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David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth
1Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may ⚓show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
2And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was⚓Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”
He said, “At your service!”
3Then the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show ⚓the kindness of God?”
And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is⚓lame in his feet.”
4So the king said to him, “Where is he?”
And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is in the house of ⚓Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
5Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6Now when ⚓Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?”
And he answered, “Here is your servant!”
7So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.”
8Then he bowed himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look upon such ⚓a dead dog as I?”
9And the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, ⚓“I have given to your master’s son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
10You therefore, and your sons and your servants, shall work the land for him, and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s son ⚓shall eat bread at my table always.” Now Ziba had ⚓fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do.”
“As for Mephibosheth,” said the king, “he shall eat at my table like one of the king’s sons.”
12Mephibosheth had a young son ⚓whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
13So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, ⚓for he ate continually at the king’s table. And he ⚓was lame in both his feet.
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Davi thiab Mefinpause
1Davi hais tias, “Xa‑u caj ces tshuav leejtwg rau kuv hlub vim yog saib rau Yaunathas los tsis tshuav?”
2Xa‑u tsev neeg muaj ib tug tub qhe hu ua Xinpa, ces lawv txawm hu nws tuaj cuag Davi, mas vajntxwv Davi nug nws tias, “Koj yog Xinpa lov?” Nws teb tias, “Kuv uas yog koj tus qhev yog lauj.”
3Vajntxwv hais rau nws tias, “Xa‑u caj ces tshuav leejtwg rau kuv hlub raws li Vajtswv txojkev hlub los tsis tshuav?” Xinpa teb vajntxwv tias, “Yaunathas tshuav ib tug tub, tuag taw thiab.”
4Vajntxwv nug nws tias, “Tus ntawd nyob qhovtwg?” Xinpa hais rau vajntxwv tias, “Tus ntawd nyob hauv Ami‑ee tus tub Makhi lub tsev hauv lub moos Laudenpa.”
5Ces vajntxwv txawm txib neeg mus coj tus ntawd hauv Ami‑ee tus tub Makhi lub tsev ntawm lub moos Laudenpa los.
6Ces Yaunathas tus tub Mefinpause uas yog Xa‑u tus xeeb ntxwv thiaj tau los cuag Davi, nws khwb nkaus pe Davi. Davi hais tias, “Mefinpause 'e.” Nws teb tias, “Yawg hlob, kuv yog koj tus qhev.”
7Davi hais rau nws tias, “Tsis txhob ntshai rau qhov kuv yuav hlub koj vim yog saib rau koj txiv Yaunathas, thiab kuv yuav muab koj yawg Xa‑u tej liaj teb huvsi thim rau koj, thiab koj yuav nrog kuv koom noj haus ua ke ntawm kuv rooj mov mus li.”
8Mefinpause txawm pe thiab hais tias, “Kuv uas yog koj tus qhev yog leejtwg es koj yuav tsa muag zaj saib tus dev tuag uas zoo li kuv no?”
9Vajntxwv hu Xinpa uas yog Xa‑u tus tub qhe tuaj thiab hais tias, “Txhua yam uas yog Xa‑u thiab nws tsev neeg li kuv muab cob rau koj tus tswv tus xeeb ntxwv lawm.
10Koj thiab koj cov tub ki thiab koj cov tub qhe yuav tsum ua nws tej teb rau nws, thiab sau tej qoob uas ua tau ntawd los rau koj tus tswv tus xeeb ntxwv tau noj. Tiamsis Mefinpause uas yog koj tus tswv tus xeeb ntxwv no yuav nrog kuv koom rooj noj ua ke.” Xinpa muaj kaum tsib tug tub thiab nees nkaum tus tub qhe.
11Xinpa txawm hais rau vajntxwv tias, “Kuv yuav ua txhua yam raws li uas vajntxwv hais rau kuv uas yog koj tus qhev.” Mefinpause thiaj nrog Davi koom rooj noj haus ua ke ib yam li yog vajntxwv tub.
12Mefinpause muaj ib tug metub yau hu ua Mikhas. Txhua tus uas nyob hauv Xinpa lub tsev puavleej ua Mefinpause li tub qhe.
13Mefinpause thiaj nyob hauv lub nroog Yeluxalees. Nws nrog vajntxwv koom ib lub rooj noj mov mus li. Nws ob txhais taw tuag tag huvsi.