1 Samuel 25

1 Samuẹli sì kú; gbogbo ènìyàn Israẹli sì kó ara wọn jọ, wọ́n sì sọkún rẹ̀ wọ́n sì sin ín nínú ilé rẹ̀ ní Rama. Dafidi sì dìde, ó sì sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sí ijù Parani.

[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 Ọkùnrin kan sì ń bẹ ní Maoni, ẹni tí iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ ń bẹ ní Karmeli; ọkùnrin náà sì ní ọrọ̀ púpọ̀, ó sì ní ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́ta àgùntàn, àti ẹgbẹ̀rún ewúrẹ́: ó sì ń rẹ irun àgùntàn rẹ̀ ní Karmeli.

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 Orúkọ ọkùnrin náà sì ń jẹ́ Nabali, orúkọ aya rẹ̀ ń jẹ́ Abigaili; òun sì jẹ́ olóye obìnrin, àti arẹwà ènìyàn; ṣùgbọ́n òǹrorò àti oníwà búburú ni ọkùnrin; ẹni ìdílé Kalebu ni òun jẹ́.

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 Dafidi sì gbọ́ ní aginjù pé Nabali ń rẹ́ irun àgùntàn rẹ̀.

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

5 Dafidi sì rán ọmọkùnrin mẹ́wàá, Dafidi sì sọ fún àwọn ọ̀dọ́kùnrin náà pé, “Ẹ gòkè lọ sí Karmeli, kí ẹ sì tọ Nabali lọ, kí ẹ sì kí i ni orúkọ mi.

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

6 Báyìí ni ẹ ó sì wí fún ẹni tí ó wà ni ìrora pé, ‘Àlàáfíà fún ọ! Àlàáfíà fún ohun gbogbo tí ìwọ ní!

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 “‘Ǹjẹ́ mo gbọ́ pé, àwọn olùrẹ́run ń bẹ lọ́dọ̀ rẹ. Wò ó, àwọn olùṣọ́-àgùntàn rẹ ti wà lọ́dọ̀ wa àwa kò sì pa wọ́n lára, wọn kò sì sọ ohunkóhun nù ní gbogbo ọjọ́ tí wọ́n wà ní Karmeli.

‘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 Bi àwọn ọmọkùnrin rẹ léèrè, wọn ó sì sọ fún ọ. Nítorí náà, jẹ́ kí àwọn ọmọkùnrin wọ̀nyí rí ojúrere lọ́dọ̀ rẹ; nítorí pé àwa sá wá ní ọjọ́ àsè: èmi bẹ̀ ọ́ ohunkóhun tí ọwọ́ rẹ bá bà, fi fún àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ, àti fún Dafidi ọmọ rẹ.’”

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 Àwọn ọmọkùnrin Dafidi sì lọ, wọ́n sì sọ fún Nabali gẹ́gẹ́ bí gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí ní orúkọ Dafidi, wọ́n sì sinmi.

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 Nabali sì dá àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Dafidi lóhùn pé, “Ta ni ń jẹ́ Dafidi? Tàbí ta ni sì ń jẹ́ ọmọ Jese? Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìránṣẹ́ ni ń bẹ ni ìsinsin yìí tí wọn sá olúkúlùkù kúrò lọ́dọ̀ olúwa rẹ̀.

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 Ǹjẹ́ ki èmi o mú oúnjẹ mi, àti omi mi, àti ẹran mi ti mo pa fún àwọn olùrẹ́run mi, ki èmi sì fi fún àwọn ọkùnrin ti èmi kò mọ̀ ibi wọ́n ti wá?”

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 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni àwọn ọmọkùnrin Dafidi sì mú ọ̀nà wọn pọ̀n, wọ́n sì padà, wọ́n sì wá, wọn si rò fún un gẹ́gẹ́ bi gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí.

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

13 Dafidi sí wí fún àwọn ọmọkùnrin rẹ̀ pé, “Kí olúkúlùkù yín ó di idà rẹ́ mọ́ ìdí,” olúkúlùkù ọkùnrin sì di idà tirẹ̀ mọ́ ìdí; àti Dafidi pẹ̀lú sì di idà tirẹ̀; ìwọ̀n irinwó ọmọkùnrin si gòkè tọ Dafidi lẹ́yìn; igba si jókòó níbi ẹrù.

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 Ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ọmọkùnrin Nabali si wí fún Abigaili aya rẹ̀ pé, “Wo o, Dafidi rán oníṣẹ́ láti aginjù wá láti kí olúwa wa; ó sì kanra mọ́ wọn.

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 Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ọkùnrin náà ṣe oore fún wa gidigidi, wọn kò ṣe wá ní ibi kan, ohunkóhun kò nù ni ọwọ́ wa ni gbogbo ọjọ́ ti àwa bá wọn rìn nígbà ti àwa ń bẹ lóko.

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 Odi ni wọ́n sá à jásí fún wa lọ́sàn án, àti lóru, ni gbogbo ọjọ́ ti a fi bá wọn gbé, tí a n bojútó àwọn àgùntàn.

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 Ǹjẹ́, rò ó wò, kí ìwọ sì mọ èyí ti ìwọ yóò ṣe; nítorí pé a ti gbèrò ibi sí olúwa wa, àti sí gbogbo ilé rẹ̀; òun sì jásí ọmọ Beliali tí a kò le sọ̀rọ̀ fún.”

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 Abigaili sì yára, ó sì mú igbá ìṣù àkàrà àti ìgò ọtí wáìnì méjì, àti àgùntàn márùn-ún, tí a ti ṣè, àti òsùwọ̀n àgbàdo yíyan márùn-ún, àti ọgọ́rùn-ún ìdì àjàrà, àti igba àkàrà èso ọ̀pọ̀tọ́, ó sì dìwọ́n ru kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́.

[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 Òun sì wí fún àwọn ọmọkùnrin rẹ̀ pé, “Máa lọ níwájú mi; wò ó, èmi ń bọ̀ lẹ́yìn yín,” ṣùgbọ́n òun kò wí fún Nabali baálé rẹ̀.

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 Bí o ti gun orí kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ tí ó sì ń sọ̀kalẹ̀ sí ibi ìkọ̀kọ̀ òkè náà, wò ó, Dafidi àti àwọn ọmọkùnrin rẹ̀ sì sọ̀kalẹ̀ níwájú rẹ̀; òun sì wá pàdé wọn.

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 Dafidi sì ti wí pé, “Ǹjẹ́ lásán ni èmi ti pa gbogbo èyí tí i ṣe ti eléyìí ní aginjù, ti ohunkóhun kò sì nù nínú gbogbo èyí ti í ṣe tirẹ̀: òun ni ó sì fi ibi san ìre fún mi yìí.

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 Bẹ́ẹ̀ àti jù bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ, ni ki Ọlọ́run ó ṣe sí àwọn ọ̀tá Dafidi, bi èmi bá fi ọkùnrin kan sílẹ̀ nínú gbogbo èyí tí i ṣe tirẹ̀ títí di ìmọ́lẹ̀ òwúrọ̀.”

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 Abigaili sì rí Dafidi, ó sì yára, ó sọ̀kalẹ̀ lórí kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́, ó sì dojúbolẹ̀ níwájú Dafidi, ó sì rẹ ara rẹ̀ sílẹ̀.

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

24 Ó sì wólẹ̀ lẹ́bàá ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀, ó wí pé, “Olúwa mi, fi ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yìí yá mi: kí ó sì jẹ́ kí ìránṣẹ́bìnrin rẹ, èmi bẹ̀ ọ́, sọ̀rọ̀ létí rẹ, kí ó sì gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ ìránṣẹ́bìnrin rẹ.

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 Olúwa mi, èmi bẹ̀ ọ́ má ka ọkùnrin Beliali yìí sí, àní Nabali. Nítorí pé bí orúkọ rẹ̀ ti jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ ni òun náà rí. Nabali ni orúkọ rẹ̀, àìmoye si wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀; ṣùgbọ́n èmi ìránṣẹ́bìnrin rẹ kò ri àwọn ọmọkùnrin olúwa mi, ti ìwọ rán.

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 Ǹjẹ́ olúwa mi, bi Olúwa ti wà láààyè, àti bí ẹ̀mí rẹ̀ si ti wà láààyè, bi Olúwa sì ti dá ọ dúró láti wá ta ẹ̀jẹ̀ sílẹ̀, àti láti fi ọwọ́ ara rẹ gba ẹ̀san; ǹjẹ́, kí àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ, àti àwọn ẹni tí ń gbèrò ibi sí olúwa mi rí bi i Nabali.

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 Ǹjẹ́ èyí ni ẹ̀bùn tí ìránṣẹ́bìnrin rẹ mú wá fún olúwa mi, jẹ́ kí a sì fi fún àwọn ọmọkùnrin ti ń tọ olúwa mi lẹ́yìn.

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

28 “Èmi bẹ̀ ọ́, fi ìrékọjá arábìnrin rẹ jìn ín, nítorí Olúwa yóò sá ṣe ilé òdodo fún olúwa mi, nítorí pé ó ja ogun Olúwa. Nítorí náà kí a má ri ibi kan ni ọwọ́ rẹ níwọ̀n ìgbà tí ó wà láààyè.

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 Bí ọkùnrin kan bá sì dìde láti máa lépa rẹ, àti máa wá ẹ̀mí rẹ, a ó sì di ẹ̀mí olúwa mi nínú ìdì ìyè lọ́dọ̀ Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ; àti ẹ̀mí àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ ni a ó sì gbọ̀n sọnù gẹ́gẹ́ bí kànnàkànnà jáde.

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 Yóò sì ṣe, Olúwa yóò ṣe sí olúwa mi gẹ́gẹ́ bí gbogbo ìre tí ó ti wí nípa tirẹ̀, yóò sì yàn ọ́ ni aláṣẹ lórí Israẹli.

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 Èyí kì yóò sì jásí ìbànújẹ́ fún ọ, tàbí ìbànújẹ́ ọkàn fún olúwa mi, nítorí pé ìwọ ta ẹ̀jẹ̀ aláìṣẹ̀ sílẹ̀, tàbí pé olúwa mi gba ẹ̀san fún ara rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí Olúwa ba ṣe oore fún olúwa mi, ǹjẹ́ rántí ìránṣẹ́bìnrin rẹ!”

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 Dafidi sì wí fún Abigaili pé, “Alábùkún fún ni Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli, tí ó rán ọ lónìí yìí láti pàdé mi.

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

33 Ìbùkún ni fún ọgbọ́n rẹ, alábùkún sì ni ìwọ, tí ó da mi dúró lónìí yìí láti wá ta ẹ̀jẹ̀ sílẹ̀, àti láti fi ọwọ́ mi gba ẹ̀san fún ara mi.

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 Nítòótọ́, bí Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli tí ń bẹ, tí ó da mi dúró láti pa ọ́ lára bí kò ṣe pé bí ìwọ ti yára tí ó sì wá pàdé mi, nítòótọ́ kì bá tí kù fún Nabali di ìmọ́lẹ̀ òwúrọ̀ nínú àwọn ọkùnrin rẹ̀.”

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 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Dafidi sì gba nǹkan tí ó mú wá fún un lọ́wọ́ rẹ̀, ó sì wí fún un pé, “Gòkè lọ ni àlàáfíà sí ilé rẹ, wò ó, èmi ti gbọ́ ohùn rẹ, inú mi sì dùn sí ọ.”

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 Abigaili sì tọ Nabali wá, sì wò ó, òun sì ṣe àsè ni ilé rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí àsè ọba: inú Nabali sì dùn nítorí pé, ó ti mú ọtí ni àmupara; òun kò si sọ nǹkan fún un, díẹ̀ tàbí púpọ̀: títí di ìmọ́lẹ̀ òwúrọ̀

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 Ó sì ṣe; ni òwúrọ̀, nígbà ti ọtí náà si dá tán lójú Nabali, obìnrin rẹ̀ sì ro nǹkan wọ̀nyí fún un, ọkàn rẹ sì kú nínú rẹ̀, òun sì dàbí òkúta.

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 Ó sì ṣe lẹ́yìn ìwọ̀n ọjọ́ mẹ́wàá, Olúwa lu Nabali, ó sì kú.

About ten days later Yahweh struck him [again] and he died.

39 Dafidi sì gbọ́ pé Nabali kú, ó sì wí pé, “Ìyìn ni fún Olúwa tí o gbèjà gígàn mi láti ọwọ́ Nabali wá, tí ó sì dá ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ dúró láti ṣe ibi: Olúwa sì yí ìkà Nabali sí orí òun tìkára rẹ̀.” Dafidi sì ránṣẹ́, ó sì ba Abigaili sọ̀rọ̀ láti mú un fi ṣe aya fún ara rẹ̀.

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 Àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Dafidi sì lọ sọ́dọ̀ Abigaili ni Karmeli, wọn sì sọ fún un pé, “Dafidi rán wá si ọ láti mu ọ ṣe aya rẹ̀.”

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

41 Ó sì dìde, ó sì dojúbolẹ̀, ó sì wí pé, “Wò ó, jẹ́ kí ìránṣẹ́bìnrin rẹ ó jẹ́ ìránṣẹ́ kan láti máa wẹ ẹsẹ̀ àwọn ìránṣẹ́ olúwa mi.”

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 Abigaili sì yára, ó sì dìde, ó sì gun kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́, àwọn ìránṣẹ́bìnrin rẹ̀ márùn-ún sì tẹ̀lé e lẹ́yìn; òun sì tẹ̀lé àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Dafidi, o sì wá di aya rẹ̀.

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 Dafidi sì mú Ahinoamu ará Jesreeli; àwọn méjèèjì sì jẹ́ aya rẹ̀.

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

44 Ṣùgbọ́n Saulu ti fi Mikali ọmọ rẹ̀ obìnrin aya Dafidi, fún Palti ọmọ Laiṣi tí i ṣe ara Galimu.

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].