Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
Da Kongen tillige med Haman var kommet til Gæstebudet hos Dronning Ester,
2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
spurgte Kongen atter den Dag Ester, medens de sad ved Vinen: »Hvad er din Bøn, Dronning Ester? Du skal faa den opfyldt. Og hvad er dit Ønske? Om det saa er Halvdelen af Riget, skal det tilstaas dig!«
3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
Dronning Ester svarede: »Hvis jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, Konge, og hvis Kongen synes, giv mig saa mit Liv paa min Bøn og giv mig mit Folk paa mit Ønske;
4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
thi jeg og mit Folk er solgt til at udryddes, ihjelslaas og tilintetgøres. Var vi endda solgt som Trælle og Trælkvinder, vilde jeg have tiet, thi saa havde Ulykken ikke været stor nok til at ulejlige Kongen med!«
5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
Da svarede Kong Ahasverus Dronning Ester: »Hvem er han, og hvor er han, som har faaet i Sinde at gøre dette?«
6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
Ester svarede: »En fjendsk og ildesindet Mand, den onde Haman der!« Da blev Haman slaget af Rædsel for Kongen og Dronningen.
7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Og Kongen rejste sig i Vrede fra Gæstebudet og gik ud i Paladsets Park, men Haman blev tilbage for al bønfalde Dronning Ester om sit Liv; thi han mærkede, at det var Kongens faste Vilje at styrte ham i Ulykke.
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the kings mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Da Kongen kom tilbage fra Paladsets Park til Gæstebudssalen, havde Haman netop kastet sig ned over Divanen, som Ester laa paa. Saa sagde Kongen: »Vil han oven i Købet øve Vold imod Dronningen her i Huset i min Nærværelse!« Næppe var det Ord udgaaet af Kongens Mund, før man tilhyllede Hamans Ansigt;
9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
og Harbona, en af Hofmændene, der stod i Kongens Tjeneste, sagde: »Ved Hamans Hus staar allerede den halvtredsindstyve Alen høje Galge, som Haman har ladet rejse til Mordokaj, hvis Ord dog var Kongen til Gavn!« Da sagde Kongen: »Hæng ham i den!«
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Og de hængte Haman i den Galge, han havde rejst til Mordokaj. Saa lagde Kongens Vrede sig.
