Ester 8
1 Samme Dag gav Kong Ahasverus Dronning Ester Hamans, Jødernes Fjendes, Hus. Og Mordokaj fik Foretræde hos Kongen, thi Ester havde fortalt, hvad han havde været for hende.
On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, and Mordecai began to serve before the king, for Esther told the king how Mordecai was related to her.
2 Og Kongen tog sin Seglring, som han havde frataget Haman, og gav Mordokaj den. Og Ester satte Mordokaj over Hamans Hus.
The king took off his signet ring, which he had taken back from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther designated Mordecai to be in charge of Haman's estate.
3 Men Ester henvendte sig atter til Kongen, og hun kastede sig ned for hans Fødder og græd og bønfaldt ham om at afværge de onde Raad, Agagiten Haman havde lagt op imod Jøderne.
Then Esther spoke again to the king. She lay facedown on the ground and wept as she pleaded with him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite, to the scheme that he had devised against the Jews.
4 Kongen rakte det gyldne Scepter ud imod Ester, og Ester rejste sig op og traadte hen til Kongen
Then the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, she arose and stood before the king.
5 og sagde: »Hvis Kongen synes, og hvis jeg har fundet Naade for hans Ansigt og Kongen holder det for ret, og han har Behag i mig, lad der saa blive givet skriftlig Befaling til at tilbagekalde de Skrivelser, Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, udpønsede, og som han lod udgaa for at udrydde Jøderne i alle Kongens Lande;
She said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in your eyes, if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in your eyes, let a decree be written to revoke the letters written by Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the letters that he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces.
6 thi hvor kan jeg udholde at se den Ulykke, som rammer mit Folk, og hvor kan jeg udholde at se min Slægts Undergang!«
For how could I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How could I endure watching the destruction of my relatives?”
7 Da sagde Kong Ahasverus til Dronning Ester og Jøden Mordokaj: »Hamans Hus har jeg givet Ester, og han selv er blevet hængt i Galgen, fordi han stod Jøderne efter Livet.
King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he was going to attack the Jews.
8 Nu kan I selv i Kongens Navn affatte en Skrivelse om Jøderne, som I finder det for godt, og sætte det kongelige Segl under; thi en Skrivelse, der een Gang er udgaaet i Kongens Navn og forseglet med det kongelige Segl, kan ikke kaldes tilbage.«
Write another decree for the Jews in the name of the king and seal it with the king's ring. For the decree that has already been written in the king's name and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked.”
9 Saa blev Kongens Skrivere med det samme tilkaldt paa den tre og tyvende Dag i den tredje Maaned, det er Sivan Maaned, og der blev skrevet, ganske som Mordokaj bød, til Jøderne og til Satraperne og Statholderne og Fyrsterne i Landene fra Indien til Ætiopien, 127 Landsdele, til hver Landsdel med dens egen Skrift og til hvert Folk paa dets eget Sprog, ogsaa til Jøderne med deres egen Skrift og paa deres eget Sprog.
Then the king's scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day of the month. A decree was written containing all that Mordecai was commanding concerning the Jews. It was written to the provincial governors, the governors and officials of the provinces that were located from India to Cush, 127 provinces, to every province written in their own writing, and to every people in their language, and to the Jews in their writing and language.
10 Han affattede Skrivelser i Kong Ahasverus's Navn og forseglede dem med Kongens Seglring; derefter sendte han dem ud ved ridende Ilbud, der red paa Gangere fra de kongelige Stalde, med Kundgørelse om,
Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He sent the documents by couriers riding on the fast horses that were used in the king's service, bred from the royal stud.
11 at Kongen tilstedte Jøderne i hver enkelt By at slutte sig sammen og værge deres Liv og i hvert Folk og hvert Land at udrydde, ihjelslaa og tilintetgøre alle væbnede Skarer, som angreb dem, tillige med Børn og Kvinder, og at plyndre deres Ejendele,
The king gave to the Jews who were in every city permission to gather together and to make a stand to protect their lives: To annihiliate, to kill, and to destroy any armed force from any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, or to plunder their possessions.
12 alt paa en og samme Dag i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande, paa den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned.
This was to be in effect in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
13 En Afskrift af Skrivelsen, der skulde udgaa som Forordning i alle Rigets Dele, blev kundgjort for alle Folkene, for at Jøderne den Dag kunde være rede til at tage Hævn over deres Fjender.
A copy of the decree was to be issued as a law and publicly displayed to all the peoples. The Jews were to be ready on that day to take vengeance on their enemies.
14 Saa snart Forordningen var givet i Borgen Susan, skyndte Ilbudene, som red paa de kongelige Gangere, sig paa Kongens Bud af Sted saa hurtigt, de kunde.
So the couriers rode on the royal horses that were used in the king's service. They went without delay. The king's decree was also issued from the palace in Susa.
15 Men Mordokaj gik fra Kongen i en kongelig Klædning af violet Purpur og hvidt Linned, med et stort Gulddiadem og en Kappe af fint Linned og rødt Purpur, medens Byen Susan jublede og glædede sig.
Then Mordecai left the king's presence wearing royal clothes of blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
16 Jøderne havde nu Lykke og Glæde, Fryd og Ære;
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
17 og i hver eneste Landsdel og i hver eneste By, hvor Kongens Bud og Forordning naaede hen, var der Fryd og Glæde blandt Jøderne med Gæstebud og Fest. Og mange af Hedningerne gik over til Jødedommen, thi Frygt for Jøderne var faldet paa dem.
In every province and in every city, wherever the king's decree reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. Many from among the variety of peoples of the land became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.
