1 Kings 5
1 Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], had always been a close friend of King David. When he heard that Solomon had been appointed to become the king after his father was no longer king, he sent some messengers to Solomon [to congratulate him].
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 Solomon [gave those messengers] this message to take back to Hiram:
Og Salomo sendte Hiram følgende Bud:
3 “You know that my father David [led his soldiers to] fight many wars against his enemies in the nearby countries. So he could not [arrange to] build a temple in which we [MTY] could worship Yahweh our God, until after Yahweh enabled [the Israeli army] to defeat [IDM] all his enemies.
»Du ved, at min Fader David ikke kunde bygge HERREN sin Guds Navn et Hus for de Kriges Skyld, man fra alle Sider paaførte ham, indtil HERREN lagde hans Fjender under hans Fødder.
4 But now Yahweh our God has enabled us to have peace with all the surrounding countries. [(There is no danger that/We do not need to worry that)] we will be attacked.
Men nu har HERREN min Gud skaffet mig Ro til alle Sider; der findes ingen Modstandere, og der er ingen Fare paa Færde.
5 Yahweh promised my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will enable to be king after you are no longer king, will build a temple for me [MTY].’ Because of that, I have decided to build a temple in which we can worship [MTY] Yahweh our God.
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 paa din Trone i dit Sted, han skal bygge Huset for mit Navn.
6 “So [I am requesting that] you command your workers to cut cedar trees for me. My men will work with them, and I will pay your workers whatever you decide. [But] my men [cannot do the work alone, ] because they do not know how to cut down trees like your workers from Sidon [city] do.”
Giv derfor Ordre til, at der fældes Cedre til mig paa Libanon. Mine Folk skal arbejde sammen med dine, og jeg vil give dine Folk den Løn, du kræver; thi du ved jo, at der ikke findes nogen hos os, der kan fælde Træer som Zidonierne!«
7 When Hiram heard the message from Solomon, he was very happy and said, “I praise Yahweh today for giving David a very wise son to rule that great nation!”
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 He sent this message back to Solomon: “I have heard the message that you sent to me, and I am ready to do what you ask. I will provide cedar and cypress logs.
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 workers will bring the logs down from [the] Lebanon [mountains] to the [Mediterranean] sea. Then they will [tie them together to] make rafts to float them [in the water] along the coast to the place that you indicate. Then my workers will untie the logs, and your workers will take them from there. What I want you to do is to supply food for the people who work in my palace.”
mine Folk skal bringe dem fra Libanon ned til Havet, og saa skal jeg lade dem samle til Tømmerflaader paa Havet og sende dem til det Sted, du anviser mig; der skal jeg lade dem skille ad, saa at du kan lade dem hente. Men du vil da ogsaa opfylde mit Ønske og sende Fødevarer til mit Hof!«
10 So Hiram [arranged for his workers to] supply all the cedar and cypress logs that Solomon wanted.
Saa sendte Hiram Salomo alt, hvad han ønskede af Ceder— og Cyprestræer;
11 Each year Solomon gave Hiram 100,000 bushels of wheat and 110,000 gallons of pure [olive] oil to feed the people who worked in his palace.
og Salomo sendte Hiram 20 000 Kor Hvede til Underhold for hans Hof og 20 Kor Olie af knuste Oliven. Saa meget sendte Salomo Hiram Aar efter Aar.
12 Yahweh enabled Solomon to be wise, just like he had promised. Solomon and Hiram made a treaty/agreement that there would be peace between their [two governments/countries].
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 King Solomon forced 30,000 men from all over Israel to become his workers.
Kong Salomo udskrev nu Hoveriarbejdere overalt i Israel, og Hoveriarbejderne udgjorde 30 000 Mand.
14 Adoniram was their boss. Solomon divided the men into three groups. Each month 10,000 of them went to Lebanon and worked for a month there, and then they came back home for two months.
Dem sendte han saa til Libanon, et Hold paa 10 000 om Maaneden, saaledes at de var en Maaned paa Libanon og to Maaneder hjemme. Adoniram havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejderne.
15 Solomon also forced 80,000 men to cut stones in the hilly area and 70,000 men to haul the stones [to Jerusalem].
Salomo havde 70 000 Lastdragere og 80 000 Stenhuggere i Bjergene
16 And he also assigned 3,600 men to supervise their work.
foruden Overfogeder, der ledede Arbejdet, 3300 Mand, som havde Opsyn med Folkene, der arbejdede.
17 The king also commanded his workers to cut huge blocks of stones from the quarries and to smooth the sides of the stones. Those huge stones were for the foundation of the temple.
Paa Kongens Bud brød de store Stenblokke, kostbare Sten til Templets Grundvold, Kvadersten;
18 Solomon’s workers and Hiram’s workers and men from Gebal/Byblos [city] shaped the stones and prepared the timber to build the temple.
og Salomos og Hiroms Bygmestre og Folkene fra Gebal huggede dem til, og de gjorde Træstammerne og Stenene i Stand til Templets Opførelse.
