1 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. 2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
3 ¶ And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: 5 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 . 6 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? 7 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: 8 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. 9 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, 10 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.
11 ¶ 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. 12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. 13 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: 14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. 15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
16 ¶ And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God. 18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. 19 O LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. 20 O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? 22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God. 23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said. 24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee. 25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee. 26 And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
17–BOB
Natan paygʻambar shoh Dovudga xabar beradi
1 Dovud oʻz saroyiga oʻrnashib olgach, Natan paygʻambarga dedi:
— Qarang, men sadr yogʻochidan qurilgan uyda yashayapman, Egamizning Ahd sandigʻi esa chodirda turibdi.
2 — Koʻnglingda nima boʻlsa, shuni qilaver, Xudo sen bilan, — dedi Natan.
3 Oʻsha kuni kechasi Natanga Egamizning soʻzi ayon boʻldi:
4 “Qulim Dovudning oldiga borgin–da, unga shu gaplarni yetkaz: «Egam shunday demoqda: istiqomat qilishim uchun uyni Menga sen qurmaysan. 5 Isroil xalqini Misrdan olib chiqqanimdan to shu kungacha biror uyda yashagan emasman. U yerdan–bu yerga koʻchib yurdim, chodirda maskan qildim. 6 Men hech qachon Isroil xalqining hakamlariga shikoyat qilmadim. Xalqimga choʻponlik qilish vazifasini ularning zimmasiga yuklagan boʻlsam–da, hech qachon ularning birortasiga: ‘Nima uchun Menga sadr daraxti yogʻochidan uy qurib bermadingizlar?’ deb aytmadim.»
7 Endi qulim Dovudga ayt: «Sarvari Olam shunday demoqda: Men seni yaylovlardagi qoʻy suruvi orasidan tanlab olib, xalqim Isroilga hukmdor qildim. 8 Qayerga borsang, sen bilan boʻldim, hujum qilganingda, hamma gʻanimlaringni yoʻq qildim. Endi sening nomingni olamdagi ulugʻ odamlarning nomi singari mashhur qilaman. 9-10 Xalqim Isroilga ilk hakamlarni tayinlaganimdan buyon vijdonsiz odamlar xalqimni ezib keldilar. Endi xalqim Isroil uchun bir yurt tayin etib, ularni oʻsha yerga oʻtqazaman. Ular oʻz yurtida istiqomat qilishadi, boshqa behalovat boʻlishmaydi. Hamma gʻanimlaringni senga boʻysundiraman. Men, Egang, sen uchun bir xonadon barpo etaman, deb aytmoqdaman. 11 Sen olamdan oʻtib, ota–bobolaring yoniga dafn qilinganingdan keyin ham, Men oʻgʻillaringdan birini, pushti kamaringdan bino boʻlgan farzandingni shoh qilib, uning shohligini mustahkamlayman. 12 Menga atab uyni u quradi. Men esa uning taxtini to abad mustahkam qilaman. 13 Men unga ota boʻlaman, u esa Menga oʻgʻil boʻladi. Men sendan oldingi shohni marhamatimdan mahrum qilgan edim. Lekin oʻgʻlingdan hech qachon marhamatimni darigʻ tutmayman. 14 Men uni Oʻz xonadonim va shohligim ustiga abadiy oʻtqazaman, uning taxti to abad mustahkam boʻladi.»”
15 Xudo ayon qilganlarning hammasini Natan Dovudga aytdi.
Dovud shukrona aytib ibodat qiladi
16 Shundan keyin shoh Dovud Egamizning huzurida oʻtirib , shunday ibodat qildi:
“Ey Parvardigor Egam! Men kim boʻlibman, xonadonim nima boʻlibdiki, Sen meni bu qadar ulugʻlading?! 17 Buning ustiga, ey Xudo, Sen kelajak zamonda yuz beradigan voqealarni xabar qilding. Bu qulingning xonadoni uchun koʻp vaʼda berding. Nazaringda meni ulugʻ odamday bilding , ey Parvardigor Egam! 18 Sen bu qulingni shuhratga erishtirding, Senga bundan ortiq nima ham deya olardim?! Axir, bu qulingni bilasan–ku. 19 Ey Egam, Sen bu qulingning haqi–hurmati uchun Oʻz xohishingga muvofiq, shunday ulugʻvor ish qilding. Bu buyuk vaʼdalaringni bizga ayon qilding.
20 Senga oʻxshagan boshqa xudo haqida hech qachon eshitmaganmiz. Sening aslo oʻxshashing yoʻq. Ey Egam, Sendan oʻzga Xudo yoʻq! 21 Xalqing Isroilga oʻxshashi yoʻq! Ey Xudoyim, boshqa qaysi xalqni Sen qullikdan xalos qilib, Oʻzingning xalqing qilding?! Sen Oʻz xalqingni Misrdan olib chiqib, butun olamga shuhratingni yoyding. Buyuk va ajoyib ishlaring orqali xalqing oldidan begona xalqlarni quvding. 22 Xalqing Isroilni to abad Oʻzingning xalqing qilding. Ey Egam, Sen ularning Xudosi boʻlding.
23 Ey Egam! Bu qulingga va uning xonadoniga qarata aytgan soʻzingda to abad tur, bergan vaʼdangni bajar, 24 toki odamlar, Sarvari Olam — Isroil xalqining Xudosi ekan, deb nomingni to abad maqtab yursinlar. Ha, quling Dovudning xonadonini Oʻzing har doim mustahkam qilgin. 25 Zotan, Sen, ey Xudoyim, bu qulingga, sening xonadoningni barpo etaman, deb ayon etgansan! Shu sababdan bu quling Senga ibodat qilishga jurʼat etdi. 26 Ey Egam! Sen Xudosan. Sen bu qulingga ana shunday ezgu narsalarni vaʼda qilgansan. 27 Agar Oʻzing maʼqul koʻrsang, bu qulingning xonadoniga marhamat qilgin, toki Sening huzuringda to abad tursin. Zotan, Sen marhamat qilgan xonadon, ey Egam, to abad marhamatga sazovor boʻlgʻay.”
