Esters 7
1 Så kom da kongen og Haman til gjestebudet hos dronning Ester.
So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
2 Mens de satt og drakk vin, sa kongen også denne annen dag til Ester: Hvad er din bønn, dronning Ester? Den skal tilståes dig. Og hvad er ditt ønske? Var det enn halvdelen av riket, skal det opfylles.
As they were drinking wine, the king asked again, “Esther, what do you want me to do [for you? Tell me, and] I will do it for you. Even if [you ask me for] half of my kingdom, I will give it to you.”
3 Da svarte dronning Ester: Har jeg funnet nåde for dine øine, konge, og tykkes det kongen godt, så la mitt liv bli mig gitt på min bønn, og mitt folks liv efter mitt ønske!
Esther replied, “O king, if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to do [what I ask], save me, and save my people. That is what I want you to do for me.
4 For vi er solgt, både jeg og mitt folk, til å ødelegges, drepes og utryddes; var det enda bare til å være træler og trælkvinner vi var solgt, da hadde jeg tidd, men nu er vår fiende ikke i stand til å oprette kongens tap.
[It is as though] I and my people [are cattle that] have been sold to be slaughtered. [It is as though] we have been sold to people who want to completely destroy us. If we had only been sold to people to become their male and female slaves, I would not say anything, because that would have been a matter too small to bother you, the king.”
5 Da sa kong Ahasverus til dronning Ester: Hvem er han, og hvor er han som har dristet sig til å gjøre så?
Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
6 Ester svarte: En motstander og fiende, denne onde Haman der! Da blev Haman forferdet for kongens og dronningens åsyn.
Esther replied, “[The man who is] our enemy is this evil man Haman!” Then Haman was terrified as he stood in front of the king and queen.
7 Kongen reiste sig i harme, forlot gjestebudet og gikk ut i slottshaven; men Haman blev tilbake for å be dronning Ester om sitt liv; for han skjønte at kongen hadde fast besluttet hans ulykke.
The king became extremely angry. He immediately left his wine and got up and went outside into the palace garden [to decide what to do]. But Haman stayed, in order to plead with Queen Esther that she would spare his life.
8 Da så kongen kom tilbake fra slottshaven til huset hvor gjestebudet var blitt holdt, lå Haman bøid over den benk som Ester satt på; da sa kongen: Tør han endog øve vold mot dronningen her i mitt eget hus? Ikke før var dette ord gått ut av kongens munn, før de tildekket Hamans ansikt.
He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. [He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther]. He exclaimed, “Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?” As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, [as they did to people who were about to be hanged].
9 Harbona, en av hoffmennene hos kongen, sa: Se, ved Hamans hus står det allerede en galge, femti alen høi, som han selv har latt gjøre i stand for Mordekai, han hvis ord engang var til så stort gagn for kongen. Da sa kongen: Heng ham i den!
Then Harbona, one of the king’s personal officials, said, “[Outside, ] near Haman’s house, there is a (gallows/set of poles for hanging someone). It is 75 feet high. Haman made it for Mordecai, the man who spared your life!” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
10 Så hengte de Haman i den galge han hadde gjort i stand for Mordekai, og kongens vrede la sig.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then (the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry).
