Første Kongebog 4
1 Kong Salomo var Konge over hele Israel
King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.
2 Hans øverste Embedsmænd var følgende: Azarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;
These were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;
3 Elihoref og Ahija, Sjisjas Sønner, var Statsskrivere; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.
4 Benaja, Jojadas Søn, stod i Spidsen for Hæren; Zadok og Ebjatar var Præster;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander. 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 the king's counselor.
6 Ahisjar var Slotshøvedsmand; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejdet.
Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.
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 area governors whose responsibilities covered the whole of Israel, providing food for the king and his household. Each one in turn arranged supplies for one month of the year.
8 Deres Navne var: Hurs Søn i Efraims Bjerge;
Their names were: 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, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and 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 was his);
11 Abinadabs Søn havde hele Dors Højland; han var gift med Salomos Datter Tafat;
Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the 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 and Megiddo, the whole of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and across to 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 towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, with sixty great cities having 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 the 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, (the former country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan. There was also a governor who was over the land of Judah).
20 Juda og Israel var talrige, så talrige som Sandet ved Havet, og de spiste og drak og var glade.
Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.
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.
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, right up to the border of Egypt. They presented tribute to Solomon and served him during his lifetime.
22 Salomos daglige Bebov af Levnedsmidler var tredive Kor fint Hvedemel og tresindstyve Kor almindeligt Mel,
The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors of meal;
23 ti Stykker Fedekvæg, tyve Stykker Græskvæg og hundrede Stykker Småkvæg foruden Hjorte, Gazeller, Antiloper og fede Gæs.
ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, 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 ruled over the whole region west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah to Gaza—over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. He had peace on every border.
25 og Juda og Israel boede trygt, så længe Salomo levede, hver Mand under sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ, fra ban til Be'ersjeba.
During Solomon's lifetime, everyone in Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan to Beersheba. Each one had their own vine and fig tree.
26 Og Salomo havde 40 000 Spand Heste til sit Vognhold og 12 000 Ryttere.
Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.
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;
Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.
28 og Byggen og Strået til Hestene og Forspandene bragte de til det Sted, hvor han var, efter som Turen kom til hver enkelt.
They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.
29 Gud skænkede Salomo Visdom og Kløgt i såre rigt Mål og en omfattende Forstand, som Sandet ved Havets Bred,
God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as 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 Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.
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 anyone, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation spread through the nations around.
32 Han fremsagde 3000 Tanke sprog, og Tallet på hans Sange var 1 005"
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.
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 was able to discuss knowledge of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall. 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.
People from all nations came to hear Solomon's wisdom. They were sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard about his wisdom.
