صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 9

١ 1 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «هَلْ يُوجَدُ بَعْدُ أَحَدٌ قَدْ بَقِيَ مِنْ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ، فَأَصْنَعَ مَعَهُ مَعْرُوفًا مِنْ أَجْلِ يُونَاثَانَ؟»

And David said, Is there yet one left unto the house of Saul, —that I may show him lovingkindness, for the sake of, Jonathan?

٢ 2 وَكَانَ لِبَيْتِ شَاوُلَ عَبْدٌ ٱسْمُهُ صِيبَا، فَٱسْتَدْعَوْهُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ، وَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَأَنْتَ صِيبَا؟» فَقَالَ: «عَبْدُكَ».

Now, unto the house of Saul, belonged 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!

٣ 3 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَلَا يُوجَدُ بَعْدُ أَحَدٌ لِبَيْتِ شَاوُلَ فَأَصْنَعَ مَعَهُ إِحْسَانَ ٱللهِ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «بَعْدُ ٱبْنٌ لِيُونَاثَانَ أَعْرَجُ ٱلرِّجْلَيْنِ».

Then said the king—Is there never a man remaining unto the house of Saul, that I may show him the lovingkindness of God? And Ziba said unto the king, There remaineth a son unto Jonathan, lame in his feet.

٤ 4 فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «هُوَذَا هُوَ فِي بَيْتِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ عَمِّيئِيلَ فِي لُودَبَارَ».

And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Lo! he, is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

٥ 5 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ وَأَخَذَهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ عَمِّيئِيلَ مِنْ لُودَبَارَ.

Then sent King David, —and fetched him out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

٦ 6 فَجَاءَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ بْنُ يُونَاثَانَ بْنِ شَاوُلَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ وَخَرَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَسَجَدَ، فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «يَامَفِيبُوشَثُ». فَقَالَ: «هَأَنَذَا عَبْدُكَ».

Now, when Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came in unto David, he fell on his face and did homage. And David said, Mephibosheth? And he said, Lo! thy servant.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «لَا تَخَفْ. فَإِنِّي لَأَعْمَلَنَّ مَعَكَ مَعْرُوفًا مِنْ أَجْلِ يُونَاثَانَ أَبِيكَ، وَأَرُدُّ لَكَ كُلَّ حُقُولِ شَاوُلَ أَبِيكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا عَلَى مَائِدَتِي دَائِمًا».

And David said to him—Do not fear, for I will, indeed shew, thee lovingkindness, for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and will restore unto thee all the land of Saul thy father, —but, thou thyself, shall eat bread at my table, continually.

٨ 8 فَسَجَدَ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ هُوَ عَبْدُكَ حَتَّى تَلْتَفِتَ إِلَى كَلْبٍ مَيِّتٍ مِثْلِي؟».

And he did homage, and said—What is thy servant, —that thou hast turned towards such a dead dog as I?

٩ 9 وَدَعَا ٱلْمَلِكُ صِيبَا غُلَامَ شَاوُلَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «كُلُّ مَا كَانَ لِشَاوُلَ وَلِكُلِّ بَيْتِهِ قَدْ دَفَعْتُهُ لِٱبْنِ سَيِّدِكَ.

Then the king called for Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, —All that pertained unto Saul and unto all his house, have I given unto the son of thy lord:

١٠ 10 فَتَشْتَغِلُ لَهُ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ أَنْتَ وَبَنُوكَ وَعَبِيدُكَ، وَتَسْتَغِلُّ لِيَكُونَ لِٱبْنِ سَيِّدِكَ خُبْزٌ لِيَأْكُلَ. وَمَفِيبُوشَثُ ٱبْنُ سَيِّدِكَ يَأْكُلُ دَائِمًا خُبْزًا عَلَى مَائِدَتِي». وَكَانَ لِصِيبَا خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ ٱبْنًا وَعِشْرُونَ عَبْدًا.

therefore shalt thou till for him the ground, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants, and shalt bring in, so that thy lord’s son may have bread to eat, but, Mephibosheth, thy lord’s son, shall continually eat bread at my table. Now, Ziba, had fifteen sons, and twenty servants.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ عَبْدَهُ كَذَلِكَ يَصْنَعُ عَبْدُكَ». «فَيَأْكُلُ مَفِيبُوشَثُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِي كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ».

Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king shall command his servant, so, will thy servant do, —but, Mephibosheth, is to eat at the table of David, as one of the sons of the king.

١٢ 12 وَكَانَ لِمَفِيبُوشَثَ ٱبْنٌ صَغِيرٌ ٱسْمُهُ مِيخَا. وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ سَاكِنِي بَيْتِ صِيبَا عَبِيدًا لِمَفِيبُوشَثَ.

Now, Mephibosheth, had a little son, whose name, was Micha. And, all that dwelt in the house of Ziba, were servants unto Mephibosheth.

١٣ 13 فَسَكَنَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْكُلُ دَائِمًا عَلَى مَائِدَةِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. وَكَانَ أَعْرَجَ مِنْ رِجْلَيْهِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا.

So, Mephibosheth, dwelt in Jerusalem, for, at the table of the king, continually, had he to eat, —he being lame, in both his feet.