Primo libro di Samuele 25

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
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 Samuel died and all Israel assembled to mourn for him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Davidthen set off and went down to the desert of Maon.
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 Now, there was a man in Maon whose business was at Carmel; the man was very rich: he ownedthree thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was then at Carmel, having his sheep shorn.
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 The man's name was Nabal and his wife's Abigail. She was a woman of intel igence and beauty, butthe man was miserly and churlish. He was a Calebite.
4 Cum ergo audisset David in deserto quod tonderet Nabal gregem suum,	4 When David heard in the desert that Nabal was at his sheepshearing,
5 misit decem iuvenes et dixit eis: “ Ascendite in Carmel et venietis ad Nabal et salutabitis eum ex nomine meo pacifice	5 he sent ten men off, having said to them, 'Go up to Carmel, visit Nabal and greet him from me.
6 et dicetis fratri meo: “Et tibi pax et domui tuae pax et omnibus, quaecumque habes, sit pax!	6 And this is what you are to say to my brother, "Peace to you, peace to your family, peace to al that isyours!
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 I hear that you now have the shearers; your shepherds were with us recently: we did not molest them,nor did they lose anything al the while they were at 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 your young men and they wil tel you. I hope that you will give the men a welcome, coming as wedo on a festival. Whatever you have to hand please give to your servants and to your son David." '
9 Cumque venissent pueri David, locuti sunt ad Nabal omnia verba haec ex nomine David et siluerunt.	9 David's men went and said al this to Nabal for David, and waited.
10 Respondens autem Nabal pueris David ait: “ Quis est David, et quis est filius Isai? Hodie increverunt servi, qui fugiunt dominos suos.	10 Nabal retorted to the men in David's service, 'Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse?
11 Tollam ergo panes meos et aquas meas et carnes pecorum, quae occidi, tonsoribus meis et dabo viris, quos nescio unde sint? ”.	11 There are many servants nowadays who run away from their masters. Am I to take my bread and mywine and the meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men who come from I know not where?'
12 Regressi sunt itaque pueri David per viam suam et reversi venerunt et nuntiaverunt ei omnia verba haec.	12 David's men turned on their heels and went back, and on their arrival told him exactly what had beensaid.
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 David then said to his men, 'Every man buckle on his sword!' And they buckled on their swords, andDavid buckled on his too; about four hundred fol owed David while two hundred stayed with the baggage.
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 Now one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife. He said, 'David sent messengers from thedesert to greet our master, but he flared up at 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 Now, these men were very good to us; they did not molest us and we lost nothing al the time we hadanything to do with them while we were out in the country.
16 Pro muro erant nobis tam in nocte quam in die omnibus diebus, quibus pavimus apud eos greges.	16 Night and day, they were like a rampart to us, al the time we were with them, minding 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 So now make up your mind what you should do, for the ruin of our master and his whole family is acertainty, and he is such a brute that no one can say a word 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 Abigail hastily took two hundred loaves, two skins of wine, five sheep ready prepared, five measuresof roasted grain, a hundred bunches of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs and loaded them on donkeys.
19 Dixitque pueris suis: “ Praecedite me, ecce ego post tergum sequar vos ”. Viro autem suo Nabal non indicavit.	19 She said to her servants, 'Go on ahead, I shal fol ow you' -- but she did not tel 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 As she was riding her donkey down behind a fold in the mountain, David and his men happened tobe coming down in her direction; 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 decided, 'It was a waste of time my guarding al this man's property in the desert sothat he lost nothing at all! He has repaid me bad 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 May God bring unnameable il s on David and worse ones, too, if by morning I leave a single manjackalive of all who belong to him!'
23 Cum autem vidisset Abigail David, festinavit et descendit de asino et procidit coram David super faciem suam et adoravit super terram.	23 As soon as Abigail saw David, she quickly dismounted from the donkey and, falling on her face infront of David, prostrated herself on 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 She fell at his feet and said, 'Let me take the blame, my lord. Let your servant speak in your ear;listen to what your servant has to say!
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 My lord, please pay no attention to this brute Nabal for his nature is like his name; "Brute" is hisname and brutal he is. But I, your servant, did not see the men whom my lord sent.
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 And now, my lord, as Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, by Yahweh who kept you from the crimeof bloodshed and from taking vengeance with your own hand, may your enemies and al those ill-disposedtowards you become like Nabal.
27 Quapropter suscipe benedictionem hanc, quam attulit ancilla tua domino meo, et da pueris, qui sequuntur dominum meum.	27 As for the present which your servant has brought my lord, I should like this to be given to the men inyour service.
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 Please forgive your servant for any offence I have given you, for Yahweh wil certainly assure you ofa lasting dynasty, since you are fighting Yahweh's battles and no fault has been found in you throughout yourlife.
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 Should anyone set out to hunt you down and try to kil you, your life wil be kept close in the wal et oflife with Yahweh your God, while your enemies' lives he wil fling out of the pouch of the sling.
30 Cum ergo fecerit Dominus domino meo omnia, quae locutus est, bona de te et constituerit te ducem super Israel,	30 Once Yahweh has done for you al the good things which he has said he will do for you, and madeyou ruler of 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 you must have no anxiety, my lord, no remorse, over having wantonly shed blood, over having takena revenge. When Yahweh has done wel by you, then remember your servant.'
32 Et ait David ad Abigail: “ Benedictus Dominus, Deus Israel, qui misit te hodie in occursum meum. Et benedicta prudentia tua,	32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today!
33 et benedicta tu, quae prohibuisti me hodie, ne irem ad sanguinem et ulciscerer me manu mea.	33 Blessed be your wisdom and blessed you yourself for today having restrained me from the crime ofbloodshed and from exacting revenge!
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 But as Yahweh, God of Israel, lives, who prevented me from harming you, had you not hurried out tomeet me, I swear Nabal would not have had a single manjack left alive by morning!'
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 David then accepted what she had brought him and said, 'Go home in peace; yes, I have listened toyou and have pardoned you.'
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 Abigail returned to Nabal. He was holding a feast, a princely feast, in his house; Nabal was in highspirits, and as he was very drunk she told him nothing at al til it was daylight.
37 Diluculo autem, cum digessisset vinum Nabal, haec indicavit ei uxor sua; et emortuum est cor eius intrinsecus, et factus est quasi lapis.	37 In the morning, when Nabal's wine had left him and his wife told him everything that had happened,his heart died within him and he became like a stone.
38 Cumque pertransissent decem dies, percussit Dominus Nabal, et mortuus est.	38 About ten days later Yahweh struck Nabal, and 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 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, 'Blessed be Yahweh for having defended my causeover the insult which I received from Nabal, and for having restrained his servant from doing wrong! Yahweh hasmade Nabal's wickedness rebound on his own head!'
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 David then sent Abigail an offer of marriage. When the men in David's service came to Abigail atCarmel, they said, 'David has sent us to take you to him, to be his wife.'
41 Quae consurgens adoravit prona in terram et ait: “ Ecce famula tua sit in ancillam, ut lavet pedes servorum domini mei ”.	41 She stood up, then prostrated herself on the ground. 'Consider your servant a slave', she said, 'towash the feet of my lord's servants.'
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 Quickly Abigail stood up again and mounted a donkey; fol owed by five of her servant-girls, shefol owed David's messengers and became his wife.
43 Sed et Achinoam accepit David de Iezrahel, et fuit utraque uxor eius.	43 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel and he kept them both as wives.
44 Saul autem dedit Michol filiam suam uxorem David Phalti filio Lais, qui erat de Gallim.	44 Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Palti son of Laish, from Gal im.