2 Chronicles 7
1 Now when Solomon's prayers were ended, fire came down from heaven, burning up all the offerings; and the house was full of the glory of the Lord.
Da Salomo havde endt sin Bøn, for Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede Brændofferet og Slagtofrene, og HERRENS Herlighed fyldte Templet,
2 And the priests were not able to go into the house of the Lord, for the Lord's house was full of the glory of the Lord.
og Præsterne kunde ikke gaa ind i HERRENS Hus, fordi HERRENS Herlighed fyldte det.
3 And all the children of Israel were looking on when the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord was on the house; and they went down on their knees, with their faces to the earth, worshipping and praising the Lord, and saying, He is good; for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Og da alle Israeliterne saa Ilden og HERRENS Herlighed fare ned over Templet, kastede de sig paa Knæ paa Stenbroen med Ansigtet mod Jorden og tilbad og lovede HERREN med Ordene »thi han er god, og hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!«
4 Then the king and all the people made offerings before the Lord.
Kongen ofrede nu sammen med alt Folket Slagtofre for HERRENS Aasyn.
5 King Solomon made an offering of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people kept the feast of the opening of the house of God.
Til Slagtofferet tog Kong Salomo 22 000 Stykker Hornkvæg og 120 000 Stykker Smaakvæg. Saaledes indviede Kongen og alt Folket Guds Hus.
6 And the priests were in their places, and the Levites with their instruments of music for the Lord's song, which David the king had made for the praise of the Lord whose mercy is unchanging for ever, when David gave praise by their hand; and the priests were sounding horns before them; and all Israel were on their feet.
Og Præsterne stod paa deres Pladser, og Leviterne stød med HERRENS Musikinstrumenter, som Kong David havde ladet lave, for at love HERREN med Davids Lovsangs Ord »thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!« og Præsterne stod lige over for dem og blæste i Trompeter, og hele Israel stod op:
7 Then Solomon made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, offering the burned offerings there, and the fat of the peace-offerings; for there was not room on the brass altar which Solomon had made for all the burned offerings and the meal offerings and the fat.
Og Salomo helligede den mellemste Del af Forgaarden foran HERRENS Hus, thi der maatte han ofre Brændofrene og Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene, da Kobberalteret, som Salomo havde ladet lave, ikke kunde rumme Brændofferet, Afgrødeofferet og Fedtstykkerne.
8 So Solomon kept the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, for the people had come together from the way into Hamath and from as far as the river of Egypt.
Samtidig fejrede Salomo i syv Dage Højtiden sammen med hele Israel, en vældig Forsamling lige fra Egnen ved Hamat og til Ægyptens Bæk.
9 And on the eighth day they had a holy meeting; the offerings for making the altar holy went on for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
Ottendedagen holdt man festlig Samling, thi de fejrede Alterets Indvielse i syv Dage og Højtiden i syv.
10 And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their tents, full of joy and glad in their hearts, because of all the good which the Lord had done to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.
Og paa den tre og tyvende Dag i den syvende Maaned lod han Folket gaa hver til sit, glade og vel til Mode over den Godhed, HERREN havde vist sin Tjener David og Salomo og sit Folk Israel.
11 So Solomon came to the end of building the house of the Lord and the king's house; and everything which it was in his mind to make in the house of the Lord and for himself had been well done.
Salomo var nu færdig med at opføre HERRENS Hus og Kongens Palads; og alt, hvad Salomo havde sat sig for at udføre ved HERRENS Hus og sit Palads, havde han lykkeligt ført igennem.
12 Now the Lord came to Solomon in a vision by night, and said to him, I have given ear to your prayer, and have taken this place for myself as a house where offerings are to be made.
Da lod HERREN sig til Syne for Salomo om Natten og sagde til ham: »Jeg har hørt din Bøn og udvalgt mig dette Sted til Offersted.
13 If, at my word, heaven is shut up, so that there is no rain, or if I send locusts on the land for its destruction, or if I send disease on my people;
Dersom jeg tillukker Himmelen, saa Regnen udebliver, eller jeg opbyder Græshopperne til at æde Landet op, eller jeg sender Pest i mit Folk,
14 If my people, on whom my name is named, make themselves low and come to me in prayer, searching for me and turning from their evil ways; then I will give ear from heaven, overlooking their sin, and will give life again to their land.
og mit Folk, som mit Navn nævnes over, da ydmyger sig, beder og søger mit Aasyn og vender om fra deres onde Veje, saa vil jeg høre det i Himmelen og tilgive deres Synd og læge deres Land,
15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears awake to the prayers made in this place.
Nu skal mine Øjne være aabne og mine Ører lytte til Bønnen, der bedes paa dette Sted.
16 For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
Og nu har jeg udvalgt og billiget dette Hus, for at mit Navn kan bo der til evig Tid, og mine Øjne og mit Hjerte skal være der alle Dage.
17 And as for you, if you will go on your way before me as David your father did, doing whatever I have given you orders to do and keeping my laws and my decisions:
Hvis du nu vandrer for mit Aasyn som din Fader David, saa du gør alt, hvad jeg har paalagt dig, og holder mine Anordninger og Lovbud,
18 Then I will make strong the seat of your kingdom, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be ruler in Israel.
saa vil jeg opretholde din Kongetrone, som jeg tilsagde din Fader David, da jeg sagde: En Efterfølger skal aldrig fattes dig til at herske over Israel.
19 But if you are turned away from me, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods, giving them worship:
Men hvis I vender eder bort og forlader mine Anordninger og Bud, som jeg har forelagt eder, og gaar hen og dyrker fremmede Guder og tilbeder dem,
20 Then I will have this people uprooted out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will put away from before my eyes, and make it an example and a word of shame among all peoples.
saa vil jeg rykke eder op fra mit Land, som jeg gav eder; og dette Hus, som jeg har helliget for mit Navn, vil jeg forkaste fra mit Aasyn og gøre det til Spot og Spe blandt alle Folk,
21 And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, and will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
og dette Hus, som var saa ophøjet, over det skal enhver, som kommer der forbi, blive slaaet af Rædsel. Og naar man siger: Hvorfor har HERREN handlet saaledes mod dette Land og dette Hus?
22 And their answer will be, Because they were turned away from the Lord, the God of their fathers, who took them out of the land of Egypt, and took for themselves other gods and gave them worship and became their servants: that is why he has sent all this evil on them.
skal der svares: Fordi de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, som førte dem ud af Ægypten, og holdt sig til andre Guder, tilbad og dyrkede dem; derfor har HERREN bragt al denne Elendighed over dem!«
