Ester 5
1 Og det skete paa den tredje Dag, da iførte Esther sig kongelige Klæder og stod i Kongens Hus's inderste Forgaard, lige for Kongens Hus, og Kongen sad paa sin kongelige Trone i det kongelige Hus, lige for Døren paa Huset.
And it came to pass, on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the house of the king, over against the house of the king, —and, the king, was sitting upon his royal seat, in the royal house, over against the opening of the house.
2 Og det skete, der Kongen saa Esther, Dronningen, staa i Forgaarden, da fik hun Naade for hans Øjne, og Kongen udrakte Guldspiret, som var i hans Haand, imod Esther; da kom Esther frem og rørte ved Spidsen paa Spiret.
And it came to pass, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his eyes, —and the king held out to Esther, the golden sceptre which was in his hand, so Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
3 Da sagde Kongen til hende: Hvad fattes dig, Dronning Esther, og hvad, er din Begæring? var det indtil Halvdelen af mit Rige, da skulde det gives dig.
Then said the king unto her, What aileth thee, Queen Esther? and what is thy request? Unto the half of the kingdom, shall it be given thee.
4 Og Esther sagde: Dersom det synes Kongen godt, saa komme Kongen og Haman i Dag til det Gæstebud, som jeg har beredet for ham.
Then said Esther, If, unto the king, it seem good, let the king with Haman come in this day, unto the banquet which I have prepared for him.
5 Og Kongen sagde: Lader Haman skynde sig at gøre efter Esthers Ord; og Kongen og Haman kom til Gæstebudet, som Esther havde beredet.
And the king said, Hasten ye Haman, to perform the word of Esther. So the king with Haman came in, unto the banquet which Esther had prepared,
6 Da sagde Kongen til Esther under Gæstebudet ved Vinen: Hvad er din Bøn? og det skal gives dig; og hvad er din Begæring? var det indtil Halvdelen af Riget, da skal det ske.
Then said the king unto Esther, during the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, that it may be granted thee?—and what is thy request—unto the half of the kingdom—that it may be performed?
7 Da svarede Esther og sagde: Min Bøn og min Begæring er:
Then answered Esther, and said, —As touching my petition and my request,
8 Dersom jeg har fundet Naade for Kongens Øjne, og dersom det synes Kongen godt at tilstaa mig min Bøn og at opfylde min Begæring, saa komme Kongen og Haman til det Gæstebud, som jeg vil tillave for dem; saa vil jeg gøre i Morgen efter Kongens Ord.
If I have found favour in the eyes of the king, and if, unto the king, it seem good, to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king with Haman come in unto the banquet which I will prepare for them, and, to-morrow, I will do according to the word of the king.
9 Da gik Haman samme Dag ud, glad og ved et godt Mod, men som Haman saa Mardokaj i Kongens Port, at han ikke stod op, ej heller rørte sig for ham, da blev Haman opfyldt med Vrede imod Mardokaj.
Then went Haman forth on that day, joyful and of a merry heart, —but, when Haman saw Mordecai in the gate of the king, that he rose not up nor moved because of him, then was Haman filled with wrath against Mordecai.
10 Men Haman holdt sig, og han kom til sit Hus; og han sendte Bud og lod sine Venner og Seres, sin Hustru, hente.
Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and came into his own house, —and sent and brought in his friends, and Zeresh his wife;
11 Og Haman fortalte dem om sin Rigdoms Herlighed og om sine mange Sønner og om alt det, hvorved Kongen havde gjort ham stor og havde ophøjet ham over Fyrsterne og Kongens Tjenere.
and Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, —and all the things wherein the king had promoted him to power, and how he had advanced him, above the rulers and the servants of the king.
12 Og Haman sagde: Ogsaa Dronning Esther lod ingen komme med Kongen til det Gæstebud, som hun havde beredet, uden mig; og jeg er ogsaa indbuden af hende til i Morgen med Kongen.
And Haman said, Moreover Esther the queen did bring in no one with the king into the banquet which she had prepared, saving myself, —yea moreover, even for to-morrow, I, am invited unto her, with the king.
13 Men alt dette er mig ikke nok, al den Tid jeg ser Jøden Mardokaj sidde i Kongens Port.
Yet, all this, sufficeth me not, —so long as, I, see Mordecai the Jew, sitting in the gate of the king.
14 Da sagde Seres, hans Hustru, og alle hans Venner til ham: Lad dem lave et Træ til, halvtredsindstyve Alen højt, og sig i Morgen til Kongen, at man skal hænge Mardokaj derpaa, og gaa saa glad til Gæstebudet med Kongen; og dette Ord syntes Haman vel om, og han lod Træet lave til.
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let them make ready a gallows, of the height of fifty cubits, and, in the morning, speak thou unto the king, that they hang Mordecai thereon, then go with the king into the banquet joyfully. And the thing seemed good before Haman, and he made ready the gallows.
