1 Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;
2 The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is housed inside the curtains of a tent.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.
4 Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5 Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?
6 For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from place to place in a tent.
7 In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, to whom I gave the care of my people Israel, Why have you not made me a house of cedar?
8 Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
9 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 great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.
10 And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first,
11 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.
12 And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.
13 He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
14 I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men;
15 But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
16 And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
17 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
18 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?
19 And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!
20 What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God.
21 Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.
22 Truly you are great, O Lord God: there is no one like you and no other God but you, as is clear from everything which has come to our ears.
23 And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, and to make a name for himself, and to do great and strange things for them, driving out a nation and its gods from before his people?
24 But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.
25 And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!
26 And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!
27 For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.
28 And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;
29 So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!
1 那时， 王住在自己的宫中， 耶和华使他安享太平， 不受周围仇敌的侵扰。
2 王对拿单先知说： "你看！ 我自己住在香柏木的宫里， 耶和华的约柜却停在帐幕内。"
3 拿单对王说： "你可以照着你心所想的一切去作， 因为耶和华与你同在。"
4 那天晚上， 耶和华的话临到拿单说：
5 "你去对我的仆人大卫说： 耶和华这样说： ‘你要建造一座殿宇给我居住吗？
6 因为自从我把以色列人从埃及带上来的那天起， 直到今日， 我都没有住过殿宇。我一直都住在帐棚和会幕里， 到处漂泊。
7 我与以色列众人一起走过的地方， 我可曾对以色列的一个支派的官长， 就是我所吩咐要牧养我子民以色列的， 说： 你们为什么不给我建造一座香柏木的殿宇呢？’
8 现在你要对我的仆人大卫这样说： ‘万军之耶和华这样说： 我把你从牧场中、从照顾羊群的工作中拣选出来， 使你作我子民以色列的领袖，
9 你无论到哪里去， 我都与你同在； 我必在你面前剪除你所有的仇敌。我要使你得享大名， 像世上那些伟人的名一样。
10 我要为我的子民以色列选定一个地方， 不再受骚扰； 恶人也不能再像以前那样苦待他们，
11 像我立了士师治理我的子民以色列的那天以来那样。我要使你安享太平， 不受你所有的仇敌侵扰。耶和华向你宣告， 耶和华要亲自为你建立一个朝代。
12 到了你的寿数满足， 你与你的列祖一起长眠的时候， 我必兴起你亲生的后裔接替你， 并且我要坚固他的国。
13 他必为我的名建造一座殿宇， 我要永远坚固他的国位。
14 我要作他的父亲， 他要作我的儿子， 他若是犯了罪， 我要用人的刑杖、用世人的鞭子纠正他。
15 但我的慈爱必不离开他， 像离开在你面前的扫罗一样。
16 你的家和你的王国， 也必在我的面前永远坚定， 你的王位也必永远坚立。’"
17 拿单按着这一切话， 又照着全部的默示， 都对大卫说了。
18 于是， 大卫王进去， 坐在耶和华面前， 说： "主耶和华啊！ 我是谁， 我的家又算什么， 你竟带领我到这地步？
19 主耶和华啊， 这在你眼中还看为小事， 你也说到你仆人的家未来的事。主耶和华啊， 这岂是人常遇到的事吗？
20 主耶和华啊， 你认识你的仆人， 大卫还有什么话可以对你说呢？
21 你因自己应许的缘故， 又按照自己的心意， 行了这大事， 为要使你仆人明白。
22 主耶和华啊， 因此， 你是伟大的！ 按照我们耳朵所听见的， 没有像你的， 除了你以外， 再没有别的 神。
23 世上有哪一个国家像你的子民以色列呢？ 神曾亲自救赎他们， 使他们作自己的子民， 又为他自己立名， 为他们作了大事， 为你的地作了可畏的事； 在你的子民面前， 就是你从埃及救赎出来归你自己的子民面前， 赶出了列国的人和他们的神。
24 你为自己坚立了你的子民以色列， 使他们永远作你的子民； 耶和华啊， 你也作了他们的 神。
25 耶和华 神啊！ 你所应许关于你仆人和他的家的话， 现在求你永远坚守， 并且照着你所说的去行吧；
26 这样， 你的名必永远为大， 以致人要说： ‘万军之耶和华是以色列的 神。’你仆人大卫的家也必在你面前得坚立。
27 万军之耶和华以色列的 神啊！ 因为你曾启示你的仆人说： ‘我要为你建立家室。’所以你的仆人才敢来向你作这样的祷告。
28 主耶和华啊！ 你是 神； 你的话是真实可信的。你向你仆人应许了这美好的福分。
29 现在求你乐意赐福给你仆人的家， 使它在你面前可以永远存在。主耶和华啊！ 因为你曾经这样应许， 愿你仆人的家因你的赐福永远蒙福。"