2 Samuel 7

1 Engang Kongen sad i sit Hus, efter at HERREN havde skaffet ham Ro for alle hans Fjender rundt om,

And it came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him an inheritance on every side [free] from all his enemies round about him;

2 sagde han til Profeten Natan: "Se, jeg har et Cedertræshus at bo i, men Guds Ark har Plads i et Telt!"

that the king said to Nathan the prophet, Behold now, I live in a house of cedar, and the ark of the Lord dwells in the midst of a tent.

3 Natan svarede Kongen: "Gør alt, hvad din Hu står til, thi HERREN er med dig!"

And Nathan said to the king, Go and do all that [is] in thine heart, for the Lord [is] with thee.

4 Men samme Nat kom HERRENs Ord til Natan således:

And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

5 "Gå hen og sig til min Tjener David: Så siger HERREN: Skulde du bygge mig et Hus at bo i?

Go, and say to my servant David, Thus says the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in.

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

For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt to this day, but I have been walking in a lodge and in a tent,

7 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 Israel: Hvorfor bygger I mig ikke et Cedertræshus?

wheresoever I went with all Israel. Have I ever spoken to any of the tribes of Israel, which I commanded to tend my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of Cedar?

8 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,

And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus says the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheep-cote, that thou shouldest be a prince over my people, over Israel.

9 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 was with thee wheresoever thou wentest, and I destroyed all thine enemies before thee, and I made thee renowned according to the renown of the great ones on the earth.

10 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 plage det som tidligere,

And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell by themselves, and shall be no more distressed; and the son of iniquity shall no more afflict them, as he [has done] from the beginning,

11 dengang jeg satte Dommere over mit Folk Israel; og jeg vil give det Ro for alle dets Fjender. Så kundgør HERREN dig nu: Et Hus vil HERREN bygge dig!

from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel: and I will give thee rest from all thine enemies, and the Lord will tell thee that thou shalt build a house to him.

12 Når dine Dage er omme, og du hviler hos dine Fædre, vil jeg efter dig oprejse din Sæd, som udgår af dit Liv, og grundfæste hans Kongedømme.

And it shall come to pass when thy days shall have been fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, even thine own issue, and I will establish his kingdom.

13 Han skal bygge mit Navn et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Kongetrone evindelig.

He shall build for me a house to my name, and I will set up his throne even for ever.

14 Jeg vil være din Sæd en Fader, og den skal være mig en Søn! Når den synder, vil jeg tugte den med Menneskestok og Menneskers Slag,

I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. And when he happens to transgress, then will I chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men.

15 men min Miskundhed vil jeg ikke tage fra den, som jeg tog den fra din Forgænger.

But my mercy I will not take from him, as I took it from those whom I removed from my presence.

16 Dit Hus og dit Kongedømme skal stå fast for mit Åsyn til evig Tid, din Trone skal stå til evig Tid!"

And his house shall be made sure, and his kingdom for ever before me, and his throne shall be set up for ever.

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

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

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

And king David came in, and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord, my Lord, and what [is] my house, that thou hast loved me hitherto?

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

Whereas I was very little before thee, O Lord, my Lord, yet thou spokest concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to [to come]. And [is] this the law of man, O Lord, my Lord?

20 Hvad mere har David at sige dig Du kender jo dog din Tjener, Herre, HERRE.

And what shall David yet say to thee? and now thou knowest thy servant, O Lord, my Lord.

21 For din Tjeners Skyld, og fordi din Hu stod dertil, gjorde du dette og kundgjorde din Tjener alt dette store,

And thou hast wrought for thy servant's sake, and according to thy heart thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make it known to thy servant,

22 Herre, HERRE; thi ingen er som du, og der er ingen Gud uden dig efter alt hvad vi har hørt med vore Ører.

that he may magnify thee, O my Lord; for there is no one like thee, and there is no God, but thou among all of whom we have heard with our ears.

23 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 for dem ved at drive andre Folkeslag med deres Guder bort foran sit Folk, det, du udfriede fra Ægypten?

And what other nation in the earth [is] as thy people Israel? whereas God was his guide, to redeem for himself a people to make thee a name, to do mightily and nobly, so that thou shouldest cast out nations an [their] tabernacles from the presence of thy people, whom thou didst redeem for thyself out of Egypt?

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

And thou has prepared for thyself thy people Israel to be a people for ever, and thou, Lord, art become their God.

25 Så opfyld da, HERRE, Gud, til evig Tid den Forjættelse, du udtalte om din Tjener og hans Hus og gør, som du sagde!

And now, O my Lord, the Almighty Lord God of Israel, confirm the word for ever which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and his house: and now as thou hast said,

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

Let thy name be magnified for ever.

27 Thi du, Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, har åbenbaret for din Tjener: Jeg vil bygge dig et Hus! Derfor har din Tjener fundet sit Hjerte til af bede denne Bøn til dig.

Almighty Lord God of Israel, thou hast uncovered the ear of thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore thy servant has found [in] his heart to pray this prayer to thee.

28 Derfor, Herre, HERRE, du er Gud, og dine Ord er Sandhed! Du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,

And now, O Lord my Lord, thou art God; and thy words will be true, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy servant.

29 så lad det behage dig at velsigne din Tjeners Hus, at det til evig Tid må stå fast for dit Åsyn. Thi du, Herre, HERRE, har talt, og med din Velsignelse skal din Tjeners Hus velsignes evindelig!"

And now begin and bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord, my Lord, hast spoken, and the house of thy servant shall be blessed with thy blessing so as to continue for ever.