The House of the Lord
1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
Ikawa, mfalme alipokuwa akikaa katika nyumba yake, hapo Bwana alipomstarehesha, asiudhiwe na adui zake waliomzunguka pande zote,
2 that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
mfalme akamwambia Nathani, nabii, Angalia sasa, mimi ninakaa katika nyumba ya mierezi, bali sanduku la Mungu linakaa ndani ya mapazia.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
Nathani akamwambia mfalme, Haya, fanya yote yaliyomo moyoni mwako; maana Bwana yu pamoja nawe.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
Ikawa usiku uo huo, neno la Bwana likamfikia Nathani kusema,
5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
Enenda, ukamwambie mtumishi wangu, Daudi, Bwana asema hivi, Je! Wewe utanijengea nyumba, nikae ndani yake?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
Kwa maana mimi sikukaa ndani ya nyumba, tangu siku ile niliyowatoa wana wa Israeli katika Misri, hata leo, lakini nimekaa katika hema na maskani.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
Mahali mwote nilimokwenda na wana wa Israeli wote, je! Nimesema neno lo lote na mtu ye yote wa waamuzi wa Israeli, niliyemwagiza kuwalisha watu wangu Israeli, nikisema, Mbona hamkunijengea nyumba ya mierezi?
8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
Basi, sasa, mwambie mtumishi wangu, Daudi, maneno haya, Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Nalikutwaa katika zizi la kondoo, katika kuwaandama kondoo, ili uwe mkuu juu ya watu wangu, juu ya Israeli;
9 and I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
nami nimekuwa pamoja nawe kila ulikokwenda, na kuwakatilia mbali adui zako wote mbele yako; nami nitakufanyia jina kuu, kama jina la wakuu walioko duniani.
10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
Tena nitawaagizia mahali watu wangu Israeli, nami nitawapanda, wapate kukaa mahali pao wenyewe, wasiondolewe tena; wala wana wa uovu hawatawatesa tena, kama hapo kwanza;
11 and as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
naam, kama vilivyokuwa tangu siku ile nilipowaamuru waamuzi, wawe juu ya watu wangu Israeli; nami nitakustarehesha mbele ya adui zako wote. Tena Bwana anakuambia ya kwamba Bwana atakujengea nyumba.
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
Nawe siku zako zitakapotimia, ukalala na baba zako, nitainua mzao wako nyuma yako, atakayetoka viunoni mwako, nami nitaufanya imara ufalme wake.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Yeye ndiye atakayejenga nyumba kwa jina langu, nacho kiti cha enzi cha ufalme wake nitakifanya imara milele.
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
Mimi nitakuwa baba yake, naye atakuwa mwanangu; akitenda maovu nitamwadhibu kwa fimbo ya binadamu na kwa mapigo ya wanadamu;
15 but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
lakini fadhili zangu hazitamwondoka, kama vile nilivyomwondolea Sauli, niliyemwondoa mbele yako.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Na nyumba yako, na ufalme wako, vitathibitishwa milele mbele yako. Nacho kiti chako kitafanywa imara milele.
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
Kwa maneno hayo yote, na kwa maono hayo yote, ndivyo Nathani alivyonena na Daudi.
18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
Ndipo Daudi, mfalme, akaingia, akaketi mbele za Bwana, akasema, Mimi ni nani, Bwana MUNGU, na nyumba yangu ni nini, hata umenileta hata hapa?
19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
Tena jambo hili lilikuwa dogo machoni pako, Ee Bwana MUNGU; hata umeleta habari ya nyumba yangu mimi, mtumwa wako, kwa miaka mingi inayokuja baadaye; na hayo kwa namna ya kibinadamu, Ee Bwana MUNGU.
20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
Na mimi, Daudi, nikuambie nini tena zaidi? Iwapo wewe umemjua mtumwa wako, Ee Bwana MUNGU.
21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them .
Kwa ajili ya neno lako, na kwa moyo wako mwenyewe, umetenda makuu hayo yote, ili umjulishe mtumwa wako.
22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Kwa hiyo, wewe ndiwe mkuu, Ee Bwana Mungu, kwa maana hakuna kama wewe, wala hapana Mungu mwingine ila wewe, kwa kadiri tulivyosikia kwa masikio yetu.
23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
Tena ni taifa lipi duniani lililo kama watu wako, kama Israeli, ambalo Mungu alikwenda kuwakomboa kwa ajili yake, wawe watu wake mwenyewe, akajifanyie jina, na kutenda mambo makuu kwa ajili yenu, na mambo ya kuogofya kwa ajili ya nchi yako, mbele ya watu wako, uliowakomboa kutoka Misri wawe wako, kutoka katika mataifa na miungu yao.
24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
Nawe ulijifanyia imara watu wako Israeli, wawe watu wako milele; nawe, Bwana, umekuwa Mungu wao.
25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
Basi sasa, Ee Bwana Mungu, neno lile ulilolinena katika habari za mtumwa wako, na katika habari za nyumba yangu, ulifanye imara milele, ukatende kama ulivyosema.
26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
Jina lako na litukuzwe milele, kusema, Bwana wa majeshi ndiye Mungu juu ya Israeli; na nyumba ya mtumwa wako, Daudi, itakuwa imara mbele zako.
27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
Kwa kuwa wewe, Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli umenifunulia mimi, mtumwa wako, ukisema, Nitakujengea nyumba; kwa hiyo mimi, mtumwa wako, nimeona vema moyoni mwangu nikuombe dua hii.
28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
Na sasa, Ee Bwana MUNGU, wewe ndiwe Mungu, na maneno yako ndiyo kweli, nawe umemwahidia mtumwa wako jambo hili jema
29 therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
basi, sasa, uwe radhi, ukaibarikie nyumba ya mtumwa wako, ipate kudumu milele mbele zako; kwa maana wewe, Ee Bwana MUNGU, umelinena na kwa baraka yako nyumba ya mtumwa wako na ibarikiwe milele.
