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,
Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, 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 rule over them; whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule 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 all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was 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 they that did the king’s business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was 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 all the provinces: for the man Mordecai waxed greater and 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 with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them.
6 Og i Borgen Susan ihjelsloge Jøderne og ødelagde fem Hundrede Mænd.
And in Shushan the palace 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 Vaizatha,
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 Jews’ enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
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 palace 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 unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or 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.
Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto 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 a decree was given out in 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 in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
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 lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
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.
[This was done] on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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 in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth [day] thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth [day] of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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 do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar [a day of] gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending 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 unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
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 enjoin 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 wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, 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 unto 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.
because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy 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.
but when [the matter] 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 that he and his sons should he hanged 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.
Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto 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 unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, 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 kept throughout every generation, 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 perish from their seed.
29 Og Dronning Esther, Abihajls Datter, og Jøden Mardokaj skreve eftertrykkeligt for at stadfæste dette andet Brev om Purim.
Then Esther the queen, 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 unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, [with] 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 appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, in the matter of the fastings and their cry.
32 Og Esthers Ord stadfæstede disse Forskrifter om Purim; og det er skrevet i Bogen.
And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
