Kings III 5
1 And Chiram king of Tyre sent his servants to anoint Solomon in the room of David his father, because Chiram always loved 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 Chiram, saying,
Og Salomo sendte Hiram følgende Bud:
3 Thou knewest my father David, that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord my God because of the wars that compassed him about, until the Lord 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 And now the Lord my God has given me rest round about; there is no one plotting against [me], and there is no evil trespass [against me].
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 intend to build a house to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord God spoke to my father David, saying, Thy son whom I will set on thy throne in thy place, he shall build a house to 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 And now command, and let [men] cut wood for me out of Libanus: and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants, and I will give thee the wages of thy service, according to all that thou shalt say, because thou knowest that we have no one skilled in cutting timber like 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, as soon as Chiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] God to-day, who has given to David a wise son over this numerous 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 he sent to Solomon, saying, I have listened concerning all that thou hast sent to me for: I will do all thy will: [as for] timber of cedar and 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 Libanus to the sea: I will form them [into] rafts, [and bring them] to the place which thou shalt send to me [about]; and I will land them there, and thou shalt take [them] up: and thou shalt do my will, in giving bread to 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 Chiram gave to Solomon cedars, and fir trees, and all his desire.
Saa sendte Hiram Salomo alt, hvad han ønskede af Ceder— og Cyprestræer;
11 And Solomon gave to Chiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his house, and twenty thousand baths of beaten oil thus Solomon gave to Chiram yearly.
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 the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon as he promised him; and there was peace between Chiram and Solomon, and they made a covenant between them.
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 the king 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 Libanus, ten thousand taking turn every month: they were a month in Libanus and two months at home: and Adoniram [was] over the levy.
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 seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain;
Salomo havde 70 000 Lastdragere og 80 000 Stenhuggere i Bjergene
16 besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, [there were] three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in the works.
foruden Overfogeder, der ledede Arbejdet, 3300 Mand, som havde Opsyn med Folkene, der arbejdede.
17 [And the king commanded and they ] [brought great stones, precious stones for the foundation of the house, and unhewn stones. ]
Paa Kongens Bud brød de store Stenblokke, kostbare Sten til Templets Grundvold, Kvadersten;
18 And they prepared the stones and the timber [during] three years.
og Salomos og Hiroms Bygmestre og Folkene fra Gebal huggede dem til, og de gjorde Træstammerne og Stenene i Stand til Templets Opførelse.
