Esther 2
1 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
Men da der var gaaet nogen Tid, og Kong Ahasverus's Vrede havde lagt sig, kom han til at tænke paa Vasjti, og hvad hun havde gjort, og hvad der var besluttet om hende.
2 Then the king's servants who ministered to him said, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king.
Da sagde Kongens Folk, der gik ham til Haande: Man bør søge efter unge, smukke Jomfruer til Kongen;
3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women. And let their things for purification be given them,
og Kongen bør overdrage Folk i alle sit Riges Dele det Hverv at samle alle unge, smukke Jomfruer og sende dem til Fruerstuen i Borgen Susan og der lade dem stille under Opsyn af Kongens Hofmand Hegaj, som vogter Kvinderne; lad dem saa gennemgaa Skønhedsplejen,
4 and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king, and he did so.
og den unge Pige, Kongen synes om, skal være Dronning i Vasjtis Sted. Det Forslag var godt i Kongens Øjne, og han gjorde derefter.
5 There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
Nu var der i Borgen Susan en jødisk Mand ved Navn Mordokaj, en Søn af Ja'ir, en Søn af Sjim'i, en Søn af Kisj, en Benjaminit,
6 who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
som var ført bort fra Jerusalem blandt de Fanger, Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel bortførte sammen med Kong Jekonja af Juda.
7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter. For she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful. And when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
Han var Plejefader for Hadassa — det er Ester — hans Farbroders Datter; thi hun havde hverken Fader eller Moder. Den unge Pige havde en smuk Skikkelse og saa godt ud; og efter hendes Forældres Død havde Mordokaj taget hende til sig i Datters Sted.
8 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to Shushan the palace to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
Da nu Kongens Befaling og Bud blev kendt, og mange unge Piger samledes i Borgen Susan, hvor de stilledes under Opsyn af Hegaj, blev ogsaa Ester bragt til Kongens Hus og stillet under Opsyn af Hegaj, som vogtede Kvinderne.
9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him. And he quickly gave her things for purification, with her portions, and the seven maidens who were suitable to be given her out of the king's house. And he removed her and her maidens to the best place of the house of the women.
Pigen tiltalte ham og vandt hans Yndest, og saa hurtigt som muligt lod han Skønhedsplejen foretage paa hende og gav hende den Kost, hun skulde have, og stillede tillige de syv dertil udsete Piger fra Kongens Hus til hendes Tjeneste; og han lod hende og Pigerne flytte til den bedste Del af Fruerstuen.
10 Esther had not made known her people nor her kindred, for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.
Ester røbede imidlertid ikke sit Folk og sin Slægt, thi det havde Mordokaj forbudt hende.
11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.
Og Mordokaj gik Dag efter Dag frem og tilbage foran Fruerstuens Gaard for at faa at vide, hvorledes Ester havde det, og hvorledes det gik hende.
12 Now when the turn of every maiden came to go in to king Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her according to the law for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, namely, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),
Nu var det saaledes, at naar en af de unge Pigers Tid til at gaa ind til Kong Ahasverus kom, efter at hun i tolv Maaneder var behandlet efter Forskriften for Kvinderne — saa lang Tid tog nemlig Skønhedsplejen; seks Maaneder blev de behandlet med Myrraolie og andre seks Maaneder med vellugtende Stoffer og de andre Skønhedsmidler, som bruges af Kvinder —
13 then the maiden came to the king in this way: Whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.
naar saa den unge Pige gik ind til Kongen, gav man hende alt, hvad hun bad om, med fra Fruerstuen til Kongens Hus.
14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines. She came in to the king no more unless the king delighted in her, and she was called by name.
Hun gik da derind om Aftenen, og næste Morgen vendte hun tilbage og kom saa ind i den anden Fruerstue og blev stillet under Opsyn af Sja'asjgaz, den kongelige Hofmand, som vogtede Medhustruerne; saa kom hun ikke mere til Kongen, medmindre Kongen havde syntes særlig godt om hende og hun udtrykkelig blev kaldt til ham.
15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked upon her.
Da nu Tiden kom til, at Ester, en Datter af Abihajil, der var Farbroder til Mordokaj, som havde taget hende til sig i Datters Sted, skulde gaa ind til Kongen, krævede hun ikke andet, end hvad Hegaj, den kongelige Hofmand, som vogtede Kvinderne, raadede til. Og Ester vandt Yndest hos alle, som saa hende.
16 So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Saa blev Ester hentet til Kong Ahasverus i hans kongelige Palads i den tiende Maaned, det er Tebet Maaned, i hans syvende Regeringsaar.
17 And the king loved Esther above all the women. And she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Og Kongen fik Ester kærere end alle de andre Kvinder, og hun vandt hans Yndest og Gunst mere end alle de andre Jomfruer. Og han satte et kongeligt Diadem paa hendes Hoved og gjorde hende til Dronning i Vasjtis Sted.
18 Then the king made a great feast to all his rulers and his servants, even Esther's feast, and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts according to the bounty of the king.
Derpaa gjorde Kongen et stort Gæstebud for alle sine Fyrster og Folk til Ære for Ester, og han eftergav Straf i sine Lande og uddelte Gaver, som det sømmede sig en Konge.
19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate.
Da Mordokaj engang sad i Kongens Port —
20 Esther had not yet made known her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her. For Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, as when she was brought up with him.
Ester havde, som Mordokaj havde paalagt hende, intet røbet om sin Slægt og sit Folk; thi Ester gjorde, hvad Mordokaj sagde, som hun havde gjort, da hun var i Pleje hos ham —
21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the threshold, were angry, and sought to lay hands on king Ahasuerus.
som Mordokaj ved den Tid engang sad i Kongens Port, blev Bigtan og Teresj, to kongelige Hofmænd, der hørte til Dørvogterne, vrede paa Kong Ahasverus og søgte Lejlighed til at lægge Haand paa ham.
22 And the thing became known to Mordecai, who showed it to Esther the queen, and Esther told the king of it in Mordecai's name.
Det fik Mordokaj at vide og meddelte Dronning Ester det; og Ester sagde det til Kongen fra Mordokaj.
23 And when inquiry was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree. And it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
Sagen blev undersøgt, og da den havde sin Rigtighed, blev de begge hængt i en Galge. Det blev optegnet i Krøniken i Kongens Paasyn.
