2 Samuel 7
1 After [King] David began to live in his palace, Yahweh protected him from all his enemies.
Ein gong kongen sat i huset sitt, og Herren hadde unnt honom fred for alle uvenerne sine rundt ikring,
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!”
so sagde han med profeten Natan: «Sjå her bur eg i eit hus av cedertre; men Guds kista bur i eit tjeld.»
3 Then Nathan said to the king, “Yahweh is helping/directing you, so do [regarding that chest] whatever you are thinking.”
Natan svara kongen: «Gjer du alt det du finn fyre! For Herren er med deg!»
4 But that night, Yahweh said to Nathan,
Men natti etterpå kom Herrens ord til Natan soleis:
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.
«Gakk av stad og seg med David, tenaren min: «So segjer Herren: Etlar du byggja hus der eg skal bu?
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.
Eg hev då ikkje butt i noko hus heilt frå den tid eg førde Israels-borni upp frå Egyptarland alt til i dag, men hev flutt rundt i eit tjeld og i ei bud.
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]?”’
All den tidi eg flutte rundt med Israels-borni - hev eg noko sinn nemnt eit einaste ord um det med nokon av domarane i Israel som eg bad vakta Israel, folket mitt, og sagt: «Kvifor byggjer de ikkje eit hus av cedertre åt meg?»»
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.
Og no skal du segja so med David, tenaren min: «So segjer Herren, allhers drott: Eg henta deg frå beitemarki der du fylgde småfeet, og sette deg til fyrste yver Israel, folket mitt;
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.
eg var med deg på alle dine vegar, eg rudde ut alle dine uvener; og eg vil gjeva deg eit namn so stort som dei største på jordi;
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].
og Israel, folket mitt, gjev eg ein bustad; der set eg deim ned, der skal dei få bu og aldri verta uroa meir; og aldri skal nidingar kua deim meir, so som i gamle dagar,
då eg sette domarar yver Israel, folket mitt; eg gjev deg fred for alle dine uvener. Og Herren forkynner deg at Herren vil byggja hus åt deg.
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).
Når æva di er all, og du fær kvila hjå dine feder, so vil eg reisa upp avkjømet ditt som kjem etter deg og gjeng ut frå deg; hans kongedøme vil eg grunnfesta.
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.
Han skal byggja hus åt meg, hans kongsstol vil eg grunnfesta til æveleg tid.
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.
Eg vil vera far for honom, han skal vera son min: gjer han noko gale, so vil eg refsa honom med manneris, med ulukkar som manneborn kann røyna;
15 But I will not stop faithfully loving him as I stopped loving Saul, whom I removed from being king before you became king.
men mi miskunn skal aldri vika frå honom, so som ho veik frå Saul, då eg let honom vika undan for deg.
16 Your descendants will rule the kingdom [of Israel] forever. Their rule will never end. [DOU]’”
Stød skal ætti di standa, traust og trygt ditt kongedøme i all æva for di åsyn; ja stødug skal din kongsstol standa i all æva.»»
17 So Nathan told David everything that Yahweh had told him.
Natan tala alle desse ordi til David og sagde honom heile denne syni.
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.
Då gjekk kong David inn og sette seg ned framfor Herrens åsyn og sagde: «Kven er eg, Herre, Herre! og kva er huset mitt, at du hev ført meg hit?
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.
Og endå er det for lite i dine augo, Herre, Herre! Du gjev meg lovnader um huset åt tenaren din langt fram i tidi. På mannevis talar du um dette, Herre, Herre!
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]!
Kva hev no David meir å mæla med deg? Du kjenner tenaren din, Herre, Herre!
21 For my sake and because it is what you wanted to do, you have done all these great things for me.
For ditt ord skuld, og etter eigen hug, gjer du alt dette og kunngjer dette underverk for tenaren din.
22 “Yahweh my God, you are great. There is no one like you. Only you are God, just as we have always heard.
Difor er du stor, du Herre Gud. Ingen er som du! Forutan deg er det ingen Gud, etter alt me hev høyrt gjete med øyro våre.
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.
Kvar finst på jordi noko folk maken til folket ditt, til Israel, som Gud sjølv gjekk av og løyste til sin eigen lyd, til eit frægdarnamn åt seg og gjorde so store gjerningar for dykk og agelege verk med landet ditt, for folket ditt, det som du sjølv løyste ut åt deg frå Egyptarland, frå heidningefolk og deira gudar.
24 And you caused us Israeli people to be your people forever, and you, Yahweh, have become our God!
Israels-folket hev du grunnfest til ditt folk i all æva. Du, Herre, vart deira Gud!»
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].
So lat no lovnaden din, Herre Gud, um tenaren din og huset hans få standa stødt i alder og i æva! Gjer som du hev sagt!
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.
Då skal namnet ditt verta stort i all æva og lyda so: «Herren, allhers drott, er Gud yver Israel.» Og huset åt din tenar David skal standa stødt for di åsyn.
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.
Du, Herre, allhers drott, Israels Gud! Sjølv hev du kunngjort for tenaren din: «Eg byggjar hus åt deg.» Difor hev tenaren din teke seg mod til å bera denne bøni fram for deg.
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.
Og no, Herre, Herre! Du er Gud, og dine ord er sætande, og du hev lova tenaren din alt dette gode.
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.”
So gjer no vel, velsigna huset mitt so det må standa i all æva for di åsyn! Ja, du hev sagt det, Herre, Herre! Med di velsigning skal huset åt tenaren velsignast til æveleg tid.
