1 Beresosɛm 17

1 Dawid bɔɔ ne ho atenase wɔ nʼahemfi hɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ odiyifo Natan se, “Me de, manya ahemfi a wɔde sida asi no fɛfɛ mu atena, nanso Awurade Apam Adaka no de, ɛhyɛ ntamadan mu.”

And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains.

2 Natan buae se, “Nea ɛwɔ wʼadwene mu a wopɛ sɛ woyɛ no, kɔ so na Onyankopɔn ka wo ho.”

And Nathan said unto David, All that is in thy heart do; for God is with thee.

3 Saa anadwo no ara, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Natan se,

And it came to pass during that night, that the word of God came unto Nathan, saying,

4 “Kɔka kyerɛ me somfo Dawid se, ‘Sɛnea Awurade se ni: ɛnyɛ wo na ɛsɛ sɛ wusi asɔredan ma me tena mu.

Go and say unto David my servant, Thus hath said the Lord, Not thou shalt build for me the house to dwell in;

5 Efi bere a mede Israelfo fii Misraim besi nnɛ, mentenaa asɔredan mu da. Daa, mete ntamadan mu na wɔde di atutena.

For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel even until this day; but have been [moving] from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].

6 Na mannwiinwii ankyerɛ Israel ntuanofo no a wɔyɛ me nkurɔfo nguanhwɛfo no da. Mimmisaa wɔn da sɛ: “Adɛn nti na munsii sida dua asɔredan fɛfɛ mmaa me?”’

In all the places where I moved about among all Israel, did I speak a word to any one of the judges of Israel, whom I had ordained to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built for me a house of cedar?

7 “Afei, kɔka kyerɛ me somfo Dawid se, ‘Sɛnea Asafo Awurade se ni: Miyii wo sɛ di me nkurɔfo Israelfo anim bere a na woyɛ abarimaa guanhwɛfo a worehwɛ wo nguan wɔ adidibea.

Now therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my servant, to David, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I took thee away from the sheepcote, from behind the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel;

8 Baabiara a wokɔe no, mekaa wo ho. Na masɛe wʼatamfo nyinaa. Na afei, mɛma wo din ahyeta wɔ asase so baabiara.

And I have been with thee withersoever thou didst go, and I have cut off all thy enemies from thy presence, and I have made thee a name; like the name of the great men who are on the earth;

9 Mama me nkurɔfo Israelfo no baabi a wɔbɛtena afebɔɔ. Beae bi a ɛwɔ bammɔ a obiara renhaw wɔn. Ɛhɔ bɛyɛ wɔn ankasa asase a aman amumɔyɛfo renhyɛ wɔn so, sɛnea wɔyɛɛ bere bi a atwa mu no,

And I have procured a place for my people Israel, and I have planted them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be no more troubled; and that the children of wickedness shall not waste them any more, as aforetimes,

10 fi bere a miyii atemmufo sɛ wonni me nkurɔfo so no. Na mɛka wʼatamfo nyinaa ahyɛ. “‘Na merepae mu aka se, Awurade besi fi ama wo, ahenni nnidiso.

And [as it was] since the time that I ordained judges to be over my people Israel; and I have humbled all thy enemies; and now I tell thee that the Lord will build for thee a house.

11 Na sɛ wuwu a, mɛma wo mmabarima no mu baako so, na mama nʼahenni ayɛ den.

And it shall come to pass, that, when thy days will be completed that thou must go [to sleep] with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

12 Ɔno ne obi a obesi fi a ɛyɛ asɔredan no ama me. Na metim nʼahengua ase afebɔɔ.

He it is that shall build for me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

13 Mɛyɛ nʼagya na ɔbɛyɛ me ba. Merenyi me dɔ a ɛnsa da no mfi ne so, sɛnea miyi fii Saulo a wudii nʼade so no.

I too will be to him as a father, and he shall indeed be unto me as a son: and my kindness will I not cause to depart from him, as I caused it to depart from him that was before thee;

14 Mɛma nʼase atim wɔ mʼahenni nnidiso ne mʼaheman mu bere nyinaa mu, na nʼahengua no bɛtena hɔ daa.’”

But I will place him firmly in my house and in my kingdom for evermore; and his throne shall be established for ever.

15 Enti Natan san kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn kɔkaa nsɛm a Awurade aka no nyinaa kyerɛɛ no.

In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

16 Afei, ɔhene Dawid kɔtenaa Awurade anim bɔɔ mpae se, “Me ne hena, Awurade Nyankopɔn, na mʼabusua yɛ abusua bɛn a nti wode me abedu saa tebea yi mu?

Then went king David in and sat down before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me as far as hitherward?

17 Na mprempren, Awurade, eyi nyinaa akyi no, woka se wobɛma me ahenni nnidiso afebɔɔ. Wokasa me ho te sɛ obi a meyɛ ɔkɛse pa ara, Awurade Nyankopɔn!

And this was [yet] too small a thing in thy eyes, O God, and thou hast spoken concerning thy servant's house for a distant time, and hast regarded me as though I belonged to the rank of a man of high degree, O Lord God.

18 “Dɛn na menka bio mfa ɔkwan a woafa so ahyɛ me anuonyam yi ho? Wunim sɛnea mete ankasa.

What can David add yet more [to speak] unto thee of the honor of thy servant? since thou knowest well thy servant.

19 Awurade, me nti ne wo pɛ mu nti, woayɛ saa nneɛma akɛse yi nyinaa, na woada no adi.

O Lord, for the sake of thy servant, and in accordance with thy own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, to make known all these great things.

20 “Awurade, obiara nni hɔ a ɔte sɛ wo. Onyame foforo bi nni hɔ! Yɛntee da mpo sɛ onyame foforo bi wɔ hɔ te sɛ wo!

O Lord, there is none like thee, and there is no god beside thee, in accordance with all that we have heard with our ears.

21 Ɔman foforo bɛn na ɛwɔ asase so a, ɛte sɛ Israel? Ɔman foforo bɛn, Onyankopɔn, na woayi no afi nkoasom mu de wɔn abɛyɛ wʼankasa wo nkurɔfo? Bere a wugyee wo nkurɔfo fii Misraim no, wode gyee din. Wonam nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ ahodwiriw so pam aman a wɔayɛ akwanside ama wɔn no.

And who is like thy people Israel, the only nation on the earth which God went to redeem for himself as a people, to acquire for thyself a name for great and terrible deeds, by driving out nations from before thy people, which thou hadst redeemed out of Egypt?

22 Wuyii Israel sɛ wɔmmɛyɛ wo nkurɔfo afebɔɔ, na wo, Awurade, woabɛyɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn.

And thou hast instituted thy people Israel unto thyself as a people for ever; and thou, Lord, art indeed become their God.

23 “Awurade, afei yɛ nea woahyɛ ho bɔ afa me ne mʼabusuafo ho no. Ma ɛnyɛ bɔhyɛ a ebetim hɔ daa.

And now, O Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be verified for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

24 Wo din ase ntim, na wɔnhyɛ no anuonyam afebɔɔ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wiase nyinaa bɛka se, ‘Asafo Awurade yɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ Israel!’ Na ma wo somfo Dawid ahenni nnidiso no ase ntim wɔ wʼanim.

Yea, let it be verified, and let thy name be magnified unto everlasting, that men may say, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God for Israel; and may the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

25 “Wo me Nyankopɔn, masi me bo abɔ saa mpae yi, efisɛ woada no adi sɛ wubesi fi ama me, mʼahenni nnidiso a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.

For thou, O my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build for him a house; therefore hath thy servant found himself able to pray before thee.

26 Efisɛ woyɛ Onyankopɔn, Awurade. Na me, wo somfo, woahyɛ me nneɛma pa yi ho bɔ.

And now, O Lord, thou art the [true] God, and thou hast spoken concerning thy servant this goodness:

27 Na afei asɔ wʼani sɛ wubehyira me ne mʼabusuafo, sɛnea yɛn ahenni nnidiso bɛkɔ so afebɔɔ wɔ wʼanim. Na sɛ wuhyira a, Awurade, ɛyɛ nhyira a ɛtena hɔ daa nyinaa!”

And now hast thou been pleased to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord, hast blessed, and [it will remain] blessed for ever.