Esther 5
1 Three days later Esther put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, opposite the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the king's hall, facing the entrance.
Og det skete paa den tredje Dag, da iførte Esther sig kongelige Klæder og stod i Kongens Hus's inderste Forgaard, lige for Kongens Hus, og Kongen sad paa sin kongelige Trone i det kongelige Hus, lige for Døren paa Huset.
2 When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the inner court she won his approval so he acted favorably by holding out his scepter to her. So Esther went over and touched the end of the scepter.
Og det skete, der Kongen saa Esther, Dronningen, staa i Forgaarden, da fik hun Naade for hans Øjne, og Kongen udrakte Guldspiret, som var i hans Haand, imod Esther; da kom Esther frem og rørte ved Spidsen paa Spiret.
3 The king asked her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What do you want? I'll give it to you, as much as half my empire!”
Da sagde Kongen til hende: Hvad fattes dig, Dronning Esther, og hvad, er din Begæring? var det indtil Halvdelen af mit Rige, da skulde det gives dig.
4 Esther replied, “If it please Your Majesty, may the king and Haman come today to a dinner I have prepared for him.”
Og Esther sagde: Dersom det synes Kongen godt, saa komme Kongen og Haman i Dag til det Gæstebud, som jeg har beredet for ham.
5 “Bring Haman here at once so we can do what Esther has requested,” the king ordered. The king and Haman went to the dinner that Esther had prepared.
Og Kongen sagde: Lader Haman skynde sig at gøre efter Esthers Ord; og Kongen og Haman kom til Gæstebudet, som Esther havde beredet.
6 As they drank their wine, the king asked Esther, “What are you really asking for? It will be given to you. What do you want? You shall have it, as much as half my empire!”
Da sagde Kongen til Esther under Gæstebudet ved Vinen: Hvad er din Bøn? og det skal gives dig; og hvad er din Begæring? var det indtil Halvdelen af Riget, da skal det ske.
7 Esther answered, “This is what I'm asking for, and this is what I want.
Da svarede Esther og sagde: Min Bøn og min Begæring er:
8 If the king looks on me favorably, and if it please Your Majesty to grant my request and do as I ask, may the king and Haman come to a dinner I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will answer Your Majesty's question.”
Dersom jeg har fundet Naade for Kongens Øjne, og dersom det synes Kongen godt at tilstaa mig min Bøn og at opfylde min Begæring, saa komme Kongen og Haman til det Gæstebud, som jeg vil tillave for dem; saa vil jeg gøre i Morgen efter Kongens Ord.
9 When Haman left that day he was very happy and pleased with himself. But when he saw Mordecai at the palace gate and that he didn't stand up or tremble with fear before him, Haman was furious with Mordecai.
Da gik Haman samme Dag ud, glad og ved et godt Mod, men som Haman saa Mardokaj i Kongens Port, at han ikke stod op, ej heller rørte sig for ham, da blev Haman opfyldt med Vrede imod Mardokaj.
10 However, Haman controlled himself and he went home. There he invited his friends over. Once they and his wife Zeresh had gathered,
Men Haman holdt sig, og han kom til sit Hus; og han sendte Bud og lod sine Venner og Seres, sin Hustru, hente.
11 Haman went into great detail about how much money and possessions he had, and how many children, and how the king had made him so important by promoting him above all the other nobles and officials.
Og Haman fortalte dem om sin Rigdoms Herlighed og om sine mange Sønner og om alt det, hvorved Kongen havde gjort ham stor og havde ophøjet ham over Fyrsterne og Kongens Tjenere.
12 “Added to all that,” Haman went on, “I was the only other person Queen Esther invited to come to a dinner she had prepared for the king. I'm also invited by her to eat together with the king tomorrow.”
Og Haman sagde: Ogsaa Dronning Esther lod ingen komme med Kongen til det Gæstebud, som hun havde beredet, uden mig; og jeg er ogsaa indbuden af hende til i Morgen med Kongen.
13 Then he said, “But all of this is worthless to me while I keep on seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting at the palace gate.”
Men alt dette er mig ikke nok, al den Tid jeg ser Jøden Mardokaj sidde i Kongens Port.
14 His wife Zeresh and his friends told him, “Arrange for a pole to be set up, fifty cubits high. Then, in the morning, go and ask the king to have Mordecai impaled on it. Afterwards, you'll be happy as you go with the king to the dinner.” Haman thought this was good advice, so he had the pole set up.
Da sagde Seres, hans Hustru, og alle hans Venner til ham: Lad dem lave et Træ til, halvtredsindstyve Alen højt, og sig i Morgen til Kongen, at man skal hænge Mardokaj derpaa, og gaa saa glad til Gæstebudet med Kongen; og dette Ord syntes Haman vel om, og han lod Træet lave til.
