2 Samweli 7
1 Ikawa mfalme alipokuwa amekwisha kukaa katika nyumba yake, na baada ya Yahwe kuwa amemstarehesha kutokana na adui zake wate waliomzunguka,
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
2 mfalme akamwambia nabii Nathani, “Tazama, mimi ninaishi katika nyumba ya mierezi, lakini sanduku la Mungu lipo hemani.
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 Basi Nathani akamwambia mfalme, “Nenda, fanya lililo moyoni mwako, kwa maana Yahwe yupo nawe.”
And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
4 Lakini usiku usiku uleule neno la Yahwe lilimjia Nathani kusema,
But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
5 “Nenda na umwambie mtumishi wangu Daudi, 'Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Yahwe: Je utanijengea nyumba ya kuishi?”
“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 Kwa maana sijawai kuishi katika nyumba tangu siku ile nilipowaleta wana wa Israeli kutoka Misri hata leo; badala yake nimekuwa nikitembea katika hema, hema la kukutania.
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 Mahali pote ambapo nimekuwa nikihama miongoni mwa wana wote wa Israeli, Je niliwai kusema lolote na viongozi wa Israeli niliowaweka kuwachunga watu wangu Israeli, kusema, “Kwa nini hamjanijengea 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 Daudi, mtumishi wangu, “Hiki ndicho asemacho Yahwe wa majeshi: 'Nilikutwaa kutoka machungani, kutoka katika kuwafuata kondoo, ili uwe mtawala juu ya 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 na nimewakatilia mbali adui zako wote mbele yako. Na nitakutengenezea jina kubwa, kama jina la mojawapo ya wakuu walio juu ya nchi.
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 Nitatenga mahali kwa ajili ya watu wangu Israeli nami nitawapanda pale, ili kwamba waweze kuishi mahali pao wenyewe na wasisumbuliwe tena. Waovu hawatawatesa tena, kama walivyofanya mwanzo.
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 Kama walivyofanya tangu siku ile nilipoamuru waamuzi juu ya watu wangu Israeli. Nami nitakustarehesha kutokana na adui zako wote. Zaidi ya hayo, Mimi, Yahwe, nakutamkia kwamba nitakutengenezea 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 na ukalala pamoja na baba zako, nitainua mzao baada yako, atokaye katika mwili wako mwenyewe, nitauimalisha 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 Naye atajenga nyumba kwa jina langu, nami nitakiimalisha kiti chake cha enzi daima.
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 Nitakuwa baba kwake, naye atakuwa mwanangu. Atakapotenda dhambi, nitamwadhibu kwa fimbo ya wanadamu na kwa mapigo ya wana wa watu.
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 uaminifu wa agano langu hautamwondokea, kama nilivyouondoa kutoka kwa Sauli, niliyemwondoa 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 utathibitiswa mbele yako daima. Kiti chako cha enzi kitakuwa imara daima.”
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
17 Nathani akamwambia Daudi na kumtaarifu maneno haya yote, na akamwambia kuhusu ono lote.
So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
18 Kisha mfalme Daudi akaingia ndani na kuketi mbele ya Yahwe; akasema, “Mimi ni nani, Yahwe Mungu, na familia yangu ni nini hata umenileta 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 Na hili lilikuwa jambo dogo mbele yako, Bwana Yahwe. Hata ukasema kuhusu familia ya mtumishi wako wakati mkuu ujao, nawe umenionesha vizazi vijavyo, Bwana Yahwe!
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 Mimi Daudi, niseme nini zaidi kwako? Umemweshimu mtumishi wako, Bwana Yahwe.
What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
21 Kwa ajili ya neno lako, na kwa ajili ya kutimiza kusudi lako mwenyewe, umefanya jambo kubwa namna hii na kulidhihirisha 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 Kwa hiyo wewe ni mkuu, Bwana Yahwe. Kwa maana hakuna mwingine aliye kama wewe, na hakuna Mungu mwingine badala yako, kama jinsi ambayo tumesikia 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 Kwani kuna taifa lipi lililo kama watu wako Israeli, taifa moja juu ya nchi ambalo wewe, Mungu, ulikwenda na kuwakomboa kwa ajili yako wewe mwenyewe? Ulifanya hivi ili kwamba wawe watu kwa ajili yako mwenyewe, kujifanyia jina kwa ajili yako mwenyewe, na kufanya matendo makuu na ya kuogofya kwa ajili ya nchi yako. Uliyaondoa mataifa na miungu yao kutoka mbele ya watu wako, uliowakomboa 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 Umeiimarisha Israel kama watu wako daima, na wewe, Yahwe, kuwa 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, Yahwe Mungu, ahadi uliyofanya kuhusu mtumishi wako na familia yake iwe imara daima. Ufanye kame uilivyo sema.
And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
26 Na jina lako liwe kuu daima, ili watu waseme, 'Yahwe wa majeshi ni Mungu wa Israeli,' wakati nyumba yangu, Daudi, mtumishi wako itakapokaa imara mbele zako daima.
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 Kwa maana wewe, Yahwe wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, umedhihirisha kwa mtumishi wako kwamba utamjengea nyumba. Ndiyo maana mimi, mtumishi wako, nimepata ujasiri kuomba kwako.
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 Sasa, Bwana Yahwe, wewe ni Mungu, na maneno yako ni amini, na umefanya ahadi hii njema kwa mtumishi wako.
And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
29 Sasa basi, na ikupendeze kuibariki nyumba ya mtumishi wako, ili iendelee mbele yako daima. Kwa maana wewe, Bwana Yahwe, umeyasema mambo haya, na kwa ahadi yako nyumba ya mtumishi wako itabarikiwa daima.
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.”
