1 Chronik 17
Hoffnung für Alle
Der Herr verheißt David die ewige Königsherrschaft (2. Samuel 7,1‒16)
17 Nachdem David in seinen Palast gezogen war, sagte er zu dem Propheten Nathan: »Während ich hier in meinem Palast aus kostbarem Zedernholz wohne, steht die Bundeslade des Herrn immer noch in einem dürftigen Zelt. So kann es nicht weitergehen!« 2 Nathan ermutigte den König: »Was immer du vorhast – tu es! Gott wird dir beistehen.«
3 Doch in der folgenden Nacht sprach Gott zu Nathan: 4 »Geh zu David, meinem Diener, und sag ihm: ›So spricht der Herr: Du sollst noch kein Haus für mich bauen! 5 Bis heute habe ich noch nie in einem Tempel gewohnt. Seit ich Israel in dieses Land geführt habe, wohnte ich immer nur in einem Zelt und zog von einem Ort zum anderen. 6 Während dieser ganzen Zeit habe ich von den führenden Männern Israels nur eines verlangt: Sie sollten mein Volk weiden wie ein Hirte seine Herde. Nie habe ich einem von ihnen vorgeworfen: Warum habt ihr mir noch keinen Tempel aus Zedernholz gebaut?‹
7 Darum sollst du meinem Diener David diese Botschaft weitergeben: ›Der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, lässt dir sagen: Ich war es, der dich von deiner Schafherde weggeholt hat, um dich zum König über mein Volk Israel zu machen. 8 Was du auch unternommen hast – ich habe dir immer beigestanden. Ich habe alle deine Feinde ausgerottet und dich berühmt gemacht. Du bist in aller Welt bekannt. 9 Auch habe ich meinem Volk Israel eine Heimat gegeben, ein Land, in dem es bleiben und sich niederlassen kann. Keine fremden und gottlosen Völker dürfen euch mehr so unterdrücken wie zu der Zeit, 10 als ich Richter über euch eingesetzt hatte. Alle deine Feinde habe ich zum Schweigen gebracht. Ich, der Herr, sage dir: Nicht du, David, sollst mir ein Haus bauen, sondern ich werde dir ein Haus bauen! 11 Wenn du alt geworden und gestorben bist, will ich einen deiner Söhne als deinen Nachfolger einsetzen und seine Herrschaft festigen. 12 Er wird mir einen Tempel bauen, und ich werde seinem Königtum Bestand geben für alle Zeiten. 13 Ich will sein Vater sein, und er wird mein Sohn sein. Nie werde ich meine Güte von ihm abwenden, wie ich es bei Saul getan habe. 14 Dein Sohn und seine Nachkommen werden für alle Zeiten Könige über mein Volk sein. Niemand wird sie je vom Thron stoßen.‹«
Davids Dankgebet (2. Samuel 7,17‒29)
15 Nathan berichtete David alles, was Gott ihm in der Nacht gesagt hatte. 16 Da ging David in das heilige Zelt, kniete vor dem Herrn nieder und begann zu beten:
»Gott, mein Herr, wer bin ich schon, dass du gerade mich und meine Familie so weit gebracht hast? Ich bin es nicht wert. 17 Und nun willst du mir sogar noch mehr schenken, mein Gott! Du hast mir ein Versprechen gegeben, das bis in die ferne Zukunft reicht. Du erweist mir solche Ehre, Herr, mein Gott, als wäre ich ein großer und bedeutender Mensch! 18 Doch was soll ich weiter davon reden? Du kennst mich und weißt, was in mir vorgeht. 19 Weil du es so wolltest, hast du all dies Große für mich getan und hast es mich erkennen lassen. 20 Herr, keiner ist dir gleich! Nach allem, was wir gehört haben, sind wir überzeugt: Es gibt keinen Gott außer dir. 21 Welches Volk auf der Erde hat solche Wunder erlebt wie wir? Ist je ein anderes Volk von seinem Gott aus der Sklaverei befreit worden, weil er es zu seinem Volk machen wollte? Große und furchterregende Dinge hast du getan, und so wurde dein Name überall berühmt. Du hast uns von der Unterdrückung der Ägypter erlöst. Andere Völker hast du unseretwegen vertrieben. 22 Für alle Zeiten hast du Israel zu deinem Volk gemacht; und du selbst, Herr, bist sein Gott geworden.
23 So bitte ich dich nun, Herr: Lass deine Zusage für mich und meine Familie ewig gelten und löse dein Versprechen ein! 24 Ja, möge alles eintreffen, was du gesagt hast! So wird dein Name für alle Zeiten berühmt sein, und man wird bekennen: ›Der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, ist Israels Gott.‹ Dann wird auch mein Königshaus ewig vor dir bestehen. 25 Du, mein Gott, hast zu mir gesprochen. Du hast mir zugesagt, dass du mir ein Haus bauen und meinem Königtum Bestand geben willst. Nur darum habe ich es gewagt, so zu dir zu beten. 26 Herr, du bist der wahre Gott! Du hast mir, deinem Diener, so viel Gutes verheißen. 27 Du hast mich und mein Haus reich beschenkt und willst für alle Zeiten einen meiner Nachkommen zum König machen. Ja, weil du, Herr, meine Familie gesegnet hast, wird sie in Ewigkeit gesegnet sein!«
1 Chronicles 17
King James Version
17 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.
1 Chronicles 17
English Standard Version
The Lord's Covenant with David
17 (A)Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” 2 And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: (B)It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in. 5 For I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up Israel to this day, (C)but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling. 6 In all places where I have moved with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ 7 Now, therefore, thus shall you say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel, 8 and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall waste them no more, as formerly, 10 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I (D)will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the Lord will build you a house. 11 When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 (E)I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. I will not take my steadfast love from him, (F)as I took it from him who was before you, 14 but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.’” 15 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.
David's Prayer
16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 17 And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations,[a] O Lord God! 18 And what more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant. 19 (G)For your servant's sake, O Lord, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. 20 There is none like you, O Lord, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21 And who is like your people Israel, the one[b] nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for yourself a name for great and awesome things, in driving out nations before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt? 22 And you made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God. 23 And now, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken, 24 and your name will be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 25 For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you. 26 And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 27 Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O Lord, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 17:17 Or and you look upon me as a man of high rank
- 1 Chronicles 17:21 Septuagint, Vulgate other
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