2 Samuel

大卫和米非波设

1大卫问说：「扫罗家还有剩下的人没有？我要因约拿单的缘故向他施恩。」

2扫罗家有一个仆人，名叫洗巴，有人叫他来见大卫，王问他说：「你是洗巴吗？」回答说：「仆人是。」

3王说：「扫罗家还有人没有？我要照 神的慈爱恩待他。」洗巴对王说：「还有约拿单的一个儿子，是瘸腿的。」

4王说：「他在哪里？」洗巴对王说：「他在罗·底巴，亚米利的儿子玛吉家里。」

5于是大卫王打发人去，从罗·底巴、亚米利的儿子玛吉家里召了他来。

6扫罗的孙子、约拿单的儿子米非波设来见大卫，伏地叩拜。大卫说：「米非波设！」米非波设说：「仆人在此。」

7大卫说：「你不要惧怕，我必因你父亲约拿单的缘故施恩与你，将你祖父扫罗的一切田地都归还你；你也可以常与我同席吃饭。」

8米非波设又叩拜，说：「仆人算什么，不过如死狗一般，竟蒙王这样眷顾！」

9王召了扫罗的仆人洗巴来，对他说：「我已将属扫罗和他的一切家产都赐给你主人的儿子了。

10你和你的众子、仆人要为你主人的儿子米非波设耕种田地，把所产的拿来供他食用；他却要常与我同席吃饭。」洗巴有十五个儿子，二十个仆人。

11洗巴对王说：「凡我主我王吩咐仆人的，仆人都必遵行。」王又说：「米非波设必与我同席吃饭，如王的儿子一样。」

12米非波设有一个小儿子，名叫米迦。凡住在洗巴家里的人都作了米非波设的仆人。

13于是米非波设住在耶路撒冷，常与王同席吃饭。他两腿都是瘸的。

1And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan’s sake?

2Now there was of the house of Saul, a servant named Siba: and when the king had called him to him, he said to him: Art thou Siba? And he answered: I am Siba thy servant.

3And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet.

4Where is he? said he. And Siba said to the king: Behold he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lodabar.

5Then king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodabar.

6And when Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come to David, he fell on his face and worshipped. And David said: Miphiboseth? And he answered: Behold thy servant.

7And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew thee mercy for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table always.

8He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?

9Then the king called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master’s son.

10Thou therefore and thy sons and thy servants shall till the land for him: and thou shalt bring in food for thy master’s son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of thy master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11And Siba said to the king: As thou my lord the king hast commanded thy servant, so will thy servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the king.

12And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all the kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth.

13But Miphiboseth dwelt in Jerusalem: because he ate always of the king’s table: and he was lame of both feet.