Første Kongebog 4
1 Kong Salomo var Konge over hele Israel.
And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.
2 Hans øverste Embedsmænd var følgende: Azarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;
And these were his princes, Azariah the sonne of Zadok the Priest,
3 Elihoref og Ahija, Sjisjas Sønner, var Statsskrivere; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;
Elihoreph and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha scribes, Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder,
4 Benaja, Jojadas Søn, stod i Spidsen for Hæren; Zadok og Ebjatar var Præster;
And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoste, and Zadok and Abiathar Priests,
5 Azarja, Natans Søn, var Overfoged; Præsten Zabud, Natans Søn, var Kongens Ven;
And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers, and Zabud the sonne of Nathan Priest was the Kings friend,
6 Ahisjar var Slotshøvedsmand; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejdet.
And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute.
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 Salomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, which prouided vitailes for the King and his housholde: eche man had a moneth in the yeere to prouide vitailes.
8 Deres Navne var: Hurs Søn i Efraims Bjerge;
And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim:
9 Dekers Søn i Makaz-Sja'albim, Bet-Sjemesj og Elon indtil Bet-Hanan;
The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan:
10 Heseds Søn i Arubbot; han havde Soko og hele Hefers Land;
The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 Abinadabs Søn havde hele Dors Højland; han var gift med Salomos Datter Tafat;
The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon 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 sonne of Ahilud in Taanach, and Megiddo, and in all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Izreel, from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, eue til beyond ouer against Iokmeam:
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;
The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, and his were the townes of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walles and barres of brasse.
14 Ahinadab, Iddos Søn, havde Mahanajim;
Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:
15 Ahima'az i Naftali; han var ligeledes gift med en Datter af Salomo, Basemat;
Ahimaaz in Naphtali, and he tooke Basmath the daughter of Salomon to wife:
16 Ba'ana, Husjajs Søn, i Aser og Bealot;
Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Josjafat, Paruas Søn, i Issakar;
Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.
18 Sjim'i, Elas Søn, i Benjamin;
Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:
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 sonne of Vri in the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sihon King of the Amorites, and of Og King of Bashan, and was officer alone in the land.
20 Juda og Israel var talrige, saa talrige som Sandet ved Havet, og de spiste og drak og var glade.
Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating, 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 Salomon reigned ouer all kingdomes, from the Riuer vnto the lande of the Philistims, and vnto the border of Egypt, and they brought presents, and serued Salomon all the dayes of his life.
22 Salomos daglige Behov af Levnedsmidler var tredive Kor fint Hvedemel og tresindstyve Kor almindeligt Mel,
And Salomons vitailes for one day were thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale:
23 ti Stykker Fedekvæg, tyve Stykker Græskvæg og hundrede Stykker Smaakvæg foruden Hjorte, Gazeller, Antiloper og fede Gæs.
Ten fat oxen, and twentie oxen of the pastures, and an hundreth sheepe, beside hartes, and buckes, and bugles, and fat foule.
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 ruled in all the region on the other side of the Riuer, from Tiphsah euen vnto Azzah, ouer all the Kings on the other side the Riuer: and he had peace round about him on euery side.
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 Iudah and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder his vine, and vnder his fig tree, from Dan, euen to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Salomon.
26 Og Salomo havde 40 000 Spand Heste til sit Vognhold og 12 000 Ryttere.
And Salomon had fourtie thousande stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue 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 these officers prouided vitaile for king Salomon, and for all that came to King Salomons table, euery man his moneth, and they suffred to lacke nothing.
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 strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery 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 gaue Salomon wisdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,
30 saa at Salomos Visdom var større end alle Østerlændingenes og alle Ægypternes Visdom.
And Salomons wisdome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East and all the wisedome 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 then any man: yea, then were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman, then Chalcol, then Darda the sonnes of Mahol: and he was famous throughout all nations round about.
32 Han fremsagde 3000 Tankesprog, og Tallet paa hans Sange var 1005.
And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
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 tree that is in Lebanon, euen vnto the hyssope that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of foules, and of creeping thinges, 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 people to heare the wisedome of Salomon, from all Kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome.
