka onyinye a, nke ohu gị nwanyị wetaara nna m ukwu, bụrụ nke a ga-enye ndị ikom na-eso gị.

And now this blessing which thy bondmaid has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men that follow my lord.

28 “Biko, gbaghara njehie ohu gị nwanyị, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị aghaghị imere onyenwe m alaeze nke ga-adịgide, nʼihi na ọ bụ agha Onyenwe anyị ka ị na-alụ, agaghị ahụta ajọ omume nʼime gị ogologo ụbọchị ndụ gị niile.

I pray thee, forgive the transgression of thy handmaid: for Jehovah will certainly make my lord a lasting house; because my lord fights the battles of Jehovah, and evil has not been found in thee all thy days.

29 Ọ bụ ezie na mmadụ pụrụ ị na-achụ gị ịnapụ gị ndụ gị, ma ndụ onyenwe m ga-abụ ihe Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị ga-ekechi na ngwungwu ndị dị ndụ. Ma ndụ ndị iro gị ka ọ ga-atụfu dịka nkume esi nʼakpa e ji efe ebe.

And if a man is risen up to pursue thee and to seek thy life, the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out from the hollow of the sling.

30 Mgbe Onyenwe anyị mezuru nye onyenwe m ihe ọma niile nke o kwere na nkwa, meekwa ya onyendu ndị Izrel,

And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah shall do to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning thee, and shall appoint thee ruler over Israel,

31 onyenwe m agaghị enwe akọnuche nke ga na-esogbu ya nʼihi na o ji aka ya bọọrọ onwe ya ọbọ, maọbụ nke iwufu ọbara. Mgbe Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị mere ka ihe gaara onyenwe m nke ọma, chetakwa ohu gị nwanyị.”

that this shall be no stumbling-block to thee, nor offence of heart for my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall deal well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.

32 Devid zara Abigel sị ya, “Otuto dịrị Onyenwe anyị, Chineke nke Izrel onye zitere gị taa ka ị bịa zute m.

And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me.

33 Ka ngọzị dịrị gị nʼihi ezi uche gị, na nʼihi na i gbochiri m iwufu ọbara taa, gbochiekwa m iji aka m bọrọ onwe m ọbọ.

And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

34 Ma ọ bụghị otu a, dịka Onyenwe anyị Chineke nke Izrel na-adị ndụ, bụ onye jidere m site nʼimerụ gị ahụ, ọ bụrụ na ị pụtaghị ngwa izute m, ọ dịghị otu nwoke gaara adị ndụ nʼụlọ Nebal nʼìhè ụtụtụ echi.”

But indeed, as Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, who has restrained me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light any male.

35 Devid naara ya ihe ndị ahụ niile o wetara sị ya, “Laghachi nʼụlọ gị nʼudo. Anụla m ihe i kwuru ma meekwa ihe ị rịọrọ.”

So David received of her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

36 Mgbe Abigel batara nʼụlọ, o jekwuru Nebal ebe ọ nọ nʼoriri ọ kpọrọ, oriri dịka oriri a na-enwe nʼụlọeze. Ọ ṅụọkwala mmanya ṅụbigakwa ya oke; nʼihi ya ọ gwaghị ya ihe ọbụla tutu ruo nʼụtụtụ.

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 drunken to excess; so she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

37 Nʼụtụtụ, mgbe mmanya pụrụ Nebal nʼanya, nwunye ya gwara ya ihe ndị a niile. Nke a mere ka obi ya nwụọ, ka ọ tọgbọrọ dịka nkume.

And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things; and his heart died within him, and he became [as] a stone.

38 Mgbe abalị iri gafere, Onyenwe anyị tiri Nebal ihe otiti, nke mere ka ọ nwụọ.

And it came to pass in about ten days that Jehovah smote Nabal, and he died.

39 Mgbe Devid nụrụ na Nebal anwụọla, ọ sịrị, “Otuto dịrị Onyenwe anyị, onye kpechitere m okwu m megide Nebal nʼihi nlelị anya o leliri m. O gbochiela ohu ya site nʼime ihe ezighị ezi, ma kwụghachi Nebal ụgwọ mmehie ya.” Mgbe ahụ Devid zigara ndị ozi ka ha gaa jụọ Abigel ma ọ ga-ekwe ị ghọọ nwunye ya.

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil; but Jehovah has returned Nabal's evil upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her as his wife.

40 Ndị ozi Devid bịakwutere Abigel na Kamel zie ya ozi sị, “Devid zitere anyị bịakwute gị ịlụta gị ka ị ghọọ nwunye ya.”

And the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to thee, to take thee as his wife.

41 Abigel kpuru ihu nʼala sị ya, “Lee ohu gị nwanyị, ejikeere m ijere gị ozi, na ịsacha ụkwụ ndị na-ejere onyenwe m ozi.”

And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a bondwoman to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

42 Abigel mere ngwangwa jikere, kpọrọ ụmụ agbọghọ ise na-ejere ya ozi, nọkwasị nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu, soro ndị ahụ Devid zitere lakwuru Devid. Otu a ka Abigel sị ghọọ nwunye Devid.

And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

43 Devid lụkwara nwanyị ọzọ aha ya bụ Ahinoam, onye Jezril. Ha abụọ bụkwa ndị nwunye ya.

David had also taken Ahinoam of Jizreel; and they became, even both of them, his wives.

44 Nʼoge a, Sọl ewerela nwa ya nwanyị Mikal, onye bụ nwunye Devid kpọnye Palti, nwa Laish, onye obodo Galim, dịka nwunye.

But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.