2 Samuel 7

1 And it came to pass, when the king had taken up his abode in his house, —and Yahweh had given him rest round about, from all his enemies,

Engang Kongen sad i sit Hus, efter at HERREN havde skaffet ham Ro for alle hans Fjender rundt om,

2 that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See, I pray thee—I, have my abode in a house, of cedar, but, the ark of God, abideth in, the midst, of curtains.

sagde han til Profeten Natan: "Se, jeg har et Cedertræshus at bo i, men Guds Ark har Plads i et Telt!"

3 And Nathan said unto the king, All that is in thy heart, go—do, —for Yahweh is with thee.

Natan svarede Kongen: "Gør alt, hvad din Hu står til, thi HERREN er med dig!"

4 But so it was, in that night, that the word of Yahweh came unto Nathan, saying:

Men samme Nat kom HERRENs Ord til Natan således:

5 Go and say unto my servant—unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh, —Shalt, thou, build me a house, for me to dwell in;

"Gå hen og sig til min Tjener David: Så siger HERREN: Skulde du bygge mig et Hus at bo i?

6 seeing that I have not dwelt in a house, since the day that I brought up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, —but have been wandering in a tent as my habitation?

Jeg har jo ikke haft noget Hus at bo i, siden den Dag jeg førte Israeliterne op fra Ægypten, men vandrede med, boende i et Telt.

7 Wheresoever I have wandered with any of the sons of Israel, spake I ever, a word, with any one of the tribes of Israel, whom I charged to shepherd my people Israel, saying, —Wherefore have ye not built me a house, of cedar?

Har jeg, i al den Tid jeg vandrede om blandt alle Israeliterne, sagt til nogen af Israels Dommere, som jeg satte til at vogte mit Folk Israel: Hvorfor bygger I mig ikke et Cedertræshus?

8 Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock, —to become leader over my people, over Israel;

Sig derfor til min Tjener David: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg tog dig fra Græsgangen, fra din Plads bag Småkvæget til at være Fyrste over mit folk Israel,

9 and was with thee, whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee, —and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth;

og jeg var med dig, overalt hvor du færdedes, og udryddede alle dine Fjender foran dig; jeg vil skabe dig et Navn som de størstes på Jorden

10 and will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, and they shall inhabit their place, and be unsettled no more, —neither shall the sons of perversity again humiliate them, as at first;

og skaffe mit Folk Israel en Hjemstavn og plante det, så det kan blive boende på sit Sted uden mere at skulle forstyrres i sin Ro, og uden at Voldsmænd mere skal plage det som tidligere,

11 even from the day when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, thus will I give thee rest from all thine enemies. And Yahweh must tell thee that, a house, will Yahweh make for thee.

dengang jeg satte Dommere over mit Folk Israel; og jeg vil give det Ro for alle dets Fjender. Så kundgør HERREN dig nu: Et Hus vil HERREN bygge dig!

12 And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body, —and I will establish his kingdom.

Når dine Dage er omme, og du hviler hos dine Fædre, vil jeg efter dig oprejse din Sæd, som udgår af dit Liv, og grundfæste hans Kongedømme.

13 He, shall build a house for my name, —and I will establish his kingly throne unto times age-abiding:

Han skal bygge mit Navn et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Kongetrone evindelig.

14 I, will become his father, And, he, shall become my son: If he commit iniquity, then will I correct him, with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men;

Jeg vil være din Sæd en Fader, og den skal være mig en Søn! Når den synder, vil jeg tugte den med Menneskestok og Menneskers Slag,

15 But, my lovingkindness, shall not depart from him, —as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I caused to depart from before thee.

men min Miskundhed vil jeg ikke tage fra den, som jeg tog den fra din Forgænger.

16 So shall thy house and thy kingdom be made steadfast unto times age-abiding, before thee, —thy throne, shall be established unto times age-abiding.

Dit Hus og dit Kongedømme skal stå fast for mit Åsyn til evig Tid, din Trone skal stå til evig Tid!"

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

Alle disse Ord og hele denne Åbenbaring meddelte Natan David.

18 Then entered King David, and tarried before Yahweh, —and said—Who am, I, My Lord, Yahweh, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me, hitherto;

Da gik Kong David ind og dvælede for HERRENs Åsyn og sagde: "Hvem er jeg, Herre, HERRE, og hvad er mit Hus, at du har bragt mig så vidt?

19 and hast yet further made this seem little in thine eyes, My Lord, Yahweh, in that thou hast spoken, even of the house, of thy servant, for a great while to come? This, then is the law of manhood, O My Lord, Yahweh!

Men end ikke det var dig nok Herre, HERRE, du gav også din Tjeners Hus Forjættelser for fjerne Tider og lod mig skue kommende Slægter, Herre, HERRE!

20 What more, then, can David yet further speak unto thee, —seeing that, thou thyself knowest thy servant, O My Lord Yahweh?

Hvad mere har David at sige dig Du kender jo dog din Tjener, Herre, HERRE.

21 For the sake of thine own word, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, —making it known unto thy servant.

For din Tjeners Skyld, og fordi din Hu stod dertil, gjorde du dette og kundgjorde din Tjener alt dette store,

22 For this cause, hast thou magnified thyself, O Yahweh Elohim, —for there is none like unto, thee, yea there is no God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Herre, HERRE; thi ingen er som du, og der er ingen Gud uden dig efter alt hvad vi har hørt med vore Ører.

23 Who, then, is like thy people, like Israel, a nation alone in the earth? whom God went to redeem for himself as a people, so to make himself a name, and to do for you the great deed, fearful things also for thy land, to make way for thy people, whom thou hadst redeemed for thyself, out of Egypt, [dealing with] nations and their god’s;

Og hvor på Jorden findes et Folk som dit Folk Israel, et Folk. som Gud kom og udfriede og gjorde til sit Folk for at vinde sig et Navn og udføre store og frygtelige Gerninger for dem ved at drive andre Folkeslag med deres Guder bort foran sit Folk, det, du udfriede fra Ægypten?

24 and hast established for thyself thy people Israel—for thyself as a people, unto times age-abiding, —thou thyself, also, O Yahweh, becoming their God.

Du har grundfæstet dit Folk Israel som dit Folk til evig Tid, og du, HERRE, er blevet deres Gud.

25 Now, therefore, O Yahweh Elohim, the word which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou, unto times age-abiding, —and do, as thou hast spoken:

Så opfyld da, HERRE, Gud, til evig Tid den Forjættelse, du udtalte om din Tjener og hans Hus og gør, som du sagde!

26 that thy name may be age-abidingly magnified, saying, Yahweh of hosts, is God over Israel, and so, the house of thy servant David, be established before thee.

Da skal dit Navn blive stort til evig Tid, så man siger: Hærskarers HERRE, Gud over Israel! Og din Tjener Davids Hus skal stå fast for dit Åsyn.

27 For, thou, O Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, hast unveiled the ear of thy servant, saying—A house, will I build for thee. For this cause, hath thy servant found in his heart, to pray unto thee, this prayer.

Thi du, Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, har åbenbaret for din Tjener: Jeg vil bygge dig et Hus! Derfor har din Tjener fundet sit Hjerte til af bede denne Bøn til dig.

28 Now, therefore, O My Lord, Yahweh, thou, art God, and, thy words, shall prove true, —therefore hast thou spoken unto thy servant this goodness.

Derfor, Herre, HERRE, du er Gud, og dine Ord er Sandhed! Du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,

29 Now, therefore, be pleased to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue age-abidingly before thee, —for, thou, O My Lord, Yahweh, hast spoken, therefore, with thine own blessing, shall the house of thy servant be age-abidingly blessed.

så lad det behage dig at velsigne din Tjeners Hus, at det til evig Tid må stå fast for dit Åsyn. Thi du, Herre, HERRE, har talt, og med din Velsignelse skal din Tjeners Hus velsignes evindelig!"