Ester 7
1 Da Kongen tillige med Haman var kommet til Gæstebudet hos Dronning Ester,
And the king and Haman came to drink with Esther the queen.
2 spurgte Kongen atter den Dag Ester, medens de sad ved Vinen: »Hvad er din Bøn, Dronning Ester? Du skal faa den opfyldt. Og hvad er dit Ønske? Om det saa er Halvdelen af Riget, skal det tilstaas dig!«
And the king said again to Esther on the second day, at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.
3 Dronning Ester svarede: »Hvis jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, Konge, og hvis Kongen synes, giv mig saa mit Liv paa min Bøn og giv mig mit Folk paa mit Ønske;
And Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found grace in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request;
4 thi jeg og mit Folk er solgt til at udryddes, ihjelslaas og tilintetgøres. Var vi endda solgt som Trælle og Trælkvinder, vilde jeg have tiet, thi saa havde Ulykken ikke været stor nok til at ulejlige Kongen med!«
for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the adversary could not compensate the king's damage.
5 Da svarede Kong Ahasverus Dronning Ester: »Hvem er han, og hvor er han, som har faaet i Sinde at gøre dette?«
And king Ahasuerus spoke and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he that has filled his heart to do so?
6 Ester svarede: »En fjendsk og ildesindet Mand, den onde Haman der!« Da blev Haman slaget af Rædsel for Kongen og Dronningen.
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
7 Og Kongen rejste sig i Vrede fra Gæstebudet og gik ud i Paladsets Park, men Haman blev tilbage for al bønfalde Dronning Ester om sit Liv; thi han mærkede, at det var Kongens faste Vilje at styrte ham i Ulykke.
And the king in his wrath rose up from the banquet of wine, [and went] into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to make request for his life to Esther the queen, for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8 Da Kongen kom tilbage fra Paladsets Park til Gæstebudssalen, havde Haman netop kastet sig ned over Divanen, som Ester laa paa. Saa sagde Kongen: »Vil han oven i Købet øve Vold imod Dronningen her i Huset i min Nærværelse!« Næppe var det Ord udgaaet af Kongens Mund, før man tilhyllede Hamans Ansigt;
And the king returned out of the palace garden into the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen upon the couch on which Esther was. And the king said, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? The word went forth out of the king's mouth, and they covered Haman's face.
9 og Harbona, en af Hofmændene, der stod i Kongens Tjeneste, sagde: »Ved Hamans Hus staar allerede den halvtredsindstyve Alen høje Galge, som Haman har ladet rejse til Mordokaj, hvis Ord dog var Kongen til Gavn!« Da sagde Kongen: »Hæng ham i den!«
And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold, also, the gallows fifty cubits high, that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him on it!
10 Og de hængte Haman i den Galge, han havde rejst til Mordokaj. Saa lagde Kongens Vrede sig.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. And the king's wrath was appeased.
