1 Samuel 25 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

25 ¹Samuel wui, na Israel nyinaa boaa wɔn ho ano de su dii ne ho, na wɔsiee no wɔ ne fie a ɛwɔ Rama no. Afei Dawid sɔre, sian kɔɔ Paran sare so.

²Ɔbarima bi wɔ Maon a nʼagyapade wɔ Karmel. Ná ɔyɛ ɔdefo kɛse: ná ɔwɔ nguan mpem mmiɛnsa ne mmirekyi apem. Ná ɔretwitwa ne nguan ho nwi wɔ Karmel. ³Ɔbarima no din de Nabal, na ne yere din de Abigail. Ɔbaa no yɛ nyansafo, na ne ho yɛ fɛ, nanso ɔbarima no de, ɔyɛ den na ɔyɛ atirimuɔdenfo wɔ ne nneyɛe mu—ɔyɛ Kalebni. ⁴Bere a Dawid wɔ sare so no, ɔtee sɛ Nabal retwitwa ne nguan ho nwi. ⁵Dawid somaa mmerante du, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monkɔ Karmel. Monkɔsra Nabal, na monkyia no wɔ me din mu. ⁶Monka nkyerɛ no se: ‘Nkwa tenten nka wo. Asomdwoe nka wo, asomdwoe nka wo fifo, na asomdwoe nka nea wowɔ nyinaa.’ ⁷Mate sɛ wowɔ nwitwafo. Wo nguanhwɛfo no ne yɛn tenae; yɛanyɛ wɔn bɔne wɔ biribiara mu, na wɔanhwere biribiara bere nyinaa a wɔwɔ Karmel no. ⁸Bisa wo mmerante, na wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo. Enti ma me mmerante nnya adom wɔ wʼani so, efisɛ yɛaba wɔ afahyɛ da. Mesrɛ wo, nea wobɛtumi de ama biara no, de ma wo nkoa ne wo ba Dawid.”

⁹Dawid mmerante no baa hɔ, na wɔde Dawid din kaa saa nsɛm yi nyinaa kyerɛɛ Nabal, na afei wɔtwɛnee.

¹⁰Nabal buaa Dawid nkoa no se, “Hena ne Dawid? Hena ne Yisai ba yi? Nnɛ nkoa bebree retew wɔn ho afi wɔn awuranom ho. ¹¹Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ mefa me paanoo, me nsu ne nam a mekum maa me nwitwafo no, de ma nnipa a minnim faako a wofi?”

¹²Enti Dawid mmerante no sanee wɔn akyi, na bere a wɔduu hɔ no, wɔbɔɔ no asɛm biara amanneɛ.

¹³Dawid ka kyerɛɛ ne mmarima no se, “Mo mu biara mfa ne nkrante nhyɛ ne ho!” Enti obiara de ne nkrante hyɛɛ ne ho, na Dawid nso de ne de hyɛɛ ne ho. Bɛyɛ mmarima ahanan dii Dawid akyi kɔe; ahannu tenaa nneɛma no ho.

¹⁴Mmerante no mu baako ka kyerɛɛ Nabal yere Abigail se, “Dawid somaa abɔfo fi sare so sɛ wɔmmɛkyia yɛn wura, na ɔyeyee wɔn atɛm. ¹⁵Saa mmarima yi yɛɛ yɛn papa yiye. Wɔanyɛ yɛn bɔne da, na yɛanhwere biribiara bere nyinaa a yɛne wɔn kyinkyinii wɔ wuram no. ¹⁶Wɔyɛɛ ɔfasu twaa yɛn ho hyiae anadwo ne awia, bere nyinaa a yɛne wɔn wɔ hɔ rehwɛ nguan no. ¹⁷Afei hu na susuw nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ, efisɛ wɔahyɛ da sɛ ɔhaw bɛba yɛn wura ne ne fifo nyinaa so. Ɔyɛ onipa hunu araa sɛ obiara ntumi nkasa nkyerɛ no.”

¹⁸Abigail yɛɛ ntɛm faa paanoo ahannu, nsa nkotoku mmienu, nguan anum a wɔasiesie wɔn, aburow a wɔatoto bɛyɛ kwɔt aduasa anum, bobe aba a ahata ntua ɔha, ne borɔdɔma tɛtrɛtɛ ahannu, na ɔde hyehyɛɛ mfurum so. ¹⁹Ɔka kyerɛɛ ne nkoa se, “Monni mʼanim nkɔ; mɛdi mo akyi.” Nanso wanka hwee ankyerɛ ne kunu Nabal. ²⁰Bere a ɔte nʼafurum so resian bepɔw so kwan a ahintaw so no, ohyiaa Dawid ne ne mmarima a wɔresian rebɛn no.

²¹Dawid ahyɛ da aka se, “Mekoraa nea saa ɔbarima yi wɔ nyinaa wɔ sare so kwa—ne de biara anyera—nanso ɔde bɔne retua me papa so ka. ²²Sɛ ebedu anɔpa na magyaw ɔbarima baako mpo wɔ wɔn a wɔyɛ ne de nyinaa mu ma ɔte ase a, yɛn Agya nyɛ Dawid atamfo saa, na ɔnyɛ wɔn nea ɛboro saa.”

²³Bere a Abigail hunuu Dawid no, ɔyɛɛ ntɛm sian fii nʼafurum so, na ɔde nʼanim butuw fam wɔ Dawid anim, kotow kɔɔ fam. ²⁴Ɔhwee ne nan ase kae se, “Me wura, ma afɔbɔ no mmra me nko ara so. Mesrɛ wo, ma wʼafenaa nkasa nkyerɛ wo; tie wʼafenaa nsɛm. ²⁵Me wura, mesrɛ wo, nnye saa onipa hunu Nabal yi asɛm nni, efisɛ ɔte sɛ ne din—Nabal kyerɛ Ɔkwasea, na nkwaseasɛm ka ne ho. Me, wʼafenaa, manhu mmerante a me wura somaa wɔn no. ²⁶Afei, me wura, sɛnea yɛn Agya te ase na wo nso wote ase yi: esiane sɛ yɛn Agya asiw wo kwan sɛ wobɛhwie mogya na wode wo nsa ankasa atɔ were no nti, ma wʼatamfo ne wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔyɛ me wura bɔne nyinaa nyɛ sɛ Nabal. ²⁷Afei ma akyɛde yi a wʼafenaa de abrɛ me wura yi, wɔmfa mma mmerante a wodi me wura akyi no. ²⁸Fa wʼafenaa mfomso kyɛ no, efisɛ yɛn Agya bɛma me wura ofi a ɛbɛtim daa ampa, efisɛ me wura ko yɛn Agya akodi. Mma wɔnhu bɔne biara wɔ wo ho bere tenten a wote ase no. ²⁹Sɛ obi sɔre ti wo sɛ ɔrepɛ wo kra a, me wura kra bɛyɛ nea wɔakyekyere no den wɔ ateasefo kyekyere mu wɔ wʼAgya nkyɛn; nanso wʼatamfo kra de, ɔbɛtow akyene sɛnea wɔtow ɔbo fi ɔtabo kotoku mu. ³⁰Bere a yɛn Agya ayɛ papa a ɔhyɛɛ ho bɔ wɔ wo ho no nyinaa ama me wura, na wayi wo sɛ Israel sodifo no, ³¹me wura renni awerɛhow, na ne tiboa renbu no fɔ sɛ wahwie mogya kwa anaa wankasa atɔ were. Na sɛ yɛn Agya yɛ me wura papa a, kae wʼafenaa.”

³²Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Abigail se, “Nhyira nka yɛn Agya, Israel Nyankopɔn, a ɔsomaa wo nnɛ sɛ wommɛhyia me no. ³³Nhyira nka wo nyansa pa, na nhyira nka wo a wasiw me kwan nnɛ sɛ mɛhwie mogya na mede me nsa ankasa atɔ were no. ³⁴Sɛnea yɛn Agya, Israel Nyankopɔn, a wasiw me kwan sɛ mɛyɛ wo bɔne no te ase yi—sɛ woanyɛ ntɛm ammɛhyia me a, anka Nabal mmarima no mu baako mpo renka nkwa mu nkosi anɔpa.”

³⁵Dawid gyee nea ɔde brɛɛ no no fii ne nsa mu, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kɔ wo fie asomdwoe mu. Hwɛ, mate wo nne, na mayɛ nea woasrɛ.”

³⁶Bere a Abigail duu Nabal nkyɛn no, ná ɔreto pon a ɛfata ɔhene wɔ ne fie. Ná nʼakoma ani agye, na wabow nsa yiye, enti Abigail anka hwee ankyerɛ no kosii anɔpa. ³⁷Anɔpa no, bere a nsa no fii Nabal ti mu no, ne yere kaa biribiara kyerɛɛ no. Nʼakoma wuu ne mu, na ɔyɛɛ sɛ ɔbo. ³⁸Bɛyɛ nnafua du akyi no, yɛn Agya bɔɔ Nabal, na owui.

³⁹Bere a Dawid tee sɛ Nabal awu no, ɔkae se, “Nhyira nka yɛn Agya, a ɔka mʼasɛm maa me wɔ ahohora a mehunuu wɔ Nabal nsa mu no ho, na wasiw ne somfo kwan afi bɔne ho. Yɛn Agya de Nabal bɔne asan aba ne ankasa ti so.” Afei Dawid somaa obi kɔbisaa Abigail sɛ ɔbɛyɛ ne yere anaa.

⁴⁰Dawid nkoa no kɔɔ Abigail nkyɛn wɔ Karmel, na wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Dawid asoma yɛn sɛ yɛmmɛfa wo nkɔ sɛ ne yere.”

⁴¹Ɔsɔree, de nʼanim kotow fam, na ɔkae se, “Wʼafenaa ni, wasiesie ne ho sɛ ɔbɛsom na wahohoro me wura nkoa nan ase.” ⁴²Abigail yɛɛ ntɛm siesiee ne ho, tenaa nʼafurum so, na ɔne ne mmaawa anum dii Dawid abɔfo no akyi kɔe, na ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere. ⁴³Dawid nso waree Ahinoam a ofi Yesreel, enti wɔn baanu nyinaa yɛɛ ne yerenom. ⁴⁴Saul de ne babaa Mikal a ɔyɛ Dawid yere no ama Lais ba Paltiel a ofi Galim.