Esther 9
1 Therefore, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said before is called Adar, when all the Jews were prepared to be executed and their enemies were greedy for their blood, the situation turned around, and the Jews began to have the upper hand and to vindicate themselves of their adversaries.
På den trettende dag i den tolvte måned, det er måneden adar, den dag da kongens ord og bud skulde settes i verk, og jødenes fiender hadde håpet å få dem i sin makt - nu hadde det vendt sig så at jødene fikk sine fiender i sin makt -
2 And they gathered together throughout each city, and town, and place, so as to extend their hands against their enemies and their persecutors. And no one dared to resist them, because their great power had pierced all the peoples.
den dag slo jødene sig sammen i sine byer i alle kong Ahasverus' landskaper for å legge hånd på dem som søkte deres ulykke; og ingen kunde stå sig mot dem, for frykt for dem var falt på alle folkene.
3 For even the judges of the provinces, and the rulers, and the procurators, and everyone of dignity, who presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mordecai.
Alle landskapenes fyrster og stattholderne og landshøvdingene og kongens embedsmenn hjalp jødene, for frykt for Mordekai var falt på dem;
4 For they knew him to be the leader of the palace and to have much power. Likewise, the fame of his name increased daily and flew everywhere through word of mouth.
for Mordekai var nu en stor mann i kongens hus, og hans ry gikk viden om i alle landskapene, for han - Mordekai - blev større og større.
5 And so the Jews struck their enemies like a great plague and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them,
Så slo da jødene alle sine fiender med sverd og død og undergang, og de gjorde som de vilde, mot dem som hatet dem.
6 so much so that even in Susa they executed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Haman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, and their names are these:
I borgen Susan drepte og ødela jødene fem hundre mann.
7 Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha
Også Parsandata og Dalfon og Aspata
8 and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
og Porata og Adalja og Aridata
9 and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha.
og Parmasta og Arisai og Aridai og Vaisata,
10 When they had slain them, they were unwilling to touch the spoils of their belongings.
de ti sønner til Haman, Hammedatas sønn, jødenes fiende, drepte de; men på byttet la de ikke hånd.
11 And immediately the number of those who had been killed in Susa was reported to the king.
Samme dag fikk kongen vite tallet på dem som var drept i borgen Susan.
12 He said to the queen, “In the city of Susa, the Jews have executed five hundred men, and also the ten sons of Haman. How many executions do you think that they have carried out in all the provinces? What more do you ask, and what do you wish, so that I may order it to be done?”
Da sa kongen til dronning Ester: I borgen Susan har jødene drept og utryddet fem hundre mann og Hamans ti sønner; hvad har de da ikke gjort i kongens andre landskaper? Hvad er nu din bønn? Den skal tilståes dig. Og hvad ønsker du mere? Ditt ønske skal bli opfylt.
13 And she answered, “If it pleases the king, may power be granted to the Jews, so as to do tomorrow in Susa just as they have done today, and that the ten sons of Haman may be hung up the gallows.”
Ester svarte: Tykkes det kongen godt, så la jødene i Susan også imorgen få lov til å gjøre likedan som idag, og la Hamans ti sønner bli hengt i galgen!
14 And the king instructed that it should be so done. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hung up.
Kongen bød at så skulde gjøres, og det blev utferdiget en befaling derom i Susan; Hamans ti sønner blev hengt.
15 On the fourteenth day of the month Adar, the Jews gathered themselves together, and they executed in Susa three hundred men, but they did not seize their belongings from them.
Jødene i Susan slo sig sammen også på den fjortende dag i måneden adar og drepte i Susan tre hundre mann; men på byttet la de ikke hånd.
16 Moreover, throughout all the provinces which were subject to the king’s dominion, the Jews made a stand for their lives, and they executed their enemies and their persecutors, so much so that the number of those who were killed amounted to seventy-five thousand, and yet no one touched any of their belongings.
De andre jøder i kongens landskaper slo sig også sammen og verget sitt liv og fikk ro for sine fiender; de drepte fem og sytti tusen av dem som hatet dem; men på byttet la de ikke hånd.
17 Now the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with all of the executions, and on the fourteenth day they ceased the killing. This day they established to be sacred, so that in all times hereafter they would be free for feasting, joyfulness, and celebration.
Dette hendte den trettende dag i måneden adar; og på den fjortende dag hvilte de ut, og de gjorde den til en gjestebuds- og gledesdag.
18 But, as for those who were carrying out the killings in the city of Susa, they turned to killing on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month. But on the fifteenth day they ceased to attack. And for that reason they established that day as sacred, with feasting and with gladness.
Men jødene i Susan slo sig sammen både på den trettende dag og på den fjortende dag i måneden, og på den femtende dag hvilte de ut, og de gjorde den til en gjestebuds- og gledesdag.
19 But in truth, those Jews who were staying in unwalled towns and villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for celebration and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day and send one another portions of their feasts and their meals.
Derfor høitideligholder jødene på landet - de som bor i landsbyene - den fjortende dag i måneden adar som en gledesdag med gjestebud og høitid, og på den sender de hverandre gaver av den mat de har laget til.
20 And so Mordecai wrote down all these things and sent them, composed in letters, to the Jews who were staying in all the king’s provinces, as much to those in nearby places as to those far away,
Mordekai skrev op disse hendelser og sendte brev til alle jødene i alle kong Ahasverus' landskaper, nær og fjern,
21 so that they would accept the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for holy days, and always, at the return of the year, would celebrate them with sacred esteem.
og fastsatte det som en lov for dem at de år efter år skulde høitideligholde den fjortende dag og den femtende dag i måneden adar,
22 For on those days, the Jews vindicated themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, so that these would be days of feasting and gladness, in which they would send one another portions of their feasts, and would grant gifts to the poor.
fordi det var på de dager jødene hadde fatt ro for sine fiender, og fordi det var i den måned deres bedrøvelse hadde vendt sig til glede og deres sorg til høitid; derfor skulde de gjøre disse dager til gjestebuds- og gledesdager og sende mat til hverandre og gaver til de fattige.
23 And the Jews accepted as a solemn ritual all the things which they had begun to do at that time, which Mordecai had commanded with letters to be done.
Jødene vedtok som fast skikk hvad de hadde begynt å gjøre, og hvad Mordekai hadde skrevet til dem om;
24 For Haman, the son of Hammedatha of Agag lineage, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and to destroy them. And he had cast Pur, which in our language means the lot.
for agagitten Haman, Hammedatas sønn, alle jøders fiende, hadde lagt råd op mot jødene for å utrydde dem og kastet pur, det er lodd, for å ødelegge og utrydde dem,
25 And after this, Esther had entered before the king, begging him that his efforts might be made ineffective by the king’s letters, and that the evil he intended against the Jews might return upon his own head. Finally, both he and his sons were fastened to a cross.
men da det kom kongen for øre, hadde han ved et brev påbudt at det onde råd han hadde lagt op mot jødene, skulde vende tilbake på hans eget hode, så han selv og hans sønner blev hengt i galgen.
26 And so, from that time, these days are called Purim, that is, of the lots, because Pur, that is, the lot, was cast into the urn. And all things that had been carried out are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book.
Derfor kalte de disse dager purim efter ordet pur. Og på grunn av alt det som stod i dette brev, og det som de selv hadde sett, og som hadde hendt dem,
27 And whatever they suffered, and whatever was altered afterwards, the Jews received for themselves and their offspring and for all who were willing to be joined to their religion, so that none would be permitted to transgress the solemnity of these two days, to which the writing testifies, and which certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another.
fastsatte jødene og vedtok som ubrytelig skikk for sig og sine efterkommere og for alle som gikk over til deres tro, at de år efter år skulde høitideligholde disse to dager efter forskriften om dem og på den for dem fastsatte tid,
28 These are the days which no one ever will erase into oblivion, and which every province in the whole world, throughout each generation, shall celebrate. Neither is there any city wherein the days of Purim, that is, of lots, may not be observed by the Jews, and by their posterity, which has been obligated to these ceremonies.
og at disse dager skulde ihukommes og høitideligholdes gjennem alle tider, i hver ætt, i hvert landskap og i hver by, og at disse purim-dager ikke skulde falle bort blandt jødene, og minnet om dem aldri ophøre blandt deres efterkommere.
29 And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, also wrote a second letter, so that with all zealousness this day would be confirmed as customary for future generations.
Dronning Ester, Abiha'ils datter, og jøden Mordekai skrev atter et brev med myndige ord for å slå fast som lov det som stod i dette nye brev om purim.
30 And they sent to all the Jews, who had been stirred up in the one hundred twenty-seven provinces of king Artaxerxes, that they should have peace and receive truth,
Og han sendte skrivelser til alle jødene i de hundre og syv og tyve landskaper i Ahasverus' rike med vennlige og alvorlige ord,
31 and observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy at their proper time, just as Mordecai and Esther had established. And they accepted these to be observed by themselves and by their offspring: fasting, and crying out, and the days of lots,
for å slå fast som lov at de skulde holde disse purim-dager på de for dem fastsatte tider, således som jøden Mordekai og dronning Ester hadde foreskrevet om dem, og således som de hadde vedtatt det for sig selv og sine efterkommere om fastene og klageropene på dem.
32 and all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther.
Således blev disse forskrifter om purim-festen fastsatt som lov ved Esters bud, og det blev opskrevet i en bok.
