2 Samuel 9

1 E disse Davi: Restou algum da casa de Saul, a quem faça eu misericórdia por causa de Jônatas?

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?

2 E havia um servo da casa de Saul, que se chamava Ziba, ao qual quando chamaram que viesse a Davi, o rei lhe disse: És tu Ziba? E ele respondeu: Teu servo.

And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him to David, the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he.

3 E o rei disse: Não restou ninguém da casa de Saul, a quem faça eu misericórdia de Deus? E Ziba respondeu ao rei: Ainda restou um filho de Jônatas, aleijado dos pés.

And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

4 Então o rei lhe disse: E esse onde está? E Ziba respondeu ao rei: Eis que, está em casa de Maquir filho de Amiel, em Lo-Debar.

And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

5 E enviou o rei Davi, e tomou-o de casa de Maquir filho de Amiel, de Lo-Debar.

Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.

6 E vindo Mefibosete, filho de Jônatas filho de Saul, a Davi, prostrou-se sobre seu rosto, e fez reverência. E disse Davi: Mefibosete. E ele respondeu: Eis aqui teu servo.

Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come to David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold your servant!

7 E disse-lhe Davi: Não tenhas temor, porque eu à verdade farei contigo misericórdia por causa de Jônatas teu pai, e te devolverei todas as terras de Saul teu pai; e tu comerás sempre pão à minha mesa.

And David said to him, Fear not: for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.

8 E ele inclinando-se, disse: Quem é teu servo, para que olhes a um cão morto como eu?

And he bowed himself, and said, What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?

9 Então o rei chamou a Ziba, servo de Saul, e disse-lhe: Tudo o que foi de Saul e de toda sua casa, eu o dei ao filho de teu senhor.

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, I have given to your master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

10 Tu pois lhe lavrarás as terras, tu com teus filhos, e teus servos, e colherás os frutos, para que o filho de teu senhor tenha com que se manter; mas Mefibosete, o filho de teu senhor comerá sempre pão à minha mesa. E Ziba tinha quinze filhos e vinte servos.

You therefore, and your sons, and your servants, shall till the land for him, and you shall bring in the fruits, that your master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11 E respondeu Ziba ao rei: Conforme tudo o que mandou meu senhor o rei a seu servo, assim teu servo o fará. Mefibosete, disse o rei, comerá à minha mesa, como um dos filhos do rei.

Then said Ziba to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.

12 E tinha Mefibosete um filho pequeno, que se chamava Mica. E toda a família da casa de Ziba eram servos de Mefibosete.

And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelled in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

13 E morava Mefibosete em Jerusalém, porque comia sempre à mesa do rei; e era coxo de ambos os pés.

So Mephibosheth dwelled in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.