Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
Da Kongen tillige med Haman var kommet til Gæstebudet hos Dronning Ester,
2 and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
spurgte Kongen atter den Dag Ester, medens de sad ved Vinen: »Hvad er din Bøn, Dronning Ester? Du skal faa den opfyldt. Og hvad er dit Ønske? Om det saa er Halvdelen af Riget, skal det tilstaas dig!«
3 Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
Dronning Ester svarede: »Hvis jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, Konge, og hvis Kongen synes, giv mig saa mit Liv paa min Bøn og giv mig mit Folk paa mit Ønske;
4 For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
thi jeg og mit Folk er solgt til at udryddes, ihjelslaas og tilintetgøres. Var vi endda solgt som Trælle og Trælkvinder, vilde jeg have tiet, thi saa havde Ulykken ikke været stor nok til at ulejlige Kongen med!«
5 Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”
Da svarede Kong Ahasverus Dronning Ester: »Hvem er han, og hvor er han, som har faaet i Sinde at gøre dette?«
6 Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
Ester svarede: »En fjendsk og ildesindet Mand, den onde Haman der!« Da blev Haman slaget af Rædsel for Kongen og Dronningen.
7 In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
Og Kongen rejste sig i Vrede fra Gæstebudet og gik ud i Paladsets Park, men Haman blev tilbage for al bønfalde Dronning Ester om sit Liv; thi han mærkede, at det var Kongens faste Vilje at styrte ham i Ulykke.
8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
Da Kongen kom tilbage fra Paladsets Park til Gæstebudssalen, havde Haman netop kastet sig ned over Divanen, som Ester laa paa. Saa sagde Kongen: »Vil han oven i Købet øve Vold imod Dronningen her i Huset i min Nærværelse!« Næppe var det Ord udgaaet af Kongens Mund, før man tilhyllede Hamans Ansigt;
9 Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
og Harbona, en af Hofmændene, der stod i Kongens Tjeneste, sagde: »Ved Hamans Hus staar allerede den halvtredsindstyve Alen høje Galge, som Haman har ladet rejse til Mordokaj, hvis Ord dog var Kongen til Gavn!« Da sagde Kongen: »Hæng ham i den!«
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Og de hængte Haman i den Galge, han havde rejst til Mordokaj. Saa lagde Kongens Vrede sig.
