1 Kungaboken 7
1 Men uppå sitt hus byggde Salomo i tretton år, förr än det allt fullbygdt var, nämliga:
They also built a palace for Solomon, but it required 13 years to build it.
2 Han byggde ett hus af Libanons skog, hundrade alnar långt, femtio alnar bredt, och tretio alnar högt. På det samma fyrhörnada lade han bottnen af cedrebräde, på cedrestodar å rad;
One of the buildings they constructed was [a] large [ceremonial hall]. It was called the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It was supported/held up by four rows of pillars of [wood from] cedar [trees]. There were 15 pillars in each row. There were cedar beams across each row.
3 Och der ofvanuppå en sal af ceder på samma stodar, hvilka voro fem och fyratio, ju femton i hvar rad.
[To support the roof] there were cedar beams that connected the rows of pillars.
4 Och voro fenster efter de tre radarna, tvärtemot hvartannat, tre emot tre;
On each of the two side walls there were three rows of windows.
5 Och voro i deras bågar fyrahörnad.
All the windows and doorways had rectangular frames. The windows along the long wall on one side faced the windows on the other side.
6 Han byggde ock ett förhus med stodar, femtio alnar långt, och tretio alnar bredt; och ändå ett förhus för desso, med stodar och tjocka, bjelkar,
They also built another building called the Hall of Pillars. It was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. It had a covered porch [whose roof was] supported by pillars.
7 Och byggde desslikes ett förhus till domstolen, der man rättgång uti hålla skulle, och telde båda bottnarna med cedreträ;
Then they made a building called the Hall of the Throne. It was also called the Hall of Judgment. That was where Solomon decided/judged concerning people’s disputes. The walls were covered with cedar boards, from the floor to the rafters.
8 Dertill sitt hus, der han uti bodde, i bakgårdenom bak vid förhuset, gjordt såsom de andra. Och gjorde han också ett hus såsom förhuset till Pharaos dotter, den Salomo till hustru tagit hade.
In the courtyard behind the Hall of Judgment they built a house for Solomon to live in that was made like the other buildings. They also built the same kind of house for his wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt.
9 Allt detta voro kostelige stenar huggne efter mått, och med såg skorne på alla sidor, ifrå grundvalen allt upp till taket; dertill ock utantill den store gården.
All of those buildings and the walls around the palace courtyard were made from costly blocks of stone, from the foundations up to the eaves. The stones were cut [at the quarry], according to the sizes that were needed, and the sides of the stones were shaped by cutting/smoothing them with saws.
10 Grundvalarne voro af kosteliga och stora stenar, tio och åtta alnar stora;
The foundations were also made from huge blocks of stone [that were prepared at the quarry]. Some of them were twelve feet long and some were fifteen feet long.
11 Och deruppå kostelige huggne stenar efter mått, och ceder.
On top of the foundation stones were other blocks of stone that were cut according to the sizes they needed, and cedar beams.
12 Men den store gården omkring hade tre radar huggen sten, och en rad af cedrebräde. Sammalunda ock gården till Herrans hus innantill, och förhuset till huset.
The palace courtyard, the inner courtyard in front of the temple, and the entrance room of the temple had walls made by putting down three layers of cut stones between each layer of cedar beams.
13 Och Konung Salomo sände bort, och lät hemta Hiram af Tyro,
There was a man who lived in Tyre [city] whose name was Huram. He knew how to make very nice things from bronze. His father had also lived in Tyre and had also been very skilled at making things from bronze, but Huram’s father was no longer living. His mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram was very wise and intelligent and was very skilled at making things from bronze. Solomon invited him to come [to Jerusalem and supervise] all the work of making things from bronze, and Huram agreed.
14 Ene enkos son af Naphthali slägte, och hans fader hade varit en man af Tyro; han var en mästare på koppar, full med visdom, förstånd och konst, till att arbeta allahanda kopparverk. Då han kom till Konung Salomo, gjorde han allt hans verk;
15 Och gjorde två kopparstodar, hvardera aderton alnar hög; och en tråd, tolf alnar lång, var måttet omkring hvarjo stodena;
He made two bronze pillars. Each one was 27 feet tall and 18 feet around. Each was hollow, and the walls of the pillars were 3 in./7.4 cm. thick.
16 Och gjorde två knappar, gjutna af koppar, till att sätta ofvanpå stoderna; och hvar knappen var fem alnar hög:
He also made two bronze caps to be put on top of the pillars. Each cap was 7-1/2 feet tall.
17 Och på hvar knappen ofvanpå stoderna sju flätade gjordar såsom kedjor;
Then he made bronze wreaths of chains to decorate the top part of each pillar.
18 Och gjorde till hvar knappen två radar granatäple omkring, till ena gjord, der knappen med öfvertäckt vardt.
He also made bronze [figures that resembled] pomegranates. He put two rows of pomegranates over the top parts of each pillar.
19 Och knapparna voro såsom roser för förhusena, fyra alnar store.
The top part over each pillar was shaped like a lily. Each [lily leaf] was six feet tall.
20 Och de granatäplen i radarna omkring voro tuhundrad, ofvan och under på gjorden, som gick midt om knappen, om hvar knapp på båda stoderna.
These top parts were placed on a bowl-shaped section around which was draped the wreaths of chains. He made 200 [figures that represented] pomegranates and put them in two rows around the top/head of each pillar.
21 Och han uppreste de stoderna inför förhusena af templet, och den som han satte på högra sidon, kallade han Jachin; och den som han satte på venstra sidon, kallade han Boas.
His [helpers] set up the pillars in front of the entrance of the temple. The pillar on the south side was named Jakin, and the pillar on the north side was named Boaz.
22 Och det stod ofvanpå stoderna såsom roser. Alltså vardt fullkomnadt de stoders verk.
The bronze top parts that were shaped like lilies were placed on top of the pillars. So Huram and his helpers finished making the bronze pillars.
23 Och han gjorde ett haf gjutet, tio alnar bredt, ifrå den ena bräddene till den andra, rundt omkring; och fem alnar högt, och måttet rätt omkring var tretio alnar.
Huram also constructed a very large round bronze tank that was made of metal and cast [in a clay mold]. It was 7-1/2 ft./2.3 meters high, 30 feet/9 meters across/wide, and 45 feet/13.5 meters around it.
24 Och om det samma hafvet, det tio alnar bredt var, gick en krusering utmed dess brädd, allt omkring hafvet; den kruseringen var gjuten i två radar.
Around the outer edge of the rim of the tank were two rows of gourds that were made of bronze. [But] the gourds [were not cast separately; they] were cast in the same mold as the rest of the tank. For each foot of length around the rim of the tank there were six [figures of] gourds.
25 Och det stod på tolf oxar; tre af dem vände sig norrut, tre vesterut, tre söderut, och tre österut; och hafvet der ofvanuppå; så att all bakdelen af dem var inunder.
Huram [also cast] twelve [bronze statues of] oxen. He placed them to face outward. He placed three of them to face north, three to face west, three to face south, and three to face east. His helpers put the bronze tank on the backs of [the statues of] the oxen.
26 Tjockheten af thy var en tvärhand; och brädden deruppå var såsom brädden på en bägare, såsom en utsprungen ros; och tutusende bath gick deruti.
The sides [of the tank] were 3 in./8 cm. thick. The rim was like the rim of a cup. It [curved outward, ] like the petals of a lily. [When the tank was full, ] it held about 10,000 gallons [of water].
27 Han gjorde ock tio kopparstolar; hvardera fyra alnar lång och bred, och tre alnar hög.
Huram also made ten bronze carts. Each was six feet long and six feet wide and 4-1/2 feet tall.
28 Och var stolen så gjord, att han hade sidor emellan listor.
[On the sides of the carts] there were panels which were set in frames.
29 Och på sidomen emellan listorna voro lejon, oxar och Cherubim, och sidorna, der lejonen, oxarna och Cherubim voro uppå, hade listor ofvan och nedan, och fötter deruppå.
On those panels were [bronze figures of] lions, bulls, and winged creatures. Below and above the lions and bulls there were decorations of bronze wreaths.
30 Och hvar stolen hade fyra kopparhjul med kopparaxlar. Och uppå fyra hörnen voro gjutna styltor, hvar emot den andra stödjandes under kettilen.
Each cart had four bronze wheels and two axles made of bronze. At the top corners of each cart were bronze supports to hold up a basin. On these supports were also decorations of bronze wreaths.
31 Men halsen midt på stolen var en aln hög och trind; half annan aln bred, och på halsenom voro bulor i planarna, hvilke fyrkant voro, och icke runde.
On top of each cart, [under each basin, ] was a frame [that resembled] a circular collar. The top of each circular frame was 18 inches above the top of the cart, and the bottom of it was nine inches below the top of the cart. There were also decorations of bronze wreaths on the frame engraved within square panels.
32 Men de fyra hjul stodo nedan under sidorna, och axlarna åt hjulen voro vid stolen; hvart hjulet var halfannor aln högt;
The wheels were 27 inches high. They were below the panels. The wheels were connected to axles that had been cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
33 Och voro hjul såsom vagnshjul; och deras axlar, naf, ekrar och löter, voro allt gjutne.
The wheels of the carts were like the wheels of chariots. The axles, the rims, the spokes, and the hubs were all cast [from bronze].
34 Och de fyra styltor, på de fyra hörnen af hvar stolen, voro ock alla fasta vid stolen.
At the top corners of each cart there were handles. These were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
35 Och på halsenom, ofvanuppå stolen en half aln högt allt omkring, voro listor och sidor på stolenom.
There was a nine-inch bronze band around the top of each cart. There were braces attached to the corners of each cart. The bands and the braces were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
36 Och han lät grafva på det slätt var, på samma sidor och listor, Cherubim, lejon och palmträ, det ena efter det andra allt omkring.
The braces and the panels [on the sides of the carts] were also decorated with [figures of] winged creatures, lions, and palm trees, whenever there was space for them, and there were bronze wreaths all around them.
37 Vid det sättet gjorde han de tio gjutna stolar; enahanda mått och rum var på dem allom.
That is how Huram made the ten carts. They [were all cast in the same mold, so they] were all alike: They all were the same size and had the same shape.
38 Och han gjorde tio kopparkettlar, så att fyratio bath gingo uti hvar kettilen; och den var fyra alnar stor, och på hvar stol var en kettil.
Huram also made ten bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and held 200 gallons [of water].
39 Och han satte fem stolar på högra sidone i huset, och de andre fem på venstra; men hafvet satte han rätt framföre på högra sidone, söderut.
Huram placed five of the carts on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put the big tank at the southeast corner.
40 Och Hiram gjorde desslikes grytor, skoflar, bäcken; och fullkomnade så all verk, som Konung Salomo göra lät i Herrans hus;
Huram also made pots, shovels [for carrying ashes], and bowls [for carrying the blood of the animals that would be sacrificed]. He completed all the work that King Solomon requested him to do for the temple. [This is a list of the bronze things he made]:
41 Nämliga de två stoder, och de två runda knappar ofvanuppå de två stodar, och de två vridna gjordar, till att betäcka de två runda knappar på stoderna;
the two pillars; the two top parts to be put over the pillars; the two wreaths of chains to decorate the tops of the pillars;
42 Och de fyrahundrad granatäple på de två vridna gjordar, ju två rader granatäple på en gjord, till att betäcka de två runda knapparna på stoderna;
the 400 [figures of] pomegranates, in two rows, with 100 in each row, that were placed over the top parts of the pillars;
43 Dertill de tio stolar, och de tio kettlar der ofvanuppå;
the ten carts; the ten basins;
44 Och hafvet, och de tolf oxar under hafvet;
the big tank; the twelve [statues of] oxen on whose backs the tank was placed;
45 Och de grytor, skoflar och bäcken; och all denna kärilen, som Hiram gjorde åt Konung Salomo till Herrans hus, voro utaf klar koppar.
the pots, shovels [for the ashes of the altar], and bowls. Huram [and his workers] made all these things for King Solomon and put them outside the temple. They were all made of polished bronze.
46 I den ängden vid Jordan lät Konungen gjuta dem, i den lermarkene emellan Succoth och Zarthan.
They made them by pouring melted bronze into the clay molds that Huram had set up near the Jordan [River] Valley, between [the cities of] Succoth and Zarethan.
47 Och Salomo lät all dessa kärilen ovägne blifva; derföre att kopparen var så mycken.
Solomon did not [tell his workers to] weigh those bronze objects, because there were many items. So no one ever knew what they weighed.
48 Och gjorde Salomo all tyg, som Herrans hus tillhörde; nämliga ett gyldene altar, ett gyldene bord, der skådobröd på ligga skulle;
Solomon’s [workers] also made all the gold items for the temple: the altar; the table on which the priests put the sacred bread placed before God;
49 Fem ljusastakar på högra, och fem ljusastakar på den venstra sidone, framför choren, af klart guld, med gyldene blommor, lampor och ljusanäpor;
the ten lampstands [that were put] in front of the Very Holy Place, five on the south side and five on the north side; the [decorations that resembled] flowers; the lamps; the tongs [to grasp the hot coals];
50 Dertill skålar, fat, bäcken, skedar och pannor, af klart guld. Och voro dörrahängslorna på dörrarna åt innersta huset, som var det aldrahelgasta, och åt templets husdörr, af guld.
the cups, the gold lamp wick snuffers, the small lamp bowls, the dishes for incense, the pans [for carrying the hot coals], and the hinges for the doors at the entrance to the Very Holy Place and for the doors at the entrance [to the main room] of the temple. Those things were all made of gold.
51 Alltså vardt fullkomnadt allt verk, som Konung Salomo gjorde till Herrans hus. Och Salomo bar ditin det som hans fader David helgat hade, af silfver och guld, och käril, och lade det in uti Herrans hus skatt.
So Solomon’s [workers] finished all the work for the temple. Then they placed in the temple storerooms all the things that his father David had dedicated to Yahweh—all the silver and gold, and the other valuable items.
