2 Samweli 7
1 Baada ya mfalme kuingia rasmi katika jumba lake la kifalme, naye Bwana akiwa amemstarehesha pande zote mbali na adui zake,
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
2 akamwambia nabii Nathani, “Mimi hapa, ninaishi katika jumba la kifalme la mierezi, wakati Sanduku la Mungu limebaki katika hema.”
he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
3 Nathani akamjibu mfalme, “Lolote ulilo nalo moyoni, endelea ukalifanye, kwa maana Bwana yu pamoja nawe.”
And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
4 Usiku ule neno la Bwana likamjia Nathani, kusema:
But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
5 “Nenda ukamwambie mtumishi wangu Daudi, ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: Je, ewe ndiwe wa kunijengea mimi nyumba ili nikae ndani yake?
“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
6 Sijakaa ndani ya nyumba tangu siku niliyowaleta Waisraeli kutoka Misri hadi leo. Nimekuwa nikitembea kutoka mahali pamoja hadi mahali pengine ndani ya hema kama makao yangu.
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
7 Popote nilipotembea pamoja na Waisraeli wote, je, nimewahi kumwambia kiongozi wao yeyote niliyemwamuru kuwachunga watu wangu Israeli, “Kwa nini hujanijengea nyumba ya mierezi?”’
In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
8 “Sasa basi, mwambie mtumishi wangu Daudi, ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote: Nilikutoa wewe kutoka machungani na kutoka kuandama kundi la kondoo na mbuzi ili kuwaongoza watu wangu Israeli.
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
9 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.
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.
10 Nami nitawapatia watu wangu Israeli mahali niwapande humo ili kwamba wawe na nyumbani kwao wenyewe wasisumbuliwe tena. Watu waovu hawatawaonea tena, kama walivyofanya mwanzoni,
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
11 na kama walivyofanya tangu mwanzo wakati nilipowaweka viongozi juu ya watu wangu Israeli. Pia nitawapa raha mbele ya adui zenu wote. “‘Bwana akuambia kwamba Bwana mwenyewe atakujengea nyumba.
and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
12 Siku zako zitakapokwisha nawe ulale pamoja na baba zako, nitainua mzao wako aingie mahali pako, ambaye atatoka viunoni mwako, nami nitauimarisha ufalme wake.
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 Yeye ndiye atakayejenga nyumba kwa ajili ya Jina langu, nami nitaimarisha kiti cha enzi cha ufalme wake milele.
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 Nitakuwa baba yake, naye atakuwa mwanangu. Atakapokosea nitamwadhibu kwa fimbo ya wanadamu, kwa adhabu ya kupigwa na wanadamu.
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
15 Lakini upendo wangu kamwe hautaondolewa kwake, kama nilivyouondoa kwa Sauli, niliyemwondoa atoke mbele yako.
But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.
16 Nyumba yako na ufalme wako utadumu milele mbele zangu, kiti chako cha enzi kitafanywa imara milele.’”
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
17 Nathani akamwarifu Daudi maneno yote ya maono haya.
So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
18 Ndipo Mfalme Daudi akaingia ndani, akaketi mbele za Bwana, akasema: “Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, mimi ni nani, na jamaa yangu ni nini, hata umenileta mpaka hapa nilipo?
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
19 Naam, kana kwamba hili halitoshi machoni pako, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, wewe umenena pia kuhusu siku zijazo za nyumba ya mtumishi wako. Je, hii ndiyo njia yako ya kawaida ya kushughulika na mwanadamu, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi?
And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
20 “Je, Daudi aweza kukuambia nini zaidi? Kwa maana unamjua mtumishi wako, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi.
What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
21 Kwa ajili ya neno lako na kwa mapenzi yako, umefanya jambo hili kubwa na kulifanya lijulikane na lifahamike kwa mtumishi wako.
For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
22 “Tazama jinsi ulivyo mkuu, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi! Hakuna mwingine kama wewe, wala hakuna Mungu ila wewe, kama vile tulivyosikia kwa masikio yetu wenyewe,
How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
23 Naye ni nani aliye kama watu wako Israeli, taifa pekee duniani ambalo Mungu alitoka kwenda kulikomboa kwa ajili yake mwenyewe, na kujifanyia jina mwenyewe, kwa kufanya maajabu makubwa na ya kutisha kwa kuwafukuza mataifa na miungu yao mbele ya watu wako, ambao uliwakomboa kutoka Misri?
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
24 Umeimarisha watu wako Israeli hasa kama watu wako mwenyewe milele, nawe, Ee Bwana, umekuwa Mungu wao.
For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
25 “Basi sasa, Bwana, ukaitimize ahadi uliyosema kuhusu mtumishi wako na nyumba yake milele. Fanya kama ulivyoahidi,
And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
26 ili kwamba jina lako litukuke milele. Ndipo watu watasema, ‘Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote ni Mungu juu ya Israeli!’ Nayo nyumba ya mtumishi wako Daudi itakuwa imara mbele zako.
so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
27 “Ee Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mungu wa Israeli, umelifunua hili kwa mtumishi wako, ukisema, ‘Nitakujengea nyumba.’ Hivyo mtumishi wako amepata ujasiri kukuletea dua hii.
For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
28 Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, wewe ndiwe Mungu! Maneno yako ndiyo kweli, nawe umemwahidi mtumishi wako mambo haya mazuri.
And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
29 Sasa naomba uwe radhi kuibariki nyumba ya mtumishi wako, ili idumu mbele zako milele, kwa maana wewe, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, umesema, na kwa baraka zako nyumba ya mtumishi wako itaendelea kubarikiwa milele.”
Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”
