1 Chronicles 17
1 It happened, when David lived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is under curtains."
| וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָשַׁב דָּוִיד בְּבֵיתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד אֶל־נָתָן הַנָּבִיא הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּבֵית הָאֲרָזִים וַאֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהֹוָה תַּחַת יְרִיעֽוֹת׃ |
2 Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you."
| וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל־דָּוִיד כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ עֲשֵׂה כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים עִמָּֽךְ׃ |
3 It happened the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
| וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַֽיְהִי דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נָתָן לֵאמֹֽר׃ |
4 "Go and tell David my servant, 'Thus says Jehovah, "You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
| לֵךְ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ אֶל־דָּוִיד עַבְדִּי כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה לֹא אַתָּה תִּבְנֶה־לִּי הַבַּיִת לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ |
5 for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but have gone about from tent to tent, and from tabernacle to tabernacle.
| כִּי לֹא יָשַׁבְתִּי בְּבַיִת מִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלֵיתִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וָאֶהְיֶה מֵאֹהֶל אֶל־אֹהֶל וּמִמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ |
6 In all places in which I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, 'Why have you not built me a house of cedar?'"'
| בְּכֹל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בְּכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲדָבָר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶת־אַחַד שֹׁפְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי לִרְעוֹת אֶת־עַמִּי לֵאמֹר לָמָּה לֹא־בְנִיתֶם לִי בֵּית אֲרָזִֽים׃ |
7 "Now therefore, you shall tell my servant David, 'Thus says Jehovah of hosts, "I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.
| וְעַתָּה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר לְעַבְדִּי לְדָוִיד כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אֲנִי לְקַחְתִּיךָ מִן־הַנָּוֶה מִֽן־אַחֲרֵי הַצֹּאן לִֽהְיוֹת נָגִיד עַל עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.
| וָאֶהְיֶה עִמְּךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ וָאַכְרִית אֶת־כׇּל־אוֹיְבֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ וְעָשִׂיתִֽי לְךָ שֵׁם כְּשֵׁם הַגְּדוֹלִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ |
9 I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,
| וְשַׂמְתִּי מָקוֹם לְעַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּנְטַעְתִּיהוּ וְשָׁכַן תַּחְתָּיו וְלֹא יִרְגַּז עוֹד וְלֹֽא־יוֹסִיפוּ בְנֵֽי־עַוְלָה לְבַלֹּתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ |
10 and from the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I tell you that Jehovah will build you a house.
| וּלְמִיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהִכְנַעְתִּי אֶת־כׇּל־אוֹיְבֶיךָ וָאַגִּד לָךְ וּבַיִת יִֽבְנֶה־לְּךָ יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
11 And it will come about when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will raise up your descendant after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
| וְהָיָה כִּֽי־מָלְאוּ יָמֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת עִם־אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַהֲקִימוֹתִי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה מִבָּנֶיךָ וַהֲכִינוֹתִי אֶת־מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ |
12 He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
| הוּא יִבְנֶה־לִּי בָּיִת וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶת־כִּסְאוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ |
13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;
| אֲנִי אֶֽהְיֶה־לּוֹ לְאָב וְהוּא יִֽהְיֶה־לִּי לְבֵן וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־אָסִיר מֵעִמּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר הֲסִירוֹתִי מֵאֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ |
14 but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever. His throne shall be established forever."'"
| וְהַעֲמַדְתִּיהוּ בְּבֵיתִי וּבְמַלְכוּתִי עַד־הָעוֹלָם וְכִסְאוֹ יִהְיֶה נָכוֹן עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ |
15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
| כְּכֹל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וּכְכֹל הֶֽחָזוֹן הַזֶּה כֵּן דִּבֶּר נָתָן אֶל־דָּוִֽיד׃ |
16 Then king David went in and sat before Jehovah and said, "Who am I, Jehovah God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?
| וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד וַיֵּשֶׁב לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמֶר מִֽי־אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים וּמִי בֵיתִי כִּי הֲבִיאֹתַנִי עַד־הֲלֹֽם׃ |
17 This was a small thing in your eyes, God, but you have spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and you have let me look upon the generation of humankind to come, Jehovah God.
| וַתִּקְטַן זֹאת בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֱלֹהִים וַתְּדַבֵּר עַל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ לְמֵרָחוֹק וּרְאִיתַנִי כְּתוֹר הָאָדָם הַמַּעֲלָה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִֽים׃ |
18 What can David say yet more to you concerning the honor which is done to your servant? For you know your servant, Jehovah.
| מַה־יּוֹסִיף עוֹד דָּוִיד אֵלֶיךָ לְכָבוֹד אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ וְאַתָּה אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ |
19 For your servant's sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make known to your servant all these great things.
| יְהֹוָה בַּעֲבוּר עַבְדְּךָ וּֽכְלִבְּךָ עָשִׂיתָ אֵת כׇּל־הַגְּדוּלָּה הַזֹּאת לְהֹדִיעַ אֶת־כׇּל־הַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ |
20 Jehovah, there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
| יְהֹוָה אֵין כָּמוֹךָ וְאֵין אֱלֹהִים זוּלָתֶךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַעְנוּ בְּאׇזְנֵֽינוּ׃ |
21 And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem to be a people for himself, to make a name for yourself by great and awesome deeds, by driving out from before your people, whom you redeemed out of Egypt, a nation and its gods?
| וּמִי כְּעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל גּוֹי אֶחָד בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים לִפְדּוֹת לוֹ עָם לָשׂוּם לְךָ שֵׁם גְּדֻלּוֹת וְנֹרָאוֹת לְגָרֵשׁ מִפְּנֵי עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִיתָ מִמִּצְרַיִם גּוֹיִֽם׃ |
22 And you made your people Israel for yourself to be your people forever; and you, Jehovah, became their God.
| וַתִּתֵּן אֶת־עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל ׀ לְךָ לְעָם עַד־עוֹלָם וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה הָיִיתָ לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ |
23 Now, Jehovah, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have spoken.
| וְעַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ וְעַל־בֵּיתוֹ יֵאָמֵן עַד־עוֹלָם וַעֲשֵׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ |
24 Let your name be established and magnified forever, saying, 'Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel,' and the house of David your servant is established before you.
| וְיֵאָמֵן וְיִגְדַּל שִׁמְךָ עַד־עוֹלָם לֵאמֹר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵית־דָּוִיד עַבְדְּךָ נָכוֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ |
25 For you have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.
| כִּי ׀ אַתָּה אֱלֹהַי גָּלִיתָ אֶת־אֹזֶן עַבְדְּךָ לִבְנוֹת לוֹ בָּיִת עַל־כֵּן מָצָא עַבְדְּךָ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ |
26 Now, Jehovah, you are God, and have promised this good thing to your servant.
| וְעַתָּה יְהֹוָה אַתָּה־הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים וַתְּדַבֵּר עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ הַטּוֹבָה הַזֹּֽאת׃ |
27 Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Jehovah, have blessed, and it is blessed forever."
| וְעַתָּה הוֹאַלְתָּ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּית עַבְדְּךָ לִֽהְיוֹת לְעוֹלָם לְפָנֶיךָ כִּֽי־אַתָּה יְהֹוָה בֵּרַכְתָּ וּמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ |
