1 Kings 5
1 And Hiram King of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon, for he had heard that, him, had they anointed king, in the room of his father, —for, Hiram, was, a lover, of, David continually.
Da Kong Hiram af Tyrus hørte, at Salomo var salvet til Konge i stedet for sin Fader, sendte han nogle af sine Folk til ham; thi Hiram havde altid været Davids Ven.
2 So Solomon sent unto Hiram, saying: —
Og Salomo sendte Hiram følgende Bud:
3 Thou, knewest David my father, how that he could not build a house unto the Name of Yahweh his God, because of the wars that were about him on every side, —until Yahweh should put them under the soles of his feet;
"Du ved, at min Fader David ikke kunde bygge HERREN sin Guds Navn et Hus for de Kriges Skyld, man fra alle Sider påførte ham, indtil HERREN lagde hans Fjender under hans Fødder.
4 but, now, Yahweh my God hath given me rest on every side, —there is neither adversary nor incident of evil.
Men nu har HERREN min Gud skaffet mig Ro til alle Sider; der findes ingen Modstandere, og der er ingen Fare på Færde.
5 Behold me! then, purposing to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God—even as Yahweh spake unto David my father, saying—Thy son, whom I will set in thy stead, upon thy throne, he, shall build the house for my Name.
Se, derfor har jeg i Sinde at bygge HERREN min Guds Navn et Hus efter HERRENs Ord til min Fader David: Din Søn, som jeg sætter på din Trone i dit Sted, han skal bygge Huset for mit Navn.
6 Now, therefore, command thou that they fell me cedars, out of Lebanon, and, my servants, shall be, with thy servants, and, the hire of thy servants, will I give thee, according to all that thou shalt say, —for, thou, knowest, that, none amongst us, hath skill to fell timber, like the Zidonians.
Giv derfor Ordre til, at der fældes Cedre til mig på Libanon. Mine Folk skal arbejde sammen med dine, og jeg vil give dineFolk den Løn, du kræver; thi du ved jo, at der ikke findes nogen hos os, der kan fælde Træer som Zidonierne!"
7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, —and said: Blessed, be Yahweh, to-day, who hath given unto David a wise son, over this great people!
Da Hiram modtog dette Bud fra Salomo, glædede det ham meget, og han sagde: "Lovet være HERREN i dag, fordi han har givet David en viis Søn til at herske over dette store Folk!"
8 And Hiram sent unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me, —I, will do all thy desire, as to timber of cedar, and timber of fir.
Og Hiram sendte Salomo følgende Svar: "Jeg har modtaget det Bud, du sendte mig, og jeg skal opfylde alt, hvad du ønsker med Hensyn til Ceder- og Cyprestræer;
9 My servants, shall bring them down out of Lebanon unto the sea, and, I, will put them in rafts on the sea, unto the place of which thou shalt send me word, and will cause them to be discharged there, and, thou, shalt receive them, and, thou, shalt do my desire, by giving food for my household.
mine Folk skal bringe dem fra Libanon ned til Havet, og så skal jeg lade dem samle til Tømmerflåder på Havet og sende dem til det Sted, du anviser mig; der skal jeg lade dem skille ad, så at du kan lade dem hente. Men du vil da også opfylde mit Ønske og sende Fødevarer til mit Hof!"
10 So then Hiram began giving unto Solomon timber of cedar, and timber of fir, even all his desire,
Så sendte Hiram Salomo alt, hvad han ønskede af Ceder- og Cyprestræer;
11 and, Solomon, gave unto Hiram, twenty thousand measures of wheat, as food for his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil, —thus, used Solomon on to give unto Hiram, year by year.
og Salomo sendte Hiram 20 000 Kor Hvede til Underhold for hans Hof og 20 Kor Olie af knuste Oliven. Så meget sendte Salomo Hiram År efter År.
12 And, Yahweh, gave wisdom unto Solomon, as he promised him, —and it came to pass that there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and, they two, solemnised a covenant.
Og HERREN gav Salomo Visdom, som han havde lovet ham; og der var Fred mellem Hiram og Salomo, og de sluttede Pagt med hinanden.
13 And King Solomon raised a labour-band, out of all Israel, —and it came to pass that, the labour-band, was thirty thousand men.
Kong Salomo udskrev nu Hoveriarbejdere overalt i Israel, og Hoveriarbejderne udgjorde 30 000 Mand.
14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by courses, a month, were they in Lebanon, two months, at home, —and, Adoniram, was over the levy.
Dem sendte han så til Libanon, et Hold på 10 000 om Måneden, således at de var en Måned på Libanon og to Måneder hjemme. Adoniram havd Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejderne.
15 And it came to pass that, Solomon, had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, —and eighty thousand hewers in the mountain;
Salomo havde 70 000 Lastdragere og 80 000 Stenhuggere i Bjergene
16 besides the chiefs of Solomon’s officers, who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, —who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
foruden Overfogeder, der ledede Arbejdet, 3 300 Mand, som havde Opsyn med Folkene, der arbejdede.
17 And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to found the house with hewn stones.
På Kongens Bud brød de store Stenblokke, kostbare Sten til Templets Grundvold, Kvadersten;
18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders with the Gebalites wrought them, —thus made they ready the timber and the stones, for building the house.
og Salomos og Hiroms Bygmestre og Folkene fra Gebal huggede dem til, og de gjorde Træstammerne og Stenene i Stand til Templets Opførelse.
