I Kings 3

And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

Da nu Salomo havde fået Kongedømmet sikkert i hænde besvogrede han sig med Farao, Ægypterkongen, idet han ægtede Faraos Datter; og han førte hende ind i Davidsbyen, til han fik sit eget Hus, HERRENs Hus og Muren om Jerusalem bygget færdig.

Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.

Kun ofrede Folket på Offerhøjene, thi hidindtil var der ikke bygget HERRENs Navn et Hus.

And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

Salomo elskede HERREN, så at han vandrede efter sin Fader Davids Anordninger; kun ofrede han på Højene og tændte Offerild der.

And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

Og Kongen begav sig til Gibeon for at ofre der; thi det var den store Offerhøj; tusind Brændofre ofrede Salomo på Alteret der.

In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

I Gibeon lod HERREN sig til Syne for Salomo i en Drøm om Natten. Og Gud sagde: "Sig, hvad du ønsker, jeg skal give dig!"

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Da sagde Salomo: "Du viste stor Miskundhed mod din Tjener, min Fader David, der jo også vandrede for dit Åsyn i Troskab, Retfærdighed og Hjertets Oprigtighed; og du lod denne store Miskundhed blive over ham og gav ham en Søn, der nu sidder på hans Trone.

And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

Ja, nu har du, HERRE min Gud, gjort din Tjener til Konge i min Fader Davids Sted. Men jeg er ganske ung og ved ikke, hvorledes jeg skal færdes ret;

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

og din Tjener står midt i det Folk, du udvalgte, et stort Folk, som ikke kan tælles eller udregnes, så mange er de.

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Giv derfor din Tjener et lydhørt Hjerte, så han kan dømme dit Folk og skelne mellem godt og ondt; thi hvem kan dømme dette dit store Folk!"

And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Det vakte HERRENs Velbehag, at Salomo bad derom;

And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

og Gud sagde til ham: "Fordi du bad om dette og ikke om et langt Liv, ej heller om Rigdom eller om dine Fjenders Liv, men om Forstand til at skønne, hvad ret er,

Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

se, derfor vil jeg gøre, som du beder: Se, jeg giver dig et viist og forstandigt Hjerte, så at din Lige aldrig før har været, ej heller siden skal fremstå;

And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

men jeg giver dig også, hvad du ikke bad om, både Rigdom og Ære, så at du ikke skal have din Lige blandt Konger, så længe du lever.

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

Og hvis du vandrer på mine Veje, så du holder mine Anordninger og Bud, således som din Fader David gjorde, vil jeg give dig et langt Liv."

And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

Da vågnede Salomo, og se, det var en Drøm. Derpå begav han sig til Jerusalem og stillede sig foran HERRENs Pagts Ark og ofrede Brændofre, bragte Takofre og gjorde et Gæstebud for alle sine Folk.

Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

På den Tid kom to Skøger til Kongen og trådte frem for ham.

And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

Den ene Kvinde sagde: "Hør mig, Herre! Jeg og den Kvinde der bor i Hus sammen. Hjemme i vort Hus fødte jeg i hendes Nærværelse et Barn,

And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

og tre Dage efter min Nedkomst fødte også hun et Barn. Vi var sammen; der var ingen andre hos os i Huset, vi to var ene i Huset.

And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

Så døde hendes Dreng om Natten, fordi hun kom til at ligge på ham;

And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

men midt om Natten, medens din Trælkvinde sov, stod hun op og tog min Dreng fra min Side og lagde ham ved sit Bryst; men sin døde Dreng lagde hun ved mit Bryst.

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

Da jeg så om Morgenen rejste mig for at give min Dreng at die, se, da var han død; men da jeg så nøje på ham om Morgenen, se, da var det ikke min Dreng, ham, som jeg havde født!"

And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

Men den anden Kvinde sagde: "Det er ikke sandt; den levende er min Dreng, og den døde er din!" Og den første sagde: "Nej, den døde er din Dreng, og den levende er min!" Således mundhuggedes de foran Kongen.

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

Da sagde Kongen: "Den ene siger: Han her, den levende, er min Dreng, den døde er din! Og den anden siger: Nej, den døde er din Dreng, den levende min!"

And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

Derpå sagde Kongen: "Hent mig et Sværd!" Og de bragte Kongen et.

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Da sagde Kongen: "Hug det levende Barn over og giv hver af dem det halve!"

Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

Da rørte Kærligheden til Barnet sig heftigt i den Kvinde, som var Moder til det levende Barn, og hun sagde til Kongen: "Hør mig, Herre! Giv hende det levende Barn; dræb det endelig ikke!" Men den anden sagde: "Det skal hverken tilhøre mig eller dig, hug det kun over!"

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

Da tog Kongen til Orde og sagde: "Giv hende der det levende Barn og dræb det ikke; thi hun er Moderen!"

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

Og da Israel hørte om den Dom, Kongen havde fældet, fyldtes de alle af Ærefrygt for Kongen; thi de så, at han sad inde med Guds Visdom til at skifte Ret.