Dieva apsolījums Dāvidam
(1L 17:1–15)1 Kad nu ķēniņš mita savā namā un Kungs viņam bija devis atelpu no visiem ienaidniekiem, 2 ķēniņš teica pravietim Nātānam: “Redzi nu, es mītu ciedru koka namā, bet Dieva šķirsts starp aizkariem!” 3 Nātāns teica ķēniņam: “Dari visu, kas tev padomā, jo Kungs ir ar tevi!”
4 Tajā pašā naktī Kunga vārds nāca pār Nātānu: 5 “Ej un saki manam kalpam Dāvidam: tā saka Kungs: vai tu man celsi namu, kur dzīvot? 6 Es neesmu dzīvojis namā, kopš izvedu Israēlu no Ēģiptes līdz pat šai dienai, – klejojumos es allaž esmu mitinājies teltī! 7 Visos klejojumos, iedams līdzi Israēlam, – vai es bildu kaut vārdu kādai no tām Israēla ciltīm, kam liku ganīt savu tautu Israēlu, vai es teicu: kāpēc jūs neceļat man ciedru koka namu? – 8 Tad nu tā saki manam kalpam Dāvidam: tā saka Pulku Kungs: es ņēmu tevi no ganībām, kur tu ganīji avis, lai tu būtu valdnieks manai tautai Israēlam. 9 Es biju ar tevi, lai kurp tu gāji, visus tavus ienaidniekus es iznīdēju tavā priekšā, tavu vārdu es darīju diženu kā zemes varenajiem! 10 Es ierādīšu vietu savai tautai Israēlam – es to iedēstīšu, tas tur apmetīsies, viņu vairs netraucēs. Ļaundari to vairs nevajās, kā bija iepriekš, 11 kad es iecēlu soģus savai tautai Israēlam, nu es dodu tev atelpu no visiem ienaidniekiem! Kungs tev pasludina – pats Kungs tev cels namu! 12 Kad tavs dienu skaits būs pilns, tu iesi pie saviem tēviem, es celšu tev pēcnācēju, kas no tevis paša dzimis, es nostiprināšu viņa valdīšanu! 13 Viņš uzcels namu manam vārdam, es nostiprināšu viņa valsts troni uz mūžiem! 14 Es būšu viņa tēvs, viņš būs mans dēls! Par viņa vainu es sitīšu viņu ar ļaužu rīksti, ar cilvēkbērnu pātagām. 15 Savu uzticību neatraušu viņam, kā es to atrāvu Saulam, kuru atstūmu, tev nākot! 16 Tavs nams un tava valsts pastāvēs mūžīgi manā priekšā, tavs tronis būs stiprs uz mūžiem!” 17 Nātāns izstāstīja Dāvidam visus šos vārdus un visu savu redzējumu.
Dāvida lūgšana
(1L 17:16–27)18 Tad ķēniņš Dāvids nāca, apsēdās Kunga priekšā un sacīja: “Kas gan es esmu, Kungs Dievs, kas gan mans nams, ka tu mani cēli tik augstu! 19 Vai tas tev vēl maz, Kungs Dievs, – tu runā par sava kalpa namu tik tālu nākotnē, un tā ir mācība cilvēkam, Kungs Dievs! 20 Ko vēl lai tev Dāvids saka? Tu taču pazīsti savu kalpu, Kungs Dievs! 21 Pēc saviem vārdiem un pēc savas sirds nolūka tu dari šīs diženās lietas, lai tavs kalps tās piedzīvotu! 22 Cik liels tu, Kungs Dievs, – neviens nav kā tu, nav cita Dieva bez tevis, to liecina viss, ko dzirdējām savām ausīm! 23 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 – tavā zemē, tavas tautas priekšā, kuru tu sev izpirki no Ēģiptes, no tautām un viņu dieviem! 24 Savu tautu Israēlu tu nostiprināji sev par tautu uz mūžiem, tu, Kungs, kļuvi viņiem par Dievu!
25 Tad nu, Kungs Dievs, tiem vārdiem, ko tu runāji par savu kalpu un viņa namu, liec pastāvēt mūžam un dari, kā esi sacījis! 26 Tavs vārds būs varens uz mūžiem, tie sacīs: Pulku Kungs – Israēla Dievs! Un tava kalpa Dāvida nams pastāvēs tavā priekšā! 27 Tu, Pulku Kungs, Israēla Dievs, tā vēstīji savam kalpam: es tev uzcelšu namu – tavs kalps ir uzdrīkstējies tev sacīt šo lūgšanu!
28 Mans Kungs, Dievs, tu esi Dievs, tavi vārdi ir patiesi, ko tu sacīji savam kalpam – tas labs! 29 Lai tev tīk svētīt sava kalpa namu, lai tas ir mūžīgi tavā priekšā – jo tu, mans Kungs, Dievs, esi runājis, un tava kalpa nams būs svētīts ar tavu svētību mūžīgi!”
Nathan's Message to David
(1 Chronicles 17.1-15)1 King David was settled in his palace, and the Lord kept him safe from all his enemies. 2 Then the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!”
3 Nathan answered, “Do whatever you have in mind, because the Lord is with you.” 4 But that night the Lord said to Nathan, 5 “Go and tell my servant David that I say to him, ‘You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in. 6 From the time I rescued the people of Israel from Egypt until now, I have never lived in a temple; I have traveled around living in a tent. 7 In all my traveling with the people of Israel I never asked any of the leaders that I appointed why they had not built me a temple made of cedar.’
8 “So tell my servant David that I, the Lord Almighty, say to him, ‘I took you from looking after sheep in the fields and made you the ruler of my people Israel. 9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have defeated all your enemies as you advanced. I will make you as famous as the greatest leaders in the world. 10-11 I have chosen a place for my people Israel and have settled them there, where they will live without being oppressed any more. Ever since they entered this land, they have been attacked by violent people, but this will not happen again. I promise to keep you safe from all your enemies and to give you descendants. 12 When you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will make one of your sons king and will keep his kingdom strong. 13 He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make sure that his dynasty continues forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him as a father punishes his son. 15 But I will not withdraw my support from him as I did from Saul, whom I removed so that you could be king. 16 You will always have descendants, and I will make your kingdom last forever. Your dynasty will never end.’”
17 Nathan told David everything that God had revealed to him.
David's Prayer of Thanksgiving
(1 Chronicles 17.16-27)18 Then King David went into the Tent of the Lord's presence, sat down and prayed, “Sovereign Lord, I am not worthy of what you have already done for me, nor is my family. 19 Yet now you are doing even more, Sovereign Lord; you have made promises about my descendants in the years to come. And you let a man see this, Sovereign Lord! 20 What more can I say to you! You know me, your servant. 21 It was your will and purpose to do this; you have done all these great things in order to instruct me. 22 How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is none like you; we have always known that you alone are God. 23 There is no other nation on earth like Israel, whom you rescued from slavery to make them your own people. The great and wonderful things you did for them have spread your fame throughout the world. You drove out other nations and their gods as your people advanced, the people whom you set free from Egypt to be your own. 24 You have made Israel your own people forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.
25 “And now, Lord God, fulfill for all time the promise you made about me and my descendants, and do what you said you would. 26 Your fame will be great, and people will forever say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel.’ And you will preserve my dynasty for all time. 27 Lord Almighty, God of Israel! I have the courage to pray this prayer to you, because you have revealed all this to me, your servant, and have told me that you will make my descendants kings.
28 “And now, Sovereign Lord, you are God; you always keep your promises, and you have made this wonderful promise to me. 29 I ask you to bless my descendants so that they will continue to enjoy your favor. You, Sovereign Lord, have promised this, and your blessing will rest on my descendants forever.”
