< 2 Samuelova 9 >

1 I reèe David: ima li jošte ko da je ostao od doma Saulova? da mu uèinim milost radi Jonatana.
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 A bijaše jedan sluga doma Saulova, po imenu Siva; i dozvaše ga k Davidu. I reèe mu car: jesi li ti Siva? A on reèe: ja sam, sluga tvoj.
[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 A car reèe: ima li jošte ko od doma Saulova da mu uèinim milost Božiju? A Siva reèe caru: još ima sin Jonatanov, hrom na nogu.
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 I reèe mu car: gdje je? A Siva reèe caru: eno ga u domu Mahira sina Amilova u Lodevaru.
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 Tada posla car David da ga dovedu iz Lodevara iz doma Mahira sina Amilova.
So King David sent [messengers] to bring Mephibosheth [to Jerusalem].
6 A kad doðe k Davidu Mefivostej sin Jonatana sina Saulova, pade na lice svoje i pokloni se. A David reèe: Mefivosteju! A on reèe: evo sluge tvojega.
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 A David mu reèe: ne boj se; jer æu ti uèiniti milost Jonatana radi oca tvojega, daæu ti natrag sve njive Saula oca tvojega; a ti æeš svagda jesti za mojim stolom.
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 A on se pokloni i reèe: ko sam ja sluga tvoj, te si pogledao na mrtva psa kao što sam ja?
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 I car dozva Sivu slugu Saulova, i reèe mu: što je god bilo Saulovo i svega doma njegova, dao sam sinu tvojega gospodara.
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 Radi mu dakle zemlju ti i sinovi tvoji i sluge tvoje, i donosi da sin gospodara tvojega ima hljeba da jede; ali Mefivostej sin gospodara tvojega ješæe svagda za mojim stolom. Siva pak imaše petnaest sinova i dvadeset sluga.
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 I reèe Siva caru: kako je car gospodar moj zapovjedio sluzi svojemu, sve æe èiniti sluga tvoj. Ali Mefivostej, reèe car, ješæe za mojim stolom kao carski sin.
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 A Mefivostej imaše maloga sina, kojemu ime bješe Miha; a svi koji življahu u domu Sivinu bijahu sluge Mefivostejeve.
Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. All of Ziba’s family became servants of Mephibosheth.
13 A Mefivostej sjeðaše u Jerusalimu, jer svagda jeðaše za carevijem stolom, a bješe hrom na obje noge.
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).

< 2 Samuelova 9 >