Første Kongebog 8

1 Derpaa kaldte Salomo Israels Ældste og alle Stammernes Overhoveder, Israeliternes Fædrenehuses Øverster, sammen hos sig i Jerusalem for at føre HERRENS Pagts Ark op fra Davidsbyen, det er Zion.

Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem all the elders of Israel, all the leaders of the tribes, and the leaders of the clans. He wanted them to join in bringing Yahweh’s Sacred Chest from Zion [Hill to the temple], where it was in the part of the city called ‘The City of David’.

2 Saa samledes alle Israels Mænd hos Kong Salomo paa Højtiden i Etanim Maaned, det er den syvende Maaned.

So all the Israeli leaders came to King Solomon during the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters, in October.

3 Og alle Israels Ældste kom, og Præsterne bar Arken.

When they had all arrived, the priests lifted up the Sacred Chest

4 Og de bragte HERRENS Ark op tillige med Aabenbaringsteltet og alle de hellige Ting, der var i Teltet; Præsterne og Leviterne bragte dem op.

and brought it to the temple. The descendants of Levi [who assisted the priests] helped them to carry to the temple the Sacred Tent and all the sacred things that had been in the tent.

5 Og Kong Salomo tillige med hele Israels Menighed, som havde givet Møde hos ham foran Arken, ofrede Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, saa meget, at det ikke var til at tælle eller overse.

Then King Solomon and many of the Israeli people who had gathered in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Chest sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and oxen. No one was able to count the sacrifices [because there were so many].

6 Saa førte Præsterne HERRENS Pagts Ark ind paa dens Plads i Templets Inderhal, det Allerhelligste, og stillede den under Kerubernes Vinger;

The the priests then brought the Sacred Chest into the Very Holy Place in the temple, and they placed it under the wings of the [statues of the] winged creatures.

7 thi Keruberne udbredte deres Vinger over Pladsen, hvor Arken stod, og saaledes dannede Keruberne et Dække over Arken og dens Bærestænger.

The wings of those statues spread out over the Sacred Chest and over the poles by which it was carried.

8 Stængerne var saa lange, at Enderne af dem kunde ses fra det Hellige foran Inderhallen, men de kunde ikke ses længere ude; og de er der den Dag i Dag.

The poles were so long that the ends of the poles could be seen [by people who were standing] at the entrance to the Most Holy Place, but they could not be seen [by people standing] outside the temple. Those poles are still there.

9 Der var ikke andet i Arken end de to Stentavler, Moses havde lagt ned i den paa Horeb, Tavlerne med den Pagt, HERREN havde sluttet med Israeliterne, da de drog bort fra Ægypten.

The only things that were in the Sacred Chest were the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Sinai [Mountain], where Yahweh made an agreement with the people after they left Egypt.

10 Da Præsterne derpaa gik ud af Helligdommen, fyldte Skyen HERRENS Hus,

When the priests came out of the temple, [suddenly] it was filled with a cloud.

11 saa at Præsterne af Skyen hindredes i at staa og udføre deres Tjeneste; thi HERRENS Herlighed fyldte HERRENS Hus.

It was the glory/radiance of Yahweh that filled the temple, with the result that the priests were not able to continue their work.

12 Ved den Lejlighed sang Salomo: HERREN satte Solen paa Himlen, men selv, har han sagt, vil han bo i Mulmet.

Then Solomon prayed this: “Yahweh, you have placed the sun in the sky, but you have decided that you would live in very dark [clouds].

13 Nu har jeg bygget dig et Hus til Bolig, et Sted, du for evigt kan dvæle. Det staar jo optegnet i Sangenes Bog.

I have built for you a magnificent temple, a place for you to live in forever.”

14 Derpaa vendte Kongen sig om og velsignede hele Israels Forsamling, der imens stod op;

Then, while all the people stood there, the king turned around and faced them, and he [asked God to] bless them.

15 og han sagde: »Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, hvis Haand har fuldført, hvad hans Mund talede til min Fader David, dengang han sagde:

He said, “Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis belong! By his own power he has done what he promised to give to my father David. What he promised was this:

16 Fra den Dag jeg førte mit Folk Israel ud af Ægypten, har jeg ikke udvalgt nogen By i nogen af Israels Stammer for der at bygge et Hus til Bolig for mit Navn; men Jerusalem udvalgte jeg til Bolig for mit Navn, og David udvalgte jeg til at herske over mit Folk Israel.

‘From the time that I brought my people out of Egypt, I have never chosen any city in Israel in which a temple should be built for my people to worship me there. But I chose you, David, to rule my people.”

17 Og min Fader David fik i Sinde at bygge HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus;

[Then Solomon said], “My father David wanted to build a temple in order that we Israeli people could worship Yahweh our God there.

18 men HERREN sagde til min Fader David: At du har i Sinde at bygge mit Navn et Hus, er ret af dig;

But Yahweh said to him, ‘You have wanted to build a temple for me, and what you wanted to do was good.

19 dog skal du ikke bygge det Hus, men din Søn, der udgaar af din Lænd; skal bygge mit Navn det Hus.

However, you are not the one [who I want] to build it. It is one of your sons, who [I want to] build a temple for me.’

20 Nu har HERREN opfyldt det Ord, han talede, og jeg er traadt i min Fader Davids Sted og sidder paa Israels Trone, som HERREN sagde, og jeg har bygget HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn Huset;

And now Yahweh has done what he promised to do. I have become the king of Israel to succeed my father, and I am ruling my people, like Yahweh promised. I have [arranged for] this temple [to be] built for us Israelis to worship Yahweh, the God, to whom we Israelis belong.

21 og jeg har der beredt en Plads til Arken med den Pagt, HERREN sluttede med vore Fædre, da han førte dem bort fra Ægypten.«

I have also provided a place [in the temple] for the Sacred Chest in which are the two stone tablets [on which are engraved the Ten Commandments of] the agreement that Yahweh made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”

22 Derpaa traadte Salomo frem foran HERRENS Alter lige over for hele Israels Forsamling, udbredte sine Hænder mod Himmelen

Then Solomon stood in front of the altar which was facing the Israeli people who had gathered there. He spread out his arms toward heaven,

23 og sagde: »HERRE Israels Gud, der er ingen Gud som du i Himmelen oventil og paa Jorden nedentil, du, som holder fast ved din Pagt og din Miskundhed mod dine Tjenere, naar de af hele deres Hjerte vandrer for dit Aasyn,

and he prayed, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israeli people [belong to/worship], there is no god like you up in heaven or down here on the earth. You solemnly promised that you would faithfully love us. And that is what you have done for us who earnestly do what you want us to do.

24 du, som har holdt, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, og i Dag opfyldt med din Haand, hvad du talede med din Mund.

You have done the things that you promised my father David, who served you [very well], that you would do. Truly, you promised to do these things for him, and today we see that by your power you have done them.

25 Saa hold da nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, da du sagde: En Efterfølger skal aldrig fattes dig til at sidde paa Israels Trone for mit Aasyn, naar kun dine Sønner vil tage Vare paa deres Vej og vandre for mit Aasyn, som du har gjort.

So now, Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [belong to/worship], please do the things that you promised my father that you would do. You told him that there would always be some of his descendants who would rule Israel, if they would conduct their lives as he did.

26 Saa lad nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, det Ord opfyldes, som du tilsagde din Tjener, min Fader David!

So now, God of us Israeli people, cause what you promised to do for my father David, who served you [well], to happen.

27 Men kan Gud da virkelig bo paa Jorden? Nej visselig, Himlene, ja Himlenes Himle kan ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget!

But God, you cannot really live on the earth. There is surely not enough space for you in the sky, or even in the heaven. So there is surely not enough space for you to live in this temple that my workers have built.

28 Men vend dig til din Tjeners Bøn og Begæring, HERRE min Gud, saa du hører det Raab og den Bøn, din Tjener i Dag opsender for dit Aasyn;

But Yahweh, my God, please listen to me while I am praying to you this day,

29 lad dine Øjne være aabne over dette Hus baade Nat og Dag, over det Sted, hvor du har sagt, dit Navn skal bo, saa du hører den Bøn, din Tjener opsender, vendt mod dette Sted!

Please keep protecting this temple night and day. This is the place about which you have said, ‘I will always be there.’ I request that you listen to me whenever I turn toward this temple and pray.

30 Og hør den Bøn, din Tjener og dit Folk Israel opsender, vendt mod dette Sted; du høre den der, hvor du bor, i Himmelen, du høre og tilgive!

I request that when I pray to you and your people pray to you while they turn toward this place, that in your home in heaven you will hear us and forgive us [for the sins that we have committed].

31 Naar nogen synder imod sin Næste, og man afkræver ham Ed og lader ham sværge, og han kommer og aflægger Ed foran dit Alter i dette Hus,

If someone is accused of doing something wrong to another person, and they bring him to your altar outside this holy temple, and if he says, ‘I did not do that; may God punish me if I am not telling the truth,’

32 saa høre du det i Himmelen og gøre det og dømme dine Tjenere imellem, saa du kender den skyldige skyldig og lader hans Gerning komme over hans Hoved og frikender den uskyldige og gør med ham efter hans Uskyld!

then you listen from heaven, and decide who is telling the truth. Then punish the person who is guilty as he deserves to be punished, and declare that the other person is innocent.

33 Naar dit Folk Israel tvinges til at fly for en Fjende, fordi de synder imod dig, og de saa omvender sig til dig og bekender dit Navn og opsender Bønner og Begæringer til dig i dette Hus,

And when your Israeli people are defeated by their enemies [in a battle] because they have sinned against you, [and if they are forced to go to some distant country, ] if they turn away from their sinful behavior and turn toward this temple and admit that you [have justly punished them], and if they plead [that you will forgive them],

34 saa høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive dit Folk Israels Synd og føre dem tilbage til det Land, du gav deres Fædre!

listen to them from heaven, and forgive your Israeli people for the sins that they [have committed], and bring them back to this land that you gave to our ancestors.

35 Naar Himmelen lukkes, saa Regnen udebliver, fordi de synder imod dig, og de saa beder, vendt mod dette Sted, og bekender dit Navn og omvender sig fra deres Synd, fordi du revser dem,

And when you do not allow any rain to fall on the land because your people have sinned against you, if they turn toward this temple and admit that you [have justly punished them], if they turn away from their sinful behavior and [humbly] pray to you,

36 saa høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels Synd, ja du vise dem den gode Vej, de skal vandre, og lade det regne i dit Land, som du gav dit Folk i Eje!

listen to them from heaven, and forgive your Israeli people for the sins [that they have committed]. Teach them the right way to conduct their lives. Then send rain on this land that you have given to your people to belong to them [permanently].

37 Naar der kommer Hungersnød i Landet, naar der kommer Pest, naar der kommer Kornbrand og Rust, Græshopper og Ædere, naar Fjenden belejrer Folket i en af dets Byer, naar alskens Plage og Sot indtræffer —

And when the people of this land experience famines, or if there is a plague/illness that causes many people to become sick, or if [their crops are destroyed by] very hot winds or [by] mildew or [by] locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies surround any of their cities [in order to attack them], if any of those bad things happen to them,

38 enhver Bøn, enhver Begæring, hvem den end kommer fra i hele dit Folk Israel, naar de føler sig truffet i deres Samvittighed og udbreder Hænderne mod dette Hus,

when your Israeli people earnestly plead with you knowing that they are suffering because they [have sinned], and if they stretch out their arms toward this temple and pray,

39 den høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, og tilgive og gøre det, idet du gengælder enhver hans Færd, fordi du kender hans Hjerte, thi du alene kender alle Menneskebørnenes Hjerter,

listen to them from your home in heaven, and forgive them, and help them. You are the only one who knows what people are thinking, so act toward everyone as they deserve,

40 for at de maa frygte dig, al den Tid de lever paa den Jord, du gav vore Fædre.

in order that your people may then have an awesome respect for you, all the years that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors.

41 Selv den fremmede, der ikke hører til dit Folk Israel, men kommer fra et fjernt Land for dit Navns Skyld, —

There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israeli people who have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great and that you perform great miracles. If they come here to this temple to worship you and pray,

42 thi man vil høre om dit store Navn, din stærke Haand og din udstrakte Arm — naar han kommer og beder, vendt mod dette Hus,

43 da høre du det i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, og da gøre du efter alt, hvad den fremmede raaber til dig om, for at alle Jordens Folkeslag maa lære dit Navn at kende og frygte dig ligesom dit Folk Israel og erkende, at dit Navn er nævnet over dette Hus, som jeg har bygget.

in your home in heaven, listen to their prayers, and do for them what they request you to do. Do that so that all the people-groups in the world will know about you and revere you, like we your Israeli people do. And then they will know that this temple that I have [caused to be] built to honor you, is where you [should be worshiped].

44 Naar dit Folk drager i Krig mod sin Fjende, hvor du end sender dem hen, og de beder til HERREN, vendt mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn,

And if you send your people to go to fight against their enemies, if they pray to you, wherever they are, if they turn toward this city that you have chosen and toward this temple that I have caused to be built for you,

45 saa høre du i Himmelen deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret!

listen in heaven to their prayers; listen to what they plead for you to do, and assist them.

46 Naar de synder imod dig — thi der er intet Menneske, som ikke synder — og du vredes paa dem og giver dem i Fjendens Magt, og Sejrherrerne fører dem fangne til Fjendens Land, det være sig fjernt eller nær,

[It is true that] everyone sins. So, if your people sin against you, and you become angry with them, you may allow their enemies to defeat them and capture them and take them away to their enemies’ country, even to countries that are far away.

47 og de saa gaar i sig selv i det Land, de er bortført til, og omvender sig og raaber til dig i Sejrherrernes Land og siger: Vi har syndet, handlet ilde og været ugudelige!

If that happens, while they are in those countries to which they were forced to go, if they sincerely repent and plead with you there saying ‘We have sinned and have done things that are very wicked,’

48 naar de omvender sig til dig af hele deres Hjerte og af hele deres Sjæl i deres Fjenders Land, som de bortførtes til, og de beder til dig, vendt mod deres Land, som du gav deres Fædre, mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn —

if they very sincerely repent, and turn toward this land that you gave to our ancestors, and toward this city that you have chosen [to be the place where we should worship you], and toward this temple that I have [caused to be] built for you, and if they pray,

49 saa høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret,

then from your home in heaven listen to them while they plead [for your help], and assist them.

50 og du tilgive dit Folk, hvad de syndede imod dig, alle de Overtrædelser, hvori de gjorde sig skyldige imod dig, og lade dem finde Barmhjertighed hos Sejrherrerne, saa de forbarmer sig over dem;

Forgive them for all the sins that they [have committed] against you, and cause their enemies to be kind to them.

51 de er jo dit Folk og din Ejendom, som du førte ud af Ægypten, af Smelteovnen.

Do not forget that the Israelis are your people; they are your special possession; you brought [our ancestors] out of Egypt where [they were greatly suffering as though] they were in a blazing furnace.

52 Lad dine Øjne være aabne for din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels Begæring, saa du hører dem, hver Gang de raaber til dig.

I request that you always listen to your Israeli people and to me, their king, and heed their prayers whenever they call out to you [to help them].

53 Thi du har udskilt dem fra alle Jordens Folkeslag til at være din Ejendom, som du lovede ved din Tjener Moses, da du førte vore Fædre bort fra Ægypten, Herre, HERRE!«

You chose them from all the other people-groups in the world to belong to you, which is what you told Moses to tell them when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

54 Da Salomo var færdig med hele denne Bøn og Begæring til HERREN rejste han sig fra Pladsen foran HERRENS Alter, hvor han havde ligget paa Knæ med Hænderne udbredt mod Himmelen.

After Solomon had finished praying and pleading to Yahweh [for his help], he stood up in front of the altar where he had been kneeling. He lifted up his arms.

55 Derpaa traadte han frem og velsignede med høj Røst hele Israels Forsamling, idet han sagde:

Then he [asked God to] bless all the Israeli people. [He prayed] loudly, saying,

56 »Lovet være HERREN, der har givet sit Folk Israel Hvile, ganske som han talede, uden at et eneste Ord er faldet til Jorden af alle de herlige Forjættelser, han udtalte ved sin Tjener Moses.

“Praise Yahweh, who has given us his people peace, like he promised that he would do. He has done every one of the good things that he promised to Moses, the man who served him [very well].

57 HERREN vor Gud være med os, som han var med vore Fædre, han forlade og forstøde os ikke,

I pray that our God will be with us like he was with our ancestors, and that he will never abandon us.

58 at vort Hjerte maa drages til ham, saa vi vandrer paa alle hans Veje og holder hans Bud, Anordninger og Lovbud, som han paalagde vore Fædre!

I pray that he will cause us to loyally serve him, to conduct our lives as he wants us to, and to obey all his commandments and statutes and laws that he gave to our ancestors.

59 Maatte disse Bønner, som jeg har opsendt for HERRENS Aasyn, være nærværende for HERREN vor Gud baade Nat og Dag, saa han skaffer sin Tjener og sit Folk Israel Ret efter hver Dags Behov,

I pray that Yahweh our God will never forget these words that I have prayed, pleading for his help; I pray that he will think about them by day and by night. I pray that he will always help [us] Israeli people and me, giving us the things that we need day by day.

60 for at alle Jordens Folk maa kende, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud.

If he does that, all the people-groups in the world will know that he is the only one who is God, and that there is no other one who is God.

61 Og maatte eders Hjerte være helt med HERREN vor Gud, saa I følger hans Anordninger og holder hans Bud som i Dag!«

I pray that you, [his people, ] will always be fully committed to Yahweh, and that you will obey all his statutes and commands, like you are doing now.”

62 Kongen ofrede nu sammen med hele Israel Slagtofre for HERRENS Aasyn.

Then the king and all the Israeli people who were there offered sacrifices to Yahweh.

63 Til de Takofre, Salomo ofrede til HERREN, tog han 22 000 Stykker Hornkvæg og 12 000 Stykker Smaakvæg. Saaledes indviede Kongen og alle Israeliterne HERRENS Hus.

They sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then the king and all the people dedicated the temple.

64 Samme Dag helligede Kongen den mellemste Del af Forgaarden foran HERRENS Hus, thi der maatte han ofre Brændofrene, Afgrødeofrene og Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene, da Kobberalteret foran HERRENS Aasyn var for lille til at rumme Ofrene.

On that day, the king also dedicated/set apart the middle part of the courtyard that was in front of the temple. Then he offered sacrifices that would be completely burned [in the courtyard], the offerings of grain and the fat of the animals that were sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. They sacrificed them there because the bronze altar was not big enough for all those sacrifices to be burned on it [that day].

65 Samtidig fejrede Salomo i syv Dage Højtiden for HERREN vor Guds Aasyn sammen med hele Israel, en vældig Forsamling (lige fra Egnen ved Hamat og til Ægyptens Bæk).

Then Solomon and all the Israeli people celebrated the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters for seven days. There was a huge crowd of people there, some of whom had come from [distant places like] Hamath [in the far north] and the border of Egypt [in the far south].

66 Ottendedagen lod han Folket gaa, og de velsignede Kongen og drog hver til sit, glade og vel til Mode over al den Godhed, HERREN havde vist sin Tjener David og sit Folk Israel.

On the eighth day, Solomon sent the people to their homes. They all praised him and went home happy because of all the things that Yahweh had done to bless [King] David and his Israeli people.