Anden Krønikebog 2
1 Salomo fik i Sinde at bygge et Hus for HERRENS Navn og et kongeligt Palads.
Now Solomon decided to build a house for the LORD’s name, and a house for his kingdom.
2 Salomo lod derfor udskrive 70 000 Mand til Lastdragere og 80 000 Mand til Stenhuggere i Bjergene og 3600 til at føre Tilsyn med dem.
Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
3 Og Salomo sendte Kong Huram af Tyrus følgende Bud: »Vær mod mig som mod min Fader David, hvem du sendte Cedertræ, for at han kunde bygge sig et Palads at bo i.
Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.
4 Se, jeg er ved at bygge HERREN min Guds Navn et Hus; det skal helliges ham, for at man kan brænde vellugtende Røgelse for hans Aasyn, altid have Skuebrødene fremme og ofre Brændofre hver Morgen og Aften, paa Sabbaterne, Nymaanedagene og HERREN vor Guds Højtider, som det til evig Tid paahviler Israel.
Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
5 Huset, jeg vil bygge, skal være stort; thi vor Gud er større end alle Guder.
“The house which I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
6 Hvem magter at bygge ham et Hus, naar dog Himmelen og Himlenes Himle ikke kan rumme ham? Og hvem er jeg, at jeg skulde bygge ham et Hus, naar det ikke var for at tænde Offerild for hans Aasyn!
But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him?
7 Saa send mig da en Mand, der har Forstand paa at arbejde i Guld. Sølv, Kobber, Jern, rødt Purpur, Karmoisin og violet Purpur og forstaar sig paa Billedskærerarbejde, til at arbejde sammen med mine egne Mestre her i Juda og Jerusalem, dem, som min Fader antog;
“Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skilful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
8 og send mig Ceder-, Cypres— og Algummimtræ fra Libanon, thi jeg ved at dine Folk forstaar at fælde Libanons Træer; og mine Folk skal hjælpe dine;
“Send me also cedar trees, cypress trees, and algum trees out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. Behold, my servants will be with your servants,
9 men Træ maa jeg have i Mængde, thi Huset, jeg vil bygge, skal være stort, det skal være et Underværk.
even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful.
10 For Tømrerne, som fælder Træerne, vil jeg til Underhold for dine Folk give 20 000 Kor Hvede, 20 000 Kor Byg, 20 000 Bat Vin og 20 000 Bat Olie.«
Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand cors of beaten wheat, twenty thousand baths of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”
11 Kong Huram af Tyrus svarede i et Brev, som han sendte Salomo: »Fordi HERREN elsker sit Folk, har han gjort dig til Konge over dem!«
Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you king over them.”
12 Og Huram føjede til: »Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, som har skabt Himmelen og Jorden, at han har givet Kong David en viis Søn, der har Forstand og Indsigt til at bygge et Hus for HERREN og et kongeligt Palads.
Huram continued, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for the LORD and a house for his kingdom.
13 Her sender jeg dig en kyndig og indsigtsfuld Mand, Huram-Abi;
Now I have sent a skilful man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,
14 han er Søn af en Kvinde fra Dan, men hans Fader er en Tyrier; han forstaar at arbejde i Guld. Sølv, Kobber, Jern, Stem, Træ, rødt og violet Purpur, fint Linned og karmoisinfarvet Stof, forstaar sig paa al Slags Billedskærerarbejde og kan udtænke alle de Kunstværker, han sættes til; han skal arbejde sammen med dine og med min Herres, din Fader Davids, Mestre.
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre. He is skilful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, in timber, in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving and to devise any device, that there may be a place appointed to him with your skilful men, and with the skilful men of my lord David your father.
15 Min Herre skal derfor sende sine Trælle Hveden, Byggen, Vinen og Olien, han talte om;
“Now therefore, the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants;
16 saa vil vi fælde saa mange Træer paa Libanon, som du har Brug for, og sende dig dem i Tømmerflaader paa Havet til Jafo; men du maa selv faa dem op til Jerusalem.«
and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need. We will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; then you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.”
17 Salomo lod da alle fremmede Mænd, der boede i Israels Land, tælle — allerede tidligere havde hans Fader David ladet dem tælle — og de fandtes at udgøre 153 600.
Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the census with which David his father had counted them; and they found one hundred and fifty-three thousand and six hundred.
18 Af dem gjorde han 70 000 til Lastdragere, 80 000 til Stenhuggere i Bjergene og 3600 til Opsynsmænd til at lede Folkenes Arbejde.
He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to assign the people their work.
