1 Chronicles 17
1 And it comes to pass as David sat in his house, that David says to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH [is] under curtains”;
[達味想建聖殿]當達味住在宮殿時，對納堂先知說：「看，我住在香柏木的宮殿裡，上主的結約之櫃卻在帳幕裡。」
2 and Nathan says to David, “All that [is] in your heart do, for God [is] with you.”
納堂回答達味說：「你心中打算的，你全可照辦，因為上主與你同在。」
3 And it comes to pass on that night that a word of God is to Nathan, saying,
但是，當夜就有天主的話傳於納堂說：「
4 “Go, and you have said to My servant David, Thus said YHWH: You do not build for Me the house to dwell in.
你去告訴我的僕人達味，上主這樣說：不是你要為我建築殿宇居住。
5 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, and I am [going] from tent to tent, and from the Dwelling Place.
我自從領以色列上來那天起，直到今天，從沒有住過殿宇，只從這帳棚到那帳棚，從這會幕到那會幕。
6 Wherever I have walked up and down among all Israel, have I spoken a word with one of [the] judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why have you not built a house of cedars for Me?
在我與全以色列同行時，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﹖[天主許與達味鴻恩]
7 And now, thus you say to My servant, to David, Thus said YHWH of Hosts: I have taken you from the habitation, from after the sheep, to be leader over My people 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。
8 and I am with you wherever you have walked, and I cut off all your enemies from your presence, and have made a name for you like the name of the great ones who [are] in the earth.
你不論往那裏去，我總是同你在一起，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。
9 And I have prepared a place for My people Israel, and planted it, and it has dwelt in its place, and is not troubled anymore, and the sons of perverseness do not add to wear it out as at first,
我要為我民以色列安置一個地方，栽培他們，在那裏久住，再也不受驚擾，再也不像先前受惡人的蹂躪，
10 indeed, even from the days that I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I have humbled all your enemies, and I declare to you that YHWH builds a house for you.
有如我為我民以色列立民長的時候一樣；我要降服你的一切仇敵。並且我告訴你：上主必要為你建立家室。
11 And it has come to pass, when your days have been fulfilled to go with your fathers, that I have raised up your seed after you, who is of your sons, and I have established his kingdom;
及至你日子滿期，到你祖先那裏去時，我必要在你以後給你興起一個後裔，即你所生的一個兒子，鞏固他的王權。
12 he builds a house for Me, and I have established his throne for all time;
他要為我建造殿宇，我要鞏固他的王位，直到永遠。
13 I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son, and I do not turn aside My kindness from him as I turned it aside from him who was before you,
我要作他的父親，他要作我的兒子；我決不使我的寵愛離棄他，有如離棄你以前那一位；
14 and I have established him in My house, and in My kingdom for all time, and his throne is established for all time.”
反要使他堅立在我的家和我的國中，至於永遠；他的王位永固不移。」
15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.
納堂便照這一切話，將整個啟示告訴了達味。[達味謝恩]
16 And David the king comes in and sits before YHWH, and says, “Who [am] I, O YHWH God, and what [is] my house, that You have brought me here?
達味就進去，端坐在上主面前說：「上主，天主! 我是誰﹖我的家族又算什麼，你竟領我到了這個地步!
17 And this is small in Your eyes, O God, and You speak concerning the house of Your servant far off, and have seen me as a type of the man who is on high, O YHWH God!
天主，者贊你眼裏還以為太小，而你又說明了你僕人家族的未來遠景，竟視我有如一個高貴的人，上主，天主!
18 What more does David add to You for the honor of Your servant; and You have known Your servant.
為了你加於你僕人達味的光榮，我還有什麼話可向你說，你認識你的僕人。
19 O YHWH, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart You have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
上主! 你為了你的僕人，按照你的心意，成就了這些偉大的事，為將這些偉大的事彰顯出來。
20 O YHWH, there is none like You, and there is no god except You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
上主! 照我們耳朵所聽到的，沒有誰能與你相比；除你以外，也沒有別的神。
21 And who [is] as Your people Israel, one nation in the earth whom God has gone to ransom to Himself for a people, to make a great and fearful name for Yourself, to cast out nations from the presence of Your people whom You have ransomed out of Egypt?
世上又有那一個民族，能比得上你的民族以色列﹖天主竟親自將他們解救出來，作為自己的民族，為使你成名，就在你從埃及解救出來的人民前，行了大而可畏的奇事，驅散了異民；
22 Indeed, You appoint Your people Israel to Yourself for a people for all time, and You, O YHWH, have been to them for God.
你使你的民族以色列永遠作你的民族，你，上主做他們的天主。
23 And now, O YHWH, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant, and concerning his house, be steadfast for all time, and do as You have spoken;
上主! 現在求你永遠堅持你論及你僕人，及他的家室所說的話，照你所說的話履行罷!
24 and let it be steadfast, and Your Name is great for all time, saying, YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, [is] God to Israel, and the house of Your servant David is established before You;
願這話堅定不移，願你的名永遠受尊崇，人人都說：萬軍的上主，以色列的天主，實在是以色列的天主。願你的僕役達味的家室，在你面前堅定不移!
25 for You, O my God, have uncovered the ear of Your servant—to build a house for him, therefore Your servant has found [desire] to pray before You.
我的天主! 因為是你啟示你的僕人，要為他建立家室，因此，你的僕人纔敢在你面前如此祈禱。
26 And now, YHWH, You [are] God Himself, and You speak this goodness concerning Your servant;
上主! 惟獨你是天主! 是你向你僕人應許了這些恩惠。
27 and now, You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, to be before You for all time; for You, O YHWH, have blessed, and it is blessed for all time.”
現在，就請你惠然祝福你僕人的家室，使它永遠在你面前存立。上主! 因為凡你祝福的，必永遠獲得祝福。」
