2 Samuel 7

1 After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

1 Cuando el Señor, finalmente, trajo paz sobre la tierra, e Israel dejó de estar en guerra con las naciones vecinas,

2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

2 David le dijo al profeta Natán: ―Mira, yo estoy viviendo en este hermoso palacio de cedro, mientras que el cofre de Dios está en una carpa.

3 And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

3 ―Haz lo que has pensado —dijo Natán—, porque el Señor está contigo.

4 But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

4 Pero aquella noche el Señor le dijo a Natán:

5 “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

5 «Dile a mi siervo David que no lo haga,

6 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.

6 porque nunca he vivido en un templo. Mi hogar siempre ha sido una carpa desde que saqué a Israel de Egipto.

7 In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

7 Y jamás me he quejado delante de los caudillos de Israel, los pastores de mi pueblo. ¿Les he preguntado alguna vez por qué no me han edificado un hermoso templo de cedro?

8 Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

8 »Así que dile a mi siervo David que yo, el Señor Todopoderoso, lo saqué del redil para que no siga cuidando las ovejas sino para que gobierne a mi pueblo Israel.

9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.

9 Que yo he estado con él adondequiera que ha ido y he derrotado a sus enemigos. Que yo engrandeceré aún más su nombre, para que sea uno de los hombres más famosos del mundo.

10 And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

10–11 A mi pueblo Israel le he dado un lugar donde pueda vivir tranquilo, sin que nadie les cause daño ni los oprima, como sucedía en la época en que los jueces los gobernaban. Te libraré de todos tus enemigos, y seré yo quien te construya una casa.

11 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.

12 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

12 Porque cuando tú mueras, yo pondré a uno de tus hijos en tu trono y haré que su reino sea fuerte.

13 He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

13 Él será el que me va a edificar un templo, y yo estableceré su trono para siempre.

14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

14 Yo seré su Padre y él será mi hijo. Si él me falla, yo lo castigaré como un padre castiga a su hijo,

15 But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

15 pero no le retiraré mi amor como sí se lo retiré a Saúl, tu antecesor.

16 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”

16 Tu dinastía y tu reino gozarán de mi favor, de modo que tu trono será establecido para siempre».

17 So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.

17 Natán, pues, fue ante David y le dijo todo lo que el Señor le había dicho.

18 Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

18 Entonces David entró a la carpa donde estaba el cofre y se sentó delante del Señor, y le dijo: «Mi Señor y Dios, ¿por qué me has engrandecido, si yo y mi familia somos tan insignificantes?

19 And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?

19 Y ahora, además de todo, hablas de darme una dinastía eterna. Tu generosidad es superior a lo que de un hombre se pudiera esperar. Mi Señor y Dios

20 What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.

20 ¿qué más puedo decir? Porque tú sabes cómo soy.

21 For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.

21 Tú haces todas estas cosas porque tú lo has prometido y lo has querido.

22 How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.

22 »¡Cuán grande eres, mi Señor y Dios! ¡Nunca hemos oído de un Dios como tú! ¡Es que no existe otro dios!

23 And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.

23 ¿Qué otras naciones en la tierra han recibido bendiciones similares a las de Israel tu pueblo? Porque tú rescataste de la esclavitud a tu nación escogida, para traer gloria a tu nombre. Tú la rescataste para ti de Egipto, de las otras naciones y de sus dioses.

24 For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

24 Tú escogiste a Israel para que sea tu pueblo para siempre, y tú has sido nuestro Dios.

25 And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

25 »Y ahora, mi Señor y Dios, haz lo que has prometido tocante a mí y a mi familia.

26 so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.

26 Que seas eternamente honrado por haber establecido a Israel como tu pueblo, y haber afirmado mi dinastía delante de ti.

27 For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.

27 »Porque tú, Señor Todopoderoso, Dios de Israel, me has revelado que yo soy el primero de una dinastía que gobernará a tu pueblo para siempre. Por eso es que me he atrevido a elevarte esta oración.

28 And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

28 Porque ciertamente tú eres Dios, y tus palabras son verdaderas. Tú me has prometido estas buenas cosas.

29 Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”

29 Te suplico que bendigas la casa de tu siervo, de modo que mi casa permanezca para siempre delante de ti, oh Señor y Dios, porque tú lo has prometido».