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Verse 1

Da sa Salomo: Herre, du har gitt solen himmelen som bolig, men ditt bosted er usynlig for mennesker.

Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men,

Verse 2

Så jeg har bygd et hus for deg, en bolig hvor du kan være til stede for alltid.

So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

Verse 3

Deretter vendte kongen sitt ansikt mot hele Israel, som sto samlet.

Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.

Verse 4

Han sa: Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, som med sin sterke hånd har innfridd sitt ord til min far David, og sagt:

And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

Verse 5

Fra den dag jeg førte mitt folk ut av Egypt, har jeg ikke utvalgt noen by i Israel til å bygge et hus for mitt navn, og jeg har ikke valgt noen til å være leder over mitt folk Israel.

From the day when I took my people out of the land of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; and I took no man to be a ruler over my people Israel;

Verse 6

Men nå har jeg utvalgt Jerusalem, så mitt navn kan være der, og David til å herske over mitt folk Israel.

But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.

Verse 7

Det var i min far Davids hjerte å bygge et hus for Herrens, Israels Guds, navn.

Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Verse 8

Men Herren sa til min far David: Du gjorde vel i å ville bygge et hus for mitt navn.

But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

Verse 9

Men du skal ikke bygge huset; din sønn, som er en etterkommer av deg, han skal bygge huset for mitt navn.

But you yourself will not be the builder of the house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

Verse 10

Og Herren har holdt sitt ord. Jeg har tatt min far Davids plass på Israels trone, som Herren har sagt, og jeg har bygget huset for Herren Gud, Israels navn.

And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

Verse 11

Der har jeg satt arken, som inneholder Herrens pakt, gjort med Israels folk.

And there I have put the ark, in which is the agreement of the Lord, which he made with the people of Israel.

Verse 12

Så stilte han seg foran Herrens alter, i nærvær av hele Israel.

Then he took his place in front of the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present,

Verse 13

(For Salomo hadde laget en plattform av bronse, fem alen lang, fem alen bred og tre alen høy, og plassert den i den åpne plassen; der gikk han ned på kne for hele Israels menighet, løftet hendene mot himmelen.)

(For Solomon had made a brass stage, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had put it in the middle of the open space; on this he took his place and went down on his knees before all the meeting of Israel, stretching out his hands to heaven.)

Verse 14

Han sa: Herre, Israels Gud, det er ingen Gud som deg i himmelen eller på jorden; du holder fast ved din pakt og viser trofasthet mot dine tjenere som helhjertet følger dine veier.

And he said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth; keeping faith and mercy unchanging for your servants, while they go in your ways with all their hearts;

Verse 15

For du har holdt det ord du ga din tjener David, min far; med din munn sa du det, og med din hånd har du oppfylt det i dag.

For you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

Verse 16

Så nå, Herre, Israels Gud, la det ordet gå i oppfyllelse som du ga til min far David, din tjener: Du skal aldri mangle en mann til å sitte foran meg på Israels trone, så lenge dine etterkommere tar seg i vare på sine veier og vandrer etter min lov, slik du har gjort foran meg.

So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place before me on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; if only your children give attention to their ways, walking in my law, as you have done before me.

Verse 17

Så nå, Herre, Israels Gud, la ditt ord til din tjener David bli oppfylt.

So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, make your word come true which you said to your servant David.

Verse 18

Men kan virkelig Gud bo hos menneskene på jorden? Se, himlene, ja, himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg, hvor mye mindre dette huset som jeg har bygd.

But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:

Verse 19

Likevel, vend ditt hjerte til din tjeners bønn og bønnebegjæring, Herre min Gud, og hør ropet og bønnen din tjener ber foran deg,

Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant and to his prayer for grace, O Lord my God, and give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant makes before you;

Verse 20

så dine øyne kan være åpne dag og natt over dette huset, over stedet hvor du har sagt du vil sette ditt navn; for å høre bønnen som din tjener ber, vendt mot dette stedet.

That your eyes may be open to this house day and night, to this place of which you have said that you would put your name there; to give ear to the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

Verse 21

Hør også bønner fra din tjener og ditt folk Israel når de ber, vendt mot dette stedet; hør fra himmelen, din bolig, og vis nåde.

And give ear to the prayers of your servant and of your people Israel, when they make their prayers, turning to this place; give ear from heaven your living-place; and hearing have mercy.

Verse 22

Hvis en mann synder mot sin neste, og han må sverge og kommer for ditt alter for å sverge i dette huset,

If a man does wrong to his neighbour and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:

Verse 23

så hør fra himmelen og døm dine tjenere, døm den skyldige, før hans gjerninger over hans hode og fri den uskyldige etter hans rettferdighet.

Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving punishment to the wrongdoer, so that his sin may come on his head; and, by your decision, keeping from evil him who has done no wrong.

Verse 24

Hvis ditt folk Israel blir beseiret i krig på grunn av sin synd mot deg, men de vender seg til deg, priser ditt navn og ber om nåde i dette huset,

And if your people Israel are overcome in war, because of their sin against you; if they are turned to you again, honouring your name, making prayers and requesting your grace in this house:

Verse 25

så hør fra himmelen, tilgi ditt folk Israels synd og før dem tilbake til det landet du ga dem og deres fedre.

Then give ear from heaven, and let the sin of your people Israel have forgiveness, and take them back again to the land which you gave to them and to their fathers.

Verse 26

Når himmelen lukkes og det ikke er regn, fordi de har syndet mot deg, men de vender seg mot dette stedet, priser ditt navn og vender om fra sin synd når du plager dem,

When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because of their sin against you: if they make prayers with their faces turned to this place, honouring your name and turning away from their sin when you send trouble on them:

Verse 27

så hør fra himmelen, tilgi dine tjenere og ditt folk Israels synd, vis dem den gode vei de skal gå, og send regn over ditt land, som du har gitt ditt folk som arv.

Then give ear from heaven, so that the sin of your servants and the sin of your people Israel may have forgiveness, when you make clear to them the good way in which they are to go; and send rain on your land which you have given to your people for their heritage.

Verse 28

Når det er hungersnød i landet, når det er pest, når kornet ødelegges av hete eller sopp, når grasopper eller larver kommer, når deres byer beleires av fiender, eller hvilken som helst annen plage eller sykdom,

If there is no food in the land, if there is disease, if the fruits of the earth are damaged by heat or water, locust or worm; if their towns are shut in by their attackers: whatever trouble or whatever disease there may be:

Verse 29

så hver bønn eller bønnebegjæring som blir fremført av et hvilket som helst menneske eller av hele ditt folk Israel, hvis de innser sin plage og strekker hendene mot dette huset,

Whatever prayer or request for your grace is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, whatever his trouble may be, whose hands are stretched out to this house:

Verse 30

hør da fra himmelen, fra din bolig, tilgi og belønn hver mann etter hans gjerninger, for du kjenner hvert menneskes hjerte, (for du alene kjenner menneskehjertets innersta tanker)

Then give ear from heaven your living-place, answering with forgiveness, and give to every man, whose secret heart is open to you, the reward of all his ways; (for you, and you only, have knowledge of the hearts of the children of men;)

Verse 31

så de kan frykte deg og vandre på dine veier så lenge de lever i det land du ga våre fedre.

So that they may give you worship, walking in your ways, as long as they are living in the land which you gave to our fathers.

Verse 32

Likeledes også for utlendingen, som ikke tilhører ditt folk Israel, men kommer fra et fjernt land for ditt navns skyld, for ditt navn er stort, din sterke hånd og utstrakte arm, når han kommer for å be, vendt mot dette huset,

And as for the man from a strange land, who is not of your people Israel but comes from a far country because of the glory of your name and your strong hand and your outstretched arm; when he comes to make his prayer, turning to this house:

Verse 33

da hør fra himmelen, fra din bolig, og gi ham alt det han ber deg om, så alle jordens folk kan kjenne ditt navn, frykte deg som ditt folk Israel, og vite at dette huset jeg har bygd, bærer ditt navn.

Then give ear from heaven your living-place, and give him his desire, whatever it may be; so that all the peoples of the earth may have knowledge of your name, worshipping you as do your people Israel, and may see that this house which I have made is truly named by your name.

Verse 34

Når ditt folk drar ut i krig mot sine fiender på den vei du sender dem, og de ber til deg vendt mot denne byen og det huset jeg har bygd for ditt navn,

If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they make their prayers to you turning their faces to this town of yours and to this house which I have put up for your name:

Verse 35

hør da fra himmelen deres bønn og bønnerop, og vis dem rettferdighet.

Then give ear from heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.

Verse 36

Hvis de synder mot deg, for det finnes ingen som ikke synder, og du blir vred på dem og overgir dem til fienden, som tar dem til fange til et fjernt eller nært land,

If they do wrong against you, (for no man is without sin,) and you are angry with them, and give them up into the power of those who are fighting against them, so that they take them away prisoners to a land far off or near;

Verse 37

men hvis de angrer i fangenskapens land, vender seg til deg og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har handlet galt og gjort ondt,

And if they take thought, in the land where they are prisoners, turning again to you, crying out in prayer to you in that land, and saying, We are sinners, we have done wrong, we have done evil;

Verse 38

når de med hele sitt hjerte og sinn omvender seg i fangenskapens land, og vender sine bønner mot sitt land, som du ga deres fedre, og mot byen du har utvalgt, og huset jeg har bygd for ditt navn,

If with all their heart and soul they are turned again to you, in the land where they are prisoners, the land where they have been taken, and make their prayers, turning their eyes to their land which you gave to their fathers, and to the town which you took for yourself, and the house which I have made for your name:

Verse 39

da hør fra himmelen, fra din bolig, deres bønn og bønnerop, og vis dem nåde, tilgi ditt folk som har syndet mot deg.

Then give ear from heaven your living-place to their prayer and their cry, and see right done to them, answering with forgiveness your people who have done wrong against you.

Verse 40

Nå, min Gud, la dine øyne være åpne og dine ører lytte til bønnene på dette stedet.

Now, O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears awake to the prayers made in this place.

Verse 41

Reis deg, Herre Gud, kom til ditt hvilested, du og din styrkes ark; la dine prester, Herre Gud, være kledd i frelse, og la dine fromme juble i det gode.

Up! now, O Lord God, come back to your resting-place, you and the ark of your strength: let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints be glad in what is good.

Verse 42

Herre Gud, vend ikke bort ditt ansikt fra din salvede; husk den lojale kjærligheten til din tjener David.

O Lord God, let him whom you have taken for yourself never be given up by you: keep in mind your mercies to David your servant.

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