Ester 3
1 Efter disse Tildragelser gjorde Kong Ahasverus Haman, Ham-Medathas Søn, Agagiten, stor og ophøjede ham og satte hans Stol over alle Fyrsters, som vare hos ham.
After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him.
2 Og alle Kongens Tjenere, som vare i Kongens Port, knælede og bøjede sig ned for Haman, thi Kongen havde saa budet om ham; men Mardokaj knælede ikke og nedbøjede sig ikke.
And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.
3 Da sagde Kongens Tjenere, som vare i Kongens Port, til Mardokaj: Hvorfor overtræder du Kongens Bud?
Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?
4 Og det skete, der de sagde det daglig til ham, og han hørte dem ikke, da gave de Haman det til Kende for at se, om Mardokajs Ord skulde bestaa; thi han havde tilkendegivet dem, at han var en Jøde.
Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew.
5 Der Haman saa, at Mardokaj ikke knælede eller nedbøjede sig for ham, da blev Haman opfyldt med Harme.
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.
6 Og han fandt det altfor lidet i sine Øjne, at lægge Haand paa Mardokaj alene (thi de havde givet ham til Kende, af hvad Folk Mardokaj var); og Haman søgte at ødelægge alle Jøderne, som vare udi Ahasverus's ganske Rige, Mardokajs Folk.
But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
7 I den første Maaned, det er Nisan Maaned, i Ahasverus's tolvte Aar, kastede man Pur, det er Lod, for Hamans Ansigt, fra Dag til Dag og fra Maaned til den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned.
In the first month, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, from day to day and from month to month they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.
8 Og Haman sagde til Kong Ahasverus: Her er et Folk adspredt og fordelt iblandt Folkene i alle dit Riges Landskaber; og deres Love ere anderledes end alt Folkets, de gøre ikke heller efter Kongens Love, derfor er det ikke Kongen nyttigt at lade dem blive i Ro.
And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.
9 Dersom det synes godt for Kongen, saa lad der udstedes en Skrivelse om at udrydde dem: Saa vil jeg veje ti Tusinde Centner Sølv i Embedsmændenes Hænder, at de kunne føre dem i Kongens Skatkammer.
If it is the king's pleasure, let a statement ordering their destruction be put in writing: and I will give to those responsible for the king's business, ten thousand talents of silver for the king's store-house.
10 Da tog Kongen sin Ring af sin Haand og gav den til Haman, Ham-Medathas Søn, Agagiten, Jødernes Fjende.
And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews.
11 Og Kongen sagde til Haman: Det Sølv skal være dig skænket, og Folket tillige, at gøre med det, som det synes godt for dine Øjne.
And the king said to Haman, The money is yours, and the people, to do with them whatever seems right to you.
12 Da bleve Kongens Skrivere kaldte i den første Maaned, paa den trettende Dag i den, og der blev skrevet aldeles, som Haman havde befalet, til Kongens Statholdere og til Landshøvdingerne, som vare over hvert Landskab, og til hvert Folks Øverster, til hvert Landskab efter dets Skrift og til hvert Folk efter dets Tungemaal; i Kong Ahasverus's Navn blev der skrevet og beseglet med Kongens Ring.
Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were sent for, and they put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people: for every division of the kingdom in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs; it was signed in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with the king's ring.
13 Og Brevene bleve sendte ved Løbere til alle Kongens Landskaber om at ødelægge, at ihjelslaa og at omkomme alle Jøderne, baade unge og gamle, smaa Børn og Kvinder, paa en Dag, nemlig paa den tolvte Maaneds trettende Dag, det er Adar Maaned, og om at røve Bytte hos dem.
And letters were sent by the runners into every division of the kingdom ordering the death and destruction of all Jews, young and old, little children and women, on the same day, even the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and the taking of all their goods by force.
14 En Genpart af Skrivelsen var, at der skulde gives en Lov i alle og ethvert Landskab, at det skal være vitterligt for alle Folk, at de skulde være rede til den Dag.
A copy of the writing, to be made public in every part of the kingdom, was sent out to all the peoples, so that they might be ready when that day came.
15 Løberne gik ud og skyndte sig efter Kongens Ord, og den Lov blev given i Borgen Susan; og Kongen og Haman sade for at drikke, medens Staden Susan var i Forvirring.
The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled.
