| א וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד--הֲכִי יֶשׁ-עוֹד, אֲשֶׁר נוֹתַר לְבֵית שָׁאוּל; וְאֶעֱשֶׂה עִמּוֹ חֶסֶד, בַּעֲבוּר יְהוֹנָתָן. | 1 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?' |
| ב וּלְבֵית שָׁאוּל עֶבֶד וּשְׁמוֹ צִיבָא, וַיִּקְרְאוּ-לוֹ אֶל-דָּוִד; וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵלָיו הַאַתָּה צִיבָא, וַיֹּאמֶר עַבְדֶּךָ. | 2 Now there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him unto David; and the king said unto him: 'Art thou Ziba?' And he said: 'Thy servant is he.' |
| ג וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ, הַאֶפֶס עוֹד אִישׁ לְבֵית שָׁאוּל, וְאֶעֱשֶׂה עִמּוֹ, חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים; וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ, עוֹד בֵּן לִיהוֹנָתָן נְכֵה רַגְלָיִם. | 3 And the king said: 'Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him?' And Ziba said unto the king: 'Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame on his feet.' |
| ד וַיֹּאמֶר-לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ, אֵיפֹה הוּא; וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא, אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ, הִנֵּה-הוּא בֵּית מָכִיר בֶּן-עַמִּיאֵל, בְּלוֹ דְבָר. | 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 Lo-debar.' |
| ה וַיִּשְׁלַח, הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד; וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ, מִבֵּית מָכִיר בֶּן-עַמִּיאֵל--מִלּוֹ דְבָר. | 5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. |
| ו וַיָּבֹא מְפִיבֹשֶׁת בֶּן-יְהוֹנָתָן בֶּן-שָׁאוּל, אֶל-דָּוִד, וַיִּפֹּל עַל-פָּנָיו, וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ; וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד מְפִיבֹשֶׁת, וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה עַבְדֶּךָ. | 6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto David, and fell on his face, and prostrated himself. And David said: 'Mephibosheth!' And he answered: 'Behold thy servant!' |
| ז וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ דָוִד אַל-תִּירָא, כִּי עָשֹׂה אֶעֱשֶׂה עִמְּךָ חֶסֶד בַּעֲבוּר יְהוֹנָתָן אָבִיךָ, וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי לְךָ, אֶת-כָּל-שְׂדֵה שָׁאוּל אָבִיךָ; וְאַתָּה, תֹּאכַל לֶחֶם עַל-שֻׁלְחָנִי--תָּמִיד. | 7 And David said unto him: 'Fear not; for I will surely show 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.' |
| ח וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ, וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה עַבְדֶּךָ: כִּי פָנִיתָ, אֶל-הַכֶּלֶב הַמֵּת אֲשֶׁר כָּמוֹנִי. | 8 And he bowed down, and said: 'What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?' |
| ט וַיִּקְרָא הַמֶּלֶךְ, אֶל-צִיבָא נַעַר שָׁאוּל--וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו: כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְשָׁאוּל וּלְכָל-בֵּיתוֹ, נָתַתִּי לְבֶן-אֲדֹנֶיךָ. | 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him: 'All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's son. |
| י וְעָבַדְתָּ לּוֹ אֶת-הָאֲדָמָה אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וַעֲבָדֶיךָ וְהֵבֵאתָ, וְהָיָה לְבֶן-אֲדֹנֶיךָ לֶּחֶם וַאֲכָלוֹ, וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת בֶּן-אֲדֹנֶיךָ, יֹאכַל תָּמִיד לֶחֶם עַל-שֻׁלְחָנִי; וּלְצִיבָא, חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בָּנִים--וְעֶשְׂרִים עֲבָדִים. | 10 And thou shalt till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread continually at my table.' Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. |
| יא וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא, אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ, כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-עַבְדּוֹ, כֵּן יַעֲשֶׂה עַבְדֶּךָ; וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת, אֹכֵל עַל-שֻׁלְחָנִי, כְּאַחַד, מִבְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ. | 11 Then said Ziba unto the king: 'According to all that my lord the king commandeth his servant, so shall thy servant do; but Mephibosheth eateth at my table as one of the king's sons.' |
| יב וְלִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת בֵּן-קָטָן, וּשְׁמוֹ מִיכָא; וְכֹל מוֹשַׁב בֵּית-צִיבָא, עֲבָדִים לִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת. | 12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. |
| יג וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת, יֹשֵׁב בִּירוּשָׁלִַם, כִּי עַל-שֻׁלְחַן הַמֶּלֶךְ תָּמִיד, הוּא אֹכֵל; וְהוּא פִסֵּחַ, שְׁתֵּי רַגְלָיו. {פ} | 13 But Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king's table; and he was lame on both his feet. {P} |