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,
Engang Kongen sad i sit Hus, efter at HERREN havde skaffet ham Ro for alle hans Fjender rundt om,
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.
sagde han til Profeten Natan: »Se, jeg har et Cedertræshus at bo i, men Guds Ark har Plads i et Telt!«
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
Natan svarede Kongen: »Gør alt, hvad din Hu staar til, thi HERREN er med dig!«
4 And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,
Men samme Nat kom HERRENS Ord til Natan saaledes:
5 Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
»Gaa hen og sig til min Tjener David: Saa siger HERREN: Skulde du bygge mig et Hus at bo i?
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.
Jeg har jo ikke haft noget Hus at bo i, siden den Dag jeg førte Israeliterne op fra Ægypten, men vandrede med, boende i et Telt.
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?
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 Israel: Hvorfor bygger I mig ikke et Cedertræshus?
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;
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,
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.
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
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,
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 plage det som tidligere,
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.
dengang jeg satte Dommere over mit Folk Israel; og jeg vil give det Ro for alle dets Fjender. Saa kundgør HERREN dig nu: Et Hus vil HERREN bygge dig!
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.
Naar dine Dage er omme, og du hviler hos dine Fædre, vil jeg efter dig oprejse din Sæd, som udgaar af dit Liv, og grundfæste hans Kongedømme.
13 It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Han skal bygge mit Navn et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Kongetrone evindelig.
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;
Jeg vil være din Sæd en Fader, og den skal være mig en Søn! Naar den synder, vil jeg tugte den med Menneskestok og Menneskers Slag,
15 but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before thee.
men min Miskundhed vil jeg ikke tage fra den, som jeg tog den fra din Forgænger.
16 And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Dit Hus og dit Kongedømme skal staa fast for mit Aasyn til evig Tid, din Trone skal staa til evig Tid!«
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
Alle disse Ord og hele denne Aabenbaring meddelte Natan David.
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?
Da gik Kong David ind og dvælede for HERRENS Aasyn og sagde: »Hvem er jeg, Herre, HERRE, og hvad er mit Hus, at du har bragt mig saa vidt?
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?
Men end ikke det var dig nok Herre, HERRE, du gav ogsaa din Tjeners Hus Forjættelser for fjerne Tider og lod mig skue kommende Slægter, Herre, HERRE!
20 And what can David say more to thee? for thou, Lord Jehovah, knowest thy servant.
Hvad mere har David at sige dig Du kender jo dog din Tjener, Herre, HERRE.
21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know [it].
For din Tjeners Skyld, og fordi din Hu stod dertil, gjorde du dette og kundgjorde din Tjener alt dette store,
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.
Herre, HERRE; thi ingen er som du, og der er ingen Gud uden dig efter alt hvad vi har hørt med vore Ører.
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?
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 for dem ved at drive andre Folkeslag med deres Guder bort foran sit Folk, det, du udfriede fra Ægypten?
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.
Du har grundfæstet dit Folk Israel som dit Folk til evig Tid, og du, HERRE, er blevet deres Gud.
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.
Saa opfyld da, HERRE, Gud, til evig Tid den Forjættelse, du udtalte om din Tjener og hans Hus og gør, som du sagde!
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.
Da skal dit Navn blive stort til evig Tid, saa man siger: Hærskarers HERRE, Gud over Israel! Og din Tjener Davids Hus skal staa fast for dit Aasyn.
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.
Thi du, Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, har aabenbaret for din Tjener: Jeg vil bygge dig et Hus! Derfor har din Tjener fundet sit Hjerte til at bede denne Bøn til dig.
28 And now, Lord Jehovah, thou art that God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;
Derfor, Herre, HERRE, du er Gud, og dine Ord er Sandhed! Du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,
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.
saa lad det behage dig at velsigne din Tjeners Hus, at det til evig Tid maa staa fast for dit Aasyn. Thi du, Herre, HERRE, har talt, og med din Velsignelse skal din Tjeners Hus velsignes evindelig!«
