1 Samweli 25

1 Basi Samweli akafariki. Waisraeli wote wakakusanyika pamoja na kumwomboleza, na wakamzika nyumbani kwake huko Rama. Kisha Daudi akainuka na akashuka hadi jangwa la Parani.

And Samuel died, and all Israel assembled, and bewailed him, and they bury him in his house in Armathaim: and David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Maon.

2 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.

And there was a man in Maon, and his flocks were in Carmel, and [he was] a very great man; and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand she-goats: and he happened to be shearing his flock in Carmel.

3 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.

And the man's name [was] Nabal, and his wife's name [was] Abigaia: and his wife [was] of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man [was] harsh, and evil in his doings, and the man [was] churlish.

4 Daudi akasikia akiwa jangwani kwamba Nabali alikuwa akiwakata manyoya kondoo wake.

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

5 Hivyo Daudi aliwatuma kwake vijana kumi. Akawaambia wale vijana, “Pandeni kwanda Karmeli, mwendeeni Nabali, na mkamsalimie kwa jina langu.

And David sent ten young men, and he said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how he is.

6 Mtamwambia, 'Uishi katika baraka, Uwe na amani na nyumba yako iwe na amani, na wote ulionao wawe na amani.

And thus shall you say, May you and your house seasonably prosper, and all your be in prosperity.

7 Nasikia kwamba unao wakata manyoya. Wachungaji wako walikuwa pamoja nasi, na hatukuwafanyia ubaya, na muda wote wakiwa Karmeli hawakupotelewa kitu chochote.

And now, behold, I have heard that your shepherds who were with is in the wilderness are shearing your sheep, and we hindered them not, neither did we demand any thing from them all the time they were in Carmel.

8 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.'”

Ask your servants, and they will tell you. Let then your servants find grace in your eyes, for we are come on a good day; give we pray you, whatever your hand may find, to your son David.

9 Vijana wa Daudi walipofika, walimwambia Nabali yote haya kwa niaba ya Daudi na kisha wakasubiri.

So the servants come and speak these words to Nabal, according to all these words in the name of David.

10 Nabali akawajibu watumishi wa Daudi, “Daudi ni nani? Na ni nani mwana wa Yese? Siku hizi wapo watumishi wengi wanaotoroka bwana zao.

And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who [is] David? and who [is] the son of Jessae? Now-a-days there is abundance of servants who depart every one from his master.

11 Je, nichukue mkate wangu na maji yangu na nyama yangu ambayo nimewachinjia wakata manyoya wangu, na niwape watu wanaotoka nisikokujua?”

And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my beasts that I have slain for my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?

12 Hivyo vijana wa Daudi waligeuka na kurudi, nakumwambia kila kitu kilichosemwa.

So the servants of David turned back, and returned, and came and reported to David according to these words.

13 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.

And David said to his men, Gird on every man his sword. And they went up after David, about four hundred men: and two hundred abode with the stuff.

14 Lakini kijana mmojawapo alimwambia Abigaili, mke wa Nabali akasema, “Daudi aliwatuma wajumbe kutoka jangwani waje wamsalimu bwana wetu, na yeye akawatukana.

And one of the servants reported to Abigaia the wife of Nabal, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our lord; but he turned away from them.

15 Bado watu hawa walitutendea mema. Hatukudhurika na hatukupoteza chochote wakati wote tulipotembea nao tulipokuwa mbugani.

And the men were very good to us; they did not hinder us, neither did they demand from us any thing all the days that we were with them.

16 Walikuwa ukuta wetu usiku na mchana, wakati wote tulikuwa pamoja nao tukichunga kondoo.

And when we were in the field, they were as a wall round about us, both by night and by day, all the days that we were with them feeding the flock.

17 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.”

And now do you consider, and see what you will do; for mischief is determined against our lord and against his house; and he [is] a vile character, and one can’t speak to him.

18 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.

And Abigaia hasted, and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five ephahs of fine flour, and one homer of dried grapes, and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them upon asses.

19 Akamwambia kijana wake, “Tangulia mbele yangu, nami nitakuja nyuma yako.” Lakini hakumwambia mmewe Nabali.

And she said to her servants, Go on before me, and behold I come after you: but she told not her husband.

20 Alipokuwa akienda juu ya punda wake na kutelemka penye kificho cha mlima, Daudi na watu wake walishuka chini wakimwelekea Abigaili, naye akakutana nao.

And it came to pass when she had mounted her ass and was going down by the covert of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down to meet her, and she met them.

21 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.

And David said, Perhaps I have kept all his possessions in the wilderness that he should wrong me, and we did not order the taking anything of all his goods; yet he has rewarded me evil for good.

22 Mungu na anitendee hivyo mimi, Daudi, pia iwe zaidi, iwapo nitamwacha hata mtu mmoja wa kwake akiwa hai ifikapo kesho asubuhi.

So God do to David and more also, if I leave one male of all that belong to Nabal until the morning.

23 Abigaili alipomwona Daudi, aliharakisha na kushuka chini ya punda wake, akalala kifudifudi na kujiinamisha hadi chini.

And Abigaia saw David, and she hasted and alighted from her ass; and she felt before David on her face, and did obeisance to him, [bowing] to the ground

24 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.

[even] to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, be my wrong: let, I pray you, your servant speak in your ears, and hear you the words of your servant.

25 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.

Let not my lord, I pray you, take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he; Nabal [is] his name, and folly [is] with him: but I your handmaid saw not the servants of my lord whom you did send.

26 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

And now, my lord, [as] the Lord lives, and your soul lives, as the Lord has kept you from coming against innocent blood, and from executing vengeance for yourself, now therefore let your enemies, and those that seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.

27 Na sasa zawadi hii ambayo mjakazi wako ameileta kwa bwana wangu, na wapewe vijana ambao wanamfuata bwana wangu.

And now accept this token of goodwill, which your servant has brought to my lord, and you shall give it to the servants that wait on my lord.

28 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.

Remove, I pray you, the trespass of your servant; for the Lord will surely make for my lord a sure house, for the Lord fights the battles of my lord, and there shall no evil be ever found in you.

29 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.

And [if] a man shall rise up persecuting you and seeking your life, yet shall the life of my lord be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord God, and you shall whirl the life of your enemies [as] in the midst of a sling.

30 Na itakuwa, BWANA atakapokuwa amemtimizia bwana wangu mambo yote mazuri ambayo amekuahidi, na alivyokufanya kiongozi juu ya Israeli,

And it shall be when the Lord shall have wrought for my lord all the good things he has spoken concerning you, and shall appoint you to be ruler over Israel;

31 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.”

then this shall not be an abomination and offense to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself: and so may the Lord do good to my lord, and you shall remember your handmaid to do her good.

32 Ndipo Daudi akamwambia Abigaili, “BWANA, Mungu wa Israeli, abarikiwe, aliyekutuma uonane na mimi leo.

And David said to Abigaia, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this very day to meet me:

33 Na hekima yako ibarikiwe, nawe umebarikiwa, kwa sababu leo umenizuia nisiwe na hatia ya kumwaga damu, na kutojilipizia kisasi kwa mkono wangu mwenyewe.

and blessed [be] your conduct, and blessed [be] you, who have hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.

34 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.”

But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing you harm, if you had not hasted and come to meet me, then I said, There shall [surely] not be left to Nabal till the morning one male.

35 Kwa hiyo Daudi akavipokea kutoka mkononi mwake vile alivyokuwa amemletea; akamwambia, “Nenda kwa amani hadi nyumbani kwako; tazama, nimeisikiliza sauti yako na nimekubali.”

And David took of her hand all that she brought to him, and said to her, Go in peace to your house: see, I have listened to your voice, and accepted your petition.

36 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

And Abigaia came to Nabal: and, behold, he had a banquet in this house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal [was] merry within him, and he [was] very drunken: and she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.

37 Ikawa asubuhi, divai ilipokuwa imemtoka Nabali, basi mkewe akamwambia mambo hayo; moyo wake ukafa ndani yake, na akawa kama jiwe.

And it came to pass in the morning, when Nabal recovered from his wine, his wife told him these words; and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

38 Ikawa baada ya siku kumi BWANA alimpiga Nabali naye akafa.

And it came to pass after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

39 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.

And David heard it and said, Blessed [be] the Lord, who has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has delivered his servant from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigaia, to take her to himself for a wife.

40 Watumishi wake Daudi walipofika kwa Abigaili huko Karmeli, wakaongea naye na kusema, “Daudi ametutuma kwako tukuchukue hadi kwake uwe mke wake.”

So the servants of David came to Abigaia to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to you, to take you to himself for a wife.

41 Abigaili aliinuka, akainamisha uso chini, na akasema, “Tazama, mjakazi wako ni mtumwa aoshaye miguu ya watumishi wa bwana wangu.”

And she arose, and did reverence with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your servant [is] for an handmaid to wash the feet of your servants.

42 Akaharakisha na kuamka, akapanda punda akiwa na vijakazi wake watano waliofuatana naye; akawafuata wajumbe wa Daudi, na akawa mke wake.

And Abigaia arose, and mounted her ass, and five damsels followed her: and she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.

43 Daudi pia alimchukua Ahinoamu wa Yezreeli akamwoa; wote wawili wakawa wake zake.

And David took Achinaam out of Jezrael, and they were both his wives.

44 Wakati huo Sauli alikuwa amempa Palti, mwana wa Laishi mtu wa Galimu, Mikali, binti yake, aliyekuwa mke wa Daudi.

And Saul gave Melchol his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Amis who was of Romma.