Esther 2
1 Later on, after all this had happened, King Xerxes' anger subsided and he thought about Vashti and what she'd done, and the decree issued against her.
Sedan detta skedt var, när Konungens Ahasveros vrede hade saktat sig, kom han Vasthi ihåg, hvad hon gjort hade, och hvad om henne beslutet var.
2 His advisors suggested to him, “Why not order a search to find beautiful young virgins for Your Majesty?
Då sade Konungens svenner, som honom tjente: Man söke Konungenom upp dägeliga unga jungfrur;
3 Your Majesty should put officers in charge in each province of his empire to gather all the beautiful young women and bring them to the king's harem at the fortress of Susa. They should placed under the supervision of Hegai, the king's eunuch in charge of the women, and they should be given beauty treatments.
Och Konungen beställe skådare i all land i sitt rike, att de låta komma tillhopa alla dägeliga unga jungfrur, intill den staden Susan i fruhuset, under Hegai hand, Konungens kamererares, hvilken qvinnorna vakta skulle, och få dem deras skrud;
4 The young woman the king finds most attractive can become queen in place of Vashti.” The king thought this was a good idea, so he acted upon it.
Och hvilken pigan Konungenom täckes, den blifve Drottning i Vasthis stad. Det behagade Konungenom, och han gjorde så.
5 There was a Jewish man living in the fortress of Susa named Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite
Då var en Judisk man i Susans stad, han het Mardechai, Jairs son, Simei sons, Kis sons, Jemini sons;
6 who was among those taken prisoner with King Jehoiachin of Judah and carried into exile from Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
Den med bortförd var ifrå Jerusalem, då Jechonia, Juda Konung, bortförd var, hvilken NebucadNezar, Konungen i Babel, bortförde.
7 He had brought up Hadassah (or Esther), his uncle's daughter, because she had no father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was very attractive. After her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.
Och han var förmyndare till Hadassa, denna är Esther, sins faderbroders dotter; förty hon hade hvarken fader eller moder, och hon var en fager och dägelig piga; och då hennes fader och moder blefvo döde, tog Mardechai henne för sin dotter.
8 When the king's order and decree had been announced, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa under the supervision of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the king's palace and placed under the care of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.
Då Konungens bud och beslut vardt kunnigt, och många pigor voro tillhopahemtade till staden Susan, under Hegai hand, vardt Esther ock tagen uti Konungshuset, under Hegai hand, qvinnovaktarens.
9 Esther caught his eye and he treated her favorably. He quickly arranged beauty treatments and special food for her. He also provided her with seven specially-chosen maids from the king's palace, and moved her and her maids to the best location in the harem.
Och pigan täcktes honom, och hon fann barmhertighet för honom; och han skyndade sig med hennes skrud, att han skulle få henne hennes del, och sju dägeliga pigor utaf Konungshuset dertill; och han satte henne med hennes pigor uti bästa rummet i fruhuset.
10 Esther had not let anyone know her nationality or who her family was, because Mordecai had ordered her not to.
Och Esther sade honom intet utaf sitt folk, eller sitt slägte; förty Mardechai hade budit henne, att hon skulle icke sägat.
11 Each day Mordecai spent time walking around in front of the courtyard of the harem so he could find out how Esther was doing and what was happening to her.
Och Mardechai spatserade hvar dag i gårdenom åt fruhuset, att han måtte förnimma, om väl ginge med Esther, och hvad med henne ske kunde.
12 Before it was the turn of a young woman to go to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments for women that were required: six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumed oils and ointments.
Då nu hvarjo pigones bestämda tid kom, att hon skulle komma till Konungen Ahasveros, sedan hon hade varit i tolf månader i fruprydning; förty deras prydelse måste så mycken tid hafva, nämliga sex månader med balsam och myrrham, och sex månader med godt speceri, så voro då qvinnorna tillprydda;
13 When it was time for the young woman to go to the king, she was given whatever she asked for to take with her from the harem to the king's palace.
Och så gick då en piga in till Konungen; och hvilka hon ville, måste man få henne, som med henne gå skulle ifrå fruhuset till Konungshuset.
14 In the evening she would go, and in the morning she would return to a different harem under the supervision of Shaashgaz, who was the king's eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not go back to be with the king again unless he was particularly attracted to her and called for her by name.
Och när en om aftonen inkom, gick hon om morgonen ifrå honom in uti det andra fruhuset, under Saasgas hand, Konungens kamererares, frillovaktarens; och hon måste icke komma igen till Konungen, utan Konungenom täcktes, och han lät kalla henne vid namn.
15 (Esther was the daughter of Abihail, Mordecai's uncle. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.) When it was Esther's turn to go to the king, she didn't ask for anything to take with her except what Hegai advised. (He was the king's eunuch in charge of the women.) Esther was looked on with admiration by everybody.
Då nu Esthers tid kom, Abihails dotters, Mardechai faderbroders, den henne för dotter tagit hade, att hon skulle komma till Konungen, begärade hon intet annat, än det Hegai, Konungens kamererare, qvinnovaktaren, sade henne före. Och Esther fann nåd för alla dem, som sågo uppå henne.
16 Esther was taken to King Xerxes into his royal palace, in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Men Esther vardt tagen till Konungen Ahasveros, uti Konungshuset, i tionde månadenom, den Thebeth kallas; i sjunde årena hans rikes.
17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women. He treated her more favorably and with greater kindness than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Och Konungen fick Esther kär öfver alla qvinnor, och hon fann nåd och barmhertighet för honom, för alla jungfrur; och han satte Drottningakrono uppå hennes hufvud, och gjorde henne till Drottning i Vasthis stad.
18 The king gave a great feast for all his officials and administrators—Esther's feast. He also declared it a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed generous gifts.
Och Konungen gjorde ett stort gästabåd, till alla sina Förstar och tjenare; det gästabådet var för Esthers skull; och lät landen hafva rolighet, och gaf ut Konungsliga skänker.
19 Even though there had been a second gathering of virgins, and Mordecai had been given a position by the king,
Och då man annan gång församlade jungfrur, satt Mardechai vid Konungens dörr.
20 Esther still did not let anyone know about her family or her nationality, as Mordecai had ordered her. She followed Mordecai's instructions just as she did when he brought her up.
Och Esther hade ännu icke sagt sitt slägte, eller folk, såsom Mardechai henne budit hade; ty Esther gjorde efter Mardechai ord, lika som då han hennes förmyndare var.
21 At that time, as Mordecai was doing his work at the palace gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the entrance to the king's rooms, became furious with King Xerxes and looked for a way to assassinate him.
På samma tiden, då Mardechai vid Konungens dörr satt, vordo två Konungens kamererare vrede, Bigthan och Theres, som dörrena vaktade, och hade i sinnet, att de ville slå uppå Konungen Ahasveros.
22 Mordecai found out about the plot and reported it to Queen Esther. Esther in turn told the king on Mordecai's behalf.
Det förnam Mardechai, och lät Drottningena Esther få veta det; och Esther sade det för Konungenom, på Mardechai vägnar.
23 When the plot was investigated and found to be true, both men were impaled on poles. This was recorded in the official Book of Records by order of the king.
Och då man ransakade derefter, vardt det så funnet; och de vordo både hängde i trän; och det vardt beskrifvet i Chrönicon för Konungenom.
