Anden Krønikebog 2

1 Salomo fik i Sinde at bygge et Hus for HERRENs Navn og et kongeligt Palads.

Now Solomon purposed to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an 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 told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers 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.

And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, [even 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.

Behold, I build an 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 shewbread, 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] for ever to Israel;

5 Huset, jeg vil bygge, skal være stort; thi vor Gud er større end alle Guder.

And the house which I build is great: for great is our God 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 an house, seeing the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an 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;

Now therefore send me a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave [all manner of] gravings, [to be] with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

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 thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy 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 wonderful great.

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 will give to thy servants, the hewers that 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 Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD loveth his people, he hath made thee 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.

Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

13 Her sender jeg dig en kyndig og indsigtsfuld Mand, Huram-Abi;

And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,

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, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to devise any device: that there may be [a place] appointed unto him with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy 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 hath spoken of, let him send unto 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 thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt 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.

And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and 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 set threescore, and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people awork.