1 Kings 5
1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
Da Kong Hiram af Tyrus hørte, at Salomo var salvet til Konge i stedet for sin Fader, sendte han nogle af sine Folk til ham; thi Hiram havde altid været Davids Ven.
2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
Og Salomo sendte Hiram følgende Bud:
3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.
»Du ved, at min Fader David ikke kunde bygge HERREN sin Guds Navn et Hus for de Kriges Skyld, man fra alle Sider paaførte ham, indtil HERREN lagde hans Fjender under hans Fødder.
4 But now Jehovah my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
Men nu har HERREN min Gud skaffet mig Ro til alle Sider; der findes ingen Modstandere, og der er ingen Fare paa Færde.
5 And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house for my name.
Se, derfor har jeg i Sinde at bygge HERREN min Guds Navn et Hus efter HERRENS Ord til min Fader David: Din Søn, som jeg sætter paa din Trone i dit Sted, han skal bygge Huset for mit Navn.
6 Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.
Giv derfor Ordre til, at der fældes Cedre til mig paa Libanon. Mine Folk skal arbejde sammen med dine, og jeg vil give dine Folk den Løn, du kræver; thi du ved jo, at der ikke findes nogen hos os, der kan fælde Træer som Zidonierne!«
7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
Da Hiram modtog dette Bud fra Salomo, glædede det ham meget, og han sagde: »Lovet være HERREN i Dag, fordi han har givet David en viis Søn til at herske over dette store Folk!«
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard [the message] which thou hast sent unto me: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
Og Hiram sendte Salomo følgende Svar: »Jeg har modtaget det Bud, du sendte mig, og jeg skal opfylde alt, hvad du ønsker med Hensyn til Ceder— og Cyprestræer;
9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
mine Folk skal bringe dem fra Libanon ned til Havet, og saa skal jeg lade dem samle til Tømmerflaader paa Havet og sende dem til det Sted, du anviser mig; der skal jeg lade dem skille ad, saa at du kan lade dem hente. Men du vil da ogsaa opfylde mit Ønske og sende Fødevarer til mit Hof!«
10 So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire.
Saa sendte Hiram Salomo alt, hvad han ønskede af Ceder— og Cyprestræer;
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
og Salomo sendte Hiram 20 000 Kor Hvede til Underhold for hans Hof og 20 Kor Olie af knuste Oliven. Saa meget sendte Salomo Hiram Aar efter Aar.
12 And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
Og HERREN gav Salomo Visdom, som han havde lovet ham; og der var Fred mellem Hiram og Salomo, og de sluttede Pagt med hinanden.
13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
Kong Salomo udskrev nu Hoveriarbejdere overalt i Israel, og Hoveriarbejderne udgjorde 30 000 Mand.
14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the men subject to taskwork.
Dem sendte han saa til Libanon, et Hold paa 10 000 om Maaneden, saaledes at de var en Maaned paa Libanon og to Maaneder hjemme. Adoniram havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejderne.
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;
Salomo havde 70 000 Lastdragere og 80 000 Stenhuggere i Bjergene
16 besides Solomon’s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
foruden Overfogeder, der ledede Arbejdet, 3300 Mand, som havde Opsyn med Folkene, der arbejdede.
17 And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
Paa Kongens Bud brød de store Stenblokke, kostbare Sten til Templets Grundvold, Kvadersten;
18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
og Salomos og Hiroms Bygmestre og Folkene fra Gebal huggede dem til, og de gjorde Træstammerne og Stenene i Stand til Templets Opførelse.
