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.

[Soon after that], Samuel died, and all the Israeli people gathered and mourned for him. They buried his body outside his home in Ramah. Then David and his men moved to the Maon Desert.

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.

In Maon [town] there was a man who owned land in Carmel, [a nearby village]. He was very rich; he owned 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats.

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.

His name was Nabal; he was a descendant of Caleb. His wife Abigail was a wise and beautiful woman, but Nabal was very cruel and treated people very unkindly [IDM].

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

One day while David [and his men] were in the desert, someone told him that Nabal was cutting the wool from 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

So David told ten of his men, “Go to Nabal at Carmel and greet him for me.

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

Then tell to him this message from me, ‘I wish/desire that things will go well for you and your family and for everything that you possess.

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.

‘heard people say that you are cutting the wool from your sheep. Previously, when your shepherds were among us, we did not harm them. All the time that your shepherds were among us at Camel, we did not steal any sheep from them.

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."

You can ask your servants if this is true, and they will tell you [that it is true]. We have come here at a time when you are celebrating, so I ask you to please be kind to us and give these men whatever extra food you have, for me, David, and my men to eat.’”

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

When David’s men arrived where Nabal was, they gave David’s message to him, and they waited [for him to reply]. But Nabal spoke harshly to them.

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.

He said to them, “Who [does] this man, this son of Jesse, [think that he] is? [DOU, RHQ] There are many slaves who are running away from their masters at the present time, [and it seems to me that he is just one of them].

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?"

I give bread and water to the men who are cutting the wool from my sheep, and I give them meat from animals that I have slaughtered. Why should I take some of those things and give them to a group of outlaws [RHQ]? (Who knows where they have come from?/I do not even know where they have come from.)” [RHQ]

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

Then David’s men returned and told him what Nabal 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.

When David heard that, he told his men, “[We are going to kill Nabal; ] fasten your swords!” So he fastened on his sword and about 400 men fastened on their swords and went with David. There were 200 of his men who stayed with their 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.

One of Nabal’s servants [found out what David and his men were planning to do, so he] went to Nabal’s wife Abigail and said to her, “David sent some messengers from the desert to greet our master Nabal, but Nabal only yelled at them.

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.

All the time that we were in the fields close to them, those men of David were very kind to us. They did not harm us. They did not steal anything from us.

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

They protected us during the daytime and during the night. They were like a wall [MET] around us to protect us while we were taking care of our 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."

So now you should think about it and decide what you can do. [If you do not do something, ] terrible things will happen to our master and to all his family. Nabal is an extremely wicked man, with the result that [he will not heed anyone when] that person tries to tell him anything [that he should do].”

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,

[When] Abigail [heard that, she] very quickly gathered 200 loaves [of bread], and also got two leather bags full of wine, the meat from five sheep, a bushel of roasted grain, 100 packs of raisins, and 200 packs of dried figs. She put all those things on donkeys.

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

Then she told her servants, “Go ahead of me. I will follow you.” But she did not tell her husband [what she was going to do].

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.

David and his men [had left the place where they were staying and were on the road to Nabal’s property. They] were coming down a hill when they met Abigail.

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.

David had been saying to his men, “It was useless for us to protect that man and all his possessions here in this desert. We did not steal anything that belonged to him, but he has done evil to me in return for our good [things we did for him].

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."

I hope/desire that God will strike me and kill me [IDM] if he or even one of his men [IDM] is still alive tomorrow morning!”

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

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey and bowed before him, with her face touching 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.

Then she prostrated herself at David’s feet and said to him, “Sir, I deserve to be punished [for what my husband has done]. Please listen to what I say to you.

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.

Please do not pay attention to [IDM] what this worthless man Nabal has said. His name means ‘fool’, and he surely is a foolish man. But I, who am [willing to be] your servant, did not see the messengers whom you sent to him.

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!

Yahweh has prevented you from getting revenge on anyone and killing anyone. I hope/desire that as surely as Yahweh lives and as surely as you live, your enemies will be [cursed] like Nabal will be.

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

I have brought a gift for you and for the men who are with you.

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.

Please forgive me if I have done anything wrong to you. Yahweh will surely [reward you by] allowing many of your descendants to become kings of Israel, because you are fighting the battles that Yahweh [wants you to fight]. And [I know that] throughout all your life you have not done anything wrong.

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.

Even when those who are trying to kill you pursue you, you are safe, because Yahweh your God takes care of you. You will be [protected as though you were] [MET] a bundle that he has safely tied up. But your enemies will [disappear as fast as stones] that are hurled from a sling.

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

Yahweh has promised to do good things for you, and he will do what he has promised. And he will cause you to become the ruler of the Israeli people.

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."

When that happens, [you will be glad that you did not kill any] people in Nabal’s household. You will not think that you deserve to be punished for having taken revenge yourself and killed innocent people. And when Yahweh enables you to successfully [become the king], please do not forget [to be kind to] me.”

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

David replied to Abigail, “I praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], because he sent you to [talk with] me.

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.

I hope/desire that Yahweh will bless you for being very wise. You have prevented me from taking revenge myself and killing many people [MTY] today.

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."

Just as surely as Yahweh the God whom we Israelis [worship] is alive, he has prevented me from harming you. If you had not come quickly to talk to me, neither Nabal nor even one of Nabal’s men [IDM] would be still alive tomorrow morning.”

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 accepted the gifts that Abigail had brought to him. He said to her, “I hope/desire that things will go well for you. I have heard what you said, and I will do what you have requested.”

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.

When Abigail returned to Nabal, he was in his house, having a big celebration like kings have. He was very drunk and feeling very happy. So Abigail did not say anything to him that night [about her meeting with David].

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.

The next morning, when he was no longer drunk, she told him everything [that had happened when she talked with David]. [Immediately] (he had a stroke/a blood vessel burst in his brain) and he became paralyzed [MET].

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

About ten days later Yahweh struck him [again] 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.

After David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise Yahweh! Nabal insulted me, but Yahweh (vindicated me/got revenge for me). He has prevented me from [doing anything] wrong. And he has punished Nabal for the wrong that he did.” Then David sent [messengers] to Abigail, to ask her if she would become his wife.

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

His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David sent us to take you to become his 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."

Abigail bowed down with her face touching the ground. Then she told [the messengers to tell David], “[I am happy to become your wife]. I will be your servant. And I am willing to wash the feet of your slaves.”

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

Abigail quickly got on her donkey and went with David’s messengers. Five of her maids went with her. [When she arrived where David was, ] she became his wife.

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

David had previously married Ahinoam, a woman from Jezreel [town near Carmel]. So both Abigail and Ahinoam were now David’s wives.

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

King Saul’s daughter Michal was also David’s wife, but Saul had given her to Laish’s son Paltiel, who was from Gallim [town].