Første Kongebog 8

1 Da lod Salomo de Ældste af Israel og alle Stammernes Øverster, Fædrenehusenes Fyrster iblandt Israels Børn forsamle sig til Kong Salomo i Jerusalem, for at føre Herrens Pagts Ark op fra Davids Stad, det er Zion.

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the ancestral leaders of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the City of David, which is Zion.

2 Og alle Israels Mænd samledes til Kong Salomo i Ethanim Maaned paa Højtiden, det er den syvende Maaned.

All the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

3 Og alle de Ældste af Israel kom, og Præsterne opløftede Arken.

All the elders of Israel came, and the cohanim took up the ark.

4 Og de førte Herrens Ark op tillige med Forsamlingens Paulun og alle Helligdommens Redskaber, som vare i Paulunet; Præsterne og Leviterne førte dem op.

They brought up the ark of the LORD, and the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; and the cohanim and the Levites brought them up.

5 Og Kong Salomo og al Israels Menighed, de som vare forsamlede om ham, stode hos ham foran Arken, de ofrede smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg, som ikke kunde tælles og ikke regnes for Mangfoldigheden.

King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.

6 Og Præsterne førte Herrens Pagts Ark til dens Sted, til Koret udi Huset, ind i det allerhelligste hen under Kerubernes Vinger.

The cohanim brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

7 Thi Keruberne udbredte Vingerne imod Arkens Sted, og Keruberne dækkede over Arken og oven over dens Stænger.

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

8 Og man drog Stængerne langt ud, og Stængernes Knapper saas fra det hellige lige for Koret, men udenfor kunde de ikke ses, og de bleve der indtil denne Dag.

The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen outside. And there they are to this day.

9 Der var intet i Arken uden de to Stentavler, som Mose lagde deri ved Horeb, der Herren gjorde Pagt med Israels Børn, der de vare dragne ud fra Ægyptens Land.

There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

10 Og det skete, der Præsterne gik ud af Helligdommen, da fyldte Skyen Herrens Hus,

It came to pass, when the cohanim had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

11 saa at Præsterne ikke kunde staa at gøre Tjeneste for Skyen; thi Herrens Herlighed fyldte Herrens Hus.

so that the cohanim could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

12 Da sagde Salomo: Herren sagde, at han vilde bo i Mørket.

Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick cloud.

13 Jeg har bygget dig en Boligs Hus, en fast Bolig, at du skal bo deri i al Evighed.

I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever."

14 Og Kongen vendte sit Ansigt omkring og velsignede al Israels Forsamling, og al Israels Forsamling stod.

The king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

15 Og han sagde: Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, som talede med sin Mund til David min Fader og opfyldte det med sin Haand og sagde:

He said, "Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

16 Fra den Dag, da jeg udførte mit Folk Israel at Ægypten, har jeg ikke udvalgt en Stad af alle Israels Stammer, at man skulde bygge et Hus, for at mit Navn skulde være der; men jeg udvalgte David, at han skulde være over mit Folk Israel.

'Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, so that my name might be there; nor did I choose anyone to be a leader over my people Israel. But I have chosen Jerusalem, so that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'

17 Og det var i min Fader Davids Hjerte, at bygge Herrens, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus.

"Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

18 Men Herren sagde til David, min Fader: Eftersom det har været i dit Hjerte at bygge mit Navn et Hus, saa gjorde du vel deri, at det var i dit Hjerte.

But the LORD said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

19 Dog skal du ikke bygge det Hus, men din Søn, han som udgaar af dine Lænder, han skal bygge mit Navn et Hus.

Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.'

20 Og Herren har opfyldt sit Ord, som han talede; thi jeg er kommen op i Davids, min Faders, Sted og sidder paa Israels Trone, saaledes som Herren talede, og har bygget Herrens, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus.

The LORD has established his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

21 Og jeg har beskikket der et Sted til Arken, hvori Herrens Pagt er, som han gjorde med vore Fædre, der han førte dem ud af Ægyptens Land.

There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt."

22 Og Salomo stod foran Herrens Alter for al Israels Forsamling og udbredte sine Hænder imod Himmelen,

Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven. Now Solomon had made a bronze scaffold, eight feet and seven inches long, and eight feet and seven inches broad, and five feet and two inches high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and on it he stood, and kneeled down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.

23 og han sagde: Herre, Israels Gud! der er ingen Gud som du i Himmelen oventil eller paa Jorden nedentil, du som holder Pagten og Miskundheden med dine Tjenere, som vandre for dit Ansigt af deres ganske Hjerte;

And he said, "LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; keeping covenant and loving kindness with your servants, who walk before you with all their heart;

24 du, som har holdt din Tjener David, min Fader, det, som du har tilsagt ham; du har talt det med din Mund og opfyldt det med din Haand, som det ses paa denne Dag;

who have kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is this day.

25 og nu, Herre Israels Gud! hold din Tjener David, min Fader, det, du har tilsagt ham og sagt: Dig skal ikke fattes en Mand for mit Ansigt, som skal sidde paa Israels Trone, naar ikkun dine Børn bevare deres Vej, at vandre for mit Ansigt, saaledes som du har vandret for mit Ansigt.

Now therefore, may the LORD, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, 'There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.'

26 Og nu, Israels Gud! lad dog dit Ord staa fast, som du talede til din Tjener David, min Fader.

"Now therefore, LORD, God of Israel, please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.

27 Thi sandelig, monne Gud skulde bo paa Jorden? Se, Himlene og Himlenes Himle kunne ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget.

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Look, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built.

28 Men vend dit Ansigt til din Tjeners Bøn og til hans ydmyge Begæring, Herre, min Gud! at høre paa det Raab og paa den Bøn, som din Tjener beder for dit Ansigt i Dag:

Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant, and for his petition, LORD my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you this day;

29 At dine Øjne maa være aabnede over dette Hus Nat og Dag, over dette Sted, om hvilket du har sagt: Mit Navn skal være der, til at høre den Bøn, som din Tjener beder paa dette Sted;

that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, 'My name shall be there;' to listen to the prayer which your servant shall pray toward this place.

30 og at du vil høre din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels ydmyge Begæring, som de skulle bede paa dette Sted, og at du vil høre paa det Sted, hvor du bor i Himmelen, og vil høre og forlade.

Listen to the petition of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place. Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.

31 Naar nogen synder imod sin Næste, og man paalægger ham en Ed, som han skal sværge, og den Ed kommer for dit Alter i dette Hus:

"If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swear before your altar in this house;

32 Da vil du høre i Himmelen og gøre derefter og dømme dine Tjenere, saa at du fordømmer den ugudelige og fører hans Vej over hans Hoved og retfærdiggør den retfærdige og giver ham efter hans Retfærdighed.

then hear in heaven, and do, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

33 Naar dit Folk Israel bliver slaget for Fjendens Ansigt, fordi de have syndet imod dig, og de da omvende sig til dig og bekende dit Navn og bede og bønfalde dig om Naade i dette Hus:

"When your people Israel are struck down before the enemy, because they have sinned against you; if they turn again to you, and confess your name, and pray and make petition to you in this house:

34 Da vil du høre i Himmelen og forlade dit Folk Israels Synd og føre dem tilbage i det Land, som du har givet deres Fædre.

then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.

35 Naar Himmelen bliver tillukt, og der vorder ikke Regn, fordi de have syndet imod dig, og de bede paa dette Sted og bekende dit Navn og omvende sig fra deres Synder, fordi du ydmyger dem:

"When the sky is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you punish them:

36 Da vil du høre i Himmelen og forlade dine Tjeneres og dit Folk Israels Synd, fordi du viser dem den gode Vej, paa hvilken de skulle vandre, og vil give Regn over dit Land, som du har givet dit Folk til Arv.

then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.

37 Naar der vorder Hunger i Landet, naar der vorder Pest, naar der vorder Tørke, Brand i Korn, Græshopper, Kornorme, naar hans Fjende ængster ham i hans Stæders Land, naar der kommer alle Haande Plage, alle Haande Sygdom:

"If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight, mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besieges them in the land of their gates; whatever plague, whatever sickness there is;

38 Al Bøn, al ydmyg Begæring, som sker af hvert Menneske eller af alt dit Folk Israel, som kender hver sit Hjertes Plage og udbreder sine Hænder til dette Hus,

whatever prayer and petition is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:

39 den vil du da høre i Himmelen, i den faste Bolig, i hvilken du bor, og forlade og gøre derefter og give enhver efter alle hans Veje, ligesom du kender hans Hjerte; thi du alene kender alle Menneskenes Børns Hjerter;

then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of humankind; )

40 paa det de skulle frygte dig alle de Dage, hvilke de leve i Landet, som du har givet vore Fædre.

that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

41 Ja ogsaa den fremmede, som ikke er af dit Folk Israel, naar han kommer fra et langtfra liggende Land for dit Navns Skyld;

"Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for your name's sake

42 (thi de skulle høre om dit store Navn og om din stærke Haand og din udrakte Arm) og nogen kommer og beder mod dette Hus:

(for they shall hear of your great name, and of your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house;

43 Ham vil du da høre i Himmelen, i den faste Bolig, i hvilken du bor, og gøre efter alt det, som den fremmede raaber til dig om, paa det at alle Folk paa Jorden kunne kende dit Navn og frygte dig, ligesom dit Folk Israel, og at de skulle vide, at dette Hus, som jeg har bygget, er kaldet efter dit Navn.

then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.

44 Naar dit Folk drager ud i Krigen imod sin Fjende paa den Vej, hvor du sender dem hen, og de bede til Herren, vendte mod den Stad, som du udvalgte, og imod det Hus, som jeg har bygget til dit Navn:

"If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name;

45 Da vil du høre i Himmelen deres Bøn og deres ydmyge Begæring og skaffe dem Ret.

then hear in heaven their prayer and their petition, and maintain their cause.

46 Naar de synde imod dig, (thi der er intet Menneske, som jo synder) og du bliver vred paa dem og giver dem hen for Fjendens Ansigt, og de, som have fanget dem, føre dem fangne til Fjendens Land, langt borte eller nær hos;

If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn't sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near;

47 og de tage det igen til Hjerte i Landet, hvori de ere fangne, og omvende sig og bede til dig om Naade i deres Land, som have taget dem fangne, og sige: Vi have syndet og handlet ilde, vi have været ugudelige;

yet if they shall repent in the land where they are carried captive, and repent and make petition to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, 'We have sinned, and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly;'

48 og de omvende sig til dig af deres ganske Hjerte og af deres ganske Sjæl i deres Fjenders Land, som have taget dem fangne, og de bede til dig, vendte imod deres Land, som du har givet til deres Fædre, imod Staden, som du udvalgte, og Huset, som jeg har bygget for dit Navn:

if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name:

49 Da vil du høre i Himmelen, i din faste Bolig, i hvilken du bor, deres Bøn og deres ydmyge Begæringer og skaffe dem Ret

then hear their prayer and their petition in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;

50 og forlade dit Folk det, som de have syndet imod dig, og alle deres Overtrædelser, som de have begaaet imod dig, og lade dem finde Barmhjertighed for deres Ansigt, som holde dem fangne, at disse maa forbarme sig over dem;

and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

51 thi de ere dit Folk og din Arv, som du udførte af Ægypten, midt ud af Jernovnen;

(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace);

52 at dine Øjne maa være aabnede til din Tjeners ydmyge Begæring og til dit Folk Israels ydmyge Begæring, at du vil høre dem i alt det, hvori de paakalde dig.

that your eyes and your ears may be open to the petition of your servant, and to the petition of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you.

53 Thi du udskilte dig dem af alle Folk paa Jorden til en Arv, saaledes som du talede ved Mose, din Tjener, da du udførte vore Fædre af Ægypten, Herre, Herre!

For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord GOD."

54 Og det skete, der Salomo havde fuldendt at bede til Herren hele denne Bøn og ydmyge Begæring, da stod han op fra Herrens Alter, fra at knæle paa sine Knæ, med sine Hænder udbredte imod Himmelen,

It was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and petition to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.

55 og han stod og velsignede hele Israels Forsamling med høj Røst og sagde:

He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

56 Lovet være Herren, som har givet sit Folk Israel Rolighed efter alt det, som han har talt! der blev ikke et Ord til intet af alle hans gode Ord, som han talede ved Mose, sin Tjener.

"Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.

57 Herren vor Gud være med os, ligesom han har været med vore Fædre! Han forlade os ikke og overgive os ikke!

May the LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

58 at han vil bøje vort Hjerte til sig, saa at vi vandre i alle hans Veje og holde hans Bud og hans Skikke og hans Befalinger, som han har budet vore Fædre,

that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

59 og at disse mine Ord, som jeg har bedet ydmygeligt med for Herrens Ansigt, maa komme nær for Herren vor Gud Dag og Nat, at han vil skaffe sin Tjener Ret og sit Folk, Israel, Ret, hver Dags Sag paa sin Dag,

Let these my words, with which I have made petition before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;

60 paa det at alle Folk paa Jorden skulle vide, at Herren han er Gud, og ingen ydermere,

that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD, he is God. There is no other.

61 og at eders Hjerter maa være retskafne for Herren vor Gud til at vandre i hans Skikke og til at holde hans Bud som paa denne Dag.

"Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day."

62 Og Kongen og al Israel med ham ofrede Offer for Herrens Ansigt.

The king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

63 Og Salomo ofrede Takofre, som han ofrede til Herren, to og tyve Tusinde Øksne og Hundrede og tyve Tusinde Faar; saa indviede Kongen og alle Israels Børn Herrens Hus.

Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD, two and twenty thousand head of cattle, and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

64 Paa den samme Dag helligede Kongen den mellemste Part af Forgaarden, som var lige for Herrens Hus; thi han lavede der Brændofret og Madofret og Takofrenes Fedtstykker, fordi det Kobberalter, som stod for Herrens Ansigt, var for lidet til at tage imod Brændofret og Madofret og Takofrenes Fedtstykker.

The same day the king made the middle of the court holy that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings.

65 Og Salomo holdt paa den samme Tid Højtiden og al Israel med ham, en stor Forsamling fra Strækningen mellem Hamath og Ægyptens Bæk, for Herrens vor Guds Ansigt i syv Dage og atter i syv Dage, det var fjorten Dage.

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt, before the LORD our God in the house which he built, eating and drinking and rejoicing before the LORD our God seven days and seven days; fourteen days.

66 Paa den ottende Dag lod han Folket fare, og de velsignede Kongen, og de gik glade til deres Telte og vel til Mode i Hjertet over alt det gode, som Herren havde gjort David, sin Tjener, og Israel, sit Folk.

And on the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.