2 Samuelova 9

1 Jednoga dana upita David: “Ima li još koji preživjeli od Šaulove kuće da mu učinim milost zbog Jonatana?”

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?

2 A bijaše u Šaulovoj kući sluga po imenu Siba: njega dozvaše pred Davida i kralj ga zapita: “Jesi li ti Siba?” A on odgovori: “Jesam, tvoj sluga!”

And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him to David, the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he.

3 A kralj nastavi: “Zar nema više nikoga od Šaulove kuće da mu iskažem milost kao što je Božja milost?” A Siba odgovori kralju: “Ima još Jonatanov sin koji je hrom na obje noge.”

And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

4 Kralj ga upita: “Gdje je on?” A Siba odgovori kralju: “Eno ga u kući Makira, sina Amielova, u Lo Debaru.”

And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

5 Tada kralj David posla po njega u kuću Makira, sina Amielova, iz Lo Debara.

Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.

6 Kad je Meribaal, sin Jonatana, sina Šaulova, došao k Davidu, pade ničice i pokloni se. A David reče: “Meribaale!” On odgovori: “Evo tvoga sluge!”

Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come to David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold your servant!

7 A David mu reče: “Ne boj se jer ti želim iskazati milost zbog tvoga oca Jonatana. Vratit ću ti sva polja tvoga djeda Šaula, a ti ćeš svagda jesti kruh za mojim stolom.”

And David said to him, Fear not: for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.

8 Meribaal se pokloni i reče: “Što je tvoj sluga te iskazuješ milost mrtvome psu kao što sam ja?”

And he bowed himself, and said, What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?

9 Potom kralj dozva Sibu, Šaulova slugu, i reče mu: “Sve što je pripadalo Šaulu i njegovoj kući, sve to dajem sinu tvoga gospodara.

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, I have given to your master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

10 Ti ćeš mu sa svojim sinovima i sa svojim slugama obrađivati zemlju, od nje ćeš skupljati žetvu da obitelj tvoga gospodara ima kruha; a Meribaal, sin tvoga gospodara, jest će svagda za mojim stolom.” A Siba imaše petnaest sinova i dvadeset slugu.

You therefore, and your sons, and your servants, shall till the land for him, and you shall bring in the fruits, that your master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11 Siba odgovori kralju: “Tvoj će sluga učiniti sve što je moj gospodar i kralj zapovjedio svome sluzi.” Meribaal je, dakle, jeo za Davidovim stolom kao jedan između kraljevih sinova.

Then said Ziba to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.

12 Meribaal je imao maloga sina po imenu Mika. A svi koji su živjeli u Sibinoj kući bijahu u službi Meribaala.

And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelled in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

13 A Meribaal je boravio u Jeruzalemu, jer je uvijek jeo za kraljevim stolom. Bio je hrom na obje noge.

So Mephibosheth dwelled in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.