Parallel 1SA 25:21

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OEB Now David had said, ‘Surely for nothing did I guard all that belongs to this fellow in the wilderness, so that nothing of all that belongs to him was missing, for he has returned me evil for good.

WEBBE Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(20-22)As she was riding her donkey, descending into a ravine, David and his men were descending from the other end, so they met there on the road. David had just said, “That sure was a waste, guarding everything this man had out in the wild so that nothing he had was lost—and now he rewards me with insults. A real slap in the face! May God do his worst to me if Nabal and every cur in his misbegotten brood aren’t dead meat by morning!”

NET Now David had been thinking, “In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the desert. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.

LSV And David said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this [one] has in the wilderness, and nothing has been looked after of all that he has, and he turns back to me evil for good;

FBV David had just been complaining, “So much for my protecting everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness! Nothing at all was stolen from him, and yet what does he do? Pay me back evil for good!

T4T David had been saying to his men, “It was useless for us to protect that man and all his possessions here in this desert. We did not steal anything that belonged to him, but he has done evil to me in return for our good things we did for him.

LEB Now David had said, “Surely _⌊in vain_⌋[fn] I guarded all that this fellow had in the desert. And nothing was missed of all that was his, but he returned evil against me in place of good!

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BBE Now David had said, What was the use of my taking care of this man's goods in the waste land, so that there was no loss of anything which was his? he has only given me back evil for good.

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JPS Now David had said: 'Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath returned me evil for good.

ASV Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

DRA And David said: Truly in vain have I kept all that belonged to this man in the wilderness, and nothing was lost of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

YLT And David said, 'Only, in vain I have kept all that this [one] hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good;

Drby Now David had said, Surely, in vain have I kept all that this [man] had in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that was his; and he has requited me evil for good.

RV Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

Wbstr (Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this man hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

KJB-1769 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
   (Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath/has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath/has requited me evil for good. )

KJB-1611 (Now Dauid had said, Surely in vaine haue I kept all that this fellow hath in the wildernesse, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained vnto him: and he hath requited me euil for good.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And Dauid saide: Surelie in vayne haue I kept all that this felow hath in the wildernes, so that nothing was missed of all that pertayned vnto him: and he hath quite me euill for good.
   (And David said: Surelie in vain have I kept all that this felow hath/has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath/has quite me evil for good.)

Gnva And Dauid said, In deede I haue kept all in vaine that this fellow had in the wildernesse, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained vnto him: for he hath requited me euill for good.
   (And David said, In deed I have kept all in vain that this fellow had in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: for he hath/has requited me evil for good. )

Cvdl But Dauid sayde: Wel, all that this man had in ye wyldernes, haue I kepte for naughte, so that there wanted nothinge of all that he had, and he rewardeth me euell for good.
   (But David said: Well, all that this man had in ye/you_all wilderness, have I kept for naught/nothinge, so that there wanted nothing of all that he had, and he rewardeth me evil for good.)

Wycl And Dauid seide, Verili in veyn Y haue kept alle thingis that weren of this Nabal in the deseert, and no thing perischide of alle thingis that perteyneden to hym, and he hath yolde to me yuel for good.
   (And David said, Verili in vain I have kept all things that were of this Nabal in the deseert, and no thing perished of all things that perteyneden to him, and he hath/has yolde to me evil for good.)

Luth David aber hatte geredet: Wohlan, ich habe umsonst behütet alles, was dieser hat in der Wüste, daß nichts gefehlet hat an allem, was er hat; und er bezahlete mir Gutes mit Bösem.
   (David but had talked: Well_then, I have for_free protected/sheltered all/everything, what/which this has in the/of_the desert, that nothing gefehlet has at/to everything, what/which he hat; and he bezahlete to_me goodness/good_(person) with Bösem.)

ClVg Et ait David: Vere frustra servavi omnia quæ hujus erant in deserto, et non periit quidquam de cunctis quæ ad eum pertinebant: et reddidit mihi malum pro bono.
   (And he_said David: Vere frustra servavi everything which huyus they_were in/into/on in_the_desert, and not/no periit anything from/about cunctis which to him pertinebant: and reddidit to_me evil for bono. )