歷代志上 17
1 大衛住在自己宮中，對先知拿單說：「看哪，我住在香柏木的宮中，耶和華的約櫃反在幔子裏。」
It happened that after the king had settled in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is staying under a tent.”
2 拿單對大衛說：「你可以照你的心意而行，因為上帝與你同在。」
Then Nathan said to David, “Go, do what is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3 當夜，上帝的話臨到拿單，說：
But that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 「你去告訴我僕人大衛，說耶和華如此說：『你不可建造殿宇給我居住。
“Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: You will not build me a house in which to live.
5 自從我領以色列人出埃及，直到今日，我未曾住過殿宇，乃從這會幕到那會幕，從這帳幕到那帳幕。
For I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought up Israel to this present day. Instead, I have been living in a tent, a tabernacle, in various places.
6 凡我同以色列人所走的地方，我何曾向以色列的一個士師，就是我吩咐牧養我民的說：你為何不給我建造香柏木的殿宇呢？』
In all places I have moved among all Israel, did I ever say anything to any of Israel's leaders whom I appointed to shepherd my people, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”'”
7 現在你要告訴我僕人大衛，說萬軍之耶和華如此說：『我從羊圈中將你召來，叫你不再跟從羊群，立你作我民以色列的君。
“Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what Yahweh of hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you would be ruler over my people Israel.
8 你無論往哪裏去，我常與你同在，剪除你的一切仇敵；我必使你得大名，好像世上大大有名的人一樣。
I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and I will make you a name, like the name of the great ones who are on the earth.
9 我必為我民以色列選定一個地方，栽培他們，使他們住自己的地方，不再遷移；凶惡之子也不像從前擾害他們，
I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and be troubled no more. No longer will wicked people oppress them, as they did before,
10 並不像我命士師治理我民以色列的時候一樣。我必治服你的一切仇敵，並且我－耶和華應許你，必為你建立家室。
as they were doing from the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Then I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I tell you that I, Yahweh, will build you a house.
11 你壽數滿足歸你列祖的時候，我必使你的後裔接續你的位，我也必堅定他的國。
It will come about that when your days are fulfilled for you to go to your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, and for one of your own descendants, I will establish his kingdom.
12 他必為我建造殿宇；我必堅定他的國位直到永遠。
He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
13 我要作他的父，他要作我的子；並不使我的慈愛離開他，像離開在你以前的掃羅一樣。
I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul, who ruled before you.
14 我卻要將他永遠堅立在我家裏和我國裏；他的國位也必堅定，直到永遠。』」
I will set him over my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.'”
15 拿單就按這一切話，照這默示告訴大衛。
Nathan spoke to David and reported to him all these words, and he told him about the entire vision.
16 於是大衛王進去，坐在耶和華面前，說：「耶和華上帝啊，我是誰，我的家算甚麼，你竟使我到這地步呢？
Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; he said, “Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this point?
17 上帝啊，這在你眼中還看為小，又應許你僕人的家至於久遠。耶和華上帝啊，你看顧我好像看顧高貴的人。
For this was a small thing in your sight, God. You have spoken of your servant's family for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, Yahweh God.
18 你加於僕人的尊榮，我還有何言可說呢？因為你知道你的僕人。
What more can I, David, say to you? You have honored your servant. You have given your servant special recognition.
19 耶和華啊，你行了這大事，並且顯明出來，是因你僕人的緣故，也是照你的心意。
Yahweh, for your servant's sake, and to fulfill your own purpose, you have done this great thing to reveal all your great deeds.
20 耶和華啊，照我們耳中聽見，沒有可比你的，除你以外再無上帝。
Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, just as we have always heard.
21 世上有何民能比你的民以色列呢？你上帝從埃及救贖他們作自己的子民，又在你贖出來的民面前行大而可畏的事，驅逐列邦人，顯出你的大名。
For what nation on earth is like your people Israel, whom you, God, rescued from Egypt as a people for yourself, to make a name for yourself by great and awesome deeds? You drove out nations from before your people, whom you rescued from Egypt.
22 你使以色列人作你的子民，直到永遠；你－耶和華也作他們的上帝。
You made Israel your own people forever, and you, Yahweh, became their God.
23 耶和華啊，你所應許僕人和僕人家的話，求你堅定，直到永遠，照你所說的而行。
So now, Yahweh, may the promise that you made concerning your servant and his family be established forever. Do as you have spoken.
24 願你的名永遠堅立，被尊為大，說：『萬軍之耶和華是以色列的上帝，是治理以色列的上帝。』這樣，你僕人大衛的家必在你面前堅立。
May your name be established forever and be great, so the people will say, 'Yahweh of hosts is the God of Israel,' while the house of me, David, your servant is established before you.
25 我的上帝啊，因你啟示僕人說，我必為你建立家室，所以僕人大膽在你面前祈禱。
For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. That is why I, your servant, have found courage to pray to you.
26 耶和華啊，惟有你是上帝，你也應許將這福氣賜給僕人。
Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have made this good promise to your servant:
27 現在你喜悅賜福與僕人的家，可以永存在你面前。耶和華啊，你已經賜福，還要賜福到永遠。」
Now it has pleased you to bless your servant's house, that it may continue forever before you. You, Yahweh, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”
