The Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 7שמואל ב 7

וַיְהִ֕י כִּי יָשַׁ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּבֵית֑וֹ וַיהוָ֛ה הֵנִֽיחַ ל֥וֹ מִסָּבִ֖יב מִכָּל אֹיְבָֽיו

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and YHWH had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא רְאֵ֣ה נָ֔א אָנֹכִ֥י יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּבֵ֣ית אֲרָזִ֑ים וַֽאֲרוֹן֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיְרִיעָֽה

That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לֵ֣ךְ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that in your heart; for YHWH with you.

וַיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר

And it came to pass that night, that the word of YHWH came to Nathan, saying,

לֵ֤ךְ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל עַבְדִּ֣י אֶל דָּוִ֔ד כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הַאַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה לִּ֥י בַ֖יִת לְשִׁבְתִּֽי

Go and tell my servant David, Thus says YHWH, Shalt you build me an house for me to dwell in?

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָשַׁ֨בְתִּי֙ בְּבַ֔יִת לְ֠מִיּוֹם הַעֲלֹתִ֞י אֶת בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וְעַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וָאֶֽהְיֶה֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ בְּאֹ֖הֶל וּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן

Whereas I have not dwelt in 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.

בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ בְּכָל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ הֲדָבָ֣ר דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי אֶת אַחַד֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֗יתִי לִרְע֛וֹת אֶת עַמִּ֥י אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֛מָּה לֹֽא בְנִיתֶ֥ם לִ֖י בֵּ֥ית אֲרָזִֽים

In all 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 you not me an house of cedar?

וְ֠עַתָּה כֹּֽה תֹאמַ֞ר לְעַבְדִּ֣י לְדָוִ֗ד כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲנִ֤י לְקַחְתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִן הַנָּוֶ֔ה מֵאַחַ֖ר הַצֹּ֑אן לִֽהְי֣וֹת נָגִ֔יד עַל עַמִּ֖י עַל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Now therefore so shall you say to my servant David, Thus says YHWH of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

וָאֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ בְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֔כְתָּ וָאַכְרִ֥תָה אֶת כָּל אֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤תִֽי לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֣ם גָּד֔וֹל כְּשֵׁ֥ם הַגְּדֹלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ

And I was with you whithersoever you wentest, and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name, like to the name of the great that in the earth.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י מָ֠קוֹם לְעַמִּ֨י לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וּנְטַעְתִּיו֙ וְשָׁכַ֣ן תַּחְתָּ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יִרְגַּ֖ז ע֑וֹד וְלֹֽא יֹסִ֤יפוּ בְנֵֽי עַוְלָה֙ לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה

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,

וּלְמִן הַיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֤יתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים֙ עַל עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִי לְךָ֖ מִכָּל אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וְהִגִּ֤יד לְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּי בַ֖יִת יַעֲשֶׂה לְּךָ֥ יְהוָֽה

And as since the time that I commanded judges over my people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also YHWH telleth you that he will make you an house.

כִּ֣י יִמְלְא֣וּ יָמֶ֗יךָ וְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ אֶת אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲקִימֹתִ֤י אֶֽת זַרְעֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵצֵ֖א מִמֵּעֶ֑יךָ וַהֲכִינֹתִ֖י אֶת מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ

And when your days be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י וְכֹנַנְתִּ֛י אֶת כִּסֵּ֥א מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ עַד עוֹלָֽם

He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

אֲנִי֙ אֶהְיֶה לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב וְה֖וּא יִהְיֶה לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּהַ֣עֲוֺת֔וֹ וְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וּבְנִגְעֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם

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:

וְחַסְדִּ֖י לֹא יָס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר הֲסִרֹ֨תִי֙ מֵעִ֣ם שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲסִרֹ֖תִי מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ

But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took from Saul, whom I put away before you.

וְנֶאְמַ֨ן בֵּיתְךָ֧ וּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ עַד עוֹלָ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כִּֽסְאֲךָ֔ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן עַד עוֹלָֽם

And your house and your kingdom shall be established for ever before you: your throne shall be established for ever.

כְּכֹל֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וּכְכֹ֖ל הַחִזָּי֣וֹן הַזֶּ֑ה כֵּ֛ן דִּבֶּ֥ר נָתָ֖ן אֶל דָּוִֽד

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

וַיָּבֹא֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִ֣י אָנֹכִ֞י אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ וּמִ֣י בֵיתִ֔י כִּ֥י הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי עַד הֲלֹֽם

Then went king David in, and sat before YHWH, and he said, Who I, O Lord YHWH? and what my house, that you have brought me hitherto?

וַתִּקְטַן֩ ע֨וֹד זֹ֤את בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וַתְּדַבֵּ֛ר גַּ֥ם אֶל בֵּֽית עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְמֵֽרָח֑וֹק וְזֹ֛את תּוֹרַ֥ת הָאָדָ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

And this was yet a small thing in your sight, O Lord YHWH; but you have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come. And this the manner of man, O Lord YHWH?

וּמַה יּוֹסִ֥יף דָּוִ֛ד ע֖וֹד לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְאַתָּ֛ה יָדַ֥עְתָּ אֶֽת עַבְדְּךָ֖ אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

And what can David say more to you? for you, Lord YHWH, knowest your servant.

בַּעֲב֤וּר דְּבָֽרְךָ֙ וּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔ עָשִׂ֕יתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל הַגְּדוּלָּ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את לְהוֹדִ֖יעַ אֶת עַבְדֶּֽךָ

For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all these great things, to make your servant know .

עַל כֵּ֥ן גָּדַ֖לְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כִּֽי אֵ֣ין כָּמ֗וֹךָ וְאֵ֤ין אֱלֹהִים֙ זֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ

Wherefore you are great, O YHWH God: for none like you, neither God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

וּמִ֤י כְעַמְּךָ֙ כְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גּ֥וֹי אֶחָ֖ד בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלְכֽוּ אֱ֠לֹהִים לִפְדּֽוֹת ל֨וֹ לְעָ֜ם וְלָשׂ֧וּם ל֣וֹ שֵׁ֗ם וְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹת לָכֶ֜ם הַגְּדוּלָּ֤ה וְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ לְאַרְצֶ֔ךָ מִפְּנֵ֣י עַמְּךָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּדִ֤יתָ לְּךָ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם גּוֹיִ֖ם וֵאלֹהָֽיו

And what one nation in the earth like your people, 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 your land, before your people, which you redeemedst to you from Egypt, the nations and their gods?

וַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽן לְ֠ךָ אֶת עַמְּךָ֨ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לְךָ֛ לְעָ֖ם עַד עוֹלָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה הָיִ֥יתָ לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים

For you have confirmed to thyself your people Israel a people to you for ever: and you, YHWH, are become their God.

וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ עַֽל עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַל בֵּית֔וֹ הָקֵ֖ם עַד עוֹלָ֑ם וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ

And now, O YHWH God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, establish for ever, and do as you have said.

וְיִגְדַּ֨ל שִׁמְךָ֤ עַד עוֹלָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבֵית֙ עַבְדְּךָ֣ דָוִ֔ד יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ

And let your name be magnified for ever, saying, YHWH of hosts the God over Israel: and let the house of your servant David be established before you.

כִּֽי אַתָּה֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל גָּלִ֜יתָה אֶת אֹ֤זֶן עַבְדְּךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בַּ֖יִת אֶבְנֶה לָּ֑ךְ עַל כֵּ֗ן מָצָ֤א עַבְדְּךָ֙ אֶת לִבּ֔וֹ לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל אֵלֶ֔יךָ אֶת הַתְּפִלָּ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת

For you, O YHWH of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you an house: therefore has your servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.

וְעַתָּ֣ה אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אַתָּה הוּא֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּדְבָרֶ֖יךָ יִהְי֣וּ אֱמֶ֑ת וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ אֶֽל עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶת הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת

And now, O Lord YHWH, you that God, and your words be true, and you have promised this goodness to your servant:

וְעַתָּ֗ה הוֹאֵל֙ וּבָרֵךְ֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית עַבְדְּךָ֔ לִהְי֥וֹת לְעוֹלָ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כִּֽי אַתָּ֞ה אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ וּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔ יְבֹרַ֥ךְ בֵּֽית עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְעוֹלָֽם

Therefore now let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue for ever before you: for you, O Lord YHWH, have spoken : and with your blessing let the house of your servant be blessed for ever.