| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1And it came about, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under curtains." | 1After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent." |
| 2Then Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you." | 2Nathan replied to David, "Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you." |
| 3It came about the same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, | 3But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: |
| 4"Go and tell David My servant, 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in; | 4"Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in. |
| 5for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from one dwelling place to another. | 5I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place to another. |
| 6"In all places where I have walked with all Israel, have I spoken a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, 'Why have you not built for Me a house of cedar?'"' | 6Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders whom I commanded to shepherd my people, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"' |
| 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, to be leader over My people Israel. | 7"Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. |
| 8"I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a name like the name of the great ones who are in the earth. | 8I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth. |
| 9"I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and not be moved again; and the wicked will not waste them anymore as formerly, | 9And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning |
| 10even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I tell you that the LORD will build a house for you. | 10and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies. "'I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you: |
| 11"When your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up one of your descendants after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. | 11When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. |
| 12"He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. | 12He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. |
| 13"I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. | 13I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor. |
| 14"But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever."'" | 14I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.'" |
| 15According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. | 15Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation. |
| 16Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? | 16Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: "Who am I, LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? |
| 17"This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God. | 17And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, LORD God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men. |
| 18"What more can David still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant? For You know Your servant. | 18"What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant, |
| 19"O LORD, for Your servant's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things. | 19LORD. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises. |
| 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. | 20"There is no one like you, LORD, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. |
| 21"And what one nation in the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make You a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed out of Egypt? | 21And who is like your people Israel--the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? |
| 22"For Your people Israel You made Your own people forever, and You, O LORD, became their God. | 22You made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God. |
| 23"Now, O LORD, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as You have spoken. | 23"And now, LORD, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised, |
| 24"Let Your name be established and magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Your servant is established before You.' | 24so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, 'The LORD Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel's God!' And the house of your servant David will be established before you. |
| 25"For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You. | 25"You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you. |
| 26"Now, O LORD, You are God, and have promised this good thing to Your servant. | 26You, LORD, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant. |
| 27"And now it has pleased You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O LORD, have blessed, and it is blessed forever." | 27Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever." |
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