2 Samuel 9
1 Og David sagde: Mon der endnu er nogen, som er overbleven af Sauls Hus? saa vil jeg gøre Miskundhed imod ham for Jonathans Skyld.
And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?
2 Og der var en Tjener af Sauls Hus, og hans Navn var Ziba, og de kaldte ham til David, og Kongen sagde til ham: Er du Ziba? og han sagde: Ja, din Tjener.
Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am.
3 Og Kongen sagde: Mon der ikke endnu er nogen af Sauls Hus, saa vil jeg gøre Guds Miskundhed imod ham; og Ziba sagde til Kongen: Der er endnu Jonathans Søn, som er lam paa Fødderne.
And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.
4 Og Kongen sagde til ham: Hvor er han? og Ziba sagde til Kongen: Se, han er i Makirs, Ammiels Søns, Hus, i Lodebar.
And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, He is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
5 Da sendte Kong David hen og lod ham hente af Makirs, Ammiels Søns, Hus fra Lodebar.
Then King David sent, and had him taken from Lo-debar, from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel.
6 Og Mefiboseth, en Søn af Jonathan, Sauls Søn, kom til David og faldt ned paa sit Ansigt og nedbøjede sig, og David sagde: Mefiboseth! og han sagde: Se, her er jeg, din Tjener.
And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, came to David, and falling down on his face, gave him honour. And David said, Mephibosheth. And answering he said, Your servant is here.
7 Og David sagde til ham: Du skal ikke frygte, thi jeg vil gøre Miskundhed imod dig for Jonathans, din Faders Skyld, og jeg vil give dig igen al din Fader Sauls Mark; men du skal stedse æde Brød ved mit Bord.
And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.
8 Og han nedbøjede sig og sagde: Hvad er din Tjener, at du ser til en død Hund, saaledes som jeg er?
And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?
9 Da kaldte Kongen ad Ziba, Sauls Svend, og sagde til ham: Alt det, som hørte Saul og alt hans Hus til, har jeg givet din Herres Søn.
Then the king sent for Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All the property of Saul and of his family I have given to your master's son.
10 Saa skal du og dine Sønner og dine Tjenere dyrke hans Land og indhøste Afgrøden, for at din Herres Søn maa have Brød, at han kan æde deraf; men Mefiboseth, din Herres Søn, skal stedse æde Brød ved mit Bord. — Og Ziba havde femten Sønner og tyve Tjenere,
And you and your sons and your servants are to take care of the land for him, and get in the fruit of it, so that your master's son may have food: but Mephibosheth, your master's son, will have a place at my table at all times. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 og Ziba sagde til Kongen: Efter alt det, som min Herre Kongen befaler sin Tjener, saa skal din Tjener gøre. — Og Mefiboseth skal æde ved mit Bord som en af Kongens Børn.
Then Ziba said to the king, Every order which you have given to your servant will be done. As for Mephibosheth, he had a place at David's table, like one of the king's sons.
12 Og Mefiboseth havde en liden Søn, hvis Navn var Mika, og alle, som boede i Zibas Hus, de vare Mefiboseths Tjenere.
And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. And all the people living in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
13 Og Mefiboseth boede i Jerusalem, thi han aad stedse ved Kongens Bord, og han var lam paa begge sine Fødder.
So Mephibosheth went on living in Jerusalem; for he took all his meals at the king's table; and he had not the use of his feet.
