Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלdied,וַיָּמָתand allוַ כָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלgatheredיִּקָּבְצוּand lamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּfor himלוֹand buried himוַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּin his houseבְּבֵיתוֹat Ramah.בָּרָמָהThen Davidוַ דָּוִדaroseיָּקָםand went downוַיֵּרֶדtoאֶלthe wildernessמִדְבַּרof Paran.פָּארָן
There was a manוְאִישׁin Maonבְּמָעוֹןwhose business wasוּמַעֲשֵׂהוּin Carmel;בַכַּרְמֶלthe manוְהָאִישׁwas veryמְאֹדrichגָּדוֹלand hadוְלוֹthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםsheepצֹאןand a thousandוְאֶלֶףgoats;עִזִּיםand he wasוַיְהִיshearingבִּגְזֹזhis sheepצֹאנוֹin Carmel.בַּכַּרְמֶל
The nameוְשֵׁםof the manהָאִישׁwas Nabal,נָבָלand the nameוְשֵׁםof his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹAbigail.אֲבִגָיִלThe womanוְהָאִשָּׁהwas of goodטוֹבַתunderstandingשֶׂכֶלand beautifulוִיפַתin form,תֹּאַרbut the manוְהָאִישׁwas harshקָשֶׁהand evilוְרַעin his deeds;מַעֲלָלִיםheוְהוּאwas a Calebite.כָלִבִּי
Davidדָּוִדheardוַיִּשְׁמַעin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרthatכִּיNabalנָבָלwas shearingגֹזֵזhis sheep.צֹאנוֹ
Davidדָּוִדsentוַיִּשְׁלַחtenעֲשָׂרָהyoung men,נְעָרִיםand Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the young men,לַנְּעָרִים“Go upעֲלוּto Carmel,כַרְמֶלָהgoוּבָאתֶםtoאֶלNabal,נָבָלand askוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּםhimלוֹin my nameבִשְׁמִיabout his welfare.לְשָׁלוֹם
And sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּםthis:כֹּה‘To life!לֶחָיPeaceשָׁלוֹםto you,וְאַתָּהpeaceשָׁלוֹםto your house,וּבֵיתְךָand peaceשָׁלוֹםto allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyou have.לְךָ
NowוְעַתָּהI have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיthatכִּיyou haveלָךְshearers.גֹזְזִיםNow,עַתָּהthe shepherdsהָרֹעִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרare yoursלְךָwereהָיוּwith us;עִמָּנוּwe did notלֹאwrong them,הֶכְלַמְנוּםand nothingוְלֹא מְאוּמָהof theirsלָהֶםwent missingנִפְקַדallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיthey wereהֱיוֹתָםin Carmel.בַּכַּרְמֶל
Askשְׁאַלyour young men,נְעָרֶיךָand they will tellוְיַגִּידוּyou.לָךְSo let the young menוְ הַנְּעָרִיםfindיִמְצְאוּfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָforכִּיwe have comeבָּנוּonעַלa goodטוֹבday.יוֹםGive,תְּנָהplease,נָּאwhateverאֵת אֲשֶׁרyour handיָדְךָfindsתִּמְצָאto your servantsלַעֲבָדֶיךָand to your son,וּלְבִנְךָto David.’”לְדָוִד
David’sדָוִדyoung menנַעֲרֵיcameוַיָּבֹאוּand spokeוַיְדַבְּרוּtoאֶלNabalנָבָלaccording to allכְּכָלtheseהָאֵלֶּהwordsהַדְּבָרִיםin the nameבְּשֵׁםof David,דָּוִדand they waited.וַיָּנוּחוּ
NabalנָבָלansweredוַיַּעַןDavid’sדָוִדservantsעַבְדֵיand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיis David,דָוִדand whoוּמִיis the sonבֶןof Jesse?יִשָׁיTodayהַיּוֹםmanyרַבּוּare the slavesעֲבָדִיםwho are breaking away,הַמִּתְפָּרְצִיםeachאִישׁfromמִפְּנֵיhis master.אֲדֹנָיו
Shall I takeוְלָקַחְתִּיmy breadלַחְמִיand my waterוְ מֵימַיand my meatוְ טִבְחָתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI have butcheredטָבַחְתִּיfor my shearersלְגֹזְזָיand give itוְנָתַתִּיto menלַאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרI do notלֹאknowיָדַעְתִּיwhereאֵיtheyהֵמָּהare from?”מִזֶּה
David’sדָוִדyoung menנַעֲרֵיturnedוַיַּהַפְכוּon their wayלְדַרְכָּםand went backוַיָּשֻׁבוּand cameוַיָּבֹאוּand toldוַיַּגִּדוּhimלוֹaccording to allכְּכֹלtheseהָאֵלֶּהwords.הַדְּבָרִים
Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his men,לַאֲנָשָׁיו“Each man,אִישׁstrap onחִגְרוּhis sword!”חַרְבּוֹAnd each manוַ אִישׁstrapped onיַּחְגְּרוּhis sword,חַרְבּוֹand Davidוַ דָּוִדalsoגַּםstrapped onיַּחְגֹּרhis sword;חַרְבּוֹand there went upוַיַּעֲלוּafterאַחֲרֵיDavidדָוִדaboutכְּfourאַרְבַּעhundredמֵאוֹתmen,אִישׁwhile two hundredוּמָאתַיִםstayedיָשְׁבוּbyעַלthe baggage.הַכֵּלִים
Oneאֶחָדyoung manנַעַרof the young menמֵהַנְּעָרִיםtoldהִגִּידAbigail,וְלַאֲבִיגַיִלNabal’sנָבָלwife,אֵשֶׁתsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהDavidדָּוִדsentשָׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםfrom the wildernessמֵהַמִּדְבָּרto blessלְבָרֵךְour master,אֲדֹנֵינוּand he flew atוַיָּעַטthem.בָּהֶם
Yet the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁיםwere veryמְאֹדgoodטֹבִיםto us;לָנוּwe were notוְלֹאwronged,הָכְלַמְנוּand we did notוְלֹאmissפָקַדְנוּanythingמְאוּמָהallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיwe went aboutהִתְהַלַּכְנוּwith themאִתָּםwhen we wereבִּהְיוֹתֵנוּin the field.בַּשָּׂדֶה
They wereהָיוּa wallחוֹמָהaround usעָלֵינוּbothגַּםby nightלַיְלָהandגַּםby day,יוֹמָםallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיwe wereהֱיוֹתֵנוּwith themעִמָּםtendingרֹעִיםthe flock.הַצֹּאן
Now,וְעַתָּהknowדְּעִיand considerוּרְאִיwhatמַהyou will do,תַּעֲשִׂיforכִּיevilהָרָעָהhas been determinedכָלְתָהagainstאֶלour masterאֲדֹנֵינוּand againstוְעַלallכָּלhis house;בֵּיתוֹand heוְהוּאis a manבֶּןtoo wickedבְּלִיַּעַל מִto speakדַּבֵּרto.”אֵלָיו
Abigailאֲבִיגַיִלhurriedוַתְּמַהֵרand tookוַתִּקַּחtwo hundredמָאתַיִםloavesלֶחֶםand twoוּשְׁנַיִםskinsנִבְלֵיof wineיַיִןand fiveוְחָמֵשׁsheepצֹאןready dressed,עֲשׂוּיֹתand fiveוְחָמֵשׁseahsסְאִיםof roasted grainקָלִיand a hundredוּמֵאָהclusters of raisinsצִמֻּקִיםand two hundredוּמָאתַיִםcakes of figs,דְּבֵלִיםand put themוַתָּשֶׂםonעַלthe donkeys.הַחֲמֹרִים
She saidוַתֹּאמֶרto her young men,לִנְעָרֶיהָ“Go onעִבְרוּahead of me;לְפָנַיlook, Iהִנְנִיam comingבָּאָהafter you.”אַחֲרֵיכֶםButוּshe did notלֹאtellהִגִּידָהher husbandלְאִישָׁהּNabal.נָבָל
Asוְהָיָהsheהִיאwas ridingרֹכֶבֶתonעַלthe donkeyהַחֲמוֹרand coming downוְיֹרֶדֶתunder coverבְּסֵתֶרof the mountain,הָהָרlook,וְהִנֵּהDavidדָוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwere coming downיֹרְדִיםtoward her,לִקְרָאתָהּand she metוַתִּפְגֹּשׁthem.אֹתָם
Now Davidוְדָוִדhad said,אָמַר“Surelyאַךְin vainלַשֶּׁקֶרI have guardedשָׁמַרְתִּיallכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרthis fellow hasלָזֶהin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרso that nothingוְלֹא מְאוּמָהwas missingנִפְקַדof allמִכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרwas his;לוֹand he has repaidוַיָּשֶׁבmeלִיevilרָעָהforתַּחַתgood.טוֹבָה
Soכֹּהmay Elohimאֱלֹהִיםdoיַעֲשֶׂהto the enemiesלְאֹיְבֵיof David,דָוִדand soוְכֹהmay he add,יֹסִיףifאִםI leave,אַשְׁאִירof allמִכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרis his,לוֹuntilעַדmorningהַבֹּקֶרso much as one who urinatesמַשְׁתִּיןagainst a wall.”בְּקִיר
When Abigailוַ אֲבִיגַיִלsawתֵּרֶאDavid,דָּוִדshe hurriedוַתְּמַהֵרand got downוַתֵּרֶדfromמֵעַלthe donkey,הַחֲמוֹרand fellוַתִּפֹּלbeforeלְאַפֵּיDavidדָוִדonעַלher faceפָּנֶיהָand bowed downוַתִּשְׁתַּחוּto the ground.אָרֶץ
She fellוַתִּפֹּלatעַלhis feetרַגְלָיוand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“On me,בִּי אֲנִיmy lord,אֲדֹנִיbe the iniquity!הֶעָוֺןPleaseנָאlet your servantאֲמָתְךָspeakוּתְדַבֶּרin your ears,בְּאָזְנֶיךָand hearוּשְׁמַעthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof your servant.אֲמָתֶךָ
Pleaseנָאdo notאַלlet my lordאֲדֹנִיsetיָשִׂיםhis heartלִבּוֹonאֶלthisהַזֶּהwickedהַבְּלִיַּעַלman,אִישׁonעַלNabal;נָבָלforכִּיasכִhis name is,שְׁמוֹsoכֶּןis he:הוּאNabalנָבָלis his name,שְׁמוֹand outrageוּנְבָלָהis with him.עִמּוֹBut I,וַאֲנִיyour servant,אֲמָתְךָdid notלֹאseeרָאִיתִיthe young menנַעֲרֵיof my lordאֲדֹנִיwhomאֲשֶׁרyou sent.שָׁלָחְתָּ
Now,וְעַתָּהmy lord,אֲדֹנִיas YHWH livesחַי יְהוָהand as your soul lives,וְחֵי נַפְשְׁךָsinceאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas kept youמְנָעֲךָfrom enteringמִבּוֹאinto guilt of bloodבְדָמִיםand from savingוְהוֹשֵׁעַyourselfלָךְwith your own hand,יָדְךָnowוְעַתָּהlet your enemiesאֹיְבֶיךָbeיִהְיוּlike Nabal,כְנָבָלand those who seekוְהַמְבַקְשִׁיםevilרָעָהforאֶלmy lord.אֲדֹנִי
And now,וְעַתָּהthisהַזֹּאתblessingהַבְּרָכָהthatאֲשֶׁרyour servantשִׁפְחָתְךָhas broughtהֵבִיאto my lord,לַאדֹנִיlet it be givenוְנִתְּנָהto the young menלַנְּעָרִיםwho go aboutהַמִּתְהַלְּכִיםat the feetבְּרַגְלֵיof my lord.אֲדֹנִי
Pleaseנָאforgiveשָׂאthe transgressionלְפֶשַׁעof your servant;אֲמָתֶךָforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwill certainly makeעָשֹׂה יַעֲשֶׂהfor my lordלַאדֹנִיa firmנֶאֱמָןhouse,בַּיִתbecauseכִּיmy lordאֲדֹנִיis fightingנִלְחָםthe warsמִלְחֲמוֹתof YHWH,יְהוָהand evilוְרָעָהshall notלֹאbe foundתִמָּצֵאin youבְךָall your days.מִיָּמֶיךָ
Though a manוַ אָדָםhas risenיָּקָםto pursue youלִרְדָפְךָand to seekוּלְבַקֵּשׁyour life,נַפְשֶׁךָyet the lifeוְ נֶפֶשׁof my lordאֲדֹנִיwill beהָיְתָהboundצְרוּרָהin the bundleבִּצְרוֹרof the livingהַחַיִּיםwithאֵתYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim;אֱלֹהֶיךָbut the livesוְ נֶפֶשׁof your enemiesאֹיְבֶיךָhe will sling outיְקַלְּעֶנָּהfrom withinבְּתוֹךְthe hollowכַּףof the sling.הַקָּלַע
And whenוְהָיָה כִּיYHWHיְהוָהdoesיַעֲשֶׂהfor my lordלַאדֹנִיaccording to allכְּכֹלthe goodהַטּוֹבָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe has spokenדִּבֶּרconcerning youעָלֶיךָand commands you to beוְצִוְּךָleaderלְנָגִידoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵל
thisזֹאתshall notוְלֹאbeתִהְיֶהto youלְךָa stumbling blockלְפוּקָהor an offenseוּלְמִכְשׁוֹלof heartלֵבfor my lord:לַאדֹנִיto have shedוְלִשְׁפָּךְbloodדָּםwithout causeחִנָּםor for my lordוּ אֲדֹנִיto have savedלְהוֹשִׁיעַhimself.לוֹAnd when YHWHוְ יְהוָהdoes goodהֵיטִבto my lord,לַאדֹנִיrememberוְזָכַרְתָּyour servant.”אֲמָתֶךָ
Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Abigail,לַאֲבִיגַל“Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרsent youשְׁלָחֵךְthisהַ הַזֶּהdayיּוֹםto meet me!לִקְרָאתִי
Blessed beוּבָרוּךְyour discernment,טַעְמֵךְand blessed beוּבְרוּכָהyou,אָתְּwhoאֲשֶׁרhave kept meכְּלִתִנִיthisהַ הַזֶּהdayיּוֹםfrom enteringמִבּוֹאinto guilt of bloodבְדָמִיםand from savingוְהֹשֵׁעַmyselfלִיwith my own hand.יָדִי
For indeed,וְאוּלָםas YHWH lives,חַי יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרhas kept me backמְנָעַנִיfrom harmingמֵהָרַעyou,אֹתָךְifכִּי לוּלֵיyou had not hurriedמִהַרְתְּand comeוַתָּבֹאתto meet me,לִקְרָאתִיsurelyכִּי אִםthere would not have been leftנוֹתַרto Nabal,לְנָבָלbyעַדthe lightאוֹרof morning,הַבֹּקֶרso much as one who urinatesמַשְׁתִּיןagainst a wall.”בְּקִיר
Davidדָּוִדreceivedוַיִּקַּחfrom her handמִיָּדָהּwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרshe had broughtהֵבִיאָהhim,לוֹandוְto herלָהּhe said,אָמַר“Go upעֲלִיin peaceלְשָׁלוֹםto your house.לְבֵיתֵךְSee,רְאִיI have listenedשָׁמַעְתִּיto your voiceבְקוֹלֵךְand granted your request.”וָאֶשָּׂא פָּנָיִךְ
AbigailאֲבִיגַיִלcameוַתָּבֹאtoאֶלNabal,נָבָלand look,וְהִנֵּהhe hadלוֹa feastמִשְׁתֶּהin his houseבְּבֵיתוֹlike the feastכְּמִשְׁתֵּהof a king.הַמֶּלֶךְNabal’sנָבָלheartוְלֵבwas merryטוֹבwithin him,עָלָיוand heוְהוּאwas veryעַד מְאֹדdrunk;שִׁכֹּרso she did notוְלֹאtellהִגִּידָהhimלּוֹanything,דָּבָרsmallקָטֹןor great,וְגָדוֹלuntilעַדthe lightאוֹרof morning.הַבֹּקֶר
Inוַיְהִי בַthe morning,בֹּקֶרwhenבְּthe wineהַיַּיִןhad gone outצֵאתof Nabal,מִנָּבָלhis wifeאִשְׁתּוֹtoldוַתַּגֶּדhimלוֹtheseהָאֵלֶּהthings;הַדְּבָרִיםand his heartלִבּוֹdiedוַיָּמָתwithin him,בְּקִרְבּוֹand heוְהוּאbecameהָיָהlike a stone.לְאָבֶן
Aboutוַיְהִי כַּtenעֲשֶׂרֶתdays laterהַיָּמִיםYHWHיְהוָהstruck downוַיִּגֹּףNabal,אֶת נָבָלand he died.וַיָּמֹת
DavidדָּוִדheardוַיִּשְׁמַעthatכִּיNabalנָבָלhad died,מֵתand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWH,יְהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרhas defendedרָבthe causeאֶת רִיבof my insultחֶרְפָּתִיat the handמִיַּדof Nabal,נָבָלand has held backחָשַׂךְhis servantוְאֶת עַבְדּוֹfrom evil;מֵרָעָהand the evilוְאֵת רָעַתof NabalנָבָלYHWHיְהוָהhas returnedהֵשִׁיבon his own head.”בְּרֹאשׁוֹDavidדָּוִדsentוַיִּשְׁלַחand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto Abigailבַּאֲבִיגַיִלto take herלְקַחְתָּהּto himselfלוֹas wife.לְאִשָּׁה
David’sדָוִדservantsעַבְדֵיcameוַיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלAbigailאֲבִיגַיִלat Carmelהַכַּרְמֶלָהand spokeוַיְדַבְּרוּto her,אֵלֶיהָsaying,לֵאמֹר“Davidדָּוִדhas sent usשְׁלָחָנוּto youאֵלַיִךְto take youלְקַחְתֵּךְto himselfלוֹas wife.”לְאִשָּׁה
She aroseוַתָּקָםand bowed downוַתִּשְׁתַּחוּwith her faceאַפַּיִםto the groundאָרְצָהand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהyour servantאֲמָתְךָis a slaveלְשִׁפְחָהto washלִרְחֹץthe feetרַגְלֵיof the servantsעַבְדֵיof my lord.”אֲדֹנִי
Abigailאֲבִיגַיִלhurriedוַתְּמַהֵרand aroseוַתָּקָםand rodeוַתִּרְכַּבonעַלthe donkey,הַחֲמוֹרwith her fiveוְחָמֵשׁyoung womenנַעֲרֹתֶיהָwho wentהַהֹלְכוֹתat her feet;לְרַגְלָהּshe wentוַתֵּלֶךְafterאַחֲרֵיthe messengersמַלְאֲכֵיof Davidדָוִדand becameוַתְּהִיhisלוֹwife.לְאִשָּׁה
Davidדָּוִדalso tookוְ לָקַחAhinoamאֲחִינֹעַםof Jezreel,מִיִּזְרְעֶאלand both of themוַ גַּם שְׁתֵּיהֶןbecameתִּהְיֶיןָhisלוֹwives.לְנָשִׁים
But Saulוְשָׁאוּלhad givenנָתַןMichalמִיכַלhis daughter,בִּתּוֹDavid’sדָּוִדwife,אֵשֶׁתto Paltiלְפַלְטִיsonבֶןof Laish,לַיִשׁwhoאֲשֶׁרwas from Gallim.מִגַּלִּים