Kronika 1 17
1 Esi David ɖi ɖe eme le eƒe fiasã la me la, egblɔ na Nyagblɔɖila Natan be, “Kpɔ ɖa! Mele xɔ siwo me wofa sedatiwo ɖo la me, ke Yehowa ƒe nubablaɖaka la ya le agbadɔ te.”
NOW it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.
2 Natan ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Wɔ nu si nèɖo ɖe ta me be yeawɔ elabena Mawu li kpli wò.”
Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
3 Ke Mawu gblɔ na Natan le zã ma me be,
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 “Yi, nàgblɔ na nye dɔla, David be, ‘Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye si: Menye wòe atu xɔ nam manɔ eme o.
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
5 Tso esime meɖe Israel tso Egipte la, agbadɔwo ko me menɔna, meʋu tso agbadɔ ɖeka me yi bubu me va se ɖe egbe.
For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6 Afi sia afi si meɖe zɔ kple Israelviwo yi la, ɖe megblɔ na woƒe kplɔla siwo mede se na be woakplɔ nye dukɔ la dometɔ aɖe kpɔ be, “Nu ka ŋutie mietu sedatixɔ nam o mahã?”’
Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?
7 “Gblɔ na nye dɔla David be, ‘Yehowa Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la le gbɔgblɔm na wò be; meɖe wò le alẽkplɔdɔ nu eye meɖo wò fiae ɖe nye dukɔ Israel dzi;
Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
8 menɔ kpli wò le afi sia afi si nède eye metsrɔ̃ wò futɔwo. Mana wò ŋkɔ nagade dzi wu ale si wòle fifia ale be nànye ame xɔŋkɔtɔwo dometɔ ɖeka le xexea me.
And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
9 Gawu la, mana teƒe nye dukɔ, Israel, mali ke wo ɖe afi ma ale be aƒe nanɔ woawo ŋutɔ si eye ame aɖeke magaɖe fu na wo o. Ame vɔ̃ɖiwo magate wo ɖe anyi azɔ abe ale si wowɔ le gɔmedzedzea me ene
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,
10 alo abe ale si wowɔ tso esime meɖo ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖe nye dukɔ, Israel dzi ene o. Mabɔbɔ wò futɔwo ɖe anyi. Mele gbeƒã ɖem na wò be, Yehowa ŋutɔ atso aƒe na wò.
And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.
11 “‘Ne wò ɣeyiɣi de le anyigba sia dzi eye nèku la, matsɔ viwòwo dometɔ ɖeka aɖo wò fiazikpui la dzi eye mana eƒe fiaɖuƒe nakpɔ ŋusẽ.
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12 Eyae anye ame si atu gbedoxɔ nam eye mana eƒe dzidzimeviwo naɖu fia tegbetegbe.
He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
13 Manye fofoa eye eya anye vinye. Nyemaɖe nye amenuveve kple lɔ̃lɔ ɖa le edzi abe ame si ɖu fia do ŋgɔ nɛ ene o.
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:
14 Matsɔe aɖo nye aƒe kple nye fiaɖuƒe nu tegbetegbe ale eƒe dzidzimeviwo aɖu fia ɣeawo katã ɣi.’”
But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
15 Ale Natan gblɔ nya sia nya si Yehowa gblɔ la na David.
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
16 Ale Fia David ɖanɔ anyi ɖe Yehowa ŋkume eye wòdo gbe ɖa be, “Oo, Yehowa Mawu, ame kae menye eye nu kae nye nye ƒome be nètsɔ nu siawo katã nam?
And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
17 Oo Mawu, abe esiawo ɖe womesɔ gbɔ le wò ŋkume o ene la, ègaƒo nu tso nu si wò dɔla ƒe aƒe anye le etsɔ si gbɔna la ŋuti. Oo Yehowa Mawu, èle kpɔyem abe nye koe nye ame si de ŋgɔ wu le amewo katã dome ene.
And yet this was a small thing in thine 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.
18 “Nya kae David agagblɔ na wò le bubu si nède wò dɔla ŋu ŋuti? Elabena ènya wò dɔla,
What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
19 Oo Yehowa. Le wò dɔla ta kple le wò lɔlɔ̃nu me, èwɔ nu gã sia eye nèna wonya wò ŋugbedodo gã siawo katã.
O Lord, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
20 “Oo Yehowa, ame aɖeke mele abe wò ene o eye mawu aɖeke meli o negbe wò ko abe ale si míesee kple míawo ŋutɔ ƒe towo ene.
O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
21 Eye dukɔ kae le abe wò dukɔ, Israel ene, dukɔ ɖeka si le anyigba dzi, esi ƒe Mawu ɖaɖe dukɔ ma na eɖokui? Eye wòwɔ ŋkɔ na eɖokui to nukunu gãwo kple ŋɔdzinu dzɔatsuwo wɔwɔ me eye nènya dukɔwo le wò dukɔ si nèɖe tso Egipte la ŋgɔ.
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?
22 Èwɔ Israel, wò dukɔ, wònye tɔwò tegbetegbe eye wò, Oo Yehowa, nèzu woƒe Mawu.
For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God.
23 “Azɔ la, Oo Yehowa, na be wò ŋugbe si nèdo ɖe wò dɔla kple eƒe aƒe ŋu la nali ke tegbetegbe. Wɔ abe ale si nèdo ŋugbee ene,
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.
24 ale be wòali ke eye wò ŋkɔ anye gã tegbee. Ekema amewo agblɔ be, ‘Yehowa Ŋusẽkatãtɔ, Mawu si le Israel dzi ɖum la, eyae nye Israel ƒe Mawu!’ Eye wò dɔla, David ƒe aƒe ali ke le ŋkuwòme.
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.
25 “Wò, nye Mawu, èɖee fia wò dɔla be yeatu xɔ nɛ eya ta dzideƒo le wò dɔla si be wòado gbe ɖa na wò.
For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
26 Oo Yehowa, ènye Mawu vavã! Ètsɔ nu nyui siawo do ŋugbee na wò dɔla.
And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
27 Azɔ la, edze ŋuwò be nàyra wò dɔla ƒe aƒe be wòayi edzi anɔ wò ŋkume tegbee elabena, Oo Yehowa, wòe yrae eya ta yayra anɔ edzi tegbetegbe.”
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.
