1 Istwa 17

1 Li te vin rive ke lè David te rete lakay li, ke David te di a Nathan, pwofèt la: “Gade byen, mwen rete nan yon kay fèt ak sèd, men lach akò SENYÈ a rete anba rido.”

And it comes to pass as David sat in his house, that David says to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH [is] under curtains”;

2 Nathan te di a David: “Fè tout sa ki nan kè ou, paske Bondye avèk ou.”

and Nathan says to David, “All that [is] in your heart do, for God [is] with you.”

3 Li te vin rive nan menm nwit lan ke pawòl SENYÈ a te parèt a Nathan. Li te di:

And it comes to pass on that night that a word of God is to Nathan, saying,

4 “Ale pale David, sèvitè Mwen an, ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a, “Ou pa pou bati yon kay pou Mwen pou M rete ladann;

“Go, and you have said to My servant David, Thus said YHWH: You do not build for Me the house to dwell in.

5 paske Mwen pa t konn rete nan yon kay depi jou ke M te mennen Israël monte a, jis rive jodi a; men Mwen te ale soti de tant a tant e soti yon kote pou rete jis rive a yon lòt.

For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, and I am [going] from tent to tent, and from the Dwelling Place.

6 Nan tout plas kote Mwen te mache avèk Israël yo, èske Mwen te pale yon mo avèk okenn nan jij Israël yo pou Mwen te kòmande yo pou fè bèje a pèp Mwen an, epi te di yo: ‘Poukisa ou pa t bati pou Mwen yon kay an sèd?’”

Wherever I have walked up and down among all Israel, have I spoken a word with one of [the] judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why have you not built a house of cedars for Me?

7 Alò, pou sa, konsa ou va pale ak sèvitè Mwen an, David: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a dèzame yo: “Mwen te retire ou nan pak kote ou t ap swiv mouton, pou devni chèf sou pèp Mwen an, Israël.

And now, thus you say to My servant, to David, Thus said YHWH of Hosts: I have taken you from the habitation, from after the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel,

8 Mwen te avèk ou tout kote ke ou te ale, e te koupe devan ou tout lènmi ou yo. Konsa, Mwen va fè yon non pou ou pare ak pi gwo moun sou latè yo.

and I am with you wherever you have walked, and I cut off all your enemies from your presence, and have made a name for you like the name of the great ones who [are] in the earth.

9 Mwen va chwazi yon plas pou pèp Israël Mwen an e va plante yo, pou yo kab rete nan pwòp plas yo, pou yo pa vin deplase ankò. Konsa, mechan yo p ap epwize yo ankò tankou oparavan,

And I have prepared a place for My people Israel, and planted it, and it has dwelt in its place, and is not troubled anymore, and the sons of perverseness do not add to wear it out as at first,

10 depi jou ke M te kòmande jij yo vini sou pèp Israël Mwen an. Konsa, Mwen va soumèt tou lènmi ou yo. Anplis, Mwen di ou, ke SENYÈ a va bati yon kay pou ou.

indeed, even from the days that I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I have humbled all your enemies, and I declare to you that YHWH builds a house for you.

11 Lè jou yo acheve pou ou oblije ale jwenn zansèt ou yo, Mwen va plase youn nan desandan apre ou yo, ki va nan fis ou yo; epi Mwen va etabli wayòm pa li.

And it has come to pass, when your days have been fulfilled to go with your fathers, that I have raised up your seed after you, who is of your sons, and I have established his kingdom;

12 Li va bati pou Mwen yon kay e mwen va etabli twòn li jis pou tout tan.

he builds a house for Me, and I have established his throne for all time;

13 Mwen va papa li e li va fis Mwen. Mwen p ap retire lanmou dous Mwen sou li, tankou Mwen te retire li sou sila ki te avan ou an.

I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son, and I do not turn aside My kindness from him as I turned it aside from him who was before you,

14 Men Mwen va etabli li lakay Mwen ak nan wayòm Mwen an jis pou tout tan e twòn li an va etabli nèt pou tout tan.”’”

and I have established him in My house, and in My kingdom for all time, and his throne is established for all time.”

15 Selon tout pawòl sa yo e selon vizyon sila a, konsa Nathan te pale ak David.

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.

16 Konsa, wa David te antre e te chita devan SENYÈ a epi te di: “Se kilès mwen ye, O SENYÈ a, Bondye a e kisa lakay mwen ye pou Ou te mennen m rive jis isit la?

And David the king comes in and sits before YHWH, and says, “Who [am] I, O YHWH God, and what [is] my house, that You have brought me here?

17 Sa se te yon ti bagay nan zye Ou, O Bondye, men Ou te pale afè lakay sèvitè Ou a pou anpil tan k ap vini, e te gade mwen kon yon moun gran valè, O SENYÈ Bondye.

And this is small in Your eyes, O God, and You speak concerning the house of Your servant far off, and have seen me as a type of the man who is on high, O YHWH God!

18 Kisa, anplis, David kapab di Ou selon onè ki bay a sèvitè Ou a? Paske ou konnen sèvitè Ou.

What more does David add to You for the honor of Your servant; and You have known Your servant.

19 O SENYÈ, pou koz sèvitè ou a, e selon pwòp kè pa Ou, Ou te prepare tout grandè sa a, pou ta fè konnen tout gran afè sila yo.

O YHWH, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart You have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

20 O SENYÈ, nanpwen lòt tankou Ou, ni nanpwen okenn Bondye sof ke Ou, selon tout sa ke nou te tande avèk zòrèy nou.

O YHWH, there is none like You, and there is no god except You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

21 Epi ki lòt nasyon sou latè ki tankou pèp Ou a, Israël, ke Bondye te ale peye ranson a Li menm yon pèp; pou fè yon non pou Ou pa bagay ki te gran e mèvèye yo, lè Ou te pouse, fè soti tout lòt nasyon yo devan pèp Ou a, ke Ou te rachete, fè soti nan Egypte.

And who [is] as Your people Israel, one nation in the earth whom God has gone to ransom to Himself for a people, to make a great and fearful name for Yourself, to cast out nations from the presence of Your people whom You have ransomed out of Egypt?

22 Paske pèp Ou a, Israël, Ou te fè pwòp pèp Ou a jis pou tout tan e Ou menm, O SENYÈ, te vin Bondye pa yo.

Indeed, You appoint Your people Israel to Yourself for a people for all time, and You, O YHWH, have been to them for God.

23 Koulye a, O SENYÈ, kite pawòl ke Ou te pale pa sèvitè Ou a, selon lakay li vin etabli jis pou tout tan an. Fè jan Ou te pale a.

And now, O YHWH, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant, and concerning his house, be steadfast for all time, and do as You have spoken;

24 Kite non pa Ou vin etabli e onore jis pou tout tan, epi di: SENYÈ dèzame yo se Bondye a Israël la, yon Bondye menm pou Israël. Konsa, lakay David, sèvitè Ou a se etabli devan Ou.

and let it be steadfast, and Your Name is great for all time, saying, YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, [is] God to Israel, and the house of Your servant David is established before You;

25 Paske Ou menm, O Bondye mwen, te revele a sèvitè Ou a, ke Ou va bati pou li yon kay. Pou sa, sèvitè Ou a te twouve kouraj pou vin priye devan Ou.

for You, O my God, have uncovered the ear of Your servant—to build a house for him, therefore Your servant has found [desire] to pray before You.

26 Koulye a, O SENYÈ, Ou se Bondye e te pwomèt bon bagay sa a sèvitè Ou a.

And now, YHWH, You [are] God Himself, and You speak this goodness concerning Your servant;

27 Konsa, sa te fè Ou plezi pou beni lakay sèvitè Ou a, pou li kapab kontinye jis pou tout tan devan Ou. Paske Ou menm, O SENYÈ, te fè l beni e li menm vin beni jis pou tout tan.”

and now, You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, to be before You for all time; for You, O YHWH, have blessed, and it is blessed for all time.”