1 Krønikebok 22
1 Og David sa: Her skal Herren Guds hus stå, og her skal brennofferalteret for Israel være.
Then David said, “Here, [at the edge of Jerusalem, ] is where [we will build] the temple for our God Yahweh, and where [we will make] the altar for burning the offerings that the Israeli [people will bring].”
2 Og David bød at de fremmede som bodde i Israels land, skulde kalles sammen, og han satte stenhuggere til å hugge til stenene som Guds hus skulde bygges av.
So David commanded that the foreigners who lived in Israel must gather together. [When they did that, ] he appointed [some of those] men to [cut huge] stones [from the quarries] and to smooth their surfaces, to be used to build the temple of God.
3 Og David samlet jern i mengde til nagler i portdørene og til kramper og en slik mengde kobber at det ikke kunde veies,
David provided a large amount of iron for making nails and hinges for the doors in the gates of the temple. He also provided so much bronze [for making the altar and various utensils], that no one could weigh it all.
4 og så meget sedertre at det ikke var tall på det; for sidonierne og tyrierne førte sedertre i mengde til David.
He also provided [money for buying] a large amount of cedar logs. Because there was a huge number of them, no one was able to count them. Those were logs that men from Tyre and Sidon [cities] sent to David.
5 For David tenkte: Min sønn Salomo er ung og vek, og huset som skal bygges for Herren, må gjøres overmåte stort, så det kan være til pris og ære for ham i alle land; jeg vil derfor samle forråd for ham! Så samlet David forråd i mengde, før han døde.
David [provided all those things because he] thought, “My son Solomon is still young and he does not know what he needs to know [about building], and the temple of Yahweh must be (magnificent/very beautiful). It must be a glorious building that will become famous, and people throughout the world must consider it to be glorious/splendid. So now I will begin to prepare for it to be built, [and Solomon will be responsible for building it].” So David collected a great amount of building materials before he died.
6 Og han kalte sin sønn Salomo til sig og bød ham bygge et hus for Herren, Israels Gud.
[When] David [was old, he] summoned his son Solomon, and told him that he should arrange for a temple to be built for Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped].
7 Og David sa til sin sønn Salomo: Jeg hadde i sinne å bygge et hus for Herrens, min Guds navn.
He said to him, “I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to honor [MTY] Yahweh, my God.
8 Men Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så: Du har utøst meget blod og ført store kriger; du skal ikke bygge et hus for mitt navn, for du har utøst meget blod på jorden for mitt åsyn.
But Yahweh told [a prophet to tell] me, ‘You have killed many men [MTY] in the battles that you have fought. I have seen the blood of all the people whom you killed, so you will not be the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY].
9 Men du skal få en sønn; han skal være en fredens mann, og jeg vil la ham få fred for alle sine fiender rundt omkring; for Salomo skal være hans navn, og jeg vil la Israel ha fred og ro i hans dager.
But you will have a son [who will be king of Israel after you die]. He will be a man who is peaceful and quiet, [not a man who kills others]. And I will cause that there will be peace between him and his enemies who are in all the nearby lands. His name will be Solomon, [which sounds like the word for peace]. During the time that he is king, people in Israel will be peaceful and safe.
10 Han skal bygge et hus for mitt navn, og han skal være min sønn, og jeg skal være hans far, og jeg skal trygge hans kongetrone over Israel for all tid.
He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY]. He will be [like] a son to me, and I will cause some of his descendants to rule [MTY] over Israel forever [HYP].’
11 Så være nu Herren med dig, min sønn, og vær lykkelig og bygg Herrens, din Guds hus, således som han har lovt om dig!
“So now, my son, I hope/wish that Yahweh will help you, and enable you to be successful in arranging for building the temple of Yahweh, your God, which is what he said that you would do.
12 Bare Herren vil gi dig visdom og forstand og sette dig over Israel, og du må holde Herrens, din Guds lov.
I also hope/wish that he will enable you to be wise and to understand what you need to know, and enable you to obey his laws while you rule over Israel.
13 Da skal du ha lykke med dig, når du akter vel på å gjøre efter de bud og lover som Herren bød Moses å pålegge Israel; vær frimodig og sterk, frykt ikke og reddes ikke!
If you carefully obey all the laws and regulations/commands that Yahweh gave to Moses to give to us Israeli people, you will be successful. So be steadfast/strong and courageous. Do not be afraid of anything, and do not become discouraged!
14 Her har jeg med megen møie samlet hundre tusen talenter gull og tusen ganger tusen talenter sølv til Herrens hus, dessuten mere kobber og jern enn at det kan veies; så meget er det; tre og sten har jeg og samlet, og mere kan du selv legge til.
“I have tried hard to provide [materials] for [building] the temple of Yahweh. I have provided nearly 4,000 tons of gold, and nearly 40,000 tons of silver. I have also provided a very large amount of iron and bronze; no one has been able to weigh it all. I have also gathered/provided lumber and stone [for the walls of the temple], but you may need to get some more of those things.
15 Arbeidere har du også i mengde, stenhuggere og murere og tømmermenn og dessuten alle slags folk som er kyndige i alle andre slags arbeid.
There are many men [in Israel] who have good ability to cut big stones for making stone walls, and carpenters, and men who are very skilled at making various kinds of things.
16 Av gull, sølv, kobber og jern er det så meget at det ikke er tall på det. Så ta da fatt på verket, og Herren være med dig!
There are many men who know how to make things from gold and silver and bronze and iron. So now [I say to you], begin the work [of building the temple], and I hope/wish that Yahweh will help/be with you.”
17 Og David bød alle Israels høvdinger å hjelpe Salomo, hans sønn, og sa:
Then David commanded that all the Israeli leaders must assist Solomon. He said to them,
18 Herren eders Gud er jo med eder og har gitt eder ro på alle kanter. For han har gitt landets innbyggere i min hånd, og landet er lagt under Herren og hans folk.
“Yahweh our God is certainly with/helping you [RHQ]. He has allowed you to have peace with all the nearby nations [RHQ]. He has enabled my [army] to conquer [IDM] them, so now Yahweh and my people control them.
19 Vend nu eders hjerte og sjel til å søke Herren eders Gud, og gjør eder rede og bygg Gud Herrens helligdom, så I kan føre Herrens pakts-ark og Guds hellige kar inn i det hus som skal bygges for Herrens navn!
Now you must obey Yahweh completely. Help Solomon to arrange for building the temple for Yahweh God, in order that you can bring the Sacred Chest that contains the Ten Commandments and the other sacred items that belong to God into the temple that you will build to honor Yahweh.”
