1大衛問：「掃羅一家還有什麼人嗎？我要因為和約拿單的情義而恩待他。」2有人就去叫掃羅家一個名叫洗巴的僕人來見大衛，王問他：「你就是洗巴嗎？」他說：「僕人正是洗巴。」3王說：「掃羅家中還有什麼人？我要以上帝的慈愛來待他。」洗巴答道：「約拿單還有一個兒子，是雙腳殘廢的。」4王說：「他在哪裡？」洗巴答道：「他住在羅·底巴，在亞米利的兒子瑪吉家裡。」5於是，大衛王派人去羅·底巴把他從亞米利的兒子瑪吉家裡接來。6掃羅的孫子、約拿單的兒子米非波設來到大衛面前，向他俯伏叩拜。大衛說：「米非波設！」米非波設答道：「僕人在這裡。」7大衛說：「你不用害怕，我要因為和你父親約拿單的情義而恩待你。我要把你祖父掃羅所有的田地歸還給你，你要常與我同席吃飯。」8米非波設再次叩拜，說：「僕人算什麼？不過像一條死狗罷了，你竟這樣眷顧我！」9王又把掃羅的僕人洗巴召來，對他說：「我已把掃羅全家的產業都賜給了你主人的孫子米非波設。10你和你的兒子及僕人要為米非波設種田，把出產拿來供養他。他還要常常與我同席吃飯。」洗巴有十五個兒子，二十個僕人。11洗巴對王說：「僕人必遵行我主我王的一切吩咐。」於是，米非波設像王子一樣常與大衛同席吃飯。12米非波設有一個小兒子名叫米迦。洗巴家中的人都做了米非波設的僕人。13從此，雙腳殘廢的米非波設就住在耶路撒冷，常常與王同席吃飯。
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David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth
1And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”2Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.”3And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet.”4The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.”5Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.6And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.”7And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.”8And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?”9Then the king called 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 grandson.10And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, that your master’s grandson may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s grandson shall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.11Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s* table, like one of the king’s sons.12And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba’s house became Mephibosheth’s servants.13So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate always at the king’s table. Now he was lame in both his feet.
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