2Samuel 9

 

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד הֲכִי יֶשׁ־עוֹד אֲשֶׁר נוֹתַר לְבֵית שָׁאוּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂה עִמּוֹ חֶסֶד בַּעֲבוּר יְהוֹנָתָן׃   9:1

2Sam. 9:1   And David said, “Is there yet one who remains of the house of Saul that I may deal with him kindly for the sake of Jonathan?”

וּלְבֵית שָׁאוּל עֶבֶד וּשְׁמוֹ צִיבָא וַיִּקְרְאוּ־לוֹ אֶל־דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵלָיו הַאַתָּה צִיבָא וַיֹּאמֶר עַבְדֶּךָ׃   9:2

2Sam. 9:2   And of the house of Saul there was a servant and his name was Ziba, and they called him to David.  And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”  And he said, “Your servant.”

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ הַאֶפֶס עוֹד אִישׁ לְבֵית שָׁאוּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂה עִמּוֹ חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹד   9:3 בֵּן לִיהוֹנָתָן נְכֵה רַגְלָיִם׃

2Sam. 9:3   And the king said, “Is there no one anymore of the house of Saul that I may exercise the kindness of God with him?  And Ziba said to the king, “There is yet a son of Jonathan's, lame of feet.

וַיֹּאמֶר־לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵיפֹה הוּא וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה־הוּא בֵּית מָכִיר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵל בְּלוֹ דְבָר׃   9:4

2Sam. 9:4   And the king said to him, “Where is he?”  And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is at the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.”

וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ מִבֵּית מָכִיר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵל מִלּוֹ דְבָר׃   9:5

2Sam. 9:5   And king David sent and got him from the house of Machir son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

וַיָּבֹא מְפִיבֹשֶׁת בֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָן בֶּן־שָׁאוּל אֶל־דָּוִד וַיִּפֹּל עַל־פָּנָיו וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד מְפִיבֹשֶׁת וַיֹּאמֶר   9:6

  הִנֵּה עַבְדֶּךָ׃

2Sam. 9:6   And Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul came to David and fell on his face and prostrated himself.  And David said, “Mephibosheth.”  And he answered, “Behold your servant.”

וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ דָוִד אַל־תִּירָא כִּי עָשֹׂה אֶעֱשֶׂה עִמְּךָ חֶסֶד בַּעֲבוּר יְהוֹנָתָן אָבִיךָ וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי לְךָ אֶת־כָּל־שְׂדֵה   9:7 שָׁאוּל אָבִיךָ וְאַתָּה תֹּאכַל לֶחֶם עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִי תָּמִיד׃

2Sam. 9:7   And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely exercise kindness with you for the sake of Jonathan, your father, and restore all the land of Saul, your father, to you and you shall always eat bread at my table.”

וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי פָנִיתָ אֶל־הַכֶּלֶב הַמֵּת אֲשֶׁר כָּמוֹנִי׃   9:8

2Sam. 9:8   And he bowed down and said, “What is your servant that you turn to me who is like a dead dog?”

וַיִּקְרָא הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־צִיבָא נַעַר שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְשָׁאוּל וּלְכָל־בֵּיתוֹ נָתַתִּי לְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶיךָ׃   9:9

2Sam. 9:9   Then the king called to Ziba, servant of Saul, and said to him, “I have given all that belonged to Saul and to all his house to the son of your master.”

וְעָבַדְתָּ לּוֹ אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וַעֲבָדֶיךָ וְהֵבֵאתָ וְהָיָה לְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶיךָ לֶּחֶם וַאֲכָלוֹ וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת בֶּן־   9:10 אֲדֹנֶיךָ יֹאכַל תָּמִיד לֶחֶם עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִי וּלְצִיבָא חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בָּנִים וְעֶשְׂרִים עֲבָדִים׃

2Sam. 9:10   “And you shall work the soil for him, you and your sons and your servants, and you shall harvest, so there shall be food for the son of your master that he could eat it, but Mephibosheth, son of your master, shall always eat bread at my table.”  And there were fifteen sons and twenty servants for Ziba.

וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־עַבְדּוֹ כֵּן יַעֲשֶׂה עַבְדֶּךָ וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת אֹכֵל   9:11    עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִי כְּאַחַד מִבְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃

2Sam. 9:11   And Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord, the king, may command his servant, so he shall do, but Mephibosheth has eaten at my table like one of the sons of the king.”

וְלִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת בֵּן־קָטָן וּשְׁמוֹ מִיכָא וְכֹל מוֹשַׁב בֵּית־צִיבָא עֲבָדִים לִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת׃   9:12

2Sam. 9:12   And there was a young son for Mephibosheth and his name was Mica.  And all who lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת יֹשֵׁב בִּירוּשָׁלִַם כִּי עַל־שֻׁלְחַן הַמֶּלֶךְ תָּמִיד הוּא אֹכֵל וְהוּא פִּסֵּחַ שְׁתֵּי רַגְלָיו׃   9:13

2Sam. 9:13   But Mephibosheth stayed in Jerusalem, for he always ate at the table of the king, and he was lame on both his legs.

 

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