1 Kings 4
1 Now king Solomon was reigning over all of Israel.
Kong Salomo var Konge over hele Israel.
2 And these were the leaders that he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest;
Hans øverste Embedsmænd var følgende: Azarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records;
Elihoref og Ahija, Sjisjas Sønner, var Statsskrivere; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;
4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, over the army; and Zadok, and Abiathar, priests;
Benaja, Jojadas Søn, stod i Spidsen for Hæren; Zadok og Ebjatar var Præster;
5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, over those who were assisting the king; Zabud, the son of Nathan, the priest, the friend of the king;
Azarja, Natans Søn, var Overfoged; Præsten Zabud, Natans Søn, var Kongens Ven;
6 and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.
Ahisjar var Slotshøvedsmand; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejdet.
7 And Solomon had twelve commanders over all of Israel, who offered yearly provisions for the king and his house. For each was ministering the necessities, by each month of the year.
Fremdeles havde Salomo tolv Fogeder over hele Israel, som skulde sørge for Kongens og Hoffets Underhold, hver af dem en Maaned om Aaret.
8 And these are their names: Benhur, on mount Ephraim;
Deres Navne var: Hurs Søn i Efraims Bjerge;
9 Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan;
Dekers Søn i Makaz-Sja'albim, Bet-Sjemesj og Elon indtil Bet-Hanan;
10 Benhesed, in Arubboth: his was Socoh and the entire land of Hepher;
Heseds Søn i Arubbot; han havde Soko og hele Hefers Land;
11 Benabinadab, to whom was all of Naphath-Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as wife;
Abinadabs Søn havde hele Dors Højland; han var gift med Salomos Datter Tafat;
12 Baana, the son of Ahilud, who was reigning in Taanach, and Megiddo, and all of Bethshean, which is beside Zarethan and below Jezreel, from Bethshean as far as Abelmeholah, opposite Jokmeam;
Ba'ana, Ahiluds Søn, havde Ta'anak, Megiddo og hele Bet-Sjean op til Zaretan, neden for Jizre'el fra Bet-Sjean til Abel-Mehola ud over Jokmeam;
13 Bengeber, in Ramoth Gilead, who had the town of Jair, the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; the same was first in the entire region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls that had bronze bars;
Gebers Søn i Ramot i Gilead; han havde Manasses Søn Ja'irs Teltbyer i Gilead, og han havde Argoblandet i Basan, tresindstyve store Byer med Mure og Kobberportstænger;
14 Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, who was first in Mahanaim;
Ahinadab, Iddos Søn, havde Mahanajim;
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, and he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, in marriage;
Ahima'az i Naftali; han var ligeledes gift med en Datter af Salomo, Basemat;
16 Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth;
Ba'ana, Husjajs Søn, i Aser og Bealot;
17 Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
Josjafat, Paruas Søn, i Issakar;
18 Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Sjim'i, Elas Søn, i Benjamin;
19 Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan, over all who were in that land.
Geber, Uris Søn, i Gads Land, det Land, der havde tilhørt Amoriterkongen Sihon og Kong Og af Basan; der var kun een Foged i det Land.
20 Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
Juda og Israel var talrige, saa talrige som Sandet ved Havet, og de spiste og drak og var glade.
21 Now Solomon had, in his dominion, all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt. And they offered gifts to him, and they served him all the days of his life.
Og Salomo herskede over alle Rigerne fra Floden til Filisternes Land og Ægyptens Grænse og de bragte Gaver og tjente Salomo, saa længe han levede.
22 And the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal,
Salomos daglige Behov af Levnedsmidler var tredive Kor fint Hvedemel og tresindstyve Kor almindeligt Mel,
23 ten fattened oxen, and twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred rams, aside from the venison of stags, roe deer, and gazelles, and fattened poultry.
ti Stykker Fedekvæg, tyve Stykker Græskvæg og hundrede Stykker Smaakvæg foruden Hjorte, Gazeller, Antiloper og fede Gæs.
24 For he had obtained the entire region which was beyond the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza, and all the kings of those regions. And he had peace on every side all around.
Thi han herskede over hele Landet hinsides Floden, fra Tifsa til Gaza, over alle Kongerne hinsides Floden, og han havde Fred rundt om til alle Sider;
25 And so, Judah and Israel were living without any fear, each one under his own vine and under his own fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, during all the days of Solomon.
og Juda og Israel boede trygt, saa længe Salomo levede, hver Mand under sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ, fra Dan til Be'ersjeba.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand riding horses.
Og Salomo havde 40 000 Spand Heste til sit Vognhold og 12 000 Ryttere.
27 And the above-stated commanders of the king nourished these. And they also offered the necessities for the table of king Solomon, with immense diligence, each in his time.
Og de nævnte Fogeder sørgede for Underhold til Kong Salomo og alle, der havde Adgang til hans Bord, hver i sin Maaned, og de lod det ikke skorte paa noget;
28 Also, they brought barley and straw for the horses and beasts of burden, to the place where the king was, just as it was appointed to them.
og Byggen og Straaet til Hestene og Forspandene bragte de til det Sted, hvor han var, efter som Turen kom til hver enkelt.
29 And God gave wisdom to Solomon, and an exceedingly great prudence, and a spacious heart, like the sand which is on the shore of the sea.
Gud skænkede Salomo Visdom og Kløgt i saare rigt Maal og en omfattende Forstand, som Sandet ved Havets Bred,
30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians.
saa at Salomos Visdom var større end alle Østerlændingenes og alle Ægypternes Visdom.
31 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And he was renowned in all the nations on every side.
Han var visere end alle andre, ja visere end Ezraiten Etan og visere end Heman, Kalkol og Darda, Mahols Sønner, og hans Ry naaede ud til alle Folkeslag rundt om.
32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.
Han fremsagde 3000 Tankesprog, og Tallet paa hans Sange var 1005.
33 And he discoursed about trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon, to the hyssop which grows out from the wall. And he explained about beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fish.
Han talte om Træerne lige fra Cederen paa Libanon til Ysopen, der vokser frem af Muren; og han talte om Dyrene, Fuglene, Krybdyrene og Fiskene.
34 And they came from all the peoples in order to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who were hearing about his wisdom.
Fra alle Folkeslag kom man for at lytte til Salomos Visdom, fra alle Jordens Konger, der hørte om hans Visdom.
