¹It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around,

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

²that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.”

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

³Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you.”

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

⁴It happened the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,

⁴Men samme Nat kom HERRENs Ord til Natan således:

⁵“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?

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

⁶For 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.

⁶Jeg 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.

⁷In all places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I say a word to any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’”’

⁷Har 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?

⁸Now therefore you shall tell my servant David this, ‘Thus says Yahweh of Armies, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people, over Israel.

⁸Sig 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,

⁹I 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.

⁹og 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

¹⁰I 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,

¹⁰og 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,

¹¹and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Yahweh tells you that Yahweh will make you a house.

¹¹dengang 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!

¹²When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

¹²Når 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.

¹³He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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

¹⁴I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

¹⁴Jeg 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,

¹⁵but my loving kindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.

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

¹⁶Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.”’”

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

¹⁷According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

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

¹⁸Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?

¹⁸Da 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?

¹⁹This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this after the way of men, Lord Yahweh!

¹⁹Men 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!

²⁰What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Lord Yahweh.

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

²¹For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.

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

²²Therefore you are great, Yahweh God. For there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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

²³What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and to make himself a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeem to yourself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

²³Og 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?

²⁴You established for yourself your people Israel to be a people to you forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

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

²⁵Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken.

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

²⁶Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.’

²⁶Da 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.

²⁷For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, 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.

²⁷Thi 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.

²⁸“Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

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

²⁹Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Lord Yahweh, have spoken it. Let the house of your servant be blessed forever with your blessing.”

²⁹så 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!"