1 Kings 8

1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers of the sons of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.

Derpaa 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.

2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

Saa samledes alle Israels Mænd hos Kong Salomo paa Højtiden i Etanim Maaned, det er den syvende Maaned.

3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

Og alle Israels Ældste kom, og Præsterne bar Arken.

4 And they brought up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; even these the priests and the Levites brought up.

Og de bragte HERRENS Ark op tillige med Aabenbaringsteltet og alle de hellige Ting, der var i Teltet; Præsterne og Leviterne bragte dem op.

5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.

Og Kong Salomo tillige med hele Israels Menighed, som havde givet Møde hos ham foran Arken, ofrede Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, saa meget, at det ikke var til at tælle eller overse.

6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.

Saa førte Præsterne HERRENS Pagts Ark ind paa dens Plads i Templets Inderhal, det Allerhelligste, og stillede den under Kerubernes Vinger;

7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves of it above.

thi Keruberne udbredte deres Vinger over Pladsen, hvor Arken stod, og saaledes dannede Keruberne et Dække over Arken og dens Bærestænger.

8 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle. But they were not seen outside. And there they are to this day.

Stængerne var saa 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.

9 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb when Jehovah made a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

Der var ikke andet i Arken end de to Stentavler, Moses havde lagt ned i den paa Horeb, Tavlerne med den Pagt, HERREN havde sluttet med Israeliterne, da de drog bort fra Ægypten.

10 And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,

Da Præsterne derpaa gik ud af Helligdommen, fyldte Skyen HERRENS Hus,

11 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud, for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.

saa at Præsterne af Skyen hindredes i at staa og udføre deres Tjeneste; thi HERRENS Herlighed fyldte HERRENS Hus.

12 Then Solomon spoke, Jehovah has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Ved den Lejlighed sang Salomo: HERREN satte Solen paa Himlen, men selv, har han sagt, vil han bo i Mulmet.

13 I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in forever.

Nu har jeg bygget dig et Hus til Bolig, et Sted, du for evigt kan dvæle. Det staar jo optegnet i Sangenes Bog.

14 And the king turned his face around, and blessed all the assembly of Israel. And all the assembly of Israel stood.

Derpaa vendte Kongen sig om og velsignede hele Israels Forsamling, der imens stod op;

15 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

og han sagde: »Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, hvis Haand har fuldført, hvad hans Mund talede til min Fader David, dengang han sagde:

16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there, but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

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.

17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Og min Fader David fik i Sinde at bygge HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus;

18 But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou did well that it was in thy heart.

men HERREN sagde til min Fader David: At du har i Sinde at bygge mit Navn et Hus, er ret af dig;

19 Nevertheless thou shall not build the house, but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

dog skal du ikke bygge det Hus, men din Søn, der udgaar af din Lænd; skal bygge mit Navn det Hus.

20 And Jehovah has established his word that he spoke, for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Nu har HERREN opfyldt det Ord, han talede, og jeg er traadt i min Fader Davids Sted og sidder paa Israels Trone, som HERREN sagde, og jeg har bygget HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn Huset;

21 And there I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

og jeg har der beredt en Plads til Arken med den Pagt, HERREN sluttede med vore Fædre, da han førte dem bort fra Ægypten.«

22 And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.

Derpaa traadte Salomo frem foran HERRENS Alter lige over for hele Israels Forsamling, udbredte sine Hænder mod Himmelen

23 And he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with thy servants, who walk before thee with all their heart,

og sagde: »HERRE Israels Gud, der er ingen Gud som du i Himmelen oventil og paa Jorden nedentil, du, som holder fast ved din Pagt og din Miskundhed mod dine Tjenere, naar de af hele deres Hjerte vandrer for dit Aasyn,

24 who have kept with thy servant David my father that which thou did promise him. Yea, thou spoke with thy mouth, and have fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.

du, som har holdt, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, og i Dag opfyldt med din Haand, hvad du talede med din Mund.

25 Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou have promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy sons take heed to their way, to walk before me as thou have walked before me.

Saa 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 paa Israels Trone for mit Aasyn, naar kun dine Sønner vil tage Vare paa deres Vej og vandre for mit Aasyn, som du har gjort.

26 Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spoke to thy servant David my father.

Saa lad nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, det Ord opfyldes, som du tilsagde din Tjener, min Fader David!

27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee. How much less this house that I have built!

Men kan Gud da virkelig bo paa Jorden? Nej visselig, Himlene, ja Himlenes Himle kan ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget!

28 Yet have thou respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken to the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prays before thee this day,

Men vend dig til din Tjeners Bøn og Begæring, HERRE min Gud, saa du hører det Raab og den Bøn, din Tjener i Dag opsender for dit Aasyn;

29 that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou have said, My name shall be there, to hearken to the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.

lad dine Øjne være aabne over dette Hus baade Nat og Dag, over det Sted, hvor du har sagt, dit Navn skal bo, saa du hører den Bøn, din Tjener opsender, vendt mod dette Sted!

30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place. Yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and when thou hear, forgive.

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!

31 If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before thine altar in this house,

Naar 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,

32 then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

saa høre du det i Himmelen og gøre det og dømme dine Tjenere imellem, saa du kender den skyldige skyldig og lader hans Gerning komme over hans Hoved og frikender den uskyldige og gør med ham efter hans Uskyld!

33 When thy people Israel are smitten down before the enemy because they have sinned against thee, if they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication to thee in this house,

Naar dit Folk Israel tvinges til at fly for en Fjende, fordi de synder imod dig, og de saa omvender sig til dig og bekender dit Navn og opsender Bønner og Begæringer til dig i dette Hus,

34 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gave to their fathers.

saa høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive dit Folk Israels Synd og føre dem tilbage til det Land, du gav deres Fædre!

35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain because they have sinned against thee, if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin when thou afflict them,

Naar Himmelen lukkes, saa Regnen udebliver, fordi de synder imod dig, og de saa beder, vendt mod dette Sted, og bekender dit Navn og omvender sig fra deres Synd, fordi du revser dem,

36 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and send rain upon thy land, which thou have given to thy people for an inheritance.

saa 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!

37 If there be famine in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blight, mildew, locust or caterpillar, if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there be,

Naar der kommer Hungersnød i Landet, naar der kommer Pest, naar der kommer Kornbrand og Rust, Græshopper og Ædere, naar Fjenden belejrer Folket i en af dets Byer, naar alskens Plage og Sot indtræffer —

38 whatever prayer and supplication be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house,

enhver Bøn, enhver Begæring, hvem den end kommer fra i hele dit Folk Israel, naar de føler sig truffet i deres Samvittighed og udbreder Hænderne mod dette Hus,

39 then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou know (for thou, even thou only, know the hearts of all the sons of men),

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,

40 that they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gave to our fathers.

for at de maa frygte dig, al den Tid de lever paa den Jord, du gav vore Fædre.

41 Moreover concerning the foreigner who is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for thy name's sake

Selv den fremmede, der ikke hører til dit Folk Israel, men kommer fra et fjernt Land for dit Navns Skyld, —

42 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thine outstretched arm), when he shall come and pray toward this house,

thi man vil høre om dit store Navn, din stærke Haand og din udstrakte Arm — naar han kommer og beder, vendt mod dette Hus,

43 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to thee for, that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as does thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

da høre du det i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, og da gøre du efter alt, hvad den fremmede raaber til dig om, for at alle Jordens Folkeslag maa 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.

44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way thou shall send them, and they pray to Jehovah toward the city which thou have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name,

Naar 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,

45 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

saa høre du i Himmelen deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret!

46 If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sins not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to the land of the enemy, afar off or near,

Naar de synder imod dig — thi der er intet Menneske, som ikke synder — og du vredes paa dem og giver dem i Fjendens Magt, og Sejrherrerne fører dem fangne til Fjendens Land, det være sig fjernt eller nær,

47 yet if they shall rethink themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to thee in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly,

og de saa gaar i sig selv i det Land, de er bortført til, og omvender sig og raaber til dig i Sejrherrernes Land og siger: Vi har syndet, handlet ilde og været ugudelige!

48 if they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and pray to thee toward their land, which thou gave to their fathers, the city which thou have chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name,

naar 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 —

49 then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their case,

saa høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret,

50 and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions by which they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

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, saa de forbarmer sig over dem;

51 (for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou brought forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);

de er jo dit Folk og din Ejendom, som du førte ud af Ægypten, af Smelteovnen.

52 that thine eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken to them whenever they cry to thee.

Lad dine Øjne være aabne for din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels Begæring, saa du hører dem, hver Gang de raaber til dig.

53 For thou separated them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spoke by Moses thy servant when thou brought our fathers out of Egypt, O lord Jehovah.

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!«

54 And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.

Da Salomo var færdig med hele denne Bøn og Begæring til HERREN rejste han sig fra Pladsen foran HERRENS Alter, hvor han havde ligget paa Knæ med Hænderne udbredt mod Himmelen.

55 And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

Derpaa traadte han frem og velsignede med høj Røst hele Israels Forsamling, idet han sagde:

56 Blessed be Jehovah, who has given rest to his people Israel according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.

»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.

57 Jehovah our God be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us, nor forsake us,

HERREN vor Gud være med os, som han var med vore Fædre, han forlade og forstøde os ikke,

58 that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

at vort Hjerte maa drages til ham, saa vi vandrer paa alle hans Veje og holder hans Bud, Anordninger og Lovbud, som han paalagde vore Fædre!

59 And let these my words, with which I have made supplication before Jehovah, be near to Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require,

Maatte disse Bønner, som jeg har opsendt for HERRENS Aasyn, være nærværende for HERREN vor Gud baade Nat og Dag, saa han skaffer sin Tjener og sit Folk Israel Ret efter hver Dags Behov,

60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.

for at alle Jordens Folk maa kende, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud.

61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

Og maatte eders Hjerte være helt med HERREN vor Gud, saa I følger hans Anordninger og holder hans Bud som i Dag!«

62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before Jehovah.

Kongen ofrede nu sammen med hele Israel Slagtofre for HERRENS Aasyn.

63 And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to Jehovah, twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the house of Jehovah.

Til de Takofre, Salomo ofrede til HERREN, tog han 22 000 Stykker Hornkvæg og 12 000 Stykker Smaakvæg. Saaledes indviede Kongen og alle Israeliterne HERRENS Hus.

64 The same day the king hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah, for there he offered the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar that was before Jehovah was too little to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings.

Samme Dag helligede Kongen den mellemste Del af Forgaarden foran HERRENS Hus, thi der maatte han ofre Brændofrene, Afgrødeofrene og Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene, da Kobberalteret foran HERRENS Aasyn var for lille til at rumme Ofrene.

65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

Samtidig fejrede Salomo i syv Dage Højtiden for HERREN vor Guds Aasyn sammen med hele Israel, en vældig Forsamling (lige fra Egnen ved Hamat og til Ægyptens Bæk).

66 On the eighth day he sent the people away. And they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that Jehovah had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.

Ottendedagen lod han Folket gaa, 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.