1 Ir Dovydas sakė: "Ar yra išlikęs kas nors iš Sauliaus namų, kuriam aš galėčiau parodyti gerumą dėl Jehonatano?"

2 Iš Sauliaus namų buvo tarnas, vardu Ciba. Jis buvo pašauktas pas Dovydą, ir karalius klausė: "Ar tu esi Ciba?" Tas atsakė: "Taip, tavo tarnas".

3 Karalius klausė: "Ar išliko kas nors iš Sauliaus namų, kuriam galėčiau parodyti Dievo gerumą?" Ciba atsakė: "Yra raišas Jehonatano sūnus".

4 Karalius vėl klausė jo: "Kur jis yra?" Ciba atsakė: "Jis gyvena Amielio sūnaus Machyro namuose, Lo Debare".

5 Karalius Dovydas pasiuntė ir parsigabeno jį iš Lo Debaro, iš Amielio sūnaus Machyro namų.

6 Sauliaus sūnaus Jehonatano sūnus Mefi Bošetas, įėjęs pas Dovydą, puolė veidu į žemę ir nusilenkė. Dovydas tarė: "Mefi Bošetai!" Tas atsakė: "Štai tavo tarnas".

7 Ir Dovydas kalbėjo jam: "Nebijok, aš tau būsiu geras dėl tavo tėvo Jehonatano ir sugrąžinsiu tau visas tavo tėvo Sauliaus žemes. Tu visada valgysi prie mano stalo".

8 Mefi Bošetas nusilenkė ir tarė: "Kas yra tavo tarnas, kad tu atkreipei savo dėmesį į tokį pastipusį šunį kaip aš?"

9 Karalius pasišaukė Sauliaus tarną Cibą ir jam tarė: "Visa, kas priklausė Sauliui ir jo namams, atidaviau tavo valdovo sūnui.

10 Dirbk jo žemę su savo sūnumis ir tarnais bei nuimk derlių, kad tavo valdovo sūnus turėtų maisto, o tavo valdovo sūnus Mefi Bošetas visada valgys prie mano stalo". Ciba turėjo penkiolika sūnų ir dvidešimt tarnų.

11 Jis atsakė karaliui: "Kaip tu, karaliau, įsakei savo tarnui, taip tavo tarnas padarys". Mefi Bošetas valgė prie Dovydo stalo kaip vienas iš karaliaus sūnų.

12 Mefi Bošetas turėjo mažą sūnų, vardu Michėjas. Visa Cibos šeimyna buvo Mefi Bošeto tarnai.

13 Mefi Bošetas gyveno Jeruzalėje ir visada valgė prie karaliaus stalo. Jis buvo luošas abiem kojom.

1 And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

2 Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am.

3 And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.

4 And 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, in Lo-debar.

5 Then King David sent, and had him taken from Lo-debar, from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel.

6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, came to David, and falling down on his face, gave him honour. And David said, Mephibosheth. And answering he said, Your servant is here.

7 And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.

8 And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?

9 Then the king sent for Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All the property of Saul and of his family I have given to your master's son.

10 And you and your sons and your servants are to take care of the land for him, and get in the fruit of it, so that your master's son may have food: but Mephibosheth, your master's son, will have a place at my table at all times. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11 Then Ziba said to the king, Every order which you have given to your servant will be done. As for Mephibosheth, he had a place at David's table, like one of the king's sons.

12 And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. And all the people living in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

13 So Mephibosheth went on living in Jerusalem; for he took all his meals at the king's table; and he had not the use of his feet.