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 it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains.

2 Da sagde Nathan til David: Gør alt det, som er i dit Hjerte; thi Gud er med dig.

Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.

3 Men det skete i den samme Nat, at Guds Ord lød til Nathan, sigende:

And it came to pass the same night, that 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 tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me an house to dwell in:

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 I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

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?

Where ever I have walked with all Israel, spoke I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have all of you not built me an house of cedars?

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.

Now therefore thus shall you say unto my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that you should be 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 anywhere you have walked, and have cut off all of your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men that are in 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,

Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

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.

And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all of your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the LORD will build you an house.

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 it shall come to pass, when your days be expired that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you, which shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

12 Han skal bygge mig et Hus, og jeg vil stadfæste hans Stol evindelig.

He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne 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 his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that 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 settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

15 Efter alle disse Ord og efter hele dette Syn, saaledes talte Nathan til Kong David.

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

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?

And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that you have brought me until 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 yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O God; for you have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, 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 can David speak more to you for the honour of your servant? for you know 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, for your servant's sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

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 none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with 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 one nation in the earth is like your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make you a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before your people whom you have redeemed 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 did you make your own people 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.

Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established 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.

Let it even be established, that your name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David your servant be established 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 told your servant that you will build him an house: therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray before you.

26 Og nu, Herre! du er den Gud, og du har talt dette gode til din Tjener.

And now, LORD, you are God, and have promised this goodness unto 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!

Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may be before you for ever: for you bless, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.