Første Kongebog 5
1 Og Hiram, Kongen af Tyrus, sendte sine Tjenere til Salomo, da han havde hørt, at de havde salvet ham til Konge i hans Faders Sted; thi Hiram havde elsket David alle Dage.
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, for Hiram was ever a devotee of David.
2 Derfor sendte Salomo til Hiram og lod sige:
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 Du ved, at min Fader David ikke kunde bygge Herrens, sin Guds, Navn et Hus for Krigens Skyld, med hvilken de havde omspændt ham, indtil Herren gav dem under hans Fødders Saaler.
Thou know how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.
4 Men nu har Herren min Gud skaffet mig Rolighed trindt omkring, her er ingen Modstander og intet ondt hændet.
But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
5 Og se, jeg tænker at bygge Herrens, min Guds, Navn et Hus, som Herren talede til min Fader David og sagde: Din Søn, som jeg skal sætte i dit Sted paa din Trone, han skal bygge mit Navn Huset.
And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spoke to David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy place, he shall build the house for my name.
6 Saa befal nu, at man hugger mig Cedertræ fra Libanon, og mine Tjenere skulle være med dine Tjenere, og jeg vil give dig Løn til dine Tjenere efter alt det, som du siger; thi du ved, at her er ingen hos os, som forstaar at hugge Træer, som Zidonierne.
Now therefore command thou that they cut for me cedar trees out of Lebanon. And my servants shall be with thy servants. And I will give thee wages for thy servants according to all that thou shall say, for thou know that there is not among us any that knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.
7 Og det skete, der Hiram hørte Salomos Ord, da blev han saare glad, og han sagde: Lovet være Herren i Dag, som har givet David en viis Søn over dette talrige Folk!
And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.
8 Og Hiram sendte hen til Salomo og lod sige: Jeg har hørt det, som du sendte til mig om; jeg vil gøre al din Villie med Cedertræer og med Fyrretræer.
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou have sent to me. I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
9 Mine Tjenere skulle føre dem ned fra Libanon til Havet, og jeg vil lade dem lægge i Flaader paa Havet og bringe dem til det Sted, som du sender mig Bud om, og jeg vil lade dem skille ad der, og du skal lade dem hente; men du skal gøre min Villie, at give mit Hus Kost.
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. And I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that thou shall appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shall receive them. And thou shall accomplish my desire in giving food for my household.
10 Saa gav Hiram Salomo Cedertræer og Fyrretræer, alt efter hans Villie.
So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire.
11 Og Salomo gav Hiram tyve Tusinde Kor Hvede til Spise for hans Hus og tyve Kor stødt Olivenolie; saa gav Salomo Hiram fra Aar til Aar.
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil; thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.
12 Og Herren gav Salomo Visdom, som han havde tilsagt ham; og der var Fred imellem Hiram og imellem Salomo, og de gjorde begge en Pagt.
And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two made a league together.
13 Og Kong Salomo udtog Pligtarbejdere af hele Israel, og Pligtarbejderne vare tredive Tusinde Mænd.
And king Solomon raised a conscription out of all Israel, and the conscription was thirty thousand men.
14 Og han sendte dem til Libanon, ti Tusinde hver Maaned, saa de skiftede; en Maaned vare de paa Libanon, og to Maaneder var hver i sit Hus, og Adoniram var over Pligtarbejderne.
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses. They were in Lebanon a month, and at home two months. And Adoniram was over the men subject to task work.
15 Og Salomo havde halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Lastdragere og firsindstyve Tusinde Tømrere paa Bjerget,
And Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were hewers in the mountains,
16 foruden Salomos øverste Befalingsmænd, som vare over Arbejdet, nemlig tre Tusinde og tre Hundrede, som regerede over Folket, som gjorde Arbejdet.
besides Solomon's chief officers who were over the work: three thousand and three hundred who bore rule over the people that labored in the work.
17 Og Kongen bød det, og de bragte store Stene, kostbare Stene, hugne Stene til at lægge Grundvolden til Huset.
And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with shaped stone.
18 Og Salomos Bygningsmænd og Hirams Bygningsmænd og Gibliterne tilhuggede og beredte Træerne og Stenene til at bygge Huset.
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites fashioned them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
