Then Mephibosheth bowed and said,“ Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?”

米非波设又叩拜，说：“仆人算什么，不过如死狗一般，竟蒙王这样眷顾！”

米非波设叩拜，说：“你的仆人算什么，不过如死狗一般，竟蒙你这样眷顾！”

米非波设叩拜，说：“你的仆人算什么，不过如死狗一般，竟蒙你这样眷顾！”

米非波设再次叩拜，说：“仆人算什么？不过像一条死狗罢了，你竟这样眷顾我！”

米非波设再叩拜说：“仆人算什么？你竟然眷顾我这个像条死狗的人！”

米非波設又叩拜，說：「僕人算甚麼，不過如死狗一般，竟蒙王這樣眷顧！」

米非波設叩拜，說：「你的僕人算甚麼，不過如死狗一般，竟蒙你這樣眷顧！」

米非波設叩拜，說：「你的僕人算甚麼，不過如死狗一般，竟蒙你這樣眷顧！」

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！」

米非波設再叩拜說：“僕人算甚麼？你竟然眷顧我這個像條死狗的人！”

米非波設又叩拜說：『僕人算甚麼，王竟垂顧像我這樣的一隻死狗啊！』

米非波設下拜說：「你的僕人算什麼，你竟然眷顧像我這樣一條死狗！」

米非波設拜曰、僕何人斯、若此死犬、而得爾之眷顧乎、

米非波設頓首曰、僕何人斯、與已斃之犬何異、乃蒙爾眷顧若是。

米非波設復拜曰、僕何人斯、與已斃之犬何異、乃蒙王之眷顧如此、

Mephibosheth bowed down and said,“ What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”

Mephibosheth bowed down to David. He said,“ Who am I? Why should you pay attention to me? I’m nothing but a dead dog.”

And he paid homage and said,“ What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?”

Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed,“ Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?”

Mephibosheth paid homage and said,“ What is your servant that you take an interest in a dead dog like me?”

Again he prostrated himself, and said,“ What is your servant, that you should be concerned about a dead dog like me?”

Then he bowed himself, and said,“ What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?”

And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

Mephibosheth bowed down and said,“ What is your servant that you take an interest in a dead dog like me?”

And he bowed himself, and said, What[ is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I[ am]?

He bowed down, and said,“ What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”

Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king,“ Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?May the LORD be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”

“ It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said.“ Yes, Lord,” she replied,“ but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

These words of Ish-bosheth really angered Abner and he said,“ Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah? This very day I am demonstrating loyalty to the house of Saul your father and to his relatives and his friends! I have not betrayed you into the hand of David. Yet you have accused me of sinning with this woman today!

Now don’t let my blood fall to the ground away from the LORD’s presence, for the king of Israel has gone out to look for a flea the way one looks for a partridge in the hill country.”