ପ୍ରଥମ ଶାମୁୟେଲ 25:25
ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପଠାଇଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ମୁ ଆଦୌ ଦେଖି ନାହିଁ। ସପରେି ଅଜ୍ଞାନ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିର କଥାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଧରନାହିଁ। ସେ ତା'ର ନାମକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ସାର୍ଥକ କରିଛି। ତା'ର ନାମ ନାବଲ ଯାହାର ଅର୍ଥ 'ମୂର୍ଖ' ଠିକ୍ ସହେିପରି ସେ ମୂର୍ଖ ମାନଙ୍କପରି ବ୍ଯବହାର କରିଛି।
| Let | אַל | ʾal | al |
| not | נָ֣א | nāʾ | na |
| my lord, | יָשִׂ֣ים | yāśîm | ya-SEEM |
| thee, pray I | אֲדֹנִ֣י׀ | ʾădōnî | uh-doh-NEE |
| regard | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| לִבּ֡וֹ | libbô | LEE-boh | |
| this | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| man | אִישׁ֩ | ʾîš | eesh |
| Belial, of | הַבְּלִיַּ֨עַל | habbĕliyyaʿal | ha-beh-lee-YA-al |
| even Nabal: | הַזֶּ֜ה | hazze | ha-ZEH |
| for | עַל | ʿal | al |
| name his as | נָבָ֗ל | nābāl | na-VAHL |
| is, so | כִּ֤י | kî | kee |
| is he; | כִשְׁמוֹ֙ | kišmô | heesh-MOH |
| Nabal | כֶּן | ken | ken |
| name, his is | ה֔וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| and folly | נָבָ֣ל | nābāl | na-VAHL |
| is with | שְׁמ֔וֹ | šĕmô | sheh-MOH |
| I but him: | וּנְבָלָ֖ה | ûnĕbālâ | oo-neh-va-LA |
| thine handmaid | עִמּ֑וֹ | ʿimmô | EE-moh |
| saw | וַֽאֲנִי֙ | waʾăniy | va-uh-NEE |
| not | אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ | ʾămātĕkā | uh-MA-teh-HA |
| לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh | |
| the young men | רָאִ֛יתִי | rāʾîtî | ra-EE-tee |
| lord, my of | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| whom | נַֽעֲרֵ֥י | naʿărê | na-uh-RAY |
| thou didst send. | אֲדֹנִ֖י | ʾădōnî | uh-doh-NEE |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER | |
| שָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃ | šālāḥĕttā | sha-LA-heh-ta |