OET interlinear 1SA 25:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וְ⁠לָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־לַחְמִ⁠י֙ וְ⁠אֶת־מֵימַ֔⁠י וְ⁠אֵת֙ טִבְחָתִ֔⁠י אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי לְ⁠גֹֽזְזָ֑⁠י וְ⁠נָֽתַתִּי֙ לַֽ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֵ֥י מִ⁠זֶּ֖ה הֵֽמָּה

and,take DOM bread_of,my and=DOM water_of,my and=DOM meat_of,my which/who slaughtered for,shearers_of,my and,give to,men which/who not I_know where? from,there they(emph)

Nabal is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or exclamation. Alternate translation: [So I am not going to take my bread and my water and my slaughter that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to men whom I do not know where from this they are!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֶת־לַחְמִ⁠י֙ וְ⁠אֶת־מֵימַ֔⁠י

DOM bread_of,my and=DOM water_of,my

Nabal is using two specific items, bread and water, to mean all of the food and drink he has prepared. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my food and my drink] or [the food and drink I have prepared for this festival]

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

וְ⁠אֵת֙ טִבְחָתִ֔⁠י אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי

and=DOM meat_of,my which/who slaughtered

For emphasis, Nabal is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: [and the precious meat from the animals I have slaughtered]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֵ֥י מִ⁠זֶּ֖ה הֵֽמָּה

which/who not I_know where? from,there they(emph)

Nabal is using a common expression of his culture. The expression encapsulates a question and answer: “Where are these men from? They are from this place.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when I do not know where they come from]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֵ֥י מִ⁠זֶּ֖ה הֵֽמָּה

which/who not I_know where? from,there they(emph)

By this expression, Nabal means that he considers David and his men to be drifters and outlaws who have no settled place of residence. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [who are roaming outlaws]