1Now it happened that, when the king had settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, 2he said to the prophet Nathan, “Do you not see that I live in a house of cedar, and that the ark of God has been placed in the midst of tent skins?” 3And Nathan said to the king: “Go, do all that is in your heart. For the Lord is with you.” 4But it happened in that night, behold, the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: 5“Go, and say to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place? 6For I have not lived in a house from the day that I led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt, even to this day. Instead, I have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent. 7And in all the places that I have crossed through, with all the sons of Israel, did I ever speak a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I instructed to pasture my people Israel, saying: Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’ 8And now, so shall you speak to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pastures, from following the sheep, so that you would be the leader over my people Israel. 9And I have been with you everywhere that you walked. And I have slain all your enemies before your face. And I have made you a great name, beside the name of the great ones who are upon the earth. 10And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, and they shall live there, and they shall no longer be disturbed. Neither shall the sons of iniquity continue to afflict them as before, 11from the day when I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give rest to you from all your enemies. And the Lord foretells to you that the Lord himself will make a house for you. 12And when your days will have been fulfilled, and you will sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will go forth from your loins, and I will make firm his kingdom. 13He himself shall build a house to my name. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom, even forever. 14I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men. 15But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before my face. 16And your house shall be faithful, and your kingdom shall be before your face, for eternity, and your throne shall be secure continuously.’”
2I will sing the mercies of the Lord in eternity. I will announce your truth with my mouth, from generation to generation. 3For you have said: Mercy will be built in the heavens, unto eternity. Your truth will be prepared there. 4I have set up a covenant with my elect. I have sworn to David my servant: 5I will prepare your offspring, even in eternity. And I will build up your throne, from generation to generation. 6The heavens will confess your miracles, Lord, and also your truth, in the Church of the saints. 7For who among the clouds is equal to the Lord? Who among the sons of God is like God? 8God is glorified by the counsel of the saints. He is great and terrible above all those who are around him. 9O Lord, God of hosts, who is like you? You are powerful, Lord, and your truth is all around you. 10You rule over the power of the sea, and you even mitigate the movement of its waves. 11You have humbled the arrogant one, like one who has been wounded. You have scattered your enemies with the arm of your strength. 12Yours are the heavens, and yours is the earth. You founded the whole world in all its fullness. 13You created the north and the sea. Tabor and Hermon will exult in your name. 14Your arm acts with power. Let your hand be strengthened, and let your right hand be exalted. 15Justice and judgment are the preparation of your throne. Mercy and truth will precede your face. 16Blessed is the people that knows jubilation. They will walk in the light of your countenance, O Lord, 17and they will exult in your name all day long, and they will be exalted in your justice. 18For you are the glory of their virtue, and in your goodness, our horn will be exalted. 19For our assumption is of the Lord, and it is of our king, the holy one of Israel. 20Then you spoke in a vision to your holy ones, and you said: I have stationed help with the powerful one, and I have exalted the elect one from my people. 21I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil. 22For my hand will assist him, and my arm will fortify him. 23The enemy will have no advantage over him, nor will the son of iniquity be positioned to harm him. 24And I will cut down his enemies before his face. And those who hate him, I will turn to flight. 25And my truth and my mercy will be with him. And his horn will be exalted in my name. 26And I will place his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. 27He will invoke me: “You are my father, my God, and the support of my salvation.” 28And I will make him the first-born, preeminent before the kings of the earth. 29I will preserve my mercy for him eternally, and my covenant for him faithfully.
25But to him who is able to confirm you according to my Gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in accord with the revelation of the mystery which has been hidden from time immemorial, 26(which now has been made clear through the Scriptures of the Prophets, in accord with the precept of the eternal God, unto the obedience of faith) which has been made known among all the Gentiles: 27to God, who alone is wise, through Jesus Christ, to him be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
26Then, in the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary. 28And upon entering, the Angel said to her: “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.” 29And when she had heard this, she was disturbed by his words, and she considered what kind of greeting this might be. 30And the Angel said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God. 31Behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and you shall bear a son, and you shall call his name: JESUS. 32He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. And he will reign in the house of Jacob for eternity. 33And his kingdom shall have no end.” 34Then Mary said to the Angel, “How shall this be done, since I do not know man?” 35And in response, the Angel said to her: “The Holy Spirit will pass over you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. And because of this also, the Holy One who will be born of you shall be called the Son of God. 36And behold, your cousin Elizabeth has herself also conceived a son, in her old age. And this is the sixth month for her who is called barren. 37For no word will be impossible with God.” 38Then Mary said: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.” And the Angel departed from her.