1 Kings 5
1 Now Hiram, king of Tyre, hearing that Solomon had been made king in place of his father, sent his servants to him; for Hiram had ever been a friend to David.
Og Hiram, Kongen af Tyrus, sendte sine Tjenere til Salomo, da han havde hørt, at de havde salvet ham til Konge i hans Faders Sted; thi Hiram havde elsket David alle Dage.
2 And Solomon sent back word to Hiram, saying,
Derfor sendte Salomo til Hiram og lod sige:
3 You have knowledge that David my father was not able to make a house for the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars which were round him on every side, till the Lord put all those who were against him under his feet.
Du ved, at min Fader David ikke kunde bygge Herrens, sin Guds, Navn et Hus for Krigens Skyld, med hvilken de havde omspændt ham, indtil Herren gav dem under hans Fødders Saaler.
4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; no one is making trouble, and no evil is taking place.
Men nu har Herren min Gud skaffet mig Rolighed trindt omkring, her er ingen Modstander og intet ondt hændet.
5 And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.
Og se, jeg tænker at bygge Herrens, min Guds, Navn et Hus, som Herren talede til min Fader David og sagde: Din Søn, som jeg skal sætte i dit Sted paa din Trone, han skal bygge mit Navn Huset.
6 So now, will you have cedar-trees from Lebanon cut down for me, and my servants will be with your servants; and I will give you payment for your servants at whatever rate you say; for it is common knowledge that we have no such wood-cutters among us as the men of Zidon.
Saa befal nu, at man hugger mig Cedertræ fra Libanon, og mine Tjenere skulle være med dine Tjenere, og jeg vil give dig Løn til dine Tjenere efter alt det, som du siger; thi du ved, at her er ingen hos os, som forstaar at hugge Træer, som Zidonierne.
7 And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people.
Og det skete, der Hiram hørte Salomos Ord, da blev han saare glad, og han sagde: Lovet være Herren i Dag, som har givet David en viis Søn over dette talrige Folk!
8 Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying; The words you sent have been given to me: I will do all your desire in the question of cedar-wood and cypress-wood.
Og Hiram sendte hen til Salomo og lod sige: Jeg har hørt det, som du sendte til mig om; jeg vil gøre al din Villie med Cedertræer og med Fyrretræer.
9 My men will take them down from Lebanon to the sea, where I will have them corded together to go by sea to whatever place you say, and I will have them cut up there so that you may take them away; as for payment, it will be enough if you give me food for my people.
Mine Tjenere skulle føre dem ned fra Libanon til Havet, og jeg vil lade dem lægge i Flaader paa Havet og bringe dem til det Sted, som du sender mig Bud om, og jeg vil lade dem skille ad der, og du skal lade dem hente; men du skal gøre min Villie, at give mit Hus Kost.
10 So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar-wood and cypress-wood he had need of;
Saa gav Hiram Salomo Cedertræer og Fyrretræer, alt efter hans Villie.
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of grain, as food for his people, and twenty measures of clear oil; this he did every year.
Og Salomo gav Hiram tyve Tusinde Kor Hvede til Spise for hans Hus og tyve Kor stødt Olivenolie; saa gav Salomo Hiram fra Aar til Aar.
12 Now the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.
Og Herren gav Salomo Visdom, som han havde tilsagt ham; og der var Fred imellem Hiram og imellem Salomo, og de gjorde begge en Pagt.
13 Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;
Og Kong Salomo udtog Pligtarbejdere af hele Israel, og Pligtarbejderne vare tredive Tusinde Mænd.
14 And sent them to Lebanon in bands of ten thousand every month: for a month they were working in Lebanon and for two months in their country, and Adoniram was in control of them.
Og han sendte dem til Libanon, ti Tusinde hver Maaned, saa de skiftede; en Maaned vare de paa Libanon, og to Maaneder var hver i sit Hus, og Adoniram var over Pligtarbejderne.
15 Then he had seventy thousand for the work of transport, and eighty thousand stone-cutters in the mountains;
Og Salomo havde halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Lastdragere og firsindstyve Tusinde Tømrere paa Bjerget,
16 In addition to the chiefs of the responsible men put by Solomon to oversee the work, three thousand and three hundred in authority over the workmen.
foruden Salomos øverste Befalingsmænd, som vare over Arbejdet, nemlig tre Tusinde og tre Hundrede, som regerede over Folket, som gjorde Arbejdet.
17 By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.
Og Kongen bød det, og de bragte store Stene, kostbare Stene, hugne Stene til at lægge Grundvolden til Huset.
18 Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did the work of cutting them, and put edges on them, and got the wood and the stone ready for the building of the house.
Og Salomos Bygningsmænd og Hirams Bygningsmænd og Gibliterne tilhuggede og beredte Træerne og Stenene til at bygge Huset.
