Første Kongebog 10

1 Da Dronningen af Saba hørte Salomos Ry, kom hun for at prøve ham med Gåder.

Then, too, the queen of Sheba, having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, arrived to test him with enigmas.

2 Hun kom til Jerusalem med et såre stort Følge og med Kameler, der bar Røgelse, Guld i store Mængder og Ædelsten. Og da hun var kommet til Salomo, talte hun til ham om alt, hvad der lå hende på Hjerte.

And entering into Jerusalem with a great retinue, and with riches, and with camels carrying aromatics, and with an exceedingly great quantity of gold and precious stones, she went to king Solomon. And she spoke to him all that she held in her heart.

3 Men Salomo svarede på alle hendes Spørgsmål, og intet som helst var skjult for Kongen, han gav hende Svar på alt.

And Solomon taught her, in all the words that she had proposed to him. There was not any word which was able to be hidden from the king, or which he did not answer for her.

4 Og da Dronningen af Saba så al Salomos Visdom, Huset han havde bygget,

Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

5 Maden på hans Bord, hans Folks Boliger, han træden og deres Klæder, hans Mundskænke og Brændofrene, han ofrede i HERRENs Hus, var hun ude af sig selv;

and the food of his table, and the dwelling places of his servants, and the rows of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts that he was offering in the house of the Lord, she had no longer any spirit in her.

6 og hun sagde til Kongen: "Sandt var, hvad jeg i mit Land hørte sige om dig og din Visdom!

And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I have heard in my own land,

7 Jeg troede ikke, hvad der sagdes, før jeg kom og så det med egne Øjne; og se, ikke engang det halve er mig fortalt, thi din Visdom og Herlighed overgår, hvad rygte sagde.

about your words and your wisdom. But I did not believe those who explained it to me, until I went myself and saw it with my own eyes. And I have discovered that the half of it has not been told to me: your wisdom and works are greater than the report that I have heard.

8 Lykkelige dine Hustruer, lykkelige dine Folk, som altid er om dig og hører din Visdom!

Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, and who hear your wisdom.

9 Lovet være HERREN din Gud, som fandt behag i dig og satte dig på Israels Trone! Fordi HERREN elsker Israel evindelig, satte han dig til Konge, til at øve ret og Retfærdighed."

Blessed is the Lord your God, whom you have greatly pleased, and who has placed you upon the throne of Israel. For the Lord loves Israel forever, and he has appointed you as king, so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”

10 Derpå gav hun Kongen 120 Guldtalenter, Røgelse i store Mængder og Ædelsten; og aldrig er der siden kommet så megen Røgelse til Landet som den, Dronningen af Saba gav Kong Salomo.

Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and an exceedingly great amount of aromatics and precious stones. No greater quantity of aromatics was ever again brought forth as these, which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

11 Desuden bragte Hirams Skibe, som hentede Guld i Ofir, Almug gumtræ i store Mængder og Ædel sten fra Ofir,

Then, too, the navy of Hiram, which carried gold from Ophir, brought an exceedingly great quantity of thyine wood and precious stones from Ophir.

12 og af Almuggimtræet lod Kongen lave Rækværk til HERRENs Hus og Kongens Palads, desuden Citre og Harper til Sangerne. Så meget Almuggimtræ er hidtil ikke set eller kommet til Landet.

And the king made, from the thyine wood, the posts of the house of the Lord, and of the house of the king, and citharas and lyres for the musicians. No thyine trees of this kind were ever again brought forth or seen, even to the present day.

13 Og Kong Salomo gav Dronningen af Saba alt, hvad hun ønskede og bad om, foruden hvad han af sig selv kongeligen skænkede hende. Derpå begav hun sig med sit Følge hjem til sit Land.

Then king Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all that she desired and requested of him, aside from what he himself had offered to her from his royal bounty. And she returned and went away to her own land, with her servants.

14 Vægten af det Guld, som i et År indførtes af Salomo, udgjorde 666 Guldtalenter,

Now the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon each year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

15 de ikke medregnet, hvad der indkom i Afgift fra de undertvungne Folk og ved Købmændenes Handel og fra alle Arabiens Konger og Landets Statholdere.

aside from what was brought to him by the men who were over the tributes, and by the merchants, and by those selling every kind of small item, and by all the kings of Arabia, and by the rulers of the land.

16 Kong Salomo lod hamre 200 Guldskjolde, hvert på 600 Sekel Guld,

Also, king Solomon made two hundred large shields from the purest gold. He dispensed six hundred shekels of gold for the layers of one shield.

17 og 300 mindre Guldskjolde, hvert på tre Miner Guld; dem lod Kongen henlægge i Libanonskovhuset.

And for the three hundred crescent-shaped shields of tested gold, there were three hundred minas of gold covering one shield. And the king placed these in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

18 Fremdeles lod Kongen lave en stor Elfenbenstrone, overtrukket med lutret Guld.

Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory. And he clothed it with a great quantity of red gold.

19 Tronen havde seks Trin, og på dens Ryg var der Tyrehoveder; på begge Sider af Sædet var der Arme, og ved Armene stod der to Løver;

The throne had six steps, and the summit of the throne was rounded in the back section. And there were two hands, on one side and the other, holding the seat. And two lions were standing beside each hand,

20 tillige stod der tolv Løver påde seks Trin, seks på hver Side. Der er ikke lavet Mage til Trone i noget andet Rige.

with twelve little lions standing upon the six steps, on one side and the other. No similar work has been made, ever in any kingdom.

21 Alle Kong Salomos Drikkekar var af Guld og alle Redskaber i Libanonskovhuset af fint Guld; Sølv regnedes ikke for noget i Kong Salomos Dage.

Moreover, all the vessels from which king Solomon would drink were of gold. And all the items in the house of the forest of Lebanon were of the purest gold. There was no silver, nor was any accounting made of silver in the days of Solomon.

22 Kongen havde nemlig Tarsisskibe i Søen sammen med Hirams Skibe; og en Gang hvert tredje År kom Tarsisskibene, ladet med Guld, Sølv, Elfenben, Aber og Påfugle.

For the navy of the king, once every three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tarshish, bringing from there gold, and silver, and elephant tusks, and primates, and peacocks.

23 Kong Salomo overgik alle Jordens Konger i Rigdom og Visdom.

And so, king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

24 Fra alle Jordens Egne søgte man hen til Salomo for at høre den Visdom, Gud havde lagt i hans Hjerte;

And all the earth desired to see the face of Solomon, so as to hear his wisdom, which God had granted to his heart.

25 og alle bragte de Gaver med: Sølv og Guldsager, Klæder, Våben, Røgelse, Heste og Muldyr; således gik det År efter År.

And each one brought him gifts, vessels of silver and of gold, clothing and weapons of war, as well as aromatics, and horses, and mules, throughout each year.

26 Salomo anskaffede sig Stridsvogne og Ryttere, og han havde 1.400 Vogne og 12.000 Ryttere; dem lagde han dels i Vognbyerne, dels hos sig i Jerusalem.

And Solomon gathered together the chariots and horsemen. And he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he placed them in the walled cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

27 Kongen bragte det dertil, at Sølv i Jerusalem var lige så almindeligt som Sten, og Cedertræ lige så almindeligt som Morbærfigentræ i Lavlandet. -

And he caused silver to be as abundant in Jerusalem as stones, and he supplied a multitude of cedars like the sycamores that grow in the plains.

28 Hestene, Salomo indførte, kom fra Mizrajim og Kove; Kongens Handelsfolk købte dem i Kove.

And horses were brought for Solomon from Egypt and from Kue. For the merchants of the king were buying these from Kue. And they paid out the established price.

29 En Vogn udførtes fra Mizrajim for 600 Sekel Sølv, en Hest for 150 Ligeledes udførtes de ved Handelsfolkene fil alle Hetiternes og Arams Konger.

Now a four-horse chariot would be sent from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. And in this manner, all the kings of the Hittites and of Syria were selling horses.