Første Kongebog 4

1 Kong Salomo var Konge over hele Israel

So King Solomon ruled over Israel,

2 Hans øverste Embedsmænd var følgende: Azarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;

and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;

3 Elihoref og Ahija, Sjisjas Sønner, var Statsskrivere; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

4 Benaja, Jojadas Søn, stod i Spidsen for Hæren; Zadok og Ebjatar var Præster;

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

5 Azarja, Natans Søn, var Overfoged; Præsten Zabud, Natans Søn, var Kongens Ven;

Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;

6 Ahisjar var Slotshøvedsmand; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejdet.

Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

7 Fremdeles havde Salomno tolv Fogeder over hele Israel, som skulde sørge for Kongens og Hoffets Underhold, hver af dem en Måned om Året.

Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,

8 Deres Navne var: Hurs Søn i Efraims Bjerge;

and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

9 Dekers Søn i Makaz-Sja'albim, Bet-Sjemesj og Elon indtil Bet-Hanan;

Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;

10 Heseds Søn i Arubbot; han havde Soko og hele Hefers Land;

Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

11 Abinadabs Søn havde hele Dors Højland; han var gift med Salomos Datter Tafat;

Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

12 Ba'ana, Ahiluds Søn, havde Ta'anak, Megiddo og hele Bet- Sjean op til Zaretan, neden for Jizre'el fra Bet-Sjean til Abel-Mehola ud over Jokmeam;

Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;

13 Gebers Søn i Ramot i Gilead; han havde Manasses Søn Ja'irs Teltbyer i Gilead, og han havde Argoblandet i Basan, tresindstyve store Byer med Mure og Kobberportstænger;

Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

14 Ahinadab, Iddos Søn, havde Mahanajim;

Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;

15 Ahima'az i Naftali; han var ligeledes gift med en Datter af Salomo, Basemat;

Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);

16 Ba'ana, Husjajs Søn, i Aser og Bealot;

Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;

17 Josjafat, Paruas Søn, i Issakar;

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;

18 Sjim'i, Elas Søn, i Benjamin;

Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;

19 Geber, Uris Søn, i Gads Land, det Land, der havde tilhørt Amoriiterkongen Sihon og Kong Og af Basan; der var kun een Foged i det Land.

Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.

20 Juda og Israel var talrige, så talrige som Sandet ved Havet, og de spiste og drak og var glade.

The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

21 Og Salomo herskede over alle Rigerne fra Floden til Filisternes Land og Ægyptens Grænse og de bragte Gaver og tjente Salomo, så længe han levede.

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Salomos daglige Bebov af Levnedsmidler var tredive Kor fint Hvedemel og tresindstyve Kor almindeligt Mel,

Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,

23 ti Stykker Fedekvæg, tyve Stykker Græskvæg og hundrede Stykker Småkvæg foruden Hjorte, Gazeller, Antiloper og fede Gæs.

ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.

24 Thi han herskede over hele Landet hinsides Floden, fra Tifsa til Gaza, over alle Kongerne hinsides Floden, og han håvde Fred rundt om til alle Sider;

For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates —over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.

25 og Juda og Israel boede trygt, så længe Salomo levede, hver Mand under sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ, fra ban til Be'ersjeba.

Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.

26 Og Salomo havde 40 000 Spand Heste til sit Vognhold og 12 000 Ryttere.

Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

27 Og de nævnte Fogeder sørgede for Underhold til Kong Salomo og alle, der havde Adgang til hans Bord, hver i sin Måned, og de lod det ikke skorte på noget;

Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.

28 og Byggen og Strået til Hestene og Forspandene bragte de til det Sted, hvor han var, efter som Turen kom til hver enkelt.

Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.

29 Gud skænkede Salomo Visdom og Kløgt i såre rigt Mål og en omfattende Forstand, som Sandet ved Havets Bred,

And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.

30 så at Salomos Visdom var større end alle Østerlændingenes og alle Ægypternes Visdom.

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 Han var visere end alle andre, ja visere end Ezraiten Etan og visere end Heman, Kalkol og Darda, Mabols Sønner, og hans Ry nåede ud til alle Folkeslag rundt om.

He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

32 Han fremsagde 3000 Tanke sprog, og Tallet på hans Sange var 1 005"

Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

33 Han talte om Træerne lige fra Cederen på Libanon til Ysopen, der vokser frem af Muren; og han talte om Dyrene, Fuglene, Krybdyrene og Fiskene.

He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

34 Fra alle Folkeslag kom man for at lytte til Salomos Visdom, fra alle Jordens Konger, der hørte om hans Visdom.

So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.