Ester 7
1 Der Kongen og Haman vare komne at drikke hos Dronning Esther,
So the king and Haman came to take wine with Esther the queen.
2 da sagde Kongen til Esther ogsaa anden Dag under Gæstebudet ved Vinen: Hvad er din Bøn, Dronning Esther? og det skal gives dig; og hvad er din Begæring? var det indtil Halvdelen af Riget, da skal det ske.
And the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? for it will be given to you; and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
3 Og Dronning Esther svarede og sagde: Dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, o Konge! og dersom det synes Kongen godt, da lad der gives mig mit Liv for min Bøns Skyld og mit Folk for min Begærings Skyld!
Then Esther the queen, answering, said, If I have your approval, O king, and if it is the king's pleasure, let my life be given to me in answer to my prayer, and my people at my request:
4 Thi vi ere solgte, jeg og mit Folk, til at ødelægges, at ihjelslaaes og at udryddes; og vare vi endda solgte til Tjenere og til Tjenestepiger, saa vilde jeg have tiet; thi Fjenden kan ikke oprette Kongen den Skade.
For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king's loss.
5 Da svarede Kong Ahasverus og sagde til Dronning Esther: Hvo er den, eller hvor er han, som har taget sig for i sit Hjerte at gøre saaledes?
Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, Who is he and where is he who has had this evil thought in his heart?
6 Og Esther sagde: Den Mand, den Modstander og Fjende, er denne onde Haman; og Haman blev forfærdet for Kongens og Dronningens Ansigt.
And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen.
7 Og Kongen stod op i sin Harme fra Gæstebudet og Vinen og gik ned i Haven ved Paladset; og Haman blev staaende for at bede Dronning Esther om sit Liv; thi han saa, at der var besluttet en Ulykke over ham af Kongen.
And the king in his wrath got up from the feast and went into the garden: and Haman got to his feet to make a prayer for his life to Esther the queen: for he saw that the king's purpose was evil against him.
8 Og Kongen kom tilbage fra Haven ved Paladset til Huset, hvor der havde været Gæstebud med Vin; men Haman var segnet ned over Bænken, som Esther sad paa; da sagde Kongen: Vil han og øve Vold imod Dronningen hos mig i Huset? Ordet var udgaaet af Kongens Mund, og de tilhyllede Hamans Ansigt.
Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.
9 Og Harbona, en af Kammertjenerne, som stode for Kongens Ansigt, sagde: Se, der staar ogsaa Træet, som Haman har lavet til for Mardokaj, der talte, hvad der var godt for Kongen, ved Hamans Hus, halvtredsindstyve Alen højt; da sagde Kongen: Hænger ham derpaa!
Then Harbonah, one of the unsexed servants waiting before the king, said, See, the pillar fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who said a good word for the king, is still in its place in Haman's house. Then the king said, Put him to death by hanging him on it.
10 Saa hængte de Haman paa Træet, som han havde ladet lave til for Mardokaj; og Kongens Harme stilledes.
So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.
