Anden Krønikebog 9
1 Da Dronningen af Saba hørte Salomos Ry, kom hun, for at prøve ham med Gaader, til Jerusalem med et saare stort Følge og med Kameler, der har Røgelse, Guld i Mængde og Ædelsten. Og da hun var kommet til Salomo, talte hun til ham om alt, hvad der laa hende paa Hjerte.
When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great caravan, including camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.
2 Men Salomo svarede paa alle hendes Spørgsmaal, og intet som helst var skjult for Salomo, han gav hende Svar paa alt.
Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her.
3 Og da Dronningen at Saba saa Salomos Visdom, Huset, han havde bygget,
When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
4 Maden paa hans Bord, hans Folks Boliger, hans Tjeneres Optræden og deres Klæder, hans Mundskænke og deres Klæder og Brændofrene, han ofrede i HERRENS Hus, var hun ude af sig selv;
the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his ministers, their clothing, his cup bearers and their clothing, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house, there was no more spirit in her.
5 og hun sagde til Kongen: »Sandt var, hvad jeg i mit Land hørte sige om dig og din Visdom!
She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
6 Jeg troede ikke, hvad der sagdes, før jeg kom og saa det med egne Øjne; og se, ikke engang det halve af din store Visdom er mig fortalt, thi du overgaar, hvad Rygtet sagde mig om dig!
However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!
7 Lykkelige dine Mænd, lykkelige dine Folk, som altid er om dig og hører din Visdom!
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.
8 Lovet være HERREN din Gud, som fandt Behag i dig og satte dig paa sin Trone som Konge for HERREN din Gud. Fordi din Gud elsker Israel og for at opretholde det evindeligt, satte han dig til Konge over dem, til at øve Ret og Retfærdighed!«
Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you and set you on his throne to be king for Yahweh your God, because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”
9 Derpaa gav hun Kongen 120 Guldtalenter, Røgelse i store Mængder og Ædelsten; og aldrig har der siden været saa megen Røgelse i Landet som den, Dronningen af Saba gav Kong Salomo.
She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones. There was never before such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
10 Desuden bragte Hurams og Salomos Folk, som hentede Guld i Ofir, Algummimtræ og Ædelsten;
The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.
11 og af Algummimtræet lod Kongen lave Rækværk til HERRENS Hus og Kongens Palads, desuden Citre og Harper til Sangerne; og Mage dertil var ikke tidligere set i Judas Land.
The king used algum tree wood to make terraces for Yahweh’s house and for the king’s house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There were none like these seen before in the land of Judah.
12 Og Kong Salomo gav Dronningen af Saba alt, hvad hun ønskede og bad om, langt ud over hvad hun bragte til Kongen. Derpaa vendte hun med sit Følge tilbage til sit Land.
King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, more than that which she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
13 Vægten af det Guld, som i eet Aar indførtes af Salomo, udgjorde 666 Guldtalenter,
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
14 deri ikke medregnet hvad der indkom i Afgift fra de undertvungne Folk og ved Købmændenes Handel og fra alle Arabiens Konger og Landets Statholdere, som bragte Salomo Guld og Sølv.
in addition to that which the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 Kong Salomo lod hamre 200 Guldskjolde, hvert paa 600 Sekel Guld,
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one large shield.
16 og 300 mindre Guldskjolde, hvert paa 300 Sekel Guld; dem lod Kongen henlægge i Libanonskovhuset.
He made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 Fremdeles lod Kongen lave en stor, Elfenbenstrone, overtrukket med lutret Guld.
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
18 Tronen havde seks Trin, og paa dens Ryg var der et Lam af Guld; paa begge Sider af Sædet var der Arme, og ved Armene stod der to Løver;
There were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
19 tillige stod der tolv Løver paa de seks Trin, seks paa hver Side. Der er ikke lavet Mage til Trone i noget andet Rige.
Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. There was nothing like it made in any other kingdom.
20 Alle Kong Salomos Drikkekar var af Guld og alle Redskaber i Libanonskovhuset af fint Guld; Sølv regnedes ikke for noget i Kong Salomos Dage.
All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
21 Kongen havde nemlig Skibe, det sejlede paa Tarsis med Hurams Folk; og een Gang hvert tredje Aar kom Tarsisskibene, ladet med Guld, Sølv, Elfenben, Aber og Paafugle.
For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
22 Kong Salomo overgik alle Jordens Konger i Rigdom og Visdom.
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
23 Alle Jordens Konger søgte hen til Salomo for at høre den Visdom, Gud havde lagt i hans Hjerte;
All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
24 og alle bragte de Gaver med: Sølv— og Guldsager, Klæder, Vaaben, Røgelse, Heste og Muldyr; saaledes gik det Aar efter Aar.
They each brought tribute: vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules every year.
25 Salomo havde 4000 Spand Heste og Vogne og 12 000 Ryttere; dem lagde han dels i Vognbyerne, dels hos sig i Jerusalem.
Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen that he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
26 Han herskede over alle Konger fra Floden til Filisternes Land og Ægyptens Grænse.
He ruled over all the kings from the River even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
27 Kongen bragte det dertil, at Sølv i Jerusalem var lige saa almindeligt som Sten, og Cedertræ lige saa almindeligt som Morbærfigentræ i Lavlandet.
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as abundant as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
28 Der indførtes Heste til Salomo fra Mizrajim og fra alle Lande.
They brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt and out of all lands.
29 Salomos øvrige Historie fra først til sidst findes optegnet i Profeten Natans Krønike, Siloniten Ahijas Profeti og Seeren Jedos Syn om Jeroboam, Nebats Søn.
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, aren’t they written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
30 Salomo herskede i Jerusalem over hele Israel i fyrretyve Aar.
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
31 Derpaa lagde Salomo sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet i sin Fader Davids By. Og hans Søn Rehabeam blev Konge i hans Sted.
Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
