Første Kongebog 10
1 Da Dronningen af Saba hørte Salomos Ry, kom hun for at prøve ham med Gaader.
The queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she came to Jerusalem to test him with tough questions.
2 Hun kom til Jerusalem med et saare stort Følge og med Kameler, der bar Røgelse, Guld i store Mængder og Ædelsten. Og da hun var kommet til Salomo, talte hun til ham om alt, hvad der laa hende paa Hjerte.
She brought with her a very large entourage, with camels loaded with spices, large amounts of gold, and precious gemstones. She came to Solomon and asked him about everything she had on her mind.
3 Men Salomo svarede paa alle hendes Spørgsmaal, og intet som helst var skjult for Kongen, han gav hende Svar paa alt.
Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing he couldn't explain to her.
4 Og da Dronningen af Saba saa al Salomos Visdom, Huset han havde bygget,
When the queen of Sheba saw Solomon's wisdom, and the palace he had built,
5 Maden paa hans Bord, hans Folks Boliger, hans Tjeneres Optræden og deres Klæder, hans Mundskænke og Brændofrene, han ofrede i HERRENS Hus, var hun ude af sig selv;
the food on the table, how his officials lived, how his servants operated and how they were dressed, the clothes of the waiters, and the burnt offerings he presented at the Lord's Temple, she was so astonished she could hardly breathe.
6 og hun sagde til Kongen: »Sandt var, hvad jeg i mit Land hørte sige om dig og din Visdom!
She told the king, “It's true what I heard in my own country about your proverbs and your wisdom!
7 Jeg troede ikke, hvad der sagdes, før jeg kom og saa det med egne Øjne; og se, ikke engang det halve er mig fortalt, thi din Visdom og Herlighed overgaar, hvad Rygtet sagde mig om dig!
But I didn't believe what they told me until I came and saw with my own eyes. In fact, I wasn't told the half of it—the extent of your wisdom far exceeds what I heard!
8 Lykkelige dine Hustruer, lykkelige dine Folk, som altid er om dig og hører din Visdom!
How happy your people must be! How happy those who work for you, who stand here every day listening to your wisdom!
9 Lovet være HERREN din Gud, som fandt behag i dig og satte dig paa Israels Trone! Fordi HERREN elsker Israel evindelig, satte han dig til Konge, til at øve ret og Retfærdighed.«
Praise the Lord your God who is so pleased with you, who placed you on his throne as king to rule on his behalf. Because of the love of your God for Israel he has made them secure forever, and he has made you king over them to do what is fair and right.”
10 Derpaa gav hun Kongen 120 Guldtalenter, Røgelse i store Mængder og Ædelsten; og aldrig er der siden kommet saa megen Røgelse til Landet som den, Dronningen af Saba gav Kong Salomo.
She presented the king with one hundred and twenty talents of gold, huge amounts of spices and precious stones. Never before had there been spices like those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 Desuden bragte Hirams Skibe, som hentede Guld i Ofir, Almuggimtræ i store Mængder og Ædelsten fra Ofir,
(Hiram's fleet of ships brought gold from Ophir, and also carried algum wood and precious stones.
12 og af Almuggimtræet lod Kongen lave Rækværk til HERRENS Hus og Kongens Palads, desuden Citre og Harper til Sangerne. Saa meget Almuggimtræ er hidtil ikke set eller kommet til Landet.
The king used the algum wood to make steps for the Temple and for the royal palace, and into lyres and harps for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.)
13 Og Kong Salomo gav Dronningen af Saba alt, hvad hun ønskede og bad om, foruden hvad han af sig selv kongeligen skænkede hende. Derpaa begav hun sig med sit Følge hjem til sit Land.
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she wanted, whatever she asked for. This was in addition to the usual gifts he had generously given her. Then she and her attendants returned home to her own country.
14 Vægten af det Guld, som i et Aar indførtes af Salomo, udgjorde 666 Guldtalenter,
The weight of gold that Solomon received each year was 666 talents,
15 de ikke medregnet, hvad der indkom i Afgift fra de undertvungne Folk og ved Købmændenes Handel og fra alle Arabiens Konger og Landets Statholdere.
not including that received from traders and merchants, and all the kings of Arabia and governors of the land.
16 Kong Salomo lod hamre 200 Guldskjolde, hvert paa 600 Sekel Guld,
King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold. Each shield required six hundred shekels of hammered gold.
17 og 300 mindre Guldskjolde, hvert paa tre Miner Guld; dem lod Kongen henlægge i Libanonskovhuset.
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold. Each of these shields required three gold minas. The king placed them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 Fremdeles lod Kongen lave en stor Elfenbenstrone, overtrukket med lutret Guld.
The king also made a great throne of ivory, and covered it with pure gold.
19 Tronen havde seks Trin, og paa dens Ryg var der Tyrehoveder; paa begge Sider af Sædet var der Arme, og ved Armene stod der to Løver;
The throne had six steps, with a rounded top at the back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with lions standing beside the armrests.
20 tillige stod der tolv Løver paa de seks Trin, seks paa hver Side. Der er ikke lavet Mage til Trone i noget andet Rige.
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one on opposite ends of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
21 Alle Kong Salomos Drikkekar var af Guld og alle Redskaber i Libanonskovhuset af fint Guld; Sølv regnedes ikke for noget i Kong Salomos Dage.
All of King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. No silver was used, because it was not valued in the days of Solomon.
22 Kongen havde nemlig Tarsisskibe i Søen sammen med Hirams Skibe; og en Gang hvert tredje Aar kom Tarsisskibene, ladet med Guld, Sølv, Elfenben, Aber og Paafugle.
The king had a fleet of ships from Tarshish crewed by Hiram's sailors. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive with a cargo of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
23 Kong Salomo overgik alle Jordens Konger i Rigdom og Visdom.
King Solomon was greater than any other king on earth in wealth and wisdom.
24 Fra alle Jordens Egne søgte man hen til Salomo for at høre den Visdom, Gud havde lagt i hans Hjerte;
The whole world wanted to meet Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had placed in his mind.
25 og alle bragte de Gaver med: Sølv og Guldsager, Klæder, Vaaben, Røgelse, Heste og Muldyr; saaledes gik det Aar efter Aar.
Year after year, every visitor would bring gifts—articles of silver and gold, clothes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
26 Salomo anskaffede sig Stridsvogne og Ryttere, og han havde 1400 Vogne og 12 000 Ryttere; dem lagde han dels i Vognbyerne, dels hos sig i Jerusalem.
Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen. He kept them in the chariot towns, and also with him in Jerusalem.
27 Kongen bragte det dertil, at Sølv i Jerusalem var lige saa almindeligt som Sten, og Cedertræ lige saa almindeligt som Morbærfigentræ i Lavlandet. —
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as sycamore-figs in the foothills.
28 Hestene, Salomo indførte, kom fra Mizrajim og Kove; Kongens Handelsfolk købte dem i Kove.
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue—the royal merchants purchased them in Kue.
29 En Vogn udførtes fra Mizrajim for 600 Sekel Sølv, en Hest for 150. Ligeledes udførtes de ved Handelsfolkene til alle Hetiternes og Arams Konger.
A chariot imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse a hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the Hittite kings, and to the Aramean kings.
