Luo Samuel 9

1 Sie len ah David el siyuk, “Ya oasr mwet lula in sou lal Saul? Fin oasr, nga lungse fahkak kulang nu sel ke sripal Jonathan.”

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 Oasr sie mwet kulansap lal Saul, el pa Ziba, na fwackyang nu sel elan som nu yorol David. Ke el som, tokosra el siyuk, “Ku kom pa Ziba?” Na el topuk, “Aok, nga tupan enenu lom.”

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.'

3 Tokosra el siyuk sel, “Ku oasr mwet lula in sou lal Saul su nga ac ku in kasru ac fahkak kulang nu sel, oana nga tuh wulela nu sin LEUM GOD mu nga ac oru?” Ac Ziba el fahk, “Sie sin wen natul Jonathan el srakna moul, tuh el sukapasla.”

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.'

4 Na tokosra el siyuk, “El aya?” Ziba el fahk, “El oasr lohm sel Machir wen natul Ammiel, in acn Lodebar.”

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.'

5 Ouinge Tokosra David el sapla solal.

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

6 Ke Mephibosheth, wen natul Jonathan natul Saul, el tuku el srimi ye mutal David in akfulatyal. Na David el fahk, “Mephibosheth.” Ac el topuk, “Nga pa inge, nga tupan enenu lom.”

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!'

7 David el fahk, “Nikmet sangeng. Nga ac fah kulang nu sum ke sripal Jonathan, papa tomom. Nga fah folokonot acn nukewa lal Saul, papa matu tomom, ac pacl nukewa kom arulana sukosok in tuku nu ke tepu luk uh.”

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.'

8 Mephibosheth el sifilpa srimi ac fahk, “Efu kom oru arulana wo nu sik, sruhk nga tia wo liki kosro ngalngul misa soko?”

And he bowed down, and said: 'What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?'

9 Na tokosra el pangnol Ziba, mwet kulansap lal Saul, ac fahk, “Nga ac folokonang ma nukewa lal Saul, leum lom, ac lun sou lal, nu sel Mephibosheth, wen nutin natul Saul.

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.

10 Kom, ac wen nutum ac mwet kulansap lom, ac fah imai acn inge nu sin sou lal Saul, leum lom. Kowos in orani fokin kosrani ac sang kitalos. Tusruktu Mephibosheth sifacna el ac fah sukosok nu ke tepu luk pacl nukewa.” (Oasr wen singoul limekosr natul Ziba, ac mwet kulansap longoul lal.)

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.

11 Na Ziba el fahk, “O Tokosra, nga fah oru ma nukewa ma kom sapkin.” Ouinge Mephibosheth el wi mongo ke tepu lun tokosra, oapana sie tulik nutin tokosra.

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.'

12 Oasr sie wen fusr natul Mephibosheth pangpang Mica. Mwet nukewa in sou lal Ziba elos mwet kulansapla lal Mephibosheth.

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

13 Ouinge Mephibosheth, su ulla nial kewa, el mutana Jerusalem ac mongo yurin tokosra ke pacl in mongo nukewa.

But Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king's table; and he was lame on both his feet.