1 N ow it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.”

بَعدَ أنْ سَكَنَ داوُدُ فِي بَيتِهِ الجَدِيدِ، قالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ناثانَ: «ها أنتَ تَرَى أنِّي أسْكُنُ فِي بَيتٍ مِنْ خَشَبِ الأرْزِ، بَينَما يَسكُنُ صُنْدُوقُ عَهْدِ اللهِ تَحْتَ خَيمَةٍ!»

2 T hen Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

فَقالَ ناثانُ لِداوُدَ: «نَفِّذْ ما تُخَطِّطْ لَهُ، لِأنَّ اللهَ مَعَكَ.»

3 B ut it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

لَكِنْ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيلَةِ نَفْسِها قالَ اللهُ لِناثانَ:

4 “ Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.

«اذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِخادِمِي داوُدَ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: لَسْتَ أنتَ مَنْ سَيَبْنِي لِي هَذا البَيتَ لِأسْكُنَ فِيهِ.

5 F or I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

فَأنا لَمْ أسْكُنْ فِي بَيتٍ مُنْذُ اليَوْمِ الَّذِي أخرَجْتُ فِيهِ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ إلَى هَذا اليَوْمِ. لَكِنِّي كُنْتُ أنتَقِلُ مِنْ خَيمَةٍ إلَى خَيمَةٍ، وَمِنْ مَكانٍ إلَى مَكانٍ.

6 W herever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar–’”’

وَحَيثُما سِرْتُ عَبْرَ كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ، هَلْ قُلْتُ يَوْماً وَلَوْ كَلِمَةً واحِدَةً لِأحَدِ قُضاةِ إسْرائِيلَ الَّذِينَ أمَرْتُهُمْ بِأنْ يَرْعُوا شَعبِي: لِماذا لَمْ تَبْنُوا لِي بَيتاً مَصْنُوعاً مِنَ خَشَبِ الأرْزِ؟›

7 N ow therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.

«وَالآنَ قُلْ هَذا لِخادِمِي داوُدَ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: أخَذْتُكَ مِنَ المَرْعَى، مِنْ وَراءِ الغَنَمِ، لِتَكُونَ رَئِيسَ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ.

8 A nd I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

وَكُنْتُ مَعَكَ حَيثُما ذَهَبْتَ، وَهَزَمْتُ أعداءَكَ مِنْ أمامِكَ. وَسَأجعَلُ لَكَ شُهْرَةَ العُظَماءِ فِي الأرْضِ.

9 M oreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously,

وَاخْتَرْتُ مَكاناً لِشَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَزَرَعْتُهُمْ فِيهِ. وَسَيسْكُنُونَ هُناكَ وَلا يُزعِجُهُمْ أحَدٌ فِيما بَعْدُ. وَلَنْ يَظلِمَهُمُ الأشْرارُ فِيما بَعْدُ، كَما فِي السّابِقِ،

10 s ince the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the Lord will build you a house.

مُنذُ الوَّقْتِ الَّذِي فِيهِ عَيَّنْتُ قُضاةً عَلَى شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَسَأُخضِعُ كُلَّ أعدائِكَ لَكَ. «‹وَأنا أقُولُ لَكَ إنَّ اللهَ سَيَبْنِي لَكَ أنتَ بَيتاً.

11 A nd it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

وَعِندَما تَنتَهِي حَياتُكَ وَتَذْهَبُ لِتُدْفَنَ مَعَ آبائِكَ، حِينَئِذٍ، سَأجعَلُ أحَدَ أبْنائِكَ يَخلِفُكَ. وَسَأجعَلُ مَملَكَتَهُ قَوِيَّةً.

12 H e shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي سَيَبْنِي لِي مَنْزِلاً، وَسَأجعَلُ مَملَكَتَهُ قَوِيَّةً وعَرْشَهُ ثابِتاً إلَى الأبَدِ.

13 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

سَأكُونُ لَهُ أباً، وَسَيَكُونُ لِيَ ابْناً. وَلَنْ أسْحَبَ بَرَكَتِي مِنْهُ، كَما سَحَبْتُها مِنْ ذاكَ الَّذِي حَكَمَ قَبلَكَ.

14 A nd I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.”’”

لَكِنِّي سَأُعَيِّنُهُ فِي بَيتِي وَمَملَكَتِي إلَى الأبَدِ. وَسَيَكُونُ عَرْشُهُ ثابِتاً إلَى الأبَدِ.›»

15 A ccording to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

وَكَلَّمَ ناثانُ داوُدَ وَفْقَ كُلِّ هَذا الكَلامِ وَكُلِّ هَذِهِ الرُّؤْيا. صَلاةُ داوُد

16 T hen King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

فَدَخَلَ المَلِكُ داوُدُ، وَجَلَسَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ ، وَقالَ: «يا اللهُ ، مَنْ أنا وَما هِيَ عائِلَتي حَتَّى إنَّكَ أوْصَلْتَني إلى هَذا الحالِ!

17 A nd yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O Lord God.

بَلْ إنَّكَ رَأيْتَ هَذا قَلِيلاً يا اللهُ ، فَأمَرْتَ بِالخِيرِ لِعائِلَةِ عَبْدِكَ لِزَمانٍ طَوِيلٍ آتٍ. تَعامَلْتَ مَعي بِطَريقَةٍ مُمَيَّزَةٍ يا اللهُ.

18 W hat more can David say to You for the honor of Your servant? For You know Your servant.

فَماذا أقُولُ لَكَ بَعْدُ مُقابِلَ إكْرامِكَ لِيْ أنا خَادِمَكَ داوُدَ؟ فَأنتَ أعلَمُ بِخادِمِكَ.

19 O Lord, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

يا اللهُ ، مِنْ أجلِ عَبْدِكَ وَوِفْقَ قَلْبِكَ، قَدْ فَعَلْتَ كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأعْمالِ العَظِيمَةِ، وَكَشَفْتَها لِي.

20 O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

يا اللهُ ، نَحْنُ لَمْ نَسْمَعْ طَوالَ حَياتِنا بِمِثلِكَ، وَلا بِإلَهٍ سِواكَ!

21 A nd who is like Your people Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people—to make for Yourself a name by great and awesome deeds, by driving out nations from before Your people whom You redeemed from Egypt?

وَأيُّ شَعبٍ مِثلُ شَعبِكَ، بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ؟ فَهُوَ الشَّعبُ الوَحيدُ الَّذي فَداهُ اللهُ بِنَفْسِهِ لَيَكُونَ شَعبَهُ الخاصَّ، وَأعلَنْتَ اسْمَكَ مِنْ خِلالِ الأُمُورِ العَظيمَةِ وَالمَهُولَةِ الَّتِي صَنَعْتَها، إذ طَرَدْتْ أُمَماً أمامَ شَعبِكَ الَّذِي فَدَيْتَهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ.

22 F or You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God.

وَجَعَلْتَ شَعبَكَ إسْرائِيلَ شَعباً خاصّاً لَكَ إلَى الأبَدِ، وَصِرْتَ أنتَ يا اللهُ ، إلَهَهُمْ.

23 “ And now, O Lord, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, let it be established forever, and do as You have said.

«وَالآنَ رَسِّخْ إلَى الأبَدِ يا اللهُ الكَلامَ الَّذي تَكَلَّمْتَ بِهِ مِنْ جِهَةِ خادِمِكَ وَنَسلِهِ. حَقِّقْ وَعْدَكَ.

24 S o let it be established, that Your name may be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.

حينَئِذٍ يَتَكرَّمُ اسْمُكَ إلَى الأبَدِ، إذْ يقولُ النّاسُ: ‹ اللهُ القَدِيرُ هوَ إلهُ إسْرائِيل!› وَيَتَرَسَّخُ بَيْتُ خَادِمِكَ داوُدَ فِي حَضْرَتِكَ.

25 F or You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You.

فَقَدْ أعلَنْتَ، يا إلَهِي، لِعَبْدِكَ أنَّكَ سَتَبْنِي لَهُ بَيتاً. مِنْ أجلِ ذَلِكَ وَجَدَ خادِمُكَ شَجاعَةً عَلَى الصَّلاةِ أمامَكَ.

26 A nd now, Lord, You are God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant.

وَالآنَ، يا اللهُ ، أنتَ اللهُ، تكلَّمْتَ بِهذا الكلامِ الحَسَنِ وَالوعودِ الرّائعةِ لِخادِمِكَ.

27 N ow You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You have blessed it, O Lord, and it shall be blessed forever.”

وَسَرَّكَ أنْ تُبارِكَ بَيتَ خادِمِكَ، لِكَي يَظَلَّ قائِماً إلَى الأبَدِ أمامَكَ. أنتَ بارَكْتَنِي يا اللهُ ، وَأنتَ مُبارَكٌ إلَى الأبَدِ.»