Genesis 32:20 And be sure to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” Jacob thought, “I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in...

32:20 NLT

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New Living Translation - And be sure to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” Jacob thought, “I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me.”
新标点和合本 - 并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我藉着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们还要说：‘看哪，你仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因雅各说：“我藉着在我前面送去的礼物给他面子，然后再见他的面，或许他会宽容我。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们还要说：‘看哪，你仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因雅各说：“我藉着在我前面送去的礼物给他面子，然后再见他的面，或许他会宽容我。”
当代译本 - 并且一定要说：“你仆人雅各就在后面。”雅各想先用礼物去化解以扫的怨恨，也许见面时以扫会善待他。
圣经新译本 - 你们还要说：‘你的仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因为他心里想：“我先送礼物去，藉此与他和解，然后再与他见面，或者他会原谅我﹙“他会原谅我”或译：“他会接纳我”﹚。”
中文标准译本 - 并强调说：‘看哪，你的仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因为雅各想：“我先藉着在我前面先送去的礼物与他和解，然后再与他见面，或许他会接纳我。”
现代标点和合本 - 并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我藉着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”
和合本（拼音版） - 并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我藉着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”
New International Version - And be sure to say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’ ” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts I am sending on ahead; later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”
New International Reader's Version - Make sure you say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’ ” Jacob was thinking, “I’ll make peace with him with these gifts I’m sending on ahead. When I see him later, maybe he’ll welcome me.”
English Standard Version - and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
Christian Standard Bible - You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.”
New American Standard Bible - and you shall say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob also is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will appease him with the gift that goes ahead of me. Then afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
New King James Version - and also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
Amplified Bible - and you shall say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said [to himself], “I will try to appease him with the gift that is going ahead of me. Then afterward I will see him; perhaps he will accept and forgive me.”
American Standard Version - and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.
King James Version - And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
New English Translation - You must also say, ‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought, “I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”
World English Bible - You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
新標點和合本 - 並且你們要說：『你僕人雅各在我們後邊。』」因雅各心裏說：「我藉着在我前頭去的禮物解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他容納我。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們還要說：『看哪，你僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因雅各說：「我藉着在我前面送去的禮物給他面子，然後再見他的面，或許他會寬容我。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們還要說：『看哪，你僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因雅各說：「我藉着在我前面送去的禮物給他面子，然後再見他的面，或許他會寬容我。」
當代譯本 - 並且一定要說：「你僕人雅各就在後面。」雅各想先用禮物去化解以掃的怨恨，也許見面時以掃會善待他。
聖經新譯本 - 你們還要說：‘你的僕人雅各在我們後面。’”因為他心裡想：“我先送禮物去，藉此與他和解，然後再與他見面，或者他會原諒我﹙“他會原諒我”或譯：“他會接納我”﹚。”
呂振中譯本 - 你們也要說：「看哪，你僕人雅各還在我們後邊呢。」』因為雅各心裏說：『我用在我前面走的禮物去解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他會讓我的臉抬得起。』
中文標準譯本 - 並強調說：『看哪，你的僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因為雅各想：「我先藉著在我前面先送去的禮物與他和解，然後再與他見面，或許他會接納我。」
現代標點和合本 - 並且你們要說：『你僕人雅各在我們後邊。』」因雅各心裡說：「我藉著在我前頭去的禮物解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他容納我。」
文理和合譯本 - 且曰、爾僕雅各在後、蓋雅各自謂、必以前行之禮物、釋兄之憾、然後覿面、庶幾接我、
文理委辦譯本 - 必曰、爾僕雅各在後將至。蓋雅各自謂必以前行之禮物、使兄復和、然後覿面、庶幾接我。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 亦當曰、爾僕雅各在我後、蓋雅各自謂我先饋禮物於兄、使兄復和、然後覿面、庶幾恕我、
Nueva Versión Internacional - y añadirán: “Su siervo Jacob viene detrás de nosotros”». Jacob pensaba: «Lo apaciguaré con los regalos que le llegarán primero, y luego me presentaré ante él; tal vez así me reciba bien».
현대인의 성경 - ‘당신의 종 야곱이 우리 뒤에 있습니다’ 하고 말하라.” 야곱이 이렇게 한 것은 먼저 선물을 보내 형의 감정을 누그러지게 한 다음에 그를 만나면 그가 자기를 용서할 것이라고 생각했기 때문이었다.
Новый Русский Перевод - И еще скажите: «Твой слуга Иаков идет позади нас». Потому что он думал: «Я умиротворю его этими дарами, которые посылаю впереди себя, а потом, когда мы встретимся, он, быть может, примет меня».
Восточный перевод - И ещё скажите: «Твой раб Якуб идёт позади нас». Потому что он думал: «Я умиротворю его этими дарами, которые посылаю впереди себя, а потом, когда мы встретимся, он, быть может, примет меня».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И ещё скажите: «Твой раб Якуб идёт позади нас». Потому что он думал: «Я умиротворю его этими дарами, которые посылаю впереди себя, а потом, когда мы встретимся, он, быть может, примет меня».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И ещё скажите: «Твой раб Якуб идёт позади нас». Потому что он думал: «Я умиротворю его этими дарами, которые посылаю впереди себя, а потом, когда мы встретимся, он, быть может, примет меня».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il donna les mêmes instructions au deuxième serviteur, au troisième, puis à tous ceux qui allaient marcher derrière les troupeaux : C’est ainsi que vous parlerez à Esaü quand vous le rencontrerez !
リビングバイブル - 顔を合わせる前にまず贈り物をして、エサウをなだめようというのです。「こうすれば、いくら兄さんでも手荒なことはしないだろう。」
Nova Versão Internacional - E acrescentem: Teu servo Jacó está vindo atrás de nós”. Porque pensava: “Eu o apaziguarei com esses presentes que estou enviando antes de mim; mais tarde, quando eu o vir, talvez me receba”.
Hoffnung für alle - Dasselbe sagte Jakob zu allen Übrigen, die eine Herde anführten. Er schärfte ihnen ein: »Haltet euch an das, was ihr Esau antworten sollt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - và thêm: “Này, Gia-cốp, đầy tớ ngài, đang theo sau chúng tôi.” Gia-cốp tự nhủ: “Ta gửi các tặng phẩm này trước để làm Ê-sau nguôi giận. Mong rằng nhờ đó, Ê-sau sẽ tiếp ta tử tế khi gặp mặt.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และพวกเจ้าอย่าลืมพูดว่า ‘ยาโคบผู้รับใช้ของท่านกำลังตามมาข้างหลังเรา’ ” เพราะยาโคบคิดว่า “เราจะทำให้เขาหายโกรธด้วยของกำนัลเหล่านี้ที่ส่งไปล่วงหน้า ภายหลังเมื่อเราพบหน้าเขา บางทีเขาอาจจะยอมรับเรา”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และเจ้าจะพูดว่า ‘ยิ่งกว่านั้น ยาโคบผู้รับใช้ของท่านกำลังตามหลังพวกเรามา’” เพราะยาโคบคิดว่า “ฉันคงจะคืนดีกับเขาได้ด้วยของกำนัลที่ไปล่วงหน้าฉัน และหลังจากนั้นฉันก็จะเจอหน้าเขา เขาอาจจะยอมรับฉัน”

交叉引用

Proverbs 15:18 - A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them.
2 Timothy 2:25 - Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.
1 Samuel 25:17 - You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He’s so ill-tempered that no one can even talk to him!”
1 Samuel 25:18 - Abigail wasted no time. She quickly gathered 200 loaves of bread, two wineskins full of wine, five sheep that had been slaughtered, nearly a bushel of roasted grain, 100 clusters of raisins, and 200 fig cakes. She packed them on donkeys
1 Samuel 25:19 - and said to her servants, “Go on ahead. I will follow you shortly.” But she didn’t tell her husband Nabal what she was doing.
1 Samuel 25:20 - As she was riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming toward her.
1 Samuel 25:21 - David had just been saying, “A lot of good it did to help this fellow. We protected his flocks in the wilderness, and nothing he owned was lost or stolen. But he has repaid me evil for good.
1 Samuel 25:22 - May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!”
1 Samuel 25:23 - When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.
1 Samuel 25:24 - She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say.
1 Samuel 25:25 - I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests. But I never even saw the young men you sent.
1 Samuel 25:26 - “Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, since the Lord has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is.
1 Samuel 25:27 - And here is a present that I, your servant, have brought to you and your young men.
1 Samuel 25:28 - Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way. The Lord will surely reward you with a lasting dynasty, for you are fighting the Lord’s battles. And you have not done wrong throughout your entire life.
1 Samuel 25:29 - “Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the Lord your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling!
1 Samuel 25:30 - When the Lord has done all he promised and has made you leader of Israel,
1 Samuel 25:31 - don’t let this be a blemish on your record. Then your conscience won’t have to bear the staggering burden of needless bloodshed and vengeance. And when the Lord has done these great things for you, please remember me, your servant!”
1 Samuel 25:32 - David replied to Abigail, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today!
1 Samuel 25:33 - Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands.
1 Samuel 25:34 - For I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal’s men would still be alive tomorrow morning.”
1 Samuel 25:35 - Then David accepted her present and told her, “Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband.”
Genesis 43:11 - So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, “If it can’t be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Proverbs 6:35 - He will accept no compensation, nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.
Proverbs 16:14 - The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.
1 Samuel 6:5 - Make these things to show honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting you, your gods, and your land.
1 Kings 20:31 - Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let’s humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live.”
Jonah 3:9 - Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”
Proverbs 21:14 - A secret gift calms anger; a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
Job 42:8 - So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.”
Job 42:9 - So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the Lord commanded them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New Living Translation - And be sure to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” Jacob thought, “I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me.”
新标点和合本 - 并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我藉着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们还要说：‘看哪，你仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因雅各说：“我藉着在我前面送去的礼物给他面子，然后再见他的面，或许他会宽容我。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们还要说：‘看哪，你仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因雅各说：“我藉着在我前面送去的礼物给他面子，然后再见他的面，或许他会宽容我。”
当代译本 - 并且一定要说：“你仆人雅各就在后面。”雅各想先用礼物去化解以扫的怨恨，也许见面时以扫会善待他。
圣经新译本 - 你们还要说：‘你的仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因为他心里想：“我先送礼物去，藉此与他和解，然后再与他见面，或者他会原谅我﹙“他会原谅我”或译：“他会接纳我”﹚。”
中文标准译本 - 并强调说：‘看哪，你的仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因为雅各想：“我先藉着在我前面先送去的礼物与他和解，然后再与他见面，或许他会接纳我。”
现代标点和合本 - 并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我藉着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”
和合本（拼音版） - 并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我藉着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”
New International Version - And be sure to say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’ ” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts I am sending on ahead; later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”
New International Reader's Version - Make sure you say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’ ” Jacob was thinking, “I’ll make peace with him with these gifts I’m sending on ahead. When I see him later, maybe he’ll welcome me.”
English Standard Version - and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
Christian Standard Bible - You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.”
New American Standard Bible - and you shall say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob also is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will appease him with the gift that goes ahead of me. Then afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
New King James Version - and also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
Amplified Bible - and you shall say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said [to himself], “I will try to appease him with the gift that is going ahead of me. Then afterward I will see him; perhaps he will accept and forgive me.”
American Standard Version - and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.
King James Version - And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
New English Translation - You must also say, ‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought, “I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”
World English Bible - You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
新標點和合本 - 並且你們要說：『你僕人雅各在我們後邊。』」因雅各心裏說：「我藉着在我前頭去的禮物解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他容納我。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們還要說：『看哪，你僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因雅各說：「我藉着在我前面送去的禮物給他面子，然後再見他的面，或許他會寬容我。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們還要說：『看哪，你僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因雅各說：「我藉着在我前面送去的禮物給他面子，然後再見他的面，或許他會寬容我。」
當代譯本 - 並且一定要說：「你僕人雅各就在後面。」雅各想先用禮物去化解以掃的怨恨，也許見面時以掃會善待他。
聖經新譯本 - 你們還要說：‘你的僕人雅各在我們後面。’”因為他心裡想：“我先送禮物去，藉此與他和解，然後再與他見面，或者他會原諒我﹙“他會原諒我”或譯：“他會接納我”﹚。”
呂振中譯本 - 你們也要說：「看哪，你僕人雅各還在我們後邊呢。」』因為雅各心裏說：『我用在我前面走的禮物去解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他會讓我的臉抬得起。』
中文標準譯本 - 並強調說：『看哪，你的僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因為雅各想：「我先藉著在我前面先送去的禮物與他和解，然後再與他見面，或許他會接納我。」
現代標點和合本 - 並且你們要說：『你僕人雅各在我們後邊。』」因雅各心裡說：「我藉著在我前頭去的禮物解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他容納我。」
文理和合譯本 - 且曰、爾僕雅各在後、蓋雅各自謂、必以前行之禮物、釋兄之憾、然後覿面、庶幾接我、
文理委辦譯本 - 必曰、爾僕雅各在後將至。蓋雅各自謂必以前行之禮物、使兄復和、然後覿面、庶幾接我。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 亦當曰、爾僕雅各在我後、蓋雅各自謂我先饋禮物於兄、使兄復和、然後覿面、庶幾恕我、
Nueva Versión Internacional - y añadirán: “Su siervo Jacob viene detrás de nosotros”». Jacob pensaba: «Lo apaciguaré con los regalos que le llegarán primero, y luego me presentaré ante él; tal vez así me reciba bien».
현대인의 성경 - ‘당신의 종 야곱이 우리 뒤에 있습니다’ 하고 말하라.” 야곱이 이렇게 한 것은 먼저 선물을 보내 형의 감정을 누그러지게 한 다음에 그를 만나면 그가 자기를 용서할 것이라고 생각했기 때문이었다.
Новый Русский Перевод - И еще скажите: «Твой слуга Иаков идет позади нас». Потому что он думал: «Я умиротворю его этими дарами, которые посылаю впереди себя, а потом, когда мы встретимся, он, быть может, примет меня».
Восточный перевод - И ещё скажите: «Твой раб Якуб идёт позади нас». Потому что он думал: «Я умиротворю его этими дарами, которые посылаю впереди себя, а потом, когда мы встретимся, он, быть может, примет меня».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И ещё скажите: «Твой раб Якуб идёт позади нас». Потому что он думал: «Я умиротворю его этими дарами, которые посылаю впереди себя, а потом, когда мы встретимся, он, быть может, примет меня».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И ещё скажите: «Твой раб Якуб идёт позади нас». Потому что он думал: «Я умиротворю его этими дарами, которые посылаю впереди себя, а потом, когда мы встретимся, он, быть может, примет меня».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il donna les mêmes instructions au deuxième serviteur, au troisième, puis à tous ceux qui allaient marcher derrière les troupeaux : C’est ainsi que vous parlerez à Esaü quand vous le rencontrerez !
リビングバイブル - 顔を合わせる前にまず贈り物をして、エサウをなだめようというのです。「こうすれば、いくら兄さんでも手荒なことはしないだろう。」
Nova Versão Internacional - E acrescentem: Teu servo Jacó está vindo atrás de nós”. Porque pensava: “Eu o apaziguarei com esses presentes que estou enviando antes de mim; mais tarde, quando eu o vir, talvez me receba”.
Hoffnung für alle - Dasselbe sagte Jakob zu allen Übrigen, die eine Herde anführten. Er schärfte ihnen ein: »Haltet euch an das, was ihr Esau antworten sollt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - và thêm: “Này, Gia-cốp, đầy tớ ngài, đang theo sau chúng tôi.” Gia-cốp tự nhủ: “Ta gửi các tặng phẩm này trước để làm Ê-sau nguôi giận. Mong rằng nhờ đó, Ê-sau sẽ tiếp ta tử tế khi gặp mặt.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และพวกเจ้าอย่าลืมพูดว่า ‘ยาโคบผู้รับใช้ของท่านกำลังตามมาข้างหลังเรา’ ” เพราะยาโคบคิดว่า “เราจะทำให้เขาหายโกรธด้วยของกำนัลเหล่านี้ที่ส่งไปล่วงหน้า ภายหลังเมื่อเราพบหน้าเขา บางทีเขาอาจจะยอมรับเรา”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และเจ้าจะพูดว่า ‘ยิ่งกว่านั้น ยาโคบผู้รับใช้ของท่านกำลังตามหลังพวกเรามา’” เพราะยาโคบคิดว่า “ฉันคงจะคืนดีกับเขาได้ด้วยของกำนัลที่ไปล่วงหน้าฉัน และหลังจากนั้นฉันก็จะเจอหน้าเขา เขาอาจจะยอมรับฉัน”

Proverbs 15:18 - A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them.
2 Timothy 2:25 - Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.
1 Samuel 25:17 - You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He’s so ill-tempered that no one can even talk to him!”
1 Samuel 25:18 - Abigail wasted no time. She quickly gathered 200 loaves of bread, two wineskins full of wine, five sheep that had been slaughtered, nearly a bushel of roasted grain, 100 clusters of raisins, and 200 fig cakes. She packed them on donkeys
1 Samuel 25:19 - and said to her servants, “Go on ahead. I will follow you shortly.” But she didn’t tell her husband Nabal what she was doing.
1 Samuel 25:20 - As she was riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming toward her.
1 Samuel 25:21 - David had just been saying, “A lot of good it did to help this fellow. We protected his flocks in the wilderness, and nothing he owned was lost or stolen. But he has repaid me evil for good.
1 Samuel 25:22 - May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!”
1 Samuel 25:23 - When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.
1 Samuel 25:24 - She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say.
1 Samuel 25:25 - I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests. But I never even saw the young men you sent.
1 Samuel 25:26 - “Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, since the Lord has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is.
1 Samuel 25:27 - And here is a present that I, your servant, have brought to you and your young men.
1 Samuel 25:28 - Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way. The Lord will surely reward you with a lasting dynasty, for you are fighting the Lord’s battles. And you have not done wrong throughout your entire life.
1 Samuel 25:29 - “Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the Lord your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling!
1 Samuel 25:30 - When the Lord has done all he promised and has made you leader of Israel,
1 Samuel 25:31 - don’t let this be a blemish on your record. Then your conscience won’t have to bear the staggering burden of needless bloodshed and vengeance. And when the Lord has done these great things for you, please remember me, your servant!”
1 Samuel 25:32 - David replied to Abigail, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today!
1 Samuel 25:33 - Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands.
1 Samuel 25:34 - For I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal’s men would still be alive tomorrow morning.”
1 Samuel 25:35 - Then David accepted her present and told her, “Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband.”
Genesis 43:11 - So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, “If it can’t be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Proverbs 6:35 - He will accept no compensation, nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.
Proverbs 16:14 - The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.
1 Samuel 6:5 - Make these things to show honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting you, your gods, and your land.
1 Kings 20:31 - Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let’s humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live.”
Jonah 3:9 - Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”
Proverbs 21:14 - A secret gift calms anger; a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
Job 42:8 - So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.”
Job 42:9 - So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the Lord commanded them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.