Esther 4
1 When Mordecai found out all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and walked through the city, crying and wailing in grief.
Der Mardokaj fik alt det at vide, som var sket, da sønderrev Mardokaj sine Klæder og førte sig i Sæk og Aske og gik ud midt i Staden og raabte med stort og bittert Skrig.
2 He went as far as the palace gate, because no one was allowed to enter the palace gate wearing sackcloth.
Og han kom hen lige foran Kongens Port; thi man maatte ikke gaa ind ad Kongens Port, klædt i Sæk.
3 When the king's decree and orders reached all the different provinces the Jews began to mourn in terrible distress. They fasted, they wept, and they wailed; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Og i hvert Landskab og paa hvert Sted, hvor Kongens Ord og hans Lov kom hen, var der en stor Sorg iblandt Jøderne og Faste og Graad og Hylen; mange laa i Sæk og Aske.
4 Esther's maids and eunuchs came and told her, and the queen was very upset. She sent clothes to him so he could take off his sackcloth, but he refused to accept them.
Da kom Esthers unge Piger og hendes Kammertjenere og gave hende det til Kende, og Dronningen blev meget bange, og hun sendte Klæder for at lade Mardokaj iføre sig dem og for at tage hans Sørgedragt bort fra ham; men han tog ikke imod dem.
5 She called Hathatch, one of the king's eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai and find out what he was doing and why.
Da kaldte Esther ad Hathak, en af Kongens Kammertjenere, som han havde beskikket til at staa for hendes Ansigt, og hun gav ham Befaling til Mardokaj for at fornemme, hvad det var, og hvorfor dette skete?
6 Hathatch went to Mordecai in the city square in front of the palace gate.
Da gik Hathak ud til Mardokaj paa Stadens Torv, som var foran Kongens Port.
7 Mordecai explained to him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.
Og Mardokaj gav ham til Kende alt, hvad ham var vederfaret, og Forklaring om det Sølv, som Haman havde sagt, at han vilde tilveje Kongens Skatkammer for Jøderne, hvis han maatte omkomme dem.
8 Mordecai also gave him a copy of the decree that had been issued in Susa for their destruction to show Esther and explain it to her, and asked him to instruct her to go to the king and appeal for mercy and plead before him for her people.
Og han gav ham Genparten af den skrevne Befaling, som var given i Susan, om at ødelægge dem for at lade Esther se den og underrette hende derom og for at paalægge hende at gaa ind til Kongen og bønfalde ham og bede ham om Naade for sit Folk.
9 Hathatch went back and told Esther what Mordecai had said.
Og Hathak kom og gav Esther Mardokajs Ord til Kende.
10 Then Esther spoke with Hathatch and ordered him to deliver this message to Mordecai.
Da sagde Esther til Hathak og gav ham Befaling til Mardokaj:
11 “All the king's officials, and even the people in the provinces of the king's empire, know that any man or any woman who goes to the king, entering his inner court without being summoned, is sentenced to death—that is the king's one law—unless the king holds out his golden scepter to them so they can live. In my case, I have not been called to go to the king for thirty days.”
Alle Kongens Tjenere og Folket i Kongens Landskaber vide, at for hver Mand eller Kvinde, som gaar til Kongen i den inderste Forgaard uden at være kaldet, er der en Lov, at man skal slaa ham ihjel, uden saa er, at Kongen udrækker Guldspiret imod ham, at han maa leve; jeg er ikke kaldet at komme til Kongen nu i tredive Dage.
12 When Mordecai was told what Esther said,
Og de forkyndte Mardokaj Esthers Ord.
13 Mordecai sent a message back to Esther, saying, “Don't think that just because you live in the king's palace that your life is the only one that will be saved of all the Jews!
Da sagde Mardokaj, at de skulde give dette Svar tilbage til Esther: Tænk ikke i din Sjæl, at du vil redde dig i Kongens Hus ene af alle Jøderne.
14 If you stay silent right now, help and rescue will come to the Jews from some other place, and you and your relatives will die. Who knows—it could be you came to be queen for such a time as this!”
Thi dersom du tier paa denne Tid, da skal en Vederkvægelse og Redning beskikkes for Jøderne fra et andet Sted, men du og din Faders Hus, I skulle omkomme; og hvo ved, om du, for en Tids Skyld som denne, er kommen til kongelig Værdighed?
15 Esther replied to Mordecai, saying,
Da sagde Esther, at man skulde give dette Svar tilbage til Mardokaj:
16 “Have all the Jews in Susa meet together and fast for me. Don't eat or drink anything for three days and nights. I and my girls will also fast. After that, I will go to the king, even though it's against the law, and if I die, I die.”
Gak, samler alle Jøderne, som findes i Susan, og faster for mig, og I skulle ikke æde, ej heller drikke i tre Dage, Nat og Dag, ogsaa jeg og mine unge Piger ville ligeledes faste; og saaledes vil jeg gaa ind til Kongen, hvilket ikke er efter Loven, og omkommer jeg saa, saa faar jeg at omkomme.
17 Mordecai went and did everything Esther had told him to do.
Og Mardokaj gik bort og gjorde efter alt det, som Esther havde befalet ham.
