Første Kongebog 5
1 Da Kong Hiram af Tyrus hørte, at Salomo var salvet til Konge i stedet for sin Fader, sendte han nogle af sine Folk til ham; thi Hiram havde altid været Davids Ven.
Hiram, the king of Tyre, also sent his servants to Solomon. For he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father. Now Hiram had been a friend to David the entire time.
2 Og Salomo sendte Hiram følgende Bud:
Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
3 "Du ved, at min Fader David ikke kunde bygge HERREN sin Guds Navn et Hus for de Kriges Skyld, man fra alle Sider påførte ham, indtil HERREN lagde hans Fjender under hans Fødder.
“You know the will of my father David, and that he was not able to build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were imminent all around him, until the Lord set them under the steps of his feet.
4 Men nu har HERREN min Gud skaffet mig Ro til alle Sider; der findes ingen Modstandere, og der er ingen Fare på Færde.
But now the Lord my God has given rest to me on all sides. And there is no adversary, nor occurrence of evil.
5 Se, derfor har jeg i Sinde at bygge HERREN min Guds Navn et Hus efter HERRENs Ord til min Fader David: Din Søn, som jeg sætter på din Trone i dit Sted, han skal bygge Huset for mit Navn.
For this reason, I intend to build a temple to the name of the Lord my God, just as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying: ‘Your son, whom I will set in your place, upon your throne, he himself shall build a house to my name.’
6 Giv derfor Ordre til, at der fældes Cedre til mig på Libanon. Mine Folk skal arbejde sammen med dine, og jeg vil give dineFolk den Løn, du kræver; thi du ved jo, at der ikke findes nogen hos os, der kan fælde Træer som Zidonierne!"
Therefore, order that your servants may cut down for me cedars from Lebanon. And let my servants be with your servants. Then I will give to you, for the wages of your servants, whatever you will ask. For you know that there is not a man among my people who knows how to cut wood as well as the Sidonians.”
7 Da Hiram modtog dette Bud fra Salomo, glædede det ham meget, og han sagde: "Lovet være HERREN i dag, fordi han har givet David en viis Søn til at herske over dette store Folk!"
Therefore, when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and he said, “Blessed be the Lord God this day, who gave to David a very wise son over this numerous people!”
8 Og Hiram sendte Salomo følgende Svar: "Jeg har modtaget det Bud, du sendte mig, og jeg skal opfylde alt, hvad du ønsker med Hensyn til Ceder- og Cyprestræer;
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: “I have heard the things that you would entrust to me. And I will do your whole will concerning the cedar trees and spruce trees.
9 mine Folk skal bringe dem fra Libanon ned til Havet, og så skal jeg lade dem samle til Tømmerflåder på Havet og sende dem til det Sted, du anviser mig; der skal jeg lade dem skille ad, så at du kan lade dem hente. Men du vil da også opfylde mit Ønske og sende Fødevarer til mit Hof!"
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. And I will arrange them together as rafts on the sea, as far as the place that you will indicate to me. And I will land them there, and you will take them. And you shall offer to me what is necessary to give food to my house.”
10 Så sendte Hiram Salomo alt, hvad han ønskede af Ceder- og Cyprestræer;
And so, Hiram gave to Solomon cedar trees and spruce trees, in accord with his whole will.
11 og Salomo sendte Hiram 20 000 Kor Hvede til Underhold for hans Hof og 20 Kor Olie af knuste Oliven. Så meget sendte Salomo Hiram År efter År.
Then Solomon offered to Hiram twenty thousand cor of wheat, as food for his house, and twenty cor of the purest oil. These things Solomon gave as a tribute to Hiram every year.
12 Og HERREN gav Salomo Visdom, som han havde lovet ham; og der var Fred mellem Hiram og Salomo, og de sluttede Pagt med hinanden.
And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he said to him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two struck a pact.
13 Kong Salomo udskrev nu Hoveriarbejdere overalt i Israel, og Hoveriarbejderne udgjorde 30 000 Mand.
And king Solomon chose workers from all of Israel, and the conscription was of thirty thousand men.
14 Dem sendte han så til Libanon, et Hold på 10 000 om Måneden, således at de var en Måned på Libanon og to Måneder hjemme. Adoniram havd Tilsyn med Hoveriarbejderne.
And he sent them into Lebanon, ten thousand each month, in turns, so that for two months they were in their own houses. And Adoniram was over this type of conscription.
15 Salomo havde 70 000 Lastdragere og 80 000 Stenhuggere i Bjergene
And Solomon had seventy thousand of those who were carrying burdens, and eighty thousand of those who cut stones from the mountain,
16 foruden Overfogeder, der ledede Arbejdet, 3 300 Mand, som havde Opsyn med Folkene, der arbejdede.
aside from the commanders who were over each work, in number three thousand and three hundred, who gave orders to the people and to those who were doing the work.
17 På Kongens Bud brød de store Stenblokke, kostbare Sten til Templets Grundvold, Kvadersten;
And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them.
18 og Salomos og Hiroms Bygmestre og Folkene fra Gebal huggede dem til, og de gjorde Træstammerne og Stenene i Stand til Templets Opførelse.
And these were shaped by the stoneworkers of Solomon and the stoneworkers of Hiram. And the men of Gebal also prepared the wood and the stones in order to build the house.
