2 Samuel 7
1 Now it happened that, when the king had settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
那時，君王住在宮殿裏，上主賜他安享太平，不為四周仇敵所侵擾，
2 he said to the prophet Nathan, “Do you not see that I live in a house of cedar, and that the ark of God has been placed in the midst of tent skins?”
君王遂對納堂先知說：「請看，我住在香柏木的宮殿，而天主的約櫃卻在帳幕內。」
3 And Nathan said to the king: “Go, do all that is in your heart. For the Lord is with you.”
納堂回答君王說：「你心內打算的，你全可照辦! 因為上主與你同在。」
4 But it happened in that night, behold, the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
但是，當夜就有上主的話傳於納堂說：「
5 “Go, and say to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place?
你去告訴我的僕人達味，上主這樣說：你要建築一座殿宇給我居住嗎﹖
6 For I have not lived in a house from the day that I led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt, even to this day. Instead, I have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent.
我自從埃及領以色列子民上來那一天起，直到今日，從沒有居住過殿宇，只隨帳棚和會幕漂泊。
7 And in all the places that I have crossed through, with all the sons of Israel, did I ever speak a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I instructed to pasture my people Israel, saying: Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’
我與去色列子民同行時，我何嘗向我立為牧養我民以色列的一個民長說過：你們為什麼不為我建造一座香柏木的殿宇﹖
8 And now, so shall you speak to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pastures, from following the sheep, so that you would be the leader over my people Israel.
現在，你要對我的僕人達味說：萬軍的上主這樣說：是我揀選你離開牧場，離開放羊的事，作我民以色列的領袖。
9 And I have been with you everywhere that you walked. And I have slain all your enemies before your face. And I have made you a great name, beside the name of the great ones who are upon the earth.
你不論到那裏去，我總是偕同你，由你面前消滅你的一切仇敵；我要使你成名，像世上出名的大人物；
10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, and they shall live there, and they shall no longer be disturbed. Neither shall the sons of iniquity continue to afflict them as before,
我要把我民以色列安置在一個地方，裁培他們，在那裏久住，再也不受驚恐，再也不像先前受惡人的欺壓，
11 from the day when I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give rest to you from all your enemies. And the Lord foretells to you that the Lord himself will make a house for you.
有如自從我為我民以色列立了民長以來一樣；我要賜他們安寧，不受仇敵的騷擾。上主也告訴你：他要為你建立家室。
12 And when your days will have been fulfilled, and you will sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will go forth from your loins, and I will make firm his kingdom.
當你的日子滿期與你祖先長眠時，我必在你以後興起一個後裔，即你所生的兒子；我必鞏固他的王權。
13 He himself shall build a house to my name. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom, even forever.
是他要為我的名建立殿宇；我要鞏固他的王位直到永遠。
14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men.
我要作他的父親，他要作我的兒子；若是他犯了罪，我必用人用的鞭，世人用的棍，來懲戒他；
15 But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.
但我決不由他收回我的恩情，就如在你以前由撒烏耳收回我的恩情一樣。
16 And your house shall be faithful, and your kingdom shall be before your face, for eternity, and your throne shall be secure continuously.’”
你的家室和王權，在我面前永遠存在，你的王位也永遠堅定不移。」
17 According to all these words, and according to this entire vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
納堂便照這一切話，將整個啟示告訴了達味。
18 Then king David entered and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you would bring me to this point?
達味王就進去，端坐在上主面前說：「我主上主! 我是誰﹖我的家族又算什麼，你竟領我到了這個地步﹖
19 Moreover, this has seemed little in your sight, O Lord God, unless you also will speak about the house of your servant for a long time. For this is the law of Adam, O Lord God.
我主上主! 這在你眼中還以為太小，而你又說明了你僕人的家族未來的遠景，並將此事顯示給我這個人，我主上主!
20 Therefore, what more will David be able to say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God.
達味還對你說什麼﹖我主上主! 你認識你的僕人。
21 Because of your word, and according to your own heart, you have done all these great deeds, so that you would make it known to your servant.
你為了你的預許，按照你的心意，成就了這些偉大的事，為叫你的僕人認識清楚。
22 For this reason, you are magnified, O Lord God. For there is no one like you. And there is no God except you, in all the things that we have heard with our own ears.
我主上主! 為此，你是偉大的，沒有與你相似的；按照我耳所聽的，除了你以外，沒有別的神。
23 But what nation is there upon the earth like your people Israel, because of whom God went forth, so that he might redeem a people for himself, and establish a name for himself, and accomplish for them great and terrible things upon the earth, before the face of your people, whom you redeemed for yourself away from Egypt, the nations and their gods.
世上又那裏有一個民族能比得上你的民族以色列﹖天主親自去解救他們出來，作為自己的民族；為使他們成名，在你從埃及解救出來的人民前，行了大而可畏的奇事，驅除異民以及他們的神。
24 For you have secured your people Israel for yourself, as an everlasting people. And you, O Lord God, have become their God.
你將你民以色列永遠堅定為你的民族，你，上主做了他們的天主。
25 Now therefore, O Lord God, raise up forever the word that you have spoken over your servant and over his house. And do just as you have said,
我主上主! 現在，求你永遠堅持你論及你的僕人和他的家室所說的話，按照你所說的履行罷!
26 so that your name may be magnified even forever, and so that it may be said: ‘The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And the house of your servant David will be established in the sight of the Lord.
願你的名永遠受尊崇! 人要說：萬軍的上主是以色列的天主! 願你僕人達味的家室，永遠堅家在你面前!
27 For you, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to the ear of your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Because of this, your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
萬軍的上主，以色列的天主! 因為你曾啟示你的僕人說：我要建立你的家室，因此，你的僕人纔敢在你面前向你如此祈禱。
28 Now therefore, O Lord God, you are God, and your words shall be true. For you have spoken to your servant these good things.
我主上主，惟有你是天主! 你的話是真理，是你向你僕人應許了這些恩惠。
29 Therefore, begin, and bless the house of your servant, so that it may be forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken. And so, let the house of your servant be blessed with your blessing forever.”
求你如今就祝福你僕人的家室，使永遠你面前存立，因為是你，我主上主所預許的，因此，你僕人的家室，必因你的祝福永遠獲得祝福。」
