2 Samuel 7
1 Afterwarde when the King sate in his house and the Lord had giuen him rest rounde about from all his enemies,
Baada ya mfalme kuingia rasmi katika jumba lake la kifalme, naye Bwana akiwa amemstarehesha pande zote mbali na adui zake,
2 The King saide vnto Nathan the Prophet, Beholde, nowe I dwel in an house of cedar trees, and the Arke of God remayneth within the curtaines.
akamwambia nabii Nathani, “Mimi hapa, ninaishi katika jumba la kifalme la mierezi, wakati Sanduku la Mungu limebaki katika hema.”
3 Then Nathan sayde vnto the King, Go, and doe all that is in thine heart: for the Lord is with thee.
Nathani akamjibu mfalme, “Lolote ulilo nalo moyoni, endelea ukalifanye, kwa maana Bwana yu pamoja nawe.”
4 And the same night the worde of the Lord came vnto Nathan, saying,
Usiku ule neno la Bwana likamjia Nathani, kusema:
5 Goe and tell my seruant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord, Shalt thou buylde me an house for my dwelling?
“Nenda ukamwambie mtumishi wangu Daudi, ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: Je, ewe ndiwe wa kunijengea mimi nyumba ili nikae ndani yake?
6 For I haue dwelt in no house since the time that I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt vnto this day, but haue walked in a tent and tabernacle.
Sijakaa ndani ya nyumba tangu siku niliyowaleta Waisraeli kutoka Misri hadi leo. Nimekuwa nikitembea kutoka mahali pamoja hadi mahali pengine ndani ya hema kama makao yangu.
7 In al the places wherein I haue walked with all the children of Israel, spake I one worde with any of the tribes of Israel when I commanded the iudges to feede my people Israel? or sayde I, Why build ye not me an house of cedar trees?
Popote nilipotembea pamoja na Waisraeli wote, je, nimewahi kumwambia kiongozi wao yeyote niliyemwamuru kuwachunga watu wangu Israeli, “Kwa nini hujanijengea nyumba ya mierezi?”’
8 Nowe therefore so say vnto my seruant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord of hostes, I tooke thee from the sheepecote following the sheepe, that thou mightest bee ruler ouer my people, ouer Israel.
“Sasa basi, mwambie mtumishi wangu Daudi, ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote: Nilikutoa wewe kutoka machungani na kutoka kuandama kundi la kondoo na mbuzi ili kuwaongoza watu wangu Israeli.
9 And I was with thee wheresoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a great name, like vnto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
Nimekuwa pamoja nawe popote ulipokwenda, nami nimekuondolea mbali adui zako wote mbele yako. Basi nitalifanya jina lako kuwa kuu kama majina ya watu walio wakuu sana duniani.
10 (Also I will appoynt a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in a place of their owne, and moue no more, neither shall wicked people trouble them any more as before time,
Nami nitawapatia watu wangu Israeli mahali niwapande humo ili kwamba wawe na nyumbani kwao wenyewe wasisumbuliwe tena. Watu waovu hawatawaonea tena, kama walivyofanya mwanzoni,
11 And since the time that I set Iudges ouer my people of Israel) and I will giue thee rest from al thine enemies: also the Lord telleth thee, that he will make thee an house.
na kama walivyofanya tangu mwanzo wakati nilipowaweka viongozi juu ya watu wangu Israeli. Pia nitawapa raha mbele ya adui zenu wote. “‘Bwana akuambia kwamba Bwana mwenyewe atakujengea nyumba.
12 And when thy daies bee fulfilled, thou shalt sleepe with thy fathers, and I wil set vp thy seede after thee, which shall proceede out of thy body, and will stablish his kingdome.
Siku zako zitakapokwisha nawe ulale pamoja na baba zako, nitainua mzao wako aingie mahali pako, ambaye atatoka viunoni mwako, nami nitauimarisha ufalme wake.
13 He shall buyld an house for my Name, and I will stablish ye throne of his kingdome for euer.
Yeye ndiye atakayejenga nyumba kwa ajili ya Jina langu, nami nitaimarisha kiti cha enzi cha ufalme wake milele.
14 I will be his father, and hee shall bee my sonne: and if he sinne, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of men.
Nitakuwa baba yake, naye atakuwa mwanangu. Atakapokosea nitamwadhibu kwa fimbo ya wanadamu, kwa adhabu ya kupigwa na wanadamu.
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I tooke it from Saul whome I haue put away before thee.
Lakini upendo wangu kamwe hautaondolewa kwake, kama nilivyouondoa kwa Sauli, niliyemwondoa atoke mbele yako.
16 And thine house shall be stablished and thy kingdome for euer before thee, euen thy throne shalbe stablished for euer.
Nyumba yako na ufalme wako utadumu milele mbele zangu, kiti chako cha enzi kitafanywa imara milele.’”
17 According to all these wordes, and according to all this vision, Nathan spake thus vnto Dauid.
Nathani akamwarifu Daudi maneno yote ya maono haya.
18 Then King Dauid went in, and sate before the Lord, and sayde, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
Ndipo Mfalme Daudi akaingia ndani, akaketi mbele za Bwana, akasema: “Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, mimi ni nani, na jamaa yangu ni nini, hata umenileta mpaka hapa nilipo?
19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God, therefore thou hast spoken also of thy seruants house for a great while: but doth this appertaine to man, O Lord God?
Naam, kana kwamba hili halitoshi machoni pako, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, wewe umenena pia kuhusu siku zijazo za nyumba ya mtumishi wako. Je, hii ndiyo njia yako ya kawaida ya kushughulika na mwanadamu, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi?
20 And what can Dauid say more vnto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy seruant.
“Je, Daudi aweza kukuambia nini zaidi? Kwa maana unamjua mtumishi wako, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi.
21 For thy words sake, and according to thine owne heart hast thou done all these great things, to make them knowen vnto thy seruant.
Kwa ajili ya neno lako na kwa mapenzi yako, umefanya jambo hili kubwa na kulifanya lijulikane na lifahamike kwa mtumishi wako.
22 Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that wee haue heard with our eares.
“Tazama jinsi ulivyo mkuu, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi! Hakuna mwingine kama wewe, wala hakuna Mungu ila wewe, kama vile tulivyosikia kwa masikio yetu wenyewe,
23 And what one people in the earth is like thy people, like Israel? whose God went and redeemed them to himselfe, that they might be his people, and that hee might make him a name, and do for you great things, and terrible for thy land, O Lord, euen for thy people, whome thou redeemedst to thee out of Egypt, from the nations, and their gods?
Naye ni nani aliye kama watu wako Israeli, taifa pekee duniani ambalo Mungu alitoka kwenda kulikomboa kwa ajili yake mwenyewe, na kujifanyia jina mwenyewe, kwa kufanya maajabu makubwa na ya kutisha kwa kuwafukuza mataifa na miungu yao mbele ya watu wako, ambao uliwakomboa kutoka Misri?
24 For thou hast ordeyned to thy selfe thy people Israel to be thy people for euer: and thou Lord art become their God.
Umeimarisha watu wako Israeli hasa kama watu wako mwenyewe milele, nawe, Ee Bwana, umekuwa Mungu wao.
25 Nowe therefore, O Lord God, confirme for euer the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy seruant and his house, and doe as thou hast sayde.
“Basi sasa, Bwana, ukaitimize ahadi uliyosema kuhusu mtumishi wako na nyumba yake milele. Fanya kama ulivyoahidi,
26 And let thy Name bee magnified for euer by them that shall say, The Lord of hostes is the God ouer Israel: and let the house of thy seruant Dauid be stablished before thee.
ili kwamba jina lako litukuke milele. Ndipo watu watasema, ‘Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote ni Mungu juu ya Israeli!’ Nayo nyumba ya mtumishi wako Daudi itakuwa imara mbele zako.
27 For thou, O Lord of hostes, God of Israel, hast reueiled vnto thy seruant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy seruant bene bold to pray this prayer vnto thee.
“Ee Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mungu wa Israeli, umelifunua hili kwa mtumishi wako, ukisema, ‘Nitakujengea nyumba.’ Hivyo mtumishi wako amepata ujasiri kukuletea dua hii.
28 Therefore now, O Lord God, (for thou art God, and thy words be true, and thou hast tolde this goodnes vnto thy seruant)
Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, wewe ndiwe Mungu! Maneno yako ndiyo kweli, nawe umemwahidi mtumishi wako mambo haya mazuri.
29 Therefore nowe let it please thee to blesse the house of thy seruant, that it may continue for euer before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and let the house of thy seruant be blessed for euer, with thy blessing.
Sasa naomba uwe radhi kuibariki nyumba ya mtumishi wako, ili idumu mbele zako milele, kwa maana wewe, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, umesema, na kwa baraka zako nyumba ya mtumishi wako itaendelea kubarikiwa milele.”
