9:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד הֲכִ֣י יֶשׁ ־ע֔וֹד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נוֹתַ֖ר לְבֵ֣ית שָׁא֑וּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה עִמּוֹ֙ חֶ֔סֶד בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוֹנָתָֽן ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Δαυιδ εἰ ἔστιν ἔτι ὑπολελειμμένος τῷ οἴκῳ Σαουλ καὶ ποιήσω μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἕνεκεν Ιωναθαν
Et dixit David : Putasne est aliquis qui remanserit de domo Saul , ut faciam cum eo misericordiam propter Jonathan ?
ወይቤ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ቦኑ ፡ ዘተርፈ ፡ ዓዲ ፡ ለቤተ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ወእገብር ፡ ምሕረተ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ዮናታን ።
David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
9:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּלְבֵ֨ית שָׁא֥וּל עֶ֙בֶד֙ וּשְׁמ֣וֹ צִיבָ֔א וַיִּקְרְאוּ ־ל֖וֹ אֶל ־דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ אֵלָ֛יו הַאַתָּ֥ה צִיבָ֖א וַיֹּ֥אמֶר עַבְדֶּֽךָ ׃
καὶ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου Σαουλ παῖς ἦν καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Σιβα καὶ καλοῦσιν αὐτὸν πρὸς Δαυιδ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ βασιλεύς εἰ σὺ εἶ Σιβα καὶ εἶπεν ἐγὼ δοῦλος σός
Erat autem de domo Saul servus nomine Siba : quem cum vocasset rex ad se , dixit ei : Tune es Siba ? Et ille respondit : Ego sum servus tuus .
ወሀሎ ፡ ወልድ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ወስሙ ፡ ሲባ ፡ ወጸውዕዎ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ አንተኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሲባ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ አነ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ገብርከ ።
There was of Saul’s house a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “I am your servant.”
9:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַאֶ֨פֶס ע֥וֹד אִישׁ֙ לְבֵ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה עִמּ֖וֹ חֶ֣סֶד אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל ־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ע֛וֹד בֵּ֥ן לִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן נְכֵ֥ה רַגְלָֽיִם ׃
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς εἰ ὑπολέλειπται ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου Σαουλ ἔτι ἀνὴρ καὶ ποιήσω μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος θεοῦ καὶ εἶπεν Σιβα πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ἔτι ἔστιν υἱὸς τῷ Ιωναθαν πεπληγὼς τοὺς πόδας
Et ait rex : Numquid superest aliquis de domo Saul , ut faciam cum eo misericordiam Dei ? Dixitque Siba regi : Superest filius Jonathae , debilis pedibus .
ወይቤሎ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ቦኑ ፡ ዘተርፈ ፡ ዓዲ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወእገብር ፡ ምሕረተ ፡ ምስሌሁ ፡ ዘእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ሲባ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ወልደ ፡ ዮናታን ፡ ወፅውስ ፡ እገሪሁ ።
The king said, “Is there not yet any of Saul’s house, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet.”
9:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּֽאמֶר ־ל֥וֹ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֵיפֹ֣ה ה֑וּא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל ־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הִנֵּה ־ה֗וּא בֵּ֛ית מָכִ֥יר בֶּן ־עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בְּל֥וֹ דְבָֽר ׃
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς ποῦ οὗτος καὶ εἶπεν Σιβα πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ἰδοὺ ἐν οἴκῳ Μαχιρ υἱοῦ Αμιηλ ἐκ τῆς Λαδαβαρ
Ubi , inquit , est ? Et Siba ad regem : Ecce , ait , in domo est Machir filii Ammiel , in Lodabar .
ወይቤሎ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ አይቴ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ሲባ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ሀለወ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ማኪር ፡ ወልደ ፡ አቢያል ፡ ዘእምነ ፡ ለበደር ።
The king said to him, “Where is he?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
9:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ מִבֵּ֛ית מָכִ֥יר בֶּן ־עַמִּיאֵ֖ל מִלּ֥וֹ דְבָֽר ׃
καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυιδ καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου Μαχιρ υἱοῦ Αμιηλ ἐκ τῆς Λαδαβαρ
Misit ergo rex David , et tulit eum de domo Machir filii Ammiel , de Lodabar .
ወለአከ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ወነሥኦ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ማኪር ፡ ወልደ ፡ አቢያል ፡ ዘእምነ ፡ ለበደር ።
Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
9:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַ֠יָּבֹ֠א מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת בֶּן ־יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן בֶּן ־שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל ־דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל ־פָּנָ֖יו וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ מְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּ֥ה עַבְדֶּֽךָ ׃
καὶ παραγίνεται Μεμφιβοσθε υἱὸς Ιωναθαν υἱοῦ Σαουλ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Δαυιδ καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Δαυιδ Μεμφιβοσθε καὶ εἶπεν ἰδοὺ ὁ δοῦλός σου
Cum autem venisset Miphiboseth filius Jonathae filii Saul ad David , corruit in faciem suam , et adoravit . Dixitque David : Miphiboseth ? Qui respondit : Adsum servus tuus .
ወመጽአ ፡ ሜንፌቦስቴ ፡ ወልደ ፡ ዮናታን ፡ ወልደ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ኀበ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ወወድቀ ፡ በገጹ ፡ ወሰገደ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ሜንፌቦስቴ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ነየ ፡ አነ ፡ ገብርከ ።
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, fell on his face, and showed respect. David said, “Mephibosheth?” He answered, “Behold, your servant!”
9:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ דָוִ֜ד אַל ־תִּירָ֗א כִּ֣י עָשֹׂה֩ אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה עִמְּךָ֥ חֶ֙סֶד֙ בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן אָבִ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י לְךָ֔ אֶֽת ־כׇּל ־שְׂדֵ֖ה שָׁא֣וּל אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַתָּ֗ה תֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֛חֶם עַל ־שֻׁלְחָנִ֖י תָּמִֽיד ׃
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Δαυιδ μὴ φοβοῦ ὅτι ποιῶν ποιήσω μετὰ σοῦ ἔλεος διὰ Ιωναθαν τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ ἀποκαταστήσω σοι πάντα ἀγρὸν Σαουλ πατρὸς τοῦ πατρός σου καὶ σὺ φάγῃ ἄρτον ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης μου διὰ παντός
Et ait ei David : Ne timeas , quia faciens faciam in te misericordiam propter Jonathan patrem tuum , et restituam tibi omnes agros Saul patris tui : et tu comedes panem in mensa mea semper .
ወይቤሎ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ኢትፍራህ ፡ እስመ ፡ ገቢረ ፡ እገብር ፡ ምሕረተ ፡ ምስሌከ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ዮናታን ፡ አቡከ ፡ ወኣገብእ ፡ ለከ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሐቅሎ ፡ ለሳኦል ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ለአቡከ ፡ ወአንተ ፡ ብላፅ ፡ እከለ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ማእድየ ፡ ዘልፈ ።
David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father. You will eat bread at my table continually.”
9:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֣י פָנִ֔יתָ אֶל ־הַכֶּ֥לֶב הַמֵּ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּמֽוֹנִי ׃
καὶ προσεκύνησεν Μεμφιβοσθε καὶ εἶπεν τίς εἰμι ὁ δοῦλός σου ὅτι ἐπέβλεψας ἐπὶ τὸν κύνα τὸν τεθνηκότα τὸν ὅμοιον ἐμοί
Qui adorans eum , dixit : Quis ego sum servus tuus , quoniam respexisti super canem mortuum similem mei ?
ወሰገደ ፡ ሜንፌቦስቴ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ምንትኑ ፡ ገብርከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትነጽር ፡ ላዕሌየ ፡ ከልብ ፡ ምውት ፡ ዘከማየ ።
He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”
9:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּקְרָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֶל ־צִיבָ֛א נַ֥עַר שָׁא֖וּל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֑יו כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה לְשָׁאוּל֙ וּלְכׇל ־בֵּית֔וֹ נָתַ֖תִּי לְבֶן ־אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ ׃
καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σιβα τὸ παιδάριον Σαουλ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν πάντα ὅσα ἐστὶν τῷ Σαουλ καὶ ὅλῳ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ δέδωκα τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ κυρίου σου
Vocavit itaque rex Sibam puerum Saul , et dixit ei : Omnia quaecumque fuerunt Saul , et universam domum ejus , dedi filio domini tui .
ወጸውዖ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ለሲባ ፡ ለገብረ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ንዋየ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ወኵሎ ፡ ቤቶ ፡ ወሀብክዎ ፡ ለወልደ ፡ እግዚእከ ።
Then the king called to 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 son.
9:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְעָבַ֣דְתָּ לּ֣וֹ אֶֽת ־הָאֲדָמָ֡ה אַתָּה֩ וּבָנֶ֨יךָ וַעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ וְהֵבֵ֗אתָ וְהָיָ֨ה לְבֶן ־אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ לֶּ֙חֶם֙ וַאֲכָל֔וֹ וּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בֶּן ־אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ יֹאכַ֥ל תָּמִ֛יד לֶ֖חֶם עַל ־שֻׁלְחָנִ֑י וּלְצִיבָ֗א חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר בָּנִ֖ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים עֲבָדִֽים ׃
καὶ ἐργᾷ αὐτῷ τὴν γῆν σὺ καὶ οἱ υἱοί σου καὶ οἱ δοῦλοί σου καὶ εἰσοίσεις τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ κυρίου σου ἄρτους καὶ ἔδεται αὐτούς καὶ Μεμφιβοσθε υἱὸς τοῦ κυρίου σου φάγεται διὰ παντὸς ἄρτον ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης μου καὶ τῷ Σιβα ἦσαν πεντεκαίδεκα υἱοὶ καὶ εἴκοσι δοῦλοι
Operare igitur ei terram tu , et filii tui , et servi tui , et inferes filio domini tui cibos ut alatur : Miphiboseth autem filius domini tui comedet semper panem super mensam meam . Erant autem Sibae quindecim filii , et viginti servi .
ወተገበር ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ምድር ፡ አንተ ፡ ወደቂቅከ ፡ ወነባሪከ ፡ ወአእትዉ ፡ ለወልደ ፡ እግዚእክሙ ፡ እክሎ ፡ ወተሴሰይዎ ፡ አንትሙ ፡ ወሜንፎብስቴ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እግዚእከ ፡ ይብላዕ ፡ እክለ ፡ ዘልፈ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ማእድየ ፤ ወቦ ፡ ሲባ ፡ ፲ወ፭ደቂቀ ፡ ወ፳አግብርተ ።
Till the land for him—you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth your master’s son will always eat bread at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
9:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל ־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצַוֶּ֜ה אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶת ־עַבְדּ֔וֹ כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת אֹכֵל֙ עַל ־שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י כְּאַחַ֖ד מִבְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Σιβα πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἐντέταλται ὁ κύριός μου ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ δούλῳ αὐτοῦ οὕτως ποιήσει ὁ δοῦλός σου καὶ Μεμφιβοσθε ἤσθιεν ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης Δαυιδ καθὼς εἷς τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ βασιλέως
Dixitque Siba ad regem : Sicut jussisti , domine mi rex , servo tuo , sic faciet servus tuus : et Miphiboseth comedet super mensam meam , quasi unus de filiis regis .
ወይቤሎ ፡ ሲባ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ዘአዘዞ ፡ እግዚእየ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ለገብሩ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ይገብር ፡ ገብርከ ፡ ወሜንፎብስቴሰ ፡ ይበልዕ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ማእደ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ በከመ ፡ ፩እምደቂቀ ፡ ንጉሥ ።
Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table like one of the king’s sons.
9:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת בֵּן ־קָטָ֖ן וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מִיכָ֑א וְכֹל֙ מוֹשַׁ֣ב בֵּית ־צִיבָ֔א עֲבָדִ֖ים לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת ׃
καὶ τῷ Μεμφιβοσθε υἱὸς μικρὸς καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Μιχα καὶ πᾶσα ἡ κατοίκησις τοῦ οἴκου Σιβα δοῦλοι τοῦ Μεμφιβοσθε
Habebat autem Miphiboseth filium parvulum nomine Micha : omnis vero cognatio domus Sibae serviebat Miphiboseth .
ወቦ ፡ ሜንፎብስቴ ፡ ወልድ ፡ ንኡስ ፡ ወስሙ ፡ ሚከ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ሲባ ፡ አግብርቲሁ ፡ ለሜንፎብስቴ ፡ እሙንቱ ።
Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All who lived in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
9:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת יֹשֵׁב֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם כִּ֣י עַל ־שֻׁלְחַ֥ן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ תָּמִ֖יד ה֣וּא אֹכֵ֑ל וְה֥וּא פִסֵּ֖חַ שְׁתֵּ֥י רַגְלָֽיו ׃ {פ}
καὶ Μεμφιβοσθε κατῴκει ἐν Ιερουσαλημ ὅτι ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης τοῦ βασιλέως διὰ παντὸς ἤσθιεν καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν χωλὸς ἀμφοτέροις τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτοῦ
Porro Miphiboseth habitabat in Jerusalem , quia de mensa regis jugiter vescebatur : et erat claudus utroque pede .
ወሜንፎብስቴሰ ፡ ነበረ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም ፡ እስመ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ማእደ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ይበልዕ ፡ ዘልፈ ፡ ወፅውስ ፡ እገሪሁ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ክልኤሆን ።
So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.