Første Krønikebog 17

1 Engang David sad i sit Hus, sagde han til Profeten Natan: "Se, jeg har et Cedertræshus at bo i, men HERRENs Pagts Ark har Plads i et Telt!"

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, See, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains.

2 Natan svarede David: "Gør alt, hvad din Hu står til, thi Gud er med dig!"

Then Nathan said to David, Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.

3 Men samme Nat kom Guds Ord til Natan således:

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

4 "Gå hen og sig til min Tjener David: Så siger HERREN: Ikke du skal bygge mig det Hus, jeg skal bo i!

Go and tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me an house to dwell in:

5 Jeg har jo ikke haft noget Hus at bo i, siden den Dag jeg førte Israeliterne op, men vandrede med, boende i et Telt.

For I have not dwelled in an house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

6 Har jeg, i al den Tid jeg vandrede om blandt alle Israeliterne, sagt til nogen af Israels Dommere, som jeg satte til at vogte mit Folk: Hvorfor bygger I mig ikke et Cedertræshus?

Wherever I have walked with all Israel, spoke I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have you not built me an house of cedars?

7 Sig derfor til min Tjener David: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg tog dig fra Græsgangen, fra din Plads bag Småkvæget til at være Fyrste over mit Folk Israel,

Now therefore thus shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over my people Israel:

8 og jeg var med dig, overalt hvor du færdedes, og udryddede alle dine Fjender foran dig; jeg vil skabe dig et Navn som de størstes på Jorden

And I have been with you wherever you have walked, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

9 og skaffe mit Folk Israel en Hjemstavn og plante det, så det kan blive boende på sit Sted uden mere at skulle forstyrres i sin Ro, og uden at Voldsmænd mere skal ødelægge det som tidligere,

Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

10 dengang jeg satte Dommere over mit Folk Israel; og jeg vil underkue alle dine Fjender. Så kundgør jeg dig nu: Et Hus vil HERREN bygge dig!

And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the LORD will build you an house.

11 Når dine Dage er omme og du vandrer til dine Fædre, vil jeg efter dig oprejse din Sæd, en af dine Sønner, og grundfæste hans Kongedømme.

And it shall come to pass, when your days be expired that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you, which shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

12 Han skal bygge mig et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Trone evindelig.

He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

13 Jeg vil være ham en Fader, og han skal være mig en Søn; og min Miskundhed vil jeg ikke tage fra ham, som jeg tog den fra din Forgænger;

I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before you:

14 jeg vil indsætte ham i mit Hus og mit Kongedømme til evig Tid, og hans Trone skal stå fast til evig Tid!"

But I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for ever more.

15 Alle disse Ord og hele denne Åbenbaring meddelte Natan David.

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

16 Da gik Kong David ind og dvælede for HERRENs Åsyn og sagde: "Hvem er jeg, Gud HERRE, og hvad er mit Hus, at du har bragt mig så vidt?

And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me till now?

17 Men det var dig ikke nok o Gud, du gav også din Tjeners Hus Forjættelser for fjerne Tider og lod mig skue kommende Slægter, Gud HERRE!

And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O God; for you have also spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

18 Hvad mere har David at sige dig? Du kender jo dog din Tjener,

What can David speak more to you for the honor of your servant? for you know your servant.

19 HERRE! For din Tjeners Skyld, og fordi din Hu stod dertil, gjorde du alt dette store og kundgjorde alle disse store Ting,

O LORD, for your servant’s sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

20 HERRE! Ingen er som du, og der er ingen Gud uden dig, efter alt hvad vi har hørt med vore Ører.

O LORD, there is none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

21 Og hvor på Jorden findes et Folk som dit Folk Israel, et Folk, som Gud kom og udfriede og gjorde til sit Folk for at vinde sig et Navn og udføre store og frygtelige Gerninger ved at drive andre Folkeslag bort foran sit Folk, det, du udfriede fra Ægypten?

And what one nation in the earth is like your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make you a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before your people whom you have redeemed out of Egypt?

22 Du har grundfæstet dit Folk Israel som dit, Folk til evig Tid, og du, HERRE, er blevet deres Gud.

For your people Israel did you make your own people for ever; and you, LORD, became their God.

23 Så lad da, HERRE, den Forjættelse, du udtalte om din Tjener og hans Hus, gælde til evig Tid og gør, som du sagde!

Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as you have said.

24 Da skal dit Navn stå fast og blive stort til evig Tid, så man siger: Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, Gud over Israel! Og din Tjener Davids Hus skal stå fast for dit Åsyn.

Let it even be established, that your name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David your servant be established before you.

25 Thi du, min Gud, har åbenbaret for din Tjener: Jeg vil bygge dig et Hus! Derfor har din Tjener dristet sig til at bede for dit Åsyn.

For you, O my God, have told your servant that you will build him an house: therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray before you.

26 Derfor, HERRE, du er Gud, du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,

And now, LORD, you are God, and have promised this goodness to your servant:

27 så lad det behage dig at velsigne din Tjeners Hus, at det til evig Tid må stå fast for dit Åsyn. Thi du, HERRE, har velsignet det, og det bliver velsignet evindelig!"

Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may be before you for ever: for you bless, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.