Catholic Public Domain Version
"And reverencing him, he said, “Who am I, your servant, that you should look with favor upon a dead dog like me?” "
— 2 Samuel 9:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?”
“And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? ”
“He did obeisance, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?"”
“Then Mephibosheth bowed and said,“Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?””
“He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?”
“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?”
“And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?”
Therefore, king David sent and brought him from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
And when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell upon his face, and he reverenced. And David said, “Mephibosheth?” And he responded, “Your servant is here.”
And David said to him: “Do not be afraid. For I will certainly show mercy to you because of your father Jonathan. And I will restore to you all the fields of your father Saul. And you shall eat bread at my table always.”
And reverencing him, he said, “Who am I, your servant, that you should look with favor upon a dead dog like me?”
And so, the king called Ziba, the servant of Saul, and he said to him: “Everything whatsoever that belonged to Saul, and his entire house, I have given to the son of your lord.
And so, work the land for him, you and your sons and your servants. And you shall bring in food for the son of your lord, for nourishment. And Mephibosheth, the son of your lord, shall always eat bread at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
And Ziba said to the king: “Just as my lord has ordered your servant, so will your servant do. And Mephibosheth shall eat at my table, like one of the sons of the king.”