2 Chronicles 6

1 Then said Solomon, The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Ved den Lejlighed sang Salomo: »HERREN har sagt, han vil bo i Mulmet!«

2 But I have built an house of habitation for you, and a place for your dwelling for ever.

Nu har jeg bygget dig et Hus til Bolig, et Sted, du for evigt kan dvæle.

3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.

Derpaa vendte Kongen sig om og velsignede hele Israels Forsamling, der imens stod op;

4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has with his hands fulfilled that which he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,

og han sagde: »Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, hvis Haand har fuldført, hvad hans Mund talede til min Fader David, dengang han sagde:

5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:

Fra den Dag jeg førte mit Folk ud af Ægypten, har jeg ikke udvalgt nogen By i nogen af Israels Stammer, hvor man skulde bygge et Hus til Bolig for mit Navn, og jeg har ikke udvalgt nogen Mand til at være Hersker over mit Folk Israel;

6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

men Jerusalem udvalgte jeg til Bolig for mit Navn, og David udvalgte jeg til at herske over mit Folk Israel.

7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Og min Fader David fik i Sinde at bygge HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus;

8 But the LORD said to David my father, For as much as it was in your heart to build an house for my name, you did well in that it was in your heart:

men HERREN sagde til min Fader David: At du har i Sinde at bygge mit Navn et Hus, er ret af dig;

9 Notwithstanding you shall not build the house; but your son which shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.

dog skal ikke du bygge det Hus, men din Søn, der udgaar af din Lænd, skal bygge mit Navn det Hus.

10 The LORD therefore has performed his word that he has spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Nu har HERREN opfyldt det Ord, han talede, og jeg er traadt i min Fader Davids Sted og sidder paa Israels Trone, som HERREN sagde, og jeg har bygget HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn Huset;

11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

og jeg har der beredt en Plads til Arken med den Pagt, HERREN sluttede med Israeliterne.«

12 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

Derpaa traadte Salomo frem foran HERRENS Alter lige over for hele Israels Forsamling og udbredte Hænderne.

13 For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the middle of the court: and on it he stood, and kneeled down on his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.

Salomo havde nemlig ladet lave en fem Alen lang, fem Alen bred og tre Alen høj Talerstol af Kobber og stillet den op midt i Gaarden; paa den traadte han op og kastede sig paa Knæ foran hele Israels Forsamling, udbredte sine Hænder mod Himmelen

14 And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like you in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keep covenant, and show mercy to your servants, that walk before you with all their hearts:

og sagde: »HERRE, Israels Gud, der er ingen Gud som du i Himmelen og paa Jorden, du, som holder fast ved din Pagt og din Miskundhed mod dine Tjenere, naar de af hele deres Hjerte vandrer for dit Aasyn,

15 You which have kept with your servant David my father that which you have promised him; and spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is this day.

du, som har holdt, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, og i Dag opfyldt med din Haand, hvad du talede med din Mund.

16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; yet so that your children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as you have walked before me.

Saa hold da nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, da du sagde: En Efterfølger skal aldrig fattes dig for mit Aasyn til at sidde paa Israels Trone, naar kun dine Sønner vil tage Vare paa deres Vej og vandre i min Lov, som du har vandret for mit Aasyn!

17 Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let your word be verified, which you have spoken to your servant David.

Saa lad nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, det Ord opfyldes, som du tilsagde din Tjener David!

18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house which I have built!

Men kan Gud da virkelig bo blandt Menneskene paa Jorden? Nej visselig, Himlene, ja Himlenes Himle kan ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget!

19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of your servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to listen to the cry and the prayer which your servant prays before you:

Men vend dig til din Tjeners Bøn og Begæring, HERRE min Gud, saa du hører det Raab og den Bøn, din Tjener opsender for dit Aasyn;

20 That your eyes may be open on this house day and night, on the place whereof you have said that you would put your name there; to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.

lad dine Øjne være aabne over dette Hus baade Dag og Nat, over det Sted, hvor du har sagt, du vilde stedfæste dit Navn, saa du hører den Bøn, din Tjener opsender, vendt mod dette Sted!

21 Listen therefore to the supplications of your servant, and of your people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear you from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive.

Og hør den Bøn, din Tjener og dit Folk Israel opsender, vendt mod dette Sted; du høre den der, hvor du bor, i Himmelen, du høre og tilgive!

22 If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid on him to make him swear, and the oath come before your altar in this house;

Naar nogen synder imod sin Næste, og man afkræver ham Ed og lader ham sværge, og han kommer og aflægger Ed foran dit Alter i dette Hus,

23 Then hear you from heaven, and do, and judge your servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way on his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

saa høre du det i Himmelen og gøre det og dømme dine Tjenere imellem, saa du gengælder den skyldige og lader hans Gerning komme over hans Hoved og frikender den uskyldige og gør med ham efter hans Uskyld.

24 And if your people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against you; and shall return and confess your name, and pray and make supplication before you in this house;

Naar dit Folk Israel tvinges til at fly for en Fjende, fordi de synder imod dig, og de saa omvender sig og bekender dit Navn og opsender Bønner og Begæringer for dit Aasyn i dette Hus,

25 Then hear you from the heavens, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to them and to their fathers.

saa høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive dit Folk Israels Synd og føre dem tilbage til det Land, du gav dem og deres Fædre.

26 When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you do afflict them;

Naar Himmelen lukkes, saa Regnen udebliver, fordi de synder imod dig, og de saa beder, vendt mod dette Sted, og bekender dit Navn og omvender sig fra deres Synd, fordi du revser dem,

27 Then hear you from heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you have taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.

saa høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels Synd, ja du vise dem den gode Vej, de skal vandre, og lade det regne i dit Land, som du gav dit Folk i Eje.

28 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatever sore or whatever sickness there be:

Naar der kommer Hungersnød i Landet, naar der kommer Pest, naar der kommer Kornbrand og Rust, Græshopper og Ædere, naar Fjenden belejrer Folket i en af dets Byer, naar alskens Plage og Sot indtræffer —

29 Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all your people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:

enhver Bøn, enhver Begæring, hvem den end kommer fra i hele dit Folk Israel, naar de føler deres Plage og Smerte og udbreder Hænderne mod dette Hus,

30 Then hear you from heaven your dwelling place, and forgive, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you only know the hearts of the children of men: )

den høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, og tilgive, idet du gengælder enhver hans Færd, fordi du kender hans Hjerte, thi du alene kender Menneskebørnenes Hjerter,

31 That they may fear you, to walk in your ways, so long as they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

for at de maa frygte dig og følge dine Veje, al den Tid de lever paa den Jord, du gav vore Fædre.

32 Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of your people Israel, but is come from a far country for your great name’s sake, and your mighty hand, and your stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;

Selv den fremmede, der ikke hører til dit Folk Israel, men kommer fra et fjernt Land for dit store Navns, din stærke Haands og din udstrakte Arms Skyld, naar de kommer og beder, vendt mod dette Hus,

33 Then hear you from the heavens, even from your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calls to you for; that all people of the earth may know your name, and fear you, as does your people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.

da høre du det i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, og da gøre du efter alt, hvad den fremmede raaber til dig om, for at alle Jordens Folkeslag maa lære dit Navn at kende og frygte dig ligesom dit Folk Israel og erkende, at dit Navn er nævnet over dette Hus, som jeg har bygget.

34 If your people go out to war against their enemies by the way that you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;

Naar dit Folk drager i Krig mod sine Fjender, hvor du end sender dem hen, og de beder til dig, vendt mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn,

35 Then hear you from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

saa høre du i Himmelen deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret.

36 If they sin against you, (for there is no man which sins not, ) and you be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives to a land far off or near;

Naar de synder imod dig — thi der er intet Menneske, som ikke synder — og du vredes paa dem og giver dem i Fjendens Magt, og Sejrherrerne fører dem fangne til et andet Land, det være sig fjernt eller nær,

37 Yet if they bethink themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn and pray to you in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;

og de saa gaar i sig selv i det Land, de er bortført til, og omvender sig og raaber til dig i deres Landflygtigheds Land og siger: Vi har syndet, handlet ilde og været ugudelige!

38 If they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, and toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name:

naar de omvender sig til dig al hele deres Hjerte og af hele deres Sjæl i Sejrherrernes Land, som de bortførtes til, og de beder, vendt mod deres Land, som du gav deres Fædre, mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn —

39 Then hear you from the heavens, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people which have sinned against you.

saa høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret, og du tilgive dit Folk, hvad de syndede imod dig!

40 Now, my God, let, I beseech you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.

Saa lad da, min Gud, dine Øjne være aabne og dine Ører lytte til Bønnen, der bedes paa dette Sted,

41 Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength: let your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in goodness.

bryd op da, Gud HERRE, til dit Hvilested, du selv og din Vældes Ark! Dine Præster, Gud HERRE, være iklædt Frelse, dine fromme glæde sig ved dine Goder!

42 O LORD God, turn not away the face of your anointed: remember the mercies of David your servant.

Gud HERRE, afvis ikke din Salvede, kom Naaden mod din Tjener David i Hu!«