2 Samuel 9

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

David said, “Is there anyone left in Saul's family to whom I may show kindness 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!«

There was in Saul's family a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. The king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He replied, “Yes. I am your 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.«

So the king said, “Is there not anyone left of Saul's family to whom I may show the kindness of God?” Ziba replied to the king, “Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet.”

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

The king said to him, “Where is he?” Ziba replied to the king, “Look, he is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”

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

Then King David sent and had him brought out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar.

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!«

So Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, came to David and bowed down his face to the floor in honor of David. David said, “Mephibosheth.” He answered, “See, I am your 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.«

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

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

Mephibosheth bowed and said, “What is your servant, that you should look with favor on 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 to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and his family I have given to your master's grandson.

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.

You, your sons, and your servants must till the land for him and you must harvest the crops so that your master's grandson will have food to eat. For Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, must always eat at my table.” Now Ziba 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.

Then Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my master the king commands his servant.” The king added, “As for Mephibosheth he will eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.”

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

Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mika. All who lived in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.

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

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