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,
When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from the sky and burned all the offerings and sacrifices [that were on the altar], and the glorious radiance of Yahweh filled the temple.
2 og Præsterne kunde ikke gaa ind i HERRENS Hus, fordi HERRENS Herlighed fyldte det.
The radiance [was extremely bright], with the result that the priests could not enter the temple of Yahweh.
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!«
When all the Israeli people [who were there] saw the fire coming down and the glory of Yahweh above the temple, they prostrated themselves with their faces touching the ground. They worshiped and thanked Yahweh, singing, “Yahweh is always good to us; he faithfully loves us forever.”
4 Kongen ofrede nu sammen med alt Folket Slagtofre for HERRENS Aasyn.
Then the king and all the people who were there dedicated the temple to Yahweh by offering more sacrifices to him. King Solomon gave 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats to be sacrificed.
5 Til Slagtofferet tog Kong Salomo 22 000 Stykker Hornkvæg og 120 000 Stykker Smaakvæg. Saaledes indviede Kongen og alt Folket Guds Hus.
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:
The priests stood in their positions, and the other descendants of Levi stood in their positions holding the musical instruments [to praise] Yahweh, instruments that King David had caused to be made for praising Yahweh and thanking him. [They sang], “He faithfully loves us forever.” Facing the other descendants of Levi the priests stood, blowing their trumpets, while all the Israeli people were standing [and listening].
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.
Solomon dedicated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple. Then he gave offerings to be completely burned there along with the fat of the animals to be sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. The priests burned them there in the courtyard because in addition to those things there were offerings of grain, with the result that there was not enough space on the bronze altar to burn all those sacrifices.
8 Samtidig fejrede Salomo i syv Dage Højtiden sammen med hele Israel, en vældig Forsamling lige fra Egnen ved Hamat og til Ægyptens Bæk.
Solomon [and the other people] celebrated the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters for seven days. There was a huge group of people who celebrated with him. Some of them came from [as far away as] Lebo-Hamath [in the far north] and the border of Egypt [in the far south].
9 Ottendedagen holdt man festlig Samling, thi de fejrede Alterets Indvielse i syv Dage og Højtiden i syv.
On the eighth/next day they gathered again [to worship Yahweh]. They had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters 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.
Then on the next day Solomon sent them to their homes. They were very joyful because of all the good things that Yahweh had done for David and Solomon and for all his Israeli people.
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.
Solomon’s [workers] finished building the temple and Solomon’s palace. And Solomon finished doing everything else that he had planned to do.
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.
Then Yahweh appeared to him one night [in a dream] and said to him, “I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen this temple to be the place where my people will offer sacrifices to me.
13 Dersom jeg tillukker Himmelen, saa Regnen udebliver, eller jeg opbyder Græshopperne til at æde Landet op, eller jeg sender Pest i mit Folk,
“When I prevent any rain from falling, or when I command locusts to eat all the crops, or when I send a plague 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,
if the people who belong to me humble themselves and pray, and request me to help them, and if they turn away from their sinful behavior, then I will hear from heaven. I will forgive them for having sinned and I will cause them to prosper again.
15 Nu skal mine Øjne være aabne og mine Ører lytte til Bønnen, der bedes paa dette Sted.
I [SYN] will see them and I [SYN] will hear them when they pray to me in 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.
I have chosen and have (set apart/dedicated) this temple in order that people may worship [MTY] me there forever. I will always watch over [MTY] it and protect [IDM] it.
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 as for you, if you obey me as David your father did, and if you do all that I command you to do, and obey all my laws and decrees,
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.
I will make sure that your descendants will always be kings, which is what I promised to David your father, saying, ‘Some of your descendants will always be the kings of 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,
“But if you Israelis turn away from me and disobey the decrees and commands that I have given to you, and you start to worship other gods,
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,
I will cause you to be expelled from this land that I have given to you, and I will abandon this temple that I have set apart to be the place where people should worship me. I will cause it to be despised and ridiculed by people of all nations.
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?
Although this temple is now greatly respected, when that happens, all the people who pass by will be appalled, and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done terrible things like this to this country and to this temple?’
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 others will reply, ‘It happened because they rejected Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged, the one who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they have been worshiping other gods and trying to please them. And that is why Yahweh has caused them to experience all these disasters.’”
