Ester 8

1 Paa den samme Dag gav Kong Ahasverus Dronning Esther Hamans, Jødernes Fjendes, Hus; og Mardokaj kom for Kongens Ansigt, thi Esther havde givet til Kende, hvad han var for hende.

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

2 Og Kongen tog sin Ring af, som han havde taget fra Haman, og gav Mardokaj den; og Esther satte Mardokaj over Hamans Hus.

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

3 Og Esther blev ved og talte for Kongens Ansigt og faldt ned for hans Fødder, og hun græd og bad ham om den Naade, at han vilde afværge Hamans, Agagitens, Ondskab og hans Anslag, som han havde optænkt imod Jøderne.

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

4 Saa udrakte Kongen Guldspiret til Esther, og Esther rejste sig og stod for Kongens Ansigt.

Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.

5 Og hun sagde: Dersom det saa synes Kongen godt, og dersom jeg har fundet Naade for hans Ansigt, og den Sag er ret for Kongens Ansigt, og jeg er behagelig for hans Øjne: Saa lad der skrives, for at tilbagekalde Brevene, det Anslag af Agagiten Haman, Ham-Medathas Søn, hvilke han har skrevet om at udrydde Jøderne, som ere i alle Kongens Landskaber;

And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king’s provinces:

6 thi hvorledes formaar jeg at se paa det onde, som vil ramme mit Folk? og hvorledes formaar jeg at se paa min Slægts Undergang?

for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

7 Da sagde Kong Ahasverus til Dronning Esther og til Jøden Mardokaj: Se, jeg har givet Esther Hamans Hus, og ham have de hængt paa Træet, fordi han udrakte sin Haand imod Jøderne.

Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

8 Saa skriver nu I om Jøderne, saasom eder godt synes, i Kongens Navn, og forsegler det med Kongens Ring; thi den Skrift, som er skreven i Kongens Navn og er bleven forseglet med Kongens Ring, er ikke til at tilbagekalde.

Write ye also to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring; for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.

9 Saa bleve Kongens Skrivere kaldte paa den Tid, i den tredje Maaned, det er Sivan Maaned, paa den tre og tyvende Dag i samme, og der blev skrevet aldeles, som Mardokaj befalede, til Jøderne og til Statholderne og Fyrsterne og de Øverste i Landskaberne fra Indien og indtil Morland, hundrede og syv og tyve Landskaber, hvert Landskab efter dets Skrift og hvert Folk efter dets Tungemaal; og til Jøderne efter deres Skrift og efter deres Tungemaal.

Then were the king’s scribes called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day] thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

10 Og han skrev i Kong Ahasverus's Navn og forseglede det med Kongens Ring, og sendte Brevene ved Ilbud til Hest, som rede paa Travere, Muler, faldne efter Hingste:

And he wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king’s service, bred of the stud:

11 At Kongen gav Jøderne, som vare i hver Stad, Lov til at samles og at værge for deres Liv, at ødelægge, at ihjelslaa og at udrydde alt Folkets og Landskabernes Magt, som trængte dem, smaa Børn og Kvinder, og at røve Bytte fra dem,

wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, [their] little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

12 paa een Dag i alle Kong Ahasverus's Landskaber, paa den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned.

upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, [namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

13 En Genpart af Brevet var, at en Lov skulde gives i hvert Landskab, at det skal være vitterligt for alle Folk, at Jøderne skulde være rede paa denne Dag at hævne sig paa deres Fjender.

A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

14 Ilbudene, som rede paa Travere, paa Muler, droge ud og hastede og skyndte sig efter Kongens Ord; og den Lov blev given i Borgen Susan.

So the posts that rode upon swift steeds that were used in the king’s service went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment; and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace.

15 Og Mardokaj gik ud fra Kongens Ansigt i et kongeligt Klædebon, blaat og hvidt, og med en stor Guldkrone og en kostelig Kappe af Linned og Purpur, og Staden Susan jublede og glædede sig.

And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.

16 Der var kommet Lys og Glæde for Jøderne og Fryd og Ære.

The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

17 Og i ethvert Landskab og i enhver Stad, til hvilket Sted Kongens Ord og hans Lov ankom, var Glæde og Fryd iblandt Jøderne, Gæstebud og gode Dage; og mange af Folkene i Landet bleve Jøder, thi Frygt for Jøderne var falden paa dem.

And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them.