2 Chronicles 7
1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from the sky and burned all the offerings and sacrifices [that were on the altar], and the glorious radiance of Yahweh filled the temple.
Da Salomo havde endt sin Bøn, for Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede Brændofferet og Slagtofrene, og HERRENs Herlighed fyldte Templet,
2 The radiance [was extremely bright], with the result that the priests could not enter the temple of Yahweh.
og Præsterne kunde ikke gå ind i HERRENs Hus, fordi HERRENs Herlighed fyldte det.
3 When all the Israeli people [who were there] saw the fire coming down and the glory of Yahweh above the temple, they prostrated themselves with their faces touching the ground. They worshiped and thanked Yahweh, singing, “Yahweh is always good to us; he faithfully loves us forever.”
Og da alle Israeliterne så Ilden og HERRENs Herlighed fare ned over Templet, kastede de sig på Knæ på Stenbroen med Ansigtet mod Jorden og filbad og lovede HERREN med Ordene "thi han er god, og hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!"
4 Then the king and all the people who were there dedicated the temple to Yahweh by offering more sacrifices to him. King Solomon gave 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats to be sacrificed.
Kongen ofrede nu sammen med alt Folket Slagtofre for HEERRENs Åsyn.
Til Slagtofferet tog Kong Salomo 22.000 Stykker Hornkvæg og 120.000 Stykker Småkvæg. Således indviede Kongen og alt Folket Guds Hus.
6 The priests stood in their positions, and the other descendants of Levi stood in their positions holding the musical instruments [to praise] Yahweh, instruments that King David had caused to be made for praising Yahweh and thanking him. [They sang], “He faithfully loves us forever.” Facing the other descendants of Levi the priests stood, blowing their trumpets, while all the Israeli people were standing [and listening].
Og Præsterne stod på deres Pladser, og Leviterne stød med HERRENs Musikinstrumenter, som Kong David havde ladet lave, for at love HERREN med Davids Lovsangs Ord "thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!" og Præsterne stod lige over for dem og blæste i trompeter, og hele Israel stod op:
7 Solomon dedicated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple. Then he gave offerings to be completely burned there along with the fat of the animals to be sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. The priests burned them there in the courtyard because in addition to those things there were offerings of grain, with the result that there was not enough space on the bronze altar to burn all those sacrifices.
Og Salomo helligede den mellemste Del af Forgården foran HERRENs Hus, thi der måtte han ofre Brændofrene og Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene, da Kobberalteret, som Salomo havde ladet lave, ikke kunde rumme Brændofferet, Afgrødeoffret og Fedtstykkerne.
8 Solomon [and the other people] celebrated the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters for seven days. There was a huge group of people who celebrated with him. Some of them came from [as far away as] Lebo-Hamath [in the far north] and the border of Egypt [in the far south].
Samtidig fejrede Salomo i syv Dage Højtiden sammen med hele Israel, en vældig Forsamling lige fra Egnen ved Hamat og til Ægyptens Bæk.
9 On the eighth/next day they gathered again [to worship Yahweh]. They had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters for seven days.
Ottendedagen holdt man festlig Samling, thi de fejrede Alterets Indvielse i syv Dage og Højtiden i syv.
10 Then on the next day Solomon sent them to their homes. They were very joyful because of all the good things that Yahweh had done for David and Solomon and for all his Israeli people.
Og på den tre og tyvende Dag i den syvende Måned lod han Folket gå hver til sit, glade og vel til Mode over den Godhed, HERREN havde vist sin Tjenet David og Salomo og sit Folk Israel.
11 Solomon’s [workers] finished building the temple and Solomon’s palace. And Solomon finished doing everything else that he had planned to do.
Salomo var nu færdig med at opføre HERRENs Hus og Kongens Palads; og alt, hvad Salomo havde sat sig for at udføre ved HERRENs Hus og sit Palads, havde han lykkeligt ført igennem.
12 Then Yahweh appeared to him one night [in a dream] and said to him, “I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen this temple to be the place where my people will offer sacrifices to me.
Da lod HERREN sig til Syne for Salomo om Natten og sagde til ham: "Jeg har hørt din Bøn og udvalgt mig dette Sted til Offersted.
13 “When I prevent any rain from falling, or when I command locusts to eat all the crops, or when I send a plague among my people,
Dersom jeg tillukker Himmelen, så Regnen udebliver, eller jeg opbyder Græshopperne til at æde Landet op, eller jeg sender Pest i mit Folk,
14 if the people who belong to me humble themselves and pray, and request me to help them, and if they turn away from their sinful behavior, then I will hear from heaven. I will forgive them for having sinned and I will cause them to prosper again.
og mit Folk, som mit Navn nævnes over, da ydmyger sig, beder og søger mit Åsyn og vender om fra deres onde Veje, så vil jeg høre det i Himmelen og tilgive deres Synd og læge deres Land,
15 I [SYN] will see them and I [SYN] will hear them when they pray to me in this place.
Nu skal mine Øjne være åbne og mine Ører lytte til Bønnen, der bedes på dette Sted.
16 I have chosen and have (set apart/dedicated) this temple in order that people may worship [MTY] me there forever. I will always watch over [MTY] it and protect [IDM] it.
Og nu har jeg udvalgt og billiget dette Hus, for at mit Navn kan bo der til evig Tid, og mine Øjne og mit Hjerte skal være der alle Dage.
17 “And as for you, if you obey me as David your father did, and if you do all that I command you to do, and obey all my laws and decrees,
Hvis du nu vandrer for mit Åsyn som din Fader David, så du gør alt, hvad. jeg har pålagt dig, og, holder mine Anordninger og Lovbud,
18 I will make sure that your descendants will always be kings, which is what I promised to David your father, saying, ‘Some of your descendants will always be the kings of Israel.’
så vil jeg opretholde din Kongetrone, som jeg tilsagde din Fader David, da jeg sagde: En Efterfølger skal aldrig fattes dig til at herske over Israel.
19 “But if you Israelis turn away from me and disobey the decrees and commands that I have given to you, and you start to worship other gods,
Men hvis I vender eder bort og forlader mine Anordninger og Bud, som jeg har forelagt eder, og går hen og dyrker fremmede Guder og tilbeder dem,
20 I will cause you to be expelled from this land that I have given to you, and I will abandon this temple that I have set apart to be the place where people should worship me. I will cause it to be despised and ridiculed by people of all nations.
så vil jeg rykke eder op fra mit Land, som jeg gav eder; og dette Hus, som jeg har belliget for mit Navn, vil jeg forkaste fra mit Åsyn og gøre det til Spot og Spe blandt alle Folk,
21 Although this temple is now greatly respected, when that happens, all the people who pass by will be appalled, and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done terrible things like this to this country and to this temple?’
og dette Hus, som var så ophøjet, over det skal enhver, som kommer der forbi, blive slået af Rædsel. Og når man siger: Hvorfor har HERREN handlet således mod dette Land og dette Hus?
22 And others will reply, ‘It happened because they rejected Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged, the one who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they have been worshiping other gods and trying to please them. And that is why Yahweh has caused them to experience all these disasters.’”
skal der svares: Fordi de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, som førte dem ud af Ægypten, og holdt sig til andre Guder, tilbad og dyrkede dem; derfor har HERREN bragt al denne Elendighed over dem!"
