2 Samuel 9
English Standard Version
David's Kindness to Mephibosheth
9 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may (A)show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was (B)Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” 3 And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show (C)the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of (D)Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet.” 4 The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of (E)Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” 5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. 6 And (F)Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” 7 And David said to him, “Do not fear, (G)for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and (H)you shall eat at my table always.” 8 And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for (I)a dead dog such as I?”
9 Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's grandson. 10 And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, that your master's grandson may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master's grandson (J)shall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had (K)fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do.” So Mephibosheth (L)ate at David's[a] table, like one of the king's sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, (M)whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants. 13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for (N)he ate always at the king's table. Now (O)he was lame in both his feet.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 9:11 Septuagint; Hebrew my
2 Samuelsboken 9
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
David hedrar Mefivoshet
9 David frågade om någon ur Sauls familj fortfarande fanns kvar, någon som han skulle kunna visa godhet mot för Jonatans skull. 2 Man kallade då på en man som hette Siva, som varit tjänare åt Saul.
”Är du Siva?” frågade kungen. ”Ja, herre”, svarade han. 3 Kungen frågade då: ”Finns det inte någon ur Sauls familj kvar som jag på något sätt skulle kunna visa Guds nåd?” ”Jo”, svarade Siva. ”En av Jonatans söner lever fortfarande, en som är förlamad i fötterna.[a]” 4 ”Var finns han?” frågade kungen. ”I Lo Devar, hos Makir, Ammiels son”, svarade Siva.
5 Kung David lät då hämta honom från Ammiels son Makirs hus i Lo Devar. 6 Mefivoshet, Jonatans son och Sauls sonson, kom så till David. Han föll ner på sitt ansikte och bugade sig djupt inför honom. ”Mefivoshet”, sa David.
”Ja, herre”, svarade han. 7 ”Var inte rädd!” sa David. ”Jag vill visa dig nåd för din far Jonatans skull. Du ska få tillbaka allt det land som tillhörde din farfar Saul och du ska alltid äta här vid mitt bord.” 8 Mefivoshet bugade sig djupt och sa: ”Men hur kan du, herre, bry dig om en död hund som mig?”
9 Kungen sände nu efter Sauls tjänare Siva och sa till honom: ”Jag har gett din husbondes sonson allt som tillhörde Saul och hans familj. 10 Du och dina söner och tjänare ska bruka landet åt honom, så att han får mat till sin familj, men själv ska han alltid äta vid mitt bord.”
Siva, som hade femton söner och tjugo tjänare, 11 svarade: ”Jag ska göra precis som du har sagt, min herre och kung!”
Från den dagen åt Mefivoshet vid Davids bord som en av hans söner.
12 Mefivoshet hade en liten son som hette Mika. Hela Sivas familj blev Mefivoshets tjänare, 13 men själv bodde Mefivoshet i Jerusalem eftersom han alltid skulle äta vid kungens bord. Mefivoshet var halt på båda fötterna.
2 Samuel 9
King James Version
9 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
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