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.”

It happened that after the king had settled in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is staying under a tent.”

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

Then Nathan said to David, “Go, do what is in your heart, 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:

But that same night the word of God came 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 tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: You will not build me a house in which to live.

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 lived in a house from the day that I brought up Israel to this present day. Instead, I have been living in a tent, a tabernacle, in various places.

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?’”

In all places I have moved among all Israel, did I ever say anything to any of Israel's leaders whom I appointed to shepherd my people, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”'”

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.

“Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what Yahweh of hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you would be ruler 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.

I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and I will make you a name, like the name of the great ones who are on 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,

I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and be troubled no more. No longer will wicked people oppress them, as they did before,

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.

as they were doing from the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Then I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I tell you that I, Yahweh, will build you a house.

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.

It will come about that when your days are fulfilled for you to go to your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, and for one of your own descendants, I will establish his kingdom.

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

He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

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 will be a father to him, and he will be my son. I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul, who ruled 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.”’”

I will set him over my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.'”

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

Nathan spoke to David and reported to him all these words, and he told him about the entire vision.

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?

Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; he said, “Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this point?

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.

For this was a small thing in your sight, God. You have spoken of your servant's family for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, Yahweh God.

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

What more can I, David, say to you? You have honored your servant. You have given your servant special recognition.

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.

Yahweh, for your servant's sake, and to fulfill your own purpose, you have done this great thing to reveal all your great deeds.

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

Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, just as we have always heard.

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.

For what nation on earth is like your people Israel, whom you, God, rescued from Egypt as a people for yourself, to make a name for yourself by great and awesome deeds? You drove out nations from before your people, whom you rescued from 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.

You made Israel your own people forever, and you, Yahweh, became their 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.

So now, Yahweh, may the promise that you made concerning your servant and his family be established forever. 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.

May your name be established forever and be great, so the people will say, 'Yahweh of hosts is the God of Israel,' while the house of me, David, your servant 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, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. That is why I, your servant, have found courage to pray to you.

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

Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have made this good promise to 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.”

Now it has pleased you to bless your servant's house, that it may continue forever before you. You, Yahweh, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”