2 Chronicles 1

1 Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

Og Salomo, Davids Søn, vandt Magt i sit Rige; og Herren, hans Gud, var med ham og gjorde ham overmaade stor.

2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the ancestral houses.

Og Salomo gav Befaling til al Israel, til Øversterne over tusinde og hundrede og til Dommerne og til alle Øversterne for al Israel, Øversterne for Fædrenehusene,

3 So Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the Tent of Meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.

og de gik hen, Salomo og hele Forsamlingen med ham, til Højen, som var i Gibeon; thi der var Guds Forsamlings Paulun, hvilket Mose, Herrens Tjener, havde gjort i Ørken.

4 But David had brought the ark of God up from Kiriath Jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

Men David havde ført Guds Ark op fra Kirjath-Jearim til Stedet, som David havde beredt til den; thi han havde opslaaet et Paulun til den i Jerusalem.

5 Moreover the bronze altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the assembly were seeking counsel there.

Og det Kobberalter, som Bezaleel, en Søn af Uri, Hurs Søn, havde forfærdiget, var sat foran Herrens Tabernakel; og Salomo og Forsamlingen søgte hen til det.

6 Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the LORD, which was at the Tent of Meeting, and offered one thousand burnt offerings on it.

Og Salomo ofrede for Herrens Ansigt paa Kobberalteret, som var for Forsamlingens Paulun, og han ofrede paa det tusinde Brændofre.

7 In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you."

I samme Nat aabenbarede Gud sig for Salomo og sagde til ham: Begær, hvad jeg skal give dig.

8 Solomon said to God, "You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

Og Salomo sagde til Gud: Du har gjort stor Miskundhed imod David, min Fader, og gjort mig til Konge i hans Sted.

9 Now, LORD God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

Lad nu, Herre, Gud! dit Ord til min Fader David blive Sandhed; thi du har gjort mig til Konge over et Folk, som er talrigt som Støv paa Jorden.

10 Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this your people, that is so great?"

Giv mig nu Visdom og Kundskab, at jeg kan gaa ud og gaa ind for dette Folk; thi hvo kan ellers dømme dette dit store Folk?

11 God said to Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:

Da sagde Gud til Salomo: Efterdi dette var i dit Hjerte, at du ikke har begæret Rigdom, Gods og Ære, eller deres Liv, som hade dig, og end ikke har begæret et langt Liv, men begæret dig Visdom og Kundskab, at du kan dømme mit Folk, over hvilket jeg har gjort dig til Konge:

12 wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you; neither shall there any after you have the like."

Saa være Visdom og Kundskab givet dig; tilmed vil jeg give dig Rigdom og Gods og Ære, saadant som de Konger, der have været før dig, ikke have haft, og som ingen efter dig skal have.

13 So Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, to Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel.

Og Salomo kom til Jerusalem fra Højen, som var i Gibeon, fra Forsamlingens Paulun, og regerede over Israel.

14 Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

Og Salomo samlede Vogne og Ryttere, og han havde tusinde og fire Hundrede Vogne og tolv Tusinde Ryttere; og han lod dem blive i Vognstæderne og hos Kongen i Jerusalem.

15 The king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

Og Kongen gjorde Sølvet og Guldet i Jerusalem som Stenene, og Cedertræerne gjorde han som Morbærtræerne, der ere i Lavlandet i Mangfoldighed.

16 The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue; the king's merchants purchased them from Kue.

Og Udførselen af Heste skete for Salomo fra Ægypten; og en Skare af Kongens Købmænd hentede en Skare for rede Penge.

17 They brought up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred pieces of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Aram, they brought them out by their means.

Og de droge op og udførte fra Ægypten en Vogn for seks Hundrede Sekel Sølv, og en Hest for hundrede og halvtredsindstyve; og saaledes førte de dem ud til alle Hethithernes Konger og til Kongerne i Syrien ved egen Haand.