< Anden Krønikebog 7 >
1 Og der Salomo havde fuldendt at bede, da faldt Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede Brændofferet og Slagtofrene, og Herrens Herlighed fyldte Huset.
Now when Solomon's prayers were ended, fire came down from heaven, burning up all the offerings; and the house was full of the glory of the Lord.
2 Og Præsterne kunde ikke gaa ind i Herrens Hus; thi Herrens Herlighed fyldte Herrens Hus.
And the priests were not able to go into the house of the Lord, for the Lord's house was full of the glory of the Lord.
3 Der alle Israels Børn saa Ilden og Herrens Herlighed nedfalde over Huset, da bøjede de sig ned med Ansigtet til Jorden imod Gulvet og tilbade og takkede Herren, at han er god, at hans Miskundhed er evindelig.
And all the children of Israel were looking on when the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord was on the house; and they went down on their knees, with their faces to the earth, worshipping and praising the Lord, and saying, He is good; for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
4 Og Kongen og alt Folket ofrede Slagtoffer for Herrens Ansigt.
Then the king and all the people made offerings before the Lord.
5 Og Kong Salomo ofrede som Slagtoffer to og tyve Tusinde Okser og hundrede og tyve Tusinde Faar; og Kongen og alt Folket indviede Guds Hus.
King Solomon made an offering of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people kept the feast of the opening of the house of God.
6 Men Præsterne stode i deres Tjeneste og Leviterne med Herrens Sanginstrumenter, som Kong David havde ladet gøre til at takke Herren med, at hans Miskundhed er evindelig, der David ved dem lovede Gud; og Præsterne blæste i Basunerne tværs over for dem, og det hele Israel stod.
And the priests were in their places, and the Levites with their instruments of music for the Lord's song, which David the king had made for the praise of the Lord whose mercy is unchanging for ever, when David gave praise by their hand; and the priests were sounding horns before them; and all Israel were on their feet.
7 Og Salomo helligede den mellemste Part af Forgaarden, som var foran Herrens Hus; thi han tillavede der Brændofrene og Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene, fordi det Kobberalter, som Salomo havde ladet gøre, ikke kunde tage imod Brændofferet og Madofferet og Fedtstykkerne.
Then Solomon made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, offering the burned offerings there, and the fat of the peace-offerings; for there was not room on the brass altar which Solomon had made for all the burned offerings and the meal offerings and the fat.
8 Og Salomo holdt paa den samme Tid en Højtid paa syv Dage og al Israel med ham, en saare stor Forsamling, fra Strækningen imellem Hamath og Ægyptens Bæk.
So Solomon kept the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, for the people had come together from the way into Hamath and from as far as the river of Egypt.
9 Og paa den ottende Dag holdt de en Slutningshøjtid; thi de holdt Alterets Indvielse i syv Dage og Højtiden i syv Dage.
And on the eighth day they had a holy meeting; the offerings for making the altar holy went on for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
10 Men paa den tre og tyvende Dag i den syvende Maaned lod han Folket fare til deres Telte, glade og ved et godt Mod over det gode, som Herren havde gjort imod David og Salomo og sit Folk Israel.
And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their tents, full of joy and glad in their hearts, because of all the good which the Lord had done to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.
11 Saa fuldendte Salomo Herrens Hus og Kongens Hus; og alt det, som var opkommet i Salomos Hjerte at gøre i Herrens Hus og i sit Hus, det fik han Lykke til.
So Solomon came to the end of building the house of the Lord and the king's house; and everything which it was in his mind to make in the house of the Lord and for himself had been well done.
12 Og Herren aabenbarede sig for Salomo om Natten og sagde til ham: Jeg har hørt din Bøn og udvalgt mig dette Sted til et Offerhus.
Now the Lord came to Solomon in a vision by night, and said to him, I have given ear to your prayer, and have taken this place for myself as a house where offerings are to be made.
13 Se, naar jeg tillukker Himmelen, at der ikke vorder Regn, og se, naar jeg byder Græshopper at æde Landet, eller naar jeg lader Pest komme iblandt mit Folk,
If, at my word, heaven is shut up, so that there is no rain, or if I send locusts on the land for its destruction, or if I send disease on my people;
14 og mit Folk, som er kaldet efter mit Navn, ydmyger sig, og de bede og søge mit Ansigt og omvende sig fra deres onde Vej: Saa vil jeg høre fra Himmelen af og forlade dem deres Synder og gøre deres Land sundt.
If my people, on whom my name is named, make themselves low and come to me in prayer, searching for me and turning from their evil ways; then I will give ear from heaven, overlooking their sin, and will give life again to their land.
15 Nu skulle mine Øjne være aabnede og mine Øren give Agt paa den Bøn, som sker paa dette Sted.
Now my eyes will be open and my ears awake to the prayers made in this place.
16 Og nu har jeg udvalgt og helliget mig dette Hus, at mit Navn skal være der indtil evig Tid, og mine Øjne og mit Hjerte skulle være der alle Dage.
For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
17 Og du, om du vandrer for mit Ansigt, ligesom David, din Fader, har vandret, saa at du gør efter alt det, som jeg befalede dig, at du holder mine Skikke og mine Befalinger:
And as for you, if you will go on your way before me as David your father did, doing whatever I have given you orders to do and keeping my laws and my decisions:
18 Saa vil jeg ogsaa stadfæste dit Riges Trone, ligesom jeg har gjort en Pagt med din Fader David og sagt: Dig skal ikke fattes en Mand, som skal herske i Israel.
Then I will make strong the seat of your kingdom, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be ruler in Israel.
19 Men dersom I vende eder bort og forlade mine Skikke og mine Bud, som jeg har givet for eders Ansigt, og I gaa hen og tjene andre Guder og tilbede dem:
But if you are turned away from me, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods, giving them worship:
20 Da vil jeg oprykke eder af mit Land, som jeg har givet eder, og dette Hus, som jeg har helliget til mit Navn, vil jeg forkaste fra mit Ansigt, og jeg vil gøre det til et Ordsprog og til en Spot iblandt alle Folk.
Then I will have this people uprooted out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will put away from before my eyes, and make it an example and a word of shame among all peoples.
21 Og dette Hus, som har været højt, skulle alle, som gaa forbi det, grue for og sige: Hvorfor har Herren gjort saa imod dette Land og imod dette Hus?
And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, and will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
22 Og de skulle sige: Fordi de forlode Herren, deres Fædres Gud, som udførte dem af Ægyptens Land, og holdt fast ved andre Guder og tilbade dem og tjente dem: Derfor har han ladet alt dette onde komme over dem.
And their answer will be, Because they were turned away from the Lord, the God of their fathers, who took them out of the land of Egypt, and took for themselves other gods and gave them worship and became their servants: that is why he has sent all this evil on them.