1 Wen Samuel mahke, all da Israel peopo come togedda, an come sad inside cuz he mahke. Dey bury him his place inside Ramah. Den David start fo move house south side fo go da Paran Boonies.

2-3 Had one guy Nabal. He from da Caleb ohana. He live Maon town, an get biznis nea dea inside Carmel town. He one importan guy an own 3,000 sheep an 1,000 goat.

Nabal wife, her name Abigail. She one good looking wahine dat know how fo tink real good. But her husban, he da kine guy come all huhu if somebody tell him he gotta do someting, an no bodda him wen he do bad kine stuff.

Dat time, Nabal an his guys stay cut da wool from da sheeps Carmel side.

4 David stay inside da boonies, but he find out dat Nabal stay cut da wool from his sheeps. 5 So he pick ten young guys, an tell um, “Go up country Carmel side by Nabal. Wen you get dea, tell um you my guys, an tell um, ‘Howzit’ fo me, cuz time fo pay up cuz I wen proteck him an his sheeps. 6 Tell him dis: ‘David tell, he like you live long time, an he like eryting come out good fo you an yoa ohana, an eryting dat you get stay pono.’

7 “An David tell dis too, ‘Now, I hear, you get guys dat cut da wool from da sheeps by you. You know, da time yoa sheep guys wen stay by us guys nea Carmel town, we neva make dem come shame. All da time dey stay Carmel side, no mo nobody bodda dem, an not even one ting from dem disappea! 8 Aks yoa worka guys an dey goin tell you how was dat time. So now, da cut wool time stay pau, an us guys come fo da party. I like you tink good fo kokua my worka guys an me, David, cuz I jalike yoa boy, aah?!’ ”

9 Wen David guys come by Nabal, dey talk fo David an tell Nabal wat David tell. Den dey wait.

10 But Nabal talk back to dem, “Who dis David guy?! Dis Jesse boy, who he tink him?! Nowdays, get all kine worka guys stay run away from dea boss! 11 You tink I goin take my bread an my watta, an da meat I wen kill fo my worka guys eat um, da ones dat stay cut da wool from my sheeps, an give um to guys dat I donno who dem o wea dey come from?! No way, brah!”

12 So David guys turn aroun an go back. Wen dey come by David, dey tell him eryting dat Nabal tell um. 13 David tell his army guys, “Eh erybody, Grab yoa swords!” So dey put on dea swords an David put on his sword too. Bout four hundred guys go north wit David an two hundred guys stay back wit dea stuffs.

14 Same time, one a Nabal worka guys go tell Nabal wife Abigail, “Eh! David wen sen messenja guys from da boonies fo tell oua boss ‘Aloha! I like God do good tings fo you!’ But you know wat?! Oua boss talk harsh kine to dem. 15 But befo time, David guys wen make real good to us. Dey neva do notting wrong to us. All da time we stay out inside da fields nea dem, dey no rip us off notting. 16 Nite time an day time, dey stay guard us guys, jalike dey one wall aroun us, all da time we stay take kea oua sheeps nea dem. 17 Now, tink bout all dis, an figga out wat fo do, cuz David guys stay ready fo do someting real bad to oua boss an all his ohana peopo, an all us worka guys too. You know Nabal, aah? He da kine guy dass ony bad, so no mo nobody can talk to him.”

18 Abigail, real fas she take two hundred breads, two goat skins wit wine inside, meat from five sheeps dat stay ready fo barbeque, bout 20 poun wheat dey wen roas, one hundred raisin cake, an two hundred fig cake, an put um on top some donkeys. 19 Den she tell her worka guys, “You go. Me, I go come afta.” But, she neva tell her husban, Nabal, notting!

20 Wen she stay ride her donkey an go down one mountain gulch wea nobody see her, get David an his guys stay come down da odda side. Right den an dea, she spock um! 21 David wen jus tell his guys, “Wase time, aah?! Us wen take kea dis Nabal guy stuffs inside da boonies, so dat nobody wen steal even one a his tings. An den! Da buggah go pay me back, bad kine fo good kine! 22 So dis my plan fo kill da buggahs! An if get even one a his guys dat still stay alive morning time, den I like God make real bad to me, David, jalike I aks God fo make to da guys dat stay agains me!”

23 Wen Abigail see David, she real fas get off her donkey, an go down in front him wit her face on top da dirt fo show um respeck. 24 Down by his feets, she tell, “You da boss! Let me be da ony one get da blame fo all dis. Yeah, try let me, yoa worka wahine, tell you someting. Lissen up wat I goin tell. 25 No let dat guy Nabal bodda you! He no good kine! An he ack jalike his name. His name mean ‘Stupid,’ an he do stupid kine stuff. But I yoa worka wahine, an I neva see da guys dat you, my boss, wen sen befo time.

26 “Now, fo shua Da One In Charge stay alive, an you stay alive. I stay shua bout dis: Da One In Charge, he da one dat no let you kill nobody o be da one pay him back. An I like da peopo dat stay agains you, an erybody dat like hurt you, come jalike Nabal. 27 So, my boss, I stay bring you dis present! I like you give um to yoa guys dat stay tight wit you wea eva you go. 28 I stay real sorry if I wen bum you out. Try let me go fo dat?! Cuz fo shua, Da One In Charge goin make da peopo dat goin come from you stay strong an solid cuz you fight fo him. You no do notting wrong, all da time you stay alive. 29 My boss, wen somebody go chase you fo try kill you, fo shua yoa God, Da One In Charge, goin make shua you stay alive! Jalike he take kea all da peopo dat suppose to stay alive, jalike he keep um wit all da odda peopo dat get da real kine life fo dem no get hurt. But he goin make shua da guys dat hate you goin mahke, jalike he use one sling fo throw um far. 30 Bumbye, Da One In Charge goin do fo you, my boss, eryting good dat he wen promise fo do, an make you da leada fo all da Israel peopo. 31 Den you, boss, you no need feel da heavy blame inside, jus cuz befo time, you wen kill dis guy Nabal dat you neva need kill—o cuz you wen try pay back Nabal an neva let Da One In Charge pay um back. An wen Da One In Charge do all dis good kine stuff fo you, den no foget me, yoa worka wahine.”

32 David tell Abigail, “Awesome! Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, do someting real good fo me right now, cuz he sen you today fo meet me! 33 An God stay do odda good tings fo me today, cuz you see good bout wat was right an wat was wrong. An, cuz you stop me fo go kill somebody today, an fo try fo win ova somebody jus cuz I mo strong. 34 I stay shua dat Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, stay alive. An same ting, I stay shua dat he da One wen stop me, so I neva hurt you. But if you neva come quick fo meet me, fo shua no men guys from all Nabal guys wen stay alive wen da sun come up one mo time!”

35 Den David take from her da stuffs she wen bring fo him. He tell, “Go home an no worries! I wen lissen wat you wen tell, an I goin do wat you tell.”

36 Wen Abigail come back by Nabal, she see he stay make one big party inside da house, jalike one king. He stay real good inside cuz he stay plenny piloot. So she no tell him notting bout wat wen happen till light start fo come morning time. 37 Dat morning, Nabal no stay piloot no moa. Wen his wife tell him eryting dat wen happen, Nabal get one heart attack an come so he no can move, jalike one rock. 38 Bout ten days afta dat, Da One In Charge wack Nabal, an he mahke.

39 Wen David hear dat Nabal wen mahke, he tell his guys, “Tell Da One In Charge ‘Mahalo plenny!’ He wen do one good ting fo me. Cuz wen Nabal go talk bad bout me, Da One In Charge take kea me! Cuz Da One In Charge, az my boss. He no let me do da wrong kine ting to Nabal. Da bad kine ting Nabal wen do, Da One In Charge wen pay him back awready.”

Den David sen messenja guys by Abigail fo tell her he like fo her come his wife. 40 Wen David messenja guys come by Abigail Carmel side, dey tell her, “David wen sen us by you fo bring you by him fo come his wife.”

41 She go down an put her face on top da groun, an tell, “Kay den! I stay ready fo wateva David like, even fo wash his worka guys feets.”

42 Right den an dea, Abigail make ready fo go. She take five helpa girls go wit her. She ride one donkey, an go wit da messenja guys from David. Den she come his wife. 43 David marry Ahinoam from Jezreel too. So den, da two wahines come his wifes. 44  ✡ 25:44: 2Sam 3:14-16But Saul, he wen give his girl Michal, dat was David wife, to Paltiel, Laish boy, from Gallim.