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!«
And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord [is] under [curtains] of skins.
2 Natan svarede David: »Gør alt, hvad din Hu staar til, thi Gud er med dig!«
And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God [is] with thee.
3 Men samme Nat kom Guds Ord til Natan saaledes:
And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord 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 say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in it.
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 that I brought up Israel until this day, but I have been in a tabernacle and a tent,
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 places through which I have gone with all Israel: did I ever speak to [any] one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, [Why is it] that ye have not 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,
And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a 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
and I was with thee in all places whither thou wentest, and I destroyed all thine enemies from before thee, and I made for thee a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.
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 appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant him, and he shall dwell by himself, and shall no longer be anxious; and the son of iniquity shall no longer afflict him, as 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 from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also I have humbled all thine enemies, and I will increase thee, and the Lord will build thee a house.
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 it shall come to pass when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
12 Han skal bygge mig et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Trone evindelig.
He shall build me a house, and I will set up his throne for ever.
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 to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and my mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew [it] from them that were before thee.
14 jeg vil indsætte ham i mit Hus og mit Kongedømme til evig Tid, og hans Trone skal staa fast til evig Tid!«
And I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be set up for ever.
15 Alle disse Ord og hele denne Aabenbaring meddelte Natan David.
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.
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?
And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what [is] my house, that thou hast loved me for ever?
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 these things were little in thy sight, O God: thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to come, and thou hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and hast exalted me, O Lord God.
18 Hvad mere har David at sige dig? Du kender jo dog din Tjener,
What shall David do more toward thee to glorify [thee]? and thou knowest thy servant.
19 HERRE! For din Tjeners Skyld, og fordi din Hu stod dertil, gjorde du alt dette store og kundgjorde alle disse store Ting,
And thou hast wrought all this greatness according to thine heart.
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 thee, and there is no God beside thee, according to all things which we have heard with our 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?
Neither is there another nation upon the earth [such] as thy people Israel, whereas God led him in the way, to redeem a people for himself, to make for himself a great and glorious name, to cast out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemedst out of Egypt.
22 Du har grundfæstet dit Folk Israel som dit, Folk til evig Tid, og du, HERRE, er blevet deres Gud.
And thou hast appointed thy people Israel as a people to thyself for ever; and thou, Lord, didst become a God to them.
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, Lord, let the word which thou spokest to thy servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed for ever, and do thou as thou hast spoken.
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.
And let thy name [be] established and magnified for ever, [men] saying, Lord, Lord, Almighty God of Israel: and [let] the house of thy servant David [be] established before thee.
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 thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore thy servant has found a willingness to pray before thee.
26 Derfor, HERRE, du er Gud, du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,
And now, Lord, thou thyself art God, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy 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!«
And now thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, so that it should continue for ever before thee: for thou, Lord, hast blessed [it], and do thou bless [it] for ever.
