1 Samuela 25
1 Pea naʻe pekia ʻa Samuela; pea naʻe kātoa fakataha ai ʻae kakai ʻIsileli kotoa pē, ʻonau tēngihia ia, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi hono fale ʻi Lama. Pea naʻe hiki ʻa Tevita ʻo ʻalu hifo ki he toafa ʻo Palani.
[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 Pea naʻe ai ʻae tangata ʻi Maoni, ka naʻe ʻi Kameli ʻa hono tofiʻa; pea ko e tangata lahi ia, pea naʻe tolu afe ʻene fanga sipi, pea mo e kosi ʻe taha afe: pea naʻe kosi ʻe ia ʻa ʻene fanga sipi ʻi Kameli.
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 Pea ko hono hingoa ʻoe tangata ko Napale; pea ko e hingoa ʻo hono uaifi ko ʻApikale: pea ko e fefine loto fakapotopoto, mo mata hoihoifua ia: ka naʻe angakovi ʻae tangata, pea kovi ʻi heʻene faianga; pea naʻe ʻoe fale ʻo Kelepi ia.
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 Pea naʻe fanongo ʻa Tevita ʻi he toafa ʻoku fai ʻene kosi sipi ʻe Napale.
One day while David [and his men] were in the desert, someone told him that Nabal was cutting the wool from his sheep.
5 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Tevita ʻae kau talavou ʻe toko hongofulu, ʻo ne pehē ki he kau talavou, “Mou ʻalu hake ki Kameli, pea ʻalu kia Napale, ʻo lea ʻofa kiate ia ʻi hoku hingoa:
So David told ten of his men, “Go to Nabal at Carmel and greet him for me.
6 pea mou lea pehē kiate ia ʻoku moʻui monūʻia, Ke ʻiate koe ʻae fiemālie, ke ʻi ho fale ʻae fiemālie, pea ke ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ke maʻu ʻae fiemālie,
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 pea ko eni, kuo u fanongo, ʻoku ke maʻu ʻae kau kosi sipi: pea ko eni naʻe ʻiate kimautolu ʻa hoʻo kau tauhi sipi, naʻe ʻikai te mau fai ha meʻa kovi kiate kinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa naʻe mole ʻiate kinautolu, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻemau nofo ʻi Kameli.
‘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 Ke ke fehuʻi ki hoʻo kau talavou, pea tenau fakahā kiate koe. Ko ia, tuku ke maʻu ʻe he kau talavou ʻae ʻofa ʻi ho ʻao: he ʻoku mau hoko ʻi he ʻaho lelei: ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, foaki mai ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku faʻa ʻomi ʻe ho nima ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, pea ki ho foha ko Tevita.”
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 Pea ʻi he hoko atu ʻae kau talavou ʻa Tevita, naʻa nau lea kia Napale ʻi he hingoa ʻo Tevita ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē, pea ngata.
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 Pea naʻe lea ʻa Napale ki he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Tevita, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko hai ʻa Tevita? Pea ko hai ʻae foha ʻo Sese? ʻOku ai ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ni ʻoku motuhi mo hola taki taha mei heʻene ʻeiki.
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 Pea ʻe pehē koā ʻa ʻeku toʻo ʻeku mā mo ʻeku vai, mo ʻeku fanga manu kuo tāmateʻi maʻa ʻeku kau kosi sipi, pea foaki ia ki he kau tangata ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo pē ʻoku mei fē ʻakinautolu?”
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 Ko ia naʻe tafoki ai ʻae kau talavou ʻa Tevita ʻo toe ʻalu ʻi honau hala, ʻo hoko ʻo fakahā kiate ia ʻae ngaahi tala ni kotoa pē.
Then David’s men returned and told him what Nabal had said.
13 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita ki hono kau tangata, “Mou nonoʻo taki taha ʻae tangata ʻene heletā.” Pea naʻa nau nonoʻo taki taha ʻae tangata ʻene heletā: pea naʻe nonoʻo foki mo Tevita ʻene heletā: pea naʻa nau ʻalu hake ʻo muimui ʻia Tevita, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko fāngeau; pea naʻe nofo ʻae toko uangeau mo ʻenau ngaʻotoʻota.
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 Ka naʻe tala kia ʻApikale ko e uaifi ʻo Napale ʻe he talavou ʻe taha, ʻo pehē, “Vakai, naʻe fekau ʻe Tevita ʻae kau talavou mei he toafa mo e lea ʻofa ki homau ʻeiki; ka naʻa ne taukae ʻakinautolu.
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 Ka naʻe fai angalelei lahi ʻae kau tangata kiate kimautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai hamau lavea ʻiate kinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai haʻamau meʻa ʻe mole ʻi he ʻemau nonofo mo kinautolu, ʻi heʻemau ʻi he ngaahi vao:
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 Ko e ā ʻakinautolu kiate kimautolu ʻi he pō mo e ʻaho, ʻi he kuonga kotoa pē naʻa mau ʻiate kinautolu ʻi he tauhi ʻae fanga sipi.
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 Pea ko eni, ke ke ʻilo, pea fifili pe ko e hā ia te ke fai; he kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻae kovi ki hotau ʻeiki, pea ki hono fale kotoa pē: he ʻoku pehē fau ʻa ʻene angakovi, ʻoku ʻikai faʻa lea ha tangata kiate ia.”
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 Ko ia naʻe fai fakatoʻotoʻo ai ʻe ʻApikale, ʻo ne toʻo ʻae mā kotoa ʻe uangeau, mo e hina uaine ʻe ua, mo e sipi ʻe nima kuo ngaohi, mo e fua uite tunu ʻe nima, mo e fuhi kālepi ʻe teau, mo e mā fiki ʻe uangeau, pea naʻa ne fakaheka ia ki he fanga ʻasi.
[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 Pea pehē ʻe ia ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, “Mou ʻalu ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻiate au: vakai te u muimui atu.” Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tala ki hono husepāniti ko Napale.
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 Pea naʻe pehē, ʻi heʻene heka ʻi he ʻasi, pea hoko atu ia ki he malumalu ʻoe moʻunga, vakai, ko Tevita mo hono kau tangata ʻoku ʻalu hifo fakahangatonu mai kiate ia; pea naʻe fakafetaulaki atu ia kiate kinautolu.
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 Ka kuo ʻosi ʻene lau ʻe Tevita, ʻo pehē, “Ko e moʻoni kuo taʻeʻaonga ʻeku leʻohi ʻae koloa kotoa pē ʻae siana ni ʻi he toafa, ko ia naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻe mole ʻi heʻene ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, pea kuo ne totongi kovi ʻe ia kiate au ʻi he lelei.
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 Ke fai pehē mo lahi hake foki ʻe he ʻOtua ki he ngaahi fili ʻo Tevita, ʻo kapau te u tuku ʻo feʻunga mo e maʻa hake ʻae ʻaho ʻapongipongi ha tamasiʻi tangata ʻe tokotaha.”
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 Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻApikale kia Tevita, naʻe fakatoʻotoʻo ia, pea hifo mei he ʻasi, pea fakatōmapeʻe ia kia Tevita ʻi hono mata, ʻo ne punou hifo ki he kelekele,
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey and bowed before him, with her face touching the ground.
24 Pea naʻe fakatōmapeʻe ia ki hono vaʻe, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE hoku ʻeiki, tuku kiate au, tuku kiate au ʻae hia ni: pea ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke lea ʻa hoʻo kaunanga ʻi ho ʻao, pea ke fanongo ki he lea ʻa hoʻo kaunanga.
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 ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke ʻoua naʻa tokanga ʻe hoku ʻeiki ki he tangata angakovi ni ko Napale; he ʻoku hangē ko hono hingoa, ʻoku pehē pe ia; ko Napale hono hingoa, pea ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae vale: ka ko au ko hoʻo kaunanga naʻe ʻikai te u mamata ki he kau talavou ʻa hoku ʻeiki, ʻaia naʻa ke fekau.
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 Pea ko eni, ʻE hoku ʻeiki, ʻoku moʻui ʻa Sihova, pea moʻui mo ho laumālie, ko e meʻa ʻi he taʻofi koe ʻe Sihova, mei he haʻu ke lingi ʻae toto, pea mei he fai totongi ʻe koe ʻaki ho nima ʻoʻou, ko ia, ke hoko ho ngaahi fili mo kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku kumi ke fai kovi ki hoku ʻeiki, ke hangē ko Napale.
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 Pea ko eni, ko e meʻaʻofa ni ʻaia kuo ʻomi ʻe hoʻo kaunanga ki hoku ʻeiki, ke ʻatu ia ki he kau talavou ʻoku muimui ki hoku ʻeiki.
I have brought a gift for you and for the men who are with you.
28 ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakamolemole ʻae hala ʻa hoʻo kaunanga: he ko e moʻoni ʻe ngaohi ʻe Sihova ki hoku ʻeiki ʻae fale tuʻumaʻu; koeʻuhi ʻoku fai ʻe hoku ʻeiki ʻae ngaahi tau ʻa Sihova, pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ha kovi ʻiate koe ʻi ho ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē.
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 Ka kuo tuʻu hake ʻae tangata ke tuli koe, pea ke kumi ho laumālie: ka ko e laumālie ʻo hoku ʻeiki ʻe fakataha ia ʻi he ū moʻui ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua; ka ko e laumālie ʻo ho ngaahi fili ʻe lisingi ʻe ia ʻakinautolu kituaʻā, ʻo hangē ko e lisingi mei he loto makatā.
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 Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻoka hili hono fai ʻe Sihova ki ai kiate koe, mo ne fokotuʻu koe ko e pule ki ʻIsileli;
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 ʻE ʻikai hoko ai ʻae meʻa ni ko e meʻa te ke koviʻia ai, pe fakamamahi ki he loto ʻo hoku ʻeiki, koeʻuhi ʻi hoʻo lingi taʻetotonu ʻae toto, pe ko e langomakiʻi ia, ʻa hoku ʻeiki: ka ʻoka hili ʻene fai lelei ʻa Sihova ki hoku ʻeiki, pea ke toki manatuʻi ai hoʻo kaunanga.
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 Pea naʻe pehē ʻa Tevita kia ʻApikale, “Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau koe he ʻaho ni ke fakafetaulaki kiate au:
David replied to Abigail, “I praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], because he sent you to [talk with] me.
33 Pea fakafetaʻi koeʻuhi ko hoʻo tokoni, pea ke monūʻia pe koe, ʻa koe kuo ke taʻofi au he ʻaho ni ke ʻoua naʻaku ʻalu atu ʻo lingi ʻae toto, pea mei he langomakiʻi au ʻaki hoku nima.
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 He ko e moʻoni ʻaupito, hangē ʻoku moʻui ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia kuo ne taʻofi au ke ʻoua naʻaku fai ha kovi kiate koe, ka ne taʻeʻoua hoʻo fakatoʻotoʻo pea ke haʻu ke fakafetaulaki kiate au, ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻikai toe kia Napale ʻo feʻunga mo e maʻa hake ʻae ʻaho ʻapongipongi ha tangata ʻe tokotaha.”
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 Ko ia naʻe maʻu ʻe Tevita mei hono nima ʻaia naʻa ne ʻomi kiate ia, pea pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “ʻAlu fiemālie ki ho fale, vakai kuo u tokanga ki ho leʻo, pea kuo u leleiʻia ʻiate koe.”
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 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻApikale kia Napale; pea vakai, naʻe fai ʻe ia ʻae kātoanga ʻi hono fale, ʻo hangē ko e kātoanga ʻae tuʻi; pea naʻe fiefia lahi ʻae loto ʻo Napale, he naʻe kona lahi ia: ko ia naʻe ʻikai te ne tala ai ha meʻa siʻi pe ha meʻa lahi, kaeʻoua ke ʻaho hake.
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 Pea pongipongi ai ʻi he ʻalu ʻae uaine meia Napale, pea ʻi he ʻosi hono tala ʻe hono uaifi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe pongia hono loto ʻiate ia, pea naʻe hoko ia ʻo hangē ko e maka.
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 Pea hili ia ko e ʻaho ʻe hongofulu nai, naʻe taaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Napale, pea naʻe mate ai ia.
About ten days later Yahweh struck him [again] and he died.
39 Pea kuo fanongo ʻa Tevita kuo mate ʻa Napale, pea pehē ʻe ia, “Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ʻaia kuo langomekina ʻe ia ʻa hoku manukiʻi mei he nima ʻo Napale, pea kuo ne taʻofi ʻene tamaioʻeiki mei he kovi: he kuo fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻae angakovi ʻa Napale ki hono ʻulu ʻoʻona.” Pea naʻe ʻave ʻae lea ʻa Tevita kia ʻApikale koeʻuhi ke ne maʻu ia ko hono uaifi.
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 Pea ʻi he hoko atu ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki kia ʻApikale ki Kameli naʻa nau lea kiate ia ʻo pehē, “Kuo fekau mai ʻakimautolu ʻa Tevita kiate koe, ke mau ʻave koe kiate ia ko hono uaifi.”
His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David sent us to take you to become his wife.”
41 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ia, ʻo ne fakapunou hifo hono mata ki he kelekele, ʻo ne pehē, “Vakai, ke hoko ʻa hoʻomou kaunanga ko e kaunanga ke kaukau ʻae vaʻe ʻoe kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa hoku ʻeiki.”
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 Pea naʻe fakatoʻotoʻo ʻe ʻApikale, pea naʻe tuʻu hake pea heka ia ʻi he ʻasi, mo ʻene kau taʻahine ʻe toko nima naʻe muimui ʻiate ia; pea naʻa ne ʻalu ʻo muimui atu ʻi he kau tangata fekau ʻa Tevita, pea naʻe hoko ia ko hono uaifi.
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 Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Tevita ʻa ʻAhinoami mei Sesilili, pea naʻa na hoko fakatouʻosi pē ko hono ongo uaifi.
David had previously married Ahinoam, a woman from Jezreel [town near Carmel]. So both Abigail and Ahinoam were now David’s wives.
44 Ka kuo foaki ʻe Saula hono ʻofefine ko Mikale, ko e uaifi ʻo Tevita, kia Faliteli ko e foha ʻo Leisi, ʻaia naʻe ʻo Kalimi.
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].
