< 2 Samuel 7 >
1 After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
O ruo mgbe eze nọsara ahụ nʼụlọeze ya, mgbe Onyenwe anyị mekwara ka o site nʼaka ndị iro ya nọ gburugburu zuru ike,
2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
ọ sịrị Netan, bụ onye amụma, “Lee, mụ onwe m na-ebi nʼụlọ sida, ma igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke dị nʼime ụlọ ikwu.”
3 And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
Netan zaghachiri eze sị, “Ihe ọbụla dị gị nʼobi gaa nʼihu mee ya, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị nọnyeere gị.”
4 But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
Ma nʼabalị ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị rutere Netan ntị, na-asị,
5 “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
“Gaa gwa ohu m Devid sị ya, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Ọ bụ gị ga-ewuru m ụlọ ebe m ga-ebi?
6 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
Nʼihi na ebibeghị m nʼụlọ site nʼụbọchị m si nʼIjipt kpọpụta ndị Izrel ruo taa. Kama ana m ejegharị site otu ebe gaa ebe ọzọ, were ụlọ ikwu mere ebe obibi m.
7 In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
Nʼebe ọbụla m na-ejegharị nʼetiti ndị Izrel niile, ọ dị mgbe m sịrị onye ọbụla nʼime ndị ọchịchị ha, ndị m nyere iwu ka ha zụọ ndị m Izrel, sị, “Gịnị mere unu ewubereghị m ụlọ sida?”’
8 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.
“Ma ugbu a, gwa Devid bụ ohu m, sị, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru: Mụ onwe m sitere nʼọhịa ebe ịta nri nke ụmụ anụ ụlọ, sikwa nʼebe ị na-azụ igwe ewu na atụrụ kpọpụta gị. Mee gị onye na-achị ndị m Izrel.
9 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.
Anọnyekwara m gị nʼebe ọbụla ị gara, kpochapụ ndị iro gị niile site nʼihu gị. Ugbu a, aga m eme ka aha gị dị ukwuu, dịka aha ndị ikom dịkarịsịrị ukwuu nʼụwa.
10 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
Aga m ahọpụta otu ebe nʼihi ndị m Izrel, kụkwa ha dịka osisi ka ha biri nʼebe obibi nke aka ha; ka ha ghara ị bụkwa ndị a na-esogbu ọzọ. Ndị ajọ mmadụ agaghị emegbukwa ha dịka ha mere na mbụ,
11 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
dịka ha na-emekwa siterị na mgbe m họpụtara ndị ndu nye ndị m Izrel. Aga m enyekwa gị ezumike site nʼebe ndị iro gị niile nọ. “‘Onyenwe anyị na-ekwupụtara gị, na Onyenwe anyị ya onwe ya, ga-eguzobere gị ụlọ.
12 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
Mgbe ụbọchị gị nʼụwa zuru, mgbe i ga-esoro nna nna gị ha dinaa nʼọnwụ, aga m eme ka otu mkpụrụ gị bilie nọchie ọnọdụ gị, onye bụ anụ ahụ na ọbara gị, aga m emekwa ka alaeze ya guzosie ike.
13 He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
Ọ bụ ya ga-ewuru m ụlọ. Aga m eme ka ocheeze nke alaeze ya guzosie ike ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.
14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
Mụ onwe m ga-abụrụ ya nna. Ya onwe ya ga-abụkwara m nwa. Ọ bụrụ na o jehie, aga m eji mkpanaka mmadụ taa ya ahụhụ. Werekwa ihe otiti si nʼaka ndị mmadụ dụọ ya ọdụ.
15 But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.
Ma agaghị ewezuga ịhụnanya m site nʼebe ọ nọ, dịka m si wezuga ya site nʼebe Sọl nọ, bụ onye m wezugara site nʼihu gị.
16 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
Ụlọ gị na alaeze gị ga-adịgide ruo mgbe ebighị ebi nʼihu m. A ga-eme ka ocheeze gị bụrụ ihe guzosiri ike ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.’”
17 So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
Netan ziri Devid ozi dịka okwu niile nke ọhụ ahụ si dị.
18 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?
Mgbe ahụ, eze Devid banyere nọdụ ala nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, sị: “Onye ka m bụ, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị, gịnịkwa ka ezinaụlọ m bụ, na ị mere ka m bịaruo nʼogogo ha otu a?
19 And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị, dịka a ga-asị na nke a bụ ihe dị nta nʼanya gị. Ugbu a, i kwuola banyere ọdịnihu nke ụlọ ohu gị, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị, nke a bụkwa ụkpụrụ metụtara mmadụ efu.
20 What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
“Ma gịnị ọzọ ka Devid ga-agwa gị? O, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị. Nʼihi na ị maara ohu gị nke ọma.
21 For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
Nʼihi okwu gị na dịka ọchịchọ obi gị si dị, i meela ihe a dị ukwuu, meekwa ka ohu gị mata ha.
22 How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
“Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị, lee ka i si dị ukwuu! Ọ dịghị onye dịka gị. Ọ dịkwaghị Chineke ọzọ dị ma ọ bụghị gị, dịka anyị nụrụ ya na ntị anyị.
23 And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
Olee ndị dịka ndị gị, bụ Izrel, bụ otu mba nʼelu ụwa nke Chineke gara ịgbapụta dịka otu ndị nye onwe ya, na iji mere onwe ya aha, rụọkwa ọrụ ịtụnanya dị egwu dịkwa ukwuu nʼihi ha, site nʼịchụpụ mba dị iche iche na chi niile ha site nʼihu ndị gị, bụ ndị ị gbapụtara site nʼIjipt?
24 For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
I meela ka ndị gị Izrel guzosie ike, dịka ndị nke gị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Ma gị onwe gị kwa, Onyenwe anyị, abụrụla Chineke ha.
25 And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
“Ugbu a, Onyenwe anyị Chineke, debe nkwa a nke i kwere banyere ohu gị na ụlọ ya ka ọ dịrị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Mezukwaa ihe niile dịka nkwa gị si dị
26 so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
Ka aha gị bụrụ ihe dị ukwuu ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Mgbe ahụ, ndị mmadụ ga-asị, ‘Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke na-achị Izrel’ A ga-emekwa ka ụlọ ohu gị bụ Devid guzosie ike nʼanya gị.
27 For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
“O Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, Chineke Izrel, nʼihi na ị kpugheerela ohu gị ihe a, na-asị, ‘Aga m ewuru gị ụlọ.’ Ya mere, ohu gị ji nwee obi ike ikpere gị ekpere a.
28 And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
O, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị, ị bụ Chineke nʼezie. Okwu gị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi. I kweekwala ohu gị nkwa ihe ọma ndị a.
29 Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”
Ugbu a biko, ka ọ masị gị ịgọzi ụlọ ohu gị, ka ọ dịgide nʼihu gị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Nʼihi na gị, o Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị ekwuola ya, sitekwa na ngọzị gị, ụlọ ohu gị ga-abụkwa ihe a gọziri agọzi ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.”