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 knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a 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 gate; for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
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 province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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 maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly pained; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai; and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he accepted it not.
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 called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know 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 forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king's gate.
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 told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
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.
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her; and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him, for her people.
9 Og Hathak kom og gav Esther Mardokajs Ord til Kende.
And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10 Da sagde Esther til Hathak og gav ham Befaling til Mardokaj:
Then Esther spoke unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto 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.
'All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.'
12 Og de forkyndte Mardokaj Esthers Ord.
And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
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 bade them to return answer unto Esther: 'Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than 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?
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father's house will perish; and who knoweth whether thou art not come to royal estate for such a time as this?'
15 Da sagde Esther, at man skulde give dette Svar tilbage til Mardokaj:
Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai:
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, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day; I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.'
17 Og Mardokaj gik bort og gjorde efter alt det, som Esther havde befalet ham.
So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
