1 Kings 3
1 Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
Da nu Salomo havde faaet Kongedømmet sikkert i hænde besvogrede han sig med Farao, Ægypterkongen, idet han ægtede Faraos Datter; og han førte hende ind i Davidsbyen, til han fik sit eget Hus, HERRENS Hus og Muren om Jerusalem bygget færdig.
2 The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.
Kun ofrede Folket paa Offerhøjene, thi hidindtil var der ikke bygget HERRENS Navn et Hus.
3 And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Salomo elskede HERREN, saa at han vandrede efter sin Fader Davids Anordninger; kun ofrede han paa Højene og tændte Offerild der.
4 Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
Og Kongen begav sig til Gibeon for at ofre der; thi det var den store Offerhøj; tusind Brændofre ofrede Salomo paa Alteret der.
5 One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
I Gibeon lod HERREN sig til Syne for Salomo i en Drøm om Natten. Og Gud sagde: »Sig, hvad du ønsker, jeg skal give dig!«
6 Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
Da sagde Salomo: »Du viste stor Miskundhed mod din Tjener, min Fader David, der jo ogsaa vandrede for dit Aasyn i Troskab, Retfærdighed og Hjertets Oprigtighed; og du lod denne store Miskundhed blive over ham og gav ham en Søn, der nu sidder paa hans Trone.
7 And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
Ja, nu har du, HERRE min Gud, gjort din Tjener til Konge i min Fader Davids Sted. Men jeg er ganske ung og ved ikke, hvorledes jeg skal færdes ret;
8 Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
og din Tjener staar midt i det Folk, du udvalgte, et stort Folk, som ikke kan tælles eller udregnes, saa mange er de.
9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
Giv derfor din Tjener et lydhørt Hjerte, saa han kan dømme dit Folk og skelne mellem godt og ondt; thi hvem kan dømme dette dit store Folk!«
10 Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request.
Det vakte HERRENS Velbehag, at Salomo bad derom;
11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—
og Gud sagde til ham: »Fordi du bad om dette og ikke om et langt Liv, ej heller om Rigdom eller om dine Fjenders Liv, men om Forstand til at skønne, hvad ret er,
12 behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.
se, derfor vil jeg gøre, som du beder: Se, jeg giver dig et viist og forstandigt Hjerte, saa at din Lige aldrig før har været, ej heller siden skal fremstaa;
13 Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
men jeg giver dig ogsaa, hvad du ikke bad om, baade Rigdom og Ære, saa at du ikke skal have din Lige blandt Konger, saa længe du lever.
14 So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
Og hvis du vandrer paa mine Veje, saa du holder mine Anordninger og Bud, saaledes som din Fader David gjorde, vil jeg give dig et langt Liv.«
15 Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
Da vaagnede Salomo, og se, det var en Drøm. Derpaa begav han sig til Jerusalem og stillede sig foran HERRENS Pagts Ark og ofrede Brændofre, bragte Takofre og gjorde et Gæstebud for alle sine Folk.
16 At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
Paa den Tid kom to Skøger til Kongen og traadte frem for ham.
17 One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.
Den ene Kvinde sagde: »Hør mig, Herre! Jeg og den Kvinde der bor i Hus sammen. Hjemme i vort Hus fødte jeg i hendes Nærværelse et Barn,
18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.
og tre Dage efter min Nedkomst fødte ogsaa hun et Barn. Vi var sammen; der var ingen andre hos os i Huset, vi to var ene i Huset.
19 During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him.
Saa døde hendes Dreng om Natten, fordi hun kom til at ligge paa ham;
20 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
men midt om Natten, medens din Trælkvinde sov, stod hun op og tog min Dreng fra min Side og lagde ham ved sit Bryst; men sin døde Dreng lagde hun ved mit Bryst.
21 The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
Da jeg saa om Morgenen rejste mig for at give min Dreng at die, se, da var han død; men da jeg saa nøje paa ham om Morgenen, se, da var det ikke min Dreng, ham, som jeg havde født!«
22 “No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
Men den anden Kvinde sagde: »Det er ikke sandt; den levende er min Dreng, og den døde er din!« Og den første sagde: »Nej, den døde er din Dreng, og den levende er min!« Saaledes mundhuggedes de foran Kongen.
23 Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
Da sagde Kongen: »Den ene siger: Han her, den levende, er min Dreng, den døde er din! Og den anden siger: Nej, den døde er din Dreng, den levende min!«
24 The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
Derpaa sagde Kongen: »Hent mig et Sværd!« Og de bragte Kongen et.
25 and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
Da sagde Kongen: »Hug det levende Barn over og giv hver af dem det halve!«
26 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
Da rørte Kærligheden til Barnet sig heftigt i den Kvinde, som var Moder til det levende Barn, og hun sagde til Kongen: »Hør mig, Herre! Giv hende det levende Barn; dræb det endelig ikke!« Men den anden sagde: »Det skal hverken tilhøre mig eller dig, hug det kun over!«
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
Da tog Kongen til Orde og sagde: »Giv hende der det levende Barn og dræb det ikke; thi hun er Moderen!«
28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
Og da Israel hørte om den Dom, Kongen havde fældet, fyldtes de alle af Ærefrygt for Kongen; thi de saa, at han sad inde med Guds Visdom til at skifte Ret.
