Esther 2

1 After the things these when subsided [the] anger of the king Ahasuerus he remembered Vashti and [that] which she had done and [that] which it had been decreed on 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 And they said [the] young men of the king [who were] serving him let people seek for the king young women virgins good of appearance.

Då sade Konungens svenner, som honom tjente: Man söke Konungenom upp dägeliga unga jungfrur;

3 And let him appoint the king appointees in all [the] provinces of kingdom his and let them gather every girl virgin good of appearance to Susa the citadel to [the] house of the women into [the] hand of Hegai [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the women and let him give rubbings their.

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 And the young woman who she will be good in [the] eyes of the king she will reign in place of Vashti and it was good the word in [the] eyes of the king and he did thus.

Och hvilken pigan Konungenom täckes, den blifve Drottning i Vasthis stad. Det behagade Konungenom, och han gjorde så.

5 A man Jewish he was in Susa the citadel and name his [was] Mordecai [the] son of Jair [the] son of Shimei [the] son of Kish a man a Jaminite.

Då var en Judisk man i Susans stad, han het Mardechai, Jairs son, Simei sons, Kis sons, Jemini sons;

6 Who he had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the exile[s] which it had been taken into exile with Jeconiah [the] king of Judah whom he had taken into exile Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon.

Den med bortförd var ifrå Jerusalem, då Jechonia, Juda Konung, bortförd var, hvilken NebucadNezar, Konungen i Babel, bortförde.

7 And he was raising Hadassah that [is] Esther [the] daughter of uncle his for not [belonged] to her a father and a mother and the young woman [was] beautiful of shape and good of appearance and at [the] death of father her and mother her he took her Mordecai of him to a 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 And it was when were heard [the] edict of the king and orders his and when were gathered young women many to Susa the citadel into [the] hand of Hegai and she was taken Esther to [the] house of the king into [the] hand of Hegai [the] keeper 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 And she was good the young woman in view his and she bore favor before him and he hastened rubbings her and portions her to give to her and [the] seven the servant girls chosen to give to her from [the] house of the king and he moved her and servant girls her to [the] good [place] of [the] house of the women.

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 Not she had told Esther people her and kindred her for Mordecai he had commanded to her that not she will tell.

Och Esther sade honom intet utaf sitt folk, eller sitt slägte; förty Mardechai hade budit henne, att hon skulle icke sägat.

11 And on every day and day Mordecai [was] walking back and forth to front of [the] court of [the] house of the women to know [the] welfare of Esther and what? was it done with 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 And when arrived [the] turn of a young woman and a young woman to go - to the king Ahasuerus from [the] end to be for her according to [the] regulation of the women two [plus] ten month[s] for thus they were completed [the] days of rubbings their six months with [the] oil of myrrh and six months with balsam oil and with [the] rubbings of women.

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 And in this [way] the young woman [was] going into the king all that she said it was given to her to go with her from [the] house of the women to [the] house of the king.

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 [was] going and in the morning she [was] returning to [the] house of the women second in [the] hand of Shaashgaz [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the concubines not she went again into the king that except he delighted in her the king and she was summoned 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 And when arrived [the] turn of Esther [the] daughter of Abihail [the] uncle of Mordecai whom he had taken of him to a daughter to go to the king not she requested anything that except [that] which he said Hegai [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the women and she was Esther bearing favor in [the] eyes of all [those who] saw her.

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 And she was taken Esther to the king Ahasuerus into [the] house of royalty his in the month tenth that [is] [the] month of Tebeth in year seven of reign his.

Men Esther vardt tagen till Konungen Ahasveros, uti Konungshuset, i tionde månadenom, den Thebeth kallas; i sjunde årena hans rikes.

17 And he loved the king Esther more than all the women and she bore favor and favor before him more than all the virgins and he put a crown of royalty on head her and he made queen her in place 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 And he made the king a feast great for all officials his and servants his [the] feast of Esther and a holiday for the provinces he made and he gave tribute according to [the] hand of the king.

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 And when were gathered virgins a second [time] and Mordecai [was] sitting at [the] gate of the king.

Och då man annan gång församlade jungfrur, satt Mardechai vid Konungens dörr.

20 Not Esther [was] telling kindred her and people her just as he had commanded to her Mordecai and [the] command of Mordecai Esther [was] doing just as she had done in guardianship with him.

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 In the days those and Mordecai [was] sitting at [the] gate of the king he was angry Bigthan and Teresh two of [the] eunuchs of the king from [the] guards of the threshold and they sought to stretch out a hand on the king Ahasuerus.

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 And it was made known the matter to Mordecai and he told to Esther the queen and she spoke Esther to the king in [the] name of Mordecai.

Det förnam Mardechai, och lät Drottningena Esther få veta det; och Esther sade det för Konungenom, på Mardechai vägnar.

23 And it was sought the matter and it was found and they were hanged [the] two of them on a gallows and it was written in [the] book of [the] matters of the days before 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.