2 Samuel 9

1 David sagde: »Er der endnu nogen tilbage af Sauls Hus? Saa vil jeg vise Godhed imod ham for Jonatans Skyld!«

And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan’s sake?

2 Nu var der i Sauls Hus en Træl ved Navn Ziba; han blev kaldt op til David, og Kongen sagde til ham: »Er du Ziba?« Han svarede: »Ja, det er din Træl!«

Now there was of the house of Saul, a servant named Siba: and when the king had called him to him, he said to him: Art thou Siba? And he answered: I am Siba thy servant.

3 Da sagde Kongen: »Er der ingen tilbage af Sauls Hus? Saa vil jeg vise Guds Godhed imod ham.« Ziba svarede Kongen: »Der lever endnu en Søn af Jonatan; han er lam i Fødderne.«

And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet.

4 Da spurgte Kongen: »Hvor er han?« Og Ziba svarede Kongen: »Han er i Makirs, Ammiels Søns, Hus i Lodebar.«

Where is he? said he. And Siba said to the king: Behold he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lodabar.

5 Saa lod Kong David ham hente i Makirs, Ammiels Søns, Hus i Lodebar.

Then king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodabar.

6 Da Mefibosjet, Sauls Søn Jonatans Søn, kom ind til David, faldt han paa sit Ansigt og bøjede sig. David sagde: »Mefibosjet!« Han svarede: »Ja, her er din Træl!«

And when Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come to David, he fell on his face and worshipped. And David said: Miphiboseth? And he answered: Behold thy servant.

7 David sagde til ham: »Frygt ikke! Jeg vil vise dig Godhed for din Fader Jonatans Skyld og give dig hele din Fader Sauls Jordegods tilbage; og du skal altid spise ved mit Bord.«

And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew thee mercy for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table always.

8 Da bøjede han sig og sagde: »Hvad er din Træl, siden du tager Hensyn til en død Hund som mig?«

He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?

9 Derpaa lod Kongen Sauls Tjener Ziba kalde og sagde til ham: »Alt, hvad der tilhørte Saul og hele hans Hus, har jeg givet din Herres Søn;

Then the king called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master’s son.

10 men du tillige med dine Sønner og Trælle skal dyrke Jorden og indhøste Afgrøden, for at din Herres Hus kan have sit Underhold deraf; men din Herres Søn Mefibosjet skal altid spise ved mit Bord.« Ziba havde femten Sønner og tyve Trælle.

Thou therefore and thy sons and thy servants shall till the land for him: and thou shalt bring in food for thy master’s son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of thy master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11 Da sagde Ziba til Kongen: »Din Træl vil gøre, ganske som min Herre Kongen byder!« Mefibosjet spiste saa ved Davids Bord, som var han en af Kongens Sønner.

And Siba said to the king: As thou my lord the king hast commanded thy servant, so will thy servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the king.

12 Mefibosjet havde en lille Søn ved Navn Mika. Hele Zibas Husstand var Mefibosjets Trælle.

And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all the kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth.

13 Og Mefibosjet boede i Jerusalem, thi han spiste altid ved Kongens Bord. Og han var lam i begge Fødder.

But Miphiboseth dwelt in Jerusalem: because he ate always of the king’s table: and he was lame of both feet.