1 Chronicles 17
1 And it came to pass, when David had taken up his abode in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo! I, am dwelling in a house of cedars, but, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, is under curtains.
大卫住在自己宫中，对先知拿单说：“看哪，我住在香柏木的宫中，耶和华的约柜反在幔子里。”
2 Then said Nathan unto David, All that is in thy heart, do, —for, God, is with thee.
拿单对大卫说：“你可以照你的心意而行，因为 神与你同在。”
3 But so it was that, in that night, the word of God came unto Nathan, saying:
当夜， 神的话临到拿单，说：
4 Go and say unto David my servant, Thus, saith Yahweh, —Thou, shalt not build me a house, to dwell in;
“你去告诉我仆人大卫，说耶和华如此说：‘你不可建造殿宇给我居住。
5 seeing that I have not dwelt in a house, since the day that I brought up Israel, until this day, —but have been from tent to tent, and without a habitation.
自从我领以色列人出埃及，直到今日，我未曾住过殿宇，乃从这会幕到那会幕，从这帐幕到那帐幕。
6 Wheresoever I have wandered with all Israel, spake I ever, a word, with one of the judges of Israel, whom I charged to shepherd my people, saying, —Wherefore have ye not built me a house of cedars?
凡我同以色列人所走的地方，我何曾向以色列的一个士师，就是我吩咐牧养我民的说：你为何不给我建造香柏木的殿宇呢？’
7 Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee from the pasture, from after the flock, —to become leader over my people Israel;
现在你要告诉我仆人大卫，说万军之耶和华如此说：‘我从羊圈中将你召来，叫你不再跟从羊群，立你作我民以色列的君。
8 and was with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee, —and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones, who are in the earth;
你无论往哪里去，我常与你同在，剪除你的一切仇敌；我必使你得大名，好像世上大大有名的人一样。
9 and will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall inhabit their place, and be unsettled no more, —neither shall the sons of perversity again wear them out, as at the first;
我必为我民以色列选定一个地方，栽培他们，使他们住自己的地方，不再迁移；凶恶之子也不像从前扰害他们，
10 even from the days when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, and have subdued all thine enemies, —that I might make thee great, yea, a house, will Yahweh build for thee.
并不像我命士师治理我民以色列的时候一样。我必治服你的一切仇敌，并且我—耶和华应许你，必为你建立家室。
11 And it shall be that, when thy days are fulfilled, to sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons, —and I will establish his kingdom.
你寿数满足归你列祖的时候，我必使你的后裔接续你的位，我也必坚定他的国。
12 He, shall build me a house, —and I will establish his throne unto times age-abiding.
他必为我建造殿宇；我必坚定他的国位直到永远。
13 I, will become his father, and, he, shall become my son, —and, my lovingkindness, will I not cause to depart from him, —as I caused it to depart from him who was before thee;
我要作他的父，他要作我的子；并不使我的慈爱离开他，像离开在你以前的扫罗一样。
14 but I will cause him to remain over my house and over my kingdom, unto times age-abiding, —and, his throne, shall be established, unto times age-abiding.
我却要将他永远坚立在我家里和我国里；他的国位也必坚定，直到永远。’”
15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so, spake Nathan unto David.
拿单就按这一切话，照这默示告诉大卫。
16 Then entered King David, and tarried before Yahweh, —and said, Who am, I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto;
于是大卫王进去，坐在耶和华面前，说：“耶和华 神啊，我是谁，我的家算什么，你竟使我到这地步呢？
17 and hast made this seem little in thine eyes, O God, in that thou hast spoken concerning the house of thy servant, for a great while to come? Thus wilt thou provide for me, according to the rank of manhood, and hast exalted me, O Yahweh God!
神啊，这在你眼中还看为小，又应许你仆人的家至于久远。耶和华 神啊，你看顾我好像看顾高贵的人。
18 What, yet further, can David say unto thee, [thus] to honour thy servant, —seeing that, thou thyself, knowest, thine own servant?
你加于仆人的尊荣，我还有何言可说呢？因为你知道你的仆人。
19 O Yahweh, for the sake of thy servant, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, —making known all the great things.
耶和华啊，你行了这大事，并且显明出来，是因你仆人的缘故，也是照你的心意。
20 O Yahweh, there is none like unto thee, yea there is no God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
耶和华啊，照我们耳中听见，没有可比你的，除你以外再无 神。
21 Who then is like thy people Israel, a nation alone in the earth, —whom God went to redeem, to be his own people, to make for thyself a name for great and fearful things, to drive out, nations, from before thy people, whom thou didst redeem out of Egypt;
世上有何民能比你的民以色列呢？你 神从埃及救赎他们作自己的子民，又在你赎出来的民面前行大而可畏的事，驱逐列邦人，显出你的大名。
22 and didst appoint thy people Israel for thyself as a people, unto times age-abiding, —thou thyself, also, O Yahweh, becoming their God?
你使以色列人作你的子民，直到永远；你—耶和华也作他们的 神。
23 Now, therefore, O Yahweh, the word which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be it steadfast unto times age-abiding, —and do as thou hast spoken:
耶和华啊，你所应许仆人和仆人家的话，求你坚定，直到永远，照你所说的而行。
24 yea let it be steadfast, and so let thy Name be magnified unto times age-abiding, saying, Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, is a God to Israel! seeing that, the house of David thy servant, is established before thee.
愿你的名永远坚立，被尊为大，说：‘万军之耶和华是以色列的 神，是治理以色列的 神。’这样，你仆人大卫的家必在你面前坚立。
25 For, thou, O my God, hast unveiled the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build for him a house, —for this cause, hath thy servant found [it in his heart] to pray before thee.
我的 神啊，因你启示仆人说，我必为你建立家室，所以仆人大胆在你面前祈祷。
26 Now, therefore, O Yahweh, thou, art God, —therefore hast thou spoken concerning thy servant this goodness.
耶和华啊，惟有你是 神，你也应许将这福气赐给仆人。
27 Now, therefore, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be unto times age-abiding before thee, —for, thou O Yahweh, hast blessed, and it is to be blessed unto times age-abiding.
现在你喜悦赐福与仆人的家，可以永存在你面前。耶和华啊，你已经赐福，还要赐福到永远。”
