Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman came to take wine with Esther the queen.
Da Kongen tillige med Haman var kommet til Gæstebudet hos Dronning Ester
2 And the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? for it will be given to you; and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
spurgte Kongen atter den Dag Ester, medens de sad ved Vinen: "Hvad er din Bøn, Dronning Ester? Du skal få den opfyldt. Og hvad er dit Ønske? Om det så er Halvdelen af Riget, skal det tilstås dig!"
3 Then Esther the queen, answering, said, If I have your approval, O king, and if it is the king's pleasure, let my life be given to me in answer to my prayer, and my people at my request:
Dronning Ester svarede: "Hvis jeg har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, Konge, og hvis Kongen synes, giv mig så mit Liv på min Bøn og giv mig mit Folk på mit Ønske;
4 For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king's loss.
thi jeg og mit Folk er solgt til at udryddes, ihjelslås og tilintetgøres. Var vi endda solgt som Trælle og Trælkvinder, vilde jeg have tiet, thi så havde Ulykken ikke været stor nok til at ulejlige Kongen med!"
5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, Who is he and where is he who has had this evil thought in his heart?
Da svarede Kong Ahasverus Dronning Ester: "Hvem er han, og hvor er han, som har fået i Sinde at gøre dette?"
6 And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen.
Ester svarede: En fjendsk og ildesindet Mand, den onde Haman der!" Da blev Haman slaget af Rædsel for Kongen og Dronningen.
7 And the king in his wrath got up from the feast and went into the garden: and Haman got to his feet to make a prayer for his life to Esther the queen: for he saw that the king's purpose was evil against 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 Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.
Da Kongen kom tilbage fra Paladsets Park til Gæstebudsalen, havde Haman netop kastet sig ned over Divanen, som Ester lå på. Så sagde Kongen: "Vil han oven i Købet øve Vold imod Dronningen her i Huset i min Nærværelse!" Næppe var det Ord udgået af Kongens Mund, før man tilhyllede Hamans Ansigt;
9 Then Harbonah, one of the unsexed servants waiting before the king, said, See, the pillar fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who said a good word for the king, is still in its place in Haman's house. Then the king said, Put him to death by hanging him on it.
og Harbona, en af Hofmændene, der stod i Kongens Tjeneste, sagde: "Ved Hamans Hus står 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 Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.
Og de hængte Haman i den Galge, han havde rejst til Mordokaj. Så lagde Kongens Vrede sig.
