Anden Krønikebog 2
1 Salomo fik i Sinde at bygge et Hus for HERRENs Navn og et kongeligt Palads.
And Solomon said that he would build a house to the name of the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.
2 Salomo lod derfor udskrive 70.000 Mand til Lastdragere og 80.000 Mand til Stenhuggere i Bjergene og 3600 til at føre Tilsyn med dem.
And Solomon gathered seventy thousand men that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain, and [there were] three thousand six hundred superintendents over them.
3 Og Salomo sendte Kong Huram af Tyrus følgende Bud: "Vær mod mig som mod min Fader David, hvem du sendte Cedertræ, for at han kunde bygge sig et Palads at bo i.
And Solomon sent to Chiram king of Tyre, saying, Whereas you did deal [favourably] with David my father, and did send him cedars to build for himself a house to dwell in,
4 Se, jeg er ved at bygge HERREN min Guds Navn et Hus; det skal helliges ham, for at man kan brænde vellugtende Røgelse for hans Åsyn, altid have Skuebrødene fremme og ofre Brændofre hver Morgen og Aften, på Sabbaterne, Nymånedagene og HERREN vor Guds Højtider, som det til evig Tid påhviler Israel.
behold, I also his son am building a house to the name of the Lord my God, to consecrate it to him, to burn incense before him, and [to offer] show bread continually, and to offer up whole burnt offerings continually morning and evening, and on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts of the Lord our God: this [is] a perpetual [statute] for Israel.
5 Huset, jeg vil bygge, skal være stort; thi vor Gud er større end alle Guder.
And the house which I am building [is to be] great: for the Lord our God [is] great beyond all gods.
6 Hvem magter at bygge ham et Hus, når dog Himmelen og Himlenes Himle ikke kan rumme ham? Og hvem erjeg, at jeg skulde bygge ham et Hus, når det ikke var for at tænde Offerild for hans Åsyn!
And who will be able to build him a house? for the heaven and heaven of heavens do not bear his glory: and who am I, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?
7 Så send mig da en Mand, der har Forstand på at arbejde i Guld. Sølv, Kobber, Jern, rødt Purpur, Karmoisin og violet Purpur og forstår sig på Billedskærerarbejde, til at arbejde sammen med mine egne Mestre her i Juda og Jerusalem, dem, som min Fader antog;
And now send me a man wise and skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in blue, and one that knows how to grave together with the craftsmen who are with me in Juda and in Jerusalem, which materials my father David prepared.
8 og send mig Ceder- Cypres- og Algummimtræ fra Libanon, thi jeg ved at dine Folk forstår at fælde Libanons Træer; og mine Folk skal hjælpe dine;
And send me from Libanus cedar wood, and wood of juniper, and pine; for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber in Libanus: and, behold, your servants shall go with my servants,
9 men Træ må jeg have i Mængde, thi Huset, jeg vil bygge, skal være stort, det skal være et Underværk.
to prepare timber for me in abundance: for the house which I am building [must be] great and glorious.
10 For Tømrerne, som fælder Træerne, vil jeg til Underhold for dine Folk give 20.000 Kor Hvede, 20.000 Kor Byg, 20.000 Bat Vin og 20.000 Bat Olie."
And, behold, I have given freely to your servants that work and cut the wood, corn for food, [even] twenty thousand measures of wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and twenty thousand measures of oil.
11 Kong Huram af Tyrus svarede i et Brev, som han sendte Salomo: "Fordi HERREN elsker sit Folk, har han gjort dig til Konge over dem!"
And Chiram king of Tyre answered in writing, and sent to Solomon, saying, Because the Lord loved his people, he made you king over them.
12 Og Huram føjede til: "Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, som har skabt Himmelen og Jorden, at han har givet Kong David en viis Søn, der har Forstand og Indsigt til at bygge et Hus for HERREN og et kongeligt Palads.
And Chiram said, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to king David a wise son, and one endowed with knowledge and understanding, who shall build a house for the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.
13 Her sender jeg dig en kyndig og indsigtsfuld Mand, Huram-Abi;
And now I have sent you a wise and understanding man [who belonged] to Chiram my father
14 han er Søn af en Kvinde fra Dan, men hans Fader er en Tyrier; han forstår at arbejde i Guld. Sølv, Kobber, Jern, Stem, Træ, rødt og violet Purpur, fint Linned og karmoisinfarvet Stof, forstår sig på al Slags Billedskærerarbejde og kan udtænke alle de Kunstværker, han sættes til; han skal arbejde sammen med dine og med min Herres, din Fader Davids, Mestre.
(his mother [was] of the daughters of Dan, and his father [was] a Tyrian), skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in stones and wood; and to weave with purple, and blue, and fine linen, and scarlet; and to engrave, and to understand every device, whatever you shall give him [to do] with your craftsmen, and the craftsmen of my lord David your father.
15 Min Herre skal derfor sende sine Trælle Hveden, Byggen, Vinen og Olien, han talte om;
And now, the wheat, and the barley, and the oil, and the wine which my lord mentioned, let him send to his servants.
16 så vil vi fælde så mange Træer på Libanon, som du har Brug for, og sende dig dem i Tømmerflåder på Havet til Jafo; men du må selv få dem op til Jerusalem."
And we will cut timber out of Libanus according to all your need, and we will bring it on rafts to the sea of Joppa, and you shall bring it to Jerusalem.
17 Salomo lod da alle fremmede Mænd, der boede i Israels Land, tælle - allerede tidligere havde hans fader David ladet dem tælle - og de fandtes at udgøre 153.600.
And Solomon gathered all the foreigners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father numbered them; and there were found a hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.
18 Af dem gjorde han 70.000 til Lastdragere, 80.000 til Stenhuggere i Bjergene og 3.600 til Opsynsmænd til at lede Folkenes Arbejde.
And he made of them seventy thousand burden-bearers, and eighty thousand hewers of stone, and three thousand six hundred taskmasters over the people.
