歷代志上 17
1 [達味想建聖殿]當達味住在宮殿時，對納堂先知說：「看，我住在香柏木的宮殿裡，上主的結約之櫃卻在帳幕裡。」
Nowe afterward when Dauid dwelt in his house, he saide to Nathan the Prophet, Beholde, I dwell in an house of cedar trees, but the Arke of the Lordes couenant remaineth vnder curtaines.
2 納堂回答達味說：「你心中打算的，你全可照辦，因為上主與你同在。」
Then Nathan said to Dauid, Do all that is in thine heart: for God is with thee.
3 但是，當夜就有天主的話傳於納堂說：「
And the same night euen the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 你去告訴我的僕人達味，上主這樣說：不是你要為我建築殿宇居住。
Goe, and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:
5 我自從領以色列上來那天起，直到今天，從沒有住過殿宇，只從這帳棚到那帳棚，從這會幕到那會幕。
For I haue dwelt in no house, since the day that I brought out the childre of Israel vnto this daye, but I haue bene from tent to tent, and from habitation to habitation.
6 在我與全以色列同行時，我何嘗向我立為牧養我民以色列的一個民長說過：你們為什麼不為我建造一座香柏木的殿宇﹖[天主許與達味鴻恩]
Wheresoeuer I haue walked with all Israel spake I one word to any of the iudges of Israel (whome I commanded to feede my people) saying, Why haue ye not built mee an house of cedar trees?
7 現在你要對我的僕人達味說：萬軍的上主這樣說：是我揀選你離開牧場，離開放羊的事，作我民以色列的領袖。
Nowe therefore thus shalt thou say vnto my seruant Dauid, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I tooke thee from the sheepecoat and from following the sheepe, that thou shouldest bee a prince ouer my people Israel.
8 你不論往那裏去，我總是同你在一起，由你面前消滅你的一切仇敵。我要使你成名，像世上出名的大人物。
And I haue bene with thee whithersoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
9 我要為我民以色列安置一個地方，栽培他們，在那裏久住，再也不受驚擾，再也不像先前受惡人的蹂躪，
(Also I will appoynt a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in their place, and moue no more: neither shall the wicked people vexe them any more, as at the beginning,
10 有如我為我民以色列立民長的時候一樣；我要降服你的一切仇敵。並且我告訴你：上主必要為你建立家室。
And since the time that I commanded iudges ouer my people Israel) And I wil subdue all thine enemies: therefore I say vnto thee, that the Lord wil buylde thee an house.
11 及至你日子滿期，到你祖先那裏去時，我必要在你以後給你興起一個後裔，即你所生的一個兒子，鞏固他的王權。
And when thy dayes shalbe fulfilled to go with thy fathers, then will I rayse vp thy seede after thee, which shalbe of thy sonnes, and will stablish his kingdome.
12 他要為我建造殿宇，我要鞏固他的王位，直到永遠。
He shall builde me an house, and I will stablish his throne for euer.
13 我要作他的父親，他要作我的兒子；我決不使我的寵愛離棄他，有如離棄你以前那一位；
I wil be his father, and he shalbe my sonne, aud I will not take my mercie away from him, as I tooke it from him that was before thee.
14 反要使他堅立在我的家和我的國中，至於永遠；他的王位永固不移。」
But I wil establish him in mine house, and in my kingdome for euer, and his throne shalbe stablished for euer,
15 納堂便照這一切話，將整個啟示告訴了達味。[達味謝恩]
According to all these wordes, and according to al this vision. So Nathan spake to Dauid.
16 達味就進去，端坐在上主面前說：「上主，天主! 我是誰﹖我的家族又算什麼，你竟領我到了這個地步!
And Dauid the King went in and sate before the Lord and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
17 天主，者贊你眼裏還以為太小，而你又說明了你僕人家族的未來遠景，竟視我有如一個高貴的人，上主，天主!
Yet thou esteeming this a small thing, O God, hast also spoken concerning the house of thy seruaut for a great while, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of hie degree, O Lord God.
18 為了你加於你僕人達味的光榮，我還有什麼話可向你說，你認識你的僕人。
What can Dauid desire more of thee for the honour of thy seruant? for thou knowest thy seruant.
19 上主! 你為了你的僕人，按照你的心意，成就了這些偉大的事，為將這些偉大的事彰顯出來。
O Lord, for thy seruantes sake, euen according to thine heart hast thou done all this great thing to declare all magnificence.
20 上主! 照我們耳朵所聽到的，沒有誰能與你相比；除你以外，也沒有別的神。
Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we haue heard with our eares.
21 世上又有那一個民族，能比得上你的民族以色列﹖天主竟親自將他們解救出來，作為自己的民族，為使你成名，就在你從埃及解救出來的人民前，行了大而可畏的奇事，驅散了異民；
Moreouer what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whose God went to redeeme them to be his people, and to make thy selfe a Name, and to doe great and terrible things by casting out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast deliuered out of Egypt?
22 你使你的民族以色列永遠作你的民族，你，上主做他們的天主。
For thou hast ordeined thy people Israel to be thine owne people for euer, and thou Lord art become their God.
23 上主! 現在求你永遠堅持你論及你僕人，及他的家室所說的話，照你所說的話履行罷!
Therefore nowe Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy seruant and concerning his house, be confirmed for euer, and doe as thou hast sayd,
24 願這話堅定不移，願你的名永遠受尊崇，人人都說：萬軍的上主，以色列的天主，實在是以色列的天主。願你的僕役達味的家室，在你面前堅定不移!
And let thy name be stable and magnified for euer, that it may be sayd, The Lord of hostes, God of Israel, is the God of Israel, and let the house of Dauid thy seruant bee stablished before thee.
25 我的天主! 因為是你啟示你的僕人，要為他建立家室，因此，你的僕人纔敢在你面前如此祈禱。
For thou, O my God, hast reueiled vnto the eare of thy seruant, that thou wilt builde him an house: therefore thy seruant hath bene bolde to pray before thee.
26 上主! 惟獨你是天主! 是你向你僕人應許了這些恩惠。
Therefore nowe Lord (for thou art God, and hast spoken this goodnesse vnto thy seruant)
27 現在，就請你惠然祝福你僕人的家室，使它永遠在你面前存立。上主! 因為凡你祝福的，必永遠獲得祝福。」
Now therfore, it hath pleased thee to blesse the house of thy seruant, that it may bee before thee for euer: for thou, O Lord, hast blessed it, and it shalbe blessed for euer.
