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

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.

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 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 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 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, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

5 Da sendte Kong David hen og lod ham hente af Makirs, Ammiels Søns, Hus fra Lodebar.

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

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.

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 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, 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 Og han nedbøjede sig og sagde: Hvad er din Tjener, at du ser til en død Hund, saaledes som jeg er?

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

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 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 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 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, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelled 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 dwelled in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.