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1 Thaum Das Vis tuaj nyob hauv nws tsev thiab HUAB TAIS pab nws rhuav cov yeeb ncuab nyob ib ncig ntawm nws tib si, ces tus vaj Das Vis hais rau tus Yaj Saub Nas Taas tias : “Koj ntsia saib ! Kuv nyob hauv ib lub tsev ntoo faj khaum, hos Tswv Ntuj lub Xab Cog Lus nyob hauv ib lub Tsev Tsam Phooj xwb!”
1 When the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains.”
3 Nas Taas teb rau tus vaj tias : “Koj ua raws li koj siab nyiam, vim HUAB TAIS nrog koj nyob.”
3 Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you.”
4 Hmo ntawd, Nas Taas hnov Tswv Ntuj lo lus no : 5 “Koj mus hais rau kuv tus tub txib Das Vis tias HUAB TAIS hais li no : Puas yog koj yuav txhim ib lub tsev rau kuv nyob txawm hauv ? 6 Txij hnub kuv tau coj tsoom His Xas Lais nyob Hais Nkws Tos teb los rau ntawm no los txog tav no, kuv tsis tau nyob hauv ib lub tsev ib zaug. Kuv tau tshais chaw mus li. Kuv kawg tau nyob hauv ib lub Tsev Tsam Phooj xwb. 7 Tas lub zim txwv kuv tau nrog tas tsoom His Xas Lais tshais chaw mus los, kuv puas tau hais rau ib tug nom tswv His Xas Lais uas coj cov His Xas Lais kev tias : ‘Ua cas nej tsis txhim ib lub tsev ntoo faj khaum rau kuv nyob ?’ 8 Nas Taas, nyem no koj mus hais rau kuv tus tub txib Das Vis tias : HUAB TAIS Xas Npas Os hais li no : Kuv yog tus tau rho koj hauv cov tshav zaub thiab hauv nruab nrab pab yaj los tsa ua tus tswv saib kuv tsoom pej xeem His Xas Lais. 9 Kuv tau nrog koj ua tas puas tsav yam hauj lwm. Kuv tau rhuav koj cov yeeb ncuab tib si nyob ntawm koj xub ntiag. Kuv yuav pub kom koj lub npe nto moo loj cuag li cov vaj loj tshaj nyob thoob tas ntiaj teb. 11 HUAB TAIS yuav ua kom koj loj. HUAB TAIS yuav tsim ib tsev neeg los pub rau koj. 12 Thaum koj sim neej dua tas koj yuav mus nrog koj cov poj yawm txwv koob pw, kuv yuav cia koj ib tug xeeb ntxwv tawm ntawm koj roj ntsha los hloov koj ua vaj. Kuv yuav nres nws txoj kev ua vaj kom nyob ruaj nreb. 14 Kuv yuav ua nws txiv, nws yuav yog kuv leej tub. Yog nws ua qhov phem, kuv yuav xuas ib tug pas los muab txim rau nws, kuv yuav ntaus nws xws li neeg ntaus neeg. 15 Tab sis kuv yuav tsis thau kuv lub txiaj ntsim ntawm nws los xws li kuv tau thau tus xub ua vaj dua koj. 16 Koj tsev neeg thiab koj txoj kev ua vaj yuav nyob mus li nyob ntawm kuv xub ntiag. Koj lub theej kiab yuav nyob ruaj nreb mus ib txhis.” 17 Nas Taas qhia cov lus nws tau hnov ntawm HUAB TAIS los tib si rau Das Vis mloog.
4 That same night, Yahweh’s word came to Nathan, saying, 5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in? 6 For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought the children of Israel up out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I say a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’ ” ’ 8 Now therefore tell my servant David this: ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel. 9 I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are on the earth. 10 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. The children of wickedness will not afflict them any more, as at the first, 11 and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Yahweh tells you that Yahweh will make you a house. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children 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 Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ” 17 Nathan spoke to David all these words, and according to all this vision.
18 Ces Das Vis mus hauv HUAB TAIS lub Tsev Tsam Phooj, nws zaum nyob ntawm HUAB TAIS xub ntiag, nws hais tias : “HUAB TAIS Tswv Ntuj, kuv yog ib tug neeg zoo li cas, kuv tsev neeg yog ib tse neeg zoo li cas, koj thiaj yuav coj kuv mus taug ib txog kev zoo cuag li no ? 19 Koj ua zoo li ntawd rau kuv, tseem tsis tau txaus koj siab ! Koj tseem cog lus rau koj tus tub txib tsev neeg mus rau yav tom ntej. 22 HUAB TAIS Tswv Ntuj, koj loj. Tsis muaj dua lwm tus yuav loj cuag li koj. Tsis muaj dua lwm tus Tswv Ntuj. Kawg koj tib leeg thiaj ua Tswv Ntuj, raws li ib txwm los peb tau hnov. 23 Nyob ntiaj teb no, puas muaj lwm haiv neeg zoo li haiv His Xas Lais? Puas muaj dua lwm haiv neeg uas Tswv Ntuj tau txhiv los ua nws tug, tau pub koob meej loj rau, tau ua tej yam hwj huam loj los pab lawv, tau caum ntau tus vaj, ntau tus dab khiav mus deb, xws li Tswv Ntuj tau ua los pab His Xas Lais txog tav no ? 24 HUAB TAIS, koj tau tsa His Xas Lais ua koj haiv neeg mus li. Koj yog lawv tus Tswv Ntuj.
18 Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Lord† Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far? 19 This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh, but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this among men, Lord Yahweh! 20 What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Lord Yahweh. 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, Yahweh God. For there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 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 himself a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeemed to yourself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods? 24 You established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.
25 Nyem no, HUAB TAIS, koj nco ntsoov lo lus koj tau cog rau koj tus tub txib thiab rau nws caj ces. Thov koj ua raws nraim li koj tau hais. 26 Koj lub npe yuav nto moo lug mus li. Luag yuav hais tias HUAB TAIS Xas Npas Os ua Tswv Ntuj nyob saum His Xas Lais. Koj tus tub txib Das Vis tsev neeg yuav nyob mus li nyob ntawm koj xub ntiag. 27 HUAB TAIS, His Xas Lais tus Tswv Ntuj, koj yog tus tau qhia koj tus tub txib tias koj yuav tsim ib tsev neeg rau nws. Yog vim li ntawd kuv thiaj muaj cuab kav thov koj.
25 “Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken. 26 Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’ 27 For you, Yahweh of Armies, 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 HUAB TAIS Tswv Ntuj, koj yog Tswv Ntuj, koj cov lus yog lus tseeb. Koj tau cog lus zoo li ntawd rau koj tus tub txib. 29 Thov koj tso lus foom hmoov zoo rau koj tus tub txib tsev neeg, kom nws tsev neeg nyob ntawm koj xub ntiag mus li. HUAB TAIS Tswv Ntuj, yog koj tau hais cov lus no. Koj lo lus foom hmoov yuav ua kom koj tus tub txib tsev neeg muaj txoj hmoov zoo mus ib txhiab ib txhis.”
28 “Now, O Lord Yahweh, 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 forever before you; for you, Lord Yahweh, have spoken it. Let the house of your servant be blessed forever with your blessing.”