< 1 Kings 4 >
1 And King Solomon is king over all Israel,
Kong Salomo var Konge over hele Israel.
2 and these [are] the heads whom he has: Azariah son of Zadok [is] the priest;
Hans øverste Embedsmænd var følgende: Azarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha [are] scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer;
Elihoref og Ahija, Sjisjas Sønner, var Statsskrivere; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;
4 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests;
Benaja, Jojadas Søn, stod i Spidsen for Hæren; Zadok og Ebjatar var Præster;
5 and Azariah son of Nathan [is] over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan [is] minister, friend of the king;
Azarja, Natans Søn, var Overfoged; Præsten Zabud, Natans Søn, var Kongens Ven;
6 and Ahishar [is] over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda [is] over the tribute.
Ahisjar var Slotshøvedsmand; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejdet.
7 And Solomon has twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household—a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;
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: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;
Deres Navne var: Hurs Søn i Efraims Bjerge;
9 Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan;
Dekers Søn i Makaz-Sja'albim, Bet-Sjemesj og Elon indtil Bet-Hanan;
10 Ben-Hesed, in Aruboth, has Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
Heseds Søn i Arubbot; han havde Soko og hele Hefers Land;
11 Ben-Abinadab [has] all the elevation of Dor; Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife;
Abinadabs Søn havde hele Dors Højland; han var gift med Salomos Datter Tafat;
12 Baana Ben-Ahilud [has] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean to Abel-Meholah, to beyond Jokneam;
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 Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, has the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; he has a portion of Argob that [is] in Bashan—sixty great cities [with] wall and bronze bar;
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 son of Iddo [has] Mahanaim;
Ahinadab, Iddos Søn, havde Mahanajim;
15 Ahimaaz [is] in Naphtali; he also has taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife;
Ahima'az i Naftali; han var ligeledes gift med en Datter af Salomo, Basemat;
16 Baanah Ben-Hushai [is] in Asher, and in Aloth;
Ba'ana, Husjajs Søn, i Aser og Bealot;
17 Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar;
Josjafat, Paruas Søn, i Issakar;
18 Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin;
Sjim'i, Elas Søn, i Benjamin;
19 Geber Ben-Uri [is] in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and [he is] the one officer who [is] in the 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 [are] many, as the sand that [is] by the sea for 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 And Solomon has been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River [to] the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt: they are bringing a present near, and serving Solomon, 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 provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal,
Salomos daglige Behov af Levnedsmidler var tredive Kor fint Hvedemel og tresindstyve Kor almindeligt Mel,
23 ten fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and one hundred sheep, apart from deer, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,
ti Stykker Fedekvæg, tyve Stykker Græskvæg og hundrede Stykker Smaakvæg foruden Hjorte, Gazeller, Antiloper og fede Gæs.
24 for he is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and to Gaza, over all the kings beyond the River, and he has peace from all his surrounding servants.
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 Judah dwells—and Israel—in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-Sheba, 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 has forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Og Salomo havde 40 000 Spand Heste til sit Vognhold og 12 000 Ryttere.
27 And these officers have sustained King Solomon and everyone drawing near to the table of King Solomon, each [in] his month; they let nothing be lacking.
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 And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring to the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.
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 gives very much wisdom and understanding to Solomon, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge 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 is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and [greater] than all the wisdom of Egypt;
saa at Salomos Visdom var større end alle Østerlændingenes og alle Ægypternes Visdom.
31 and he is wiser than all men, [wiser] than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the surrounding nations.
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 And he speaks three thousand allegories, and his songs [are] one thousand and five;
Han fremsagde 3000 Tankesprog, og Tallet paa hans Sange var 1005.
33 and he speaks concerning the trees, from the cedar that [is] in Lebanon, even to the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaks concerning the livestock, and concerning the bird, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes,
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 there come out [those] of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom.
Fra alle Folkeslag kom man for at lytte til Salomos Visdom, fra alle Jordens Konger, der hørte om hans Visdom.