Ester 9
1 Paa den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned, det er den Dag, da Kongens Befaling og Forordning skulde udføres, den Dag, da Jødernes Fjender havde haabet at kunne overvælde dem, medens det nu omvendt blev Jøderne, der paa den Dag skulde overvælde deres Avindsmænd,
So in the twelft moneth, which is the moneth Adar, vpon the thirteenth daye of the same, when the Kings commandement and his decree drew neere to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Iewes hoped to haue power ouer them (but it turned contrary: for the Iewes had rule ouer them that hated them)
2 sluttede Jøderne sig sammen i deres Byer i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande for at lægge Haand paa dem, der vilde dem ondt; og ingen holdt Stand imod dem, thi Frygt for dem var faldet paa alle Folkene.
The Iewes gathered themselues together into their cities throughout all the prouinces of the King Ahashuerosh, to lay hande on such as sought their hurt, and no man coulde withstande them: for the feare of them fel vpon al people.
3 Og alle Landenes Fyrster og Satraperne og Statholderne og de kongelige Embedsmænd hjalp Jøderne, thi Frygt for Mordokaj var faldet paa dem.
And all the rulers of the prouinces, and the princes and the captaines, and the officers of the King exalted the Iewes: for the feare of Mordecai fell vpon them.
4 Thi Mordokaj havde meget at sige ved Kongens Hof, og der gik Ry af ham i alle Lande; thi samme Mordokaj blev mægtigere og mægtigere.
For Mordecai was great in the kings house, and the report of him went through all the prouinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
5 Saaledes slog Jøderne løs paa alle deres Fjender med Sværdhug, Drab og Ødelæggelse, og de handlede med deres Avindsmænd, som de havde Lyst.
Thus the Iewes smote all their enemies with strokes of the sworde and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they woulde vnto those that hated them.
6 I Borgen Susan dræbte og tilintetgjorde Jøderne 500 Mand;
And at Shushan the palace slewe the Iewes and destroyed fiue hundreth men,
7 og Parsjandata, Dalfon, Aspata,
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
8 Porata, Adalja, Aridata,
And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
9 Parmasjta, Arisaj, Aridaj og Vajezata,
And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaiezatha,
10 de ti Sønner af Haman, Hammedatas Søn, Jødernes Fjende, dræbte de. Men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud.
The ten sonnes of Haman, ye sonne of Ammedatha, the aduersarie of the Iewes slewe they: but they layd not their hands on the spoyle.
11 Samme Dag kom Tallet paa dem, der var dræbt i Borgen Susan, Kongen for Øre.
On the same day came ye nomber of those that were slayne, vnto the palace of Shushan before the King.
12 Da sagde Kongen til Dronning Ester: I Borgen Susan har Jøderne dræbt og tilintetgjort 500 Mand, ogsaa Hamans ti Sønner; hvad maa de da ikke have gjort i de andre kongelige Landsdele! Dog, hvad er din Bøn? Du skal faa den opfyldt. Og hvad er yderligere dit Ønske? Det skal tilstaas dig!
And the King sayd vnto the Queene Ester, The Iewes haue slayne in Shushan the palace and destroyed fiue hundreth men, and the ten sonnes of Haman: what haue they done in the rest of the Kings prouinces? and what is thy petition, that it may be giuen thee? or what is thy request moreouer, that it may be performed?
13 Ester svarede: Hvis Kongen synes, lad det saa ogsaa i Morgen tillades Jøderne i Susan at handle som i Dag og lad Hamans ti Sønner blive hængt op i Galger!
Then sayd Ester, If it please the King, let it be granted also to morow to the Iewes that are in Shushan, to do according vnto this daies decree, that they may hang vpon ye tree Hamans ten sonnes.
14 Da bød Kongen, at det skulde ske; og der udgik en Forordning derom i Susan, og Hamans ti Sønner blev hængt op i Galger.
And the King charged to doe so, and the decree was giuen at Shushan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.
15 Saa sluttede Jøderne i Susan sig ogsaa sammen paa den fjortende Dag i Adar Maaned og dræbte 300 Mand i Susan. Men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud.
So the Iewes that were in Shushan, assembled themselues vpon the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar, and slew three hundreth men in Shushan, but on the spoyle they layd not their hand.
16 Men ogsaa de andre Jøder i Kongens Lande sluttede sig sammen og værgede deres Liv og tog Hævn over deres Fjender og dræbte blandt deres Avindsmænd 75 000
And the rest of the Iewes that were in the Kings prouinces assembled themselues, and stood for their liues, and had rest from their enemies, and slewe of them that hated them, seuentie and fiue thousand: but they layd not their hand on the spoyle.
17 paa den trettende Dag i Adar Maaned; men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud; og de hvilede paa den fjortende og gjorde den til en Gæstebuds— og Glædesdag.
This they did on the thirteenth day of the moneth Adar, and rested the fourteenth day thereof, and kept it a day of feasting and ioy.
18 Men Jøderne i Susan sluttede sig sammen baade den trettende og fjortende Dag i Maaneden og hvilede paa den femtende, og den gjorde de til Gæstebuds— og Glædesdag.
But the Iewes that were in Shushan assembled themselues on the thirteenth day, and on the fourteenth therof, and they rested on the fifteenth of the same, and kept it a day of feasting and ioy.
19 Derfor fejrer Jøderne paa Landet, de, der bor i Landsbyerne, den fjortende Dag i Adar Maaned som en Glædes-, Gæstebuds— og Festdag, paa hvilken de sender hverandre Gaver.
Therefore the Iewes of the villages that dwelt in the vnwalled townes, kept the foureteenth day of the moneth Adar with ioy and feasting, euen a ioyfull day, and euery one sent presents vnto his neighbour.
20 Og Mordokaj nedskrev disse Tildragelser og udsendte Skrivelser til alle Jøder i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande nær og fjern
And Mordecai wrote these words, and sent letters vnto all the Iewes that were through all the prouinces of the King Ahashuerosh, both neere and farre,
21 for at gøre det til Pligt for dem hvert Aar at fejre den fjortende og femtende Adar —
Inioyning them that they shoulde keepe the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, euery yeere.
22 de Dage, da Jøderne fik Ro for deres Fjender, og den Maaned, da deres Trængsel vendtes til Glæde og deres Sorg til en Festdag — at fejre dem som Gæstebuds— og Glædesdage, paa hvilke de skulde sende hverandre af deres Mad og de fattige Gaver.
According to the dayes wherein the Iewes rested from their enemies, and the moneth which was turned vnto them from sorowe to ioy, and from mourning into a ioyfull day, to keepe them the dayes of feasting, and ioy, and to sende presents euery man to his neyghbour, and giftes to the poore.
23 Og Jøderne vedtog, at det, som de nu for første Gang havde gjort, og som Mordokaj havde skrevet til dem om, skulde være en fast Skik.
And the Iewes promised to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written vnto them,
24 Fordi Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, alle Jøders Fjende, havde lagt Raad op imod Jøderne om at tilintetgøre dem og kastet Pur — det er Lod — for at ødelægge og tilintetgøre dem,
Because Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite al the Iewes aduersarie, had imagined against the Iewes, to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is a lot) to consume and destroy them.
25 men Kongen havde, da det kom ham for Øre, givet skriftlig Befaling til, at det onde Raad, Haman havde lagt op mod Jøderne, skulde falde tilbage paa hans eget Hoved, og ladet ham og hans Sønner hænge i Galgen,
And when she came before the King, he commanded by letters, Let this wicked deuise (which he imagined against the Iewes) turne vpon his owne head, and let them hang him and his sonnes on the tree.
26 derfor kaldte man de Dage Purim efter Ordet Pur. Og derfor, paa Grund af alt, hvad Brevet indeholdt, og hvad de selv havde oplevet i saa Henseende, og hvad der var tilstødt dem,
Therfore they called these dayes Purim, by the name of Pur, and because of all the wordes of this letter, and of that which they had seene besides this, and of that which had come vnto them.
27 gjorde Jøderne det til en fast Skik og Brug for sig selv, deres Efterkommere og alle, som sluttede sig til dem, at de ubrødeligt Aar efter Aar skulde fejre de to Dage efter Forskrifterne om dem og til den fastsatte Tid,
The Iewes also ordeined, and promised for them and for their seede, and for all that ioyned vnto them, that they would not faile to obserue those two dayes euery yeere, according to their writing, and according to their season,
28 og at de Dage skulde ihukommes og fejres i alle Tidsaldre og Slægter, i hvert Land og hver By, saa at disse Purimsdage aldrig skulde gaa af Brug hos Jøderne og deres Ihukommelse aldrig ophøre blandt deres Efterkommere.
And that these dayes shoulde be remembred, and kept throughout euery generation and euery familie, and euery prouince, and euery citie: euen these daies of Purim should not faile among the Iewes, and the memoriall of them should not perish from their seede.
29 Derpaa lod Dronning Ester, Abihajils Datter, og Jøden Mordokaj en eftertrykkelig Skrivelse udgaa for at stadfæste dette Brev om Purim.
And the Queene Ester ye daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Iew wrote with al authoritie (to cofirme this letter of Purim ye second time)
30 Og han sendte Breve til alle Jøder i de 127 Lande i Ahasverus's Rige med Freds og Sandheds Ord
And he sent letters vnto al the Iewes to the hundreth and seuen and twentie prouinces of the kingdome of Ahashuerosh, with words of peace and trueth,
31 om at holde disse Purimsdage i Hævd paa den fastsatte Tid, saaledes som Jøden Mordokaj og Dronning Ester havde gjort det til Pligt for dem, og saaledes som de havde bundet sig selv og deres Efterkommere til de foreskrevne Faster og Klageraab.
To confirme these dayes of Purim, according to their seasons, as Mordecai the Iewe and Ester the Queene had appointed them, and as they had promised for them selues and for their seede with fasting and prayer.
32 Saaledes stadfæstedes disse Purimsforskrifter ved Esters Befaling; og det blev optegnet i en Bog.
And the decree of Ester confirmed these words of Purim, and was written in the booke.
