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1 Og Kong Salomo var Konge over al Israel.
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 Og disse vare de fornemste Befalingsmænd, som han havde: Asarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;
And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest;
3 Elihoref og Ahia, Sisas Sønner, vare Skrivere; Josafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Historieskriver;
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, chronicler;
4 og Benaja, Jojadas Søn, var over Hæren; og Zadok og Abjathar vare Præster;
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5 og Asarja, Nathans Søn, var over Befalingsmændene; og Sabud, Nathans Søn, Præsten, var Kongens Ven;
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;
6 og Ahisar var Hovmester; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, var Rentemester.
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.
7 Og Salomo havde tolv Befalingsmænd over al Israel, og de forsynede Kongen og hans Hus; enhver havde en Maaned om Aaret at forsyne ham udi.
And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.
8 Og disse vare deres Navne: Hurs Søn paa Efraims Bjerg;
And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.
9 Dekers Søn i Makaz og i Saalbim og i Beth-Semes og Elon og Beth-Hanan;
Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.
10 Heseds Søn i Aruboth, han havde Soko og hele Landet Hefer;
Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.
11 Abinadabs Søn havde hele Egnen Dor, han havde Tafath, Salomos Datter, til Hustru;
Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
12 Baena, Ahiluds Søn, havde Thaanak og Megiddo og hele Beth-Sean, som er ved Zarthan neden for Jisreel fra Beth-Sean indtil Abel-Mehola, indtil paa hin Side Jokmeam;
Baana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.
13 Gebers Søn var i Ramoth i Gilead; han havde Jairs, Manasse Søns, Byer, som ere i Gilead, han havde Argobs Egn, som er i Basan, tresindstyve store Stæder med Mure og med Kobberstænger;
Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.
14 Ahinadab, Iddos Søn, var i Mahanaim;
Ahinadab the son of Iddo, at Mahanaim.
15 Ahimaaz var i Nafthali, han tog og Basmath, Salomos Datter, til Hustru;
Ahimaaz, in Nephtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife.
16 Baena, Husais Søn, var i Aser og i Aloth;
Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.
17 Josafat, Faruas Søn, var i Isaskar;
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar.
18 Simei, Elas Søn, var i Benjamin;
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin.
19 Geber, Uris Søn, var i Gileads Land, i Sihons, den amoritiske Konges, og i Ogs, Kongen af Basans, Land, og det var kun een Befalingsmand, som var i dette Land.
Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, and of Og the king of Bashan; and [he was] the only superintendent that was in the land.
20 Juda og Israel vare mange som Sand, der er ved Havet i Mangfoldighed; de aade og drak og vare glade.
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
21 Og Salomo var en Herre over alle Rigerne fra Floden til Filisternes Land og indtil Ægyptens Landemærke; de bragte ham Skænk og tjente Salomo alle hans Livsdage.
And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 Og den Mad, der gik med for Salomo til hver Dag, var tredive Kor fint Mel og tresindstyve Kor Hvedemel;
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,
23 ti fede Øksne og tyve Græsøksne og hundrede Faar, foruden Hjorte og Raadyr og Bøfler og alle Haande Fjerkræ paa Sti.
ten fatted oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.
24 Thi han herskede i alt det, som laa paa denne Side af Floden, fra Thipsa og indtil Gaza, over alle Konger paa denne Side af Floden; og han havde Fred trindt omkring paa alle sine Sider.
For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.
25 Og Juda og Israel boede tryggelig, hver under sit Vintræ og under sit Figentræ, fra Dan og indtil Beersaba, alle Salomos Dage.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 Salomo havde og fyrretyve Tusinde Stalde til sine Vognheste og tolv Tusinde Ryttere.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 Og disse Befalingsmænd forsynede Kong Salomo og hver den, som nærmede sig til Kong Salomos Bord, hver i sin Maaned; de lode ikke fattes paa noget.
And those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.
28 Og Byg og Straa til Kørehestene og til Ridehestene førte de hen til det Sted, hvor det skulde være, hver efter Anvisningen.
And the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where [the superintendents] were, every man according to his charge.
29 Og Gud gav Salomo Visdom og saare megen Indsigt og en omfattende Forstand, som Sand, der er ved Havets Bred.
And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
30 Og Salomos Visdom var større end alle Østerlændernes Visdom og end alle Ægypternes Visdom.
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 Og han var visere end alle Mennesker, end Esrahiteren Ethan, og Heman og Kalkol og Darda, Mahols Sønner, og hans Navn var berømt hos alle Hedninger trindt omkring.
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.
32 Og han fremsatte tre Tusinde Ordsprog, og hans Sange vare Tusinde og fem.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
33 Og han talede om Træerne fra Cederen, som er paa Libanon, og indtil Isopen, som vokser ud af Væggen; og han talede om Dyrene og om Fuglene og om krybende Dyr og om Fiskene.
And he spoke of the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
34 Og man kom fra alle Folk for at høre Salomos Visdom, fra alle Konger paa Jorden, som havde hørt om hans Visdom.
And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.