Første Kongebog 3
1 Og Salomo besvogrede sig med Farao, Kongen af Ægypten, og tog Faraos Datter og førte hende ind i Davids Stad, indtil han havde fuldendt at bygge sit Hus og Herrens Hus og Jerusalems Mur trindt omkring;
And so the kingdom was confirmed in the hand of Solomon, and he was joined with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by affinity. For he took his daughter, and he led her into the city of David, until he completed building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem all around.
2 ikkun at Folket ofrede paa Højene; thi der var ikke bygget et Hus til Herrens Navn indtil disse Dage.
But still the people immolated in the high places. For no temple had been built to the name of the Lord, even to that day.
3 Men Salomo elskede Herren og vandrede efter Davids sin Faders Skikke, kun at han ofrede og gjorde Røgelse paa Højene.
Now Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David, his father, except that he immolated in the high places, and he burned incense.
4 Og Kongen gik til Gibeon for at ofre der, thi der var den store Høj, og Salomo ofrede tusinde Brændofre paa dette Alter.
And so, he went away to Gibeon, so that he might immolate there; for that was the greatest high place. Solomon offered upon that altar, at Gibeon, one thousand victims as holocausts.
5 Herren aabenbarede sig for Salomo i Gibeon om Natten i en Drøm, og Gud sagde: Begær, hvad jeg skal give dig.
Then the Lord appeared to Solomon, through a dream in the night, saying, “Request whatever you wish, so that I may give it to you.”
6 Og Salomo sagde: Du har gjort stor Miskundhed imod din Tjener David, min Fader, ligesom han og vandrede for dit Ansigt i Sandhed og i Retfærdighed og i Hjertets Oprigtighed imod dig; og du har bevaret ham denne store Miskundhed og har givet ham en Søn, som sidder paa hans Trone, som det ses paa denne Dag.
And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to your servant David, my father, because he walked in your sight in truth and justice, and with an upright heart before you. And you have kept your great mercy for him, and you have given him a son sitting upon his throne, just as it is this day.
7 Og nu, Herre, min Gud! du har gjort din Tjener til Konge i min Fader Davids Sted; men jeg er et ungt Menneske, og jeg forstaar ikke at gaa ud eller ind;
And now, O Lord God, you have caused your servant to reign in place of David, my father. But I am a small child, and I am ignorant of my entrance and departure.
8 og din Tjener er midt iblandt dit Folk, som du har udvalgt, et stort Folk, saa det ikke kan tælles eller beregnes for Mangfoldigheds Skyld:
And your servant is in the midst of the people that you have chosen, an immense people, who are not able to be numbered or counted because of their multitude.
9 Saa giv din Tjener et forstandigt Hjerte til at dømme dit Folk og til med Forstand at skelne imellem godt og ondt; thi hvo kan dømme dette dit mægtige Folk?
Therefore, give to your servant a teachable heart, so that he may be able to judge your people, and to discern between good and evil. For who will be able to judge this people, your people, who are so many?”
10 Og det Ord var godt for Herrens Øjne, at Salomo begærede denne Ting.
And the word was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon had requested this kind of thing.
11 Og Gud sagde til ham: Efterdi du har begæret denne Ting og ikke har begæret dig et langt Liv og ikke har begæret dig Rigdom og ikke har begæret dine Fjenders Sjæl, men har begæret dig Forstand til at holde Dom:
And the Lord said to Solomon: “Since you have requested this word, and you have not asked for many days or for wealth for yourself, nor for the lives of your enemies, but instead you have requested for yourself wisdom in order to discern judgment:
12 Se, saa har jeg gjort efter dit Ord, se, jeg har givet dig et viist og forstandigt Hjerte, at der ikke har været nogen som du før dig; ej heller nogen som du skal opstaa efter dig.
behold, I have done for you according to your words, and I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so much so that there has been no one like you before you, nor anyone who will rise up after you.
13 Og jeg har endog givet dig det, som du ikke har begæret, baade Rigdom og Ære, saa at der ikke har været nogen som du iblandt Kongerne i alle dine Dage.
But also the things for which you did not ask, I have given to you, namely wealth and glory, so that no one has been like you among the kings in the all days before.
14 Og dersom du vandrer i mine Veje, at holde mine Skikke og mine Bud, saaledes som David din Fader har vandret, da vil jeg forlænge dine Dage.
And if you will walk in my ways, and keep my precepts and my commandments, just as your father walked, I will lengthen your days.”
15 Og Salomo vaagnede, og se, det var en Drøm; og han kom til Jerusalem og stod foran Herrens Pagts Ark og ofrede Brændofre og gjorde Takofre og gjorde alle sine Tjenere et Gæstebud.
Then Solomon awakened, and he understood that it was a dream. And when he had arrived in Jerusalem, he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and he offered holocausts and made victims of peace offerings, and he held a great feast for all his servants.
16 Da kom to Kvinder, som vare Skøger, til Kongen, og de stode for hans Ansigt.
Then two women harlots went to the king, and they stood before him.
17 Og den ene Kvinde sagde: Hør mig, min Herre! jeg og denne Kvinde boede i eet Hus, og jeg fødte hos hende i Huset.
And one of them said: “I beg you, my lord, I and this woman were living in one house, and I gave birth, with her in the room.
18 Og det skete paa den tredje Dag, efter at jeg havde født, da fødte ogsaa denne Kvinde; og vi vare sammen, der var ingen fremmed hos os i Huset, uden vi to i Huset.
Then, on the third day after I gave birth, she also gave birth. And we were together, with no other person with us in the house, only the two of us.
19 Og denne Kvindes Søn døde om Natten, thi hun laa paa ham.
Then this woman’s son died in the night. For while sleeping, she smothered him.
20 Og hun stod op midt om Natten og tog min Søn fra min Side, der din Tjenestekvinde sov, og hun lagde ham i sin Arm, og lagde sin døde Søn i min Arm.
And rising up in the silent depths of the night, she took my son from my side, while I, your handmaid, was sleeping, and she set him in her bosom. Then she placed her dead son in my bosom.
21 Og jeg stod op om Morgenen, at give min Søn at die, se, da var han død; men om Morgenen gav jeg nøje Agt paa ham, se, da var det ikke min Søn, som jeg havde født.
And when I had arisen in the morning, so that I might give milk to my son, he appeared to be dead. But gazing upon him more diligently in the light of day, I realized that he was not mine, whom I had born.”
22 Og den anden Kvinde sagde: Det er ikke saa; thi den levende er min Søn, men den døde er din Søn; og denne sagde: Det er ikke saa; thi den døde er din Søn, men den levende er min Søn; og de talede saa for Kongens Ansigt.
And the other woman responded: “It is not such as you say. Instead, your son is dead, but mine is alive.” To the contrary, she said: “You are lying. For my son lives, and your son is dead.” And in this manner, they were contending before the king.
23 Da sagde Kongen: Denne siger: Denne er min Søn, den levende, og den døde er din Søn; og denne siger: Det er ikke saa; thi den døde er din Søn, men den levende er min Søn.
Then said the king: “This one says, ‘My son is alive, and your son is dead.’ And the other responds, ‘No, instead your son is dead, but mine lives.’”
24 Og Kongen sagde: Henter mig et Sværd; og de bragte Sværdet ind for Kongens Ansigt.
Therefore the king said, “Bring a sword to me.” And when they had brought a sword before the king,
25 Da sagde Kongen: Deler det levende Barn i to Dele, og giver den ene Halvdelen og den anden Halvdelen.
he said, “Divide the living infant in two parts, and give a half part to the one and a half part to the other.”
26 Da sagde Kvinden, hvis Søn den levende var, til Kongen (thi hendes inderste brændte for hendes Søn), ja hun sagde: Hør mig, min Herre! giver hende det levende Barn, og slaar det dog ikke ihjel; men hin sagde: Det skal hverken være mit eller dit, deler det.
But the woman, whose son was alive, said to the king, for her heart was moved concerning her son, “I beg you, my lord, give the living infant to her, and do not kill him.” To the contrary, the other said, “Let it be neither for me, nor for you, instead divide it.”
27 Og Kongen svarede og sagde: Giver denne det levende Barn, og slaar det ikke ihjel; hun er Moder til det.
The king responded and said: “Give the living infant to this woman, and do not kill it. For she is his mother.”
28 Og al Israel hørte Dommen, som Kongen havde dømt, og de frygtede for Kongens Ansigt; thi de saa, at Guds Visdom var i ham til at holde Dom.
Then all of Israel heard about the judgment that the king had judged, and they feared the king, seeing that the wisdom of God was in him to accomplish judgment.
