Verse 36

When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk, so she told him nothing at all until daybreak.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Abigail kom hjem til Nabal. Han holdt et festmåltid i sitt hus, som en kongeklær. Nabal var beruset og høy på sin egen storhet, så hun fortalte ham ikke noe før morgenen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Abigail kom til Nabal, og se, han holdt et festmåltid i huset sitt, som et kongemåltid. Nabals hjerte var lystig i ham, for han var sterkt beruset; derfor fortalte hun ham ikke noe, verken smått eller stort, før morgenlyset.

• Norsk King James

  Og Abigail kom til Nabal; og se, han holdt en fest i huset sitt, som en kongefest; og Nabals hjerte var glad i ham, for han var meget beruset; derfor fortalte hun ham ingenting, verken lite eller mye, før morgenløsningen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Abigail kom tilbake til Nabal, hadde han et festmåltid som en konges gilde. Hans hjerte var beruset av drikk, så hun fortalte ham ingenting før morgenen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da Abigail kom tilbake til Nabal, holdt han et gjestebud i sitt hus, som hos en konge. Nabal var i godt humør og svært beruset, så hun fortalte ham ingenting, verken lite eller stort, før morgengryet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Abigail kom til Nabal, og se, han holdt et festmåltid i sitt hus som en kongelig fest; Nabals hjerte var glad i ham, for han var svært full. Derfor fortalte hun ham ingenting, verken lite eller mye, før morgengry.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Abigail dro til Nabal, og se, han holdt et gilde i sitt hus, som et kongelig festmåltid, og humøret hans var oppløftet, for han var veldig beruset – derfor sa hun ingenting til ham før daggryet.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Abigail kom til Nabal, og se, han holdt et festmåltid i sitt hus som en kongelig fest; Nabals hjerte var glad i ham, for han var svært full. Derfor fortalte hun ham ingenting, verken lite eller mye, før morgengry.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Abigail kom hjem til Nabal, og se, han holdt et festmåltid i sitt hus, som en kongefest. Nabal var glad til sinns og sterkt beruset, så hun fortalte ham ingenting, verken lite eller stort, før morgenen kom.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Abigail kom tilbake til Nabal, og se, han hadde fest i huset som en konges fest. Nabals hjerte var godt til mote, og han var svært full. Hun fortalte ham ingenting, verken stort eller smått, før morgengryet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Abigail kom til Nabal, og see, han havde et Gjæstebud i sit Huus, som en Konges Gjæstebud, og Nabals Hjerte var vel (tilmode) hos sig selv, og han var saare drukken, men hun kundgjorde ham ikke et Ord, lidet eller stort, indtil det blev lyst om Morgenen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da Abigail kom til Nabal, holdt han et festmåltid i huset sitt, som et kongefestmåltid. Nabal var i sitt hjerte glad og svært full; derfor sa hun ingenting til ham før morgenen kom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Abigail kom til Nabal; se, han holdt et gjestebud i sitt hus som en kongelig fest. Nabals hjerte var lystig i ham, for han var meget beruset. Derfor fortalte hun ham ingenting, verken lite eller stort, før morgenlyset.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Abigail kom til Nabal, og se, han holdt et festmåltid i sitt hus, som en kongelig fest. Nabals hjerte var lystig, for han var full av vin, så hun sa ingenting til ham før morgengry.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da Abigail kom til Nabal, se, da holdt han et gjestebud i huset sitt, som en kongelig fest; og hans hjerte ble glade, for han var meget drukket. Derfor fortalte hun ham ikke noe, verken lite eller stort, før morgenen kom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da Abigail kom hjem til Nabal, holdt han et festmåltid som en konge; han var glad i hjertet, for han var meget beruset. Derfor sa hun ingenting til ham før dagen grydde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But whan Abigail came to Nabal, beholde, he had prepared a feast in his house like a kynges feast, and his hert was mery, for he was very dronken. And she tolde him nothinge, nether small ner greate vntyll ye cleare mornynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he made a feast in his house, like the feast of a King, and Nabals heart was mery within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore shee tolde him nothing, neither lesse nor more, vntil the morning arose.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Abigail came to Nabal, and beholde, he held a feast in his house lyke the feast of a king, and Nabals heart was mery within hym, for he was very drunken: Wherfore she tolde him nothyng neither lesse nor more, vntyll the morowe mornyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart [was] merry within him, for he [was] very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Abigail cometh in unto Nabal, and lo, he hath a banquet in his house, like a banquet of the king, and the heart of Nabal `is' glad within him, and he `is' drunk unto excess, and she hath not declared to him anything, less or more, till the light of the morning.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abigail went back to Nabal; and he was feasting in his house like a king; and Nabal's heart was full of joy, for he had taken much wine; so she said nothing to him till dawn came.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken. Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 25:19 : 19 She said to her servants, "Go ahead of me; I will follow you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
• 2 Sam 13:23 : 23 Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal Hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come.
• 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’
• Prov 20:1 : 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
• 1 Kgs 20:16 : 16 They marched out at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking themselves drunk in their tents.
• Esth 1:3-7 : 3 In the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials of the provinces were present before him. 4 He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his majestic greatness for many days—one hundred and eighty days in total. 5 When these days were over, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people who were present in the citadel of Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace. 6 The garden was decorated with fine white and blue linen fastened with cords of linen and purple material to silver rods on marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones. 7 Drinks were served in golden goblets of various designs, and the royal wine flowed in abundance, as befits the king's generosity.
• Ps 112:5 : 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.
• Eccl 2:2-3 : 2 I said of laughter, 'It is madness,' and of joy, 'What does it accomplish?' 3 I explored with my heart how to cheer my body with wine, while my mind guided me with wisdom, and how to embrace folly until I could see what is good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
• Eccl 10:19 : 19 Bread is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
• Isa 5:11 : 11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning to chase after strong drink, and who continue into the evening, inflamed by wine.
• Isa 28:3 : 3 The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot.
• Isa 28:7-8 : 7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8 All the tables are full of vomit and filth; there is no clean place left.
• Jer 51:57 : 57 I will make her officials, wise men, governors, commanders, and warriors drunk, and they will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of Hosts.
• Dan 5:1-5 : 1 King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine in their presence. 2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that the gold and silver vessels his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem be brought in, so that the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines could drink from them. 3 So the gold vessels taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem were brought in, and the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. 5 At that very moment, the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.
• Hos 4:11 : 11 Fornication, wine, and new wine take away the heart and understanding.
• Nah 1:10 : 10 Though they are entangled in thorns and drunk from their wine, they will be consumed like dry stubble.
• Hab 2:15-16 : 15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, pouring out your wrath and making him drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! 16 You are filled with shame instead of glory; drink, yes, you too, and be exposed! The cup from the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
• Matt 10:16 : 16 Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
• Luke 14:12 : 12 Then Jesus said to the one who had invited him, 'When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you back, and you will be repaid.'
• Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
• Rom 13:13 : 13 Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
• Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
• Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.
• 1 Thess 5:7-8 : 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
• Prov 23:29-35 : 29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample mixed drinks. 31 Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. 32 In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. 33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will utter perverse things. 34 You will be like one lying down in the middle of the sea, or like one lying on the top of a mast. 35 'They struck me,' you will say, 'but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?'