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, did King Ahasuerus promote to power Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and exalted him, —and placed his seat above all the rulers who were with him.
2 Og alle Kongens Tjenere, som var i Kongens Port, faldt på Knæ og kastede sig til Jorden for Haman, thi den Ære havde Kongen påbudt at vise ham. Men Mordokaj faldt ikke på Knæ og kastede sig ikke til Jorden.
And, all the kings servants who were in the kings gate, used to bend and bow themselves down unto Haman, for, so, had the king given command concerning him, —but, Mordecai, bent not nor bowed himself down.
3 Kongens Tjenere, som var i Kongens Port, sagde da til Mordokaj: "Hvorfor overtræder du Kongens Bud?"
Then said the king’s servants who were in the king’s gate unto Mordecai, —
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.
Wherefore art, thou, transgressing the command of the king? And it came to pass, when they had spoken unto him day by day, and he had not hearkened unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether the account of Mordecai would stand, for he had told them, that, he, was a Jew.
5 Da nu Haman så, at Mordokaj hverken faldt på Knæ eller kastede sig til Jorden for ham, blev han såre opbragt.
And, when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bend nor bow down unto him, then was Haman filled with wrath;
6 Og da det blev fortalt ham, hvilket Folk Mordokaj tilhørte, var han ikke tilfreds med kun at lægge Hånd på Mordokaj, men satte sig til Mål at få alle Jøderne i hele Ahasverus's Rige udryddet, fordi det var Mordokajs Folk.
but, it was contemptible in his eyes, to thrust forth a hand on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai, —and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.
7 I den første Måned, det er Nisan Måned, i Kong Ahasverus's tolvte Regeringsår kastede man i Hamans Påsyn Pur, det er Lod, om hver enkelt Dag og hver enkelt Måned, og Loddet traf den trettende Dag i den tolvte Måned, det er Adar Måned.
In the first month—the same, was the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, was Pur cast—the same, is the Lot, before Haman, from day to day, and from month to month, —and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar.
8 Haman sagde derpå 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.
Then said Haman unto King Ahasuerus, There is a certain people, scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples, throughout all the provinces of thy kingdom, —whose laws, are diverse from every people, and, the laws of the king, they observe not, for the king, therefore, it is not fit, to suffer them.
9 Hvis Kongen synes, lad der så udgå skriftlig Befaling til at udrydde dem; jeg vil da kunne tilveje Embedsmændene 10.000 Talenter Sølv til at lægge i Kongens Skatkamre.
If, unto the king, it seem good, let it be written, to destroy them, —and, ten thousand talents of silver, will I weigh out upon the hands of them who are doing the business, to bring [it] into the treasuries of the king.
10 Da tog Kongen Seglringen at sin Hånd og gav den til Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, Jødernes Fjende,
So then the king took his signet-ring from off his hand, and gave it unto Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the adversary 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 the king said unto Haman, The silver, is granted thee, —and the people, to do with them, as may seem good in thine eyes.
12 Kongens Skrivere blev så tilkaldt den trettende Dag i den første Måned; og ganske som Haman bød, affattedes Skrivelser til de kongelige Satraper og Statholdere over hver enkelt Laodsdel og til hvert enkelt Folks Fyrster, til hver Landsdel med dens egen Skrift og til hvert Folk på dets eget Sprog. I Kong Ahasverus's Navn blev de skrevet, og de forsegledes med Kongens Seglring.
Then were called the scribes of the king, in the first month, on the thirteenth day therein, and it was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the satraps of the king, and unto the pashas, who were over every province, and unto the rulers of every people, every province according to the writing thereof, and every people according to the tongue thereof, —in the name of King Ahasuerus, was it written, and sealed with the signet- ring of the king.
13 Skrivelser sendtes så ved Ilbud ud i alle Kongens Lande med Befaling til at udrydde, ihjelslå og tilintetgøre alle Jøder, unge og gamle, Børn og Kvinder, på een Dag, den trettende Dag i den tolvte Måned, det er Adar Måned, og at prisgive deres Ejendele.
Then were sent letters, by the hand of the runners, into all the provinces of the king, To destroy, to slay and to cause to perish all Jews, both young and old, little ones and women, in one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar, —and the spoil of them to be a prey.
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.
A copy of the writing, to be delivered as an edict throughout every province, was published to all the peoples, —that they should be ready against this day.
15 Ilbudene skyndte sig af Sted på Kongens Bud, så snart Forordningen var udgået i Borgen Susan. Kongen og Haman satte sig så til at drikke; men Byen Susan var rædselsslagen.
The runners, went forth, urged on by the word of the king, and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace, —and, the king and Haman, sat down to drink, but, the city of Shusan, was perplexed.
