Esther 9
1 Now on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the time came for the king's order to be put into effect, on the very day when the haters of the Jews had been hoping to have rule over them; though the opposite had come about, and the Jews had rule over their haters;
Paa den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned, det er den Dag, da Kongens Befaling og Forordning skulde udføres, den Dag, da Jødernes Fjender havde haabet at kunne overvælde dem, medens det nu omvendt blev Jøderne, der paa den Dag skulde overvælde deres Avindsmænd,
2 On that day, the Jews came together in their towns through all the divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, for the purpose of attacking all those who were attempting evil against them: and everyone had to give way before them, for the fear of them had come on all the peoples.
sluttede Jøderne sig sammen i deres Byer i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande for at lægge Haand paa dem, der vilde dem ondt; og ingen holdt Stand imod dem, thi Frygt for dem var faldet paa alle Folkene.
3 And all the chiefs and the captains and the rulers and those who did the king's business gave support to the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai had come on them.
Og alle Landenes Fyrster og Satraperne og Statholderne og de kongelige Embedsmænd hjalp Jøderne, thi Frygt for Mordokaj var faldet paa dem.
4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and word of him went out through every part of the kingdom: for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.
Thi Mordokaj havde meget at sige ved Kongens Hof, og der gik Ry af ham i alle Lande; thi samme Mordokaj blev mægtigere og mægtigere.
5 So the Jews overcame all their attackers with the sword and with death and destruction, and did to their haters whatever they had a desire to do.
Saaledes slog Jøderne løs paa alle deres Fjender med Sværdhug, Drab og Ødelæggelse, og de handlede med deres Avindsmænd, som de havde Lyst.
6 And in Shushan the Jews put to death five hundred men.
I Borgen Susan dræbte og tilintetgjorde Jøderne 500 Mand;
7 They put to death Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
og Parsjandata, Dalfon, Aspata,
8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
Porata, Adalja, Aridata,
9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
Parmasjta, Arisaj, Aridaj og Vajezata,
10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the hater of the Jews; but they put not a hand on any of their goods.
de ti Sønner af Haman, Hammedatas Søn, Jødernes Fjende, dræbte de. Men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud.
11 On that day the number of those who had been put to death in the town of Shushan was given to the king.
Samme Dag kom Tallet paa dem, der var dræbt i Borgen Susan, Kongen for Øre.
12 And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have put five hundred men to death in Shushan, as well as the ten sons of Haman: what then have they done in the rest of the kingdom! Now what is your prayer? for it will be given to you; what other request have you? and it will be done.
Da sagde Kongen til Dronning Ester: I Borgen Susan har Jøderne dræbt og tilintetgjort 500 Mand, ogsaa Hamans ti Sønner; hvad maa de da ikke have gjort i de andre kongelige Landsdele! Dog, hvad er din Bøn? Du skal faa den opfyldt. Og hvad er yderligere dit Ønske? Det skal tilstaas dig!
13 Then Esther said, If it is the king's pleasure, let authority be given to the Jews in Shushan to do tomorrow as has been done today, and let orders be given for the hanging of Haman's ten sons.
Ester svarede: Hvis Kongen synes, lad det saa ogsaa i Morgen tillades Jøderne i Susan at handle som i Dag og lad Hamans ti Sønner blive hængt op i Galger!
14 And the king said that this was to be done, and the order was given out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected.
Da bød Kongen, at det skulde ske; og der udgik en Forordning derom i Susan, og Hamans ti Sønner blev hængt op i Galger.
15 For the Jews who were in Shushan came together again on the fourteenth day of the month Adar and put to death three hundred men in Shushan; but they put not a hand on their goods.
Saa sluttede Jøderne i Susan sig ogsaa sammen paa den fjortende Dag i Adar Maaned og dræbte 300 Mand i Susan. Men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud.
16 And the other Jews in every division of the kingdom came together, fighting for their lives, and got salvation from their haters and put seventy-five thousand of them to death; but they did not put a hand on their goods.
Men ogsaa de andre Jøder i Kongens Lande sluttede sig sammen og værgede deres Liv og tog Hævn over deres Fjender og dræbte blandt deres Avindsmænd 75 000
17 This they did on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same month they took their rest, and made it a day of feasting and joy.
paa den trettende Dag i Adar Maaned; men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud; og de hvilede paa den fjortende og gjorde den til en Gæstebuds— og Glædesdag.
18 But the Jews in Shushan came together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth day of the month; and on the fifteenth day they took their rest, and made it a day of feasting and joy.
Men Jøderne i Susan sluttede sig sammen baade den trettende og fjortende Dag i Maaneden og hvilede paa den femtende, og den gjorde de til Gæstebuds— og Glædesdag.
19 So the Jews of the country places living in unwalled towns make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of feasting and joy and a good day, a day for sending offerings one to another.
Derfor fejrer Jøderne paa Landet, de, der bor i Landsbyerne, den fjortende Dag i Adar Maaned som en Glædes-, Gæstebuds— og Festdag, paa hvilken de sender hverandre Gaver.
20 And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in every division of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, near and far,
Og Mordokaj nedskrev disse Tildragelser og udsendte Skrivelser til alle Jøder i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande nær og fjern
21 Ordering them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and the fifteenth day of the same month, every year,
for at gøre det til Pligt for dem hvert Aar at fejre den fjortende og femtende Adar —
22 As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good things to the poor.
de Dage, da Jøderne fik Ro for deres Fjender, og den Maaned, da deres Trængsel vendtes til Glæde og deres Sorg til en Festdag — at fejre dem som Gæstebuds— og Glædesdage, paa hvilke de skulde sende hverandre af deres Mad og de fattige Gaver.
23 And the Jews gave their word to go on as they had been doing and as Mordecai had given them orders in writing;
Og Jøderne vedtog, at det, som de nu for første Gang havde gjort, og som Mordokaj havde skrevet til dem om, skulde være en fast Skik.
24 Because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of all the Jews, had made designs for their destruction, attempting to get a decision by Pur (that is, chance) with a view to putting an end to them and cutting them off;
Fordi Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, alle Jøders Fjende, havde lagt Raad op imod Jøderne om at tilintetgøre dem og kastet Pur — det er Lod — for at ødelægge og tilintetgøre dem,
25 But when the business was put before the king, he gave orders by letters that the evil design which he had made against the Jews was to be turned against himself; and that he and his sons were to be put to death by hanging.
men Kongen havde, da det kom ham for Øre, givet skriftlig Befaling til, at det onde Raad, Haman havde lagt op mod Jøderne, skulde falde tilbage paa hans eget Hoved, og ladet ham og hans Sønner hænge i Galgen,
26 So these days were named Purim, after the name of Pur. And so, because of the words of this letter, and of what they had seen in connection with this business, and what had come to them,
derfor kaldte man de Dage Purim efter Ordet Pur. Og derfor, paa Grund af alt, hvad Brevet indeholdt, og hvad de selv havde oplevet i saa Henseende, og hvad der var tilstødt dem,
27 The Jews made a rule and gave an undertaking, causing their seed and all those who were joined to them to do the same, so that it might be in force for ever, that they would keep those two days, as ordered in the letter, at the fixed time every year;
gjorde Jøderne det til en fast Skik og Brug for sig selv, deres Efterkommere og alle, som sluttede sig til dem, at de ubrødeligt Aar efter Aar skulde fejre de to Dage efter Forskrifterne om dem og til den fastsatte Tid,
28 And that those days were to be kept in memory through every generation and every family, in every division of the kingdom and every town, that there might never be a time when these days of Purim would not be kept among the Jews, or when the memory of them would go from the minds of their seed.
og at de Dage skulde ihukommes og fejres i alle Tidsaldre og Slægter, i hvert Land og hver By, saa at disse Purimsdage aldrig skulde gaa af Brug hos Jøderne og deres Ihukommelse aldrig ophøre blandt deres Efterkommere.
29 Then Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, sent a second letter giving the force of their authority to the order about the Purim.
Derpaa lod Dronning Ester, Abihajils Datter, og Jøden Mordokaj en eftertrykkelig Skrivelse udgaa for at stadfæste dette Brev om Purim.
30 And he sent letters to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with true words of peace,
Og han sendte Breve til alle Jøder i de 127 Lande i Ahasverus's Rige med Freds og Sandheds Ord
31 Giving the force of law to these days of Purim at their fixed times, as they had been ordered by Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen, and in keeping with the rules they had made for themselves and their seed, in connection with their time of going without food and their cry for help.
om at holde disse Purimsdage i Hævd paa den fastsatte Tid, saaledes som Jøden Mordokaj og Dronning Ester havde gjort det til Pligt for dem, og saaledes som de havde bundet sig selv og deres Efterkommere til de foreskrevne Faster og Klageraab.
32 The order given by Esther gave the force of law to the rules about the Purim; and it was recorded in the book.
Saaledes stadfæstedes disse Purimsforskrifter ved Esters Befaling; og det blev optegnet i en Bog.
