1 When the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains."

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

4 That same night, Yahweh’s word came to Nathan, saying, 5 "Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, "Should you build me a house for me to dwell in? 6 For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought the children of Israel up out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I say a word to anyone from 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?’"’ 8 Now therefore tell my servant David this: ‘Yahweh of Armies says, "I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel. 9 I 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. 10 I 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. The children of wickedness will not afflict them any more, as at the first, 11 and 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. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will 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; 15 but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever."’" 17 Nathan spoke to David all these words, and according to all this vision.

18 Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; and he said, "Who am I, Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far? 19 This 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 among men, Lord Yahweh! 20 What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Lord Yahweh. 21 For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it. 22 Therefore you are great, Yahweh God. For there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 What 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 redeemed to yourself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods? 24 You established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

25 "Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken. 26 Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’ 27 For 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.

28 "Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 29 Now 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."

1 En terwyl die koning in sy huis woon, nadat die HERE hom rus gegee het van al sy vyande rondom,

2 sê die koning vir die profeet Natan: Kyk tog, ,k woon in 'n huis van sederhout, maar die ark van God woon binnekant 'n tentdoek.

3 Toe sê Natan aan die koning: Gaan heen, doen alles wat in u hart is, want die HERE is met u.

4 Maar in dieselfde nag kom die woord van die HERE tot Natan en sê:

5 Gaan sê aan my kneg, aan Dawid: So spreek die HERE: Sou jy vir My 'n huis bou om in te woon?

6 Ek het tog in geen huis gewoon van die dag af dat Ek die kinders van Israel uit Egipte laat optrek het tot vandag toe nie; maar Ek het rondgetrek in 'n tentwoning.

7 Oral waar Ek onder al die kinders van Israel rondgetrek het, het Ek ooit 'n woord gespreek met een van die stamme van Israel, wat Ek aangestel het om my volk Israel op te pas, en gesê: Waarom bou julle nie vir My 'n huis van sederhout nie?

8 So moet jy dan nou aan my kneg, aan Dawid, sê: So spreek die HERE van die leërskare: Ek self het jou geneem uit die weiveld agter die skape weg, om 'n vors te wees oor my volk, oor Israel;

9 en Ek was met jou oral waar jy gegaan het, en het al jou vyande voor jou uitgeroei; en Ek sal vir jou 'n groot naam maak soos die naam van die grotes wat op die aarde is;

10 en Ek sal vir my volk Israel 'n plek bestel en hom plant, dat hy op sy eie plek kan woon en nie langer verontrus word nie. En kwaaddoeners sal hom nie meer verdruk soos vroeër nie,

11 naamlik van die dag af dat Ek rigters oor my volk Israel aangestel het. Maar Ek sal jou rus gee van al jou vyande; en die HERE gee jou te kenne dat die HERE vir jou 'n huis sal stig.

12 As jou dae vol is en jy met jou vaders ontslaap het, sal Ek jou nakomeling wat uit jou liggaam sal voortkom, laat optree en sy koningskap bevestig.

13 Hy sal vir my Naam 'n huis bou, en Ek sal sy koninklike troon bevestig tot in ewigheid.

14 Ek sal vir hom 'n vader wees, en hy sal vir My 'n seun wees; sodat as hy verkeerd handel, Ek hom sal straf met 'n menslike roede en met slae van mensekinders.

15 Maar my goedertierenheid sal van hom nie wyk nie, soos Ek dit onttrek het aan Saul wat Ek voor jou aangesig verwyder het.

16 En jou huis en jou koningskap sal bestendig wees tot in ewigheid voor jou; jou troon sal vasstaan tot in ewigheid.

17 Volgens al hierdie woorde en volgens hierdie hele gesig, so het Natan met Dawid gespreek.

18 Koning Dawid het toe ingegaan en voor die aangesig van die HERE gebly en gesê: Wie is ek, Here HERE, en wat is my huis, dat U my tot hiertoe gebring het?

19 En dit was nog te gering in u oë, Here HERE, sodat U ook aangaande die huis van u kneg tot ver in die toekoms gespreek het; en dit is die wet vir mense, Here HERE!

20 Maar wat sal Dawid nog verder met U spreek? want U ken u kneg, Here HERE.

21 Ter wille van u woord en volgens u hart het U hierdie hele groot saak gedoen, om dit aan u kneg bekend te maak.

22 Daarom is U groot, HERE God! Want daar is niemand soos U, en daar is geen God behalwe U nie, volgens alles wat ons met ons ore gehoor het.

23 En wie is soos u volk, soos Israel, 'n enige nasie op die aarde, wat God vir Hom as 'n volk gaan verlos het, en om vir Hom 'n naam te maak; en om groot dinge te doen vir hulle en vreeslike dinge aan u land voor u volk uit wat U verlos het vir U van Egipte, van die heidene en hulle gode?

24 En U het u volk Israel vir U bevestig as 'n volk vir U tot in ewigheid; en U, HERE, het vir hulle 'n God geword.

25 Laat dan nou, HERE God, die woord wat U oor u kneg en oor sy huis gespreek het, in vervulling gaan tot in ewigheid, en doen soos U gespreek het;

26 sodat u Naam groot kan wees tot in ewigheid deurdat hulle sê: Die HERE van die leërskare is God oor Israel; en die huis van u kneg Dawid sal voor u aangesig bestendig wees.

27 Want U, HERE van die leërskare, God van Israel, het die oor van u kneg geopen en gesê: Ek sal vir jou 'n huis bou; daarom het u kneg vrymoedigheid gevind om hierdie gebed tot U te bid.

28 En nou, Here HERE, U is God en u woorde is waarheid; en U het u kneg hierdie goeie saak toegesê.

29 Laat dit U dan nou behaag en seën die huis van u kneg, sodat dit vir ewig voor u aangesig kan wees; want U, Here HERE, het dit gespreek, en deur u seën sal die huis van u kneg vir ewig geseënd wees.