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.

Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. 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.

There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep 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.

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. And the woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings; and the man was a Calebite.

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

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

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

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

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

Thus you are to say to my brother, 'Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.

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

And now, look, I have heard that you have shearers. Now your shepherds have been with us in the wilderness, and we did not hurt them, neither was there anything missing from them, all the while 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 young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes; for we come in a good day. Please give whatever comes to your hand, to your servants, and to your son David.'"

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

So the young men came and spoke to Nabal according to all those words on David's behalf, but he behaved arrogantly.

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

Nabal answered David's servants, and said, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.

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

Shall I then take my bread, and my wine, and my meat that I have slaughtered for the shearers of my sheep, and give it to men who I do not know where they come from?"

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

So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all 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.

David said to his men, "Every man put on his sword." So every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David; and two hundred stayed by the baggage.

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

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, "Look, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master; and he railed at them.

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

But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, nor did we miss anything as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields.

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

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

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.”

Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a worthless fellow that 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.

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.

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

She said to her young men, "Go on before me. Look, I come after you." But she did not tell 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.

It was so, as she rode on her donkey, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that look, David and his men came down toward 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.

Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned 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.

God do so to David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall."

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

When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and got off from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground at his feet.

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.

And she said, "On me, my lord, be the guilt; and please let your servant speak to you directly, and hear 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.

Please do not let my lord regard this worthless fellow, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom you sent.

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

Now therefore, my lord, as Jehovah lives, and as your soul lives, since Jehovah has withheld you from blood guiltiness, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

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

Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow 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.

Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For Jehovah will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of Jehovah; and evil shall not be found in you all your days.

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.

Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies, as from the hollow of a sling.

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

It shall come to pass, when Jehovah has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and shall have appointed you prince 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.”

that this will have no cause of grief or a troubled conscience for my lord, that blood was shed without cause and that my lord has gained victory by his own hand. And when Jehovah has done well with my lord, then remember your servant."

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

David said to Abigail, "Blessed is Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent you this 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.

Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, that have kept me this day from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.

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.”

For indeed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldn't have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall."

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

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house. Look, I have listened to your voice, and have granted your request."

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

Abigail came to Nabal; and look, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

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

It happened 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 Ikawa baada ya siku kumi BWANA alimpiga Nabali naye akafa.

It happened about ten days after, that Jehovah struck Nabal, so that 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, and he said, "Blessed is Jehovah, who has taken my side in the matter of Nabal's insult, and has kept back his servant from evil. Jehovah has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head." David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him as wife.

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

When the servants of David had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, "David has sent us to you, to take you to be his wife."

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

She got up and bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, "Look, your servant is a lowly servant 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.

Then Abigail got up quickly and rode on a donkey, and with five female servants following her; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife.

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

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.

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

Now Saul had given Mikal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.