صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 9

١ 1 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «هَلْ يُوجَدُ بَعْدُ أَحَدٌ قَدْ بَقِيَ مِنْ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ، فَأَصْنَعَ مَعَهُ مَعْرُوفًا مِنْ أَجْلِ يُونَاثَانَ؟»

David said, “Is there anyone still left of Saul's family so I can be kind to him for Jonathan's sake?”

٢ 2 وَكَانَ لِبَيْتِ شَاوُلَ عَبْدٌ ٱسْمُهُ صِيبَا، فَٱسْتَدْعَوْهُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ، وَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَأَنْتَ صِيبَا؟» فَقَالَ: «عَبْدُكَ».

There was a man called Ziba who used to be a servant of Saul's family. They called for him to come to David, and the king asked him, “Are you Ziba?” “Yes, I am your servant,” he replied.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَلَا يُوجَدُ بَعْدُ أَحَدٌ لِبَيْتِ شَاوُلَ فَأَصْنَعَ مَعَهُ إِحْسَانَ ٱللهِ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «بَعْدُ ٱبْنٌ لِيُونَاثَانَ أَعْرَجُ ٱلرِّجْلَيْنِ».

The king asked him, “Is there anyone still left of Saul's family so I can be kind to him as I promised before God?” “There's still one of Jonathan's sons, who is lame in both feet,” Ziba replied.

٤ 4 فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «هُوَذَا هُوَ فِي بَيْتِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ عَمِّيئِيلَ فِي لُودَبَارَ».

“Where is he?” asked the king. “He's in the town of Lo-debar, living in the home of Machir, son of Ammiel,” Ziba replied.

٥ 5 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ وَأَخَذَهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ عَمِّيئِيلَ مِنْ لُودَبَارَ.

So King David had him brought from Machir's home.

٦ 6 فَجَاءَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ بْنُ يُونَاثَانَ بْنِ شَاوُلَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ وَخَرَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَسَجَدَ، فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «يَامَفِيبُوشَثُ». فَقَالَ: «هَأَنَذَا عَبْدُكَ».

When Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David, he bowed facedown to the ground in respect. Then David said, “Welcome Mephibosheth.” “I am your servant,” he replied.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «لَا تَخَفْ. فَإِنِّي لَأَعْمَلَنَّ مَعَكَ مَعْرُوفًا مِنْ أَجْلِ يُونَاثَانَ أَبِيكَ، وَأَرُدُّ لَكَ كُلَّ حُقُولِ شَاوُلَ أَبِيكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا عَلَى مَائِدَتِي دَائِمًا».

“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for I will truly be kind to you for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will return to you all the land owned by your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

٨ 8 فَسَجَدَ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ هُوَ عَبْدُكَ حَتَّى تَلْتَفِتَ إِلَى كَلْبٍ مَيِّتٍ مِثْلِي؟».

Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “Who am I, your servant, that you should pay any attention to a dead dog like me?”

٩ 9 وَدَعَا ٱلْمَلِكُ صِيبَا غُلَامَ شَاوُلَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «كُلُّ مَا كَانَ لِشَاوُلَ وَلِكُلِّ بَيْتِهِ قَدْ دَفَعْتُهُ لِٱبْنِ سَيِّدِكَ.

Then the king called for Saul's servant Ziba and told him, “I have given to your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.

١٠ 10 فَتَشْتَغِلُ لَهُ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ أَنْتَ وَبَنُوكَ وَعَبِيدُكَ، وَتَسْتَغِلُّ لِيَكُونَ لِٱبْنِ سَيِّدِكَ خُبْزٌ لِيَأْكُلَ. وَمَفِيبُوشَثُ ٱبْنُ سَيِّدِكَ يَأْكُلُ دَائِمًا خُبْزًا عَلَى مَائِدَتِي». وَكَانَ لِصِيبَا خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ ٱبْنًا وَعِشْرُونَ عَبْدًا.

You and your sons and workers are to farm the ground for him and bring in the produce, so that your master's grandson will have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will always eat at my table.” Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty workers.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ عَبْدَهُ كَذَلِكَ يَصْنَعُ عَبْدُكَ». «فَيَأْكُلُ مَفِيبُوشَثُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِي كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ».

Ziba replied to the king, “My lord the king, your servant will do everything that you have commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David's table like one of the king's sons.

١٢ 12 وَكَانَ لِمَفِيبُوشَثَ ٱبْنٌ صَغِيرٌ ٱسْمُهُ مِيخَا. وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ سَاكِنِي بَيْتِ صِيبَا عَبِيدًا لِمَفِيبُوشَثَ.

Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. All the people who lived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants.

١٣ 13 فَسَكَنَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْكُلُ دَائِمًا عَلَى مَائِدَةِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. وَكَانَ أَعْرَجَ مِنْ رِجْلَيْهِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا.

But Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table. He was lame in both feet.