Første Krønikebog 17
1 Og det skete, der David boede i sit Hus, da sagde David til Nathan, Profeten: Se, jeg bor i et Hus af Cedertræ, og Herrens Pagts Ark bor under Tæpper.
Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.
2 Da sagde Nathan til David: Gør alt det, som er i dit Hjerte; thi Gud er med dig.
And Nathan said to David, Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.
3 Men det skete i den samme Nat, at Guds Ord lød til Nathan, sigende:
But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 Gak, og du skal sige til David, min Tjener: Saa sagde Herren: Du skal ikke bygge mig et Hus til at bo udi,
Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:
5 efterdi jeg har ikke boet i et Hus fra den Dag, da jeg opførte Israel, og indtil denne Dag; men jeg vandrede fra Paulun til Paulun og fra Tabernakel til Tabernakel.
For from the day when I took Israel up, till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from tent to tent, and from living-place to living-place.
6 Hvor som helst jeg har vandret i al Israel, har jeg vel der talt noget Ord med en af Israels Dommere, som jeg har befalet at føde mit Folk, og sagt: Hvorfor bygge I mig ikke et Hus af Cedertræ?
In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar?
7 Saa skal du nu sige saaledes til min Tjener, til David: Saa sagde den Herre Zebaoth: Jeg tog dig fra Faarestien, fra Faarene, at du skulde være en Fyrste over mit Folk Israel.
So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;
8 Og jeg har været med dig, i hvor du gik, og har udryddet alle dine Fjender for dit Ansigt og gjort dig et Navn som de stores Navn, som ere paa Jorden.
And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.
9 Og jeg har beredt mit Folk Israel et Sted og plantet det, at det skal bo paa sit Sted og ikke ydermere forstyrres; og uretfærdige Folk skulle ikke mere fortrykke det som i Begyndelsen,
And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be in the place which is theirs and never again be moved; and never again will they be made waste by evil men, as they were at first,
10 endog fra de Dage, da jeg gav Dommere Befaling over mit Folk Israel; og jeg har ydmyget alle dine Fjender, og jeg kundgør dig, at Herren vil bygge dig et Hus.
From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against you; and I will make you great and the head of a line of kings.
11 Og det skal ske, naar dine Dage ere til Ende, at du gaar herfra med dine Fædre, da vil jeg oprejse din Sæd efter dig, det skal være en af dine Sønner, og jeg vil stadfæste hans Rige.
And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.
12 Han skal bygge mig et Hus, og jeg vil stadfæste hans Stol evindelig.
He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
13 Jeg vil være ham en Fader, og han skal være mig en Søn; og jeg vil ikke lade min Miskundhed vige fra ham, saaledes som jeg lod den vige fra ham, som var før dig.
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;
14 Men jeg vil befæste ham i mit Hus og i mit Rige evindelig, og hans Stol skal være fast evindelig.
But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.
15 Efter alle disse Ord og efter hele dette Syn, saaledes talte Nathan til Kong David.
So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
16 Da gik Kong David ind og blev for Herrens Ansigt, og sagde: Hvo er jeg, Herre Gud, og hvad er mit Hus, at du har ført mig hidindtil?
Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
17 Men dette var endnu lidet agtet for dine Øjne, o Gud! saa du endog talte om din Tjeners Hus i Fremtiden; og du har set til mig paa Menneskers Vis, du Gud Herren i det høje!
And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.
18 Hvad skal David ydermere tale til dig om dem Ære, som du har bevist imod din Tjener; thi du kender din Tjener.
What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant.
19 Herre! for din Tjeners Skyld og efter dit Hjerte har du gjort al denne store Ting, at du vilde lade mig vide alle de store Ting.
O Lord, because of your servant, and from your heart, you have done all these great things and let them be seen.
20 Herre! der er ingen som du, og der er ingen Gud uden du, efter alt det, som vi have hørt med vore Øren.
O Lord, there is no one like you, and no other God but you, as is clear from everything which has come to our ears.
21 Og hvo er som dit Folk Israel, et eneste Folk paa Jorden, som Gud gik hen at forløse sig til et Folk, for at sætte dig et Navn ved store og forfærdelige Ting, ved at uddrive Hedningerne for dit Folks Ansigt, hvilket du forløste fra Ægypten.
And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, making his name great and to be feared, driving out the nations from before your people whom you made free and took out of Egypt?
22 Og du satte dit Folk Israel til et Folk evindelig, og du, Herre! du er bleven dem til en Gud.
For your people Israel you made yours for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.
23 Og nu, Herre! det Ord, som du talte over din Tjener og over hans Hus, blive bestandigt evindelig, og gør, som du har talt.
And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said.
24 Ja, det blive bestandigt, og dit Navn blive stort til evig Tid, at man skal sige: Herren Zebaoth, Israels Gud, er Gud over Israel; og David, din Tjeners, Hus skal blive fast for dit Ansigt.
So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.
25 Thi du, min Gud! du har aabenbaret for din Tjeners Øre, at du vil bygge ham et Hus, derfor har din Tjener fundet sit Hjerte til at bede for dit Ansigt.
For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.
26 Og nu, Herre! du er den Gud, og du har talt dette gode til din Tjener.
And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have said you will give this good thing to your servant:
27 Saa begynd nu at velsigne din Tjeners Hus, at det maa blive evindelig for dit Ansigt; thi du, Herre! har velsignet det, saa lad det blive velsignet evindelig!
And now you have been pleased to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you; you, O Lord, have given your blessing, and a blessing will be on it for ever.
