Esther 4
1 And Mordecai he knew all that it had been done and he tore Mordecai clothes his and he put on sackcloth and ash[es] and he went out in [the] midst of the city and he cried a cry loud and bitter.
Da Mordokaj fik at vide alt, hvad der var sket, sønderrev han sine Klæder, klædte sig i Sæk og Aske og gik ud i Byen og udstødte høje Veråb;
2 And he went to before [the] gate of the king for not to go into [the] gate of the king in clothing of sackcloth.
og han kom hen på Pladsen foran Kongens Port, men heller ikke længere, fordi det ikke var tilladt at gå ind i Kongens Port, når man var klædt i Sæk.
3 And in every province and province [the] place where [the] word of the king and law his [were] reaching mourning great [belonged] to the Jews and fasting and weeping and wailing sackcloth and ash[es] it was spread as a bed by many [people].
Og i hver eneste Landsdel, overalt, hvor Kongens Bud og Forordning nåede hen, var der blandt Jøderne stor Sorg og Faste, Gråd og Klage, og mange af dem redte sig et Leje af Sæk og Aske.
4 (And they came *Q(k)*) [the] maids of Esther and eunuchs her and they told to her and she agonized the queen exceedingly and she sent garments to clothe Mordecai and to remove sackcloth his from on him and not he accepted [them].
Da nu Esters Piger og Hofmænd kom og fortalte hende det, grebes Dronningen af heftig Smerte; og hun sendte Klæder ud til Mordokaj, for at man skulde give ham dem på og tage Sørgeklæderne af ham; men han tog ikke imod dem.
5 And she summoned Esther Hathach one of [the] eunuchs of the king whom he had made stand before her and she commanded him on Mordecai to know what? [was] this and concerning what? [was] this.
Da lod Ester Hatak, en af Kongens Hofmænd, som han havde stillet til hendes Tjeneste, kalde, og sendte ham til Mordokaj for at få at vide, hvad det skulde betyde, og hvad Grunden var dertil.
6 And he went out Hathach to Mordecai to [the] open place of the city which [was] before [the] gate of the king.
Da Hatak kom ud til Mordokaj på Byens Torv foran Kongens Port,
7 And he told to him Mordecai all that it had happened to him and - [the] exact amount of the silver which he had said Haman to weigh out to [the] treasuries of the king (for the Jews *Q(k)*) to destroy them.
fortalte Mordokaj ham alt, hvad der var hændt ham, og opgav ham nøje, hvor meget Sølv Haman havde lovet at tilveje Kongens Skatkamre for at få Lov til at tilintetgøre Jøderne.
8 And copy of [the] writing of the law which it had been given in Susa to annihilate them he gave to him to show Esther and to tell to her and to command to her to go to the king to seek favor to him and to request from to before him on people her.
Desuden gav han ham en Afskrift af Skrivelsen med den den i Susan udgåede Forordning om at udrydde dem, for at han skulde vise Ester den og tilkendegive hende det og pålægge hende at gå ind til Kongen og bede ham om Nåde og gå i Forbøn hos ham for sit Folk.
9 And he came Hathach and he told to Esther [the] words of Mordecai.
Halak gik så ind og lod Ester vide, hvad Mordokaj havde sagt.
10 And she said Esther to Hathach and she commanded him to Mordecai.
Men Ester sendte Halak til Mordokaj med følgende Svar:
11 All [the] servants of the king and [the] people of [the] provinces of the king [are] knowing that every man and woman who he goes to the king into the court inner who not he is summoned [is] one law his to put to death apart from that he extends to him the king [the] scepter of gold and he will live and I not (I have been summoned *L(abh)*) to go to the king this thirty day[s].
Alle Kongens Tjenere og Folkene i Kongeos Lande ved, at der for enhver, Mand eller Kvinde, som ukaldet går ind til Kongen i den inderste Gård, kun gælder een Lov, den, at han skal lide Døden, medmindre Kongen rækker sit gyldne Septer ud imod ham; i så Fald beholder han Livet. Men jeg har nu i tredive Dage ikke været kaldt til Kongen!
12 And they told to Mordecai [the] words of Esther.
Da han havde meddelt Mordokaj Esters Ord,
13 And he said Mordecai to bring back to Esther may not you imagine in self your to escape [the] house of the king from all the Jews.
bød Mordokaj ham svare Ester: "Tro ikke, at du alene af alle Jøder skal undslippe, fordi du er i Kongens Hus!
14 That except certainly you will keep quiet at the time this relief and deliverance it will arise for the Jews from a place another and you and [the] house of father your you will perish and who? [is] knowing if for a time like this you have reached the queenhood.
Nej, dersom du virkelig tier ved denne Lejlighed, så kommer der andetsteds fra Hjælp og Redning til Jøderne; men du og din Slægt skal omkomme. Hvem ved, om det ikke netop er for sligt Tilfældes Skyld, at du er kommet til kongelig Værdighed!
15 And she said Esther to bring back to Mordecai.
Da sendte Ester Mordokaj det Svar:
16 Go gather all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast on me and may not you eat and may not you drink three days night and day also I and maids my I will fast thus and in such I will go to the king which not [is] according to the law and just as I have perished I have perished.
Gå hen og kald alle Susans Jøder sammen og hold Faste for mig, således at I hverken spiser eller drikker Dag eller Nat i tre Døgn; på samme Måde vil også jeg og mine Terner faste; og derefter vil jeg gå ind til Kongen, skønt det er imod Loven; skal jeg omkomme, så lad mig da omkomme!
17 And he passed on Mordecai and he did according to all that she had commanded to him Esther.
Så gik Mordokaj hen og gjorde ganske som Ester havde pålagt ham.
