Esther 6
1 But the Lord removed sleep from the king that night: and he told his servant to bring in the books, the registers of daily events, to read to him.
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 And he found the records written concerning Mardochæus, how he had told the king concerning the two chamberlains of the king, when they were keeping guard, and sought to lay hands on Artaxerxes.
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 or favour have we done to Mardochæus? And the king’s servants said, Thou hast not done anything to 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 And while the king was enquiring about the kindness of Mardochæus, behold, Aman [was] in the court. And the king said, Who [is] in the court? Now Aman was come in to speak to the king, that he should hang Mardochæus on the gallows, which he had prepared.
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, Behold, Aman stands in the court. And the king said, Call him.
Kongens Folk svarede ham: »Det er Haman, der staar ude i Gaarden.« Da sagde Kongen: »Lad ham komme ind!«
6 And the king said to Aman, What shall I do to the man whom I wish to honour? And Aman said within himself, Whom would the king honour but myself?
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 he said to the king, As for the man whom the king wishes to honour,
Derfor svarede Haman Kongen: »Hvis Kongen ønsker at hædre en Mand,
8 let the king’s servants bring the robe of fine linen which the king puts on, and the horse on which the king rides,
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 him give [it] to one of the king’s noble friends, and let him array the man whom the king loves; and let him mount him on the horse, and proclaim through the street of the city, saying, Thus shall it be [done] to every man whom the king honours.
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 Aman, Thou hast well said: so do to Mardochæus the Jew, who waits in the palace, and let not a word of what thou hast spoken be neglected.
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 So Aman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mardochæus, and mounted him on the horse, and went through the street of the city, and proclaimed, saying, Thus shall it be to every man whom the king wishes to honour.
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 Mardochæus returned to the palace: but Aman went home mourning, and having his head covered.
Derefter gik Mordokaj tilbage til Kongens Port. Men Haman skyndte sig hjem, nedslaaet og med tilhyllet Hoved.
13 And Aman related the events that had befallen him to Zosara his wife, and to [his] friends: and his friends and his wife said to him, If Mardochæus [be] of the race of the Jews, [and] thou hast begun to be humbled before him, thou wilt assuredly fall, and thou wilt not be able to withstand him, for the living God [is] with 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 yet speaking, the chamberlains arrived, to hasten Aman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.
Medens de endnu talte med ham, indtraf de kongelige Hofmænd for hurtigt at hente Haman til det Gæstebud, Ester havde gjort rede.
