Første Kongebog 3
1 Da nu Salomo havde faaet Kongedømmet sikkert i hænde besvogrede han sig med Farao, Ægypterkongen, idet han ægtede Faraos Datter; og han førte hende ind i Davidsbyen, til han fik sit eget Hus, HERRENS Hus og Muren om Jerusalem bygget færdig.
And the wisdom of Solomon abounded exceedingly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt: and he took the daughter of Pharao, and brought her into the city of David, until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the Lord first, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
2 Kun ofrede Folket paa Offerhøjene, thi hidindtil var der ikke bygget HERRENS Navn et Hus.
Nevertheless the people burnt incense on the high places, because a house had not yet been built to the Lord.
3 Salomo elskede HERREN, saa at han vandrede efter sin Fader Davids Anordninger; kun ofrede han paa Højene og tændte Offerild der.
And Solomon loved the Lord, [so as] to walk in the ordinances of David his father; only he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.
4 Og Kongen begav sig til Gibeon for at ofre der; thi det var den store Offerhøj; tusind Brændofre ofrede Salomo paa Alteret der.
And he arose and went to Gabaon to sacrifice there, for that [was] the highest place, and great: Solomon offered a whole-burnt-offering of a thousand [victims] on the altar in Gabaon.
5 I Gibeon lod HERREN sig til Syne for Salomo i en Drøm om Natten. Og Gud sagde: »Sig, hvad du ønsker, jeg skal give dig!«
And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and the Lord said to Solomon, Ask some petition for thyself.
6 Da sagde Salomo: »Du viste stor Miskundhed mod din Tjener, min Fader David, der jo ogsaa vandrede for dit Aasyn i Troskab, Retfærdighed og Hjertets Oprigtighed; og du lod denne store Miskundhed blive over ham og gav ham en Søn, der nu sidder paa hans Trone.
And Solomon said, Thou hast dealt very mercifully with thy servant David my father according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee, and thou hast kept for him this great mercy, to set his son upon his throne, as [it is] this day.
7 Ja, nu har du, HERRE min Gud, gjort din Tjener til Konge i min Fader Davids Sted. Men jeg er ganske ung og ved ikke, hvorledes jeg skal færdes ret;
And now, O Lord my God, thou hast appointed thy servant in the room of David my father; and I am a little child, and know not my going out an my coming in.
8 og din Tjener staar midt i det Folk, du udvalgte, et stort Folk, som ikke kan tælles eller udregnes, saa mange er de.
But thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen, a great people, which as this day cannot be numbered.
9 Giv derfor din Tjener et lydhørt Hjerte, saa han kan dømme dit Folk og skelne mellem godt og ondt; thi hvem kan dømme dette dit store Folk!«
Thou shalt give therefore to thy servant a heart to hear and to judge thy people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this thy great people?
10 Det vakte HERRENS Velbehag, at Salomo bad derom;
And it was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon asked this thing.
11 og Gud sagde til ham: »Fordi du bad om dette og ikke om et langt Liv, ej heller om Rigdom eller om dine Fjenders Liv, men om Forstand til at skønne, hvad ret er,
And the Lord said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing of me, and hast not asked for thyself long life, and hast not asked wealth, nor hast asked the lives of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to hear judgment;
12 se, derfor vil jeg gøre, som du beder: Se, jeg giver dig et viist og forstandigt Hjerte, saa at din Lige aldrig før har været, ej heller siden skal fremstaa;
behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee an understanding and wise heart: there has not been [any one] like thee before thee, and after thee there shall not arise one like thee.
13 men jeg giver dig ogsaa, hvad du ikke bad om, baade Rigdom og Ære, saa at du ikke skal have din Lige blandt Konger, saa længe du lever.
And I have given thee what thou hast not asked, wealth and glory, so that there has not been any one like thee among kings.
14 Og hvis du vandrer paa mine Veje, saa du holder mine Anordninger og Bud, saaledes som din Fader David gjorde, vil jeg give dig et langt Liv.«
And if thou wilt walk in my way, to keep my commandments and my ordinances, as David thy father walked, then will I multiply thy days.
15 Da vaagnede Salomo, og se, det var en Drøm. Derpaa begav han sig til Jerusalem og stillede sig foran HERRENS Pagts Ark og ofrede Brændofre, bragte Takofre og gjorde et Gæstebud for alle sine Folk.
And Solomon awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream: and he arose and came to Jerusalem, and stood before the altar that was in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord in Sion: and he offered whole-burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings, and made a great banquet for himself and all his servants.
16 Paa den Tid kom to Skøger til Kongen og traadte frem for ham.
Then there appeared two harlots before the king, and they stood before him.
17 Den ene Kvinde sagde: »Hør mig, Herre! Jeg og den Kvinde der bor i Hus sammen. Hjemme i vort Hus fødte jeg i hendes Nærværelse et Barn,
And the one woman said, Hear me, [my] lord; I and this woman dwelt in one house, and we were delivered in the house.
18 og tre Dage efter min Nedkomst fødte ogsaa hun et Barn. Vi var sammen; der var ingen andre hos os i Huset, vi to var ene i Huset.
And it came to pass on the third day after I was delivered, this woman also was delivered: and we [were] together; and there was no one with us besides our two selves in the house.
19 Saa døde hendes Dreng om Natten, fordi hun kom til at ligge paa ham;
And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
20 men midt om Natten, medens din Trælkvinde sov, stod hun op og tog min Dreng fra min Side og lagde ham ved sit Bryst; men sin døde Dreng lagde hun ved mit Bryst.
and she arose in the middle of the night, and took my son from my arms, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom.
21 Da jeg saa om Morgenen rejste mig for at give min Dreng at die, se, da var han død; men da jeg saa nøje paa ham om Morgenen, se, da var det ikke min Dreng, ham, som jeg havde født!«
and I arose in the morning to suckle my son, and he was dead: and, behold, I considered him in the morning, and, behold, it was not my son whom I bore.
22 Men den anden Kvinde sagde: »Det er ikke sandt; den levende er min Dreng, og den døde er din!« Og den første sagde: »Nej, den døde er din Dreng, og den levende er min!« Saaledes mundhuggedes de foran Kongen.
And the other woman said, No, but the living [is] my son, and the dead [is] thy son. So they spoke before the king.
23 Da sagde Kongen: »Den ene siger: Han her, den levende, er min Dreng, den døde er din! Og den anden siger: Nej, den døde er din Dreng, den levende min!«
and the king said to them, Thou sayest, This [is] my son, [even] the living [one], and this woman's son [is] the dead one: and thou sayest, No, but the living [is] my son, and the dead [is] thy son.
24 Derpaa sagde Kongen: »Hent mig et Sværd!« Og de bragte Kongen et.
And the king said, Fetch a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
25 Da sagde Kongen: »Hug det levende Barn over og giv hver af dem det halve!«
And the king said, Divide the live child, the suckling, in two; and give half of it to one, and half of it to the other.
26 Da rørte Kærligheden til Barnet sig heftigt i den Kvinde, som var Moder til det levende Barn, og hun sagde til Kongen: »Hør mig, Herre! Giv hende det levende Barn; dræb det endelig ikke!« Men den anden sagde: »Det skal hverken tilhøre mig eller dig, hug det kun over!«
And the woman whose the living child was, answered and said to the king, (for her bowels yearned over her son) and she said, I pray thee, [my] lord, give her the child, and in nowise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor hers; divide [it].
27 Da tog Kongen til Orde og sagde: »Giv hende der det levende Barn og dræb det ikke; thi hun er Moderen!«
Then the king answered and said, Give the child to her that said, 'Give it to her, and by no means slay it:' she [is] its mother.
28 Og da Israel hørte om den Dom, Kongen havde fældet, fyldtes de alle af Ærefrygt for Kongen; thi de saa, at han sad inde med Guds Visdom til at skifte Ret.
and all Israel heard this judgment which the king judged, and they feared before the king; because they saw that the wisdom of God [was] in him, to execute judgment.
