2 Samyèl 9
1 Konsa, David te di: “Èske genyen toujou yon moun ki te rete pou lakay Saül, pou m ta kab montre li favè pou koz Jonathan?”
David said, “Is there anyone left in Saul's family to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake?”
2 Alò, te genyen yon sèvitè lakay Saül ki te rele Tsiba. Konsa yo te rele li kote David, e wa a te di li: “Èske ou se Tsiba?” Epi li te reponn: “Men sèvitè ou.”
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 Wa a te di: “Èske pa gen moun toujou lakay Saül pou mwen ta kab montre favè Bondye?” Epi Tsiba te di a wa a: “Genyen toujou yon fis a Jonathan ki kokobe nan tou de pye li.”
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 Konsa, wa a te di li: “Se kibò li ye?” Epi Tsiba te di a wa a: “Gade byen, li nan kay Makir a, fis Ammiel la nan 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 Epi Wa David te voye mennen li soti lakay Makir, fis a Ammiel la nan Lodebar.
Then King David sent and had him brought out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar.
6 Méphiboscheth, fis a Jonathan an, fis a Saül, te vini a David. Li te tonbe sou figi li bese atè nèt. Epi David te di: “Méphiboscheth?” Epi li te di: “Men mwen, sèvitè ou!”
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 te di li: “Pa pè, paske anverite, mwen va montre ou ladousè pou koz papa ou, Jonathan, e mwen va restore a ou menm tout tè a granpapa ou, Saül. Epi, konsa, ou va manje tout tan sou tab mwen.”
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 Ankò, li te bese atè, e te di: “Se kisa ke sèvitè ou ye pou ou ta dwe gade yon chen mouri tankou mwen?”
Mephibosheth bowed and said, “What is your servant, that you should look with favor on such a dead dog as I am?”
9 Konsa, wa a te rele sèvitè a Saül la, Tsiba. Li te di li: “Tout sa ki te pou Saül ak pou lakay li yo, mwen te vin bay yo a gran pitit a mèt ou a.
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 Ou menm avèk fis ou yo avèk sèvitè ou yo va kiltive tè a pou li, e ou va rekòlte jis pou pitit a mèt ou a kapab genyen manje. Sepandan, Méphiboscheth, gran fis a mèt ou a, va manje tout tan sou tab mwen.” Alò, Tsiba te gen kenz fis ak ven sèvitè.
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 Epi Tsiba te di a wa a: “Selon tout sa ke mèt mwen, wa a, kòmande sèvitè li a, konsa sèvitè ou a va fè.” Konsa, Méphiboscheth te manje sou tab David la, tankou youn nan fis a wa yo.
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 Méphiboscheth te gen yon jèn fis ki te rele Mica. Epi tout sila ki te rete lakay Tsiba yo te sèvitè a Méphiboscheth.
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mika. All who lived in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
13 Konsa, Méphiboscheth te rete Jérusalem, paske li te manje sou tab a wa a tout tan. Alò, li te kokobe nan toude pye li.
So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, and he always ate at the king's table, though he was lame in both his feet.
