1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
2 And 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 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
4 ¶ And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. 5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: 6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity , Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. 7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. 8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David. 9 And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
10 ¶ And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. 11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be ?
12 So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. 13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
14 ¶ But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. 15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: 16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
18 ¶ Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn , and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them. 21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good. 22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall. 23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, 24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. 25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is , so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord. 28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. 29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. 30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel; 31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
32 ¶ And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: 33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. 34 For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall. 35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
36 ¶ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after , that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
39 ¶ And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. 40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. 41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. 43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
44 ¶ But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
Samuēla nāve
1 Samuēls nomira, un viss Israēls sapulcējās, apraudāja viņu un apbedīja viņa mājās Rāmā. Tad Dāvids cēlās un devās lejā uz Pārānas tuksnesi.
Nābāla sieva Abīgaila
2 Māonā bija kāds vīrs, kuram piederēja īpašums Karmelā. Šis vīrs bija ļoti bagāts, viņam piederēja trīs tūkstoši avju un tūkstotis kazu. Viņš devās uz Karmelu cirpt savas avis. 3 Šo vīru sauca Nābāls un viņa sievu Abīgaila. Sieva bija gudra un daiļa, bet vīrs – viņš bija kālebietis – pēc dabas skarbs un ļauns. 4 Tuksnesī Dāvids padzirdēja, ka šis cērp savas avis. 5 Dāvids sūtīja desmit puišus, sacīdams: “Uzkāpiet Karmelā un, kad nonāksiet pie Nābāla, sveiciniet viņu manā vārdā ar mieru. 6 Sakiet: lai ilgs mūžs tev un miers, lai miers tavam namam un visam, kas tavs. 7 Esmu dzirdējis, ka pie tevis ir avju cirpēji. Tad nu, kad tavi gani bija pie mums, mēs tos neaizskārām, un nekas viņiem nepazuda visu laiku, kamēr viņi bija Karmelā. 8 Prasi saviem puišiem, un viņi tev pastāstīs! Lai mani puiši gūst tavu vēlību, jo labā dienā mēs esam atnākuši – sniedz jel, ko nu atrodi, saviem kalpiem un savam dēlam Dāvidam!” 9 Dāvida puiši atnāca pie Nābāla un Dāvida vārdā pateica viņam visu, kas sakāms, un gaidīja. 10 Nābāls atbildēja Dāvida kalpiem: “Kas ir Dāvids? Kas ir Jišaja dēls? Šodien ir milzums kalpu, kas pamukuši no sava kunga. 11 Vai tad es došu savu maizi un ūdeni, un savu kaujamo lopu, ko esmu kāvis cirpējiem, kaut kādiem vīriem, par kuriem es pat nezinu, no kurienes tie ir?!” 12 Dāvida puiši apgriezās un devās atpakaļ, atnāca pie Dāvida un visu viņam izstāstīja. 13 Dāvids teica saviem vīriem: “Apjoziet zobenus!” Tie apjoza zobenus, un arī Dāvids apjoza zobenu. Ap četri simti vīru gāja līdzi Dāvidam, bet divi simti palika pie mantām. 14 Viens no Nābāla kalpiem pastāstīja viņa sievai Abīgailai: “Palūk, Dāvids no tuksneša bija atsūtījis vēstnešus ar svētību pie mūsu kunga, bet viņš tos izlamāja. 15 Taču tie vīri bija pret mums ļoti labi, viņi mūs neaiztika, un nekas mums nepazuda visu laiku, kamēr mēs bijām kopā ar viņiem uz lauka. 16 Gan nakti, gan dienu viņi bija kā siena ap mums visu laiku, kamēr mēs, ganīdami avis, bijām ar tiem kopā. 17 Tad nu zini un raugi, ko darīt, jo nelaime velkas pār mūsu kungu un visu viņa namu, bet viņš ir tāds neģēlis, ka ar viņu nevar sarunāt.” 18 Abīgaila steigšus ņēma divi simti maizes, divus ādas vīna traukus, piecas jau sagatavotas avis, piecus mērus grauzdumu, simts rozīņu plāceņu un divi simti vīģu plāceņu un sakrāva uz ēzeļiem. 19 Saviem puišiem viņa teica: “Ejiet pa priekšu, un es jums sekošu!” Bet savam vīram Nābālam viņa neko neteica. 20 Jādama uz ēzeļa, viņa nonāca kalna aizsegā, un redzi – Dāvids ar saviem vīriem nāca lejā viņai pretī, un viņa tos sastapa. 21 Dāvids bija teicis: “Tiešām, velti esmu sargājis visu, kas šim bija tuksnesī, ka viņam nekas nepazustu. Viņš man labu atmaksā ar ļaunu! 22 Tā lai Dievs dara Dāvida ienaidniekiem un vēl pieliek, ja no visiem viņējiem es līdz rītam atstāšu dzīvu kaut vienu, kas pret mūri mīž!” 23 Ieraudzījusi Dāvidu, Abīgaila steigšus nokāpa no ēzeļa, krita Dāvida priekšā uz sava vaiga un klanījās līdz zemei. 24 Viņa krita pie viņa kājām un sacīja: “Mans kungs, tā ir mana vaina! Ļauj, lai tava kalpone runā, uzklausi savu kalponi! 25 Lai jel mans kungs neklausās šajā neģēlī Nābālā, jo, kāds viņa vārds, tāds viņš pats. Nejēga ir viņa vārds, un nejēdzība ir ar viņu. Bet es, tava kalpone, neredzēju mana kunga puišus – tos, kurus tu sūtīji. 26 Un nu, mans kungs, – dzīvs Kungs un dzīva tava dvēsele! – Kungs tevi ir atturējis izliet asinis un atriebt sevi ar paša roku. Lai taviem ienaidniekiem un tiem, kas vēlē manam kungam ļaunu, ir kā Nābālam! 27 Te ir svētības dāvana, kuru tava kalpone atnesusi savam kungam, tā dodama puišiem, kas staigā mana kunga pēdās. 28 Jel piedod savas kalpones pārkāpumu, un Kungs uzcels paliekamu namu manam kungam, jo mans kungs izcīna Kunga karus; un ļaunums netiks atrasts tevī nemūžam. 29 Un, ja kāds cilvēks celtos tevi vajāt un tīkotu tavas dzīvības, tad Kungs būs iesējis mana kunga dzīvību dzīvo kūlī, bet tavu ienaidnieku dzīvības viņš izlingos ar lingu! 30 Kad Kungs būs darījis manam kungam visu labo, ko viņš tev solījis, un iecēlis tevi par valdnieku Israēlā, 31 lai tad mana kunga sirds neļogās un nav apgrūtināta ar velti izlietām asinīm – ka mans kungs pats sevi atriebis. Kad Kungs darīs labu manam kungam, piemini savu kalponi!”
32 Dāvids teica Abīgailai: “Slavēts Kungs, Israēla Dievs, kas šodien tevi sūtījis man pretī! 33 Svētīta tava izmaņa un svētīta tu, ka šodien atturēji mani, ka neaptraipos asinīm un neatriebju sevi pats! 34 Patiešām – dzīvs Kungs, Israēla Dievs, kurš mani atturējis nodarīt tev ļaunu! – ja tu nebūtu steigusies nākt man pretī, līdz rīta gaismai Nābālam nebūtu atlicis neviena, kas pret mūri mīž.” 35 Dāvids pieņēma no viņas rokām, ko viņa bija atnesusi, un teica: “Ej mājās ar mieru. Redzi, es esmu tevi uzklausījis un pagodinājis.” 36 Kad Abīgaila atgriezās pie Nābāla, redzi, viņa namā bija tādas dzīres kā ķēniņam, sirds viņam līksma un pats galīgi piedzēries. Viņa tam itin neko neteica līdz rīta gaismai. 37 No rīta, kad Nābālam dzērums bija izgājis, sieva tam visu izstāstīja. Sirds viņam pamira, un viņš sastinga kā akmens. 38 Pēc kādām desmit dienām Kungs sita Nābālu, un viņš nomira. 39 Kad Dāvids dzirdēja, ka Nābāls miris, viņš teica: “Slavēts Kungs, kas atprasījis no Nābāla manu kaunu un atturējis savu kalpu no ļauna, bet Nābāla ļaunumu Kungs vērsis atpakaļ pār viņa galvu.” Un Dāvids sūtīja pie Abīgailas runāt, lai viņa kļūst tam par sievu. 40 Dāvida kalpi atnāca uz Karmelu pie Abīgailas un runāja ar viņu, sacīdami: “Dāvids mūs sūtīja pie tevis, lai ņemtu tevi viņam par sievu.” 41 Viņa piecēlās, noliecās ar seju līdz zemei un sacīja: “Redzi, tava verdzene gatava būt par kalponi un mazgāt kājas mana kunga kalpiem!” 42 Abīgaila steigšus cēlās un sēdās uz ēzeļa, un piecas meičas gāja tai līdzi. Viņa devās nopakaļ Dāvida vēstnešiem un kļuva viņa sieva. 43 Vēl Dāvids ņēma Ahīnoamu no Jizreēlas, un viņas abas bija tam sievas.
44 Bet Sauls savu meitu Mīhalu, Dāvida sievu, deva Paltī, Lajiša dēlam, no Galīmas.
