2 Samuel 7
1 Engang Kongen sad i sit Hus, efter at HERREN havde skaffet ham Ro for alle hans Fjender rundt om,
It happened, when the king lived in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
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, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains."
3 Natan svarede Kongen: "Gør alt, hvad din Hu står til, thi HERREN er med dig!"
Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart; for the LORD is with you."
4 Men samme Nat kom HERRENs Ord til Natan således:
It happened the same 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 tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD, "Shall you 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 lived in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle.
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?
In all places in which I have walked throughout Israel, did I say a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, 'Why have you 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,
Now therefore you shall tell my servant David this, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people 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
I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in 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,
I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,
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!
and from the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover the LORD tells you that he will build you a house.
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 will come about when your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, that I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 Han skal bygge mit Navn et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Kongetrone evindelig.
He will build a house for my name, and I will establish his throne forever.
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 his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with a human rod, and with the stripes from human beings;
15 men min Miskundhed vil jeg ikke tage fra den, som jeg tog den fra din Forgænger.
but my loving kindness I will not take from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.
16 Dit Hus og dit Kongedømme skal stå fast for mit Åsyn til evig Tid, din Trone skal stå til evig Tid!"
And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me, and your throne shall be established forever."'"
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?
Then king David went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?
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!
This was a small thing in your eyes, Lord GOD, and you have spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and you have let me look upon the generation of humankind to come, Lord GOD.
20 Hvad mere har David at sige dig Du kender jo dog din Tjener, Herre, HERRE.
And what more can David add to you concerning the honor which is done to your servant? For you know your servant, LORD.
21 For din Tjeners Skyld, og fordi din Hu stod dertil, gjorde du dette og kundgjorde din Tjener alt dette store,
For your servant's sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
22 Herre, HERRE; thi ingen er som du, og der er ingen Gud uden dig efter alt hvad vi har hørt med vore Ører.
Therefore you are great, Lord GOD. For there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that 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 who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem to be a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to do great and awesome deeds by driving out before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods?
24 Du har grundfæstet dit Folk Israel som dit Folk til evig Tid, og du, HERRE, er blevet deres Gud.
And you established your people Israel for yourself to be your people forever; and you, LORD, became 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!
Now, Lord GOD, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken.
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 your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel,' and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.
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.
For you have revealed to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
28 Derfor, Herre, HERRE, du er Gud, og dine Ord er Sandhed! Du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,
"Now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your 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!"
Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Lord GOD, have spoken it. Let the house of your servant be blessed forever with your blessing."
