2 Samuel 7
1 After [King] David began to live in his palace, Yahweh protected him from all his enemies.
王住在自己宫中，耶和华使他安靖，不被四围的仇敌扰乱。
2 One day he said to the prophet Nathan, “[It is not right that] I am here, living in a [beautiful] house made of cedar [wood], but the chest that contains God’s Ten Commandments is kept in a tent!”
那时，王对先知拿单说：“看哪，我住在香柏木的宫中， 神的约柜反在幔子里。”
3 Then Nathan said to the king, “Yahweh is helping/directing you, so do [regarding that chest] whatever you are thinking.”
拿单对王说：“你可以照你的心意而行，因为耶和华与你同在。”
4 But that night, Yahweh said to Nathan,
当夜，耶和华的话临到拿单说：
5 “Go and tell my servant, David, that this is what [I], Yahweh, am saying to him: ‘You are not the one [RHQ] who should build a temple for me to live in.
“你去告诉我仆人大卫，说耶和华如此说：‘你岂可建造殿宇给我居住呢？
6 I have not lived in any building from the day that I brought the Israeli people up from Egypt until now. Instead, I have been living in a tent, moving from one place to another [when the Israelis] moved to other places.
自从我领以色列人出埃及直到今日，我未曾住过殿宇，常在会幕和帐幕中行走。
7 Wherever I went with all the Israelis [as they traveled], I never said [RHQ] to any of their leaders whom I appointed to lead them, “Why have you not built me a temple made of cedar [wood]?”’
凡我同以色列人所走的地方，我何曾向以色列一支派的士师，就是我吩咐牧养我民以色列的说：你们为何不给我建造香柏木的殿宇呢？’
8 So this is what you should say to my servant David: ‘The Almighty Commander of the armies of angels says that he took you from a pasture where you were taking care of sheep, [and appointed you] to become the ruler of my Israeli people.
“现在，你要告诉我仆人大卫，说万军之耶和华如此说：‘我从羊圈中将你召来，叫你不再跟从羊群，立你作我民以色列的君。
9 I have (been with/helped) you wherever you have gone. I have gotten rid of all your enemies as you advanced. I will enable you to become very famous, as well-known as the names of all the greatest men [who have ever lived] on the earth.
你无论往哪里去，我常与你同在，剪除你的一切仇敌。我必使你得大名，好像世上大大有名的人一样。
10 Formerly, during the time that I appointed leaders for my Israeli people, many violent groups oppressed the Israelis. But this will not happen any more. I have chosen a place where my Israeli people can live [peacefully] and no one will disturb them any more. I will give them rest from [being attacked by] their enemies. And I will defeat all your enemies. I declare to you that I, Yahweh, will enable your descendants to rule after you [die].
我必为我民以色列选定一个地方，栽培他们，使他们住自己的地方，不再迁移；凶恶之子也不像从前扰害他们，
并不像我命士师治理我民以色列的时候一样。我必使你安靖，不被一切仇敌扰乱，并且我—耶和华应许你，必为你建立家室。
12 When your life ends [EUP] and you go to be with your ancestors, I will appoint one of your sons to be king, and I will enable his kingdom to (be strong/resist all their enemies).
你寿数满足、与你列祖同睡的时候，我必使你的后裔接续你的位；我也必坚定他的国。
13 He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built for me [MTY], and I will cause his [descendants] to be kings [MTY] [of Israel] forever.
他必为我的名建造殿宇；我必坚定他的国位，直到永远。
14 I will be [like] a father to him, and [it will be as though] he [is] a son to me [MET]. When he does something that is wrong, I will punish him as fathers punish their sons.
我要作他的父，他要作我的子；他若犯了罪，我必用人的杖责打他，用人的鞭责罚他。
15 But I will not stop faithfully loving him as I stopped loving Saul, whom I removed from being king before you became king.
但我的慈爱仍不离开他，像离开在你面前所废弃的扫罗一样。
16 Your descendants will rule the kingdom [of Israel] forever. Their rule will never end. [DOU]’”
你的家和你的国必在我面前永远坚立。你的国位也必坚定，直到永远。’”
17 So Nathan told David everything that Yahweh had told him.
拿单就按这一切话，照这默示，告诉大卫。
18 Then David went into [the Sacred Tent] and sat in the presence of Yahweh, and prayed this: “Yahweh, my God, I am not worthy [RHQ] [for you to have done all these things] for me, and my family is not worthy, either.
于是大卫王进去，坐在耶和华面前，说：“主耶和华啊，我是谁？我的家算什么？你竟使我到这地步呢？
19 “And now, O Yahweh my God, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations.
主耶和华啊，这在你眼中还看为小，又应许你仆人的家至于久远。主耶和华啊，这岂是人所常遇的事吗？
20 “Yahweh God, what more can I, David, say to you [for honoring me]? Although you know very well [what I am like], Yahweh my God, you have done things for me as though I was the most important man [on the earth]!
主耶和华啊，我还有何言可以对你说呢？因为你知道你的仆人。
21 For my sake and because it is what you wanted to do, you have done all these great things for me.
你行这大事使仆人知道，是因你所应许的话，也是照你的心意。
22 “Yahweh my God, you are great. There is no one like you. Only you are God, just as we have always heard.
主耶和华啊，你本为大，照我们耳中听见，没有可比你的；除你以外再无 神。
23 And there is no other nation in the world like Israel. Israel is the only nation on the earth whose people you went out to rescue [RHQ]. By the great and awesome things that you did, you have become famous/well-known throughout the world. As your people advanced [through this land], you expelled other people-groups [who were here in Canaan], who worshiped other gods.
世上有何民能比你的民以色列呢？你从埃及救赎他们作自己的子民，又在你赎出来的民面前行大而可畏的事，驱逐列邦人和他们的神，显出你的大名。
24 And you caused us Israeli people to be your people forever, and you, Yahweh, have become our God!
你曾坚立你的民以色列作你的子民，直到永远；你—耶和华也作了他们的 神。
25 “And now, Yahweh my God, [I pray that you will] cause the things that you promised to me about my descendants to be fulfilled forever, and [that you will] do the things that you said [that you would do].
“耶和华 神啊，你所应许仆人和仆人家的话，求你坚定，直到永远；照你所说的而行。
26 When that happens, you will become famous forever, and people will exclaim, ‘The Almighty Commander of the armies of angels is the God who rules Israel.’ And you will cause that forever there will be descendants of mine who will rule.
愿人永远尊你的名为大，说：‘万军之耶和华是治理以色列的 神。’这样，你仆人大卫的家必在你面前坚立。
27 “Yahweh Almighty, the God whom we Israeli people [worship], you have revealed to me that you will make some of my descendants kings. For that reason, I have been brave enough to pray like this to you.
万军之耶和华—以色列的 神啊，因你启示你的仆人说：‘我必为你建立家室’，所以仆人大胆向你如此祈祷。
28 So now, O Yahweh Almighty, because you are God, we can trust that you will do what you promise. You have promised these good things to me.
“主耶和华啊，惟有你是 神。你的话是真实的；你也应许将这福气赐给仆人。
29 So now I ask you that if it pleases you, you will bless my descendants, in order that they may continue [to rule] forever. Yahweh God, you have promised these things, and [so I know that] you will keep blessing my descendants forever.”
现在求你赐福与仆人的家，可以永存在你面前。主耶和华啊，这是你所应许的。愿你永远赐福与仆人的家！”
