Primo libro di Samuele 25

NOVA VULGATA	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Mortuus est autem Samuel; et congregatus est universus Israel, et planxerunt eum et sepelierunt eum in domo sua in Rama. Consurgensque David descendit in desertum Maon.	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 Erat autem vir quispiam in solitudine Maon, et possessio eius in Carmel; et homo ille magnus nimis; erantque ei oves tria milia et mille caprae. Et accidit ut tonderet gregem suum in Carmel.	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 Nomen autem viri illius erat Nabal et nomen uxoris eius Abigail. Eratque mulier illa prudentissima et speciosa; porro vir eius durus et moribus malis; erat autem de genere Chaleb.	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 Cum ergo audisset David in deserto quod tonderet Nabal gregem suum,	4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
5 misit decem iuvenes et dixit eis: “ Ascendite in Carmel et venietis ad Nabal et salutabitis eum ex nomine meo pacifice	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 et dicetis fratri meo: “Et tibi pax et domui tuae pax et omnibus, quaecumque habes, sit pax!	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 Et nunc audivi quod tonsores essent apud te. Pastores autem tui erant nobiscum in deserto; numquam eis molesti fuimus, nec aliquando defuit eis quidquam de grege omni tempore, quo fuerunt nobiscum in Carmel.	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 Interroga pueros tuos, et indicabunt tibi. Nunc ergo inveniant pueri isti gratiam in oculis tuis, in die enim bona venimus; quodcumque invenerit manus tua, da servis tuis et filio tuo David” ”.	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 Cumque venissent pueri David, locuti sunt ad Nabal omnia verba haec ex nomine David et siluerunt.	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 Respondens autem Nabal pueris David ait: “ Quis est David, et quis est filius Isai? Hodie increverunt servi, qui fugiunt dominos suos.	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 Tollam ergo panes meos et aquas meas et carnes pecorum, quae occidi, tonsoribus meis et dabo viris, quos nescio unde sint? ”.	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 Regressi sunt itaque pueri David per viam suam et reversi venerunt et nuntiaverunt ei omnia verba haec.	12 So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
13 Tunc David ait viris suis: “ Accingatur unusquisque gladio suo! ”. Et accincti sunt singuli gladio suo, accinctusque est et David ense suo, et secuti sunt David quasi quadringenti viri; porro ducenti remanserunt ad sarcinas.	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 Abigail autem uxori Nabal nuntiavit unus de pueris suis dicens: “ Ecce misit David nuntios de deserto, ut benedicerent domino nostro, sed aversatus est eos.	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 Homines isti boni satis fuerunt nobis et non molesti; nec quidquam aliquando periit omni tempore, quo sumus conversati cum eis in deserto.	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 Pro muro erant nobis tam in nocte quam in die omnibus diebus, quibus pavimus apud eos greges.	16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
17 Quam ob rem considera et recogita quid facias, quoniam malum decretum est adversus dominum nostrum et adversus domum eius universam. Et ipse filius Belial est, ita ut nemo ei possit loqui ”.	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 Festinavit igitur Abigail et tulit ducentos panes et duos utres vini et quinque arietes coctos et quinque sata frumenti tosti et centum ligaturas uvae passae et ducentas massas caricarum et imposuit super asinos.	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 Dixitque pueris suis: “ Praecedite me, ecce ego post tergum sequar vos ”. Viro autem suo Nabal non indicavit.	19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
20 Cum ergo ascendisset asinum et descenderet in tegmine montis, David et viri eius descendebant in occursum eius; quibus et illa occurrit.	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 Et aiebat David: “ Vere frustra servavi omnia, quae huius erant in deserto, et non periit quidquam de cunctis, quae ad eum pertinebant; et reddidit mihi malum pro bono.	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 Haec faciat Deus inimicis David et haec addat, si reliquero de omnibus, quae ad eum pertinent, usque mane quidquid masculini sexus ”.	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 Cum autem vidisset Abigail David, festinavit et descendit de asino et procidit coram David super faciem suam et adoravit super terram.	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 Et cecidit ad pedes eius et dixit: “ In me sit, domine mi, haec iniquitas; loquatur, obsecro, ancilla tua in auribus tuis, et audi verba famulae tuae.	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 Ne ponat, oro, dominus meus cor suum super virum istum iniquum Nabal, quia secundum nomen suum stultus est, et est stultitia cum eo; ego autem ancilla tua non vidi pueros domini mei, quos misisti.	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 Nunc ergo, domine mi, vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia Dominus prohibuit te, ne venires in sanguine et salvares te manu tua; et nunc fiant sicut Nabal inimici tui et qui quaerunt domino meo malum.	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 Quapropter suscipe benedictionem hanc, quam attulit ancilla tua domino meo, et da pueris, qui sequuntur dominum meum.	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 Aufer iniquitatem famulae tuae. Faciens enim faciet Dominus domino meo domum fidelem, quia proelia Domini dominus meus proeliatur; malitia ergo non inveniatur in te omnibus diebus vitae tuae.	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 Si enim surrexerit aliquando homo persequens te et quaerens animam tuam, erit anima domini mei custodita in fasciculo vitae apud Dominum Deum tuum; sed inimicorum tuorum animam ipse iaciat in impetu et circulo fundae.	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 Cum ergo fecerit Dominus domino meo omnia, quae locutus est, bona de te et constituerit te ducem super Israel,	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 non erit tibi hoc in singultum et in scrupulum cordis domino meo, quod effuderis sanguinem innoxium et ipse te ultus fueris; et cum benefecerit Dominus domino meo, recordaberis ancillae tuae ”.	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 Et ait David ad Abigail: “ Benedictus Dominus, Deus Israel, qui misit te hodie in occursum meum. Et benedicta prudentia tua,	32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
33 et benedicta tu, quae prohibuisti me hodie, ne irem ad sanguinem et ulciscerer me manu mea.	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 Alioquin, vivit Dominus, Deus Israel, qui prohibuit me malum facere tibi, nisi cito venisses in occursum mihi, non remansisset Nabal usque ad lucem matutinam quidquid masculini sexus ”.	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 Suscepit ergo David de manu eius omnia, quae attulerat ei, dixitque ei: “ Vade pacifice in domum tuam. Ecce audivi vocem tuam et honoravi faciem tuam ”.	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 Venit autem Abigail ad Nabal; et ecce erat ei convivium in domo eius quasi convivium regis, et cor Nabal iucundum; erat enim ebrius nimis. Et non indicavit ei verbum pusillum aut grande usque in mane.	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 Diluculo autem, cum digessisset vinum Nabal, haec indicavit ei uxor sua; et emortuum est cor eius intrinsecus, et factus est quasi lapis.	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 Cumque pertransissent decem dies, percussit Dominus Nabal, et mortuus est.	38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
39 Quod cum audisset David mortuum Nabal, ait: “ Benedictus Dominus, qui iudicavit causam opprobrii mei de manu Nabal et servum suum custodivit a malo et malitiam Nabal reddidit Dominus in caput eius ”. Misit ergo David et locutus est ad Abigail, ut sumeret eam sibi in uxorem.	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 Et venerunt pueri David ad Abigail in Carmel et locuti sunt ad eam dicentes: “ David misit nos ad te, ut accipiat te sibi in uxorem ”.	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 Quae consurgens adoravit prona in terram et ait: “ Ecce famula tua sit in ancillam, ut lavet pedes servorum domini mei ”.	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 Et festinavit et surrexit Abigail et ascendit super asinum, et quinque puellae ierunt cum ea pedisequae eius; et secuta est nuntios David et facta est illi uxor.	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 Sed et Achinoam accepit David de Iezrahel, et fuit utraque uxor eius.	43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
44 Saul autem dedit Michol filiam suam uxorem David Phalti filio Lais, qui erat de Gallim.	44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.