1 Kongebok 11
1 Men kong Salomo elsket mange fremmede kvinner foruten Faraos datter, moabittiske, ammonittiske, edomittiske, sidoniske, hetittiske,
King Solomon married many foreign women. First he married the daughter of the king of Egypt. He also married women from the Heth people-group and from the Moab, Ammon, and Edom people-groups, and from Sidon [city].
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.
He married them even though Yahweh had commanded the Israeli people, “Do not marry people from those areas, because if you do that, they will surely persuade you [IDM] to worship the gods that they worship!”
3 Han hadde syv hundre hustruer av fyrstelig rang og tre hundre medhustruer; disse hans hustruer bøide hans sinn.
Solomon married 700 women who were kings’ daughters. He also had 300 wives who were his slaves/servants. And his wives caused him to turn away [from worshiping God].
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.
By the time that Solomon became old, they had persuaded him to worship the gods from their countries. He was not completely dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God like his father [SYN] David had been.
5 Og Salomo fulgte Astarte, sidoniernes guddom, og Milkom, ammonittenes vederstyggelighet.
Solomon worshiped Astarte, the goddess that the people of Sidon [worshiped], and he worshiped Molech, the disgusting god that the Ammon people-group [worshiped].
6 Og Salomo gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, og fulgte ikke trolig efter Herren, således som hans far David hadde gjort.
That’s how Solomon did things that Yahweh said were evil. He did not conduct his life like his father David had done; he did not conduct his life as Yahweh wanted him to.
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.
On the hill to the east of Jerusalem he built a place to worship Chemosh, the disgusting god that the Moab people-group [worshiped], and a place to worship Molech, the disgusting god that the Ammon people-group [worshiped].
8 Og det samme gjorde han for alle sine fremmede hustruer, som brente røkelse og ofret til sine guder.
He also built places where all his foreign wives could burn incense and offer sacrifices to the gods from their own countries.
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
Even though Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped], had appeared to Solomon two times, and had commanded him to not worship foreign gods, Solomon refused to obey Yahweh. So Yahweh was angry with Solomon,
10 og uttrykkelig forbudt ham å følge andre guder; men han hadde ikke holdt sig efter Herrens bud.
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.
and said to him, “You have chosen to break the agreement that I made with you and to disobey what I commanded you. So I am surely not going to allow you to rule all of your kingdom. I am going to allow one of your officials to rule it.
12 Men for din far Davids skyld vil jeg ikke gjøre det i din tid - fra din sønn vil jeg rive riket.
But, because of [what I promised] your father David, I will allow you to rule all your kingdom while you are still [living]. [After you die], I will not allow your son to rule the whole kingdom [MTY].
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.
But I will not take all the kingdom away from him. Instead, I will allow him to rule one tribe [besides the tribe of Judah], because of what I promised to David, who served me [well], and because [I want David’s descendants to rule in] Jerusalem, [where my temple is located].”
14 Og Herren opreiste Salomo en motstander i edomitten Hadad; han var av kongeætten i Edom.
Yahweh caused Hadad, from the family of the kings in the Edom people-group, to rebel against Solomon.
15 For dengang David var i Edom, og hærføreren Joab drog op for å begrave de falne og slo ihjel alle menn i Edom.
What happened was that previously, when David’s [army] had conquered the Edom people-group, his army commander Joab had gone there to [help] bury the [Israeli soldiers] who had been killed [in the battle]. Joab and his army remained in the Edom area for six months, and during that time they killed all the males of that area.
16 i seks måneder blev Joab og hele Israel der, til han hadde utryddet alle menn i Edom -
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 was a young child [at that time], and he had escaped to Egypt, along with some of his father’s servants from the Edom area.
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.
They [went to the] Midian [region], and then they went to [the desert area at] Paran. Some other men joined them there. Then they all traveled to Egypt and went to see the king of Egypt. The king gave Hadad some land and ordered his servants to give him some food regularly.
19 Og Hadad fant stor nåde for Faraos øine, så han gav ham til hustru en søster av sin egen hustru, dronning Tahpenes.
The king liked Hadad. As a result he gave him the sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes, to be Hadad’s 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.
Later Hadad’s wife gave birth to a son named Genubath. The sister of Tahpenes (raised him/brought him up) in the palace, where he lived with the king’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!
While Hadad was in Egypt, he heard that David had died [EUP], and that Joab, the commander of David’s army, was also dead. So he said to the king of Egypt, “Please allow me to return to my own 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 the king said to him, “Why do you want to go back to your country? Is there something that you lack that you want me to give to you?” Hadad replied, “No, but please just allow me to go.” [So the king allowed him to leave, and he returned to his own country and became the king of Edom].
23 Gud opreiste Salomo en annen motstander, Reson, Eliadas sønn, som var flyktet fra sin herre Hadadeser, kongen i Soba.
God also caused another man named Rezon, the son of Eliada, to rebel against Solomon. Rezon had run away from his master, King Hadadezer of [the] Zobah [area north of Damascus].
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.
Rezon then became the leader of a group of outlaws. That happened after David’s [army had defeated Hadadezer and] had [also] killed all [his soldiers]. Rezon and his men went to Damascus and started to live there, and [the people there] appointed him to be their king.
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.
All during the time that Solomon was alive, while Rezon was ruling [not only Damascus but all of] Syria, he was an enemy of Israel and caused trouble for Israel like Hadad did.
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.
Another man who rebelled against [IDM] Solomon was one of his officials named Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. He was from Zeredah [town] in [the region where the tribe of] Ephraim [lives]. His mother was a widow named Zeruah.
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.
This is what happened. Solomon’s workers were filling in the land/ground on the east side of Jerusalem and repairing the walls [around the city].
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.
Jeroboam was a very capable young man. So, when Solomon saw that he worked very hard, he appointed him to supervise all the men who were forced to work in the areas where the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim live.
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.
One day when Jeroboam was walking alone along the road outside of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city] met him. Ahijah was wearing a new robe,
30 Da tok Akia den nye kappe han hadde på, og rev den i tolv stykker.
which he took off and tore into twelve pieces.
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;
He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten of these pieces for yourself, because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says to you, ‘I am going to tear the kingdom from Solomon, and I am going to enable you to become the ruler of ten of the tribes [of Israel].
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.
Solomon’s [descendants] will still rule one tribe (OR, two tribes), because of [what I promised] David, a man who served me [very well], and because of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen from all the cities in Israel [to be the city where my people will worship me].
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.
I am going to do this because Solomon has rejected me and has been worshiping Astarte, the goddess that the people of Sidon worship, Chemosh, the god that the Moab people-group worship, and Milcom, the god that the Ammon people-group worship. He has not conducted his life as I wanted him to. He has not obeyed my statutes and laws, like 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 entire kingdom away from him. I will enable him to rule [Judah] all during the years that he is alive. I will do that because of [what I promised to do for] David, whom I chose [to be the king], and who served me [well], and who always obeyed my commandments and laws.
35 Men jeg vil ta riket fra hans sønn og gi dig det - de ti stammer;
But I will take the [other] ten tribes of his kingdom and give them to you [to rule].
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.
I will allow Solomon’s son to rule one tribe, in order that descendants [MET] of David will always rule in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to be the place where [my people worship] me [MTY].
37 Men dig vil jeg ta og la dig råde over alt hvad du attrår, og være konge over Israel.
I will enable you to become the king of Israel, and you will rule over all the territory that you want to.
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.
If you obey all that I command you to do, and conduct your life as I want you to, and if you do what I say is right by obeying my laws and commandments like David did, I will help you. I will make sure that your descendants will rule after you [die], like I [promised to] do for David.
39 Og Davids ætt vil jeg ydmyke på grunn av det som er gjort, dog ikke for alle tider.
Because of [Solomon’s sins], I will punish David’s descendants, but I will not continue to punish them forever.’”
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.
Solomon [found out what Ahijah told Jeroboam], so he tried to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam escaped and went to Egypt. He went to Shishak, the king of Egypt, and stayed with him until after Solomon died.
41 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Salomo, om alt det han gjorde, og om hans visdom, det er opskrevet i Salomos krønike.
[A record of] all the other things that Solomon did, and all the wise things that he [said and wrote], was written in the Book Telling what Solomon Did.
42 Den tid Salomo var konge i Jerusalem over hele Israel, var firti år.
He was the king in Jerusalem who ruled over all of Israel for 40 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.
Then Solomon died [EUP], and was buried in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
