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.
After David began to live in his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, “[It does not seem right that] I am here living in a palace made of cedar [wood], but Yahweh’s Sacred Chest is kept inside a tent!”
2 Da sagde Nathan til David: Gør alt det, som er i dit Hjerte; thi Gud er med dig.
Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you are thinking about doing, do it, because God is with/guiding you.”
3 Men det skete i den samme Nat, at Guds Ord lød til Nathan, sigende:
But that night God spoke [MTY] to Nathan. He said,
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 my servant David that this is what I, Yahweh, am saying to him: ‘You are not the one who should build a temple for me to live 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.
I have not lived in any building, from the day that I brought the people of Israel up [out of Egypt] until now. Instead, I have [lived in a tent], moving from one place to another with [the Israelis] when they moved to other places [DOU].
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?
Wherever I went with all the Israelis [as they traveled], I never [RHQ] said to any of their leaders whom I appointed to lead [MET] them, “Why have you not built me a temple made of cedar [wood]?”’
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.
Therefore, this is what you should say to my servant David: ‘I, the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels, took you from a pasture where you were taking care of sheep, [and I appointed you] to be the ruler of my Israeli people.
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.
I have (been with/helped) you wherever you have gone, and I have gotten rid of all your enemies as you advanced. And now I will cause you to become very famous, as well-known as the names of the greatest men [who have ever lived] on 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,
Formerly, during the time that I appointed leaders for my Israeli people, many violent groups oppressed them. But this will not happen any more. I have chosen a place where my Israeli people can live [peacefully] and no one will disturb them any more. I will give not allow them to [be attacked by] their enemies. And I will defeat all your enemies. I declare to you that I, Yahweh, will enable your descendants to rule after you [die].
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.
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.
When your life ends [EUP], and you [die and] go to be with your ancestors [who have died], I will appoint one of your sons to become king, and I will enable his kingdom to (be strong/resist all their enemies).
12 Han skal bygge mig et Hus, og jeg vil stadfæste hans Stol evindelig.
He is the one who will [arrange for] a temple to be built for me. And I will enable his descendants to be kings [MTY] of Israel forever.
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 [like] a father to him, and [it will be as though] he [is] a son to me. I stopped loving [Saul, ] the one who was the king before you became king, but I will never stop loving your son.
14 Men jeg vil befæste ham i mit Hus og i mit Rige evindelig, og hans Stol skal være fast evindelig.
I will cause him to rule over my people [MTY], and his kingdom will endure forever [DOU].’”
15 Efter alle disse Ord og efter hele dette Syn, saaledes talte Nathan til Kong David.
So Nathan reported to David everything that Yahweh had revealed to him.
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 went [into the Sacred Tent] and sat in the presence of Yahweh, and prayed this: “Yahweh my God, I am certainly not [RHQ] worthy for you to have done all these things for me, and my family is not worthy, either.
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 O God, now, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations. Yahweh my God, you have acted toward me as though I was the most important man [on the earth]!
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 can I, David, say to you [for honoring me]? Although you know very well what I am like,
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.
Yahweh, for my sake and because it is what you wanted to do, you have done these great things [for me], and you have revealed to me these things [that you are promising to do].
20 Herre! der er ingen som du, og der er ingen Gud uden du, efter alt det, som vi have hørt med vore Øren.
“Yahweh, you are great. There is no one like you. Only you are God, which is what we have always heard.
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 there is no nation in the world like Israel [RHQ]. Israel is the only nation on the earth whose people you rescued. You performed great and awesome miracles, rescuing our ancestors from [being slaves in] Egypt, and expelling the people of other people-groups [who were in Canaan].
22 Og du satte dit Folk Israel til et Folk evindelig, og du, Herre! du er bleven dem til en Gud.
You have caused us your Israeli people to belong to you forever, and you, Yahweh, have become our 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 Yahweh, I pray that you will cause the things that you have promised to do for me and my descendants [MTY] to be fulfilled forever.
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.
When that happens, you [MTY] will be famous forever. And people will exclaim, ‘The Almighty Commander of the armies of angels, is the God who rules Israel!’ And you will cause that forever there will be descendants [MTY] of mine who will rule.
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.
“You, my God, have revealed to me that you will cause [some of] my descendants to become kings. So I am brave enough to pray like this to you.
26 Og nu, Herre! du er den Gud, og du har talt dette gode til din Tjener.
Yahweh, you are God! You have promised to do these good things for me.
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, Yahweh, have [promised to] bless my descendants [MTY], in order that they will continue to rule forever. That will happen because you, Yahweh, are the one who has blessed them, and you will keep blessing them forever.”
