Første Kongebog 10
1 Da Dronningen af Saba hørte Salomos Ry, kom hun for at prøve ham med Gaader.
When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD’s name, she came to test him with hard 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 came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.
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 wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.
4 Og da Dronningen af Saba saa al Salomos Visdom, Huset han havde bygget,
When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that 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 of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his officials, their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the LORD’s house, there was no more spirit in her.
6 og hun sagde til Kongen: »Sandt var, hvad jeg i mit Land hørte sige om dig og din Visdom!
She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of 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!
However, I didn’t believe the words until I came and my eyes had seen it. Behold, not even half was told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.
8 Lykkelige dine Hustruer, lykkelige dine Folk, som altid er om dig og hører din Visdom!
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually before you, who hear 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.«
Blessed is the LORD your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
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 gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of spices as these which 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,
The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees 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 made of the almug trees pillars for the LORD’s house and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or were seen to this day.
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 to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, in addition to that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
14 Vægten af det Guld, som i et Aar indførtes af Salomo, udgjorde 666 Guldtalenter,
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
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.
in addition to that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.
16 Kong Salomo lod hamre 200 Guldskjolde, hvert paa 600 Sekel Guld,
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
17 og 300 mindre Guldskjolde, hvert paa tre Miner Guld; dem lod Kongen henlægge i Libanonskovhuset.
He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 Fremdeles lod Kongen lave en stor Elfenbenstrone, overtrukket med lutret Guld.
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest 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;
There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two 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 there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in 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 King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver, because it was considered of little value 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.
For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
23 Kong Salomo overgik alle Jordens Konger i Rigdom og Visdom.
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
24 Fra alle Jordens Egne søgte man hen til Salomo for at høre den Visdom, Gud havde lagt i hans Hjerte;
All the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.
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 man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armour, 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 gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen. He kept them in the chariot cities and with the king at 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 common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
28 Hestene, Salomo indførte, kom fra Mizrajim og Kove; Kongens Handelsfolk købte dem i Kove.
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
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 was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty shekels; and so they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.
