2 Samuel 9

1 And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

David sagde: "Er der endnu nogen tilbage af Sauls Hus? Så vil jeg vise Godhed imod ham for Jonatans Skyld!"

2 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.

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!"

3 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.

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

4 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.

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

5 Then King David sent, and had him taken from Lo-debar, from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel.

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

6 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.

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

7 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.

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."

8 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?

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

9 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.

Derpå 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;

10 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.

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.

11 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.

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

12 And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. And all the people living in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

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

13 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.

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