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!«
When David was living in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a cedar house, but the ark of Yahweh’s covenant is in a tent.”
2 Natan svarede David: »Gør alt, hvad din Hu staar til, thi Gud er med dig!«
Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”
3 Men samme Nat kom Guds Ord til Natan saaledes:
That same 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 David my servant, ‘Yahweh says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
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 lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tent to another.
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 in which I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, ‘Why have you 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,
“Now therefore, you shall tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince 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 have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a name like the name of the great ones who are in 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,
I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more. The children of wickedness will not waste them any more, as at the first,
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 day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I tell you that Yahweh will build you 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.
It will happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your offspring after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12 Han skal bygge mig et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Trone evindelig.
He will build me a house, 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. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you;
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 settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever. His throne will be established forever.”’”
15 Alle disse Ord og hele denne Aabenbaring meddelte Natan David.
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke 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?
Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Yahweh 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!
This was a small thing in your eyes, O God, but you have spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have respected me according to the standard of a man of high degree, Yahweh God.
18 Hvad mere har David at sige dig? Du kender jo dog din Tjener,
What can David say yet more to you concerning the honor which is done to 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,
Yahweh, for your servant’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
20 HERRE! Ingen er som du, og der er ingen Gud uden dig, efter alt hvad vi har hørt med vore Ører.
Yahweh, there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that 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?
What one nation in the earth is like your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, to make you a name by great and awesome things, in driving out nations from before your people whom you redeemed out of Egypt?
22 Du har grundfæstet dit Folk Israel som dit, Folk til evig Tid, og du, HERRE, er blevet deres Gud.
For you made your people Israel your own people forever; and you, Yahweh, became 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!
Now, Yahweh, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have 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.
Let your name be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel. The house of David your servant is 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 him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.
26 Derfor, HERRE, du er Gud, du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,
Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have promised this good thing 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!«
Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
