1 Samuel 25

1 Dan matilah Samuel; seluruh orang Israel berkumpul meratapi dia dan menguburkan dia di rumahnya di Rama. Dan Daud berkemas, lalu pergi ke padang gurun Paran.

Then Samuel died, and all of Israel gathered together, and they mourned him. And they buried him at his house in Ramah. And David, rising up, descended to the desert of Paran.

2 Ketika itu ada seorang laki-laki di Maon, yang mempunyai perusahaan di Karmel. Orang itu sangat kaya: ia mempunyai tiga ribu ekor domba dan seribu ekor kambing. Ia ada di Karmel pada pengguntingan bulu domba-dombanya.

Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were at Carmel. And this man was exceedingly great. And three thousand sheep, and one thousand goats were his. And it happened that he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.

3 Nama orang itu Nabal dan nama isterinya Abigail. Perempuan itu bijak dan cantik, tetapi laki-laki itu kasar dan jahat kelakuannya. Ia seorang keturunan Kaleb.

Now the name of this man was Nabal. And the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a very prudent and beautiful woman. But her husband was hard-hearted, and very wicked, and malicious. And he was of the stock of Caleb.

4 Ketika didengar Daud di padang gurun, bahwa Nabal sedang menggunting bulu domba-dombanya,

Therefore, when David, in the desert, had heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

5 maka Daud menyuruh sepuluh orang dan kepada orang-orang itu Daud berkata: "Pergilah ke Karmel dan temuilah Nabal. Tanyakanlah keselamatannya atas namaku

he sent ten young men, and he said to them: “Ascend to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name peacefully.

6 dan sampaikanlah salam ini kepadanya: Selamat! Selamatlah engkau, selamatlah keluargamu, selamatlah segala yang ada padamu.

And you shall say: ‘Peace be to my brothers and to you, and peace to your house, and peace to whatever you have.

7 Baru-baru ini aku mendengar bahwa engkau mengadakan pengguntingan bulu domba. Adapun gembala-gembalamu yang ada dengan kami, tidak kami ganggu dan tidak ada sesuatu yang hilang dari pada mereka selama mereka ada di Karmel.

I have heard that your shepherds, who were with us in the desert, were shearing. We have never troubled them, nor was anything from the flock missing to them at any time, during the entire time that they have been with us in Carmel.

8 Tanyakanlah kepada orang-orangmu, mereka tentu akan memberitahukan kepadamu. Sebab itu biarlah orang-orang ini mendapat belas kasihanmu; bukankah kami ini datang pada hari raya? Berikanlah kepada hamba-hambamu ini dan kepada anakmu Daud apa yang ada padamu."

Question your servants, and they will tell you. Now therefore, may your servants find favor in your eyes. For we have arrived on a good day. Whatever your hand will find, give it to your servants and to your son David.’”

9 Ketika orang-orang Daud sampai ke sana, berkatalah mereka kepada Nabal atas nama Daud tepat seperti yang dikatakan kepada mereka, kemudian mereka menanti.

And when the servants of David had arrived, they spoke to Nabal all these words in the name of David. And then they were silent.

10 Tetapi Nabal menjawab anak buah Daud itu, katanya: "Siapakah Daud? Siapakah anak Isai itu? Pada waktu sekarang ini ada banyak hamba-hamba yang lari dari tuannya.

But Nabal, responding to the servants of David, said: “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today, servants who are fleeing from their lords are increasing.

11 Masakan aku mengambil rotiku, air minumku dan hewan bantaian yang kubantai bagi orang-orang pengguntingku untuk memberikannya kepada orang-orang yang aku tidak tahu dari mana mereka datang?"

Therefore, shall I take my bread, and my water, and the meat of the cattle that I have slain for my shearers, and give it to men, when I do not know where they are from?”

12 Lalu orang-orang Daud itu berbalik pulang dan setelah sampai, mereka memberitahukan kepadanya tepat seperti yang dikatakan kepada mereka.

And so the servants of David traveled back along their way. And returning, they went and reported to him all the words that he had said.

13 Kemudian berkatalah Daud kepada orang-orangnya: "Kamu masing-masing, sandanglah pedang!" Lalu mereka masing-masing menyandang pedangnya; Daud sendiripun menyandang pedangnya. Sesudah itu kira-kira empat ratus orang maju mengikuti Daud, sedang dua ratus orang tinggal menjaga barang-barang.

Then David said to his servants, “Let each one gird his sword.” And each one girded his sword. And David also girded his sword. And about four hundred men followed David. But two hundred remained behind with the supplies.

14 Tetapi kepada Abigail, isteri Nabal, telah diberitahukan oleh salah seorang bujangnya, katanya: "Ketahuilah, Daud menyuruh orang dari padang gurun untuk memberi salam kepada tuan kita, tetapi ia memaki-maki mereka.

Then it was reported to Abigail, the wife of Nabal, by one of his servants, saying: “Behold, David has sent messengers from the desert, so that they might speak kindly to our lord. But he turned them away.

15 Padahal orang-orang itu sangat baik kepada kami; mereka tidak mengganggu kami dan kami tidak kehilangan apa-apa selama kami lalu-lalang di dekat mereka, ketika kami ada di ladang.

These men were good enough to us, and were not troublesome. Neither did we ever lose anything, during the entire time that we conversed with them in the desert.

16 Mereka seperti pagar tembok sekeliling kami siang malam, selama kami menggembalakan domba-domba di dekat mereka.

They were a wall to us, as much in the night as in the day, during all the days that we were with them, pasturing the sheep.

17 Oleh sebab itu, pikirkanlah dan pertimbangkanlah apa yang harus kauperbuat, sebab telah diputuskan bahwa celaka akan didatangkan kepada tuan kita dan kepada seisi rumahnya, dan ia seorang yang dursila, sehingga orang tidak dapat berbicara dengan dia."

For this reason, consider and realize what you should do. For evil has been decided against your husband and against your house. And he is a son of Belial, so that no one is able to speak to him.”

18 Lalu segeralah Abigail mengambil dua ratus roti, dua buyung anggur, lima domba yang telah diolah, lima sukat bertih gandum, seratus buah kue kismis dan dua ratus kue ara, dimuatnyalah semuanya ke atas keledai,

And so Abigail hurried, and she took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five cooked sheep, and five measures of cooked grain, and one hundred clusters of dried grapes, and two hundred masses of dried figs, and she set them upon donkeys.

19 lalu berkata kepada bujang-bujangnya: "Berjalanlah mendahului aku; aku segera menyusul kamu." Tetapi Nabal, suaminya, tidaklah diberitahunya.

And she said to her servants: “Go before me. Behold, I will follow after your back.” But she did not reveal it to her husband, Nabal.

20 Ketika perempuan itu dengan menunggang keledainya, turun dengan terlindung oleh gunung, tampaklah Daud dan orang-orangnya turun ke arahnya, dan perempuan itu bertemu dengan mereka.

And when she had climbed on a donkey, and was descending to the base of the mountain, David and his men were descending to meet her. And she met them.

21 Daud tadinya telah berkata: "Sia-sialah aku melindungi segala kepunyaan orang ini di padang gurun, sehingga tidak ada sesuatupun yang hilang dari segala kepunyaannya; ia membalas kebaikanku dengan kejahatan.

And David said: “Truly, in vain have I preserved all that was his in the wilderness, so that nothing perished out of all that belonged to him. And he has repaid evil to me for good.

22 Beginilah kiranya Allah menghukum Daud, bahkan lebih lagi dari pada itu, jika kutinggalkan hidup sampai pagi seorang laki-laki sajapun dari semua yang ada padanya."

May God do these things, by the enemies of David, and may he add these other things, if I leave behind until morning, out of all that belongs to him, anything that urinates against a wall.”

23 Ketika Abigail melihat Daud, segeralah ia turun dari atas keledainya, lalu sujud menyembah di depan Daud dengan mukanya sampai ke tanah.

Then, when Abigail had seen David, she hurried and descended from the donkey. And she fell upon her face before David, and she reverenced on the ground.

24 Ia sujud pada kaki Daud serta berkata: "Aku sajalah, ya tuanku, yang menanggung kesalahan itu. Izinkanlah hambamu ini berbicara kepadamu, dan dengarkanlah perkataan hambamu ini.

And she fell at his feet, and she said: “May this iniquity be upon me, my lord. I beg you, let your handmaid speak to your ears, and listen to the words of your servant.

25 Janganlah kiranya tuanku mengindahkan Nabal, orang yang dursila itu, sebab seperti namanya demikianlah ia: Nabal namanya dan bebal orangnya. Tetapi aku, hambamu ini, tidak melihat orang-orang yang tuanku suruh.

Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.

26 Oleh sebab itu, tuanku, demi TUHAN yang hidup dan demi hidupmu yang dicegah TUHAN dari pada melakukan hutang darah dan dari pada bertindak sendiri dalam mencari keadilan, biarlah menjadi sama seperti Nabal musuhmu dan orang yang bermaksud jahat terhadap tuanku!

Now therefore, my lord, as your soul lives, and as the Lord lives, who has kept your hand to yourself, and has prevented you from coming to blood: now, let your enemies be like Nabal, and like all those who are seeking evil for my lord.

27 Oleh sebab itu, pemberian yang dibawa kepada tuanku oleh budakmu ini, biarlah diberikan kepada orang-orang yang mengikuti tuanku.

Because of this, accept this blessing, which your handmaid has brought to you, my lord. And give it to the young men who follow you, my lord.

28 Ampunilah kiranya kecerobohan hambamu ini, sebab pastilah TUHAN akan membangun bagi tuanku keturunan yang teguh, karena tuanku ini melakukan perang TUHAN dan tidak ada yang jahat terdapat padamu selama hidupmu.

Forgive the iniquity of your handmaid. For the Lord will surely make for you, my lord, a faithful house, because you, my lord, fight the battles of the Lord. Therefore, let no evil be found in you all the days of your life.

29 Jika sekiranya ada seorang bangkit mengejar engkau dan ingin mencabut nyawamu, maka nyawa tuanku akan terbungkus dalam bungkusan tempat orang-orang hidup pada TUHAN, Allahmu, tetapi nyawa para musuhmu akan diumbankan-Nya dari dalam salang umban.

For if a man, at any time, will rise up, pursuing you and seeking your life, the life of my lord will be preserved, as if in the sheave of the living, with the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies will be spun around, as if with the force of a whirling sling.

30 Apabila TUHAN melakukan kepada tuanku sesuai dengan segala kebaikan yang difirmankan-Nya kepadamu dan menunjuk engkau menjadi raja atas Israel,

Therefore, when the Lord will have done for you, my lord, all the good that he has spoken about you, and when he will have appointed you as leader over Israel,

31 maka tak usahlah tuanku bersusah hati dan menyesal karena menumpahkan darah tanpa alasan, dan karena tuanku bertindak sendiri dalam mencari keadilan. Dan apabila TUHAN berbuat baik kepada tuanku, ingatlah kepada hambamu ini."

this will not be for you a regret or a scruple of the heart, my lord, that you had shed innocent blood, or had taken revenge for yourself. And when the Lord will have done well for my lord, you shall remember your handmaid.”

32 Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Abigail: "Terpujilah TUHAN, Allah Israel, yang mengutus engkau menemui aku pada hari ini;

And David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. And blessed is your eloquence.

33 terpujilah kebijakanmu dan terpujilah engkau sendiri, bahwa engkau pada hari ini menahan aku dari pada melakukan hutang darah dan dari pada bertindak sendiri dalam mencari keadilan.

And blessed are you, who prevented me today from going to blood, and from taking revenge for myself with my own hand.

34 Tetapi demi TUHAN, Allah Israel yang hidup, yang mencegah aku dari pada berbuat jahat kepadamu--jika engkau tadinya tidak segera datang menemui aku, pasti tidak akan ada seorang laki-lakipun tinggal hidup pada Nabal sampai fajar menyingsing."

But instead, as the Lord God of Israel lives, he has prevented me from doing evil to you. But if you had not come quickly to meet me, there would not have been left to Nabal by the morning light, anything that urinates against a wall.”

35 Lalu Daud menerima dari perempuan itu apa yang dibawanya untuk dia, dan berkata kepadanya: "Pulanglah dengan selamat ke rumahmu; lihatlah, aku mendengarkan perkataanmu dan menerima permintaanmu dengan baik."

Then David received from her hand all that she had brought to him. And he said to her: “Go in peace to your own house. Behold, I have heeded your voice, and I have honored your face.”

36 Sampailah Abigail kepada Nabal dan tampaklah, Nabal mengadakan perjamuan di rumahnya, seperti perjamuan raja-raja. Nabal riang gembira dan mabuk sekali. Sebab itu tidaklah diceriterakan perempuan itu sepatah katapun kepadanya, sampai fajar menyingsing.

Then Abigail went to Nabal. And behold, he was holding a feast for himself in his house, like the feast of a king. And the heart of Nabal was cheerful. For he was greatly inebriated. And she did not reveal a word to him, small or great, until morning.

37 Tetapi pada waktu pagi, ketika sudah hilang mabuk Nabal itu, diceriterakanlah kepadanya oleh isterinya segala perkara itu. Lalu terhentilah jantungnya dalam dada dan ia membatu.

Then, at first light, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife revealed to him these words, and his heart died within himself, and he became like a stone.

38 Dan kira-kira sepuluh hari sesudah itu TUHAN memukul Nabal, sehingga ia mati.

And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

39 Ketika didengar Daud, bahwa Nabal telah mati, berkatalah ia: "Terpujilah TUHAN, yang membela aku dalam perkara penghinaan Nabal terhadap aku dan yang mencegah hamba-Nya dari pada berbuat jahat. TUHAN telah membalikkan kejahatan Nabal ke atas kepalanya sendiri." Kemudian Daud menyuruh orang untuk berbicara dengan Abigail tentang mengambil dia menjadi isterinya.

And when David had heard that Nabal was dead, he said: “Blessed is the Lord, who has judged the case of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and who has preserved his servant from evil. And the Lord has repaid the malice of Nabal upon his own head.” Then David sent and he spoke with Abigail, so that he might take her to himself as wife.

40 Para hamba Daud datang kepada Abigail di Karmel dan berkata kepadanya, demikian: "Daud menyuruh kami kepadamu untuk mengambil engkau menjadi isterinya."

And David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, so that he might take you to himself as wife.”

41 Lalu bangkitlah perempuan itu berdiri, sujudlah ia menyembah dengan mukanya ke tanah sambil berkata: "Sesungguhnya, hambamu ini ingin menjadi budak yang membasuh kaki para hamba tuanku itu."

And rising up, she reverenced prone on the ground, and she said, “Behold, let your servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

42 Kemudian berkemaslah Abigail dengan segera; ia menunggang keledainya, dengan diiringi lima orang pelayan perempuan. Ia mengikuti suruhan Daud itu dan menjadi isteri Daud.

And Abigail rose up and hurried, and she climbed upon a donkey, and five girls went with her, her attendants. And she followed the messengers of David, and she became his wife.

43 Juga Ahinoam dari Yizreel telah diambil Daud menjadi isterinya; kedua perempuan itu menjadi isterinya.

Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.

44 Tetapi Saul telah memberikan Mikhal, anaknya perempuan, isteri Daud, kepada Palti bin Lais, yang dari Galim itu.

Then Saul gave his daughter Michal, the wife of David, to Palti, the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.