Ester 4
1 Der Mardokaj fik alt det at vide, som var sket, da sønderrev Mardokaj sine Klæder og førte sig i Sæk og Aske og gik ud midt i Staden og raabte med stort og bittert Skrig.
Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.
2 Og han kom hen lige foran Kongens Port; thi man maatte ikke gaa ind ad Kongens Port, klædt i Sæk.
And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.
3 Og i hvert Landskab og paa hvert Sted, hvor Kongens Ord og hans Lov kom hen, var der en stor Sorg iblandt Jøderne og Faste og Graad og Hylen; mange laa i Sæk og Aske.
And in every part of the kingdom, wherever the king's word and his order came, there was great sorrow among the Jews, and weeping and crying and going without food; and numbers of them were stretched on the earth covered with dust and haircloth.
4 Da kom Esthers unge Piger og hendes Kammertjenere og gave hende det til Kende, og Dronningen blev meget bange, og hun sendte Klæder for at lade Mardokaj iføre sig dem og for at tage hans Sørgedragt bort fra ham; men han tog ikke imod dem.
And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.
5 Da kaldte Esther ad Hathak, en af Kongens Kammertjenere, som han havde beskikket til at staa for hendes Ansigt, og hun gav ham Befaling til Mardokaj for at fornemme, hvad det var, og hvorfor dette skete?
Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king's unsexed servants whom he had given her for waiting on her, and she gave him orders to go to Mordecai and see what this was and why it was.
6 Da gik Hathak ud til Mardokaj paa Stadens Torv, som var foran Kongens Port.
So Hathach went out and saw Mordecai in the open square of the town before the king's doorway.
7 Og Mardokaj gav ham til Kende alt, hvad ham var vederfaret, og Forklaring om det Sølv, som Haman havde sagt, at han vilde tilveje Kongens Skatkammer for Jøderne, hvis han maatte omkomme dem.
And Mordecai gave him an account of what had taken place, and of the amount of money which Haman had said he would put into the king's store for the destruction of the Jews.
8 Og han gav ham Genparten af den skrevne Befaling, som var given i Susan, om at ødelægge dem for at lade Esther se den og underrette hende derom og for at paalægge hende at gaa ind til Kongen og bønfalde ham og bede ham om Naade for sit Folk.
And he gave him the copy of the order which had been given out in Shushan for their destruction, ordering him to let Esther see it, and to make it clear to her; and to say to her that she was to go in to the king, requesting his mercy, and making prayer for her people.
9 Og Hathak kom og gav Esther Mardokajs Ord til Kende.
And Hathach came back and gave Esther an account of what Mordecai had said.
10 Da sagde Esther til Hathak og gav ham Befaling til Mardokaj:
Then Esther sent Hathach to say to Mordecai:
11 Alle Kongens Tjenere og Folket i Kongens Landskaber vide, at for hver Mand eller Kvinde, som gaar til Kongen i den inderste Forgaard uden at være kaldet, er der en Lov, at man skal slaa ham ihjel, uden saa er, at Kongen udrækker Guldspiret imod ham, at han maa leve; jeg er ikke kaldet at komme til Kongen nu i tredive Dage.
It is common knowledge among all the king's servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death; only those to whom the king's rod of gold is stretched out may keep their lives: but I have not been sent for to come before the king these thirty days.
12 Og de forkyndte Mardokaj Esthers Ord.
And they said these words to Mordecai.
13 Da sagde Mardokaj, at de skulde give dette Svar tilbage til Esther: Tænk ikke i din Sjæl, at du vil redde dig i Kongens Hus ene af alle Jøderne.
Then Mordecai sent this answer back to Esther: Do not have the idea that you in the king's house will be safe from the fate of all the Jews.
14 Thi dersom du tier paa denne Tid, da skal en Vederkvægelse og Redning beskikkes for Jøderne fra et andet Sted, men du og din Faders Hus, I skulle omkomme; og hvo ved, om du, for en Tids Skyld som denne, er kommen til kongelig Værdighed?
If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this?
15 Da sagde Esther, at man skulde give dette Svar tilbage til Mardokaj:
Then Esther sent them back to Mordecai with this answer:
16 Gak, samler alle Jøderne, som findes i Susan, og faster for mig, og I skulle ikke æde, ej heller drikke i tre Dage, Nat og Dag, ogsaa jeg og mine unge Piger ville ligeledes faste; og saaledes vil jeg gaa ind til Kongen, hvilket ikke er efter Loven, og omkommer jeg saa, saa faar jeg at omkomme.
Go, get together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and go without food for me, taking no food or drink night or day for three days: and I and my women will do the same; and so I will go in to the king, which is against the law: and if death is to be my fate, then let it come.
17 Og Mardokaj gik bort og gjorde efter alt det, som Esther havde befalet ham.
So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had said.
