2 Samuel 9

1E disse Davi: Restou algum da casa de Saul, a quem faça eu misericórdia por causa de Jônatas? 2E havia um servo da casa de Saul, que se chamava Ziba, ao qual quando chamaram que viesse a Davi, o rei lhe disse: És tu Ziba? E ele respondeu: Teu servo. 3E o rei disse: Não restou ninguém da casa de Saul, a quem faça eu misericórdia de Deus? E Ziba respondeu ao rei: Ainda restou um filho de Jônatas, aleijado dos pés. 4Então o rei lhe disse: E esse onde está? E Ziba respondeu ao rei: Eis que, está em casa de Maquir filho de Amiel, em Lo-Debar. 5E enviou o rei Davi, e tomou-o de casa de Maquir filho de Amiel, de Lo-Debar. 6E vindo Mefibosete, filho de Jônatas filho de Saul, a Davi, prostrou-se sobre seu rosto, e fez reverência. E disse Davi: Mefibosete. E ele respondeu: Eis aqui teu servo. 7E disse-lhe Davi: Não tenhas temor, porque eu à verdade farei contigo misericórdia por causa de Jônatas teu pai, e te devolverei todas as terras de Saul teu pai; e tu comerás sempre pão à minha mesa. 8E ele inclinando-se, disse: Quem é teu servo, para que olhes a um cão morto como eu? 9Então o rei chamou a Ziba, servo de Saul, e disse-lhe: Tudo o que foi de Saul e de toda sua casa, eu o dei ao filho de teu senhor. 10Tu pois lhe lavrarás as terras, tu com teus filhos, e teus servos, e colherás os frutos, para que o filho de teu senhor tenha com que se manter; mas Mefibosete, o filho de teu senhor comerá sempre pão à minha mesa. E Ziba tinha quinze filhos e vinte servos. 11E respondeu Ziba ao rei: Conforme tudo o que mandou meu senhor o rei a seu servo, assim teu servo o fará. Mefibosete, disse o rei, comerá à minha mesa, como um dos filhos do rei. 12E tinha Mefibosete um filho pequeno, que se chamava Mica. E toda a família da casa de Ziba eram servos de Mefibosete. 13E morava Mefibosete em Jerusalém, porque comia sempre à mesa do rei; e era coxo de ambos os pés.

1David said, “Is there yet any who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2There was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “Your servant is he.” 3The king said, “Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame of his feet.” 4The king said to him, “Where is he?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.” 5Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar. 6Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and showed respect. David said, “Mephibosheth.” He answered, “Behold, your servant!” 7David said to him, “Don’t be afraid of him; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father. You shall eat bread at my table continually.” 8He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?” 9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master’s son. 10You shall till the land for him, you, and your sons, and your servants; and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread always at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your shall servant do.” So Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table, like one of the king’s sons. 12Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. 13So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem; for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.

1En David zeide: Is er nog iemand die overgebleven is van het huis van Saul, dat ik weldadigheid aan hem doe, om Jonathans wil? 2Het huis van Saul nu had een knecht, wiens naam was Ziba; en zij riepen hem tot David. En de koning zeide tot hem: Zijt gij Ziba? En hij zeide: Uw knecht. 3En de koning zeide: Is er nog iemand van het huis van Saul, dat ik Gods weldadigheid bij hem doe? Toen zeide Ziba tot den koning: Er is nog een zoon van Jonathan, die geslagen is aan beide voeten. 4En de koning zeide tot hem: Waar is hij? En Ziba zeide tot den koning: Zie, hij is in het huis van Machir, den zoon van Ammiel, te Lodebar. 5Toen zond de koning David heen, en hij nam hem uit het huis van Machir, den zoon van Ammiel, van Lodebar. 6Als nu Mefiboseth, de zoon van Jonathan, den zoon van Saul, tot David inkwam, zo viel hij op zijn aangezicht, en boog zich neder. En David zeide: Mefiboseth! En hij zeide: Zie, hier is uw knecht. 7En David zeide tot hem: Vrees niet, want ik zal zekerlijk weldadigheid bij u doen, om uws vaders Jonathans wil; en ik zal u alle akkers van uw vader Saul wedergeven; en gij zult geduriglijk brood eten aan mijn tafel. 8Toen boog hij zich, en zeide: Wat is uw knecht, dat gij omgezien hebt naar een doden hond, als ik ben? 9Toen riep de koning Ziba, Sauls jongen, en zeide tot hem: Al wat Saul gehad heeft, en zijn ganse huis, heb ik den zoon uws heren gegeven. 10Daarom zult gij voor hem het land bearbeiden, gij, en uw zonen, en uw knechten, en zult de vruchten inbrengen, opdat de zoon uws heren brood hebbe, dat hij ete; en Mefiboseth, de zoon uws heren, zal geduriglijk brood eten aan mijn tafel. Ziba nu had vijftien zonen en twintig knechten. 11En Ziba zeide tot den koning: Naar alles, wat mijn heer de koning zijn knecht gebiedt, alzo zal uw knecht doen. Ook zou Mefiboseth, etende aan mijn tafel, als een van des konings zonen zijn. 12Mefiboseth nu had een kleinen zoon, wiens naam was Micha; en allen, die in het huis van Ziba woonden, waren knechten van Mefiboseth. 13Alzo woonde Mefiboseth te Jeruzalem, omdat hij geduriglijk at aan des konings tafel; en hij was kreupel aan beide zijn voeten.