Første Kongebog 5
1 Da Kong Hiram af Tyrus hørte, at Salomo var salvet til Konge i stedet for sin Fader, sendte han nogle af sine Folk til ham; thi Hiram havde altid været Davids Ven.
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, for Hiram was ever a devotee of David.
2 Og Salomo sendte Hiram følgende Bud:
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 "Du ved, at min Fader David ikke kunde bygge HERREN sin Guds Navn et Hus for de Kriges Skyld, man fra alle Sider påførte ham, indtil HERREN lagde hans Fjender under hans Fødder.
Thou know how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.
4 Men nu har HERREN min Gud skaffet mig Ro til alle Sider; der findes ingen Modstandere, og der er ingen Fare på Færde.
But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
5 Se, derfor har jeg i Sinde at bygge HERREN min Guds Navn et Hus efter HERRENs Ord til min Fader David: Din Søn, som jeg sætter på din Trone i dit Sted, han skal bygge Huset for mit Navn.
And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spoke to David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy place, he shall build the house for my name.
6 Giv derfor Ordre til, at der fældes Cedre til mig på Libanon. Mine Folk skal arbejde sammen med dine, og jeg vil give dineFolk den Løn, du kræver; thi du ved jo, at der ikke findes nogen hos os, der kan fælde Træer som Zidonierne!"
Now therefore command thou that they cut for me cedar trees out of Lebanon. And my servants shall be with thy servants. And I will give thee wages for thy servants according to all that thou shall say, for thou know that there is not among us any that knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.
7 Da Hiram modtog dette Bud fra Salomo, glædede det ham meget, og han sagde: "Lovet være HERREN i dag, fordi han har givet David en viis Søn til at herske over dette store Folk!"
And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.
8 Og Hiram sendte Salomo følgende Svar: "Jeg har modtaget det Bud, du sendte mig, og jeg skal opfylde alt, hvad du ønsker med Hensyn til Ceder- og Cyprestræer;
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou have sent to me. I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
9 mine Folk skal bringe dem fra Libanon ned til Havet, og så skal jeg lade dem samle til Tømmerflåder på Havet og sende dem til det Sted, du anviser mig; der skal jeg lade dem skille ad, så at du kan lade dem hente. Men du vil da også opfylde mit Ønske og sende Fødevarer til mit Hof!"
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. And I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that thou shall appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shall receive them. And thou shall accomplish my desire in giving food for my household.
10 Så sendte Hiram Salomo alt, hvad han ønskede af Ceder- og Cyprestræer;
So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire.
11 og Salomo sendte Hiram 20 000 Kor Hvede til Underhold for hans Hof og 20 Kor Olie af knuste Oliven. Så meget sendte Salomo Hiram År efter År.
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil; thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.
12 Og HERREN gav Salomo Visdom, som han havde lovet ham; og der var Fred mellem Hiram og Salomo, og de sluttede Pagt med hinanden.
And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two made a league together.
13 Kong Salomo udskrev nu Hoveriarbejdere overalt i Israel, og Hoveriarbejderne udgjorde 30 000 Mand.
And king Solomon raised a conscription out of all Israel, and the conscription was thirty thousand men.
14 Dem sendte han så til Libanon, et Hold på 10 000 om Måneden, således at de var en Måned på Libanon og to Måneder hjemme. Adoniram havd Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejderne.
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses. They were in Lebanon a month, and at home two months. And Adoniram was over the men subject to task work.
15 Salomo havde 70 000 Lastdragere og 80 000 Stenhuggere i Bjergene
And Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were hewers in the mountains,
16 foruden Overfogeder, der ledede Arbejdet, 3 300 Mand, som havde Opsyn med Folkene, der arbejdede.
besides Solomon's chief officers who were over the work: three thousand and three hundred who bore rule over the people that labored in the work.
17 På Kongens Bud brød de store Stenblokke, kostbare Sten til Templets Grundvold, Kvadersten;
And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with shaped stone.
18 og Salomos og Hiroms Bygmestre og Folkene fra Gebal huggede dem til, og de gjorde Træstammerne og Stenene i Stand til Templets Opførelse.
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites fashioned them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
