Første Kongebog 5
1 Da Kong Hiram af Tyrus hørte, at Salomo var salvet til Konge i stedet for sin Fader, sendte han nogle af sine Folk til ham; thi Hiram havde altid været Davids Ven.
Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.
2 Og Salomo sendte Hiram følgende Bud:
Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 »Du ved, at min Fader David ikke kunde bygge HERREN sin Guds Navn et Hus for de Kriges Skyld, man fra alle Sider paaførte ham, indtil HERREN lagde hans Fjender under hans Fødder.
“You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars which were around him on every side, until the LORD put his enemies under the soles of his feet.
4 Men nu har HERREN min Gud skaffet mig Ro til alle Sider; der findes ingen Modstandere, og der er ingen Fare paa Færde.
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side. There is no enemy and no evil occurrence.
5 Se, derfor har jeg i Sinde at bygge HERREN min Guds Navn et Hus efter HERRENS Ord til min Fader David: Din Søn, som jeg sætter paa din Trone i dit Sted, han skal bygge Huset for mit Navn.
Behold, I intend to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place shall build the house for my name.’
6 Giv derfor Ordre til, at der fældes Cedre til mig paa Libanon. Mine Folk skal arbejde sammen med dine, og jeg vil give dine Folk den Løn, du kræver; thi du ved jo, at der ikke findes nogen hos os, der kan fælde Træer som Zidonierne!«
Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say. For you know that there is nobody amongst us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
7 Da Hiram modtog dette Bud fra Salomo, glædede det ham meget, og han sagde: »Lovet være HERREN i Dag, fordi han har givet David en viis Søn til at herske over dette store Folk!«
When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed is the LORD today, who has given to David a wise son to rule over this great people.”
8 Og Hiram sendte Salomo følgende Svar: »Jeg har modtaget det Bud, du sendte mig, og jeg skal opfylde alt, hvad du ønsker med Hensyn til Ceder— og Cyprestræer;
Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you have sent to me. I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning cypress timber.
9 mine Folk skal bringe dem fra Libanon ned til Havet, og saa skal jeg lade dem samle til Tømmerflaader paa Havet og sende dem til det Sted, du anviser mig; der skal jeg lade dem skille ad, saa at du kan lade dem hente. Men du vil da ogsaa opfylde mit Ønske og sende Fødevarer til mit Hof!«
My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you specify to me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you will receive them. You will accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.”
10 Saa sendte Hiram Salomo alt, hvad han ønskede af Ceder— og Cyprestræer;
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar timber and cypress timber according to all his desire.
11 og Salomo sendte Hiram 20 000 Kor Hvede til Underhold for hans Hof og 20 Kor Olie af knuste Oliven. Saa meget sendte Salomo Hiram Aar efter Aar.
Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat for food to his household, and twenty cors of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.
12 Og HERREN gav Salomo Visdom, som han havde lovet ham; og der var Fred mellem Hiram og Salomo, og de sluttede Pagt med hinanden.
The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.
13 Kong Salomo udskrev nu Hoveriarbejdere overalt i Israel, og Hoveriarbejderne udgjorde 30 000 Mand.
King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14 Dem sendte han saa til Libanon, et Hold paa 10 000 om Maaneden, saaledes at de var en Maaned paa Libanon og to Maaneder hjemme. Adoniram havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejderne.
He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: for a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the men subject to forced labour.
15 Salomo havde 70 000 Lastdragere og 80 000 Stenhuggere i Bjergene
Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains,
16 foruden Overfogeder, der ledede Arbejdet, 3300 Mand, som havde Opsyn med Folkene, der arbejdede.
besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work: three thousand and three hundred who ruled over the people who laboured in the work.
17 Paa Kongens Bud brød de store Stenblokke, kostbare Sten til Templets Grundvold, Kvadersten;
The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
18 og Salomos og Hiroms Bygmestre og Folkene fra Gebal huggede dem til, og de gjorde Træstammerne og Stenene i Stand til Templets Opførelse.
Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
