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1 King Xerxes ruled [a very big empire which had] 127 provinces. It extended from India [in the east] to Ethiopia [in the west].
Det hende seg i styringstidi åt Ahasveros - som rådde frå India alt til Ætiopia yver eit hundrad og sju og tjuge jarlerike -
2 He ruled the empire [while he lived] in the capital city, Susa.
i dei dagarne då kong Ahasveros sat på kongsstolen i borgi Susan:
3 During the third year that he ruled his empire, he invited all his administrators and [other] officials to a big banquet/feast. He invited all the commanders of the armies of Persia and Media to come to the banquet. He also invited the governors and other leaders of the provinces.
i det tridje styringsåret hans gjorde han eit gjestebod for alle hovdingarne og tenarane sine, medan heren frå Persia og Media var samla hjå honom, saman med storfolket og jarlarne.
4 [The celebration] lasted for six months. During that time the king showed his guests all his wealth and other things that showed how great his kingdom was (OR, how great a king he was).
I mange dagar, eit hundrad og åtteti dagar, synte han deim sin kongelege rikdom og herlegdom og stordom med all dramb og drust.
5 At the end of those six months, the king invited people to another banquet. He invited to the banquet all the men who worked in the palace, including those who had important jobs and those who had unimportant jobs. [This celebration] lasted for seven days. It was in the courtyard of the palace in Susa.
Då dei dagarne var lidne, gjorde kongen eit gjestebod i sju dagar for alt folket som fanst i borgi Susan, frå den høgste til den lægste, i den inngjerde hagen ved kongsborgi.
6 [In the courtyard] were beautiful blue and white curtains that were fastened by white and purple cords/ribbons to rings that were on pillars made from [expensive white stone called] marble. [The guests sat on] gold and silver couches. The couches were on a pavement/floor which had on top of it designs made from various kinds of expensive stones.
Der hekk tjeld av kvitt lin og bomull og purpurblått ty, feste med kvite og purpur-raude snorer til sylvringar på kvite marmorsulor. Der stod benkjer av gull sylv, på eit golv av grønt og kvitt marmor og perlemorstein og svart stein.
7 [The guests] drank wine from gold cups. Each cup had a different design on it.
Drykkjerne vart skjenkte i gullstaup, kvart staup hadde sers skap. Og der var nøgdi av kongeleg vin, på kongevis.
8 There was a lot of wine, because the king wanted the guests to drink as much as they wanted. But the king told the servants that they should not force anyone to drink more than he wanted.
Den fyresegni vart sett drikkingi, at ingen skulde nøydast; kongen hadde bode alle hovmeistrarne at dei skulde lata kvar mann få so mykje han sjølv hadde hug på.
9 [At the same time, the king’s wife, ] Queen Vashti, invited the wives of the men who worked in the palace to a banquet [in another room in the palace].
Dronning Vasti gjorde samstundes eit gjestebod for kvinnorne i det kongelege huset åt kong Ahasveros.
10 On the last/seventh day of those banquets, when King Xerxes was partially drunk from drinking wine, he [summoned] seven of his personal servants. They were Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas.
Sjuande dagen då kongen var fjåg av vinen, baud han dei sju hirdmennerne som gjorde tenesta hjå kong Ahasveros: Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, og Abagta, Zetar og Karkas,
11 He told them to bring Queen Vashti to him, wearing her crown. He wanted his guests to see that she was very beautiful.
at dei skulde henta dronning Vasti og leida henne fram for kongen, med kongskruna på, so han kunde syna fram vænleiken hennar for folki og for hovdingarne; for ho var fager å sjå til.
12 But when those servants told Vashti what the king wanted, she refused to go to the king [because she did not want to display her beauty in front of a group of half-drunk men]. So that caused the king to become very angry.
Men dronning Vasti vilde ikkje koma, tråss i det kongsbodet hirdmennerne bar fram. Då vart kongen veldugt vreid, og harmen loga upp i honom.
13 Immediately he had a meeting with the seven men who were the most important officials in Persia and Media. They were the men whom he often asked (for their advice/what he should do). And they were men who knew all the customs and laws [of Persia]. Their names were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan.
Kongen sagde til vismennerne, dei som hadde vit på tiderne - soleis vart alle kongssakar framlagde for deim som hadde vit på lov og rett,
og dei som stod honom næmast, var Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena og Memukan, dei sju hovdingarne i Persia og Media, som stod kongen næmast, og åtte øvste sæti i riket -:
15 The king said to them, “Queen Vashti has refused to obey me when I sent my servants [to tell her to come here]. What do our laws say that we should do to someone who [acts/behaves like that]?”
«Kva skal det etter lovi gjerast med dronning Vasti, sidan ho ikkje lyder det bodet kong Ahasveros sende henne med hirdmennerne?»
16 While the other officials were present, Memucan told the king, [“Your majesty], Queen Vashti has (insulted/done wrong against) you, but she has also insulted all your officials and everyone else (in your empire/that you rule over).
Memukan tok til ords for kongen og hovdingarne: «Dronning Vasti hev ikkje berre forbrote seg mot kongen, men mot alle hovdingarne og alle folki i alle jarleriki åt kong Ahasveros.
17 All the women [throughout the empire] will hear what she has done, and they will say, ‘The king commanded Queen Vashti to come to him, and she refused.’ [So they will not obey their husbands. Instead, ] they will begin to not respect their husbands.
Åtferdi hennar vil koma ut millom alle konorne, og vil føra til at dei vanvyrdar mennerne sine; for dei vil segja: «Kong Ahasveros baud at dei skulde føra dronning Vasti fram for honom, men ho kom ikkje!»
18 Before this day ends, the wives of all us officials in Persia and Media will hear what the queen did, and they also will refuse to obey their husbands. They will not respect us, and they will cause us to become very angry.
Ja, alt i dag vil hovdingfruorne i Persia og Media høyra gjete åtferdi til dronningi og svara alle kongens hovdingar sameleis, og det vil verta nok av vanvyrdnad og harm.
19 So if it pleases you, O king, you should write a law. Like all the other laws of Persia and Media, it will be a law that (no one can change/cannot be changed.) Write a law that states that Queen Vashti will never be allowed to see you again [and will not continue to be the queen]. Then you can choose another woman to be queen, a woman who deserves to be queen more than Vashti does.
Tekkjest det kongen, so lat eit kongebod verta utferda, og uppskrive millom loverne i Persia og Media, so det stend uruggeleg fast, at Vasti skal aldri meir koma fram for kong Ahasveros; hennar kongelege stand gjev kongen til ei onnor, som er likare enn ho.
20 Then, when everyone in your empire hears what you have commanded, all the women, including those who are important and those who are not important, will respect and obey their husbands.”
Når dette kongelege påbodet vert utferda og kunngjort i heile kongens rike, so vida det rekk, då vil alle konor syna mennerne sine æra, frå dei høgste til dei lægste.»
21 The king and the other officials liked what Memucan suggested, so he [did that. He wrote a law] proclaiming that.
Dette ordet lika kongen og stormennerne godt, og kongen gjorde som Memukan hadde sagt.
22 Then he sent letters to all the provinces, stating that all men should have complete authority over their wives and their children. He wrote the letters in every language and type of writing/alphabet that was used in each province.
Brev vart sende til alle jarledømi åt kongen, til kvart jarledøme med deira skrift og til kvart folk på deira tungemål: at kvar mann skulde vera herre i sitt hus, og tala sitt eige folkemål.
