Esther 5
1 And so, on the third day, Esther had put on her royal apparel and was standing in the atrium of the king’s house, which was inside, opposite the king’s hall, while he was sitting on his throne in the council room of the palace, opposite the entrance of the house.
Tridje dagen klædde Ester seg i kongelegt skrud og gjekk inn i den indre garden til kongshuset midt fyre kongshuset, og kongen sat på kongsstolen sin i kongshalli, midt imot døri til huset.
2 And when he saw Esther the queen standing there, she pleased his eyes, and he extended toward her the golden scepter, which he held in his hand, and she approached and kissed the top of his scepter.
Då kongen såg dronning Ester standa i garden, fann ho nåde i hans augo; og kongen rette ut til Ester gullstaven som han hadde i handi. Ester gjekk då fram og tok i enden av staven.
3 And the king said to her, “What do you wish, queen Esther? What is your request? Even if you ask for half of the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
Kongen sagde til henne: «Kva hev du på hjarta, dronning Ester? kva er det du ynskjer? Um det so er helvti av riket, skal du få det.»
4 But she responded, “If it pleases the king, I beg you to come with me today, and Haman with you, to the feast that I have prepared.”
Ester svara: «Tekkjest det kongen, so må kongen saman med Haman koma i dag til det gjestebodet eg hev laga til åt honom.»
5 And immediately the king said, “Call Haman quickly, so that he may obey Esther’s will. And so the king and Haman came to the feast, which the queen had prepared for them.
Kongen svara: «Skunda dykk, henta Haman, so me kann gjera det Ester bed um.» So kom då kongen og Haman til gjestebodet som Ester hadde laga til.
6 And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine abundantly, “What are you asking for that should be given to you? And which things do you require? Even if you request half of my kingdom, you will obtain it.”
Då dei sat og drakk vin, spurde kongen Ester: «Kva er di bøn? Du skal få det du bed um! Og kva er ditt ynskje? Um det vore helvti av riket, so skal det løyvast deg!»
7 Esther answered him, “My petition and prayer is this:
Ester svara: «Bøni mi og ynskjet mitt er:
8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfill my petition, let the king and Haman come to the feast which I have prepared for them, and tomorrow I will open my mind to the king.”
Hev eg funne nåde i kongens augo, og det tekkjest kongen å gjeva meg det eg bed um og gjera det eg ynskjer, so må kongen og Haman koma til det gjestebodet eg vil laga til åt deim; so skal eg i morgon gjera som kongen segjer.»
9 And so Haman went out that day joyful and cheerful. And when he saw that Mordecai was sitting in front of the gate of the palace, and that he alone did not get up for him, but did not so much as move from the place where he sat, he was very indignant.
Den dagen gjekk Haman derifrå glad og i godlag. Men då Haman fekk sjå Mordokai i kongsporten, og at han korkje reis upp eller synte nokon age for honom, då vart Haman full av harm mot Mordokai.
10 But, concealing his anger and returning into his house, he gathered to him his friends and Zeresh, his wife.
Like vel styrde han seg, til han kom heim. Då sende han bod etter venerne sine og etter Zeres, kona si.
11 And he explained to them the greatness of his riches, and the influence of his sons, and how, with such glory, the king had elevated him above all his rulers and servants.
Haman fortalde deim um all sin rikdom og herlegdom og um dei mange sønerne sine, og um alt det kongen hadde gjort til å gjera honom stor og setja honom høgre enn hovdingarne og kongens tenarar.
12 And after this, he said, “Also, queen Esther has called no one else to the feast with the king, except me. And I will be dining with the king again tomorrow.
«Ja, dronning Ester, » sagde han, «let ingen annan enn meg koma med kongen til det gjestebodet ho gjorde; til i morgon og hev ho bede meg saman med kongen.
13 And though I have all these things, I consider that I have nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in front of the king’s gate.”
Men alt dette kann eg ikkje lita meg med, so lenge eg ser jøden Mordokai sitja i kongsporten.»
14 And Zeresh his wife and his other friends answered him, “Order a great beam to be prepared, having a height of fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, so that Mordecai may be hanged from it, and so you will go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This advice pleased him, and so he ordered a high cross to be prepared.
Då sagde Zeres, kona hans, og venerne hans til honom: «Lat deim gjera ein galge, femti alner høg, og bed kongen i morgon um å få hengja Mordokai i den! So kann du fara glad til gjestebords med kongen.» Denne rådi lika Haman godt, og han let deim gjera galgen i stand.
