7. “And now, say this to My servant Dawiḏ, ‘Thus said יהוה of hosts, “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Yisra’ĕl.
8. “And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
9. “And I shall prepare a place for My people Yisra’ĕl and plant them, and they shall dwell in a place of their own and move no more, nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them any more, as at the first,
10. since the time that I commanded rulers to be over My people Yisra’ĕl, and I have humbled all your enemies. And I declared to you that יהוה does build you a house.
11. “And it shall be, when your days are filled to go to be with your fathers, that I shall raise up your seed after you, who is of your sons. And I shall establish his reign.
12. “He does build Me a house, and I shall establish his throne forever.
13. “I am to be his Father, and he is to be My son. And My kindness I do not turn away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
14. “And I shall establish him in My house and in My reign forever, and let his throne be established forever.” ’ ”
15. According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to Dawiḏ.
16. And Sovereign Dawiḏ came in and sat before יהוה, and said, “Who am I, O יהוה Elohim? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
17. “And this was a small matter in Your eyes, O Elohim, but You have spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have looked upon me as though I were an exalted man, O יהוה Elohim.
18. “What more could Dawiḏ add to You for the esteem of Your servant? For You know Your servant.
19. “O יהוה, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, in making known all these great matters.
20. “O יהוה, there is none like You, nor is there any Elohim besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
21. “And who is like Your people Yisra’ĕl, the one nation on the earth whom Elohim went to redeem for Himself as a people; to make for Yourself a great and awesome Name, by driving out nations from before Your people whom You redeemed from Mitsrayim?
22. “For You appointed Your people Yisra’ĕl to be Your own people forever. And You, יהוה, have become their Elohim.
23. “And now, O יהוה, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, let it stand fast forever, and do as You have said.
24. “So let it stand fast, and Your Name be great forever, saying, ‘יהוה of hosts, Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, is Elohim to Yisra’ĕl. And let the house of Your servant Dawiḏ be established before You.’
25. “For You, O my Elohim, have revealed to Your servant to build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.