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.
When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. She came with a very long caravan, with camels loaded with spices, much gold, and many precious gemstones. When she had come to Solomon, she told 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.
Solomon answered her all her questions; nothing was too difficult for Solomon; there was no question that he did not answer.
3 Og da Dronningen at Saba så Salomos Visdom, Huset, han havde bygget,
When the queen of Sheba saw Solomon's wisdom and the palace that 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;
the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the work of his servants and their clothing, also his cupbearers and their clothing, and the burnt offerings he made at the house of Yahweh, and there was no more breath in her.
5 og hun sagde til Kongen: "Sandt var, hvad jeg i mit Land hørte sige om dig og din Visdom!
She said to the king, “It is true, the report that I heard in my own land of your words and your 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 what I heard until I came here, and now my eyes have seen it. Not half was told me about your wisdom and wealth! You have exceeded the fame that I heard about.
7 Lykkelige dine Mænd, lykkelige dine Folk, som altid er om dig og hører din Visdom!
How blessed are your people, and how blessed are your servants who constantly stand before you, because they hear 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 be Yahweh your God, who has taken pleasure in you, who placed you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God. Because your God loved Israel, in order to establish them forever, he had made you king over them, for you to do justice and righteousness!”
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.
She gave the king 120 talents of gold and a large amount of spices and precious stones. No greater amount of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon was ever given to him again.
10 Desuden bragte Hurams og Salomos Folk, som hentede Guld i Ofir, Algummimtræ og Ædelsten;
The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones.
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.
With the algum wood, the king made steps for the house of Yahweh and for his house, as well as harps and lyres for the musicians. No wood like this had been seen before 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.
King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything she desired and whatever she asked for; he gave her more than what she had brought to the king. So she left and went back to her own land, she and her servants.
13 Vægten af det Guld, som i eet År indførtes af Salomo, udgjorde 666 Guldtalenter,
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 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.
besides the gold that the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors in the country also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 Kong Salomo lod hamre 200 Guldskjolde, hvert på 600 Sekel Guld,
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of gold went into each one.
16 og 300 mindre Guldskjolde, hvert på 300 Sekel Guld; dem lod Kongen henlægge i Libanonskovhuset.
He also made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three minas of gold went into each shield; the king put them into the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 Fremdeles lod Kongen lave en stor, Elfenbenstrone, overtrukket mned lutret Guld.
Then the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with the finest 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;
There were six steps to the throne, and a footstool was attached to the throne. On each side of the throne there were armrests with two lions standing beside each of them.
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.
Twelve lions stood on the steps, one on each side of each of the six steps. There was no throne like it in any other kingdom.
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.
All King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the drinking cups in the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were silver because silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.
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.
The king had at sea a fleet of oceangoing ships, along with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet brought gold, silver, and ivory, as well as apes and baboons.
22 Kong Salomo overgik alle Jordens Konger i Rigdom og Visdom.
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.
23 Alle Jordens Konger søgte hen til Salomo for at høre den Visdom, Gud havde lagt i hans Hjerte;
All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon in order to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
24 og alle bragte de Gaver med: Sølv- og Guldsager, Klæder, Våben, Røgelse, Heste og Muldyr; således gik det År efter År.
Those who visited brought tribute, vessels of silver and of gold, clothes, armor, and spices, as well as horses and mules, year after year.
25 Salomo havde 4000 Spand Heste og Vogne og 12000 Ryttere; dem lagde han dels i Vognbyerne, dels hos sig i Jerusalem.
Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with himself in Jerusalem.
26 Han herskede over alle Konger fra Floden til Filisternes Land og Ægyptens Grænse.
He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border 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.
The king had silver in Jerusalem, as much as the stones on the ground. He made cedar wood to be as abundant as the sycamore fig trees that are in the lowlands.
28 Der indførtes Heste til Salomo fra Mizrajim og fra alle Lande.
They brought horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all the lands.
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.
As for the other matters concerning Solomon, first and last, are they not written in The History of Nathan the Prophet, in The Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in The Visions of Iddo the Seer (which also had information about Jeroboam son of Nebat)?
30 Salomo herskede i Jerusalem over hele Israel i fyrretyve År.
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all 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.
He slept with his ancestors and the people buried him in the city of David his father. Rehoboam, his son, became king in his place.
