1 Crónicas 17

1 Cuando David vivía en su casa, le dijo al profeta Natán: “Mira, yo vivo en una casa de cedro, pero el arca de la alianza de Yahvé está en una tienda.”

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 Natán dijo a David: “Haz todo lo que está en tu corazón, porque Dios está contigo”.

Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you are thinking about doing, do it, because God is with/guiding you.”

3 Aquella misma noche vino la palabra de Dios a Natán, diciendo:

But that night God spoke [MTY] to Nathan. He said,

4 “Ve y dile a David, mi siervo, que Yahvé dice: “No me construirás una casa para habitarla;

“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 porque no he vivido en una casa desde el día en que hice surgir a Israel hasta hoy, sino que he ido de tienda en tienda, y de tienda en tienda.

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 En todos los lugares en que he andado con todo Israel, ¿hablé una palabra con alguno de los jueces de Israel, a quienes mandé que fueran pastores de mi pueblo, diciendo: “¿Por qué no me habéis construido una casa de cedro?”’

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 “Ahora, pues, le dirás a mi siervo David: “El Señor de los Ejércitos dice: “Te tomé del corral de las ovejas, de seguir a las ovejas, para ser príncipe de mi pueblo Israel.

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 He estado contigo dondequiera que has ido, y he cortado a todos tus enemigos de delante de ti. Te haré un nombre como el de los grandes que hay en la tierra.

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 Yo designaré un lugar para mi pueblo Israel, y lo plantaré, para que habite en su propio lugar y no se mueva más. Los hijos de la maldad no los asolarán más, como al principio,

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 y desde el día en que ordené que hubiera jueces sobre mi pueblo Israel. Someteré a todos sus enemigos. Además, te digo que el Señor te construirá una casa.

11 Sucederá que cuando se cumplan tus días en que debes ir a estar con tus padres, yo estableceré a tu descendiente después de ti, que será de tus hijos, y estableceré su reino.

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 Él me construirá una casa, y yo estableceré su trono para siempre.

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 Yo seré su padre, y él será mi hijo. No le quitaré mi bondad, como se la quité al que fue antes de ti;

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 sino que lo estableceré en mi casa y en mi reino para siempre. Su trono quedará establecido para siempre””.

I will cause him to rule over my people [MTY], and his kingdom will endure forever [DOU].’”

15 Según todas estas palabras y según toda esta visión, así habló Natán a David.

So Nathan reported to David everything that Yahweh had revealed to him.

16 El rey David entró y se sentó delante de Yahvé, y dijo: “¿Quién soy yo, Yahvé Dios, y cuál es mi casa, para que me hayas traído hasta aquí?

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 Esto era una pequeñez a tus ojos, oh Dios, pero has hablado de la casa de tu siervo por mucho tiempo, y me has respetado según la norma de un hombre de alto rango, Yahvé Dios.

“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 ¿Qué más puede decirte David acerca del honor que se le hace a tu siervo? Porque tú conoces a tu siervo.

“What more can I, David, say to you [for honoring me]? Although you know very well what I am like,

19 Yahvé, por causa de tu siervo, y según tu propio corazón, has hecho toda esta grandeza, para dar a conocer todas estas grandes cosas.

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 Yahvé, no hay nadie como tú, ni hay otro Dios fuera de ti, según todo lo que hemos oído con nuestros oídos.

“Yahweh, you are great. There is no one like you. Only you are God, which is what we have always heard.

21 ¿Qué nación hay en la tierra que se parezca a tu pueblo Israel, al que Dios fue a redimir para sí como pueblo, para hacerte un nombre con cosas grandes y asombrosas, al expulsar a las naciones de delante de tu pueblo que redimiste de Egipto?

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 Porque hiciste de tu pueblo Israel tu propio pueblo para siempre; y tú, Yahvé, te convertiste en su Dios.

You have caused us your Israeli people to belong to you forever, and you, Yahweh, have become our God!

23 Ahora bien, Yahvé, que la palabra que has pronunciado respecto a tu siervo y a su casa quede establecida para siempre, y haz lo que has dicho.

“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 Que tu nombre sea establecido y engrandecido para siempre, diciendo: “El Señor de los Ejércitos es el Dios de Israel, un Dios para Israel. La casa de David, tu siervo, está establecida ante ti.’

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 Porque tú, Dios mío, has revelado a tu siervo que le construirás una casa. Por eso tu siervo ha encontrado valor para orar ante ti.

“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 Ahora bien, Yahvé, tú eres Dios y has prometido este bien a tu siervo.

Yahweh, you are God! You have promised to do these good things for me.

27 Ahora te ha parecido bien bendecir la casa de tu siervo, para que permanezca para siempre ante ti; porque tú, Yahvé, la has bendecido, y es bendita para siempre.”

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.”