Liber I Paralipomenon, 17

1. Cum autem habitaret David in domo sua, dixit ad Nathan prophetam: “Ecce ego habito in domo cedrina, arca autem foederis Domini sub pellibus est”.

1. Now when David dwelt in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent."

2. Et ait Nathan ad David: “Omnia, quae in corde tuo sunt, fac; Deus enim tecum est”.

2. And Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you."

3. Igitur nocte illa factus est sermo Dei ad Nathan dicens:

3. But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,

4. “Vade et loquere David servo meo: Haec dicit Dominus: Non aedificabis tu mihi domum ad habitandum;

4. "Go and tell my servant David, `Thus says the LORD: You shall not build me a house to dwell in.

5. neque enim mansi in domo ex eo tempore, quo eduxi Israel usque ad hanc diem, sed fui semper migrans de tabernaculo in tabernaculum et de habitatione in habitationem.

5. For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I led up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling.

6. Ubicumque ambulabam in omni Israel, numquid locutus sum uni iudicum Israel, quibus praeceperam, ut pascerent populum meum, et dixi: Quare non aedificastis mihi domum cedrinam?

6. In all places where I have moved with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'

7. Nunc itaque, sic loqueris ad servum meum David: Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Ego tuli te, cum in pascuis sequereris gregem, ut esses dux populi mei Israel;

7. Now therefore thus shall you say to my servant David, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over 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 you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.

9. Et dedi locum populo meo Israel et plantavi eum, ut habitaret in eo, et ultra non commovebitur, nec filii iniquitatis atterent eos sicut in principio

9. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disturbed no more; and violent men shall waste them no more, as formerly,

10. et ex diebus, quibus dedi iudices populo meo Israel et humiliavi universos inimicos tuos. Annuntio ergo tibi quod aedificaturus sit domum tibi Dominus.

10. from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel; and I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I declare to you that the LORD will build you 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 eius.

11. When your days are fulfilled to go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

12. Ipse aedificabit mihi domum, et firmabo solium eius usque in aeternum.

12. He shall build a house for me, 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 his father, and he shall be my son; I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you,

14. Et statuam eum in domo mea et in regno meo usque in sempiternum, et thronus eius erit firmissimus in perpetuum”.

14. but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom for ever and his throne shall be established for ever.'"

15. Iuxta omnia verba haec et iuxta universam visionem istam, sic locutus est Nathan ad David.

15. In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

16. Cumque venisset rex David et sedisset coram Domino, dixit: “Quis ego sum, Domine Deus, et quae domus mea, quia adduxisti me hucusque?

16. Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

17. Sed hoc parum visum est in conspectu tuo, Deus; ideoque locutus es super domum servi tui etiam in futurum et aspexisti me excelsum super ordinem hominum, Domine Deus.

17. And this was a small thing in thy eyes, O God; thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast shown me future generations, O LORD God!

18. Quid ultra addere potest David, cum ita glorificaveris servum tuum et cognoveris eum?

18. And what more can David say to thee for honoring thy servant? For thou knowest thy servant.

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

19. For thy servant's sake, O LORD, and according to thy own heart, thou hast wrought all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

20. Domine, non est similis tui, et non est alius deus absque te secundum omnia, quae audivimus auribus nostris.

20. There is none like thee, O LORD, and there is no God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

21. Quis autem est alius ut populus tuus Israel, gens una in terra, ad quam perrexit Deus, ut liberaret sibi populum, ut faceres tibi nomen magnum et terribile eiciens nationes a facie populi tui, quem de Aegypto liberasti?

21. What other nation on earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for thyself a name for great and terrible things, in driving out nations before thy people whom thou didst redeem from Egypt?

22. Et posuisti populum tuum Israel tibi in populum usque in aeternum; et tu, Domine, factus es Deus eius.

22. And thou didst make thy people Israel to be thy people for ever; and thou, O LORD, didst become their God.

23. Nunc igitur, Domine, sermo, quem locutus es super famulum tuum et super domum eius, confirmetur in perpetuum; et fac, sicut locutus es.

23. And now, O LORD, let the word which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken;

24. Permaneatque et magnificetur nomen tuum usque in sempiternum, et dicatur: “Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel, est Deus pro Israel, et domus David servi tui permanens coram te”.

24. and thy name will be established and magnified for ever, saying, `The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God,' and the house of thy servant David will be established before thee.

25. Tu enim, Deus meus, revelasti auriculam servi tui, ut aedificares ei domum; et idcirco invenit servus tuus fiduciam, ut oret coram te.

25. For thou, my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build a house for him; therefore thy servant has found courage to pray before thee.

26. Nunc ergo, Domine, tu es Deus; et locutus es super servum tuum tanta beneficia

26. And now, O LORD, thou art God, and thou hast promised this good thing to thy servant;

27. et coepisti benedicere domui servi tui, ut sit semper coram te: te enim, Domine, benedicente, benedicta erit in perpetuum”.

27. now therefore may it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for what thou, O LORD, hast blessed is blessed for ever."