Ester 3
1 Nogen Tid efter gav Kong Ahasverus Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, en høj Stilling og udmærkede ham og gav ham Forsædet blandt alle Fyrsterne, som var hos ham.
After these things, king Assuerus advanced Aman, the son of Amadathi, who was of the race of Agag: and he set his throne above all the princes that were with him.
2 Og alle Kongens Tjenere, som var i Kongens Port, faldt paa Knæ og kastede sig til Jorden for Haman, thi den Ære havde Kongen paabudt at vise ham. Men Mordokaj faldt ikke paa Knæ og kastede sig ikke til Jorden.
And all the king’s servants, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him.
3 Kongens Tjenere, som var i Kongens Port, sagde da til Mordokaj: »Hvorfor overtræder du Kongens Bud?«
And the king’s servants that were chief at the doors of the palace, said to him: Why dost thou alone not observe the king’s commandment?
4 Og da de havde sagt det til ham flere Dage i Træk, uden at han ænsede det, meldte de Haman det for at se, om Mordokajs Ord vilde blive taget for gyldige; thi han havde gjort gældende over for dem, at han var Jøde.
And when they were saying this often, and he would not hearken to them; they told Aman, desirous to know whether he would continue in his resolution: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 Da nu Haman saa, at Mordokaj hverken faldt paa Knæ eller kastede sig til Jorden for ham, blev han saare opbragt.
Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding angry.
6 Og da det blev fortalt ham, hvilket Folk Mordokaj tilhørte, var han ikke tilfreds med kun at lægge Haand paa Mordokaj, men satte sig til Maal at faa alle Jøderne i hele Ahasverus's Rige udryddet, fordi det var Mordokajs Folk.
And he counted it nothing to lay his hands upon Mardochai alone: for he had heard that he was of the nation of the Jews, and he chose rather to destroy all the nation of the Jews that were in the kingdom of Assuerus.
7 I den første Maaned, det er Nisan Maaned, i Kong Ahasverus's tolvte Regeringsaar kastede man i Hamans Paasyn Pur, det er Lod, om hver enkelt Dag og hver enkelt Maaned, og Loddet traf den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned.
In the first month (which is called Nisan) in the twelfth year a of the reign of Assuerus, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Phur, before Aman, on what day and what month the nation of the Jews should be destroyed: and there came out the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
8 Haman sagde derpaa til Kong Ahasverus: »Der findes et Folk, som bor spredt og lever for sig selv iblandt Folkene i alle dit Riges Dele; deres Love er anderledes end alle andre Folks, og Kongens Love holder de ikke. Derfor er det ikke Kongen værdigt at lade dem være i Fred.
And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king’s ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity.
9 Hvis Kongen synes, lad der saa udgaa skriftlig Befaling til at udrydde dem; jeg vil da kunne tilveje Embedsmændene 10 000 Talenter Sølv til at lægge i Kongens Skatkamre.«
If it please thee, decree that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers.
10 Da tog Kongen Seglringen af sin Haand og gav den til Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, Jødernes Fjende,
And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews,
11 og Kongen sagde til Haman: »Sølvet skal tilhøre dig, og med Folket kan du gøre, hvad du finder for godt!«
And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee.
12 Kongens Skrivere blev saa tilkaldt den trettende Dag i den første Maaned; og ganske som Haman bød, affattedes Skrivelser til de kongelige Satraper og Statholdere over hver enkelt Landsdel og til hvert enkelt Folks Fyrster, til hver Landsdel med dens egen Skrift og til hvert Folk paa dets eget Sprog. I Kong Ahasverus's Navn blev de skrevet, og de forsegledes med Kongens Seglring.
And the king’s scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king’s lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring,
13 Skrivelser sendtes saa ved Ilbud ud i alle Kongens Lande med Befaling til at udrydde, ihjelslaa og tilintetgøre alle Jøder, unge og gamle, Børn og Kvinder, paa een Dag, den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned, og at prisgive deres Ejendele.
Were sent by the king’s messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods.
14 En Afskrift af Skrivelsen, der skulde udstedes som Forordning i alle Rigets Dele, blev kundgjort for alle Folkene, for at de kunde være rede til den Dag.
And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day.
15 Ilbudene skyndte sig af Sted paa Kongens Bud, saa snart Forordningen var udgaaet i Borgen Susan. Kongen og Haman satte sig saa til at drikke; men Byen Susan var rædselsslagen.
The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfill the king’s commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.
