Ester 2
1 Efter disse Begivenheder, der Kong Ahasverus's Harme var stillet, kom han Vasthi i Hu, og hvad hun havde gjort, og hvad der var besluttet over hende.
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2 Da sagde Kongens Folk, som tjente ham: Man oplede til Kongen unge Jomfruer, dejlige af Anseelse,
Then said the king's servants that ministered to him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
3 og Kongen beskikke Befalingsmænd i alle sit Riges Landskaber, at de samle alle unge Jomfruer, som ere dejlige af Anseelse, til Borgen Susan, til Kvindernes Hus, under Hegajs, Kongens Kammertjeners, Haand, som tager Vare paa Kvinderne, og man give dem de Ting, som høre til deres Renselse;
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may collect all the fair young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, into the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given [them]:
4 og den unge Pige, som synes at være god for Kongens Øjne, hun vorde Dronning i Vasthis Sted! Og dette Ord syntes godt for Kongens Øjne, og han gjorde saa.
And let the maiden who pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5 Der var en jødisk Mand i Borgen Susan, hvis Navn var Mardokaj, en Søn af Jair, der var en Søn af Simei, en Søn af Kis, en benjaminitisk Mand,
[Now] in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name [was] Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite;
6 som var bortført fra Jerusalem med de Fanger, som bleve bortførte med Jekonia, Judas Konge, hvem Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, lod bortføre.
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7 Og han var Fosterfader til Hadassa, det er Esther, hans Farbroders Datter, thi hun havde hverken Fader eller Moder; og den unge Pige var skøn af Skikkelse og dejlig af Anseelse, og der hendes Fader og hendes Moder døde, da tog Mardokaj hende til sig som Datter.
And he brought up Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid [was] fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
8 Og det skete, der Kongens Ord og hans Bud bleve hørt, og der mange unge Piger bleve samlede til Borgen Susan under Hegajs Haand, blev og Esther tagen til Kongens Hus, under Hegajs Haand, som tog Vare paa Kvinderne.
So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree were heard, and when many maidens were assembled at Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also to the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9 Og den unge Pige syntes god for hans Øjne og fik Yndest for hans Ansigt; derfor hastede han med at give hende de Ting, som hørte til hendes Renselse, og de Maaltider, hun skulde have, og med at give hende de syv udsete Piger af Kongens Hus, og han lod hende med hendes Piger flytte til det bedste Sted i Kvindernes Hus.
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens [who were] meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids to the best [place] of the house of the women.
10 Esther havde ikke givet sit Folk og sin Slægt til Kende; thi Mardokaj havde befalet hende, at hun ikke skulde give det til Kende.
Esther had not showed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not show [it].
11 Og Mardokaj gik daglig foran Forgaarden ved Kvindernes Hus for at faa at vide, om det gik Esther vel, og hvad der skulde ske med hende.
And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.
12 Og naar Raden kom for hver Pige, at hun skulde gaa ind til Kong Ahasverus, efter at der i tolv Maaneder var sket med hende efter Forskriften angaaende Kvinderne — thi saa lang Tid medgaar der til deres Renselse, nemlig seks Maaneder med Olie af Myrra, og seks Maaneder med kostelige Urter og andre Ting, som høre til Kvindernes Renselse —
Now when every maid's turn had come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, [to wit], six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors, and with [other] things for the purifying of the women; )
13 naar da den unge Pige gik ind til Kongen, blev alt, hvad hun sagde, givet hende, at hun dermed gik fra Kvindernes Hus ind i Kongens Hus.
Then thus came [every] maiden to the king; whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.
14 Hun gik ind om Aftenen, og om Morgenen gik hun tilbage til Kvindernes andet Hus under Saasgas, Kongens Kammertjeners, Haand, hans, som tog Vare paa Medhustruerne; hun maatte ikke komme mere til Kongen, uden Kongen havde Lyst til hende, og hun blev kaldet ved Navn.
In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in to the king no more, except that the king delighted in her, and she was called by name.
15 Og der Raden kom til Esther, Abihajls, Mardokajs Farbroders, Datter, som denne havde taget til sig som Datter, at hun skulde gaa ind til Kongen, da krævede hun ingen Ting, uden hvad Hegaj, Kongens Kammertjener, som tog Vare paa Kvinderne, sagde; og Esther fandt Naade for alles Øjne, som saa hende.
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, had come to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
16 Og Esther blev tagen til Kong Ahasverus til hans kongelige Hus i den tiende Maaned, det er Thebet Maaned, i hans Regerings syvende Aar.
So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which [is] the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Og Kongen elskede Esther fremfor alle Kvinderne, og hun fik Naade og Miskundhed for hans Ansigt fremfor alle Jomfruerne, og han satte den kongelige Krone paa hendes Hoved og gjorde hende til Dronning i Vasthis Sted.
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Og Kongen gjorde alle sine Fyrster og sine Tjenere et stort Gæstebud, det var Esthers Gæstebud, og han skænkede Landskaberne Hvile og uddelte Gaver efter Kongens Formue.
Then the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, [even] Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
19 Og der Jomfruerne samledes anden Gang, og Mardokaj sad i Kongens Port —
And when the virgins were assembled the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
20 Esther havde ikke givet sin Slægt, ej heller sit Folk til Kende, ligesom Mardokaj havde befalet hende; thi Esther gjorde efter Mardokajs Ord, ligesom da hun blev opfødt hos ham —
Esther had not [yet] showed her kindred, nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther performed the commandment of Mordecai, as when she was brought up with him.
21 i de samme Dage, som Mardokaj sad i Kongens Port, bleve to af Kongens Kammertjenere, Bigtan og Theres, af dem, som holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, vrede og søgte at lægge Haand paa Kong Ahasverus.
In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
22 Og den Sag blev bekendt for Mardokaj, og han gav Dronning Esther den til Kende, og Esther sagde Kongen det i Mardokajs Navn.
And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told [it] to Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king [of it] in Mordecai's name.
23 Og Sagen blev undersøgt og funden rigtig, og de bleve begge hængte paa et Træ, og det blev skrevet i Krønikebogen for Kongens Ansigt.
And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was discovered; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
