Første Krønikebog 17
1 Engang David sad i sit Hus, sagde han til Profeten Natan: »Se, jeg har et Cedertræshus at bo i, men HERRENS Pagts Ark har Plads i et Telt!«
After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
2 Natan svarede David: »Gør alt, hvad din Hu staar til, thi Gud er med dig!«
And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3 Men samme Nat kom Guds Ord til Natan saaledes:
But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 »Gaa hen og sig til min Tjener David: Saa siger HERREN: Ikke du skal bygge mig det Hus, jeg skal bo i!
“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.
5 Jeg har jo ikke haft noget Hus at bo i, siden den Dag jeg førte Israeliterne op, men vandrede med, boende i et Telt.
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.
6 Har jeg, i al den Tid jeg vandrede om blandt alle Israeliterne, sagt til nogen af Israels Dommere, som jeg satte til at vogte mit Folk: Hvorfor bygger I mig ikke et Cedertræshus?
In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
7 Sig derfor til min Tjener David: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg tog dig fra Græsgangen, fra din Plads bag Smaakvæget til at være Fyrste over mit Folk Israel,
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
8 og jeg var med dig, overalt hvor du færdedes, og udryddede alle dine Fjender foran dig; jeg vil skabe dig et Navn som de størstes paa Jorden
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.
9 og skaffe mit Folk Israel en Hjemstavn og plante det, saa det kan blive boende paa sit Sted uden mere at skulle forstyrres i sin Ro, og uden at Voldsmænd mere skal ødelægge det som tidligere,
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
10 dengang jeg satte Dommere over mit Folk Israel; og jeg vil underkue alle dine Fjender. Saa kundgør jeg dig nu: Et Hus vil HERREN bygge dig!
and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
11 Naar dine Dage er omme og du vandrer til dine Fædre, vil jeg efter dig oprejse din Sæd, en af dine Sønner, og grundfæste hans Kongedømme.
And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
12 Han skal bygge mig et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Trone evindelig.
He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
13 Jeg vil være ham en Fader, og han skal være mig en Søn; og min Miskundhed vil jeg ikke tage fra ham, som jeg tog den fra din Forgænger;
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.
14 jeg vil indsætte ham i mit Hus og mit Kongedømme til evig Tid, og hans Trone skal staa fast til evig Tid!«
But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
15 Alle disse Ord og hele denne Aabenbaring meddelte Natan David.
So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
16 Da gik Kong David ind og dvælede for HERRENS Aasyn og sagde: »Hvem er jeg, Gud HERRE, og hvad er mit Hus, at du har bragt mig saa vidt?
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
17 Men det var dig ikke nok o Gud, du gav ogsaa din Tjeners Hus Forjættelser for fjerne Tider og lod mig skue kommende Slægter, Gud HERRE!
And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.
18 Hvad mere har David at sige dig? Du kender jo dog din Tjener,
What more can David say to You for so honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant,
19 HERRE! For din Tjeners Skyld, og fordi din Hu stod dertil, gjorde du alt dette store og kundgjorde alle disse store Ting,
O LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed all Your greatness.
20 HERRE! Ingen er som du, og der er ingen Gud uden dig, efter alt hvad vi har hørt med vore Ører.
O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
21 Og hvor paa Jorden findes et Folk som dit Folk Israel, et Folk, som Gud kom og udfriede og gjorde til sit Folk for at vinde sig et Navn og udføre store og frygtelige Gerninger ved at drive andre Folkeslag bort foran sit Folk, det, du udfriede fra Ægypten?
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
22 Du har grundfæstet dit Folk Israel som dit, Folk til evig Tid, og du, HERRE, er blevet deres Gud.
For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
23 Saa lad da, HERRE, den Forjættelse, du udtalte om din Tjener og hans Hus, gælde til evig Tid og gør, som du sagde!
And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,
24 Da skal dit Navn staa fast og blive stort til evig Tid, saa man siger: Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, Gud over Israel! Og din Tjener Davids Hus skal staa fast for dit Aasyn.
so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
25 Thi du, min Gud, har aabenbaret for din Tjener: Jeg vil bygge dig et Hus! Derfor har din Tjener dristet sig til at bede for dit Aasyn.
For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.
26 Derfor, HERRE, du er Gud, du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,
And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
27 saa lad det behage dig at velsigne din Tjeners Hus, at det til evig Tid maa staa fast for dit Aasyn. Thi du, HERRE, har velsignet det, og det bliver velsignet evindelig!«
So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”
