Anden Krønikebog 6
1 Ved den Lejlighed sang Salomo: "HERREN har sagt, han vil bo i Mulmet!"
Then said Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
2 Nu har jeg bygget dig et Hus til Bolig, et Sted, du for evigt kan dvæle.
But I have built a house to your name, holy to you, and prepared [for you] to dwell in for ever.
3 Derpå vendte Kongen sig om og velsignede hele Israels Forsamling, der imens stod op;
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood by.
4 og han sagde: "Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, hvis Hånd har fuldført, hvad hans Mund talede til min Fader David, dengang han sagde:
And he said, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel: he has even fulfilled with his hands as he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
5 Fra den Dag jeg førte mit Folk ud af Ægypten, har jeg ikke udvalgt nogen By i nogen af Israels Stammer, hvor man skulde bygge et Hus til Bolig for mit Navn, og jeg har ikke udvalgt nogen Mand til at være Hersker over mit Folk Israel;
From the day when I brought up my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city of all the tribes of Israel, to build a house that my name should be there; neither did I choose a man to be a leader over my people Israel.
6 men Jerusalem udvalgte jeg til Bolig for mit Navn, og David udvalgte jeg til at herske over mit Folk Israel.
But I chose Jerusalem that my name should be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.
7 Og min Fader David fik i Sinde at bygge HERRENs, Israels Guds, Navn et Hus;
And it came into the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
8 men HERREN sagde til min Fader David: At du har i Sinde at bygge mit Navn et Hus, er ret af dig;
But the Lord said to my father David, Whereas it came into your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it came into your heart.
9 dog skal ikke du bygge det Hus, men din Søn, der udgår af din Lænd, skal bygge mit Navn det Hus.
Nevertheless you shall not build the house; for your son who shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.
10 Nu har HERREN opfyldt det Ord, han talede, og jeg er trådt i min Fader Davids Sted og sidder på Israels Trone, som HERREN sagde, og jeg har bygget HERRENs, Israels Guds, Navn Huset;
And the Lord has confirmed this word, which he spoke; and I am raised up in the room of my father David, and I sit upon the throne of Israel as the Lord said, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel:
11 og jeg har der beredt en Plads til Arken med den Pagt, HERREN sluttede med Israeliterne."
and I have set there the ark in which [is] the covenant of the Lord, which he made with Israel.
12 Derpå trådte Salomo frem foran HERRENs Alfer lige over for hele Israels Forsamling og udbredte Hænderne.
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread out his hands.
13 Salomo havde nemlig ladet lave en fem Alen lang, fem Alen bred og tre Alen høj Talerstol af Hobber og stillet den op midt i Gården; på den trådte han op og kastede sig på Knæ foran hele Israels Forsamling, udbredte sine Hænder mod Himmelen
For Solomon [had] made a brazen scaffold, and set it in the midst of the court of the sanctuary; the length of it [was] five cubits, and the breadth of it five cubits, and the height of it three cubits: and he stood upon it, and fell upon his knees before the whole congregation of Israel, and spread abroad his hands to heaven,
14 og sagde: "HERRE, Israels Gud, der er ingen Gud som du i Himmelen og på Jorden, du, som holder fast ved din Pagt og din Miskundhed mod dine Tjenere, når de af hele deres Hjerte vandrer for dit Åsyn,
and said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven, or on the earth; keeping covenant and mercy with your servants that walk before you with [their] whole heart.
15 du, som har holdt, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, og i Dag opfyldt med din Hånd, hvad du talede med din Mund.
Even as you have kept [them] with your servant David my father, as you have spoken to him in words: —you have both spoken with your mouth, and have fulfilled [it] with your hands, as it is this day.
16 Så hold da nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, hvad du lovede din Tjener, min Fader David, da du sagde: En Efterfølger skal aldrig fattes dig for mit Åsyn til at sidde på Israels Trone, når kun dine Sønner vil tage Vare på deres Vej og vandre i min Lov, som du har vandret for mit Åsyn!
and now, Lord God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father the things which you spoke to him, saying, There shall not fail you a man before me sitting on the throne of Israel, if only your sons will take heed to their way to walk in my law, as you did walk before me.
17 Så lad nu, HERRE, Israels Gud, det Ord opfyldes, som du tilsagde din Tjener David!
And now, Lord God of Israel, let, I pray you, your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David.
18 Men kao Gud da virkelig bo blandt Menneskene på Jorden? Nej visselig, Himlene, ja Himlenes Himle kan ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget!
For will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and the heaven of heavens will not suffice you, what then is this house which I have built?
19 Men vend dig til din Tjeners Bøn og Begæring, HERRE min Gud, så du hører det Råb og den Bøn, din Tjener opsender for dit Åsyn;
Yet you shall have respect to the prayer of your servant, and to my petition, O Lord God, so as to listen to the petition and the prayer which your servant prays before you this day:
20 lad dine Øjne være åbne over dette Hus både Dag og Nat, over det Sted, hvor du har sagt, du vilde stedfæste dit Navn, så du hører den Bøn, din Tjener opsender, vendt mod dette Sted!
so that your eyes should be open over this house by day and by night, towards this place, whereon you said your name should be called, so as to hear the prayer which your servant prays towards this house.
21 Og hør den Bøn, dinjener og dit Folk Israel opsender, vendt mod dette Sted; du høre den der, hvor du bor, i Himmelen, du høre og tilgive!
And you shall hear the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, whatever prayers they shall make towards this place: and you shall listen in your dwelling-place out of heaven, yes you shall hear, and be merciful.
22 Når nogen synder imod sin Næste, og man afkræver ham Ed og lader ham sværge, og han kommer og aflægger Ed foran dit Alter i dette Hus,
If a man sin against his neighbour, and he bring an oath upon him so as to make him swear, and he come and swear before the altar in this house;
23 så høre du det i Himmelen og gøre det og dømme dine Tjenere imellem, så du gengælder den skyldige og lader hans Gerning komme overhans Hoved og frikender den uskyldige og gør med ham efter hans Uskyld.
then shall you listen out of heaven, and do, and judge your servants, to recompense the transgressor, and to return his ways upon his head: and to justify the righteous, to recompense him according to his righteousness.
24 Når dit Folk Israel tvinges til at fly for en Fjende, fordi de synder imod dig, og de så omvender sig og bekender dit Navn og opsender Bønner og Begæringer for dit Åsyn i dette Hus,
And if your people Israel should be put to the worse before the enemy, if they should sin against you, and [then] turn and confess to your name, and pray and make supplication before you in this house;
25 så høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive dit Folk Israels Synd og føre dem tilbage til det Land, du gav dem og deres Fædre.
then shall you listen out of heaven and shall be merciful to the sins of your people Israel, and you shall restore them to the land which you gave to them and to their fathers.
26 Når Himmelen lukkes, så Regnen udebliver, fordi de synder imod dig, og de så beder, vendt mod dette Sted, og bekender dit Navn og omvender sig fra deres Synd, fordi du revser dem,
When heaven is restrained, and there is no rain, because they shall have sinned against you, and [when] they shall pray towards this place, and praise your name, and shall turn from their sins, because you shall afflict them;
27 så høre du det i Himmelen og tilgive din Tjeners og dit Folk Israels Synd, ja du vise dem den gode Vej, de skal vandre, og lade det regne i dit Land, som du gav dit Folk i Eje.
then shall you listen from heaven, and you shall be merciful to the sins of your servants, and of your people Israel; for you shall show them the good way in which they shall walk; and you shall send rain upon your land, which you gave to your people for an inheritance.
28 Når der kommer Hungersnød i Landet, når der kommer Pest, når der kommer Hornbrand og Rust, Græshopper og Ædere, når Fjenden belejrer Folket i en af dets Byer, når alskens Plage og Sot indtræffer
If there should be famine upon the land, if there should be death, a pestilent wind an blight; if there should be locust and caterpiller, and if the enemy should harass them before their cities: in whatever plague and whatever distress [they may be];
29 enhver Bøn, enhver Begæring, hvem den end kommer fra i hele dit Folk Israel, når de føler deres Plage og Smerte og udbreder Hænderne mod dette Hus,
Then whatever prayer and whatever supplication shall be made by any man and all your people Israel, if a man should know his own plague and his own sickness, and should spread forth his hands towards this house;
30 den høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, og tilgive, idet du gengælder enhver hans Færd, fordi du kender hans Hjerte, thi du alene kender Menneskebørnenes Hjerter,
then shall you hear from heaven, out of your prepared dwelling-place, and shall be merciful, and shall recompense to the man according to his ways, as you shall know his heart [to be]; for you alone know the heart of the children of men:
31 for at de må frygte dig og følge dine Veje, al den Tid de lever på den Jord, du gav vore Fædre.
that they may reverence all your ways all the days which they live upon the face of the land, which you gave to our fathers.
32 Selv den fremmede, der ikke hører til dit Folk Israel, men kommer fra et fjernt Land for dit store Navns, din stærke Hånds og din udstrakte Arms Skyld, når de kommer og beder, vendt mod dette Hus,
And every stranger who is not himself of your people Israel, and who shall have come from a distant land because of your great name, and your mighty hand, and your high arm; when they shall come and worship towards this place; —
33 da børe du det i Himmelen, der. hvor du bor, og da gøre du efter alt, hvad den fremmede råber til dig om, for at alle Jordens Folkeslag må lære dit Navn at kende og frygte dig ligesom dit Folk Israel og erkende, at dit Navn er nævnet over dette Hus, som jeg har bygget.
then shall you listen out of heaven, out of your prepared dwelling-place, and shall do according to all that the stranger shall call upon you for; that all the nations of the earth may know your name, and that they may fear you, as your people Israel [do], and that they may know that your name is called upon this house which I have built.
34 Når dit Folk drager i Krig mod sine Fjender, hvor du end sender dem hen, og de beder til dig, vendt mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn,
And if your people shall go forth to war against their enemies by the way by which you shall send them, and shall pray to you towards this city which you have chosen, and [towards] the house which I have built to your name;
35 så høre du i Himmelen deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret.
then shall you hear out of heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
36 Når de synder imod dig - thi der er intet Menneske, som ikke synder - og du vredes på dem og giver dem i Fjendens Magt, og Sejrherrerne fører dem fangne til et andet Land, det være sig fjernt eller nær,
Whereas if they shall sin against you, (for there is no man who will not sin, ) and you shall strike them, and deliver them up before their enemies, and they that take them captive shall carry them away into a land of enemies, to a land far off or near;
37 og de så går i sig selv i det Land, de er bortført til, og omvender sig og råber til dig i deres Landflygtigheds Land og siger: Vi har syndet, handlet ilde og været ugudelige!
and [if] they shall repent in their land whither they were carried captive, and shall also turn and make supplication to you in their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have transgressed, we have wrought unrighteously;
38 når de omvender sig til dig al hele deres Hjerte og af hele deres Sjæl i Sejrherrernes Land, som de bortførtes til, og de beder, vendt mod deres Land, som du gav deres Fædre, mod den By, du har udvalgt, og det Hus, jeg har bygget dit Navn -
and [if] they shall turn to you with all their heart and all their soul in the land of them that carried them captives, whither they carried them captives, and shall pray towards their land which you gave to their fathers, and the city which you did choose, and the house which I built to your name: —
39 så høre du i Himmelen, der, hvor du bor, deres Bøn og Begæring og skaffe dem deres Ret, og du tilgive dit Folk, hvad de syndede imod dig!
then shall you hear out of heaven, out of your prepared dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplication, and you shall execute justice, and shall be merciful to your people that sin against you.
40 Så lad da, min Gud, dine Øjne være åbne og dine Ører lytte til Bønnen, der bedes på dette Sted,
And now, Lord, let, I pray you, your eyes be opened, and your ears be attentive to the petition [made in] this place.
41 bryd op da, Gud HERRE, til dit Hvilested, du selv og din Vældes Ark! Dine Præster, Gud HERRE, være iklædt Frelse, dine fromme glæde sig ved dine Goder!
And now, O Lord God, arise into your resting-place, you, and the ark of your strength: let your priests, O Lord God, clothe themselves with salvation, and your sons rejoice in prosperity.
42 Gud HERRE, afvis ikke din Salvede, kom Nåden mod din Tjener David i Hu!"
O Lord God, turn not away the face of your anointed: remember the mercies of your servant David.
