Esther 6
1 That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king,
Iden samme Nat kunde Kongen ikke sove, og han bød at hente Krønikebogen om de daglige Begivenheder; og de bleve læste for Kongen.
2 It came out that it was recorded in the book how Mordecai had given word of the designs of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's servants, keepers of the door, by whom an attack on the king had been designed.
Og der fandtes skrevet, at Mardokaj havde gjort Angivelse om Bigtana og Theres, to af Kongens Kammertjenere, af dem, som holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, og som havde søgt at lægge Haand paa Kong Ahasverus.
3 And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.
Og Kongen sagde: Hvad Ære og Ophøjelse er der sket Mardokaj for det? Da sagde Kongens Folk, som tjente ham: Ham er ikke sket nogen Ting.
4 Then the king said, Who is in the outer room? Now Haman had come into the outer room to get the king's authority for the hanging of Mordecai on the pillar which he had made ready for him.
Da sagde Kongen: Hvo er i Forgaarden? Og Haman var kommen i Kongens Hus's yderste Forgaard for at tale til Kongen om at hænge Mardokaj paa det Træ, som han havde ladet berede for ham.
5 And the king's servants said to him, See, Haman is waiting in the outer room. And the king said, Let him come in.
Og Kongens Tjenere sagde til ham: Se, Haman staar i Forgaarden; og Kongen sagde: Lader ham komme ind!
6 So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?
Der Haman kom, sagde Kongen til ham: Hvad skal man gøre ved den Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære? Og Haman sagde i sit Hjerte: Hvem skulde Kongen have Lyst til at gøre mere Ære end mig?
7 And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring,
Derfor sagde Haman til Kongen: Er der en Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære,
8 Let them take the robes which the king generally puts on, and the horse on which the king goes, and the crown which is on his head:
saa bringe man et kongeligt Klædebon, som Kongen har været iført, og en Hest, som Kongen har redet paa, og paa hvis Hoved en kongelig Krone er sat;
9 And let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble captains, so that they may put them on the man whom the king has delight in honouring, and let him go on horseback through the streets of the town, with men crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
og man give det Klædebon og den Hest i Haanden paa en Mand af Kongens fornemste Fyrster, og man iføre den Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære, det, og de skulle lade ham ride paa Hesten igennem Stadens Gader, og de skulle udraabe for hans Ansigt: Saaledes skal man gøre ved den Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære.
10 Then the king said to Haman, Go quickly, and take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who is seated at the king's doorway: see that you do everything as you have said.
Da sagde Kongen til Haman: Skynd dig, tag Klædebonnet og Hesten, som du har talt, og gør saa med Jøden Mardokaj, som sidder ved Kongens Port; undlad ikke noget af alt det, som du har talt!
11 Then Haman took the robes and the horse, and dressing Mordecai in the robes, he made him go on horseback through the streets of the town, crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
Da tog Haman Klædebonnet og Hesten, lod Mardokaj iføre sig det og lod ham ride igennem Stadens Gader og udraabte for hans Ansigt: Saaledes skal man gøre ved den Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære!
12 And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
Og Mardokaj kom tilbage til Kongens Port; men Haman skyndte sig tilbage til sit Hus, sørgende og med tilhyllet Hoved.
13 And Haman gave his wife Zeresh and all his friends an account of what had taken place. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, If Mordecai, who is starting to get the better of you, is of the seed of the Jews, you will not be able to do anything against him, but you will certainly go down before him.
Og Haman fortalte Seres, sin Hustru og alle sine Venner alt det, som ham var vederfaret; da sagde hans Vismænd og Seres, hans Hustru, til ham: Dersom Mardokaj, for hvis Ansigt du har begyndt at falde, er af jødisk Æt, da formaar du intet imod ham, men maa aldeles falde for hans Ansigt.
14 While they were still talking, the king's servants came to take Haman to the feast which Esther had made ready.
Der de endnu talte med ham, da kom Kongens Kammertjenere til, og de hastede med at føre Haman til Gæstebudet, som Esther havde beredet.
