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,
Samme Nat veg Søvnen fra Kongen. Da bød han, at man skulde hente Krøniken, i hvilken mindeværdige Tildragelser var optegnet, og man læste op for Kongen af den.
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.
Man fandt da optegnet, hvorledes Mordokaj havde meldt, at Bigtana og Teresj, to kongelige Hofmænd, der hørte til Dørvogterne, havde søgt Lejlighed til 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.
Kongen spurgte da: »Hvilken Ære og Udmærkelse er der vist Mordokaj til Gengæld?« Kongens Folk, som gik ham til Haande, svarede: »Der er ingen Ære vist ham.«
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.
Saa spurgte Kongen: Hvem er ude i Gaarden? Haman var netop kommet ind i den ydre Gaard til Kongens Palads for at bede Kongen om, at Mordokaj maatte blive hængt i den Galge, han havde rejst til 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.
Kongens Folk svarede ham: »Det er Haman, der staar ude i Gaarden.« Da sagde Kongen: »Lad 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?
Da Haman var kommet ind; sagde Kongen til ham: »Hvad gør man ved den Mand, Kongen ønsker at hædre?« Haman tænkte ved sig selv: »Hvem andre end mig skulde Kongen ønske at hædre?«
7 And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring,
Derfor svarede Haman Kongen: »Hvis Kongen ønsker at hædre en Mand,
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:
skal man lade hente en kongelig Klædning, som Kongen selv har baaret, og en Hest, som Kongen selv har redet, og paa hvis Hoved der er sat en kongelig Krone,
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 skal overgive Klædningen og Hesten til en af Kongens ypperste Fyrster og give den Mand, Kongen ønsker at hædre, Klædningen paa og føre ham paa Hesten over Byens Torv og raabe foran ham: Saaledes gør man ved den Mand, Kongen ønsker at hædre!«
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 at hente Klædningen og Hesten, som du sagde, og gør saaledes ved Jøden Mordokaj, som sidder i den kongelige Port! Undlad intet af, hvad du sagde!«
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.
Saa hentede Haman Klædningen og Hesten, gav Mordokaj Klædningen paa og førte ham paa Hesten over Byens Torv og raabte foran ham: »Saaledes gør man ved den Mand, Kongen ønsker at hædre!«
12 And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
Derefter gik Mordokaj tilbage til Kongens Port. Men Haman skyndte sig hjem, nedslaaet 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 sin Hustru Zeresj og alle sine Venner alt, hvad der var hændet ham. Da sagde hans Venner og hans Hustru Zeresj til ham: Hvis Mordokaj, over for hvem du nu for første Gang er kommet til kort, er af jødisk Æt, saa kan du intet udrette imod ham, men det bliver dit Fald til sidst!
14 While they were still talking, the king's servants came to take Haman to the feast which Esther had made ready.
Medens de endnu talte med ham, indtraf de kongelige Hofmænd for hurtigt at hente Haman til det Gæstebud, Ester havde gjort rede.
