2 Chronicles 9
1 The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things/topics in which she was interested.
Og Dronningen af Seba hørte Salomos Rygte og kom for at prøve Salomo med mørke Taler til Jerusalem med en saare stor Skare af Kameler, som bare vellugtende Urter og Guld i Mangfoldighed og dyrebare Stene; og hun kom til Salomo og talte med ham alt det, som var i hendes Hjerte.
2 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
Og Salomo udtydede hende alle hendes Ord, og der var ikke et Ord skjult for Salomo, som han ej udtydede hende.
3 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
Da Dronningen af Seba saa Salomos Visdom og det Hus, som han havde bygget,
4 she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw how his officials were seated at the table, their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
og Maden til hans Bord og hans Tjeneres Bolig, og hvordan de stode, som opvartede ham, og deres Klæder og hans Mundskænke og deres Klæder og hans Opgang, ad hvilken han gik op til Herrens Hus: Da var hun ude af sig selv.
5 She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
Og hun sagde til Kongen: Det Ord er sandt, som jeg har hørt i mit Land om dine Sager og om din Visdom;
6 But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
og jeg vilde ikke tro deres Ord, førend jeg kom, og mine Øjne have set det, og se, ikke Halvdelen er mig forkyndt af din megen Visdom; du har mere end efter Rygtet, som jeg har hørt.
7 The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
Salige ere dine Mænd, og salige ere disse dine Tjenere, som stedse staa for dit Ansigt, og som høre din Visdom!
8 Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
Lovet være Herren din Gud, som havde Lyst til dig, at sætte dig paa sin Trone til Konge for Herren, din Gud! Fordi din Gud elsker Israel og vil befæste det evindelig, derfor satte han dig til Konge over dem, til at gøre Ret og Retfærdighed.
9 Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
Og hun gav Kongen hundrede og tyve Centner Guld og saare mange vellugtende Urter og dyrebare Stene; der var ikke saadanne Urter som disse, hvilke Dronningen af Seba gav Kong Salomo.
10 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
Dertil med havde Hurams Tjenere og Salomos Tjenere bragt Guld fra Ofir og bragt Hebentræ og dyrebare Stene.
Og af Hebentræet lod Kongen gøre Gange til Herrens Hus og til Kongens Hus, samt Harper og Psaltre til Sangerne; og der blev ikke tilforn set saadant som dette i Judas Land.
Og Kong Salomo gav Dronningen af Seba alt det, hun havde Lyst til, som hun begærede, foruden Gaver for det, som hun havde medbragt til Kongen; og hun vendte om og drog til sit Land, hun og hendes Tjenere.
13 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
Og Vægten paa det Guld, som kom til Salomo paa eet Aar, var seks Hundrede og seks og tresindstyve Centner Guld
14 That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
foruden det, som indkom fra Toldbetjentene, og det, som Købmændene bragte; og alle Kongerne af Arabia og Fyrsterne i Landet bragte Guld og Sølv til Salomo.
15 King Solomon’s [workers took this] gold [and] hammered [it] into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put almost 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
Og Kong Salomo lod gøre to Hundrede Skjolde af drevet Guld; seks Hundrede Sekel drevet Guld lod han gaa paa hvert Skjold;
16 His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
og tre Hundrede smaa Skjolde af drevet Guld, tre Hundrede Sekel Guld lod han gaa paa hvert Skjold; og Kongen lagde dem i Libanons Skovhus.
17 His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
Og Kongen lod gøre en stor Trone af Elfenben og beslog den med purt Guld.
18 There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
Og Tronen havde seks Trin og en Skammel, som med Guld vare fastgjorte til Tronen, og der var Arme paa begge Sider omkring Sædets Sted, og to Løver stode ved Armene.
19 On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
Og der stod tolv Løver paa de seks Trin paa begge Sider; saadant er ikke gjort i noget Rige.
20 All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. [They did not make things from silver], because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
Og alle Kong Salomos Drikkekar vare af Guld, og alle Karrene i Libanons Skovhus vare af fint Guld; Sølv agtedes ikke for noget i Salomos Dage.
21 The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
Thi Kongens Skibe fore til Tharsis med Hurams Tjenere; een Gang i tre Aar kom de Tharsis Skibe, som bragte Guld og Sølv, Elfenben, Aber og Paafugle.
22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
Og Kong Salomo blev større end alle Konger paa Jorden ved Rigdom og Visdom.
23 Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
Og alle Jordens Konger søgte Salomos Ansigt for at høre hans Visdom, som Gud havde givet i hans Hjerte.
24 All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
Og de førte hver sin Skænk: Sølvkar og Guldkar og Klæder, Rustninger og vellugtende Urter, Heste og Muler, hvilket skete aarligt.
25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
Og Salomo havde fire Tusinde Stalde til Heste og Vogne og tolv Tusinde Ryttere, og han lod dem blive i Vognstæderne og hos Kongen i Jerusalem.
26 Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
Og han herskede over alle Kongerne, fra Floden og indtil Filisternes Land og indtil Ægyptens Landemærke.
27 [During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
Og Kongen gjorde Sølvet i Jerusalem som Stenene og gjorde Cedertræerne som Morbærtræerne, der ere i Lavlandet i Mangfoldighed.
28 Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
Og man udførte Heste til Salomo fra Ægypten og fra alle Landene.
29 Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
Men det øvrige af Salomos Handeler, de første og de sidste, ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Profeten Nathans Krønike og i Siloniten Ahias Profeti og i Seeren Jeddis Syn imod Jeroboam, Nebats Søn?
30 Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
Og Salomo regerede i Jerusalem over al Israel fyrretyve Aar.
31 Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
Og Salomo laa med sine Fædre, og de begrove ham i Davids, hans Faders, Stad; og Roboam, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.
