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2 Samuel 7
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2 Samuel 7
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The Lord's Covenant with David
7 (A)Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord (B)had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to (C)Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell (D)in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells (E)in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, (F)“Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”
4 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: (G)Would you build me a house to dwell in? 6 I have not lived in a house (H)since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about (I)in a tent for my dwelling. 7 In all places where (J)I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with (K)any of the judges[a] of Israel, whom I commanded (L)to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ 8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, (M)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince[b] over my people Israel. 9 (N)And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel (O)and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place (P)and be disturbed no more. (Q)And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 (R)from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And (S)I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that (T)the Lord will make you a house. 12 (U)When your days are fulfilled and (V)you lie down with your fathers, (W)I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body,[c] and I will establish his kingdom. 13 (X)He shall build a house for my name, and (Y)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 (Z)I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, (AA)I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 (AB)but my steadfast love will not depart from him, (AC)as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 (AD)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.[d] (AE)Your throne shall be established forever.’” 17 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.
David's Prayer of Gratitude
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, (AF)“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. (AG)You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! 20 And what more can David say to you? (AH)For you know your servant, O Lord God! 21 Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. 22 (AI)Therefore you are great, O Lord God. (AJ)For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 (AK)And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name (AL)and doing for them[e] great and awesome things by driving out before your people,[f] whom (AM)you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods? 24 (AN)And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God. 25 And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. 26 And your name will be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 And now, O Lord God, you are God, and (AO)your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 29 Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, (AP)and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 7:7 Compare 1 Chronicles 17:6; Hebrew tribes
- 2 Samuel 7:8 Or leader
- 2 Samuel 7:12 Hebrew loins
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Septuagint; Hebrew you
- 2 Samuel 7:23 With a few Targums, Vulgate, Syriac; Hebrew you
- 2 Samuel 7:23 Septuagint (compare 1 Chronicles 17:21); Hebrew awesome things for your land, before your people
2 Књига Самуилова 7
New Serbian Translation
2 Књига Самуилова 7
New Serbian Translation
Бог утврђује свој савез с Давидом
7 Кад се цар настанио у своме двору, и кад му је Господ дао да отпочине од свих његових непријатеља унаоколо, 2 цар рече пророку Натану: „Ево, погледај, ја живим у двору од кедровине, а Ковчег Божији пребива под шаторским завесама.“
3 Натан рече цару: „Иди и учини што ти је на срцу, јер је Господ с тобом.“
4 Али исте ноћи реч Господња дође Натану, говорећи:
5 „Иди и реци моме слузи Давиду: ’Овако каже Господ: зар ћеш ми ти саградити дом да пребивам у њему? 6 Ја нисам пребивао у дому од дана кад сам извео Израиљце из Египта, па све до данас. Док сам се селио од места до места, Шатор ми је био пребивалиште. 7 Где год сам ишао са свим Израиљцима, јесам ли рекао и једну реч којем од Израиљевих судија, којима сам заповедио да буду пастири мом народу Израиљу: „Зашто ми нисте изградили дом од кедровине?“’
8 А сад овако реци моме слузи Давиду: ’Говори Господ над војскама: ја сам те одвео с пашњака и од оваца, да будеш владар моме народу Израиљу. 9 Био сам с тобом где год си ишао и затирао сам све твоје непријатеље пред тобом. Ја ћу твоје име учинити великим, као име великаша на земљи. 10 Одредићу место за мој народ Израиљ и засадити га тамо, па ће становати на свом месту и неће више стрепети, а опаки их више неће мучити као некада, 11 кад сам поставио судије над својим народом Израиљем. Ја ћу ти дати одмор од свих твојих непријатеља.
Господ ти објављује: Господ ће ти сазидати дом.[a] 12 А кад се заврше твоји дани и ти починеш са својим прецима, ја ћу подићи твога потомка после тебе, од тебе самог, и утврдити његово царство. 13 Он ће саградити дом моме имену, а ја ћу заувек утврдити престо његовог царства. 14 Ја ћу му бити Отац, а он ће ми бити син. Кад учини неправду, казнићу га прутем људи, и ударцима потомака људи. 15 Ипак, нећу повући своју милост од њега, као што сам је повукао од Саула, кога сам уклонио испред тебе. 16 Твој дом и твоје царство биће чврсто довека пред тобом, и твој престо ће бити довека утврђен.’“
17 Натан је пренео Давиду све ове речи и цело виђење.
Давидова молитва
18 Тада је цар Давид ушао, сео пред Господа и рекао:
„Ко сам ја, Господе Боже, и шта је мој дом да си ме довео довде? 19 И као да је ово било мало у твојим очима, Господе Боже, него си још говорио о дому свога слуге за далека времена. Зар је човек вредан да га овако учиш, Господе Боже?
20 Шта још да ти Давид каже? Ти познајеш свога слугу, Господе Боже. 21 Ради твоје речи и по свом срцу учинио си сву ову велику ствар да би је обзнанио своме слузи.
22 Зато си величанствен, Господе Боже, јер нема никог као што си ти, и нема Бога осим тебе по свему што смо чули својим ушима. 23 И ко је народ као твој народ, као Израиљ, једини народ на земљи чији је Бог отишао да откупи свој народ и да прослави своје име чинећи велика и страшна дела за њих и за своју земљу, откупивши их за себе из Египта, од народа и њихових богова? 24 Ти си подигао себи твој народ Израиљ да ти буде народ довека, и да им ти, Господе, будеш Бог.
25 А сад, Господе Боже, одржи довека обећање које си дао за свога слугу и за његов дом, и учини како си рекао. 26 Нека се заувек велича твоје име, да би људи рекли: ’Господ над војскама је Бог над Израиљем.’ А дом твога слуге Давида нека буде утврђен пред тобом.
27 Јер ти си, Господе над војскама, Боже Израиљев, открио ово своме слузи, рекавши: ’Ја ћу ти подићи дом.’ Зато се твој слуга усудио да ти се помоли овом молитвом. 28 А сад, Господе Боже, ти си Бог и твоје су речи истина; ти си дао своме слузи добро обећање. 29 Нека ти, стога, буде по вољи да благословиш дом свога слуге да остане довека пред тобом, јер ти си то рекао, Господе Боже. Нека дом твога слуге буде благословен твојим благословом довека.“
Footnotes
- 7,11 Бог овде обећава Давиду да ће успоставити царску лозу преко њега.
2 Samuel 7
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2 Samuel 7
New International Version
God’s Promise to David(A)
7 After the king was settled in his palace(B) and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies(C) around him,(D) 2 he said to Nathan(E) the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house(F) of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”(G)
3 Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind,(H) go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”
4 But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you(I) the one to build me a house to dwell in?(J) 6 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day.(K) I have been moving from place to place with a tent(L) as my dwelling.(M) 7 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites,(N) did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd(O) my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house(P) of cedar?(Q)”’
8 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock,(R) and appointed you ruler(S) over my people Israel.(T) 9 I have been with you wherever you have gone,(U) and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.(V) Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.(W) 10 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant(X) them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed.(Y) Wicked(Z) people will not oppress them anymore,(AA) as they did at the beginning 11 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders[a](AB) over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.(AC)
“‘The Lord declares(AD) to you that the Lord himself will establish(AE) a house(AF) for you: 12 When your days are over and you rest(AG) with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood,(AH) and I will establish his kingdom.(AI) 13 He is the one who will build a house(AJ) for my Name,(AK) and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(AL) 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.(AM) When he does wrong, I will punish him(AN) with a rod(AO) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(AP) as I took it away from Saul,(AQ) whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[b]; your throne(AR) will be established(AS) forever.(AT)’”
17 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.
David’s Prayer(AU)
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:
“Who am I,(AV) Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree,(AW) Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human![c]
20 “What more can David say(AX) to you? For you know(AY) your servant,(AZ) Sovereign Lord. 21 For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant.
22 “How great(BA) you are,(BB) Sovereign Lord! There is no one like(BC) you, and there is no God(BD) but you, as we have heard with our own ears.(BE) 23 And who is like your people Israel(BF)—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name(BG) for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders(BH) by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed(BI) from Egypt?[d] 24 You have established your people Israel as your very own(BJ) forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.(BK)
25 “And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise(BL) you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, 26 so that your name(BM) will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established(BN) in your sight.
27 “Lord Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ So your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy,(BO) and you have promised these good things to your servant. 29 Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing(BP) the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 7:11 Traditionally judges
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you
- 2 Samuel 7:19 Or for the human race
- 2 Samuel 7:23 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 17:21; Hebrew wonders for your land and before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt, from the nations and their gods.
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