1 Kings 3
1 And Solomon contracted an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, —and took the daughter of Pharaoh, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Yahweh, and the wall of Jerusalem, round about.
Da nu Salomo havde fået Kongedømmet sikkert i hænde besvogrede han sig med Farao, Ægypterkongen, idet han ægtede Faraos Datter; og han førte hende ind i Davidsbyen, til han fik sit eget Hus, HERRENs Hus og Muren om Jerusalem bygget færdig.
2 Save only, that the people were sacrificing in the high places, —because there had not been built a house unto the Name of Yahweh, until those days,
Kun ofrede Folket på Offerhøjene, thi hidindtil var der ikke bygget HERRENs Navn et Hus.
3 Solomon loved Yahweh, by walking in the statutes of David his father, —save only, that, in the high places, he himself, was sacrificing and offering incense.
Salomo elskede HERREN, så at han vandrede efter sin Fader Davids Anordninger; kun ofrede han på Højene og tændte Offerild der.
4 So then the king went to Gibeon, to sacrifice there, for, that, was the great high place, —a thousand ascending-sacrifices, did Solomon offer up on that altar.
Og Kongen begav sig til Gibeon for at ofre der; thi det var den store Offerhøj; tusind Brændofre ofrede Salomo på Alteret der.
5 In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared unto Solomon, in a dream by night, —and God said, Ask, what I shall give thee.
I Gibeon lod HERREN sig til Syne for Salomo i en Drøm om Natten. Og Gud sagde: "Sig, hvad du ønsker, jeg skal give dig!"
6 Then said Solomon—Thou, didst deal, with thy servant David my father, in great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee, in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart, with thee, —and thou hast kept, for him, this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given unto him a son, to sit upon his throne, as it is this day.
Da sagde Salomo: "Du viste stor Miskundhed mod din Tjener, min Fader David, der jo også vandrede for dit Åsyn i Troskab, Retfærdighed og Hjertets Oprigtighed; og du lod denne store Miskundhed blive over ham og gav ham en Søn, der nu sidder på hans Trone.
7 Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father, —and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in.
Ja, nu har du, HERRE min Gud, gjort din Tjener til Konge i min Fader Davids Sted. Men jeg er ganske ung og ved ikke, hvorledes jeg skal færdes ret;
8 And, thy servant, is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen, —a numerous people, that cannot be numbered or summed up, for multitude.
og din Tjener står midt i det Folk, du udvalgte, et stort Folk, som ikke kan tælles eller udregnes, så mange er de.
9 Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad, —for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?
Giv derfor din Tjener et lydhørt Hjerte, så han kan dømme dit Folk og skelne mellem godt og ondt; thi hvem kan dømme dette dit store Folk!"
10 And the thing was good in the eyes of the Lord, —that Solomon had asked this thing;
Det vakte HERRENs Velbehag, at Salomo bad derom;
11 And God said unto him—Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself many days, nor asked for thyself riches, nor asked the lives of thine enemies, —but hast asked for thyself discernment, in hearing a cause,
og Gud sagde til ham: "Fordi du bad om dette og ikke om et langt Liv, ej heller om Rigdom eller om dine Fjenders Liv, men om Forstand til at skønne, hvad ret er,
12 lo! I have done according to thy word, —lo! I have given unto thee a wise and discerning heart, so that, like thee, hath been none, before thee, and, after thee, shall rise up none, like thee.
se, derfor vil jeg gøre, som du beder: Se, jeg giver dig et viist og forstandigt Hjerte, så at din Lige aldrig før har været, ej heller siden skal fremstå;
13 Moreover also, what thou hast not asked, have I given unto thee, both riches and honour, —so that there hath been none, like thee, among the kings, all thy days.
men jeg giver dig også, hvad du ikke bad om, både Rigdom og Ære, så at du ikke skal have din Lige blandt Konger, så længe du lever.
14 And, if thou wilt walk in my ways, by keeping my statutes, and my commandments, as, David thy father, walked, then will I lengthen out thy days.
Og hvis du vandrer på mine Veje, så du holder mine Anordninger og Bud, således som din Fader David gjorde, vil jeg give dig et langt Liv."
15 And Solomon awoke, and lo! it was a dream. So he entered into Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and caused to go up ascending-sacrifices and offered peace-offerings, and made a banquet for all his servants.
Da vågnede Salomo, og se, det var en Drøm. Derpå begav han sig til Jerusalem og stillede sig foran HERRENs Pagts Ark og ofrede Brændofre, bragte Takofre og gjorde et Gæstebud for alle sine Folk.
16 Then, came there in two unchaste women, unto the king, —and stood before him.
På den Tid kom to Skøger til Kongen og trådte frem for ham.
17 And the one woman said—Pardon, my lord! I and this woman, dwell in one house, —and I gave birth to a child near her, in the house.
Den ene Kvinde sagde: "Hør mig, Herre! Jeg og den Kvinde der bor i Hus sammen. Hjemme i vort Hus fødte jeg i hendes Nærværelse et Barn,
18 And it came to pass, the third day after I bare, that, this woman also, gave birth to a child, —we two, being together, there was no stranger with us in the house, none but we two in the house.
og tre Dage efter min Nedkomst fødte også hun et Barn. Vi var sammen; der var ingen andre hos os i Huset, vi to var ene i Huset.
19 And this woman’s son died in the night, —because she overlaid it.
Så døde hendes Dreng om Natten, fordi hun kom til at ligge på ham;
20 Then arose she, in the middle of the night, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid was sleeping, and laid it in her own besom, —but, her dead son, laid she in, my, bosom.
men midt om Natten, medens din Trælkvinde sov, stod hun op og tog min Dreng fra min Side og lagde ham ved sit Bryst; men sin døde Dreng lagde hun ved mit Bryst.
21 And, when I arose in the morning, to give suck unto my child, lo! it was dead! but, when I looked at it narrowly in the morning, lo! it was not, my son that I had borne.
Da jeg så om Morgenen rejste mig for at give min Dreng at die, se, da var han død; men da jeg så nøje på ham om Morgenen, se, da var det ikke min Dreng, ham, som jeg havde født!"
22 Then said the other woman—Nay! but, my son, is the, living, and, thy son, the, dead. But, this, one kept on saying—Nay, verily! but, thy son, is the, dead, and, my son, the, living. Thus spake they before the king.
Men den anden Kvinde sagde: "Det er ikke sandt; den levende er min Dreng, og den døde er din!" Og den første sagde: "Nej, den døde er din Dreng, og den levende er min!" Således mundhuggedes de foran Kongen.
23 Then said the king, The one woman, is saying, This, is, my son, the one that liveth, and, thy son, is, the one that is dead, —and, the other, is saying, Nay! but, thy son, is, the dead one, and, my son, the, living.
Da sagde Kongen: "Den ene siger: Han her, den levende, er min Dreng, den døde er din! Og den anden siger: Nej, den døde er din Dreng, den levende min!"
24 And the king said—Bring me a sword! So they brought a sword before the king.
Derpå sagde Kongen: "Hent mig et Sværd!" Og de bragte Kongen et.
25 Then said the king, Divide the living child, in twain, —and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Da sagde Kongen: "Hug det levende Barn over og giv hver af dem det halve!"
26 Then spake the woman, whose was the living child, unto the king—for tender became her compassions over her son—so she said—Pardon, my lord! Give, her, the living child, and do not, kill, it. But the other kept on saying—Neither mine, nor thine, shall it be, divide it.
Da rørte Kærligheden til Barnet sig heftigt i den Kvinde, som var Moder til det levende Barn, og hun sagde til Kongen: "Hør mig, Herre! Giv hende det levende Barn; dræb det endelig ikke!" Men den anden sagde: "Det skal hverken tilhøre mig eller dig, hug det kun over!"
27 Then responded the king, and said—Give, her, the living child, ye shall not, kill, it, —she, is its mother.
Da tog Kongen til Orde og sagde: "Giv hende der det levende Barn og dræb det ikke; thi hun er Moderen!"
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had delivered, and they stood in awe before the king, —for they saw, that, the wisdom of God, was in him, to execute justice.
Og da Israel hørte om den Dom, Kongen havde fældet, fyldtes de alle af Ærefrygt for Kongen; thi de så, at han sad inde med Guds Visdom til at skifte Ret.
