2 Samuel 7
1 Og det skete, der Kongen sad i sit Hus, og Herren havde skaffet ham Rolighed trindt omkring for alle hans Fjender,
And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
2 da sagde Kongen til Nathan, Profeten: Kære, se, jeg bor i et Hus af Cedertræ, og Guds Ark bor inden for Tæpper.
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
3 Og Nathan sagde til Kongen: Gak, gør alt det, som er i dit Hjerte; thi Herren er med dig.
And Nathan said to the king, all that is in thy heart go and do; for the Lord is with thee.
4 Men det skete i den samme Nat, at Herrens Ord skete til Nathan og sagde:
And it came to pass during that night, That the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,
5 Gak og sig til min Tjener, til David: Saaledes sagde Herren: Skulde du bygge mig et Hus, som jeg skulde bo udi?
Go and say unto my servant, unto David, Thus hath said the Lord, Wilt thou indeed build me a house for my dwelling?
6 da jeg ikke har boet i et Hus, fra den Dag, jeg opførte Israels Børn af Ægypten og indtil denne Dag, men jeg vandrede i Paulun og i Tabernakel.
For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even until this day; but have been moving about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 Ihvor jeg vandrede iblandt alle Israels Børn, har jeg der talt noget Ord med nogen i Israels Stammer, hvem jeg havde befalet at vogte mit Folk Israel, og sagt: Hvi bygge I mig ikke et Hus af Cedertræ?
In all the places where I moved about among all the children of Israel, did I speak a word to any one of the tribes of Israel, whom I ordained to feed my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built for me a house of cedar?
8 Men nu skal du sige saaledes til min Tjener David: Saaledes sagde den Herre Zebaoth: Jeg tog dig fra Faarestien, fra Faarene, til at være en Fyrste over mit Folk, over Israel,
Now therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my servant, to David, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from behind the flocks, to be a ruler over my people, over Israel;
9 og jeg har været med dig, ihvor du gik, og har udryddet alle dine Fjender for dit Ansigt og gjort dig et stort Navn, som de stores Navn, som ere paa Jorden,
And I have been with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and I have cut off all thy enemies from thy presence, and I have made thee a great name, like the name of the great who are on the earth;
10 og jeg har beredet mit Folk Israel et Sted og plantet det, at det skal bo paa sit Sted og ikke ydermere forstyrres, og uretfærdige Folk skulle ikke blive ved at plage det, som i Begyndelsen,
And I have procured a place for my people, for Israel, and I have planted them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be no more troubled; and that the children of wickedness shall not afflict them any more as aforetimes,
11 og som fra den Dag, der jeg gav Dommere Befaling over mit Folk, Israel; og jeg giver dig Ro for alle dine Fjender, og Herren kundgør dig, at Herren vil gøre dig et Hus.
And [as it was] since the day that I ordained judges to be over my people Israel; and I have caused thee to rest from all thy enemies; and the Lord telleth thee that he, the Lord, will make thee a house.
12 Naar dine Dage ere til Ende, og du ligger med dine Fædre, da vil jeg oprejse din Sæd efter dig, ham, som skal komme af dit Liv, og jeg vil stadfæste hans Rige.
When thy days will be completed, and thou wilt sleep with thy fathers: then will I set up thy seed after thee, who shall proceed out of thy body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 Han skal bygge mit Navn et Hus, og jeg vil stadfæste hans Riges Stol evindelig.
He it is that shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 Jeg vil være ham en Fader, og han skal være mig en Søn, hvem jeg, naar han handler ilde, vil straffe med Menneskens Ris og Menneskens Børns Plager;
I too will be to him as a father, and he shall indeed be to me as a son: so that when he committeth iniquity, I will chastise him with the rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of man;
15 men min Miskundhed skal ikke vige fra ham, saaledes som jeg lod den vige fra Saul, hvem jeg borttog fra dit Ansigt.
But my kindness shall not depart from him, as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I removed from before thee.
16 Men dit Hus og dit Rige skal blive bestandigt evindeligt for dit Ansigt, din Stol skal være fast evindelig.
And thy house and thy kingdom shall be steadfast for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
17 Efter alle disse Ord og efter alt dette Syn talede Nathan til David.
In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
18 Da gik Kong David ind og blev for Herrens Ansigt og sagde: Hvo er jeg, Herre, Herre! og hvad er mit Hus, at du har ført mig hidindtil?
Then went king David in, and sat down before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord Eternal? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me as far as hitherward?
19 Men dette var endnu lidet agtet for dine Øjne, Herre, Herre! saa du talede og om din Tjeners Hus i Fremtiden; og dette er Loven for Mennesker, o Herre, Herre!
And this was yet too small a thing in thine eyes, O Lord Eternal; and thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a distant time. And is this the desert of man, O Lord Eternal?
20 Og hvad skal David ydermere blive ved at tale til dig? thi du kender din Tjener, Herre, Herre!
And what can David add yet more to speak unto thee? since thou, O Lord Eternal, knowest well thy servant?
21 For dit Ords Skyld og efter dit Hjerte har du gjort al denne store Ting, at du vilde lade din Tjener vide det.
For the sake of thy word, and in accordance with thy own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, so as to let thy servant know it.
22 Derfor er du stor, Herre Gud! thi der er ingen som du, og der er ingen Gud uden du, efter alt det, som vi have hørt med vore Øren.
Therefore art thou great, O Eternal God; for there is none like thee, and there is no God beside thee, in accordance with all that we have heard with our ears.
23 Og hvor er et Folk paa Jorden som dit Folk, som Israel, for hvis Skyld Gud gik hen for at udløse sig det til et Folk og for at sætte sig et Navn og at gøre for eders Skyld de store og forfærdelige Ting imod dit Land for dit Folks Ansigt, som du udløste dig af Ægypten, fra Hedningerne og deres Guder.
And who is like thy people, like Israel, the only nation on the earth, which God went to redeem for himself as a people, and to acquire for himself a name, and to do for you this great deed, and fearful things for thy land [to drive out], from before thy people which thou hast redeemed for thyself from Egypt, nations and their gods.
24 Og du beredte dig dit Folk Israel, dig til et Folk evindelig, og du, Herre! du er bleven deres Gud.
For thou hast established for thyself thy people Israel as a people unto thee for ever; and thou, O Lord, art indeed become their God.
25 Og nu, Herre Gud! det Ord, som du talede over din Tjener og over hans Hus, lad det staa fast evindelig, og gør, ligesom du har talt.
And now, O Eternal God, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, stand firm for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
26 Saa bliver dit Navn stort til evig Tid, at man skal sige: Herren Zebaoth er Gud over Israel; og David din Tjeners Hus skal blive fast for dit Ansigt.
And let thy name be magnified unto everlasting, that men may say, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and may the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
27 Thi du, Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud! du har aabenbaret for din Tjeners Øre og sagt: Jeg vil bygge dig et Hus; derfor har din Tjener fundet sit Hjerte til at bede denne Bøn til dig.
For thou, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, saying, A house will be built up for thee; therefore hath thy servant found the heart to pray unto thee this prayer.
28 Og nu, Herre, Herre! du er den Gud, og dine Ord skulle blive Sandhed, og du har talt dette gode til din Tjener.
And now, O Lord Eternal, thou art the [true] God, and thy words must become the truth, and thou hast spoken unto thy servant this goodness:
29 Saa begynd nu og velsign din Tjeners Hus, at det maa blive evindelig for dit Ansigt; thi du, Herre, Herre! du har talt det, og med din Velsignelse skal din Tjeners Hus velsignes i Evighed.
And now let it please thee and bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Eternal, hast spoken it; and from thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
