Ester 5
1 Den tredje Dag iførte Ester sig det kongelige Skrud og trådte ind i den indre Gård til Kongens Palads, foran Kongens Palads, medens Kongen sad på sin Kongetrone i det kongelige Palads ud imod Indgangen.
Three days later Esther put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, opposite the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the king's hall, facing the entrance.
2 Da Kongen så Dronning Ester stå i Gården, fandt hun Nåde for hans Øjne, og Kongen rakte det gyldne Scepter, som han havde i Hånden, ud imod Ester. Da trådte Ester hen og rørte ved Spidsen af Scepteret;
When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the inner court she won his approval so he acted favorably by holding out his scepter to her. So Esther went over and touched the end of the scepter.
3 og Kongen sagde til hende: "Hvad fattes dig, Dronning Ester, og hvad er dit Ønske? Om det så er Halvdelen af Riget, skal du få det!
The king asked her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What do you want? I'll give it to you, as much as half my empire!”
4 Ester svarede: "Hvis Kongen synes, vil jeg bede Kongen og Haman om i Dag at komme til et Gæstebud, jeg har gjort rede for ham."
Esther replied, “If it please Your Majesty, may the king and Haman come today to a dinner I have prepared for him.”
5 Da sagde Kongen: Send hurtigt Bud efter Haman, for at Esters Ønske kan blive opfyldt!" Så kom Haman og Kongen til det Gæstebud, Ester havde gjort rede,
“Bring Haman here at once so we can do what Esther has requested,” the king ordered. The king and Haman went to the dinner that Esther had prepared.
6 og da de sad ved Vinen, sagde Kongen til Ester: Hvad er din Bøn? Du skal få den opfyldt. Og hvad er dit Ønske? Om det så er Halvdelen af Riget, skal det tilstås dig!
As they drank their wine, the king asked Esther, “What are you really asking for? It will be given to you. What do you want? You shall have it, as much as half my empire!”
7 Ester svarede: "Min Bøn og mit Ønske er
Esther answered, “This is what I'm asking for, and this is what I want.
8 hvis jeg har fundet Nåde for Kongens Øjne, og hvis det synes Kongen ret at opfylde min Bøn og tilstå mig mit Ønske, så komme Kongen og Haman til et Gæstebud, jeg vil gøre rede for dem. I Morgen vil jeg da gøre, som Kongen siger!"
If the king looks on me favorably, and if it please Your Majesty to grant my request and do as I ask, may the king and Haman come to a dinner I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will answer Your Majesty's question.”
9 Haman gik glad og vel til Mode derfra den Dag. Men da Haman så Mordokaj i Kongens Port, og han hverken rejste sig op eller rørte sig af Pletten for ham, opfyldtes han af Vrede mod Mordokaj.
When Haman left that day he was very happy and pleased with himself. But when he saw Mordecai at the palace gate and that he didn't stand up or tremble with fear before him, Haman was furious with Mordecai.
10 Dog tvang han sig; men da han var kommet hjem, sendte han Bud efter sine Venner og sin Hustru Zeresj;
However, Haman controlled himself and he went home. There he invited his friends over. Once they and his wife Zeresh had gathered,
11 og Haman talte til dem om sin overvættes Rigdom og sine mange Sønner og om al den Ære, Kongen havde vist ham, og hvorledes han havde udmærket ham frem for Fyrsterne og Kongens Folk.
Haman went into great detail about how much money and possessions he had, and how many children, and how the king had made him so important by promoting him above all the other nobles and officials.
12 Og Haman sagde: Dronning Ester lod heller ikke andre end mig komme med Kongen til det Gæstebud, hun havde gjoet rede; og jeg er også indbudt af hende til i Morgen sammen med Kongen.
“Added to all that,” Haman went on, “I was the only other person Queen Esther invited to come to a dinner she had prepared for the king. I'm also invited by her to eat together with the king tomorrow.”
13 Men alt det er mig ikke nok, så længe jeg ser denne Jøde Mordokaj sidde i Kongens Port."
Then he said, “But all of this is worthless to me while I keep on seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting at the palace gate.”
14 Da sagde hans Hustru Zeresj og alle hans Venner til ham: "Lad en Galge rejse, halvtredsindstyve Alen høj, og bed i Morgen tidlig Kongen om, at Mordokaj må blive hængt i den; så kan du gå glad til Gæstebudet med Kongen. Det vandt Hamans Bifald, og han lod Galgen rejse.
His wife Zeresh and his friends told him, “Arrange for a pole to be set up, fifty cubits high. Then, in the morning, go and ask the king to have Mordecai impaled on it. Afterwards, you'll be happy as you go with the king to the dinner.” Haman thought this was good advice, so he had the pole set up.
