1 Kongebok 11

1 Men kong Salomo elsket mange fremmede kvinner foruten Faraos datter, moabittiske, ammonittiske, edomittiske, sidoniske, hetittiske,

Now a number of strange women were loved by Solomon, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:

2 kvinner av de hedningefolk om hvilke Herren hadde sagt til Israels barn: I skal ikke gi eder i lag med dem, og de ikke med eder; ellers kommer de visselig til å vende eders hjerte til sine guder. Til dem holdt Salomo sig og elsket dem.

The nations of which the Lord had said to the children of Israel, You are not to take wives from them and they are not to take wives from you; or they will certainly make you go after their gods: to these Solomon was united in love.

3 Han hadde syv hundre hustruer av fyrstelig rang og tre hundre medhustruer; disse hans hustruer bøide hans sinn.

He had seven hundred wives, daughters of kings, and three hundred other wives; and through his wives his heart was turned away.

4 Og da Salomo blev gammel, vendte hustruene hans hjerte til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren hans Gud, således som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.

For it came about that when Solomon was old, his heart was turned away to other gods by his wives; and his heart was no longer true to the Lord his God as the heart of his father David had been.

5 Og Salomo fulgte Astarte, sidoniernes guddom, og Milkom, ammonittenes vederstyggelighet.

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and Milcom, the disgusting god of the Ammonites.

6 Og Salomo gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, og fulgte ikke trolig efter Herren, således som hans far David hadde gjort.

And Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not walking in the Lord's ways with all his heart as David his father did.

7 På den tid bygget Salomo en offerhaug for Kamos, Moabs vederstyggelighet, på det fjell som ligger midt imot Jerusalem, og for Molok, Ammons barns vederstyggelighet.

Then Solomon put up a high place for Chemosh, the disgusting god of Moab, in the mountain before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the disgusting god worshipped by the children of Ammon.

8 Og det samme gjorde han for alle sine fremmede hustruer, som brente røkelse og ofret til sine guder.

And so he did for all his strange wives, who made offerings with burning of perfumes to their gods.

9 Da blev Herren vred på Salomo fordi han hadde vendt sitt hjerte bort fra Herren, Israels Gud, som hadde åpenbaret sig for ham to ganger

And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had twice come to him in a vision;

10 og uttrykkelig forbudt ham å følge andre guder; men han hadde ikke holdt sig efter Herrens bud.

And had given him orders about this very thing, that he was not to go after other gods; but he did not keep the orders of the Lord.

11 Da sa Herren til Salomo: Siden dette er kommet dig i sinne, og du ikke har holdt min pakt og mine lover, som jeg har gitt dig, så vil jeg rive riket fra dig og gi det til din tjener.

So the Lord said to Solomon, Because you have done this, and have not kept my agreement and my laws, which I gave you, I will take the kingdom away from you by force and will give it to your servant.

12 Men for din far Davids skyld vil jeg ikke gjøre det i din tid - fra din sønn vil jeg rive riket.

I will not do it in your life-time, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.

13 Dog vil jeg ikke rive hele riket fra ham; en stamme vil jeg gi din sønn for min tjener Davids skyld og for Jerusalems skyld, som jeg har utvalgt.

Still I will not take all the kingdom from him; but I will give one tribe to your son, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town of my selection.

14 Og Herren opreiste Salomo en motstander i edomitten Hadad; han var av kongeætten i Edom.

So the Lord sent Hadad the Edomite to make trouble for Solomon: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

15 For dengang David var i Edom, og hærføreren Joab drog op for å begrave de falne og slo ihjel alle menn i Edom.

And when David had sent destruction on Edom, and Joab, the captain of the army, had gone to put the dead into the earth, and had put to death every male in Edom;

16 i seks måneder blev Joab og hele Israel der, til han hadde utryddet alle menn i Edom -

(For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off; )

17 da flyktet Hadad med nogen edomittiske menn som hørte til hans fars tjenere, og tok veien til Egypten. Hadad var dengang en liten gutt.

Hadad, being still a young boy, went in flight to Egypt, with certain Edomites, servants of his father;

18 De brøt op fra Midian og kom til Paran; fra Paran tok de nogen menn med sig og kom så til Egypten til Farao, kongen i Egypten, og han gav ham et hus og tilsa ham livsophold og lot ham få jord.

And they went on from Midian and came to Paran; and, taking men from Paran with them, they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who gave him a house and gave orders for his food and gave him land.

19 Og Hadad fant stor nåde for Faraos øine, så han gav ham til hustru en søster av sin egen hustru, dronning Tahpenes.

Now Hadad was very pleasing to Pharaoh, so that he gave him the sister of his wife, Tahpenes the queen, for his wife.

20 Og Tahpenes' søster fødte ham sønnen Genubat; Tahpenes avvente ham i Faraos hus, og siden var Genubat i Faraos hus blandt Faraos egne barn.

And the sister of Tahpenes had a son by him, Genubath, whom Tahpenes took care of in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was living in Pharaoh's house among Pharaoh's sons.

21 Da nu Hadad i Egypten fikk høre at David hadde lagt sig til hvile hos sine fedre, og at hærføreren Joab var død, sa han til Farao: La mig fare, så jeg kan dra hjem til mitt land!

Now when Hadad had news in Egypt that David had been put to rest with his fathers, and that Joab, the captain of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, Send me back to my country.

22 Farao sa til ham: Hvad fattes dig her hos mig siden du ønsker å dra hjem til ditt land? Han svarte: Ingen ting; men du må endelig la mig få fare.

But Pharaoh said to him, What have you been short of while you have been with me, that you are desiring to go back to your country? And he said, Nothing; but even so, send me back.

23 Gud opreiste Salomo en annen motstander, Reson, Eliadas sønn, som var flyktet fra sin herre Hadadeser, kongen i Soba.

And God sent another trouble-maker, Rezon, the son of Eliada, who had gone in flight from his lord, Hadadezer, king of Zobah:

24 Han samlet folk om sig og blev fører for en røverflokk, dengang David slo dem ihjel; og de drog til Damaskus og slo sig ned der og gjorde sig til herrer i Damaskus.

He got some men together and made himself captain of a band of outlaws; and went to Damascus and became king there.

25 Han var en motstander av Israel så lenge Salomo levde, og både han og Hadad voldte Israel skade. Han hatet Israel og var konge over Syria.

He was a trouble to Israel all through the days of Solomon. And this is the damage Hadad did: he was cruel to Israel while he was ruler over Edom.

26 Så var det en av Salomos tjenere, Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, en efra'imitt fra Sereda: hans mor hette Serua og var enke. Han reiste sig også mot kongen.

And there was Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother was Zeruah, a widow; and his hand was lifted up against the king.

27 Og således gikk det til at han reiste sig mot kongen: Salomo bygget på Millo - han vilde lukke det åpne sted i sin far Davids stad.

The way in which his hand came to be lifted up against the king was this: Solomon was building the Millo and making good the damaged parts of the town of his father David;

28 Nu var Jeroboam en dyktig kar, og da Salomo så at den unge mann var en duelig arbeider, satte han ham til å ha tilsyn med alt det arbeid Josefs hus hadde å utføre.

And Jeroboam was an able and responsible man; and Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

29 På den tid hendte det engang da Jeroboam var gått ut fra Jerusalem, at profeten Akia fra Silo traff ham på veien; han hadde en ny kappe på, og de to var alene på marken.

Now at that time, when Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite came across him on the road; now Ahijah had put on a new robe; and the two of them were by themselves in the open country.

30 Da tok Akia den nye kappe han hadde på, og rev den i tolv stykker.

And Ahijah took his new robe in his hands, parting it violently into twelve.

31 Og han sa til Jeroboam: Ta dig ti stykker! For så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg river riket ut av Salomos hånd og gir dig de ti stammer;

And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten of the parts, for this is what the Lord has said: See, I will take the kingdom away from Solomon by force, and will give ten tribes to you;

32 men den ene stamme skal han få ha for min tjener Davids skyld og for Jerusalems skyld, den stad som jeg har utvalgt blandt alle Israels stammer.

(But one tribe will be his, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town which, out of all the tribes of Israel, I have made mine, )

33 Så vil jeg gjøre fordi de har forlatt mig og tilbedt Astarte, sidoniernes guddom, og Kamos, Moabs gud, og Milkom, Ammons barns gud, og ikke vandret på mine veier og ikke gjort hvad rett er i mine øine, og ikke holdt mine lover og bud, således som hans far David gjorde.

Because they are turned away from me to the worship of Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and Chemosh, the god of Moab, and Milcom, the god of the Ammonites; they have not been walking in my ways or doing what is right in my eyes or keeping my laws and my decisions as his father David did.

34 Dog vil jeg ikke ta noget av riket fra ham selv, men la ham være fyrste så lenge han lever, for min tjener Davids skyld, som jeg utvalgte, og som holdt sig efter mine bud og lover.

But I will not take the kingdom from him; I will let him be king all the days of his life, because of David my servant, in whom I took delight because he kept my orders and my laws.

35 Men jeg vil ta riket fra hans sønn og gi dig det - de ti stammer;

But I will take the kingdom from his son, and give it to you.

36 men hans sønn vil jeg gi en stamme, forat min tjener David alltid må ha en lampe brennende for mitt åsyn i Jerusalem, den stad jeg har utvalgt mig for å la mitt navn bo der.

And one tribe I will give to his son, so that David my servant may have a light for ever burning before me in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine to put my name there.

37 Men dig vil jeg ta og la dig råde over alt hvad du attrår, og være konge over Israel.

And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

38 Og hvis du hører på alt det jeg byder dig, og vandrer på mine veier og gjør hvad rett er i mine øine, så du holder mine lover og bud, således som min tjener David gjorde, så vil jeg være med dig og bygge dig et hus som står fast, likesom jeg gjorde for David, og jeg vil gi dig Israel.

And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.

39 Og Davids ætt vil jeg ydmyke på grunn av det som er gjort, dog ikke for alle tider.

(So that I may send trouble for this on the seed of David, but not for ever.)

40 Salomo søkte nu å drepe Jeroboam; men Jeroboam tok avsted og flyktet til Egypten, til Sisak, kongen i Egypten, og han blev i Egypten til Salomos død.

And Solomon was looking for a chance to put Jeroboam to death; but he went in flight to Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt, and was in Egypt till the death of Solomon.

41 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Salomo, om alt det han gjorde, og om hans visdom, det er opskrevet i Salomos krønike.

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all he did, and his wisdom, are they not recorded in the book of the acts of Solomon?

42 Den tid Salomo var konge i Jerusalem over hele Israel, var firti år.

And the time Solomon was king in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

43 Så la Salomo sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet i sin far Davids stad, og hans sønn Rehabeam blev konge i hans sted.

And Solomon went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David his father: and Solomon went to rest with his fathers and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.