Anden Krønikebog 6

1 Ved den Lejlighed sang Salomo: »HERREN har sagt, han vil bo i Mulmet!«

Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick cloud.

2 Nu har jeg bygget dig et Hus til Bolig, et Sted, du for evigt kan dvæle.

But I have built you a house of habitation, and a place for you to dwell in forever."

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

The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

4 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, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hands fulfilled it, saying,

5 Fra den Dag jeg førte mit Folk ud af Ægypten, har jeg ikke udvalgt nogen By i nogen af Israels Stammer, hvor man skulde bygge et Hus til Bolig for mit Navn, og jeg har ikke udvalgt nogen Mand til at være Hersker over mit Folk Israel;

'Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; nor did I choose any man to be a leader over my people Israel:

6 men Jerusalem udvalgte jeg til Bolig for mit Navn, og David udvalgte jeg til at herske over mit Folk Israel.

but I chose Jerusalem, that my name may be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.'

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

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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

But the LORD said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:

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

nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.'

10 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;

"The LORD has performed his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

11 og jeg har der beredt en Plads til Arken med den Pagt, HERREN sluttede med Israeliterne.«

There I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with the children of Israel."

12 Derpaa traadte Salomo frem foran HERRENS Alter lige over for hele Israels Forsamling og udbredte Hænderne.

He stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands

13 Salomo havde nemlig ladet lave en fem Alen lang, fem Alen bred og tre Alen høj Talerstol af Kobber og stillet den op midt i Gaarden; paa den traadte han op og kastede sig paa Knæ foran hele Israels Forsamling, udbredte sine Hænder mod Himmelen

(for Solomon had made a bronze scaffold, eight feet and seven inches long, and eight feet and seven inches broad, and five feet and two inches high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and on it he stood, and kneeled down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven; )

14 og sagde: »HERRE, Israels Gud, der er ingen Gud som du i Himmelen og paa Jorden, 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 said, "LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven, or on earth; you who keep covenant and loving kindness with your servants, who walk before you with all their heart;

15 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.

who have kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him: yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is this day.

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

"Now therefore, LORD, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, 'There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.'

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

Now therefore, LORD, the God of Israel, let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David.

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

"But will God indeed dwell with humankind on the earth? Look, heaven and the highest heaven can't contain you; how much less this house which I have built.

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

Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant, and to his petition, LORD my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you;

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

that your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place where you have said that you would put your name; to listen to the prayer which your servant shall pray toward this place.

21 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!

Listen to the petitions of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yes, hear from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive.

22 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 a man sins against his neighbor and obliges him to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before your altar in this house;

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

then hear from heaven, and do, and judge your servants, bringing retribution to the wicked, to bring his way on his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

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

"If your people Israel be struck down before the enemy, because they have sinned against you, and shall turn again and confess your name, and pray and make petition before you in this house;

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

then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to them and to their fathers.

26 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,

"When the sky is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you punish them:

27 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.

then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.

28 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 —

"If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their gates; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is;

29 enhver Bøn, enhver Begæring, hvem den end kommer fra i hele dit Folk Israel, naar de føler deres Plage og Smerte og udbreder Hænderne mod dette Hus,

whatever prayer and petition be made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall know every man his own plague and his own sorrow, and shall spread forth his hands toward this house:

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

then hear from heaven, your dwelling place and forgive, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of the children of humankind; )

31 for at de maa frygte dig og følge dine Veje, al den Tid de lever paa den Jord, du gav vore Fædre.

that they may fear you, to walk in your ways, so long as they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

32 Selv den fremmede, der ikke hører til dit Folk Israel, men kommer fra et fjernt Land for dit store Navns, din stærke Haands og din udstrakte Arms Skyld, naar de kommer og beder, vendt mod dette Hus,

"Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he shall come from a far country for the sake of your name, for they shall hear of your great name, and your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm, when they shall come and pray toward this house,

33 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.

then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, and fear you, as does your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.

34 Naar dit Folk drager i Krig mod sine Fjender, hvor du end sender dem hen, og de beder til dig, vendt mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn,

"If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;

35 saa høre du i Himmelen deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret.

then hear from heaven their prayer and their petition, and maintain their cause.

36 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 et andet Land, det være sig fjernt eller nær,

"If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn't sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to a land far off or near;

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

yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and repent and make petition to you in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;'

38 naar de omvender sig til dig al hele deres Hjerte og af hele deres Sjæl i Sejrherrernes Land, som de bortførtes til, og de beder, 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 return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, and the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name:

39 saa høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret, og du tilgive dit Folk, hvad de syndede imod dig!

then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.

40 Saa lad da, min Gud, dine Øjne være aabne og dine Ører lytte til Bønnen, der bedes paa dette Sted,

"Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.

41 bryd op da, Gud HERRE, til dit Hvilested, du selv og din Vældes Ark! Dine Præster, Gud HERRE, være iklædt Frelse, dine fromme glæde sig ved dine Goder!

"Now therefore arise, LORD God, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength: let your cohanim, LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let your holy ones rejoice in what is good.

42 Gud HERRE, afvis ikke din Salvede, kom Naaden mod din Tjener David i Hu!«

"LORD God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one. Remember your loving kindnesses to David your servant."