Første Kongebog 4
1 Kong Salomo var Konge over hele Israel.
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 Hans øverste Embedsmænd var følgende: Azarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;
And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Elihoref og Ahija, Sjisjas Sønner, var Statsskrivere; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
4 Benaja, Jojadas Søn, stod i Spidsen for Hæren; Zadok og Ebjatar var Præster;
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5 Azarja, Natans Søn, var Overfoged; Præsten Zabud, Natans Søn, var Kongens Ven;
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, [and] the king’s friend;
6 Ahisjar var Slotshøvedsmand; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejdet.
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.
7 Fremdeles havde Salomo tolv Fogeder over hele Israel, som skulde sørge for Kongens og Hoffets Underhold, hver af dem en Maaned om Aaret.
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
8 Deres Navne var: Hurs Søn i Efraims Bjerge;
And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;
9 Dekers Søn i Makaz-Sja'albim, Bet-Sjemesj og Elon indtil Bet-Hanan;
Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;
10 Heseds Søn i Arubbot; han havde Soko og hele Hefers Land;
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
11 Abinadabs Søn havde hele Dors Højland; han var gift med Salomos Datter Tafat;
Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife);
12 Ba'ana, Ahiluds Søn, havde Ta'anak, Megiddo og hele Bet-Sjean op til Zaretan, neden for Jizre'el fra Bet-Sjean til Abel-Mehola ud over Jokmeam;
Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
13 Gebers Søn i Ramot i Gilead; han havde Manasses Søn Ja'irs Teltbyer i Gilead, og han havde Argoblandet i Basan, tresindstyve store Byer med Mure og Kobberportstænger;
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);
14 Ahinadab, Iddos Søn, havde Mahanajim;
Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ahima'az i Naftali; han var ligeledes gift med en Datter af Salomo, Basemat;
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife);
16 Ba'ana, Husjajs Søn, i Aser og Bealot;
Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Josjafat, Paruas Søn, i Issakar;
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Sjim'i, Elas Søn, i Benjamin;
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Geber, Uris Søn, i Gads Land, det Land, der havde tilhørt Amoriterkongen Sihon og Kong Og af Basan; der var kun een Foged i det Land.
Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and [he was] the only officer that was in the land.
20 Juda og Israel var talrige, saa talrige som Sandet ved Havet, og de spiste og drak og var glade.
Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
21 Og Salomo herskede over alle Rigerne fra Floden til Filisternes Land og Ægyptens Grænse og de bragte Gaver og tjente Salomo, saa længe han levede.
And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 Salomos daglige Behov af Levnedsmidler var tredive Kor fint Hvedemel og tresindstyve Kor almindeligt Mel,
And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
23 ti Stykker Fedekvæg, tyve Stykker Græskvæg og hundrede Stykker Smaakvæg foruden Hjorte, Gazeller, Antiloper og fede Gæs.
ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.
24 Thi han herskede over hele Landet hinsides Floden, fra Tifsa til Gaza, over alle Kongerne hinsides Floden, og han havde Fred rundt om til alle Sider;
For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
25 og Juda og Israel boede trygt, saa længe Salomo levede, hver Mand under sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ, fra Dan til Be'ersjeba.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 Og Salomo havde 40 000 Spand Heste til sit Vognhold og 12 000 Ryttere.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 Og de nævnte Fogeder sørgede for Underhold til Kong Salomo og alle, der havde Adgang til hans Bord, hver i sin Maaned, og de lod det ikke skorte paa noget;
And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
28 og Byggen og Straaet til Hestene og Forspandene bragte de til det Sted, hvor han var, efter som Turen kom til hver enkelt.
Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.
29 Gud skænkede Salomo Visdom og Kløgt i saare rigt Maal og en omfattende Forstand, som Sandet ved Havets Bred,
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
30 saa at Salomos Visdom var større end alle Østerlændingenes og alle Ægypternes Visdom.
And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 Han var visere end alle andre, ja visere end Ezraiten Etan og visere end Heman, Kalkol og Darda, Mahols Sønner, og hans Ry naaede ud til alle Folkeslag rundt om.
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.
32 Han fremsagde 3000 Tankesprog, og Tallet paa hans Sange var 1005.
And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
33 Han talte om Træerne lige fra Cederen paa Libanon til Ysopen, der vokser frem af Muren; og han talte om Dyrene, Fuglene, Krybdyrene og Fiskene.
And he spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spake also of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
34 Fra alle Folkeslag kom man for at lytte til Salomos Visdom, fra alle Jordens Konger, der hørte om hans Visdom.
And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
