1 Chronicles 17
1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD [remaineth] under curtains.
Afei, ɛberɛ a Dawid nyaa atenaseɛ wɔ nʼahemfie hɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ odiyifoɔ Natan sɛ, “Me deɛ manya ahemfie a wɔde ntweneduro asi no fɛfɛ mu atena, nanso Awurade Apam Adaka no deɛ, ɛhyɛ ntomadan mu.”
2 Then Nathan said to David, Do all that [is] in thy heart; for God [is] with thee.
Natan buaa sɛ, “Deɛ ɛwɔ wʼadwene mu a wopɛ sɛ woyɛ no, kɔ so na Onyankopɔn ka wo ho.”
3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
Saa anadwo no ara, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Natan sɛ,
4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
“Kɔka kyerɛ me ɔsomfoɔ Dawid sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie: ɛnyɛ wo na ɛsɛ sɛ wosi asɔredan ma me tena mu.
5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].
Ɛfiri ɛberɛ a mede Israelfoɔ firii Misraim bɛsi ɛnnɛ, mentenaa asɔredan mu da. Daa, mete ntomadan mu na wɔde di atutena.
6 Wherever I have walked with all Israel, have I spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedars?
Na mannwiinwii ankyerɛ Israel ntuanofoɔ no a wɔyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ nnwanhwɛfoɔ no da. Memmisaa wɔn da sɛ: “Adɛn enti na momfaa ntweneduro nsii efie mmaa me da?”’
7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, [even] from following the sheep, that thou shouldst be ruler over my people Israel:
“Afei, kɔka kyerɛ me ɔsomfoɔ Dawid sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ nie: Meyii wo sɛ di me nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ anim wɔ ɛberɛ a na woyɛ abarimaa dwanhwɛfoɔ a worehwɛ wo nnwan wɔ adidibea.
8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thy enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that [are] in the earth.
Baabiara a wokɔeɛ no, mekaa wo ho. Na masɛe wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa. Na mɛma wɔagye edin wɔ asase yi nyinaa so.
9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning.
Mama me nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ no baabi a wɔbɛtena afebɔɔ. Beaeɛ bi a ɛwɔ banbɔ a obiara renha wɔn. Ɛhɔ bɛyɛ wɔn ankasa asase a aman amumuyɛfoɔ renhyɛ wɔn so, sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ wɔ ɛberɛ bi a atwam no,
10 And since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel. Moreover, I will subdue all thy enemies. Furthermore, I tell thee that the LORD will build thee a house.
firi ɛberɛ a meyii atemmufoɔ sɛ wɔnni me nkurɔfoɔ so no. Na mɛka wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa ahyɛ. “‘Na merepae mu aka sɛ, Awurade bɛsi efie ama wo, ahennie nnidisoɔ.
11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days shall be ended that thou must go [to be] with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
Na sɛ wowu a, mɛma wo mmammarima no mu baako so, na mama nʼahennie ayɛ den.
12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Ɔno ne obi a ɔbɛsi efie a ɛyɛ asɔredan no ama me. Na mɛtim nʼahennwa ase afebɔɔ.
13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took [it] from [him] that was before thee:
Mɛyɛ nʼagya na ɔbɛyɛ me ba. Merenyi me dɔ a ɛnsa da no mfiri ne so, sɛdeɛ meyi firii Saulo a wodii nʼadeɛ so no.
14 But I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
Mɛma nʼase atim wɔ mʼahennie nnidisoɔ ne mʼaheman mu ɛberɛ nyinaa mu, na nʼahennwa no bɛtena hɔ daa.’”
15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
Enti, Natan sane kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn kɔkaa saa adiyisɛm yi nyinaa kyerɛɛ no.
16 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who [am] I, O LORD God, and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
Afei, ɔhene Dawid kɔtenaa Awurade anim bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ, “Me ne hwan, Ao Awurade Onyankopɔn, na mʼabusua yɛ abusua bɛn a enti wode me abɛduru saa tebea yi mu?
17 And [yet] this was a small thing in thy eyes, O God; for thou hast [also] spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
Na seesei, Awurade, yei nyinaa akyi no, woka sɛ wobɛma me ahennie nnidisoɔ afebɔɔ. Wokasa me ho te sɛ obi a meyɛ ɔkɛseɛ pa ara, Ao Awurade Onyankopɔn!
18 What can David [speak] more to thee for the honor of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
“Ɛdeɛn na menka bio mfa ɛkwan a woafa so ahyɛ me animuonyam yi ho? Wonim sɛdeɛ wʼakoa teɛ ankasa.
19 O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thy own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all [these] great things.
Ao Awurade, me enti ne wo pɛ mu enti, woayɛ saa nneɛma akɛseɛ yi nyinaa, na woada no adi.
20 O LORD, [there] is none like thee, neither [is there any] God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
“Ao Awurade, obiara nni hɔ a ɔte sɛ wo. Onyame foforɔ bi nni hɔ! Yɛntee da mpo sɛ onyame foforɔ bi wɔ hɔ te sɛ wo!
21 And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem [to be] his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
Ɔman foforɔ bɛn na ɛwɔ asase so a, ɛte sɛ Israel? Ɔman foforɔ bɛn, Ao Onyankopɔn, na woayi no afiri nkoasom mu de wɔn abɛyɛ wʼankasa wo nkurɔfoɔ? Ɛberɛ a wogyee wo nkurɔfoɔ firii Misraim no, wode gyee edin. Wonam nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛyɛ ahodwirie so pamoo aman a wɔayɛ akwansideɛ ama wɔn.
22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thy own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.
Woyii Israel sɛ wɔmmɛyɛ wo nkurɔfoɔ afebɔɔ, na wo, Ao Awurade, woabɛyɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn.
23 Therefore now, LORD, Let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.
“Ao Awurade, afei di ɛbɔ a wohyɛ faa wʼakoa ne ne mʼabusuafoɔ ho no so. Ma ɛnyɛ bɔhyɛ a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.
24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts [is] the God of Israel, [even] a God to Israel: and [let] the house of David thy servant [be] established before thee.
Wo din ase ntim, na wɔnhyɛ no animuonyam afebɔɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ewiase nyinaa bɛka sɛ, ‘Awurade Otumfoɔ yɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ Israel!’ Na ma wo ɔsomfoɔ Dawid ahennie nnidisoɔ no ase ntim wɔ wʼanim.
25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore thy servant hath found [in his heart] to pray before thee.
“Ao me Onyankopɔn, masi me bo abɔ saa mpaeɛ yi, ɛfiri sɛ, woada no adi sɛ wobɛsi fie ama me, mʼahennie nnidisoɔ a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.
26 And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness to thy servant:
Ɛfiri sɛ, woyɛ Onyankopɔn, Ao Awurade. Na me, wo ɔsomfoɔ, woahyɛ me nneɛma pa yi ho bɔ.
27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and [it shall be] blessed for ever.
Na afei, asɔ wʼani sɛ wobɛhyira me ne mʼabusuafoɔ, sɛdeɛ yɛn ahennie nnidisoɔ bɛkɔ so afebɔɔ wɔ wʼanim. Na sɛ wohyira a, Ao Awurade, ɛyɛ nhyira a ɛtena hɔ daa nyinaa!”
