2.Samuel 9 | English Standard Version Louis Segond 1910

2.Samuel 9 | English Standard Version

David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

1 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now 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.” 3 And 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.” 4 The 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.” 5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. 6 And 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.” 7 And 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.” 8 And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?” 9 Then 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. 10 And 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. 11 Then 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. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba’s house became Mephibosheth’s servants. 13 So 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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Louis Segond 1910
1 David dit: Reste-t-il encore quelqu'un de la maison de Saül, pour que je lui fasse du bien à cause de Jonathan? 2 Il y avait un serviteur de la maison de Saül, nommé Tsiba, que l'on fit venir auprès de David. Le roi lui dit: Es-tu Tsiba? Et il répondit: Ton serviteur! 3 Le roi dit: N'y a-t-il plus personne de la maison de Saül, pour que j'use envers lui de la bonté de Dieu? Et Tsiba répondit au roi: Il y a encore un fils de Jonathan, perclus des pieds. 4 Le roi lui dit: Où est-il? Et Tsiba répondit au roi: Il est dans la maison de Makir, fils d'Ammiel, à Lodebar. 5 Le roi David l'envoya chercher dans la maison de Makir, fils d'Ammiel, à Lodebar. 6 Et Mephiboscheth, fils de Jonathan, fils de Saül, vint auprès de David, tomba sur sa face et se prosterna. David dit: Mephiboscheth! Et il répondit: Voici ton serviteur. 7 David lui dit: Ne crains point, car je veux te faire du bien à cause de Jonathan, ton père. Je te rendrai toutes les terres de Saül, ton père, et tu mangeras toujours à ma table. 8 Il se prosterna, et dit: Qu'est ton serviteur, pour que tu regardes un chien mort, tel que moi? 9 Le roi appela Tsiba, serviteur de Saül, et lui dit: Je donne au fils de ton maître tout ce qui appartenait à Saül et à toute sa maison. 10 Tu cultiveras pour lui les terres, toi, tes fils, et tes serviteurs, et tu feras les récoltes, afin que le fils de ton maître ait du pain à manger; et Mephiboscheth, fils de ton maître, mangera toujours à ma table. Or Tsiba avait quinze fils et vingt serviteurs. 11 Il dit au roi: Ton serviteur fera tout ce que le roi mon seigneur ordonne à son serviteur. Et Mephiboscheth mangea à la table de David, comme l'un des fils du roi. 12 Mephiboscheth avait un jeune fils, nommé Mica, et tous ceux qui demeuraient dans la maison de Tsiba étaient serviteurs de Mephiboscheth. 13 Mephiboscheth habitait à Jérusalem, car il mangeait toujours à la table du roi. Il était boiteux des deux pieds.