1 Chronicles 17
1 Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.
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!"
2 And Nathan said to David, Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.
Natan svarede David: "Gør alt, hvad din Hu står til, thi Gud er med dig!"
3 But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
Men samme Nat kom Guds Ord til Natan således:
4 Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:
"Gå hen og sig til min Tjener David: Så siger HERREN: Ikke du skal bygge mig det Hus, jeg skal bo i!
5 For from the day when I took Israel up, till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from tent to tent, and from living-place to living-place.
Jeg har jo ikke haft noget Hus at bo i, siden den Dag jeg førte Israeliterne op, men vandrede med, boende i et Telt.
6 In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar?
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?
7 So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;
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,
8 And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.
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
9 And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be in the place which is theirs and never again be moved; and never again will they be made waste by evil men, as they were at first,
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,
10 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against you; and I will make you great and the head of a line of kings.
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!
11 And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.
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.
12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
Han skal bygge mig et Hus, og jeg vil grundfæste hans Trone evindelig.
13 I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;
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;
14 But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.
jeg vil indsætte ham i mit Hus og mit Kongedømme til evig Tid, og hans Trone skal stå fast til evig Tid!"
15 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
Alle disse Ord og hele denne Åbenbaring meddelte Natan David.
16 Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
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?
17 And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.
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!
18 What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant.
Hvad mere har David at sige dig? Du kender jo dog din Tjener,
19 O Lord, because of your servant, and from your heart, you have done all these great things and let them be seen.
HERRE! For din Tjeners Skyld, og fordi din Hu stod dertil, gjorde du alt dette store og kundgjorde alle disse store Ting,
20 O Lord, there is no one like you, and no other God but you, as is clear from everything which has come to our ears.
HERRE! Ingen er som du, og der er ingen Gud uden dig, efter alt hvad vi har hørt med vore Ører.
21 And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, making his name great and to be feared, driving out the nations from before your people whom you made free and took out of Egypt?
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?
22 For your people Israel you made yours for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.
Du har grundfæstet dit Folk Israel som dit, Folk til evig Tid, og du, HERRE, er blevet deres Gud.
23 And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said.
Så lad da, HERRE, den Forjættelse, du udtalte om din Tjener og hans Hus, gælde til evig Tid og gør, som du sagde!
24 So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.
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.
25 For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.
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.
26 And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have said you will give this good thing to your servant:
Derfor, HERRE, du er Gud, du har givet din Tjener denne Forjættelse,
27 And now you have been pleased to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you; you, O Lord, have given your blessing, and a blessing will be on it for ever.
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!"
