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.”
After David began to live in his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, “[It does not seem right that] I am here living in a palace made of cedar [wood], but Yahweh’s Sacred Chest is kept inside a tent!”
2 Natan ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Wɔ nu si nèɖo ɖe ta me be yeawɔ elabena Mawu li kpli wò.”
Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you are thinking about doing, do it, because God is with/guiding you.”
3 Ke Mawu gblɔ na Natan le zã ma me be,
But that night God spoke [MTY] to Nathan. He said,
4 “Yi, nàgblɔ na nye dɔla, David be, ‘Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye si: Menye wòe atu xɔ nam manɔ eme o.
“Go and tell my servant David that this is what I, Yahweh, am saying to him: ‘You are not the one who should build a temple for me to live 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.
I have not lived in any building, from the day that I brought the people of Israel up [out of Egypt] until now. Instead, I have [lived in a tent], moving from one place to another with [the Israelis] when they moved to other places [DOU].
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?”’
Wherever I went with all the Israelis [as they traveled], I never [RHQ] said to any of their leaders whom I appointed to lead [MET] them, “Why have you not built me a temple made of cedar [wood]?”’
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;
Therefore, this is what you should say to my servant David: ‘I, the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels, took you from a pasture where you were taking care of sheep, [and I appointed you] to be the ruler of my Israeli people.
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.
I have (been with/helped) you wherever you have gone, and I have gotten rid of all your enemies as you advanced. And now I will cause you to become very famous, as well-known as the names of the greatest men [who have ever lived] on 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
Formerly, during the time that I appointed leaders for my Israeli people, many violent groups oppressed them. 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 not allow them to [be 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].
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.
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.
When your life ends [EUP], and you [die and] go to be with your ancestors [who have died], I will appoint one of your sons to become king, and I will enable his kingdom to (be strong/resist all their enemies).
12 Eyae anye ame si atu gbedoxɔ nam eye mana eƒe dzidzimeviwo naɖu fia tegbetegbe.
He is the one who will [arrange for] a temple to be built for me. And I will enable his descendants to be kings [MTY] of Israel forever.
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 [like] a father to him, and [it will be as though] he [is] a son to me. I stopped loving [Saul, ] the one who was the king before you became king, but I will never stop loving your son.
14 Matsɔe aɖo nye aƒe kple nye fiaɖuƒe nu tegbetegbe ale eƒe dzidzimeviwo aɖu fia ɣeawo katã ɣi.’”
I will cause him to rule over my people [MTY], and his kingdom will endure forever [DOU].’”
15 Ale Natan gblɔ nya sia nya si Yehowa gblɔ la na David.
So Nathan reported to David everything that Yahweh had revealed to him.
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?
Then David went [into the Sacred Tent] and sat in the presence of Yahweh, and prayed this: “Yahweh my God, I am certainly not [RHQ] worthy for you to have done all these things for me, and my family is not worthy, either.
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 O God, now, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations. Yahweh my God, you have acted toward me as though I was the most important man [on the earth]!
18 “Nya kae David agagblɔ na wò le bubu si nède wò dɔla ŋu ŋuti? Elabena ènya wò dɔla,
“What more can I, David, say to you [for honoring me]? Although you know very well what I am like,
19 Oo Yehowa. Le wò dɔla ta kple le wò lɔlɔ̃nu me, èwɔ nu gã sia eye nèna wonya wò ŋugbedodo gã siawo katã.
Yahweh, for my sake and because it is what you wanted to do, you have done these great things [for me], and you have revealed to me these things [that you are promising to do].
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.
“Yahweh, you are great. There is no one like you. Only you are God, which is what we have always heard.
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 there is no nation in the world like Israel [RHQ]. Israel is the only nation on the earth whose people you rescued. You performed great and awesome miracles, rescuing our ancestors from [being slaves in] Egypt, and expelling the people of other people-groups [who were in Canaan].
22 Èwɔ Israel, wò dukɔ, wònye tɔwò tegbetegbe eye wò, Oo Yehowa, nèzu woƒe Mawu.
You have caused us your Israeli people to belong to you forever, and you, Yahweh, have become our 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,
“And now Yahweh, I pray that you will cause the things that you have promised to do for me and my descendants [MTY] to be fulfilled forever.
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.
When that happens, you [MTY] will be 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 [MTY] of mine who will rule.
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.
“You, my God, have revealed to me that you will cause [some of] my descendants to become kings. So I am brave enough to pray like this to you.
26 Oo Yehowa, ènye Mawu vavã! Ètsɔ nu nyui siawo do ŋugbee na wò dɔla.
Yahweh, you are God! You have promised to do these good things for me.
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.”
And now you, Yahweh, have [promised to] bless my descendants [MTY], in order that they will continue to rule forever. That will happen because you, Yahweh, are the one who has blessed them, and you will keep blessing them forever.”
