上帝对大卫的应许

大卫住在王宫里,耶和华使他安享太平,不受四围的仇敌侵扰。 一天,王对拿单先知说:“你看!我住在香柏木造的王宫中,但上帝的约柜还留在帐篷里。” 拿单答道:“你只管照着自己的想法去做吧,因为耶和华与你同在。” 当晚耶和华对拿单说: “你去告诉我的仆人大卫,‘耶和华说,你岂是为我建造殿宇的人? 从我把以色列人带出埃及那天起,直到今天,我从未住过殿宇,一路上都住在帐篷里。 在我与以色列人同行的日子,我从未责问任何我委派牧养我子民的士师,你为何不为我建香柏木的殿宇呢?’

“现在你要告诉我的仆人大卫,万军之耶和华说,‘你原本在草场牧羊,我召你来做我以色列子民的首领。 无论你去哪里,我都与你同在,为你铲除所有仇敌。现在我要使你声名远播,与世上的伟人齐名。 10-11 我必为我的以色列子民预备一个地方,栽培他们,让他们住在自己的家园,不再受惊扰,不会像从前我设立士师治理他们的时候那样受恶人压迫。我必使你安定,免受仇敌的侵扰。我耶和华向你宣告,我必建立你的王室。 12 你寿终正寝、与祖先同眠之后,我必立你的后裔接替你的王位,使他江山稳固。 13 他必为我的名建造圣殿,我必使他的王位坚立,直到永远。 14 我要做他的父亲,他要做我的儿子。如果他犯了罪,我必用人的杖、世人的鞭子来惩治他, 15 但我的慈爱却不会像离开从你面前被废的扫罗那样离开他。 16 你的家和你的国必在我面前永远坚立,你的王位必永远稳固。’”

17 拿单就把所听到的启示全部告诉大卫。

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The Lord's Message to David

(1 Chronicles 17.1-15)

King David moved into his new palace, and the Lord let his kingdom be at peace. Then one day, as David was talking with Nathan the prophet, David said, “Look around! I live in a palace made of cedar, but the sacred chest has to stay in a tent.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord is with you, so do what you want!”

That night, the Lord told Nathan to go to David and give him this message:

David, you are my servant, so listen to what I say. Why should you build a temple for me? I didn't live in a temple when I brought my people out of Egypt, and I don't live in one now. A tent has always been my home wherever I have gone with them. I chose leaders and told them to be like shepherds for my people Israel. But did I ever say anything to even one of them about building a cedar temple for me?

(A) David, this is what I, the Lord All-Powerful, say to you. I brought you in from the fields where you took care of sheep, and I made you the leader of my people. Wherever you went, I helped you and destroyed your enemies right in front of your eyes. I have made you one of the most famous people in the world.

10 I have given my people Israel a land of their own where they can live in peace, and they won't have to tremble with fear any more. Evil nations won't bother them, as they did 11 when I let judges rule my people. And I have kept your enemies from attacking you.

Now I promise that you and your descendants will be kings. 12 (B) I'll choose one of your sons to be king when you reach the end of your life and are buried in the tomb of your ancestors. I'll make him a strong ruler, 13 and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for me. 14 (C) I will be his father, and he will be my son.

When he does wrong, I'll see that he is corrected, just as children are corrected by their parents. 15 But I will never put an end to my agreement with him, as I put an end to my agreement with Saul, who was king before you. 16 (D) I will make sure that one of your descendants will always be king.

17 Nathan told David exactly what he had heard in the vision.

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上帝对大卫的应许

大卫住在王宫里,耶和华使他安享太平,不受四围的仇敌侵扰。 一天,王对拿单先知说:“你看!我住在香柏木造的王宫中,但上帝的约柜还留在帐篷里。” 拿单答道:“你只管照着自己的想法去做吧,因为耶和华与你同在。” 当晚耶和华对拿单说: “你去告诉我的仆人大卫,‘耶和华说,你岂是为我建造殿宇的人? 从我把以色列人带出埃及那天起,直到今天,我从未住过殿宇,一路上都住在帐篷里。 在我与以色列人同行的日子,我从未责问任何我委派牧养我子民的士师,你为何不为我建香柏木的殿宇呢?’

“现在你要告诉我的仆人大卫,万军之耶和华说,‘你原本在草场牧羊,我召你来做我以色列子民的首领。 无论你去哪里,我都与你同在,为你铲除所有仇敌。现在我要使你声名远播,与世上的伟人齐名。 10-11 我必为我的以色列子民预备一个地方,栽培他们,让他们住在自己的家园,不再受惊扰,不会像从前我设立士师治理他们的时候那样受恶人压迫。我必使你安定,免受仇敌的侵扰。我耶和华向你宣告,我必建立你的王室。 12 你寿终正寝、与祖先同眠之后,我必立你的后裔接替你的王位,使他江山稳固。 13 他必为我的名建造圣殿,我必使他的王位坚立,直到永远。 14 我要做他的父亲,他要做我的儿子。如果他犯了罪,我必用人的杖、世人的鞭子来惩治他, 15 但我的慈爱却不会像离开从你面前被废的扫罗那样离开他。 16 你的家和你的国必在我面前永远坚立,你的王位必永远稳固。’”

17 拿单就把所听到的启示全部告诉大卫。

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The Lord's Message to David

(1 Chronicles 17.1-15)

King David moved into his new palace, and the Lord let his kingdom be at peace. Then one day, as David was talking with Nathan the prophet, David said, “Look around! I live in a palace made of cedar, but the sacred chest has to stay in a tent.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord is with you, so do what you want!”

That night, the Lord told Nathan to go to David and give him this message:

David, you are my servant, so listen to what I say. Why should you build a temple for me? I didn't live in a temple when I brought my people out of Egypt, and I don't live in one now. A tent has always been my home wherever I have gone with them. I chose leaders and told them to be like shepherds for my people Israel. But did I ever say anything to even one of them about building a cedar temple for me?

(A) David, this is what I, the Lord All-Powerful, say to you. I brought you in from the fields where you took care of sheep, and I made you the leader of my people. Wherever you went, I helped you and destroyed your enemies right in front of your eyes. I have made you one of the most famous people in the world.

10 I have given my people Israel a land of their own where they can live in peace, and they won't have to tremble with fear any more. Evil nations won't bother them, as they did 11 when I let judges rule my people. And I have kept your enemies from attacking you.

Now I promise that you and your descendants will be kings. 12 (B) I'll choose one of your sons to be king when you reach the end of your life and are buried in the tomb of your ancestors. I'll make him a strong ruler, 13 and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for me. 14 (C) I will be his father, and he will be my son.

When he does wrong, I'll see that he is corrected, just as children are corrected by their parents. 15 But I will never put an end to my agreement with him, as I put an end to my agreement with Saul, who was king before you. 16 (D) I will make sure that one of your descendants will always be king.

17 Nathan told David exactly what he had heard in the vision.

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