Liber I Paralipomenon, 17

1. cum autem habitaret David in domo sua dixit ad Nathan prophetam ecce ego habito in domo cedrina arca autem fœderis Domini sub pellibus est

1. Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house of cedar : and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins.

2. et ait Nathan ad David omnia quæ in corde tuo sunt fac Deus enim tecum est

2. And Nathan said to David: Do all that is in thy heart: for God is with thee.

3. igitur nocte illa factus est sermo Dei ad Nathan dicens

3. Now that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:

4. vade et loquere David servo meo hæc dicit Dominus non ædificabis tu mihi domum ad habitandum

4. Go, and speak to David my servant: Thus saith the Lord: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in.

5. neque enim mansi in domo ex eo tempore quo eduxi Israël usque ad hanc diem sed fui semper mutans loca tabernaculi et in tentorio

5. For I have not remained in a house from the time that I brought up Israel, to this day: but I have been always changing places in a tabernacle, and in a tent,

6. manens cum omni Israël numquid locutus sum saltim uni judicum Israël quibus præceperam ut pascerent populum meum et dixi quare non ædificastis mihi domum cedrinam

6. Abiding with all Israel. Did I ever speak to any one, of all the judges of Israel, whom I charged to feed my people, saying: Why have you not built me a house of cedar?

7. nunc itaque sic loqueris ad servum meum David hæc dicit Dominus exercituum ego tuli te cum in pascuis sequereris gregem ut esses dux populi mei Israël

7. Now therefore thus shalt thou say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I took thee from the pastures, from following the flock, that thou shouldst be ruler of my people Israel.

8. et fui tecum quocumque perrexisti et interfeci omnes inimicos tuos coram te fecique tibi nomen quasi unius magnorum qui celebrantur in terra

8. And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone: and have slain all thy enemies before thee, and have made thee a name like that of one of the great ones that are renowned in the earth.

9. et dedi locum populo meo Israël plantabitur et habitabit in eo et ultra non commovebitur nec filii iniquitatis adterent eos sicut a principio

9. And I have given a place to my people Israel: they shall be planted, and shall dwell therein, and shall be moved no more, neither shall the children of iniquity waste them, as at the beginning,

10. ex diebus quibus dedi judices populo meo Israël et humiliavi universos inimicos tuos adnuntio ergo tibi quod ædificaturus sit domum tibi Dominus

10. Since the days that I gave judges to my people Israel, and have humbled all thy enemies. And I declare to thee, that the Lord will build thee a house.

11. cumque impleveris dies tuos ut vadas ad patres tuos suscitabo semen tuum post te quod erit de filiis tuis et stabiliam regnum ejus

11. And when thou shalt have ended thy days to go to thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons: and I will establish his kingdom.

12. ipse ædificabit mihi domum et firmabo solium ejus usque in æternum

12. He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

13. ego ero ei in patrem et ipse erit mihi in filium et misericordiam meam non auferam ab eo sicut abstuli ab eo qui ante te fuit

13. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee.

14. et statuam eum in domo mea et in regno meo usque in sempiternum et thronus ejus erit firmissimus in perpetuum

14. But I will settle him in my house, and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be most firm for ever.

15. juxta omnia verba hæc et juxta universam visionem istam sic locutus est Nathan ad David

15. According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

16. cumque venisset rex David et sedisset coram Domino dixit quis ego sum Domine Deus et quæ domus mea ut præstares mihi talia

16. And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou shouldst give such things to me?

17. sed et hoc parum visum est in conspectu tuo ideoque locutus es super domum servi tui etiam in futurum et fecisti me spectabilem super omnes homines Domine Deus meus

17. But even this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for the time to come: and best made me remarkable above all men, O Lord God.

18. quid ultra addere potest David cum ita glorificaveris servum tuum et cognoveris eum

18. What can David add more, seeing thou hast thus glorified thy servant, and known him?

19. Domine propter famulum tuum juxta cor tuum fecisti omnem magnificentiam hanc et nota esse voluisti universa magnalia

19. O Lord, for thy servant's sake, according to thy own heart, thou hast shewn all this magnificence, and wouldst have all the great things to be known.

20. Domine non est similis tui et non est alius deus absque te ex omnibus quos audivimus auribus nostris

20. O Lord there is none like thee: and there is no other God beside thee, of all whom we have heard of with our ears.

21. quis autem est alius ut populus tuus Israël gens una in terra ad quam perrexit Deus ut liberaret et faceret populum sibi et magnitudine sua atque terroribus eiceret nationes a facie ejus quem de Ægypto liberarat

21. For what other nation is there upon earth like thy people Israel, whom God went to deliver, and make a people for himself, and by his greatness and terrors cast out nations before their face whom he had delivered out of Egypt?

22. et posuisti populum tuum Israël tibi in populum usque in æternum et tu Domine factus es Deus ejus

22. And thou hast made thy people Israel to be thy own people for ever, and thou, O Lord, art become their God.

23. nunc igitur Domine sermo quem locutus es famulo tuo et super domum ejus confirmetur in perpetuum et fac sicut locutus es

23. Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

24. permaneatque et magnificetur nomen tuum usque in sempiternum et dicatur Dominus exercituum Deus Israël et domus David servi ejus permanens coram eo

24. And let thy name remain and be magnified for ever: and let it be said: The Lord of hosts is God of Israel, and the house of David his servant remaineth before him.

25. tu enim Domine Deus meus revelasti auriculam servi tui ut ædificares ei domum et idcirco invenit servus tuus fiduciam ut oret coram te

25. For thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build him a house: and therefore thy servant hath found confidence to pray before thee.

26. nunc ergo Domine tu es Deus et locutus es ad servum tuum tanta beneficia

26. And now O Lord, thou art God: and thou hast promised to thy servant such great benefits.

27. et cœpisti benedicere domui servi tui ut sit semper coram te te enim Domine benedicente benedicta erit in perpetuum

27. And thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be always before thee: for seeing thou blessest it, O Lord, it shall be blessed for ever.