2 Samuel 9

1 E disse David: Ha ainda alguem que ficasse da casa de Saul, para que lhe faça beneficencia por amor de Jonathan?

One day David asked, “Is there anyone who is a descendant of Saul to whom I can be kind?” He asked this because he wanted to honor Jonathan.

2 E havia um servo na casa de Saul cujo nome era Ziba: e o chamaram que viesse a David, e disse-lhe o rei: És tu Ziba? E elle disse: Servo teu.

[They told him that] there was [in Jerusalem] a man named Ziba who had been a servant of Saul’s family. So [David sent messengers to summon Ziba. When he arrived], the king asked him, “Are you Ziba?” He replied, “Yes, your majesty, I am.”

3 E disse o rei: Não ha ainda algum da casa de Saul para que use com elle de beneficencia de Deus? Então disse Ziba ao rei: Ainda ha um filho de Jonathan, aleijado de ambos os pés.

The king asked him, “Is there anyone in Saul’s family to whom I can be kind, [as I promised Jonathan that I would do]?” Ziba replied, “Yes, there is one son of Jonathan who is still [alive]. His feet are crippled.”

4 E disse-lhe o rei: Onde está? E disse Ziba ao rei: Eis que está em casa de Machir, filho d'Ammiel, em Lo-debar.

The king asked him, “Where is he?” Ziba replied, “He is [living] in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lo-Debar [city east of the Jordan River].”

5 Então mandou o rei David, e o tomou da casa de Machir, filho d'Ammiel. de Lo-debar.

So King David sent [messengers] to bring Mephibosheth [to Jerusalem].

6 E entrando Mephiboseth, filho de Jonathan, o filho de Saul, a David, se prostrou com o rosto por terra e se inclinou; e disse David: Mephiboseth! E elle disse: Eis aqui teu servo.

When Mephibosheth came to David, he knelt down with his face on the ground, to show respect. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” He replied, “Yes, your majesty, how may I serve you?”

7 E disse-lhe David: Não temas, porque decerto usarei comtigo de beneficencia por amor de Jonathan, teu pae, e te restituirei todas as terras de Saul, teu pae, e tu de continuo comerás pão á minha mesa.

David said to him, “Do not be afraid; I will be kind to you because Jonathan your father [was my loyal friend]. I will give back to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul. And [I want] you to always eat with me at my house [MTY].”

8 Então se inclinou, e disse: Quem é teu servo, para tu teres olhado para um cão morto tal como eu

Mephibosheth bowed [in front of David again] and said, “Sir, I am [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog; I do not deserve [RHQ] that you be kind to me!”

9 Então chamou David a Ziba, moço de Saul, e disse-lhe: Tudo o que pertencia a Saul, e de toda a sua casa, tenho dado ao filho de teu senhor.

Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “Saul was your master; now I am giving to Mephibosheth everything that belonged to Saul and his family.

10 Trabalhar-lhe-heis pois a terra, tu e teus filhos, e teus servos, e recolherás os fructos, para que o filho de teu senhor tenha pão que coma, e Mephiboseth, filho de teu senhor, de continuo comerá pão á minha mesa. E tinha Ziba quinze filhos e vinte servos.

You and your 15 sons and your 20 servants must till/plow the land for Mephibosheth’s [family], and [plant crops] and harvest them, in order that they will have food to eat. But Mephibosheth will eat food with me at my house.”

11 E disse Ziba ao rei: Conforme a tudo quanto meu senhor, o rei, manda a seu servo, assim fará teu servo; porém Mephiboseth comerá á minha mesa como um dos filhos do rei

Ziba replied to the king, “Your majesty, I will do everything that you have commanded me to do.” So [after that], Mephibosheth always ate at the king’s table, as though he were one of the king’s sons.

12 E tinha Mephiboseth um filho pequeno, cujo nome era Mica: e todos quantos moravam em casa de Ziba eram servos de Mephiboseth.

Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. All of Ziba’s family became servants of Mephibosheth.

13 Morava pois Mephiboseth em Jerusalem, porquanto de continuo comia á mesa do rei, e era côxo de ambos os pés.

And Mephibosheth, who was still crippled in both of his feet, started to live in Jerusalem, and he always ate (at the king’s table/with the king).