Now it came to pass， as David sat in his house， that David said to Nathan the prophet， Lo， I dwell in an house of cedars， but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.

　　17：2 拿单对大卫说，你可以照你的心意而行，因为神与你同在。

　　Then Nathan said unto David， Do all that is in thine heart； for God is with thee.

　　17：3 当夜，神的话临到拿单，说，And it came to pass the same night， that the word of God came to Nathan， saying，

　　17：4 你去告诉我仆人大卫，说耶和华如此说，你不可建造殿宇给我居住。

　　Go and tell David my servant， Thus saith the LORD， Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in：

　　17：5 自从我领以色列人出埃及，直到今日，我未曾住过殿宇，乃从这会幕到那会幕，从这帐幕到那帐幕。

　　For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day； but have gone from tent to tent， and from one tabernacle to another.

　　17：6 凡我同以色列人所走的地方，我何曾向以色列的一个士师，就是我吩咐牧养我民的说，你为何不给我建造香柏木的殿宇呢。

　　Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel， spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel， whom I commanded to feed my people， saying， Why have ye not built me an house of cedars？

　　17：7 现在你要告诉我仆人大卫，说万军之耶和华如此说，我从羊圈中将你召来，叫你不再跟从羊群，立你作我民以色列的君。

　　Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David， Thus saith the LORD of hosts， I took thee from the sheepcote， even from following the sheep， that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel：

　　17：8 你无论往哪里去，我常与你同在，剪除你的一切仇敌。我必使你得大名，好像世上大大有名的人一样。

　　And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked， and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee， and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

　　17：9 我必为我民以色列选定一个地方，栽培他们，使他们住自己的地方，不再迁移。凶恶之子也不像从前扰害他们，Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel， and will plant them， and they shall dwell in their place， and shall be moved no more； neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more， as at the beginning，

　　17：10 并不像我命士师治理我民以色列的时候一样。我必治服你的一切仇敌，并且我耶和华应许你，必为你建立家室。

　　And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

　　17：11 你寿数满足归你列祖的时候，我必使你的后裔接续你的位，我也必坚定他的国。

　　And it shall come to pass， when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers， that I will raise up thy seed after thee， which shall be of thy sons； and I will establish his kingdom.

　　17：12 他必为我建造殿宇。我必坚定他的国位直到永远。

　　He shall build me an house， and I will stablish his throne for ever.

　　17：13 我要作他的父，他要作我的子。并不使我的慈爱离开他，像离开在你以前的扫罗一样。

　　I will be his father， and he shall be my son： and I will not take my mercy away from him， as I took it from him that was before thee：