¹

And Samuel died, and all Israel assembled, and bewailed him, and they bury him in his house in Armathaim: and David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Maon.

¹

И$ ё'мре само'илъ, и^ събра'ся ве'сь і^и^л~ь. и^ пла'кашеся е^го и^ погребо'ша и& в до'мђ е^го въ саръмаџе'мњ. и^ въста'въ дв~дъ сни'де въ пђсты'ню маа'ню вънђтре'нюю”

²

And there was a man in Maon, and his flocks were in Carmel, and he was a very great man; and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand she-goats: and he happened to be shearing his flock in Carmel.

²

И$ б^њ чл~къ въ маа'нњ. и^ ста'да е^мђ своя на карми'лњ, и^ чл~къ с^и вели'къ ѕњ'ло, и^ сего ѓ^вецъ б^њ, Wг~, а^ ко'зъ Wа~. и^ бы'сть е^гда` стрижаще стада своя на каrми'лњ”

³

And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigaia: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish.

³

И$мя' же чл~кђ нава'нъ, і^ и'мя женњ` е^го и^а^вигњя, и^ бя'ше жена` е^го бл~га и^ смысле'на, и^ възоро'мъ ви'дњти ѕњ'ло добра`, а^ мђжъ е^я` чл~къ твръдъ, и^ лђка'въ при всњмъ, и^ не ѓ^бщи'въ”

⁴

And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal the Carmelite was shearing his sheep.

⁴

И$ слы'ша дв~дъ въ пђсты'ни, ја%ко стрижетъ нава'нъ на каръми'лњ ста'да своя”

⁵

And David sent ten young men, and he said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how he is.

⁵

И$ посла` дв~дъ, і~, ѓ%троковъ, и^ рече ѓ%трокомъ възы'дњте на карми'ль, і^ и^де'те къ нава'нђ и^ въпроси'те и& эT мене` с мироM”

⁶

And thus shall ye say, May thou and thy house seasonably prosper, and all thine be in prosperity.

⁶

Негли здра'въ е^си и^ до'мъ тво'и, и^ вс^я твоя здра'ва л^и сђть”

⁷

And now, behold, I have heard that thy shepherds who were with us in the wilderness are shearing thy sheep, and we hindered them not, neither did we demand any thing from them all the time they were in Carmel.

⁷

И$ нн~њ ё^бо слы'шђ ја%ко стригђтъ пастђси твои`, и^же бњша с на'ми въ пђсты'ни, и^ не възбра'нихомъ и^мъ, и^ не сътвори'хомъ ничесо'же въ вс^я дн~и, е^гда бњша на карми'лњ”

⁸

Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Let then thy servants find grace in thine eyes, for we are come on a good day; give, we pray thee, whatsoever thy hand may find, to thy son David.

⁸

Въпроси` ѓ%троки своя, и^ възвњстя'т# ти, и^ ѓ^брњто'шася ѓ^тро'цы твои` съ радостїю преD ѓ^чи'ма твои'ма. ја%ко въ дн~ь бл~гъ прїидо'хоM, т^о да' же нн~њ сн~ови твое^мђ дв~дђ, е^же а%ще хо'щеши”

⁹

So the servants come and speak these words to Nabal, according to all these words in the name of David.

⁹

И$ прїидо'ша ѓ%троцы дв~дви и^ гл~аша словеса` с^и къ нава'нђ. и^ вс^я гл~ы сїа и^менеM дв~двыM”

¹⁰

And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jessæ? now-a-days there is abundance of servants who depart every one from his master.

¹⁰

И$ въско'чи наваn эTвњща ѓ%трокоM двDвыM рекъ. чт^о еs двDъ и^л^и чт^о е^сть сн~ъ і^е^с#сеѓv. днsь ё^множе'ни сђть раби`, эTходя'ще ко'жDо эT лица` господи'на свое^го,

¹¹

And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my beasts that I have slain for my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?

¹¹

и^ возмђ` хлњба и^ вина` и^ закла'нїа моя` ја%же заклаX стригђщиM моя` ѓ%вца. тота` л^и даM мђжеM иXже не вњ'дњ эTкђ'дђ сђть”

¹²

So the servants of David turned back, and returned, and came and reported to David according to these words.

¹²

И$ възврати'шася ѓ%троцы дв~дви пђтемъ свои^м#. и^ възвра'щ#шеся прїидо'ша и^ възвњсти'ша дв~дђ по гл~ђ семђ`”

¹³

And David said to his men, Gird on every man his sword. And they went up after David, about four hundred men: and two hundred abode with the stuff.

¹³

И$ рече дв~дъ мђж'емъ своиM, ѓ^поя'шися ко'ждо ваs ѓ^рђжїемъ своиM і^ и^до'ша въ слDњ дв~дъ. ја%ко у~, мQђ. а^ с~ и^хъ ѓ^ста` ё^ сосђдовъ”

¹⁴

And one of the servants reported to Abigaia the wife of Nabal, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our lord; but he turned away from them.

¹⁴

И$ а^вигњи` женњ` нава'новњ повњ'да е^ді'нъ ѓ%трокъ гл~я. с^е присыла` дв~дъ послы` эT пђсты'ня блsви'ти господи'на на'шего. н^о ѓ%нъ ё^врати'ся эT ниX” Сїи

¹⁵

And the men were very good to us; they did not hinder us, neither did they demand from us any thing all the days that we were with them.

¹⁵

же мђж'и бла'ѕи бњша на'мъ ѕњ'ло, и^ не възбраня'хђ на'м# ѕњ'ло, н^и сътвори'ша н^ы ѕл^а ничт^оже въ вс^я дн~и в ня'же бњхоM с ни'ми”

¹⁶

And when we were in the field, they were as a wall round about us, both by night and by day, all the days that we were with them feeding the flock.

¹⁶

И$ сђщиM наM т^ђ, ја%ко стњны бњша ѓ^ наs, въ нощи` и^ въ дн~и по вс^я дн~и сђщиM с ни'ми, на селњ` пасђщ'е ста'да”

¹⁷

And now do thou consider, and see what thou wilt do; for mischief is determined against our lord and against his house; and he is a vile character, and one cannot speak to him.

¹⁷

А$ нн~њ разђмњи и^ ви'ждъ т^ы чт^о сътвори'ши ја%ко съверши'ся вс^я ѕло'ба господи'на на'шего, и^ на домђ` е^го. и^ семђ` глаDнђ сђщђ, нел#зњ гл~ати к немђ`”

¹⁸

And Abigaia hasted, and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five ephahs of fine flour, and one homer of dried grapes, and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them upon asses.

¹⁸

И$ пот#щася а^вигњя'. и^ взя`, с~, хлњбъ и^ дв^њ корча'ѕњ вина`, и^ е~, ѓ%венъ, и^ е~, хлњбъ смида'ленъ чи'стъ, и^ ко'шницђ гро'здїя, и^ с~, вя'заницъ смо'квеи, и^ възложи` на ѓ^сля'та”

¹⁹

And she said to her servants, Go on before me, and behold I come after you: but she told not her husband.

¹⁹

И$ рече къ ѓ%трокомъ своиM пои^дњте предо мно'ю, и^ с^е а%зъ въ слDњ ваs и^дђ`. и^ мђжђ свое^мђ с^и не възвњсти`”

²⁰

And it came to pass when she had mounted her ass and was going down by the covert of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down to meet her, and she met them.

²⁰

И$ бы'сть е'й въсњд#ше на ѓ^сля`. і^ и^сходя'щђ въ часть горы`. и^ с^е дв~дъ и^ мђжи е^го и^дђще сђпроти'въ е'й, и^ та` срњте я&”

²¹

And David said, Perhaps I have kept all his possessions in the wilderness that he should wrong me, and we did not order the taking any thing of all his goods; yet he has rewarded me evil for good.

²¹

И$ рече дв~дъ до'брњ сп~се непра'веDника. а%зъ б^о вся` съхраниX нава'нђ въ пђсты'ни. и^ не помы'слиX поја%ти ничт^оже эT всего е^мђ`. и^ възда'сть м^и ѕла'я въз# бл~гаа”

²²

So God do to David and more also, if I leave one male of all that belong to Nabal until the morning.

²²

Се^ же сътвори` б~ъ двDви и^ с^и приложи`. а%ще ѓ^ста'нетъ нњ'что эT всего` нава'нђ. да'же и^ до ё'тра ё^ви'ди ја^же полђчи`”

²³

And Abigaia saw David, and she hasted, and alighted from her ass; and she fell before David on her face, and did obeisance to him, bowing to the ground

²³

И$ ё^ви'дњ а^вигњ'я дв~да. и^ потщаvшися ско'чи съ ѓ^сля'те. и^ паде` преD дв~доM, и^ поклони'ся е^мђ до земля`”

²⁴

even to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, be my wrong: let, I pray thee, thy servant speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy servant.

²⁴

И$ посе'мъ паде` преD нога'ми е^го. и^ реq, на мн^њ вина с^и господи'не, моа` е^сть непра'вда. а%ще вели'ши да гл~етъ раба` твоа` въ ё'ши твои`, и^ послђшаи словесъ рабы` твое'я”

²⁵

Let not my lord, I pray thee, take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the servants of my lord whom thou didst send.

²⁵

Не положи` господи'не на срDцы свое^мъ ничесо'же, чл~ка сего` ра'ди глDаствђю'щаго. ја^ко б^о и%мя е^мђ та'ко и^ е^сть нава'нъ б^о е^сть и%мя е^мђ и^ нњсть смы'сла в неM, а%з же раба` твоа` не вњ'да ѓ%троk твоиX господи'на мое^го ја%же е^си посла`”

²⁶

And now, my lord, as the Lord lives, and thy soul lives, as the Lord has kept thee from coming against innocent blood, and from executing vengeance for thyself, now therefore let thine enemies, and those that seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.

²⁶

И$ нн~њ господи'не мо'и живъ г~ь и^ жива дш~а твоя`, ја^ко въз#брани` т^и г~ь. да прїидеши на кро'вь непови'ннђ, и^ сп~се рђ'кђ свою самъ. и^ нн~њ да бђдђT ја%ко и^ нава'нъ вра'ѕи твои` и%щђще господи'нђ мое^мђ ѕл^а”

²⁷

And now accept this token of goodwill, which thy servant has brought to my lord, and thou shalt give it to the servants that wait on my lord.

²⁷

И$ нн~њ возми` принесе'нїе с^е е^же бњ` принесла` раба` господи'нђ свое^мђ. и^ даждъ ѓ%трокоM преDстоа'щимъ господи'нђ мое^мђ”

²⁸

Remove, I pray thee, the trespass of thy servant; for the Lord will surely make for my lord a sure house, for the Lord fights the battles of my lord, and there shall no evil be ever found in thee.

²⁸

эTи^ми` нн~њ непра'вдђ рабы` твое'я. ја%котворя` сътвори'тъ г~ь до'мъ вњренъ господи'на мое^го. ја^ко бра'нїю господи'на мое^го г~ь побо'ретъ, и^ ѕло'ба не ѓ^бря'щет#ся въ тебњ` нико'лиже”

²⁹

And if a man shall rise up persecuting thee and seeking thy life, yet shall the life of my lord be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord God, and thou shalt whirl the life of thine enemies as in the midst of a sling.

²⁹

А/ще же и^ въста` чл~къ гоня'и тя, и%ща дш~а твое'я. и^ е^сть дш~а господи'на мое^го привя'зана при ё'зомъ живы'мъ эT г~а б~а, и^ дш~ђ врага` своеh ё^рази'ши пра'щею”

³⁰

And it shall be when the Lord shall have wrought for my lord all the good things he has spoken concerning thee, and shall appoint thee to be ruler over Israel;

³⁰

И$ бђдетъ е^гда` сътвори'тъ г~ь господи'нђ мое^мђ вс^я е^ли'ко гл~а бл~готебњ`. и^ съвръшиT т^я г~ь на влDчество въ і^и^л~и.

³¹

then this shall not be an abomination and offence to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself: and so may the Lord do good to my lord, and thou shalt remember thine handmaid to do her good.

³¹

и^ не бђдетъ с^е на ме'рзость и^ на собла'знь срDцђ господи'на мое^го, е^же и^злїа'ти кро'вь непови'ннђ безђма`. и^ сп~си рђкђ свою` господи'нђ мое^мђ. и^ да ё^бла'житъ г~ь господи'на мое^го. и^ помяне'ши рабђ` свою ё^блажи'ти ю&”

³²

And David said to Abigaia, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent thee this very day to meet me:

³²

И$ реq дв~дъ къ а^вигњ'и. блsвеn г~ь б~ъ і^и^л~евъ, и^же посла` т^я днsь на срњте'нїе м^и.

³³

and blessed be thy conduct, and blessed be thou, who hast hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.

³³

и^ блsвеn совњтъ тво'и. и^ блsве'на т^ы ё^ставле'ши м^я въ дн~ь сїи. во'ньже не прїити м^и на проли'тїе кро'ви, и^ спsти м^и рђкђ свою`”

³⁴

But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing thee harm, if thou hadst not hasted and come to meet me, then I said, There shall surely not be left to Nabal till the morning one male.

³⁴

Э$ба'че жиv г~ь б~ъ і^и~леv, и^же възбрани' ми днsь ѕл^а не сътвори'ти. а%ще б^о бы` не пот#щася на срњтенїе м^и. тогда` рњ'хъ, а^ще кт^о ѓ^скђдње^тъ м^и эT нава'на. ё^тро до' свњта полђчи'та ви'димое`”

³⁵

And David took of her hand all that she brought to him, and said to her, Go in peace to thy house: see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accepted thy petition.

³⁵

И$ прїяT дв~дъ эT рђкђ е^я вс^я ја%же принесе` е^мђ и рече е'й и^ди` с ми'ромъ в до'мъ сво'и, ја%ко послђшахъ гла'са твое^го, и^ възлюби'хъ лице` твое.

³⁶

And Abigaia came to Nabal: and, behold, he had a banquet in his house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal was merry within him, and he was very drunken: and she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.

³⁶

і^ и'де а^вигњя' къ наванђ, и^ се'й и^мња'ше пи'ръ в домђ` свое^мъ, ја%ко пи'ръ цр~евъ, и^ срDце нава'ново веселя'ся бњ в не'мъ, пїяn б^о бяше ѕњло. и^ не възвњсти` а^вигњ'я нава'нђ гл~а н^и вели'ка н^и ма'ла, до' свњта ё%треняго”

³⁷

And it came to pass in the morning, when Nabal recovered from his wine, his wife told him these words; and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

³⁷

И$ бы'сть заё%тра ја%ко и^стрезви'ся нава'нъ эT вина` и^ повњ'да е^мђ жена` е^го вс^я гл~ы сїя`, и^ ё'мре срDце е^го в неM, и^ то'й саM бы'сть ја%ко ка'мень”

³⁸

And it came to pass after about ten days, that the Lord smote Nabal, and he died.

³⁸

И$ ја%ко бы'сть де'сять дн~ь, порази` г~ь нава'на и^ ё'мре”

³⁹

And David heard it and said, Blessed be the Lord, who has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has delivered his servant from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigaia, to take her to himself for a wife.

³⁹

И$ слы'шавъ дв~дъ и^ рече, блsвеn г~ь е^же сђди` сђ'дъ поноше'нїа мое^го эT рђки` нава'ня, и^ раба` свое^го въздръжа` эT ѕла`, и^ ѕло'бђ нава'ню възврати г~ь на главђ` е^го. и^ посла` дв~дъ гл~а къ а^вигњ'и, да поимђ` т^я себњ въ женђ`”

⁴⁰

So the servants of David came to Abigaia to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to thee, to take thee to himself for a wife.

⁴⁰

И$ прїидо'ша ѓ%троцы двDви къ а^вигњ'и въ карми'лъ, и^ рњша е'й гл~юще, дв~дъ посла` н^ы къ тебњ` да т^я по'иметъ себњ въ женђ`”

⁴¹

And she arose, and did reverence with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, thy servant is for an handmaid to wash the feet of thy servants.

⁴¹

И$ въста'вши поклони'ся до земля` лице'мъ, и^ ре'че с^е раба` твоя`, ја%ко и^ раба` и^же ё^мыва'етъ но'гы ѓ%трокомъ твоиM”

⁴²

And Abigaia arose, and mounted her ass, and five damsels followed her: and she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.

⁴²

И$ въста` а^вигњя' и^ въсњдъ на ѓ^сля` и^ е~, дв~ць и^дя'ше въ слњ'дъ е^я` і^ и^дя'ше въ слњ'дъ ѓ%трокъ дв~двыхъ, и^ бы'сть е^мђ в# женђ` а^вигњя'”

⁴³

And David took Achinaam out of Jezrael, and they were both his wives.

⁴³

И$ по се'мъ и^ нахина'мђ поя'тъ дв~дъ эT і^и^л~я. и^ бњ'ста е^мђ дв~њ женњ`.

⁴⁴

And Saul gave Melchol his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Amis who was of Romma.

⁴⁴

саё'лъ да'сть мельхо'лђ дще'рь свою` женђ` дв~двђ, џалтїю сн~ђ ами'шђ, и^же эT ро'м#ма”