1 Kings 4
1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Og Kong Salomo var Konge over al Israel.
2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
Og disse vare de fornemste Befalingsmænd, som han havde: Asarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
Elihoref og Ahia, Sisas Sønner, vare Skrivere; Josafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Historieskriver;
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
og Benaja, Jojadas Søn, var over Hæren; og Zadok og Abjathar vare Præster;
5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:
og Asarja, Nathans Søn, var over Befalingsmændene; og Sabud, Nathans Søn, Præsten, var Kongens Ven;
6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
og Ahisar var Hovmester; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, var Rentemester.
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
Og Salomo havde tolv Befalingsmænd over al Israel, og de forsynede Kongen og hans Hus; enhver havde en Maaned om Aaret at forsyne ham udi.
8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
Og disse vare deres Navne: Hurs Søn paa Efraims Bjerg;
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
Dekers Søn i Makaz og i Saalbim og i Beth-Semes og Elon og Beth-Hanan;
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Heseds Søn i Aruboth, han havde Soko og hele Landet Hefer;
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Abinadabs Søn havde hele Egnen Dor, han havde Tafath, Salomos Datter, til Hustru;
12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even to the place that is beyond Jokneam:
Baena, Ahiluds Søn, havde Thaanak og Megiddo og hele Beth-Sean, som er ved Zarthan neden for Jisreel fra Beth-Sean indtil Abel-Mehola, indtil paa hin Side Jokmeam;
13 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, three score great cities with walls and brazen bars:
Gebers Søn var i Ramoth i Gilead; han havde Jairs, Manasse Søns, Byer, som ere i Gilead, han havde Argobs Egn, som er i Basan, tresindstyve store Stæder med Mure og med Kobberstænger;
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
Ahinadab, Iddos Søn, var i Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Ahimaaz var i Nafthali, han tog og Basmath, Salomos Datter, til Hustru;
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
Baena, Husais Søn, var i Aser og i Aloth;
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
Josafat, Faruas Søn, var i Isaskar;
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
Simei, Elas Søn, var i Benjamin;
19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
Geber, Uris Søn, var i Gileads Land, i Sihons, den amoritiske Konges, og i Ogs, Kongen af Basans, Land, og det var kun een Befalingsmand, som var i dette Land.
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
Juda og Israel vare mange som Sand, der er ved Havet i Mangfoldighed; de aade og drak og vare glade.
21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Og Salomo var en Herre over alle Rigerne fra Floden til Filisternes Land og indtil Ægyptens Landemærke; de bragte ham Skænk og tjente Salomo alle hans Livsdage.
22 And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and three score measures of meal,
Og den Mad, der gik med for Salomo til hver Dag, var tredive Kor fint Mel og tresindstyve Kor Hvedemel;
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallow deer, and fatted fowl.
ti fede Øksne og tyve Græsøksne og hundrede Faar, foruden Hjorte og Raadyr og Bøfler og alle Haande Fjerkræ paa Sti.
24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
Thi han herskede i alt det, som laa paa denne Side af Floden, fra Thipsa og indtil Gaza, over alle Konger paa denne Side af Floden; og han havde Fred trindt omkring paa alle sine Sider.
25 And Judah and Israel dwelled safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
Og Juda og Israel boede tryggelig, hver under sit Vintræ og under sit Figentræ, fra Dan og indtil Beersaba, alle Salomos Dage.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Salomo havde og fyrretyve Tusinde Stalde til sine Vognheste og tolv Tusinde Ryttere.
27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
Og disse Befalingsmænd forsynede Kong Salomo og hver den, som nærmede sig til Kong Salomos Bord, hver i sin Maaned; de lode ikke fattes paa noget.
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
Og Byg og Straa til Kørehestene og til Ridehestene førte de hen til det Sted, hvor det skulde være, hver efter Anvisningen.
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
Og Gud gav Salomo Visdom og saare megen Indsigt og en omfattende Forstand, som Sand, der er ved Havets Bred.
30 And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Og Salomos Visdom var større end alle Østerlændernes Visdom og end alle Ægypternes Visdom.
31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
Og han var visere end alle Mennesker, end Esrahiteren Ethan, og Heman og Kalkol og Darda, Mahols Sønner, og hans Navn var berømt hos alle Hedninger trindt omkring.
32 And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
Og han fremsatte tre Tusinde Ordsprog, og hans Sange vare Tusinde og fem.
33 And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Og han talede om Træerne fra Cederen, som er paa Libanon, og indtil Isopen, som vokser ud af Væggen; og han talede om Dyrene og om Fuglene og om krybende Dyr og om Fiskene.
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
Og man kom fra alle Folk for at høre Salomos Visdom, fra alle Konger paa Jorden, som havde hørt om hans Visdom.
