Anden Krønikebog 9
1 Da Dronningen af Saba hørte Salomos Ry, kom hun, for at prøve ham med Gåder, til Jerusalem med et såre stort Følge og med Kameler, der har Røgelse, Guld i Mængde og Ædelsten. Og da hun var kommet til Salomo, talte hun til ham om alt, hvad der lå hende på Hjerte.
Also, when the queen of Sheba had heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem, with great riches and with camels which were carrying aromatics, and very much gold, and precious gems, so that she might test him with enigmas. And when she had approached Solomon, she spoke to him all that was in her heart.
2 Men Salomo svarede på alle hendes Spørgsmål, og intet som helst var skjult for Salomo, han gav hende Svar på alt.
And Solomon explained for her all that she had proposed. And there was nothing that he did not make clear to her.
3 Og da Dronningen at Saba så Salomos Visdom, Huset, han havde bygget,
And after she saw these things, specifically, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
4 Maden på hans Bord, hans Folks Boliger, hans Tjeneres Optræden og deres Klæder, hans Mundskænke og deres Klæder og Brændofrene, han ofrede i HERRENs Hus, var hun ude af sig selv;
indeed also the foods of his table, and the habitations of the servants, and the duties of his ministers, and their apparel, and also his cupbearers and their garments, and the victims which he was immolating in the house of the Lord, there was no longer any spirit in her, due to astonishment.
5 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 had heard in my own land, about your virtues and wisdom.
6 Jeg troede ikke, hvad der sagdes, før jeg kom og så det med egne Øjne; og se, ikke engang det halve af din store Visdom er mig fortalt, thi du overgår, hvad Rygtet sagde mig om dig!
I did not believe those who described it, until I had arrived and my eyes had seen, and I had proven that not even half of your wisdom had been described to me. You have exceeded your fame with your virtue.
7 Lykkelige dine Mænd, 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 at all times and listen to your wisdom.
8 Lovet være HERREN din Gud, som fandt Behag i dig og satte dig på sin Trone som Konge for HERREN din Gud. Fordi din Gud elsker Israel og for at opretholde det evindeligt, satte han dig til Konge over dem, til at øve Ret og Retfærdighed!"
Blessed is the Lord your God, who willed to set you upon his throne as a king for the Lord your God. Since God loves Israel, he wishes to preserve them unto eternity. For this reason, he appointed you as king over them, so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”
9 Derpå gav hun Kongen 120 Guldtalenter, Røgelse i store Mængder og Ædelsten; og aldrig har der siden været så megen Røgelse i Landet som den, Dronningen af Saba gav Kong Salomo.
Then she gave to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and an exceedingly great abundance of aromatics, and very precious gems. Never were there such aromatics as those that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
10 Desuden bragte Hurams og Salomos Folk, som hentede Guld i Ofir, Algummimtræ og Ædelsten;
Then too, the servants of Hiram, with the servants of Solomon, brought gold from Ophir, and wood from thyine trees, and very precious gems.
11 og af Algummimtræet lod Kongen lave Rækværk til HERRENs Hus og Kongens Palads, desuden Citre og Harper til Sangerne; og Mage dertil var ikke tidligere set i Judas Land.
And the king made, from this particular thyine wood, steps in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king, and also harps and psalteries for the singing men. Never was there seen such wood in the land of Judah.
12 Og Kong Salomo gav Dronningen af Saba alt, hvad hun ønskede og bad om, langt ud over hvad hun bragte til Kongen. Derpå vendte hun med sit Følge tilbage til sit Land.
Then king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, and all that she requested, and much more than what she had brought to him. And returning, she went away to her own land with her servants.
13 Vægten af det Guld, som i eet År indførtes af Salomo, udgjorde 666 Guldtalenter,
Now the weight of the gold, which was being brought to Solomon throughout each year, was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
14 deri ikke medregnet hvad der indkom i Afgift fra de undertvungne Folk og ved Købmændenes Handel og fra alle Arabiens Konger og Landets Statholdere, som bragte Salomo Guld og Sølv.
apart from the sum that the legates of various nations and the merchants were accustomed to bring, and apart from the gold and silver that all the kings of Arabia, and the princes of the lands, were bringing together for Solomon.
15 Kong Salomo lod hamre 200 Guldskjolde, hvert på 600 Sekel Guld,
And so, king Solomon made two hundred gold spears, from six hundred gold pieces, the amount used for each spear,
16 og 300 mindre Guldskjolde, hvert på 300 Sekel Guld; dem lod Kongen henlægge i Libanonskovhuset.
and also three hundred gold shields, from three hundred gold pieces, which covered each shield. And the king placed them in the armory, which was situated in a forest.
17 Fremdeles lod Kongen lave en stor, Elfenbenstrone, overtrukket mned lutret Guld.
Also, the king made a great ivory throne, and he clothed it with the purest gold.
18 Tronen havde seks Trin, og på dens Ryg var der et Latn af Guld; på begge Sider af Sædet var der Arme, og ved Armene stod der to Løver;
And there were six steps, by which he would ascend to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms, one on each side, and two lions standing beside the arms.
19 tillige stod der tolv Løver på de seks Trin, seks på hver Side. Der er ikke lavet Mage til Trone i noget andet Rige.
Moreover, there were twelve additional little lions standing upon the six steps on both sides. There was no similar throne in all the kingdoms.
20 Alle Kong Salomos Drikkekar var af Guld og alle Redskaber i Libanonskovhuset af fint Guld; Sølv regnedes ikke for noget i Kong Salomos Dage.
Also, all the vessels for the feasts of the king were of gold, and the vessels of the forest house of Lebanon were from the purest gold. For silver in those days was considered as nothing.
21 Kongen havde nemlig Skibe, det sejlede på Tarsis med Hurams Folk; og een Gang hverttredje År kom Tarsisskibene, ladet med Guld, Sølv, Elfenben, Aber og Påfugle.
For indeed, the ships of the king went to Tarshish, with the servants of Hiram, once every three years. And they brought from there gold, and silver, and ivory, and primates, and peacocks.
22 Kong Salomo overgik alle Jordens Konger i Rigdom og Visdom.
And so, Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in wealth and glory.
23 Alle Jordens Konger søgte hen til Salomo for at høre den Visdom, Gud havde lagt i hans Hjerte;
And all the kings of the lands were desiring to see the face of Solomon, so that they might hear the wisdom that God had granted to his heart.
24 og alle bragte de Gaver med: Sølv- og Guldsager, Klæder, Våben, Røgelse, Heste og Muldyr; således gik det År efter År.
And they were bringing to him gifts, vessels of silver and of gold, and garments, and armor, and aromatics, and horses, and mules, throughout each year.
25 Salomo havde 4000 Spand Heste og Vogne og 12000 Ryttere; dem lagde han dels i Vognbyerne, dels hos sig i Jerusalem.
Also, Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots and horsemen, and he appointed them to the cities of the chariots, and where the king was in Jerusalem.
26 Han herskede over alle Konger fra Floden til Filisternes Land og Ægyptens Grænse.
Now he also exercised authority over all the kings from the river Euphrates as far as the land of the Philistines, and as far as the borders of Egypt.
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 brought forth so much silver that it was as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones. And cedar trees were as great in number as the sycamores that spring up in the plains.
28 Der indførtes Heste til Salomo fra Mizrajim og fra alle Lande.
And horses were brought to him from Egypt and from every region.
29 Salomos øvrige Historie fra først til sidst findes optegnet i Profeten Natans Krønike, Siloniten Ahijas Profeti og Seeren Jedos Syn om Jeroboam, Nebats Søn.
Now the rest of the works of Solomon, the first and the last, have been written in the words of Nathan, the prophet, and in the books of Ahijah, the Shilonite, as well as in the vision of Iddo, the seer, against Jeroboam, the son of Nabat.
30 Salomo herskede i Jerusalem over hele Israel i fyrretyve År.
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all of Israel, for forty years.
31 Derpå lagde Salomo sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet i sin Fader Davids By. Og hans Søn Rehabeam blev Konge i hans Sted.
And he slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Rehoboam, reigned in his place.
