< 2 Samuel 7 >
1 And it was that he dwelt the king in house his and Yahweh he had given rest to him from round about from all enemies his.
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
2 And he said the king to Nathan the prophet see please I [am] dwelling in a house of cedar and [the] ark of God [is] dwelling in [the] midst of the tent curtain.
he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
3 And he said Nathan to the king all that [is] in heart your go do for Yahweh [is] with you.
And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
4 And it was in the night that and it came [the] word of Yahweh to Nathan saying.
But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
5 Go and you will say to servant my to David thus he says Yahweh ¿ you will you build for me a house to dwell in I.
“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
6 For not I have dwelt in a house from [the] day brought up I [the] people of Israel from Egypt and until the day this and I have been going about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
7 In every where I went about among all [the] people of Israel ¿ a word did I speak with one of [the] tribes of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd people my Israel saying why? not have you built for me a house of cedars.
In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
8 And therefore thus you will say to servant my to David thus he says Yahweh of hosts I I took you from the pasture from after the flock to be ruler over people my over Israel.
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
9 And I have been with you in every where you went and I cut off! all enemies your from before you and I will make for you a name great like [the] name of the great [people] who [are] on the earth.
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.
10 And I will appoint a place for people my for Israel and I will plant it and it will dwell in it and not it will be agitated again and not they will repeat sons of injustice to afflict it just as at the former [time].
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
11 And from the day when I appointed judges over people my Israel and I will give rest to you from all enemies your and he tells to you Yahweh that a house he will make for you Yahweh.
and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
12 If - they will be completed days your and you will lie down with ancestors your and I will raise up offspring your after you who he will come out from inward parts your and I will establish kingdom his.
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He he will build a house for name my and I will establish [the] throne of kingdom his until perpetuity.
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 I I will become of him a father and he he will become of me a son who when does wrong he and I will reprove him with a rod of men and with wounds of children of humankind.
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
15 And covenant loyalty my not it will depart from him just as I removed [it] from with Saul whom I removed from to before you.
But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.
16 And it will be established house your and kingdom your until perpetuity before you throne your it will be established until perpetuity.
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
17 According to all the words these and according to all the vision this so he spoke Nathan to David.
So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
18 And he went the king David and he sat before Yahweh and he said who? [am] I O Lord Yahweh and who? [is] house my that you have brought me to here.
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
19 And it was small yet this [thing] in view your O Lord Yahweh and you have spoken also concerning [the] house of servant your from distant [time] and this [is] [the] manner of humankind O Lord Yahweh.
And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
20 And what? will he increase David again to speak to you and you you know servant your O Lord Yahweh.
What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
21 For sake of word your and according to own heart your you have done all the greatness this to make know [it] servant your.
For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
22 There-fore you are great O Lord Yahweh for there not [is] like you and there not [is] a God except you in all that we have heard with ears our.
How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
23 And who? [is] like people your like Israel a nation one on the earth which they went God to redeem for himself to a people and to make for himself a name and to do for you greatness and awesome [deeds] for land your from before people your which you redeemed for yourself from Egypt nations and gods its.
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
24 And you established for yourself people your Israel - of you to a people until perpetuity and you O Yahweh you have become for them God.
For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
25 And now O Yahweh God the word which you have spoken on servant your and on house his establish until perpetuity and do just as you have spoken.
And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
26 And it may be great name your until perpetuity saying Yahweh of hosts [is] God over Israel and [the] house of servant your David it will be established before you.
so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
27 For you O Yahweh of hosts [the] God of Israel you have uncovered [the] ear of servant your saying a house I will build for you there-fore he has found servant your heart his to pray to you the prayer this.
For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
28 And now - O Lord Yahweh you he [are] God and words your they are truth and you have spoken to servant your the good this.
And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
29 And now be willing and bless [the] house of servant your to be for ever before you for you O Lord Yahweh you have spoken and from blessing your it will be blessed [the] house of servant your for ever.
Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”