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.
Och då Drottningen af rika Arabien hörde Salomos rykte, kom hon med ganska stor skara till Jerusalem med cameler, som örter och guld båro, väl mycket, och ädla stenar, till att försöka Salomo med gåtor. Och då hon kom till Salomo, talade hon med honom allt det hon sig i sitt hjerta föresatt hade.
2 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
Och Salomo sade henne allt det hon frågade; och Salomo var ingen ting fördold, det han icke sade henne.
3 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
Och då Drottningen af rika Arabien såg Salomos vishet, och huset, som han byggt hade;
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.
Maten på hans bord, boningarna för hans tjenare, hans tjenares ämbete, och deras kläder, hans skänkesvänner, med deras kläder, och hans sal, der man uppgick uti Herrans hus, kunde hon icke längre hålla sig;
5 She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
Och hon sade till Konungen: Det är sant, hvad jag hört hafver uti mitt land, af ditt väsende, och af dinom 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.
Men jag ville icke tro deras ord, till dess jag kommen är, och hafver det sett med min ögon; och si, mig är icke hälften sagt af dinom stora visdom; det är mer med dig än ryktet, som jag hört hafver.
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 äro dine män, och salige desse dine tjenare, som alltid stå för dig, och höra 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.”
Herren din Gud vare lofvad, som dig kär hafver, att han dig till en Konung på din stol satt hafver, Herranom dinom Gud; det gör, att din Gud hafver Israel kär, så att han vill dem vid magt hålla till evig tid; derföre hafver han satt dig öfver dem till en Konung, att du skall hålla rätt och redelighet.
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.
Och hon gaf Konungenom hundrade och tjugu centener guld, och ganska mycket örter, och ädla stenar: inga örter voro sådana som dessa, som Drottningen af rika Arabien Konung Salomo gaf.
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.
Dertill Hyrams tjenare och Salomos tjenare, som guld förde ifrån Ophir, de förde ock hebenträ, och ädla stenar.
Och Salomo lät göra trappor utaf hebenträ i Herrans hus, och i Konungshusena, och harpor och psaltare för sångare; ingen sådana trä voro tillförene sedd i Juda land.
Men Konung Salomo gaf Drottningene af rika Arabien allt det hon begärade och beddes, utan det hon hade fört till Konungen. Och hon vände om, och drog i sitt land igen med sina tjenare.
13 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
Men det guld, som Salomo årliga tillfördt vardt, var sexhundrad sex och sextio centener;
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.
Förutan det som krämare och köpmän förde; och alle Arabers Konungar, och herrarna i landen förde guld och silfver till 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.
Och gjorde Konung Salomo tuhundrad spetsar af bästa guld; så att sexhundrad stycke guld kommo till hvar spets.
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.
Och trehundrad sköldar af bästa guld, så att trehundrad stycke guld kommo till hvar sköld; och Konungen lät dem i huset af Libanons skog.
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.
Och Konungen gjorde en stor elphenbensstol, och öfverdrog honom med klart 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.
Och stolen hade sex trappor och en gyldene fotapall till stolen, och två stolpar, på båda sidor om sätet; och tu lejon stodo vid stolparna;
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.
Och tolf lejon stodo på de sex trappor, på båda sidor. En sådan är icke gjord i all Konungarike.
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.
Och all Konung Salomos drickekar voro af guld, och all käril i Libanons skogs huse voro af klart guld; förty silfver vardt intet aktadt i Salomos tid.
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).
Ty Konungens skepp foro till sjös med Hyrams tjenare, och kommo en gång i hvar tre år, och förde guld, silfver, elphenben, apor och påfoglar.
22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
Alltså vardt Konung Salomo större, än alle Konungar på jordene, med rikedomar och vishet.
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.
Och alle Konungar på jordene begärade Salomos ansigte, att höra hans visdom, som Gud honom i hjertat gifvit hade.
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.
Och de förde honom årliga hvar och en sina skänkningar, silfkar och guldkar, kläder, harnesk, örter, hästar och mular.
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.
Och Salomo hade fyratusend vagnshästar, och tolftusend resenärar, och man lät dem uti vagnsstäderna, och när Konungenom 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].
Och han var en herre öfver alla Konungar, allt ifrån älfvene intill de Philisteers land, och allt intill Egypti gränso.
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.
Och Konungen lät silfver i Jerusalem varda så mycket som stenar, och cederträ så mycket som mulbärsträ i dalarna.
28 Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
Och man förde honom hästar utur Egypten, och utur all land.
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.
Hvad nu mer af Salomo sägande är, både om hans första och om hans sista, si, det är skrifvet uti den Prophetens Nathans Chrönico, och uti Ahias Prophetia af Silo, och uti de syner Jeddo den Siarens, emot Jerobeam, Nebats son.
30 Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
Och Salomo regerade i Jerusalem öfver hela Israel i fyratio år.
31 Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
Och Salomo afsomnade med sina fäder, och man begrof honom uti Davids hans faders stad. Och Rehabeam, hans son, vardt Konung i hans stad.
