< Anden Krønikebog 2 >
1 Salomo fik i Sinde at bygge et Hus for HERRENs Navn og et kongeligt Palads.
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for 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.
Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee 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.
Solomon sent to Hiram the king of Tyre, saying, "As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.
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.
Look, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
5 Huset, jeg vil bygge, skal være stort; thi vor Gud er større end alle Guder.
"The house which I build is great; for our God is great above 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!
But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just 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;
"Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
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;
"Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and look, my servants shall be with your servants,
9 men Træ må jeg have i Mængde, thi Huset, jeg vil bygge, skal være stort, det skal være et Underværk.
even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
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."
Look, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths 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!"
Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, "Because the LORD loves his people, he has 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.
Hiram continued, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
13 Her sender jeg dig en kyndig og indsigtsfuld Mand, Huram-Abi;
Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Hiram Abi,
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.
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving, and to execute any design; that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
15 Min Herre skal derfor sende sine Trælle Hveden, Byggen, Vinen og Olien, han talte om;
"Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, 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 wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up 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.
Solomon numbered all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father had numbered them; and they were found one hundred 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.
He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to set the people at work.