1 Kings 4
1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.
Kong Salomo var Konge over hele Israel
2 These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.
Hans øverste Embedsmænd var følgende: Azarja, Zadoks Søn, var Ypperstepræst;
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha, were secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
Elihoref og Ahija, Sjisjas Sønner, var Statsskrivere; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;
4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
Benaja, Jojadas Søn, stod i Spidsen for Hæren; Zadok og Ebjatar var Præster;
5 Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's friend.
Azarja, Natans Søn, var Overfoged; Præsten Zabud, Natans Søn, var Kongens Ven;
6 Ahishar was over the household. Adoniram son of Abda was over the men who were subjected to forced labor.
Ahisjar var Slotshøvedsmand; Adoniram, Abdas Søn, havde Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejdet.
7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.
Fremdeles havde Salomno tolv Fogeder over hele Israel, som skulde sørge for Kongens og Hoffets Underhold, hver af dem en Måned om Året.
8 These were their names: Ben-Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
Deres Navne var: Hurs Søn i Efraims Bjerge;
9 Ben-Deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
Dekers Søn i Makaz-Sja'albim, Bet-Sjemesj og Elon indtil Bet-Hanan;
10 Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Sokoh and all the land of Hepher);
Heseds Søn i Arubbot; han havde Soko og hele Hefers Land;
11 Ben-Abinadab, in all Naphoth Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
Abinadabs Søn havde hele Dors Højland; han var gift med Salomos Datter Tafat;
12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;
Ba'ana, Ahiluds Søn, havde Ta'anak, Megiddo og hele Bet- Sjean op til Zaretan, neden for Jizre'el fra Bet-Sjean til Abel-Mehola ud over Jokmeam;
13 Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him belonged the towns of Jair son of Manasseh, that are in Gilead, and the region of Argob belonged to him, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze gate bars);
Gebers Søn i Ramot i Gilead; han havde Manasses Søn Ja'irs Teltbyer i Gilead, og han havde Argoblandet i Basan, tresindstyve store Byer med Mure og Kobberportstænger;
14 Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
Ahinadab, Iddos Søn, havde Mahanajim;
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
Ahima'az i Naftali; han var ligeledes gift med en Datter af Salomo, Basemat;
16 Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
Ba'ana, Husjajs Søn, i Aser og Bealot;
17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;
Josjafat, Paruas Søn, i Issakar;
18 Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Sjim'i, Elas Søn, i Benjamin;
19 and Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan, and he was the only official who was in the land.
Geber, Uris Søn, i Gads Land, det Land, der havde tilhørt Amoriiterkongen Sihon og Kong Og af Basan; der var kun een Foged i det Land.
20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating and drinking and were happy.
Juda og Israel var talrige, så talrige som Sandet ved Havet, og de spiste og drak og var glade.
21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Og Salomo herskede over alle Rigerne fra Floden til Filisternes Land og Ægyptens Grænse og de bragte Gaver og tjente Salomo, så længe han levede.
22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,
Salomos daglige Bebov af Levnedsmidler var tredive Kor fint Hvedemel og tresindstyve Kor almindeligt Mel,
23 ten fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
ti Stykker Fedekvæg, tyve Stykker Græskvæg og hundrede Stykker Småkvæg foruden Hjorte, Gazeller, Antiloper og fede Gæs.
24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah as far as to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River, and he had peace on all sides around him.
Thi han herskede over hele Landet hinsides Floden, fra Tifsa til Gaza, over alle Kongerne hinsides Floden, og han håvde Fred rundt om til alle Sider;
25 Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
og Juda og Israel boede trygt, så længe Salomo levede, hver Mand under sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ, fra ban til Be'ersjeba.
26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Og Salomo havde 40 000 Spand Heste til sit Vognhold og 12 000 Ryttere.
27 Those officials provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon's table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.
Og de nævnte Fogeder sørgede for Underhold til Kong Salomo og alle, der havde Adgang til hans Bord, hver i sin Måned, og de lod det ikke skorte på noget;
28 They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able.
og Byggen og Strået til Hestene og Forspandene bragte de til det Sted, hvor han var, efter som Turen kom til hver enkelt.
29 God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore.
Gud skænkede Salomo Visdom og Kløgt i såre rigt Mål og en omfattende Forstand, som Sandet ved Havets Bred,
30 Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
så at Salomos Visdom var større end alle Østerlændingenes og alle Ægypternes Visdom.
31 He was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol—and his fame reached all the surrounding nations.
Han var visere end alle andre, ja visere end Ezraiten Etan og visere end Heman, Kalkol og Darda, Mabols Sønner, og hans Ry nåede ud til alle Folkeslag rundt om.
32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs were one thousand and five in number.
Han fremsagde 3000 Tanke sprog, og Tallet på hans Sange var 1 005"
33 He described the plants, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He explained also about beasts, birds, creeping things, and fish.
Han talte om Træerne lige fra Cederen på Libanon til Ysopen, der vokser frem af Muren; og han talte om Dyrene, Fuglene, Krybdyrene og Fiskene.
34 People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon. They came from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
Fra alle Folkeslag kom man for at lytte til Salomos Visdom, fra alle Jordens Konger, der hørte om hans Visdom.
