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.
When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from the sky and burned all the offerings and sacrifices [that were on the altar], and the glorious radiance of Yahweh filled the temple.
2 Og Præsterne kunde ikke gaa ind i Herrens Hus; thi Herrens Herlighed fyldte Herrens Hus.
The radiance [was extremely bright], with the result that the priests could not enter the temple of Yahweh.
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.
When all the Israeli people [who were there] saw the fire coming down and the glory of Yahweh above the temple, they prostrated themselves with their faces touching the ground. They worshiped and thanked Yahweh, singing, “Yahweh is always good to us; he faithfully loves us forever.”
4 Og Kongen og alt Folket ofrede Slagtoffer for Herrens Ansigt.
Then the king and all the people who were there dedicated the temple to Yahweh by offering more sacrifices to him. King Solomon gave 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats to be sacrificed.
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.
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.
The priests stood in their positions, and the other descendants of Levi stood in their positions holding the musical instruments [to praise] Yahweh, instruments that King David had caused to be made for praising Yahweh and thanking him. [They sang], “He faithfully loves us forever.” Facing the other descendants of Levi the priests stood, blowing their trumpets, while all the Israeli people were standing [and listening].
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.
Solomon dedicated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple. Then he gave offerings to be completely burned there along with the fat of the animals to be sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. The priests burned them there in the courtyard because in addition to those things there were offerings of grain, with the result that there was not enough space on the bronze altar to burn all those sacrifices.
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.
Solomon [and the other people] celebrated the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters for seven days. There was a huge group of people who celebrated with him. Some of them came from [as far away as] Lebo-Hamath [in the far north] and the border of Egypt [in the far south].
9 Og paa den ottende Dag holdt de en Slutningshøjtid; thi de holdt Alterets Indvielse i syv Dage og Højtiden i syv Dage.
On the eighth/next day they gathered again [to worship Yahweh]. They had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters 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.
Then on the next day Solomon sent them to their homes. They were very joyful because of all the good things that Yahweh had done for David and Solomon and for all his Israeli 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.
Solomon’s [workers] finished building the temple and Solomon’s palace. And Solomon finished doing everything else that he had planned to do.
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.
Then Yahweh appeared to him one night [in a dream] and said to him, “I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen this temple to be the place where my people will offer sacrifices to me.
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,
“When I prevent any rain from falling, or when I command locusts to eat all the crops, or when I send a plague among 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 the people who belong to me humble themselves and pray, and request me to help them, and if they turn away from their sinful behavior, then I will hear from heaven. I will forgive them for having sinned and I will cause them to prosper again.
15 Nu skulle mine Øjne være aabnede og mine Øren give Agt paa den Bøn, som sker paa dette Sted.
I [SYN] will see them and I [SYN] will hear them when they pray to me 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.
I have chosen and have (set apart/dedicated) this temple in order that people may worship [MTY] me there forever. I will always watch over [MTY] it and protect [IDM] it.
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 obey me as David your father did, and if you do all that I command you to do, and obey all my laws and decrees,
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.
I will make sure that your descendants will always be kings, which is what I promised to David your father, saying, ‘Some of your descendants will always be the kings of 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 Israelis turn away from me and disobey the decrees and commands that I have given to you, and you start to worship other gods,
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.
I will cause you to be expelled from this land that I have given to you, and I will abandon this temple that I have set apart to be the place where people should worship me. I will cause it to be despised and ridiculed by people of all nations.
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?
Although this temple is now greatly respected, when that happens, all the people who pass by will be appalled, and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done terrible things like this to this country and to this temple?’
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 others will reply, ‘It happened because they rejected Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged, the one who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they have been worshiping other gods and trying to please them. And that is why Yahweh has caused them to experience all these disasters.’”
