1 Kings 8

1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ [houses] of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

Da lod Salomo de Ældste af Israel og alle Stammernes Øverster, Fædrenehusenes Fyrster iblandt Israels Børn forsamle sig til Kong Salomo i Jerusalem, for at føre Herrens Pagts Ark op fra Davids Stad, det er Zion.

2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

Og alle Israels Mænd samledes til Kong Salomo i Ethanim Maaned paa Højtiden, det er den syvende Maaned.

3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

Og alle de Ældste af Israel kom, og Præsterne opløftede Arken.

4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

Og de førte Herrens Ark op tillige med Forsamlingens Paulun og alle Helligdommens Redskaber, som vare i Paulunet; Præsterne og Leviterne førte dem op.

5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

Og Kong Salomo og al Israels Menighed, de som vare forsamlede om ham, stode hos ham foran Arken, de ofrede smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg, som ikke kunde tælles og ikke regnes for Mangfoldigheden.

6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.

Og Præsterne førte Herrens Pagts Ark til dens Sted, til Koret udi Huset, ind i det allerhelligste hen under Kerubernes Vinger.

7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

Thi Keruberne udbredte Vingerne imod Arkens Sted, og Keruberne dækkede over Arken og oven over dens Stænger.

8 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there they are, unto this day.

Og man drog Stængerne langt ud, og Stængernes Knapper saas fra det hellige lige for Koret, men udenfor kunde de ikke ses, og de bleve der indtil denne Dag.

9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

Der var intet i Arken uden de to Stentavler, som Mose lagde deri ved Horeb, der Herren gjorde Pagt med Israels Børn, der de vare dragne ud fra Ægyptens Land.

10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

Og det skete, der Præsterne gik ud af Helligdommen, da fyldte Skyen Herrens Hus,

11 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

saa at Præsterne ikke kunde staa at gøre Tjeneste for Skyen; thi Herrens Herlighed fyldte Herrens Hus.

12 Then spake Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Da sagde Salomo: Herren sagde, at han vilde bo i Mørket.

13 I have surely built thee an house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

Jeg har bygget dig en Boligs Hus, en fast Bolig, at du skal bo deri i al Evighed.

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

Og Kongen vendte sit Ansigt omkring og velsignede al Israels Forsamling, og al Israels Forsamling stod.

15 And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

Og han sagde: Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, som talede med sin Mund til David min Fader og opfyldte det med sin Haand og sagde:

16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

Fra den Dag, da jeg udførte mit Folk Israel at Ægypten, har jeg ikke udvalgt en Stad af alle Israels Stammer, at man skulde bygge et Hus, for at mit Navn skulde være der; men jeg udvalgte David, at han skulde være over mit Folk Israel.

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

Og det var i min Fader Davids Hjerte, at bygge Herrens, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus.

18 But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart:

Men Herren sagde til David, min Fader: Eftersom det har været i dit Hjerte at bygge mit Navn et Hus, saa gjorde du vel deri, at det var i dit Hjerte.

19 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

Dog skal du ikke bygge det Hus, men din Søn, han som udgaar af dine Lænder, han skal bygge mit Navn et Hus.

20 And the LORD hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Og Herren har opfyldt sit Ord, som han talede; thi jeg er kommen op i Davids, min Faders, Sted og sidder paa Israels Trone, saaledes som Herren talede, og har bygget Herrens, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus.

21 And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

Og jeg har beskikket der et Sted til Arken, hvori Herrens Pagt er, som han gjorde med vore Fædre, der han førte dem ud af Ægyptens Land.

22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:

Og Salomo stod foran Herrens Alter for al Israels Forsamling og udbredte sine Hænder imod Himmelen,

23 and he said, O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart:

og han sagde: Herre, Israels Gud! der er ingen Gud som du i Himmelen oventil eller paa Jorden nedentil, du som holder Pagten og Miskundheden med dine Tjenere, som vandre for dit Ansigt af deres ganske Hjerte;

24 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.

du, som har holdt din Tjener David, min Fader, det, som du har tilsagt ham; du har talt det med din Mund og opfyldt det med din Haand, som det ses paa denne Dag;

25 Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; if only thy children take heed to their way to walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

og nu, Herre Israels Gud! hold din Tjener David, min Fader, det, du har tilsagt ham og sagt: Dig skal ikke fattes en Mand for mit Ansigt, som skal sidde paa Israels Trone, naar ikkun dine Børn bevare deres Vej, at vandre for mit Ansigt, saaledes som du har vandret for mit Ansigt.

26 Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.

Og nu, Israels Gud! lad dog dit Ord staa fast, som du talede til din Tjener David, min Fader.

27 But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

Thi sandelig, monne Gud skulde bo paa Jorden? Se, Himlene og Himlenes Himle kunne ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget.

28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day:

Men vend dit Ansigt til din Tjeners Bøn og til hans ydmyge Begæring, Herre, min Gud! at høre paa det Raab og paa den Bøn, som din Tjener beder for dit Ansigt i Dag:

29 that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shall be there: to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.

At dine Øjne maa være aabnede over dette Hus Nat og Dag, over dette Sted, om hvilket du har sagt: Mit Navn skal være der, til at høre den Bøn, som din Tjener beder paa dette Sted;

30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place; and when thou hearest, forgive.

og at du vil høre din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels ydmyge Begæring, som de skulle bede paa dette Sted, og at du vil høre paa det Sted, hvor du bor i Himmelen, og vil høre og forlade.

31 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house:

Naar nogen synder imod sin Næste, og man paalægger ham en Ed, som han skal sværge, og den Ed kommer for dit Alter i dette Hus:

32 then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

Da vil du høre i Himmelen og gøre derefter og dømme dine Tjenere, saa at du fordømmer den ugudelige og fører hans Vej over hans Hoved og retfærdiggør den retfærdige og giver ham efter hans Retfærdighed.

33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house:

Naar dit Folk Israel bliver slaget for Fjendens Ansigt, fordi de have syndet imod dig, og de da omvende sig til dig og bekende dit Navn og bede og bønfalde dig om Naade i dette Hus:

34 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers;

Da vil du høre i Himmelen og forlade dit Folk Israels Synd og føre dem tilbage i det Land, som du har givet deres Fædre.

35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:

Naar Himmelen bliver tillukt, og der vorder ikke Regn, fordi de have syndet imod dig, og de bede paa dette Sted og bekende dit Navn og omvende sig fra deres Synder, fordi du ydmyger dem:

36 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

Da vil du høre i Himmelen og forlade dine Tjeneres og dit Folk Israels Synd, fordi du viser dem den gode Vej, paa hvilken de skulle vandre, og vil give Regn over dit Land, som du har givet dit Folk til Arv.

37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting [or] mildew, locust [or] caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;

Naar der vorder Hunger i Landet, naar der vorder Pest, naar der vorder Tørke, Brand i Korn, Græshopper, Kornorme, naar hans Fjende ængster ham i hans Stæders Land, naar der kommer alle Haande Plage, alle Haande Sygdom:

38 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, [or] by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:

Al Bøn, al ydmyg Begæring, som sker af hvert Menneske eller af alt dit Folk Israel, som kender hver sit Hjertes Plage og udbreder sine Hænder til dette Hus,

39 then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men; )

den vil du da høre i Himmelen, i den faste Bolig, i hvilken du bor, og forlade og gøre derefter og give enhver efter alle hans Veje, ligesom du kender hans Hjerte; thi du alene kender alle Menneskenes Børns Hjerter;

40 that they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

paa det de skulle frygte dig alle de Dage, hvilke de leve i Landet, som du har givet vore Fædre.

41 Moreover concerning the stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for thy name’s sake;

Ja ogsaa den fremmede, som ikke er af dit Folk Israel, naar han kommer fra et langtfra liggende Land for dit Navns Skyld;

42 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thy stretched out arm; ) when he shall come and pray toward this house;

(thi de skulle høre om dit store Navn og om din stærke Haand og din udrakte Arm) og nogen kommer og beder mod dette Hus:

43 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

Ham vil du da høre i Himmelen, i den faste Bolig, i hvilken du bor, og gøre efter alt det, som den fremmede raaber til dig om, paa det at alle Folk paa Jorden kunne kende dit Navn og frygte dig, ligesom dit Folk Israel, og at de skulle vide, at dette Hus, som jeg har bygget, er kaldet efter dit Navn.

44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

Naar dit Folk drager ud i Krigen imod sin Fjende paa den Vej, hvor du sender dem hen, og de bede til Herren, vendte mod den Stad, som du udvalgte, og imod det Hus, som jeg har bygget til dit Navn:

45 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

Da vil du høre i Himmelen deres Bøn og deres ydmyge Begæring og skaffe dem Ret.

46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not, ) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near;

Naar de synde imod dig, (thi der er intet Menneske, som jo synder) og du bliver vred paa dem og giver dem hen for Fjendens Ansigt, og de, som have fanget dem, føre dem fangne til Fjendens Land, langt borte eller nær hos;

47 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly;

og de tage det igen til Hjerte i Landet, hvori de ere fangne, og omvende sig og bede til dig om Naade i deres Land, som have taget dem fangne, og sige: Vi have syndet og handlet ilde, vi have været ugudelige;

48 if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, which carried them captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:

og de omvende sig til dig af deres ganske Hjerte og af deres ganske Sjæl i deres Fjenders Land, som have taget dem fangne, og de bede til dig, vendte imod deres Land, som du har givet til deres Fædre, imod Staden, som du udvalgte, og Huset, som jeg har bygget for dit Navn:

49 then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause;

Da vil du høre i Himmelen, i din faste Bolig, i hvilken du bor, deres Bøn og deres ydmyge Begæringer og skaffe dem Ret

50 and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

og forlade dit Folk det, som de have syndet imod dig, og alle deres Overtrædelser, som de have begaaet imod dig, og lade dem finde Barmhjertighed for deres Ansigt, som holde dem fangne, at disse maa forbarme sig over dem;

51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

thi de ere dit Folk og din Arv, som du udførte af Ægypten, midt ud af Jernovnen;

52 that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee.

at dine Øjne maa være aabnede til din Tjeners ydmyge Begæring og til dit Folk Israels ydmyge Begæring, at du vil høre dem i alt det, hvori de paakalde dig.

53 For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.

Thi du udskilte dig dem af alle Folk paa Jorden til en Arv, saaledes som du talede ved Mose, din Tjener, da du udførte vore Fædre af Ægypten, Herre, Herre!

54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.

Og det skete, der Salomo havde fuldendt at bede til Herren hele denne Bøn og ydmyge Begæring, da stod han op fra Herrens Alter, fra at knæle paa sine Knæ, med sine Hænder udbredte imod Himmelen,

55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

og han stod og velsignede hele Israels Forsamling med høj Røst og sagde:

56 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

Lovet være Herren, som har givet sit Folk Israel Rolighed efter alt det, som han har talt! der blev ikke et Ord til intet af alle hans gode Ord, som han talede ved Mose, sin Tjener.

57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

Herren vor Gud være med os, ligesom han har været med vore Fædre! Han forlade os ikke og overgive os ikke!

58 that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

at han vil bøje vort Hjerte til sig, saa at vi vandre i alle hans Veje og holde hans Bud og hans Skikke og hans Befalinger, som han har budet vore Fædre,

59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require:

og at disse mine Ord, som jeg har bedet ydmygeligt med for Herrens Ansigt, maa komme nær for Herren vor Gud Dag og Nat, at han vil skaffe sin Tjener Ret og sit Folk, Israel, Ret, hver Dags Sag paa sin Dag,

60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD, he is God; there is none else.

paa det at alle Folk paa Jorden skulle vide, at Herren han er Gud, og ingen ydermere,

61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

og at eders Hjerter maa være retskafne for Herren vor Gud til at vandre i hans Skikke og til at holde hans Bud som paa denne Dag.

62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

Og Kongen og al Israel med ham ofrede Offer for Herrens Ansigt.

63 And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

Og Salomo ofrede Takofre, som han ofrede til Herren, to og tyve Tusinde Øksne og Hundrede og tyve Tusinde Faar; saa indviede Kongen og alle Israels Børn Herrens Hus.

64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings.

Paa den samme Dag helligede Kongen den mellemste Part af Forgaarden, som var lige for Herrens Hus; thi han lavede der Brændofret og Madofret og Takofrenes Fedtstykker, fordi det Kobberalter, som stod for Herrens Ansigt, var for lidet til at tage imod Brændofret og Madofret og Takofrenes Fedtstykker.

65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

Og Salomo holdt paa den samme Tid Højtiden og al Israel med ham, en stor Forsamling fra Strækningen mellem Hamath og Ægyptens Bæk, for Herrens vor Guds Ansigt i syv Dage og atter i syv Dage, det var fjorten Dage.

66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David his servant, and to Israel his people.

Paa den ottende Dag lod han Folket fare, og de velsignede Kongen, og de gik glade til deres Telte og vel til Mode i Hjertet over alt det gode, som Herren havde gjort David, sin Tjener, og Israel, sit Folk.