< 1 Chronicles 17 >
1 And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains.
Mgbe Devid nọsara ahụ nʼụlọeze ya, ọ sịrị Netan onye amụma, “Lee, mụ onwe m na-ebi nʼụlọ sida, ma igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị dị nʼokpuru ụlọ ikwu.”
2 And Nathan said unto David, All that is in thy heart do; for God is with thee.
Netan zaghachiri Devid, “Ihe ọbụla dị gị nʼobi, mee ya, nʼihi na Chineke nọnyeere gị.”
3 And it came to pass during that night, that the word of God came unto Nathan, saying,
Ma nʼabalị ahụ, okwu Chineke rutere Netan ntị, na-asị,
4 Go and say unto David my servant, Thus hath said the Lord, Not thou shalt build for me the house to dwell in;
“Gaa gwa ohu m Devid sị ya, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru: Gị onwe gị agaghị ewuru m ụlọ ebe m ga-ebi,
5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel even until this day; but have been [moving] from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].
nʼihi na ebibeghị m nʼụlọ site nʼụbọchị m si nʼIjipt kpọpụta Izrel ruo taa. Kama e sitela m nʼotu ọmụma ụlọ ikwu baa na nke ọzọ, sitekwa nʼotu ebe obibi gaa ebe nke ọzọ.
6 In all the places where I moved about among all Israel, did I speak a word to any one of the judges of Israel, whom I had ordained to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built for me a house of cedar?
Nʼebe ọbụla m na-ejegharị nʼetiti ndị Izrel niile, ọ dị mgbe m sịrị onye ọbụla nʼime ndị ndu ha, ndị m nyere iwu ka ha zụọ ndị m, sị, “Gịnị mere unu ewubereghị m ụlọ sida?”’
7 Now therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my servant, to David, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I took thee away from the sheepcote, from behind the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel;
“Ma ugbu a, gwa Devid bụ ohu m, sị, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru: Mụ onwe m sitere nʼọhịa ebe ịta nri nke ụmụ anụ ụlọ, sikwa nʼebe ị na-azụ igwe ewu na atụrụ kpọpụta gị, mee gị onye na-achị ndị m Izrel.
8 And I have been with thee withersoever thou didst go, and I have cut off all thy enemies from thy presence, and I have made thee a name; like the name of the great men who are on the earth;
Anọnyekwara m gị nʼebe ọbụla ị gara, kpochapụ ndị iro gị niile site nʼihu gị. Ugbu a, aga m eme ka aha gị dịka aha ndị ikom dịkarịsịrị ukwuu nʼụwa.
9 And I have procured a place for my people Israel, and I have planted them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be no more troubled; and that the children of wickedness shall not waste them any more, as aforetimes,
Aga m ahọpụta otu ebe nʼihi ndị m Izrel, kụkwa ha dịka osisi ka ha biri nʼebe obibi nke aka ha, ka ha ghara ị bụkwa ndị a na-esogbu ọzọ. Ndị ajọ mmadụ agaghị emegbukwa ha dịka ha mere na mbụ,
10 And [as it was] since the time that I ordained judges to be over my people Israel; and I have humbled all thy enemies; and now I tell thee that the Lord will build for thee a house.
dịka ha na-emekwa siterị na mgbe m họpụtara ndị ndu nye ndị m Izrel. Aga m eme ka ndị iro gị niile nọrọ nʼokpuru gị. “‘Ana m ekwupụtara gị na Onyenwe anyị ga-ewuru gị ụlọ.
11 And it shall come to pass, that, when thy days will be completed that thou must go [to sleep] with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
Mgbe ụbọchị gị nʼụwa zuru, mgbe ị gakwuru ndị nna nna gị ha, aga m eme ka otu mkpụrụ gị bilie nọchie ọnọdụ gị, ọ ga-abụ otu nʼime ụmụ ndị ị mụrụ. Aga m emekwa ka alaeze ya guzosie ike.
12 He it is that shall build for me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Ọ bụ ya onwe ya ga-ewuru m ụlọ, aga m emekwa ka ocheeze ya guzosie ike ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.
13 I too will be to him as a father, and he shall indeed be unto me as a son: and my kindness will I not cause to depart from him, as I caused it to depart from him that was before thee;
Mụ onwe m ga-abụrụ ya nna, ya onwe ya ga-abụkwara m nwa. Agaghị m ewezuga ịhụnanya m site nʼebe ọ nọ, dịka m mere onye bu gị ụzọ chịa.
14 But I will place him firmly in my house and in my kingdom for evermore; and his throne shall be established for ever.
Aga m eme ka ọ chịa ụlọ m na nʼalaeze m ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. A ga-emekwa ka ocheeze ya bụrụ ihe guzosiri ike ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.’”
15 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
Netan ziri Devid ozi dịka okwu niile nke ọhụ ahụ si dị.
16 Then went king David in and sat down before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me as far as hitherward?
Mgbe ahụ, eze Devid banyere nọdụ ala nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, sị: “Onye ka m bụ, Onyenwe anyị Chineke, gịnịkwa ka ezinaụlọ m bụ, na ị mere ka m bịaruo nʼogogo ha otu a?
17 And this was [yet] too small a thing in thy eyes, O God, and thou hast spoken concerning thy servant's house for a distant time, and hast regarded me as though I belonged to the rank of a man of high degree, O Lord God.
O Chineke m, dịka a ga-asị na nke a bụ ihe dị nta nʼanya gị, ugbu a, i kwuola banyere ọdịnihu nke ụlọ ohu gị. Ma gị onwe gị Onyenwe anyị Chineke na-ele m anya dịka a ga-asị na m bụ onye ọnọdụ ya dị elu karịchasịa nke ụmụ mmadụ niile.
18 What can David add yet more [to speak] unto thee of the honor of thy servant? since thou knowest well thy servant.
“Gịnị ọzọ ka Devid ga-agwa gị, nʼihi nsọpụrụ i nyere ohu gị? Nʼihi na ị maara ohu gị nke ọma,
19 O Lord, for the sake of thy servant, and in accordance with thy own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, to make known all these great things.
O Onyenwe anyị, nʼihi okwu gị na dịka ọchịchọ obi gị si dị, i meela ihe a dị ukwuu, meekwa ka ọ mata nkwa ndị a niile dị ukwuu.
20 O Lord, there is none like thee, and there is no god beside thee, in accordance with all that we have heard with our ears.
“Onyenwe anyị, ọ dịghị onye dịka gị, ọ dịkwaghị Chineke ọzọ dị ma ọ bụghị gị, dịka anyị nụrụ ya na ntị anyị.
21 And who is like thy people Israel, the only nation on the earth which God went to redeem for himself as a people, to acquire for thyself a name for great and terrible deeds, by driving out nations from before thy people, which thou hadst redeemed out of Egypt?
Olee ndị dịka ndị gị, bụ Izrel, bụ otu mba nʼelu ụwa ndị Chineke ha gara ịgbapụtara onwe ya ka ọ bụrụ otu ndị, na iji mere onwe gị aha, rụọkwa ọrụ ịtụnanya dị egwu dịkwa ukwuu nʼihi ha, site nʼịchụpụ mba dị iche iche na chi niile ha site nʼihu ndị gị, bụ ndị ị gbapụtara site nʼIjipt?
22 And thou hast instituted thy people Israel unto thyself as a people for ever; and thou, Lord, art indeed become their God.
I mere ka ndị gị Izrel bụrụ ndị nke gị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Gị onwe gị kwa, Onyenwe anyị, abụrụla Chineke ha.
23 And now, O Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be verified for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
“Ma ugbu a, Onyenwe anyị, mee ka nkwa a nke i kwere banyere ohu gị na ụlọ ya bụrụ nke ga-eguzosie ike ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Mezukwaa ihe niile dịka nkwa gị si dị,
24 Yea, let it be verified, and let thy name be magnified unto everlasting, that men may say, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God for Israel; and may the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
ka o nwee ike guzosie ike. Ka aha gị bụrụ ihe dị ukwuu ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Mgbe ahụ ndị mmadụ ga-asị, ‘Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, Chineke nke na-achị Izrel, bụ Chineke Izrel.’ A ga-emekwa ka ụlọ ohu gị Devid guzosie ike nʼihu gị.
25 For thou, O my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build for him a house; therefore hath thy servant found himself able to pray before thee.
“Gị onwe gị, Chineke m, e kpugheerela ohu gị na ị ga-ewuru ya ụlọ. Ya mere, ohu gị ji nwee obi ike ikpere gị ekpere.
26 And now, O Lord, thou art the [true] God, and thou hast spoken concerning thy servant this goodness:
Gị onwe gị, Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke. I kweekwala ohu gị nkwa ihe ọma ndị a.
27 And now hast thou been pleased to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord, hast blessed, and [it will remain] blessed for ever.
Ugbu a, ọ masịrị gị ịgọzi ụlọ ohu gị, ime ka ọ dịrị na-aga nʼihu gị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi, nʼihi na gị Onyenwe anyị, agọziela ya. Ọ ga-abụkwa ihe a gọziri agọzi ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.”