2 Samuel 7

1 And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

Factum est autem cum sedisset rex in domo sua, et Dominus dedisset ei requiem undique ab universis inimicis suis,

2 that the king said unto Nathan the prophet: 'See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.'

dixit ad Nathan prophetam: Videsne quod ego habitem in domo cedrina, et arca Dei posita sit in medio pellium?

3 And Nathan said to the king: 'Go, do all that is in thy heart; for the LORD is with thee.'

Dixitque Nathan ad regem: Omne quod est in corde tuo, vade fac: quia Dominus tecum est.

4 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying:

Factum est autem in illa nocte: et ecce sermo Domini ad Nathan, dicens:

5 'Go and tell My servant David: Thus saith the LORD: Shalt thou build Me a house for Me to dwell in?

Vade, et loquere ad servum meum David: Hæc dicit Dominus: Numquid tu ædificabis mihi domum ad habitandum?

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 have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

Neque enim habitavi in domo ex die illa, qua eduxi filios Israel de Terra Ægypti, usque in diem hanc: sed ambulabam in tabernaculo, et in tentorio,

7 In all places wherein I have walked among all the children of Israel, spoke I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people Israel, saying: Why have ye not built Me a house of cedar?

per cuncta loca, quæ transivi cum omnibus filiis Israel, numquid loquens locutus sum ad unam de tribubus Israel, cui præcepi ut pasceret populum meum Israel, dicens: Quare non ædificastis mihi domum cedrinam?

8 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people, over Israel.

Et nunc hæc dices servo meo David: Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Ego tuli te de pascuis sequentem greges, ut esses dux super populum meum Israel:

9 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

et fui tecum in omnibus ubicumque ambulasti, et interfeci universos inimicos tuos a facie tua: fecique tibi nomen grande, iuxta nomen magnorum, qui sunt in terra.

10 And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disquieted no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,

Et ponam locum populo meo Israel, et plantabo eum, et habitabit sub eo, et non turbabitur amplius: nec addent filii iniquitatis ut affligant eum sicut prius,

11 even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. Moreover the LORD telleth thee that the LORD will make thee a house.

ex die qua constitui iudices super populum meum Israel: et requiem dabo tibi ab omnibus inimicis tuis. Prædicitque tibi Dominus, quod domum faciat tibi Dominus.

12 When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy body, and I will establish his kingdom.

Cumque completi fuerint dies tui, et dormieris cum patribus tuis, suscitabo semen tuum post te, quod egredietur de utero tuo, et firmabo regnum eius.

13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

Ipse ædificabit domum nomini meo, et stabiliam thronum regni eius usque in sempiternum.

14 I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

Ego ero ei in patrem, et ipse erit mihi in filium: qui si inique aliquid gesserit, arguam eum in virga virorum, et in plagis filiorum hominum.

15 but My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

Misericordiam autem meam non auferam ab eo, sicut abstuli a Saul, quem amovi a facie mea.

16 And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee; thy throne shall be established for ever.'

Et fidelis erit domus tua, et regnum tuum usque in æternum ante faciem tuam, et thronus tuus erit firmus iugiter.

17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

Secundum omnia verba hæc, et iuxta universam visionem istam, sic locutus est Nathan ad David.

18 Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said: 'Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me thus far?

Ingressus est autem rex David, et sedit coram Domino, et dixit: Quis ego sum Domine Deus, et quæ domus mea, quia adduxisti me hucusque?

19 And this was yet a small thing in Thine eyes, O Lord GOD; but Thou hast spoken also of Thy servant's house for a great while to come; and this too after the manner of great men, O Lord GOD.

Sed et hoc parum visum est in conspectu tuo Domine Deus, nisi loquereris etiam de domo servi tui in longinquum: ista est enim lex Adam, Domine Deus.

20 And what can David say more unto Thee? for Thou knowest Thy servant, O Lord GOD.

Quid ergo addere poterit adhuc David, ut loquatur ad te? Tu enim scis servum tuum Domine Deus.

21 For Thy word's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make Thy servant know it.

Propter verbum tuum, et secundum cor tuum fecisti omnia magnalia hæc, ita ut notum faceres servo tuo.

22 Therefore Thou art great, O LORD God; for there is none like Thee, neither is there any God beside Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Idcirco magnificatus es Domine Deus, quia non est similis tui, neque est Deus extra te, in omnibus quæ audivimus auribus nostris.

23 And who is like Thy people, like Israel, a nation one in the earth, whom God went to redeem unto Himself for a people, and to make Him a name, and to do for Thy land great things and tremendous, even for you, in driving out from before Thy people, whom Thou didst redeem to Thee out of Egypt, the nations and their gods?

Quæ est autem, ut populus tuus Israel, gens in terra, propter quam ivit Deus, ut redimeret eam sibi in populum, et poneret sibi nomen, faceretque eis magnalia, et horribilia super terram, a facie populi tui, quem redemisti tibi ex Ægypto, gentem, et deum eius.

24 And Thou didst establish to Thyself Thy people Israel to be a people unto Thee for ever; and Thou, LORD, becamest their God.

Firmasti enim tibi populum tuum Israel in populum sempiternum: et tu Domine Deus factus es eis in Deum.

25 And now, O LORD God, the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm Thou it for ever, and do as Thou hast spoken.

Nunc ergo Domine Deus verbum, quod locutus es super servum tuum, et super domum eius, suscita in sempiternum: et fac sicut locutus es,

26 And let Thy name be magnified for ever, that it may be said: The LORD of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of Thy servant David shall be established before Thee.

ut magnificetur nomen tuum usque in sempiternum, atque dicatur: Dominus exercituum, Deus super Israel. Et domus servi tui David erit stabilita coram Domino,

27 For Thou, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to Thy servant, saying: I will build thee a house; therefore hath Thy servant taken heart to pray this prayer unto Thee.

quia tu Domine exercituum Deus Israel revelasti aurem servi tui, dicens: Domum ædificabo tibi: propterea invenit servus tuus cor suum ut oraret te oratione hac.

28 And now, O Lord GOD, Thou alone art God, and Thy words are truth, and Thou hast promised this good thing unto Thy servant;

Nunc ergo Domine Deus, tu es Deus, et verba tua erunt vera: locutus es enim ad servum tuum bona hæc.

29 now therefore let it please Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may continue for ever before Thee; for Thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it; and through Thy blessing let the house of Thy servant be blessed for ever.'

Incipe ergo, et benedic domui servi tui, ut sit in sempiternum coram te: quia tu Domine Deus locutus es, et benedictione tua benedicetur domus servi tui in sempiternum.