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 Solomon became allied to Pharaoh king of Egypt by marriage, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
2 Kun ofrede Folket paa Offerhøjene, thi hidindtil var der ikke bygget HERRENS Navn et Hus.
Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days.
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, walking in the statutes of David his father; only he sacrificed and offered in 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 the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place; a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
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!«
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said: 'Ask what I shall give thee.'
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 shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, 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 kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on 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 made Thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come 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.
And Thy servant is in the midst of Thy people which Thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
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!«
Give Thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'
10 Det vakte HERRENS Velbehag, at Salomo bad derom;
And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had 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 God said unto him: 'Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern justice;
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: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto 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 also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour — so that there hath not been any among the kings like unto thee — all thy days.
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 ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen 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 came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
16 Paa den Tid kom to Skøger til Kongen og traadte frem for ham.
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and 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: 'Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her 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 the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two 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 overlay 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 at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child 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 when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked well at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I did bear.'
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: 'Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son.' And this said: 'No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son.' Thus 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!«
Then said the king: 'The one saith: This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith: Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.'
24 Derpaa sagde Kongen: »Hent mig et Sværd!« Og de bragte Kongen et.
And the king said: 'Fetch me 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 living child in two, and give half to the one, and half 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!«
Then spoke the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned upon her son, and she said: 'Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it.' But the other said: 'It shall be neither mine nor thine; 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 her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.'
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 of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
