歷代志上 17
1 大衛住在自己宮中，對先知拿單說：「看哪，我住在香柏木的宮中，耶和華的約櫃反在幔子裏。」
Nowe afterward when Dauid dwelt in his house, he saide to Nathan the Prophet, Beholde, I dwell in an house of cedar trees, but the Arke of the Lordes couenant remaineth vnder curtaines.
2 拿單對大衛說：「你可以照你的心意而行，因為上帝與你同在。」
Then Nathan said to Dauid, Do all that is in thine heart: for God is with thee.
3 當夜，上帝的話臨到拿單，說：
And the same night euen the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 「你去告訴我僕人大衛，說耶和華如此說：『你不可建造殿宇給我居住。
Goe, and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:
5 自從我領以色列人出埃及，直到今日，我未曾住過殿宇，乃從這會幕到那會幕，從這帳幕到那帳幕。
For I haue dwelt in no house, since the day that I brought out the childre of Israel vnto this daye, but I haue bene from tent to tent, and from habitation to habitation.
6 凡我同以色列人所走的地方，我何曾向以色列的一個士師，就是我吩咐牧養我民的說：你為何不給我建造香柏木的殿宇呢？』
Wheresoeuer I haue walked with all Israel spake I one word to any of the iudges of Israel (whome I commanded to feede my people) saying, Why haue ye not built mee an house of cedar trees?
7 現在你要告訴我僕人大衛，說萬軍之耶和華如此說：『我從羊圈中將你召來，叫你不再跟從羊群，立你作我民以色列的君。
Nowe therefore thus shalt thou say vnto my seruant Dauid, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I tooke thee from the sheepecoat and from following the sheepe, that thou shouldest bee a prince ouer my people Israel.
8 你無論往哪裏去，我常與你同在，剪除你的一切仇敵；我必使你得大名，好像世上大大有名的人一樣。
And I haue bene with thee whithersoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
9 我必為我民以色列選定一個地方，栽培他們，使他們住自己的地方，不再遷移；凶惡之子也不像從前擾害他們，
(Also I will appoynt a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in their place, and moue no more: neither shall the wicked people vexe them any more, as at the beginning,
10 並不像我命士師治理我民以色列的時候一樣。我必治服你的一切仇敵，並且我－耶和華應許你，必為你建立家室。
And since the time that I commanded iudges ouer my people Israel) And I wil subdue all thine enemies: therefore I say vnto thee, that the Lord wil buylde thee an house.
11 你壽數滿足歸你列祖的時候，我必使你的後裔接續你的位，我也必堅定他的國。
And when thy dayes shalbe fulfilled to go with thy fathers, then will I rayse vp thy seede after thee, which shalbe of thy sonnes, and will stablish his kingdome.
12 他必為我建造殿宇；我必堅定他的國位直到永遠。
He shall builde me an house, and I will stablish his throne for euer.
13 我要作他的父，他要作我的子；並不使我的慈愛離開他，像離開在你以前的掃羅一樣。
I wil be his father, and he shalbe my sonne, aud I will not take my mercie away from him, as I tooke it from him that was before thee.
14 我卻要將他永遠堅立在我家裏和我國裏；他的國位也必堅定，直到永遠。』」
But I wil establish him in mine house, and in my kingdome for euer, and his throne shalbe stablished for euer,
15 拿單就按這一切話，照這默示告訴大衛。
According to all these wordes, and according to al this vision. So Nathan spake to Dauid.
16 於是大衛王進去，坐在耶和華面前，說：「耶和華上帝啊，我是誰，我的家算甚麼，你竟使我到這地步呢？
And Dauid the King went in and sate before the Lord and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
17 上帝啊，這在你眼中還看為小，又應許你僕人的家至於久遠。耶和華上帝啊，你看顧我好像看顧高貴的人。
Yet thou esteeming this a small thing, O God, hast also spoken concerning the house of thy seruaut for a great while, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of hie degree, O Lord God.
18 你加於僕人的尊榮，我還有何言可說呢？因為你知道你的僕人。
What can Dauid desire more of thee for the honour of thy seruant? for thou knowest thy seruant.
19 耶和華啊，你行了這大事，並且顯明出來，是因你僕人的緣故，也是照你的心意。
O Lord, for thy seruantes sake, euen according to thine heart hast thou done all this great thing to declare all magnificence.
20 耶和華啊，照我們耳中聽見，沒有可比你的，除你以外再無上帝。
Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we haue heard with our eares.
21 世上有何民能比你的民以色列呢？你上帝從埃及救贖他們作自己的子民，又在你贖出來的民面前行大而可畏的事，驅逐列邦人，顯出你的大名。
Moreouer what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whose God went to redeeme them to be his people, and to make thy selfe a Name, and to doe great and terrible things by casting out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast deliuered out of Egypt?
22 你使以色列人作你的子民，直到永遠；你－耶和華也作他們的上帝。
For thou hast ordeined thy people Israel to be thine owne people for euer, and thou Lord art become their God.
23 耶和華啊，你所應許僕人和僕人家的話，求你堅定，直到永遠，照你所說的而行。
Therefore nowe Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy seruant and concerning his house, be confirmed for euer, and doe as thou hast sayd,
24 願你的名永遠堅立，被尊為大，說：『萬軍之耶和華是以色列的上帝，是治理以色列的上帝。』這樣，你僕人大衛的家必在你面前堅立。
And let thy name be stable and magnified for euer, that it may be sayd, The Lord of hostes, God of Israel, is the God of Israel, and let the house of Dauid thy seruant bee stablished before thee.
25 我的上帝啊，因你啟示僕人說，我必為你建立家室，所以僕人大膽在你面前祈禱。
For thou, O my God, hast reueiled vnto the eare of thy seruant, that thou wilt builde him an house: therefore thy seruant hath bene bolde to pray before thee.
26 耶和華啊，惟有你是上帝，你也應許將這福氣賜給僕人。
Therefore nowe Lord (for thou art God, and hast spoken this goodnesse vnto thy seruant)
27 現在你喜悅賜福與僕人的家，可以永存在你面前。耶和華啊，你已經賜福，還要賜福到永遠。」
Now therfore, it hath pleased thee to blesse the house of thy seruant, that it may bee before thee for euer: for thou, O Lord, hast blessed it, and it shalbe blessed for euer.
