我主不要理这坏人拿八，他的性情与他的名相称；他名叫拿八，他为人果然愚顽。但我主所打发的仆人，婢女并没有看见。

我主不必理会拿八这性情凶暴的人，他就像他的名字一样；他名叫拿八，为人也真是愚顽。至于我，你的使女并没有看见我主所派来的仆人。

我主不必理会拿八这性情凶暴的人，他就像他的名字一样；他名叫拿八，为人也真是愚顽。至于我，你的使女并没有看见我主所派来的仆人。

请不要理会拿八那个恶徒，他人如其名，是个名符其实的蠢人。当时婢女没有见到你派来的使者。

请我主不要把这个性情凶恶的人拿八放在心上。因为他的名字怎样，他的为人也怎样。他名叫拿八，他也真是愚笨。我主派来的仆人，你的婢女并没有看见。

请我主不要把这恶劣人纳巴尔放在心上，因为他的名字怎样，他的为人也怎样；他的名字是纳巴尔，愚顽也伴随着他；我——你的女仆并没有看见我主所派来的仆人们。

我主不要理這壞人拿八，他的性情與他的名相稱；他名叫拿八，他為人果然愚頑。但我主所打發的僕人，婢女並沒有看見。

我主不必理會拿八這性情兇暴的人，他就像他的名字一樣；他名叫拿八，為人也真是愚頑。至於我，你的使女並沒有看見我主所派來的僕人。

我主不必理會拿八這性情兇暴的人，他就像他的名字一樣；他名叫拿八，為人也真是愚頑。至於我，你的使女並沒有看見我主所派來的僕人。

請不要理會拿八那個惡徒，他人如其名，是個名符其實的蠢人。當時婢女沒有見到你派來的使者。

請我主不要把這個性情兇惡的人拿八放在心上。因為他的名字怎樣，他的為人也怎樣。他名叫拿八，他也真是愚笨。我主派來的僕人，你的婢女並沒有看見。

我主請不要把這個粗魯人拿八放在心上；因為他的名字怎樣；他的為人也怎樣；他名叫拿八，他的為人也忘八；但是我、你的使女呢、並沒有看見我主所打發的僮僕啊。

請我主不要把這惡劣人納巴爾放在心上，因為他的名字怎樣，他的為人也怎樣；他的名字是納巴爾，愚頑也伴隨著他；我——你的女僕並沒有看見我主所派來的僕人們。

求我主勿以庸人拿八為意、其人與名相符、其名拿八、其人愚妄也、我主所遣之少者、婢不及見、

拿八秉性甚厲、人符其名、所行不端、我主勿以為意、昔我主所遣之少者、婢不及見。

求我主勿以此匪人拿八為意、其性與其名相稱、彼名拿八、譯即愚妄之義所行愚妄、昔我主大衛所遣之少者、婢未曾見、

Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name— his name means Fool, and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent.

Please don’t pay any attention to that evil man Nabal. His name means Foolish Person. And that’s exactly what he is. He’s always doing foolish things. I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to see the men you sent.

Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.

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.

My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means‘ stupid,’ and stupidity is all he knows. I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and stupidity is with him; but I your slave did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

Please, let not my Lord regard this scoundrel Nabal. For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my Lord whom you sent.

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

My lord should pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name is Nabal, and stupidity is all he knows. I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial,[ even] Nabal: for as his name[ is], so[ is] he; Nabal[ is] his name, and folly[ is] with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means‘ fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.

Please don’t let my lord pay attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men, whom you sent.

Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.” (niv)

If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty,“ I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me. (niv)

My lord the king should not be concerned about the report that all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.” (niv)

So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. (niv)

And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal. (niv)