MLV(i)
1 And it happened, when the king dwelt in his house and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart, for Jehovah is with you.
4 And it happened the same night, that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant David, Jehovah says thus, Shall you build a house for me to dwell in? 6 For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all places in which I have walked with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have you* not built for me a house of cedar?
8 Now therefore thus you will say to my servant David, Jehovah of hosts says thus, I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people, over Israel. 9 And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones that are on the earth.
10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be moved no more. Neither will the sons of wicked afflict them any more, as at the first, 11 and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel and I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Jehovah tells you that Jehovah will make you a house. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you will sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will proceed out of your guts and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He will build a house for my name and I will establish the throne of his kingdom until everlasting.
14 I will be his father and he will be my son. If he commits wicked things, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul whom I put away before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you; your throne will be established until everlasting.
17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. 18 Then David the king went in and sat before Jehovah. And he said, Who am I, O lord Jehovah and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And this was yet a small thing in your eyes, O lord Jehovah, but you have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come and this too according to the manner of men, O lord Jehovah!
20 And what can David say more to you? For you know your servant, O lord Jehovah. 21 For your word's sake and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it. 22 Therefore you are great, O Jehovah God, for there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23 And what one nation on the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people and to make him a name and to do great things for you* and awesome things for your land, before your people whom you redeemed to you out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods? 24 And you established to yourself your people Israel to be a people to you until everlasting and you, Jehovah, became their God.
25 And now, O Jehovah God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, confirm it until everlasting and do as you have spoken. 26 And let your name be magnified until everlasting, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 27 For you, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you a house. Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
28 And now, O lord Jehovah, you are God and your words are truth and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 29 Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue everlasting before you, for you, O lord Jehovah, have spoken it. And with your blessing let the house of your servant be blessed forever.
4 And it happened the same night, that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant David, Jehovah says thus, Shall you build a house for me to dwell in? 6 For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all places in which I have walked with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have you* not built for me a house of cedar?
8 Now therefore thus you will say to my servant David, Jehovah of hosts says thus, I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people, over Israel. 9 And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones that are on the earth.
10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be moved no more. Neither will the sons of wicked afflict them any more, as at the first, 11 and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel and I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Jehovah tells you that Jehovah will make you a house. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you will sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will proceed out of your guts and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He will build a house for my name and I will establish the throne of his kingdom until everlasting.
14 I will be his father and he will be my son. If he commits wicked things, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul whom I put away before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you; your throne will be established until everlasting.
17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. 18 Then David the king went in and sat before Jehovah. And he said, Who am I, O lord Jehovah and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And this was yet a small thing in your eyes, O lord Jehovah, but you have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come and this too according to the manner of men, O lord Jehovah!
20 And what can David say more to you? For you know your servant, O lord Jehovah. 21 For your word's sake and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it. 22 Therefore you are great, O Jehovah God, for there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23 And what one nation on the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people and to make him a name and to do great things for you* and awesome things for your land, before your people whom you redeemed to you out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods? 24 And you established to yourself your people Israel to be a people to you until everlasting and you, Jehovah, became their God.
25 And now, O Jehovah God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, confirm it until everlasting and do as you have spoken. 26 And let your name be magnified until everlasting, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 27 For you, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you a house. Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
28 And now, O lord Jehovah, you are God and your words are truth and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 29 Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue everlasting before you, for you, O lord Jehovah, have spoken it. And with your blessing let the house of your servant be blessed forever.