Første Kongebog 8
1 Derpå kaldte Salomo Israels Ældste og alle Stammernes Overhoveder, Israeliternes Fædrenehuses Øverster, sammen hos sig i Jerusalem for at føre HERRENs Pagts Ark op fra Davidsbyen, det er Zion.
And it came to pass when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and his own house after twenty years, then king Solomon assembled all the elders of Israel in Sion, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, this is Sion,
2 Så samledes alle Israels Mænd hos Kong Salomo på Højtiden i Etanim Måned, det er den syvende Måned.
in the month of Athanin.
3 Og alle Israels Ældste kom, og Præsterne bar Arken.
And the priests took up the ark,
4 Og de bragte HERRENs Ark op tillige med Åbenbaringsteltet og alle de hellige Ting, der var i Teltet; Præsterne og Leviterne bragte dem op.
and the tabernacle of testimony, and the holy furniture that was in the tabernacle of testimony.
5 Og Kong Salomo tillige med hele Israels Menighed, som havde givet Møde hos ham foran Arken, ofrede Småkvæg og Hornkvæg, så meget, at det ikke var til at tælle eller overse.
And the king and all Israel [were occupied] before the ark, sacrificing sheep [and] oxen, without number.
6 Så førte Præsterne HERRENs Pagts Ark ind på dens Plads i Templets Inderhal, det Allerhelligste, og stillede den under Kerubernes Vinger;
And the priests bring in the ark into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.
7 thi Keruberne udbredte deres Vinger over Pladsen, hvor Arken stod, og således dannede Keruberne et Dække over Arken og dens Bærestænger.
For the cherubs spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs covered the ark and its holy things above.
8 Stængerne var så lange, at Enderne af dem kunde ses fra det Hellige foran Inderhallen, men de kunde ikke ses længere ude; og de er der den Dag i Dag.
And the holy staves projected, and the ends of the holy staves appeared out of the holy places in front of the oracle, and were not seen without.
9 Der var ikke andet i Arken end de to Stentavler, Moses havde lagt ned i den på Horeb, Tavlerne med den Pagt, HERREN havde sluttet med Israeliterne, da de drog bort fra Ægypten.
There was nothing in the ark except the two tables of stone, the tables of the covenant which Moses put [there] in Choreb, which [tables] the Lord made [as a covenant] with the children of Israel in their going forth from the land of Egypt.
10 Da Præsterne derpå gik ud af Helligdommen, fyldte Skyen HERRENs Hus,
And it came to pass when the priests departed out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house.
11 så at Præsterne af Skyen hindredes i at stå og udføre deres Tjeneste; thi HERRENs Herlighed fyldte HERRENs Hus.
And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, because the glory of the Lord filled the house.
12 Ved den Lejlighed sang Salomo: HERREN satte Solen på Himlen, men selv, har han sagt, vil han bo i Mulmet.
13 Nu har jeg bygget dig et Hus til Bolig, et Sted, du for evigt kan dvæle. Det står jo optegnet i Sangenes Bog.
14 Derpå vendte Kongen sig om og velsignede hele Israels Forsamling, der imens stod op;
And the king turned his face, and the king blessed all Israel, (and the whole assembly of Israel stood: )
15 og han sagde: "Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, hvis Hånd har fuldført, hvad hans Mund talede til min Fader David, dengang han sagde:
and he said, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel today, who spoke by his mouth concerning David my father, and has fulfilled it with his hands, saying,
16 Fra den Dag jeg førte mit Folk Israel ud af Ægypten, har jeg ikke udvalgt nogen By i nogen af Israels Stammer for der at bygge et Hus til Bolig for mit Navn; men Jerusalem udvalgte jeg til Bolig for mit Navn, og David udvalgte jeg til at herske over mit Folk Israel.
From the day that I brought out my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in [any] one tribe of Israel to build a house, so that my name should be there: but I chose Jerusalem that my name should be there, and I chose David to be over my people Israel.
17 Og min Fader David fik i Sinde at bygge HERRENs, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus;
And it was in the heart of my father to build a house to the name of the Lord God of Israel.
18 men HERREN sagde til min Fader David: At du har i Sinde at bygge mit Navn et Hus, er ret af dig;
And the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it came into your heart to build a house to my name, you did well that it came upon your heart.
19 dog skal du ikke bygge det Hus, men din Søn, der udgår af din Lænd; skal bygge mit Navn det Hus.
Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son that has proceeded out of your bowels, he shall build the house to my name.
20 Nu har HERREN opfyldt det Ord, han talede, og jeg er trådt i min Fader Davids Sted og sidder på Israels Trone, som HERREN sagde, og jeg har bygget HERRENs, Israels Guds, Navn Huset;
And the Lord has confirmed the word that he spoke, and I am risen up in the place of my father David, and I have sat down on the throne of Israel, as the Lord spoke, and I have built the house to the name of the Lord God of Israel.
21 og jeg har der beredt en Plads til Arken med den Pagt, HERREN sluttede med vore Fædre, da han førte dem bort fra Ægypten."
And I have set there a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, which the Lord made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
22 Derpå trådte Salomo frem foran HERRENs Alter lige over for hele Israels Forsamling, udbredte sine Hænder mod Himmelen
And Solomon stood up in front of the altar before all the congregation of Israel; and he spread out his hands toward heaven:
23 og sagde: "HERRE Israels Gud, der er ingen Gud som du i Himmelen oventil og på Jorden nedentil, du, som holder fast ved din Pagt og din Miskundhed mod dine Tjenere, når de af hele deres Hjerte vandrer for dit Åsyn,
and he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above and on the earth beneath, keeping covenant and mercy with your servant who walks before you with all his heart;
24 du, som har holdt, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, og i Dag opfyldt med din Hånd, hvad du talede med din Mund.
which you have kept toward your servant David my father: for you have spoken by your mouth and you have fulfilled it with your hands, as [at] this day.
25 Så hold da nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, da du sagde: En Efterfølger skal aldrig fattes dig til at sidde på Israels Trone for mit Åsyn, når kun dine Sønner vil tage Vare på deres Vej og vandre for mit Åsyn, som du har gjort.
And now, O Lord God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father, [the promises] which you have spoken to him, saying, There shall not be taken from you a man sitting before me on the throne of Israel, provided only your children shall take heed to their ways, to walk before me as you have walked before me.
26 Så lad nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, det Ord opfyldes, som du tilsagde din Tjener, min Fader David!
And now, O Lord God of Israel, let, I pray you, your word to David my father be confirmed.
27 Men kan Gud da virkelig bo på Jorden? Nej visselig, Himlene, ja Himlenes Himle kan ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget!
But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice you, how much less even this house which I have built to your name?
28 Men vend dig til din Tjeners Bøn og Begæring, HERRE min Gud, så du hører det Råb og den Bøn, din Tjener i Dag opsender for dit Åsyn;
Yet, O Lord God of Israel, you shall look upon my petition, to hear the prayer which your servant prays to you in your presence this day,
29 lad dine Øjne være åbne over dette Hus både Nat og Dag, over det Sted, hvor du har sagt, dit Navn skal bo, så du hører den Bøn, din Tjener opsender, vendt mod dette Sted!
that your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place which you said, My name shall be there, to hear the prayer which your servant prays at this place day and night.
30 Og hør den Bøn, din Tjener og dit Folk Israel opsender, vendt mod dette Sted; du høre den der, hvor du bor, i Himmelen, du høre og tilgive!
And you shall listen to the prayer of your servant, and of your people Israel, which they shall pray toward this place; and you shall hear in your dwelling-place in heaven, and you shall do and be gracious.
31 Når nogen synder imod sin Næste, og man afkræver ham Ed og lader ham sværge, og han kommer og aflægger Ed foran dit Alter i dette Hus,
Whatsoever trespasses any [one] shall commit against his neighbor, —and if he shall take upon him an oath so that he should swear, and he shall come and make confession before your altar in this house,
32 så høre du det i Himmelen og gøre det og dømme dine Tjenere imellem, så du kender den skyldige skyldig og lader hans Gerning komme over hans Hoved og frikender den uskyldige og gør med ham efter hans Uskyld!
then shall you hear from heaven, and do, and you shall judge your people Israel, that the wicked should be condemned, to recompense his way upon his head; and to justify the righteous, to give to him according to his righteousness.
33 Når dit Folk Israel tvinges til at fly for en Fjende, fordi de synder imod dig, og de så omvender sig til dig og bekender dit Navn og opsender Bønner og Begæringer til dig i dette Hus,
When your people Israel falls before enemies, because they shall sin against you, and they shall return and confess to your name, and they shall pray and supplicate in this house,
34 så høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive dit Folk Israels Synd og føre dem tilbage til det Land, du gav deres Fædre!
then shall you hear from heaven, and be gracious to the sins of your people Israel, and you shall restore them to the land which you gave to their fathers.
35 Når Himmelen lukkes, så Regnen udebliver, fordi de synder imod dig, og de så beder, vendt mod dette Sted, og bekender dit Navn og omvender sig fra deres Synd, fordi du revser dem,
When the heaven is restrained, and there is no rain, because they shall sin against you, and the shall pray toward this place, and they shall make confession to your name, and shall turn from their sins when you shall have humbled them,
36 så høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels Synd, ja du vise dem den gode Vej, de skal vandre, og lade det regne i dit Land, som du gav dit Folk i Eje!
then you shall hear from heaven, and be merciful to the sins of your servant and of your people Israel; for you shall show them the good way to walk in it, and you shall give rain upon the earth which you have given to your people for an inheritance.
37 Når der kommer Hungersnød i Landet, når der kommer Pest, når der kommer Kornbrand og Rust, Græshopper og Ædere, når Fjenden belejrer Folket i en af dets Byer, når alskens Plage og Sot indtræffer -
If there should be famine, if there should be death, because there should be blasting, locust, or if there be mildew, and if their enemy oppress them in [any] one of their cities, [with regard to] every calamity, every trouble,
38 enhver Bøn, enhver Begæring, hvem den end kommer fra i hele dit Folk Israel, når de føler sig truffet i deres Samvittighed og udbreder Hænderne mod dette Hus,
every prayer, every supplication whatever shall be made by any man, as they shall know each the plague of his heart, and shall spread abroad his hands to this house,
39 den høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, og tilgive og gøre det, idet du gengælder enhver hans Færd, fordi du kender hans Hjerte, thi du alene kender alle Menneskebørnenes Hjerter,
then shall you listen from heaven, out of your established dwelling-place, and shall be merciful, and shall do, and recompense to [every] man according to his ways, as you shall know his heart, for you alone know the heart of all the children of men:
40 for at de må frygte dig, al den Tid de lever på den Jord, du gav vore Fædre.
that they may fear you all the days that they live upon the land, which you have given to our fathers.
41 Selv den fremmede, der ikke hører til dit Folk Israel, men kommer fra et fjernt Land for dit Navns Skyld, -
And for the stranger who is not of your people,
42 thi man vil høre om dit store Navn, din stærke Hånd og din udstrakte Arm - når han kommer og beder, vendt mod dette Hus,
when they shall come and pray toward this place,
43 da høre du det i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, og da gøre du efter alt, hvad den fremmede råber til dig om, for at alle Jordens Folkeslag må lære dit Navn at kende og frygte dig ligesom dit Folk Israel og erkende, at dit Navn er nævnet over dette Hus, som jeg har bygget.
then shall you hear [them] from heaven, out of your established dwelling-place, and you shall do according to all that the stranger shall call upon you for, that all the nations may know your name, and fear you, as [do] your people Israel, and may know that your name has been called on this house which I have builded.
44 Når dit Folk drager i Krig mod sin Fjende, hvor du end sender dem hen, og de beder til HERREN, vendt mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn,
[If it be] that your people shall go forth to war against their enemies in the way by which you shall turn them, and pray in the name of the Lord toward the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built to your name,
45 så høre du i Himmelen deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret!
then shall you hear from heaven their supplication and their prayer, and shall execute judgment for them.
46 Når de synder imod dig thi der er intet Menneske, som ikke synder - og du vredes på dem og giver dem i Fjendens Magt, og Sejrherrerne fører dem fangne til Fjendens Land, det være sig fjernt eller nær,
[If it be] that they shall sin against you, (for there is not a man who will not sin, ) and you shall bring them and deliver them up before their enemies, and they that take [them] captive shall carry [them] to a land far or near,
47 og de så går i sig selv i det Land, de er bortført til, og omvender sig og råber til dig i Sejrherrernes Land og siger: Vi har syndet, handlet ilde og været ugudelige!
and they shall turn their hearts in the land whither they have been carried captives, and turn in the land of their sojourning, and supplicate you, saying, We have sinned, we have done unjustly, we have transgressed,
48 når de omvender sig til dig af hele deres Hjerte og af hele deres Sjæl i deres Fjenders Land, som de bortførtes til, og de beder til dig, vendt mod deres Land, som du gav deres fædre, mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn
and they shall turn to you with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies whither you have carried them captives, and shall pray to you toward their land which you have given to their fathers, and the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built to your name:
49 så høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret,
then shall you hear from heaven your established dwelling-place,
50 og du tilgive dit Folk, hvad de syndede imod dig, alle de Overtrædelser, hvori de gjorde sig skyldige imod dig, og lade dem finde Barmhjertighed hos Sejrherrerne, så de forbarmer sig over dem;
and you shall be merciful to their unrighteousness wherein they have trespassed against you, and according to all their transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against you, and you shall cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they shall have compassion on them:
51 de er jo dit Folk og din Ejendom, som du førte ud af Ægypten, af Smelteovnen.
for [they are] your people and your inheritance, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron.
52 Lad dine Øjne være åbne for din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels Begæring, så du hører dem, hver Gang de råber til dig.
And let your eyes and your ears be opened to the supplication of your servant, and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them in all things for which they shall call upon you.
53 Thi du har udskilt dem fra alle Jordens Folkeslag til at være din Ejendom, som du lovede ved din Tjener Moses, da du førte vore Fædre bort fra Ægypten, Herre, HERRE!"
Because you have set them apart for an inheritance to yourself out of all the nations of the earth, as you spoke by the hand of your servant Moses, when you brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, O Lord God.
54 Da Salomo var færdig med hele denne Bøn og Begæring til HERREN rejste han sig fra Pladsen foran HERRENs Alter, hvor han havde ligget på Knæ med Hænderne udbredt mod Himmelen.
And it came to pass when Solomon had finished praying to the Lord all this prayer and supplication, that he rose up from before the altar of the Lord, [after] having knelt upon his knees, and his hands [were] spread out towards heaven.
55 Derpå trådte han frem og velsignede med høj Røst hele Israels Forsamling, idet han sagde:
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56 "Lovet være HERREN, der har givet sit Folk Israel Hvile, ganske som han talede, uden at et eneste Ord er faldet til Jorden af alle de herlige Forjættelser, han udtalte ved sin Tjener Moses.
Blessed [be] the Lord this day, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he said: there has not failed one word among all his good words which he spoke by the hand of his servant Moses.
57 HERREN vor Gud være med os, som han var med vore Fædre, han forlade og forstøde os ikke,
May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not desert us nor turn from us,
58 at vort Hjerte må drages til ham, så vi vandrer på alle hans Veje og holder hans Bud, Anordninger og Lovbud, som han pålagde vøre Fædre!
that he may turn our hearts toward him to walk in all his ways, and to keep all his commandments, and his ordinances which he commanded our fathers.
59 Måtte disse Bønner, som jeg har opsendt for HERRENs Åsyn, være nærværende for HERREN vor Gud både Nat og Dag, så han skaffer sin Tjener og sit Folk Israel Ret efter hver Dags Behov,
And let these words, which I have prayed before the Lord our God, [be] near to the Lord our God day and night, to maintain the cause of your servant, and the cause of your people Israel for ever.
60 for at alle Jordens Folk må kende, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud.
that all the nations of the earth may know that the Lord God, he [is] God, and there is none beside.
61 Og måtte eders Hjerte være helt med HERREN vor Gud, så I følger hans Anordninger og holder hans Bud som i Dag!"
And let our hearts be perfect toward the Lord our God, to walk also holily in his ordinances, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
62 Kongen ofrede nu sammen med hele Israel Slagtofre for HERRENs Åsyn.
And the king and all the children of Israel offered sacrifice before the Lord.
63 Til de Takofre, Salomo ofrede til HERREN, tog han 22 000 Stykker Hornkvæg og 12 000 Stykker Småkvæg. Således indviede Kongen og alle Israeliterne HERRNs Hus.
And king Solomon offered for the sacrifices of peace-offering which he sacrificed to the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and hundred and twenty thousand sheep: and the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
64 Samme Dag helligede Kongen den mellemste Del af Forgården foran HERRENs Hus, thi der måtte han ofre Brændofrene, Afgrødeofrene og Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene, da Kobberalteret foran HERRENs Åsyn var for lille til at rumme Ofrene.
In that day the king consecrated the middle of the court in the front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered the whole burnt offering, and the sacrifices, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which was before the Lord [was too] little to bear the whole burnt offering and the sacrifices of peace-offerings.
65 Samtidig fejrede Salomo i syv Dage Højtiden for HERREN vor Guds Åsyn sammen med hele Israel, en vældig Forsamling (lige fra Egnen ved Hamat og til Ægyptens Bæk).
And Solomon kept the feast in that day, and all Israel with him, even a great assembly from the entering in of Hemath to the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God in the house which he built, eating and drinking, and rejoicing before the Lord our God seven days.
66 Ottendedagen lod han Folket gå, og de velsignede Kongen og drog hver til sit, glade og vel til Mode over al den Godhed, HERREN havde vist sin Tjener David og sit Folk Israel.
And on the eighth day he sent away the people: and they blessed the king, and each departed to his tabernacle rejoicing, and [their] heart [was] glad because of the good things which the Lord had done to his servant David, and to Israel his people.
