2 صَمُوئيل 9

١ 1 وَتَسَاءَلَ دَاوُدُ: «هَلْ بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ عَلَى قَيْدِ الْحَيَاةِ لأُسْدِيَ إِلَيْهِ مَعْرُوفاً إِكْرَاماً لِيُونَاثَانَ؟»

Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”

٢ 2 وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ عَبْدٌ لِبَيْتِ شَاوُلَ يُدْعَى صِيبَا، فَاسْتَدْعَوْهُ لِيَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ دَاوُدَ، فَسَأَلَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «هَلْ أَنْتَ صِيبَا؟»

And there was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.

٣ 3 فَأَجَابَ: «أَنَا هُوَ عَبْدُكَ». فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «أَلَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ بَعْدُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ شَاوُلَ فَأُحْسِنَ إِلَيْهِ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «بَقِيَ ابْنٌ لِيُونَاثَانَ أَعْرَجُ الرِّجْلَيْنِ».

So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”

٤ 4 فَسَأَلَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «فِي بَيْتِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ عَمِّيئِيلَ، فِي لُودَبَارَ».

“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”

٥ 5 فَأَرْسَلَ الْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ مَنْ أَحْضَرَهُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ.

So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.

٦ 6 وَعِنْدَمَا مَثَلَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ بْنُ يُونَاثَانَ بْنِ شَاوُلَ فِي حَضْرَةِ دَاوُدَ خَرَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ سَاجِداً. فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «يا مَفِيبُوشَثُ» فَأَجَابَ: «أَنَا عَبْدُكَ».

And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «لا تَخَفْ، فَإِنِّي مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ أُسْدِيَ إِلَيْكَ مَعْرُوفاً، إِكْرَاماً لِيُونَاثَانَ أَبِيكَ، وَأَرُدَّ لَكَ كُلَّ حُقُولِ شَاوُلَ جِدِّكَ، وَتَأْكُلَ دَائِماً مَعِي عَلَى مَائِدَتِي».

“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

٨ 8 فَسَجَدَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ هُوَ عَبْدُكَ حَتَّى تُكْرِمَ كَلْباً مَيِّتاً مِثْلِي؟».

Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”

٩ 9 وَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ صِيبَا خَادِمَ شَاوُلَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ وَهَبْتُ حَفِيدَ سَيِّدِكَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ يَمْلِكُهُ شَاوُلُ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ.

Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.

١٠ 10 فَعَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ وَأَبْنَائِكَ وَعَبِيدِكَ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا لَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ، وَتَفْلَحُوهَا لِيَكُونَ لِحَفِيدِ سَيِّدِك رِزْقٌ يَعِيشُ مِنْهُ. أَمَّا مَفِيبُوشَثُ حَفِيدُ سَيِّدِكَ فَيَأْكُلُ دَائِماً عَلَى مَائِدَتِي». وَكَانَ لِصِيبَا خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ ابْناً وَعِشْرُونَ عَبْداً.

You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

١١ 11 فَأَجَابَ صِيبَا: «سَيُنَفِّذُ عَبْدُكَ كُلَّ مَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ مَوْلايَ الْمَلِكُ». وَهَكَذَا رَاحَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ يَأْكُلُ عَلَى مَائِدَةِ دَاوُدَ كَأَحَدِ أَوْلادِ الْمَلِكِ.

And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.

١٢ 12 وَكَانَ لِمَفِيبُوشَثَ ابْنٌ صَغِيرٌ يُدْعَى مِيخَا، وَصَارَ جَمِيعُ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي بَيْتِ صِيبَا فِي خِدْمَةِ مَفِيبُوشَثَ

And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.

١٣ 13 فَسَكَنَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْكُلُ دَائِماً عَلَى مَائِدَةِ الْمَلِكِ. وَكَانَ مُصَاباً بِعَرَجٍ فِي رِجْلَيْهِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا.

So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.