1 Samuel 25
1 E morreu Samuel, e juntou-se todo Israel, e o choraram, e o sepultaram em sua casa em Ramá. E levantou-se Davi, e se foi ao deserto de Parã.
[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 E em Maom havia um homem que tinha sua riqueza no Carmelo, o qual era muito rico, que tinha três mil ovelhas e mil cabras. E aconteceu achar-se tosquiando suas ovelhas no Carmelo.
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 O nome daquele homem era Nabal, e o nome de sua mulher, Abigail. E era aquela mulher de bom entendimento e de boa aparência; mas o homem era duro e de maus feitos; e era da linhagem de Calebe.
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 E ouviu Davi no deserto que Nabal tosquiava suas ovelhas.
One day while David [and his men] were in the desert, someone told him that Nabal was cutting the wool from his sheep.
5 Então enviou Davi dez criados, e disse-lhes: Subi ao Carmelo, e ide a Nabal, e saudai-lhe em meu nome.
So David told ten of his men, “Go to Nabal at Carmel and greet him for me.
6 E dizei-lhe assim: Que vivas e seja paz a ti, e paz à tua família, e paz a tudo quanto tens.
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 Há pouco soube que tens tosquiadores. Agora, aos pastores teus que estiveram conosco, nunca lhes maltratamos, nem lhes faltou algo em todo aquele tempo que estiveram no Carmelo.
‘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 Pergunta a teus criados, que eles te dirão. Portanto que estes criados achem favor em teus olhos, pois viemos em um bom dia; rogo-te que dês o que tiveres à mão a teus servos, e a teu filho Davi.
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 E quando chegaram os criados de Davi, disseram a Nabal todas estas palavras em nome de Davi, e se calaram.
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 E Nabal respondeu aos criados de Davi, e disse: Quem é Davi? e quem é o filho de Jessé? Muitos servos há hoje que fogem de seus senhores.
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 Tomarei eu agora meu pão, minha água, e minha carne que matei para meus tosquiadores, e a darei a homens que não sei de onde são?
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 E virando-se os criados de Davi, voltaram por seu caminho, e vieram e disseram a Davi todas estas palavras.
Then David’s men returned and told him what Nabal had said.
13 Então Davi disse a seus homens: Cinja-se cada um sua espada. E cingiu-se cada um sua espada: também Davi cingiu sua espada; e subiram atrás Davi como quatrocentos homens, e deixaram duzentos com a bagagem.
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 E um dos criados deu aviso a Abigail mulher de Nabal, dizendo: Eis que Davi enviou mensageiros do deserto que saudassem a nosso amo, e ele os insultou.
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 Mas aqueles homens nos foram muito bons, e nunca nos maltrataram, nem nenhuma coisa nos faltou em todo aquele tempo que convivido com eles, enquanto estivemos no campo.
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 Eles nos foram por muro de dia e de noite, todos os dias que estivemos com eles apascentando as ovelhas.
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 Agora, pois, entende e olha o que farás, porque o mal está de todo decidido contra nosso amo e contra toda sua casa: pois ele é um homem tão mau, que não há quem podia falar-lhe.
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 Então Abigail tomou logo duzentos pães, e dois odres de vinho, e cinco ovelhas guisadas, e cinco medidas de grão tostado, e cem cachos de uvas passas, e duzentos pães de figos secos, e carregou-o em asnos;
[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 E disse a seus criados: Ide diante de mim, que eu vos seguirei logo. E nada declarou a seu marido Nabal.
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 E sentando-se sobre um asno desceu por uma parte secreta do monte, e eis que Davi e os seus que vinham de frente a ela, e ela lhes foi ao encontro.
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 E Davi havia dito: Certamente em vão guardei tudo o que este tem no deserto, sem que nada lhe tenha faltado de tudo quanto é seu; e ele me devolveu mal por bem.
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 Assim faça Deus, e assim acrescente aos inimigos de Davi, que daqui à amanhã não tenho de deixar de tudo o que for seu nem ainda macho.
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 E quando Abigail viu a Davi, desceu prontamente do asno, e prostrando-se diante de Davi sobre seu rosto, inclinou-se à terra;
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey and bowed before him, with her face touching the ground.
24 E lançou-se a seus pés, e disse: Senhor meu, sobre mim seja o pecado; mas rogo-te fale tua serva em teus ouvidos, e ouve as palavras de tua serva.
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 Não ponha agora meu senhor seu coração a aquele homem grosseiro, a Nabal; porque conforme seu nome, assim é. O se chama Nabal, e a loucura está com ele: mas eu tua serva não vi os criados de meu senhor, os quais tu enviaste.
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 Agora, pois, senhor meu, vive o SENHOR e vive tua alma, que o SENHOR te impediu que viesses a derramar sangue, e vingar-te por tua própria mão. Sejam, pois, como Nabal teus inimigos, e todos os que procuram mal contra meu senhor.
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 E agora esta bênção que tua serva trouxe a meu senhor, seja dada aos criados que seguem a meu senhor.
I have brought a gift for you and for the men who are with you.
28 E eu te rogo que perdoes a tua serva esta ofensa; pois o SENHOR de certo fará casa firme a meu senhor, porquanto meu senhor faz as guerras do SENHOR, e mal não se achou em ti em teus dias.
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 Bem que alguém se tenha levantado a perseguir-te e atentar à tua vida, contudo, a alma de meu senhor será ligada no feixe dos que vivem com o SENHOR Deus teu, e ele atirará a alma de teus inimigos como de uma funda.
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 E acontecerá que quando o SENHOR fizer com meu senhor conforme todo aquele bem que falou de ti, e te mandar que sejas chefe sobre 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 Então, senhor meu, não te será isto em tropeço e turbação de coração, o que tenhas derramado sangue sem causa, ou que meu senhor se tenha vingado por si mesmo. Guarde-se, pois, meu senhor, e quando o SENHOR fizer bem a meu senhor, lembra-te de tua serva.
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 E disse Davi a Abigail: Bendito seja o SENHOR Deus de Israel, que te enviou para que hoje me encontrasses;
David replied to Abigail, “I praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], because he sent you to [talk with] me.
33 E bendito seja teu bom-senso, e bendita tu, que me impediste hoje de ir derramar sangue, e de vingar-me por minha própria mão:
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 Porque, vive o SENHOR Deus de Israel que me defendeu de fazer-te mal, que se não te houvesses apressado em vir ao meu encontro, daqui a amanhã não lhe restaria a Nabal macho.
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 E recebeu Davi de sua mão o que lhe havia trazido, e disse-lhe: Sobe em paz à tua casa, e olha que ouvi tua voz, e te atendi.
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 E Abigail se veio a Nabal, e eis que ele tinha banquete em sua casa como banquete de rei: e o coração de Nabal estava alegre nele, e estava muito embriagado; pelo que ela não lhe declarou pouco nem muito, até que veio o dia seguinte.
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 Porém à manhã, quando o vinho havia saído de Nabal, referiu-lhe sua mulher aquelas coisas; e se lhe amorteceu o coração, e ficou como pedra.
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 E passados dez dias o SENHOR feriu a Nabal, e morreu.
About ten days later Yahweh struck him [again] and he died.
39 E logo que Davi ouviu que Nabal era morto, disse: Bendito seja o SENHOR que julgou a causa de minha afronta recebida da mão de Nabal, e preservou do mal a seu servo; e o SENHOR devolveu a malícia de Nabal sobre sua própria cabeça. Depois enviou Davi a falar a Abigail, para tomá-la por sua mulher.
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 E os criados de Davi vieram a Abigail no Carmelo, e falaram com ela, dizendo: Davi nos enviou a ti, para tomar-te por sua mulher.
His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David sent us to take you to become his wife.”
41 E ela se levantou, e inclinou seu rosto à terra, dizendo: Eis que tua serva, para que seja serva que lave os pés dos servos de meu senhor.
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 E levantando-se logo Abigail com cinco moças que a seguiam, montou-se em um asno, e seguiu os mensageiros de Davi, e foi sua mulher.
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 Também tomou Davi a Ainoã de Jezreel, e ambas foram suas mulheres.
David had previously married Ahinoam, a woman from Jezreel [town near Carmel]. So both Abigail and Ahinoam were now David’s wives.
44 Porque Saul havia dado sua filha Mical mulher de Davi, a Palti filho de Laís, que era de Galim.
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].
