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1 Cuando David ya vivía en su casa, sucedió que él dijo al profeta Natán: Ciertamente yo vivo en casa de cedro, pero el Arca del Pacto de Yavé está entre cortinas.

And it came to pass as David lived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord [is] under [curtains] of skins.

2 Natán respondió a David: ¡Haz todo lo que está en tu corazón, porque ʼElohim está contigo!

And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in your heart; for God [is] with you.

3 Pero esa misma noche vino Palabra de ʼElohim a Natán:

And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, [saying],

4 Vé y dí a mi esclavo David: Yavé dice: Tú no me edificarás Casa para que more.

Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, You shall not build me a house for me to dwell in it.

5 Porque no moré en alguna casa desde el día cuando saqué a los hijos de Israel hasta hoy, sino estuve de tienda en tienda, y de Tabernáculo en Tabernáculo.

For I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, but I have been in a tabernacle and a tent,

6 Por dondequiera que anduve con todo Israel ¿hablé Palabra con alguno de los jueces de Israel, a quienes mandé a apacentar a mi pueblo? Le dije: ¿por qué no me edifican una Casa de cedro?

in all places through which I have gone with all Israel: did I ever speak to [any] one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, [Why is it] that you have not built me a house of cedar?

7 Por tanto, ahora dirás a mi esclavo David: Yavé de las huestes dice: Yo te tomé del pasto, de seguir tras las ovejas, para que fueras soberano sobre mi pueblo Israel.

And now thus shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the Lord Almighty, I took you from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel:

8 Estuve contigo en todo lo que anduviste y corté de tu presencia a todos tus enemigos. Te haré un nombre como el nombre de los grandes de la tierra.

and I was with you in all places whither you went, and I destroyed all your enemies from before you, and I made for you a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.

9 Asimismo dispuse un lugar para mi pueblo Israel. Lo planté para que viva en él y no vuelva a ser removido, ni los perversos vuelvan a consumirlos como antes,

And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant him, and he shall dwell by himself, and shall no longer be anxious; and the son of iniquity shall no longer afflict him, as at the beginning,

10 desde el tiempo cuando designé jueces para mi pueblo Israel y sometí a todos tus enemigos. Además, te informo que Yavé te edificará casa.

and from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also I have humbled all your enemies, and I will increase you, and the Lord will build you a house.

11 Después de ti, cuando tus días sean cumplidos para ir a estar con tus antepasados, habrá uno de tus descendientes y estableceré su reino.

And it shall come to pass when your days shall be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you, which shall be of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

12 Él me edificará Casa, y Yo confirmaré su trono eternamente.

He shall build me a house, and I will set up his throne for ever.

13 Yo le seré Padre y él me será hijo. No apartaré mi misericordia de él, como la aparté del que estaba antes de ti,

I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and my mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew [it] from them that were before you.

14 sino lo confirmaré en mi Casa y en mi reino eternamente. Su trono será establecido para siempre.

And I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be set up for ever.

15 Natán habló a David todas estas palabras según toda esta visión.

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

16 Entonces el rey David entró, se colocó delante de Yavé y dijo: ¡Oh Yavé ʼElohim! ¿Quién soy yo y qué es mi casa, para que me trajeras hasta aquí?

And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what [is] my house, that you have loved me for ever?

17 Aun esto fue poco delante de Ti, oh ʼElohim, pues hablaste del futuro de la casa de tu esclavo en un tiempo lejano y me consideraste como un hombre excelente, oh Yavé ʼElohim.

And these things were little in your sight, O God: you have also spoken concerning the house of your servant for a long time to come, and you have looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and have exalted me, O Lord God.

18 ¿Qué más puede David decirte por honrar a tu esclavo? Pues Tú conoces a tu esclavo.

What shall David do more toward you to glorify [you]? and you know your servant.

19 Oh Yavé, por amor a tu esclavo y según tu corazón, hiciste toda esta grandeza al dar a conocer todas estas grandezas.

And you have wrought all this greatness according to your heart.

20 Oh Yavé, nadie hay como Tú, ni hay ʼElohim aparte de Ti, conforme a todo lo que escucharon nuestros oídos.

O Lord, there is none like you, and there is no God beside you, according to all things which we have heard with our ears.

21 ¿Cuál otro pueblo hay en la tierra como tu pueblo Israel, al cual ʼElohim acudió a rescatarlo como pueblo para Él, a fin de darte renombre por medio de grandes y terribles hazañas al expulsar naciones de delante de tu pueblo que rescataste de Egipto?

Neither is there another nation upon the earth [such] as your people Israel, whereas God led him in the way, to redeem a people for himself, to make for himself a great and glorious name, to cast out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed out of Egypt.

22 Pues estableciste a tu pueblo Israel como pueblo tuyo para siempre, y Tú, oh Yavé, fuiste su ʼElohim.

And you have appointed your people Israel as a people to yourself for ever; and you, Lord, did become a God to them.

23 Ahora pues, oh Yavé, confirma para siempre la Palabra que hablaste acerca de tu esclavo y de su casa. Haz como dijiste.

And now, Lord, let the word which you spoke to your servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed for ever, and do you as you have spoken.

24 Permanezca y sea engrandecido tu Nombre para siempre, a fin de que se diga: ¡Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, es ʼElohim para Israel! Sea establecida la casa de tu esclavo David delante de Ti.

And let your name [be] established and magnified for ever, [men] saying, Lord, Lord, Almighty God of Israel: and [let] the house of your servant David [be] established before you.

25 Porque tú, ʼElohim mío, revelaste al oído de tu esclavo que le edificarás casa. Por eso tu esclavo halló valor para orar ante Ti.

For you, O Lord my God, have revealed to the ear of your servant that you will build him a house; therefore your servant has found a willingness to pray before you.

26 Ahora pues, Yavé, Tú eres ʼElohim, y prometiste a tu esclavo este bien.

And now, Lord, you yourself are God, and you have spoken these good things concerning your servant.

27 Dígnate bendecir la casa de tu esclavo para que permanezca perpetuamente delante de Ti. Porque Tú, oh Yavé, la bendijiste, y será bendita para siempre.

And now you have begun to bless the house of your servant, so that it should continue for ever before you: for you, Lord, have blessed [it], and do you bless [it] for ever.