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 made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, 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 on every side.
2 Kun ofrede Folket paa Offerhøjene, thi hidindtil var der ikke bygget HERRENS Navn et Hus.
Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built to 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 burnt incense in 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 to thy servant David my father great mercy, 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 therefore to thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a 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 to 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 thy enemies: but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern 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 words: 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 to 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 honor: so that there shall not be any among the kings like to 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, to 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, O 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 us 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 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 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 nurse my child, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which 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. 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, No; 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, Bring 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] to the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, [but] 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 of it.
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 judgment.
