II Samuel 7

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

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

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

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

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.

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

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

Men samme Nat kom HERRENs Ord til Natan således:

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

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

Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

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.

In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an 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 Israel: Hvorfor bygger I mig ikke et Cedertræshus?

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over 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,

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in 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

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

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 as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

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 when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

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.

He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

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

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

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,

But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

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

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

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

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

Alle disse Ord og hele denne Åbenbaring meddelte Natan David.

Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

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 this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

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!

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

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

For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

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

Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

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?

For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

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

And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

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

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

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.

For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

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.

And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

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

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed 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, HERRE, har talt, og med din Velsignelse skal din Tjeners Hus velsignes evindelig!"