While that was going on, a wise woman called out from the city. She shouted,“ Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here. I want to speak to him.”

有一个聪明妇人从城上呼叫说：“听啊，听啊，请约押近前来，我好与他说话。”

一个有智慧的妇人从城上呼叫：“听啊，听啊，请你们告诉约押：‘近前来到这里，我好与你说话。’”

一个有智慧的妇人从城上呼叫：“听啊，听啊，请你们告诉约押：‘近前来到这里，我好与你说话。’”

有一个聪明的妇人从城上喊：“请听我说！请听我说！请约押到这边来，我有话要对他说。”

有一个聪明的妇人在城墙上呼叫：“请听！请听！请你们对约押说：‘请你走近这里，我有话对你说。’”

有一個聰明婦人從城上呼叫說：「聽啊，聽啊，請約押近前來，我好與他說話。」

一個有智慧的婦人從城上呼叫：「聽啊，聽啊，請你們告訴約押：『近前來到這裏，我好與你說話。』」

一個有智慧的婦人從城上呼叫：「聽啊，聽啊，請你們告訴約押：『近前來到這裏，我好與你說話。』」

有一個聰明的婦人從城上喊：「請聽我說！請聽我說！請約押到這邊來，我有話要對他說。」

有一個聰明的婦人在城牆上呼叫：“請聽！請聽！請你們對約押說：‘請你走近這裡，我有話對你說。’”

有一個聰明的婦人從城上呼叫說：『聽啊，聽啊！請告訴約押說：「請走近前來，我好和你說話。」』

一位有智慧的婦人從城上呼叫：「聽著！聽著！請告訴約押：上前到這裡來，我要對他說話。」

有一哲婦自邑呼曰、聽之聽之、請約押來前、吾欲與言、

邑中哲婦呼曰、請聽我言、願約押來前、我欲與言。

有一哲婦、自城上呼曰、聽哉聽哉、請約押來前、我欲與語、

a wise woman called from the city,“ Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him.”

Then a wise woman called from the city,“ Listen! Listen! Tell Joab,‘ Come here, that I may speak to you.’”

But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab,“ Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.”

a wise woman called out from the city,“ Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.”

Then a wise woman called out from the city,“ Listen, listen! Please tell Joab,‘ Come here that I may speak with you.’ ”

Then a wise woman cried out from the city,“ Hear, Hear! Please say to Joab,‘ Come nearby, that I may speak with you.’”

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

a wise woman called out from the city,“ Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.”

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

a wise woman called out from the city,“ Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab,‘ Come near so that I may speak to you.’”

Then a wise woman cried out of the city,“ Hear, hear! Please say to Joab,‘ Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”

So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to have a wise woman brought back from there. Joab said to her,“ Pretend you are filled with sadness. Put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. Don’t use any makeup. Act like a woman who has spent many days mourning for someone who has died.

David said to Abigail,“ Give praise to the Lord. He is the God of Israel. He has sent you today to find me.May the Lord bless you for what you have done. You have shown a lot of good sense. You have kept me from killing Nabal and his men this day. You have kept me from using my own hands to get even.

His name was Nabal. His wife’s name was Abigail. She was a wise and beautiful woman. But her husband was rude and mean in the way he treated others. He was from the family of Caleb.

There was once a small city. Only a few people lived there. A powerful king attacked it. He brought in war machines all around it.A certain man lived in that city. He was poor but wise. He used his wisdom to save the city. But no one remembered that poor man.So I said,“ It’s better to be wise than to be powerful.” But people look down on the poor man’s wisdom. No one pays any attention to what he says.People should listen to the quiet words of those who are wise. That’s better than paying attention to the shouts of a ruler of foolish people.Wisdom is better than weapons of war. But one sinner destroys a lot of good.