< 1 Nyakati 17 >
1 Baada ya Daudi kuingia rasmi katika jumba lake la kifalme, akamwambia nabii Nathani, “Hebu tazama, mimi ninakaa kwenye nyumba nzuri iliyojengwa kwa mierezi, wakati Sanduku la Agano la Bwana liko ndani ya hema.”
And it came to pass as David dwelt 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 Nathani akamjibu Daudi, “Lolote ulilo nalo moyoni mwako litende, kwa maana Mungu yu pamoja nawe.”
And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God [is] with thee.
3 Usiku ule neno la Mungu likamjia Nathani, kusema:
And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, [saying],
4 “Nenda ukamwambie mtumishi wangu Daudi, ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: Wewe hutanijengea mimi nyumba ili nikae humo.
Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in it.
5 Mimi sijakaa ndani ya nyumba tangu siku ile niliyowatoa Israeli kutoka Misri mpaka leo. Nimehama kutoka hema moja hadi jingine na kutoka mahali pamoja hadi pengine.
For I have not dwelt 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 Je, popote nilipokwenda pamoja na Waisraeli wote, wakati wowote nilimwambia kiongozi yeyote niliyemwagiza kuwachunga watu wangu, kwa nini hujanijengea nyumba ya mierezi?’
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 ye have not built me a house of cedar?
7 “Sasa basi, mwambie mtumishi wangu Daudi, ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote: Nilikuchukua machungani na kutoka kuandama kondoo ili uwatawale watu wangu Israeli.
And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel:
8 Nimekuwa pamoja nawe popote ulipokwenda, nami nimekuondolea mbali adui zako wote mbele yako. Basi nitalifanya jina lako kuwa kuu kama majina ya watu walio wakuu sana duniani.
and I was with thee in all places whither thou wentest, and I destroyed all thine enemies from before thee, and I made for thee a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.
9 Nami nitawapatia watu wangu Israeli mahali na nitawapa ili wawe na mahali pao wenyewe pa kuishi na wasisumbuliwe tena. Watu waovu hawatawaonea tena, kama walivyofanya mwanzoni,
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 na ambavyo wamefanya siku zote tangu nilipowachagua viongozi kwa ajili ya watu wangu Israeli. Pia nitawatiisha adui zenu wote. “‘Pamoja na hayo ninakuambia kwamba Bwana atakujengea nyumba:
and from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also I have humbled all thine enemies, and I will increase thee, and the Lord will build thee a house.
11 Wakati wako utakapokuwa umekwisha, nawe ukawa umekwenda kukaa na baba zako, nitamwinua mzao wako aingie mahali pako kuwa mfalme, mmoja wa wana wako mwenyewe, nami nitaufanya imara ufalme wake.
And it shall come to pass when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
12 Yeye ndiye atakayejenga nyumba kwa ajili yangu, nami nitakifanya imara kiti cha ufalme wake milele.
He shall build me a house, and I will set up his throne for ever.
13 Mimi nitakuwa baba yake, naye atakuwa mwanangu. Kamwe sitaondoa upendo wangu kwake, kama nilivyouondoa kwa yeye aliyekutangulia.
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 thee.
14 Nitamweka juu ya nyumba yangu na ufalme wangu milele; kiti chake cha enzi nitakifanya imara milele.’”
And I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be set up for ever.
15 Nathani akamwarifu Daudi maneno yote ya maono haya.
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.
16 Ndipo Mfalme Daudi akaingia ndani, akaketi mbele za Bwana, akasema: “Mimi ni nani, Ee Bwana Mungu, na jamaa yangu ni nini, hata umenileta mpaka hapa nilipo?
And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what [is] my house, that thou hast loved me for ever?
17 Kana kwamba hili halitoshi machoni pako, Ee Mungu, umenena pia kuhusu siku zijazo za nyumba ya mtumishi wako. Umeniangalia kama mtu aliyetukuka kuliko watu wote, Ee Bwana Mungu.
And these things were little in thy sight, O God: thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to come, and thou hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and hast exalted me, O Lord God.
18 “Daudi aweza kukuambia nini zaidi kuhusu kumheshimu mtumishi wako? Kwa maana wewe unamjua mtumishi wako,
What shall David do more toward thee to glorify [thee]? and thou knowest thy servant.
19 Ee Bwana Mungu. Kwa ajili ya mtumishi wako, tena sawasawa na mapenzi yako, umefanya jambo hili kubwa sana na kujulisha ahadi hizi zote zilizo kubwa sana.
And thou hast wrought all this greatness according to thine heart.
20 “Hakuna aliye kama wewe, Ee Bwana Mungu, wala hakuna Mungu ila wewe, kama vile tulivyosikia kwa masikio yetu wenyewe.
O Lord, there is none like thee, and there is no God beside thee, according to all things which we have heard with our ears.
21 Naye ni nani aliye kama watu wako Israeli: taifa pekee duniani ambalo Mungu wake alitoka kwenda kulikomboa kwa ajili yake mwenyewe na kujifanyia jina kwa ajili yake mwenyewe, kwa kufanya maajabu makubwa na ya kutisha kwa kuwafukuza mataifa mbele ya watu wako, ambao uliwakomboa kutoka Misri?
Neither is there another nation upon the earth [such] as thy 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 thy people, whom thou redeemedst out of Egypt.
22 Uliwafanya watu wako Israeli kuwa watu wako wewe mwenyewe milele, nawe, Ee Bwana Mungu, umekuwa Mungu wao.
And thou hast appointed thy people Israel as a people to thyself for ever; and thou, Lord, didst become a God to them.
23 “Sasa basi, Bwana ahadi uliyoweka kuhusu mtumishi wako na nyumba yake na uithibitishe milele. Fanya kama ulivyoahidi,
And now, Lord, let the word which thou spokest to thy servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed for ever, and do thou as thou hast spoken.
24 ili ithibitike na jina lako litakuwa kuu milele. Kisha watu watasema, ‘Bwana Mungu Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mungu aliye juu ya Israeli, ndiye Mungu wa Israeli.’ Nayo nyumba ya mtumishi wako Daudi itafanywa imara mbele zako.
And let thy name [be] established and magnified for ever, [men] saying, Lord, Lord, Almighty God of Israel: and [let] the house of thy servant David [be] established before thee.
25 “Wewe, Mungu wangu, umemfunulia mtumishi wako Daudi kwamba utamjengea yeye nyumba. Hivyo mtumishi wako amekuwa na ujasiri wa kukuomba maombi haya.
For thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore thy servant has found a willingness to pray before thee.
26 Ee Bwana, wewe ndiwe Mungu! Umemwahidi mtumishi wako mambo haya mazuri.
And now, Lord, thou thyself art God, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy servant.
27 Basi imekupendeza kuibariki nyumba ya mtumishi wako, ili idumu milele machoni pako; kwa ajili yako, Ee Bwana, umeibariki, nayo itabarikiwa milele.”
And now thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, so that it should continue for ever before thee: for thou, Lord, hast blessed [it], and do thou bless [it] for ever.