Ester 9
1 Og i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned, paa den trettende Dag i den, der Kongens Ord og hans Lov skulde til at fuldbyrdes, paa den Dag som Jødernes Fjender havde ventet at skulle herske over dem, og det vendte sig om, saa at Jøderne selv herskede over deres Hadere,
And in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day thereof, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them (but it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had power over them that hated them),
2 da samledes Jøderne i deres Stæder i alle Kong Ahasverus's Landskaber for at lægge Haand paa dem, som søgte deres Ulykke; og ingen kunde bestaa for deres Ansigt, thi Frygt for dem var falden paa alle Folkene.
the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout the provinces of king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt. And no man could withstand them; for the fear of them had fallen upon all the peoples.
3 Og alle Øverster i Landskaberne og Statholdere og Fyrster og Kongens Embedsmænd holdt med Jøderne; thi Frygt for Mardokaj var falden paa dem,
And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors and officers of the king, helped the Jews; for the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.
4 fordi Mardokaj var stor i Kongens Hus, og hans Ry gik igennem alle Landskaberne; thi Manden Mardokaj vedblev at gaa frem i Magt.
For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout the provinces; for the man Mordecai became continually greater.
5 Saa sloge Jøderne alle deres Fjender med Sværdslag og Drab og Ødelæggelse, og de gjorde efter deres Tykke imod deres Hadere.
And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword and slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those that hated them.
6 Og i Borgen Susan ihjelsloge Jøderne og ødelagde fem Hundrede Mænd.
And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
7 Og Parsandatha og Dalfon og Aspatha,
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
8 og Poratha og Adalja og Aridatha,
and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
9 og Parmastha og Arisaj og Aridaj og Vajesatha,
and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
10 ti Sønner af Haman, Ham-Medathas Søn, Jødernes Fjende sloge de ihjel; men de lagde ikke deres Haand paa Byttet.
the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the oppressor of the Jews, they slew; but they laid not their hands on the prey.
11 Paa den samme Dag kom de ihjelslagnes Tal i Borgen Susan for Kongen.
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the fortress was brought before the king.
12 Og Kongen sagde til Dronning Esther: Jøderne have ihjelslaget og ødelagt fem Hundrede Mænd og Hamans ti Sønner i Borgen Susan; hvad have de gjort i Kongens øvrige Landskaber? men hvad er din Bøn? og det skal gives dig, og hvad er ydermere din Begæring? og det skal ske.
And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the fortress, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? And what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
13 Og Esther sagde: Dersom det synes Kongen godt, da lad der ogsaa i Morgen gives Jøderne, som ere i Susan, Tilladelse til at gøre efter denne Dags Lov og at hænge Hamans ti Sønner paa Træet.
And Esther said, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
14 Og Kongen befalede at gøre saa, og der blev givet en Lov i Susan, og de hængte Hamans ti Sønner.
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
15 Og Jøderne, som vare i Susan, samledes ogsaa paa den fjortende Dag i Adar Maaned og ihjelsloge i Susan tre Hundrede Mænd; men de lagde ikke deres Haand paa Byttet.
And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but they laid not their hand on the prey.
16 Men de øvrige Jøder, som vare i Kongens Landskaber, samledes og værgede for deres Liv og fik Ro for deres Fjender og ihjelsloge af deres Fjender fem og halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde; men de lagde ikke deres Haand paa Byttet.
And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their life, and had rest from their enemies; and they slew of them that hated them seventy-five thousand (but they laid not their hand on the prey),
17 Dette skete paa den trettende Dag i Adar Maaned, og de hvilede paa den fjortende i den og gjorde den til Gæstebuds- og Glædesdag.
on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and joy.
18 Men Jøderne, som vare i Susan, samledes paa den trettende i den og paa den fjortende i den; og de hvilede paa den femtende i den, og den gjorde de til Gæstebuds- og til Glædesdag.
But the Jews that were at Shushan gathered themselves together on the thirteenth [day] thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and joy.
19 Derfor gjorde Jøderne paa Landet, de, som boede i de ubefæstede Stæder, den fjortende Dag i Adar Maaned til Gæstebuds- og Glædes- og Lystighedsdag og til en, paa hvilken den ene sender den anden Gaver.
Therefore the Jews of the villages that dwell in the country towns make the fourteenth of the month Adar a day of joy and feasting, and a good day, and on which they send portions one to another.
20 Og Mardokaj skrev disse Ting og sendte Breve til alle Jøderne, som vare i alle Kong Ahasverus's Landskaber, dem, som vare nær, og dem, som vare langt borte,
And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews near and far that were in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus,
21 om at fastsætte for dem, at de skulde gøre den fjortende Dag i Adar Maaned og den femtende Dag i den, Aar for Aar,
to establish [this] among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
22 som de Dage, paa hvilke Jøderne havde faaet Ro for deres Fjender, og den Maaned, som var bleven vendt for dem fra Bedrøvelse til Glæde og fra Sorg til Lystighedsdag: — At de skulde gøre samme til Gæstebuds- og Glædesdage, og at den ene skulde sende den anden Foræringer og Gaver til de fattige.
as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month that was turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
23 Og Jøderne vedtoge at gøre det, som de havde begyndt, og som Mardokaj havde skrevet dem til.
And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them.
24 Thi Haman, Ham-Medathas Søn, Agagiten, alle Jøders Fjende, havde optænkt et Anslag imod Jøderne om at udrydde dem og havde ladet kaste Pur, det er Lod, for at ødelægge og udrydde dem.
For Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the oppressor of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them and to destroy them;
25 Og da det var kommet for Kongens Ansigt, havde han ladet sige ved Brevet, at hans onde Anslag, som han havde optænkt imod Jøderne, skulde komme tilbage paa hans Hoved; og de hængte ham og hans Sønner paa Træet.
and when [Esther] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and they hanged him and his sons on the gallows.
26 Derfor kaldte man de samme Dage Purim, efter Ordet Pur, for den Sags Skyld, for alle dette Brevs Ord, og hvad de derhos havde set, og hvad der var kommet over dem.
Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore, according to all the words of this letter, and for what they had seen concerning this matter and what had happened to them,
27 Jøderne stadfæstede og vedtoge det for sig og for deres Sæd og for alle dem, som sluttede sig til dem, som noget, ingen maatte overtræde, at de skulde holde disse to Dage efter deres Forskrift og deres bestemte Tid, Aar for Aar;
the Jews ordained and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would observe these two days according to their writing and according to their fixed time, every year;
28 og at de Dage skulde blive ihukommede og holdte af enhver Slægt, al enhver Familie, hvert Landskab og hver Stad; og at disse Purims Dage ikke skulde forsømmes iblandt Jøderne, og deres Ihukommelse ikke ophøre for deres Sæd.
and that these days should be remembered and observed throughout every generation, in every family, every province, and every city, and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them cease from among their seed.
29 Og Dronning Esther, Abihajls Datter, og Jøden Mardokaj skreve eftertrykkeligt for at stadfæste dette andet Brev om Purim.
And queen Esther the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
30 Og han sendte Breve til alle Jøderne, til hundrede og syv og tyve Landskaber i Ahasverus's Rige med Fred og Sandheds Ord
And he sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, words of peace and truth,
31 til at stadfæste disse Purims Dage paa deres bestemte Tider, ligesom Jøden Mardokaj og Dronning Esther havde stadfæstet for dem, og ligesom de havde stadfæstet for sig selv og for deres Sæd angaaende Fasten og Veklagen.
to confirm these days of Purim in their fixed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and queen Esther had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, as to the matters of the fastings and their cry.
32 Og Esthers Ord stadfæstede disse Forskrifter om Purim; og det er skrevet i Bogen.
And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
