Esther 6
1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
Iden samme Nat kunde Kongen ikke sove, og han bød at hente Krønikebogen om de daglige Begivenheder; og de bleve læste for Kongen.
2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
Og der fandtes skrevet, at Mardokaj havde gjort Angivelse om Bigtana og Theres, to af Kongens Kammertjenere, af dem, som holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, og som havde søgt at lægge Haand paa Kong Ahasverus.
3 And the king said, What honor and dignity has been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered to him, There is nothing done for him.
Og Kongen sagde: Hvad Ære og Ophøjelse er der sket Mardokaj for det? Da sagde Kongens Folk, som tjente ham: Ham er ikke sket nogen Ting.
4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
Da sagde Kongen: Hvo er i Forgaarden? Og Haman var kommen i Kongens Hus's yderste Forgaard for at tale til Kongen om at hænge Mardokaj paa det Træ, som han havde ladet berede for ham.
5 And the king’s servants said to him, Behold, Haman stands in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
Og Kongens Tjenere sagde til ham: Se, Haman staar i Forgaarden; og Kongen sagde: Lader ham komme ind!
6 So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?
Der Haman kom, sagde Kongen til ham: Hvad skal man gøre ved den Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære? Og Haman sagde i sit Hjerte: Hvem skulde Kongen have Lyst til at gøre mere Ære end mig?
7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,
Derfor sagde Haman til Kongen: Er der en Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære,
8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and the crown royal which is set on his head:
saa bringe man et kongeligt Klædebon, som Kongen har været iført, og en Hest, som Kongen har redet paa, og paa hvis Hoved en kongelig Krone er sat;
9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man with whom the king delights to honor, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.
og man give det Klædebon og den Hest i Haanden paa en Mand af Kongens fornemste Fyrster, og man iføre den Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære, det, og de skulle lade ham ride paa Hesten igennem Stadens Gader, og de skulle udraabe for hans Ansigt: Saaledes skal man gøre ved den Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære.
10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sits at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.
Da sagde Kongen til Haman: Skynd dig, tag Klædebonnet og Hesten, som du har talt, og gør saa med Jøden Mardokaj, som sidder ved Kongens Port; undlad ikke noget af alt det, som du har talt!
11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.
Da tog Haman Klædebonnet og Hesten, lod Mardokaj iføre sig det og lod ham ride igennem Stadens Gader og udraabte for hans Ansigt: Saaledes skal man gøre ved den Mand, som Kongen har Lyst til at ære!
12 And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
Og Mardokaj kom tilbage til Kongens Port; men Haman skyndte sig tilbage til sit Hus, sørgende og med tilhyllet Hoved.
13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife to him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom you have begun to fall, you shall not prevail against him, but shall surely fall before him.
Og Haman fortalte Seres, sin Hustru og alle sine Venner alt det, som ham var vederfaret; da sagde hans Vismænd og Seres, hans Hustru, til ham: Dersom Mardokaj, for hvis Ansigt du har begyndt at falde, er af jødisk Æt, da formaar du intet imod ham, men maa aldeles falde for hans Ansigt.
14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Der de endnu talte med ham, da kom Kongens Kammertjenere til, og de hastede med at føre Haman til Gæstebudet, som Esther havde beredet.
