Ester 7
1 Da Kongen tillige med Haman var kommet til Gæstebudet hos Dronning Ester,
So the king and Haman came to banquet 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!«
The king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition, queen Esther? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”
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;
Then Esther the queen answered, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases 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 male and female slaves, I would have held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s loss.”
5 Da svarede Kong Ahasverus Dronning Ester: »Hvem er han, og hvor er han, som har faaet i Sinde at gøre dette?«
Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, “Who is he, and where is he who dared presume in 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.
Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was afraid 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.
The king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden. Haman stood up 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;
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in front of me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, 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!«
Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were with the king, said, “Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman has made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, is standing at Haman’s house.” 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. Then the king’s wrath was pacified.
