The Lord's Message to David
(2 Samuel 7.1-17)1 Soon after David moved into his new palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look around! I live in a palace made of cedar, but the sacred chest is kept in a tent.”
2 Nathan replied, “The Lord is with you—do what you want.”
3 That night, the Lord told Nathan 4 to go to David and tell him:
David, you are my servant, so listen carefully: You are not the one to build a temple for me. 5 I didn't live in a temple when I brought my people out of Egypt, and I don't live in one now. A tent has always been my home wherever I have gone with them. 6 I chose special leaders and told them to be like shepherds for my people Israel. But did I ever say anything to even one of them about building a cedar temple for me?
7 David, this is what I, the Lord All-Powerful, say to you. I brought you in from the fields where you took care of sheep, and I made you the leader of my people. 8 Wherever you went, I helped you and destroyed your enemies right in front of your eyes. I have made you one of the most famous people in the world.
9 I have given my people Israel a land of their own where they can live in peace. They will no longer have to tremble with fear—evil nations won't bother them, as they did 10 when I let judges rule my people, and I will keep your enemies from attacking you.
Now I promise that like you, your descendants will be kings. 11 I'll choose one of your sons to be king when you reach the end of your life and are buried beside your ancestors. I'll make him a strong ruler, 12 and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for me. 13 I will be like a father to him, and he will be like a son to me. I will never put an end to my agreement with him, as I put an end to my agreement with Saul, who was king before you. 14 I will make sure that your son and his descendants will rule my people and my kingdom forever.
15 Nathan told David exactly what the Lord had said.
David Gives Thanks to the Lord
(2 Samuel 7.18-29)16 David went into the tent he had set up for the sacred chest. He sat there and prayed:
Lord God, my family and I don't deserve what you have already done for us, 17 and yet you have promised to do even more for my descendants. You are treating me as if I am a very important person. 18 I am your servant, and you know my thoughts. What else can I say, except that you have honored me? 19 It was your choice to do these wonderful things for me and to make these promises.
20 No other god is like you, Lord—you alone are God. Everything we have heard about you is true. 21 And there is no other nation on earth like Israel, the nation you rescued from slavery in Egypt to be your own. You became famous by using great and wonderful miracles to force other nations and their gods out of your land, so that your people could live here. 22 You have chosen Israel to be your people forever, and you have become their God.
23 Lord God, please do what you promised me and my descendants. 24 Then you will be famous forever, and everyone will say, “The Lord All-Powerful rules Israel and is their God.”
My kingdom will be strong, 25 because you are my God, and you have promised that my descendants will be kings. That's why I have the courage to pray to you like this, even though I am only your servant.
26 You are the Lord God, and you have made this good promise to me. 27 Now please bless my descendants forever, and let them always be your chosen kings. You have already blessed my family, and I know you will bless us forever.
Dieva apsolījums Dāvidam
(2Sam 7:1–17)1 Un bija tā – Dāvids dzīvoja savā namā, un reiz viņš sacīja pravietim Nātānam: “Redzi, es dzīvoju ciedru koka namā, bet Kunga derības šķirsts zem aizkariem!” 2 Nātāns sacīja Dāvidam: “Dari visu, ko esi nodomājis, jo Dievs ir ar tevi!”
3 Bet tonakt pār Nātānu nāca Dieva vārds: 4 “Ej un saki manam kalpam Dāvidam: tā saka Kungs: tu necelsi man namu, kur dzīvot, 5 jo es neesmu dzīvojis namā kopš dienas, kad es izvedu Israēlu, līdz šai dienai, bet es mitu no telts uz telti un no mītnes uz mītni. 6 Visur, kur vien es Israēlam liku iet, tur taču es neteicu katram Israēla soģim, kam pavēlēju ganīt savu Israēla tautu: kāpēc jūs man neceļat ciedru koka namu?
7 Un tagad saki manam kalpam Dāvidam: tā saka Pulku Kungs: es ņēmu tevi no ganībām, no avju pulka, lai tu valdītu pār manu tautu Israēlu! 8 Es būšu ar tevi visur, kur tu iesi, es iznīdēšu visus tavus ienaidniekus, un es celšu tavu vārdu pār visiem vārdiem uz zemes! 9 Es dēstīšu savu tautu Israēlu šajā vietā, un es to audzēšu, un tie tur mitīs, nemiera tur nebūs, netaisnības darītāji tos vairs nenomāks, kā bija agrāk! 10 Un kopš tā laika, kad es iecēlu soģus pār savu tautu Israēlu, es pakļāvu visus tavus ienaidniekus. Tagad es daru tev zināmu – tev namu uzcels Kungs! 11 Kad tavu dienu skaits būs pilns un tu iesi pie tēviem, tad es tavā vietā celšu tavu dzimumu – vienu no taviem dēliem – un es nostiprināšu viņa valsti! 12 Viņš uzcels manu namu, un es nostiprināšu viņa troni mūžīgi! 13 Es būšu viņam par tēvu, un viņš būs man par dēlu! Es viņam neatņemšu savu derības žēlastību, kā to atņēmu tam, kas bija pirms tevis! 14 Es viņu nostiprināšu viņa namā un viņa valstībā mūžīgi! Viņa tronis pastāvēs mūžīgi!” 15 Visu dzirdēto un redzēto Nātāns atstāstīja Dāvidam.
Dāvida lūgšana
(2Sam 7:18–29)16 Tad ķēniņš Dāvids gāja, apsēdās Kunga priekšā un sacīja: “Kas gan es esmu, Kungs Dievs, kas gan mans nams, ka līdz šejienei tu mani vadīji!? 17 Vai tas tev vēl maz, ak, Dievs! Tu runā par sava kalpa namu tik tālu nākotnē un rādi man nākamās paaudzes, kurām tu liksi nākt, ak, Dievs! 18 Ko vēl lai tev Dāvids saka par tava kalpa godību? Tu taču pazīsti savu kalpu! 19 Ak, Kungs, sava kalpa dēļ un pēc savas sirds nolūka tu dari šīs diženās lietas un dari tās zināmas! 20 Ak, Kungs, neviens nav kā tu, nav cita Dieva bez tevis, to liecina viss, ko dzirdējām savām ausīm! 21 Kurš vēl ir kā tava tauta – kā Israēls? Vienīgā tauta virs zemes, kuru Dievs gāja izpirkt sev par tautu, lai pagodinātu sevi, lai veiktu diženas lietas, bijājamas lietas – tavas tautas priekšā izdzenot tautas, tu tos no Ēģiptes izpirki! 22 Savu tautu Israēlu tu padarīji sev par tautu uz mūžiem! Tu, Kungs, kļuvi viņiem par Dievu!
23 Tad nu, Kungs Dievs, tiem vārdiem, ko tu runā par savu kalpu un viņa namu, liec pastāvēt mūžam un dari, kā esi sacījis! 24 Tavs vārds būs stiprs un varens uz mūžiem, tie sacīs: Pulku Kungs – Israēla Dievs! – tu Israēla Dievs! Un tava kalpa Dāvida nams pastāvēs tavā priekšā! 25 Jo tu, mans Dievs, tā vēstīji savam kalpam: es tev uzcelšu namu – tavs kalps ir uzdrīkstējies tev sacīt šo lūgšanu! 26 Ak, Kungs, tu esi Dievs, tu esi solījis savam kalpam šīs labās lietas! 27 Lai tev tīk svētīt sava kalpa namu, lai tas ir mūžīgi tavā priekšā – ko tu, Kungs, svētī, tas ir svētīts uz mūžiem!”
