Anden Krønikebog 7
1 Da Salomo havde endt sin Bøn, for Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede Brændofferet og Slagtofrene, og HERRENS Herlighed fyldte Templet,
And at Solomon’s finishing to pray, then the fire has come down from the heavens and consumes the burnt-offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of YHWH has filled the house,
2 og Præsterne kunde ikke gaa ind i HERRENS Hus, fordi HERRENS Herlighed fyldte det.
and the priests have not been able to go into the house of YHWH, because the glory of YHWH has filled the house of YHWH.
3 Og da alle Israeliterne saa Ilden og HERRENS Herlighed fare ned over Templet, kastede de sig paa Knæ paa Stenbroen med Ansigtet mod Jorden og tilbad og lovede HERREN med Ordene »thi han er god, og hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!«
And all the sons of Israel are looking on the descending of the fire, and the glory of YHWH on the house, and they bow—faces to the earth—on the pavement, and pay respect, and give thanks to YHWH, [saying], “For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time!”
4 Kongen ofrede nu sammen med alt Folket Slagtofre for HERRENS Aasyn.
And the king and all the people are sacrificing a sacrifice before YHWH,
5 Til Slagtofferet tog Kong Salomo 22 000 Stykker Hornkvæg og 120 000 Stykker Smaakvæg. Saaledes indviede Kongen og alt Folket Guds Hus.
and King Solomon sacrifices the sacrifice: twenty-two thousand of the herd and one hundred and twenty thousand of the flock; and the king and all the people dedicate the house of God.
6 Og Præsterne stod paa deres Pladser, og Leviterne stød med HERRENS Musikinstrumenter, som Kong David havde ladet lave, for at love HERREN med Davids Lovsangs Ord »thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!« og Præsterne stod lige over for dem og blæste i Trompeter, og hele Israel stod op:
And the priests are standing over their charges, and the Levites with instruments of the song of YHWH that David the king made, to give thanks to YHWH, for His kindness [is] for all time, in David’s praising by their hand—and the priests are blowing trumpets opposite them, and all of Israel is standing.
7 Og Salomo helligede den mellemste Del af Forgaarden foran HERRENS Hus, thi der maatte han ofre Brændofrene og Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene, da Kobberalteret, som Salomo havde ladet lave, ikke kunde rumme Brændofferet, Afgrødeofferet og Fedtstykkerne.
And Solomon sanctifies the middle of the court that [is] before the house of YHWH, for he has made the burnt-offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings there, for the altar of bronze that Solomon made has not been able to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat.
8 Samtidig fejrede Salomo i syv Dage Højtiden sammen med hele Israel, en vældig Forsamling lige fra Egnen ved Hamat og til Ægyptens Bæk.
And Solomon makes the celebration at that time [for] seven days, and all Israel with him—a very great assembly—from the entering in of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt.
9 Ottendedagen holdt man festlig Samling, thi de fejrede Alterets Indvielse i syv Dage og Højtiden i syv.
And they make a restraint on the eighth day, because they have made the dedication of the altar [for] seven days, and the celebration [for] seven days.
10 Og paa den tre og tyvende Dag i den syvende Maaned lod han Folket gaa hver til sit, glade og vel til Mode over den Godhed, HERREN havde vist sin Tjener David og Salomo og sit Folk Israel.
And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he has sent the people to their tents, rejoicing, and glad in heart, for the goodness that YHWH has done to David, and to Solomon, and to His people Israel.
11 Salomo var nu færdig med at opføre HERRENS Hus og Kongens Palads; og alt, hvad Salomo havde sat sig for at udføre ved HERRENS Hus og sit Palads, havde han lykkeligt ført igennem.
And Solomon finishes the house of YHWH, and the house of the king; and all that has come on the heart of Solomon to do in the house of YHWH, and in his own house, he has caused to prosper.
12 Da lod HERREN sig til Syne for Salomo om Natten og sagde til ham: »Jeg har hørt din Bøn og udvalgt mig dette Sted til Offersted.
And YHWH appears to Solomon by night and says to him, “I have heard your prayer, and have fixed on this place for Myself for a house of sacrifice.
13 Dersom jeg tillukker Himmelen, saa Regnen udebliver, eller jeg opbyder Græshopperne til at æde Landet op, eller jeg sender Pest i mit Folk,
If I restrain the heavens and there is no rain, and if I lay charge on the locust to consume the land, and if I send pestilence among My people—
14 og mit Folk, som mit Navn nævnes over, da ydmyger sig, beder og søger mit Aasyn og vender om fra deres onde Veje, saa vil jeg høre det i Himmelen og tilgive deres Synd og læge deres Land,
and My people on whom My Name is called are humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.
15 Nu skal mine Øjne være aabne og mine Ører lytte til Bønnen, der bedes paa dette Sted.
Now My eyes are open and My ears attentive to the prayer of this place;
16 Og nu har jeg udvalgt og billiget dette Hus, for at mit Navn kan bo der til evig Tid, og mine Øjne og mit Hjerte skal være der alle Dage.
and now, I have chosen and sanctified this house for My Name being there for all time; indeed, My eyes and My heart have been there [for] all the days.
17 Hvis du nu vandrer for mit Aasyn som din Fader David, saa du gør alt, hvad jeg har paalagt dig, og holder mine Anordninger og Lovbud,
And you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and keep My statutes and My judgments—
18 saa vil jeg opretholde din Kongetrone, som jeg tilsagde din Fader David, da jeg sagde: En Efterfølger skal aldrig fattes dig til at herske over Israel.
then I have established the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with your father David, saying, A man of yours is never cut off [from] ruling in Israel;
19 Men hvis I vender eder bort og forlader mine Anordninger og Bud, som jeg har forelagt eder, og gaar hen og dyrker fremmede Guder og tilbeder dem,
and if you turn back—you—and have forsaken My statutes and My commands that I have placed before you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them—then I have plucked them from off My ground that I have given to them,
20 saa vil jeg rykke eder op fra mit Land, som jeg gav eder; og dette Hus, som jeg har helliget for mit Navn, vil jeg forkaste fra mit Aasyn og gøre det til Spot og Spe blandt alle Folk,
and this house that I have sanctified for My Name, I cast from before My face, and make it for a proverb and for a byword among all the peoples.
21 og dette Hus, som var saa ophøjet, over det skal enhver, som kommer der forbi, blive slaaet af Rædsel. Og naar man siger: Hvorfor har HERREN handlet saaledes mod dette Land og dette Hus?
And this house that has been high is an astonishment to everyone passing by it, and he has said, Why has YHWH done thus to this land and to this house?
22 skal der svares: Fordi de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, som førte dem ud af Ægypten, og holdt sig til andre Guder, tilbad og dyrkede dem; derfor har HERREN bragt al denne Elendighed over dem!«
And they have said, Because that they have forsaken YHWH, God of their fathers, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, and lay hold on other gods, and bow themselves to them, and serve them, therefore He has brought all this calamity on them.”
