2 Samuel 7
1 And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about 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 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of God dwells under curtains.
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 thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
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 And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah 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, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
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 dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but I went about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
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 In all my going about with all the children of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye me not a house of cedars?
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, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over 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 thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are on 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, for Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness afflict them any more, as formerly,
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 and since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I have given thee rest from all thine enemies; and Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.
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 When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish 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 It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
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 his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes 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 shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before thee.
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 thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
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 all this 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 And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
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 And yet this hath been a small thing in thy sight, Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, Lord Jehovah?
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 And what can David say more to thee? for thou, Lord Jehovah, knowest thy servant.
達味還對你說什麼﹖我主上主! 你認識你的僕人。
21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know [it].
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 Wherefore thou art great, Jehovah Elohim; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our 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 And who is like thy people, like Israel, the one nation in the earth that God went to redeem to be a people to himself, and to make himself a name, and to do for them great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thyself from Egypt, from 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 And thou hast established to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, art 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 And now, Jehovah Elohim, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house, fulfil it for ever, and do as thou hast 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 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
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 thou, Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
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 And now, Lord Jehovah, thou art that God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;
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 and now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever; for thou, Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it; and with thy blessing shall the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
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。」
