< Esters 6 >
1 Den natti flydde svevnen frå kongen. Han baud henta krønikeboki med minnelege hendingar, og ho vart upplesi for kongen.
In the night that it fled [the] sleep of the king and he said to bring [the] book of the reminders [the] words of the days and they were read aloud before the king.
2 Der fann dei uppskrive at Mordokai hadde meldt Bigtana og Teres, tvo hirdmenner hjå kongen som heldt vakt ved dørstokken, for dei hadde søkt høve til å leggja hand på kong Ahasveros.
And it was found recorded that he had told Mordecai on Bigthana and Teresh two of [the] eunuchs of the king from [the] guards of the threshold who they had sought to stretch out a hand on the king Ahasuerus.
3 So spurde kongen: «Kva æra og vyrdnad hev Mordokai fenge for dette?» Kongsdrengjerne som tente honom svara: «Han hev ingen ting fenge.»
And he said the king what? has it been done honor and greatness for Mordecai on this and they said [the] young men of the king servants his not it was done with him anything.
4 So spurde kongen: «Kven er det som er ute i garden?» I det bilet var Haman komen inn i den ytre garden ved kongshuset, og vilde tala med kongen um å få hengt Mordokai i galgen han hadde reist åt honom.
And he said the king who? [is] in the court and Haman he had come to [the] court of [the] house of the king outer to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared for him.
5 Kongsdrengjerne svara: «Haman stend der ute i garden.» «Lat honom koma inn!» sagde kongen.
And they said [the] servants of the king to him there! Haman [is] standing in the court and he said the king let him come.
6 Då Haman kom inn, spurde kongen honom: «Korleis skal ein fara åt med den mannen som kongen gjerna vil heidra?» Haman tenkte med seg sjølv: «Kven skulde kongen vilja heidra meir enn meg?»
And he came Haman and he said to him the king what? [is] to do for the man whom the king he delights in honor his and he said Haman in heart his to whom? will he delight the king to do honor excess more than me.
7 So svara han kongen: «Den som kongen gjerne vil heidra,
And he said Haman to the king a man whom the king he delights in honor his.
8 åt honom skal ein henta ein kongeleg klædnad som kongen sjølv hev bore, og ein hest som kongen sjølv hev ride på, og som hev fenge ei kongeleg kruna på hovudet,
Let people bring clothing of royalty which he has worn on him the king and a horse which he has ridden on it the king and which it has been put a head-dress of royalty on head its.
9 klædnaden og hesten skal gjevast til ein av dei øvste stormennerne åt kongen, og dei skal hava klædnaden på den mannen kongen vil heidra og føra honom ridande på hesten fram på bytorget, og ropa framfyre honom: «Soleis gjer ein med den mannen som kongen vil heidra.»»
And let them put the clothing and the horse on [the] hand of a man one of [the] officials of the king the nobles and they will clothe the man whom the king he delights in honor his and they will make ride him on the horse in [the] open place of the city and they will proclaim before him thus it will be done for the man whom the king he delights in honor his.
10 Då sagde kongen med Haman: «Skunda deg, tak klædnaden og hesten, som du hev sagt, og gjer soleis med jøden Mordokai som sit i kongsporten! Gløym ikkje noko av alt det du sagde!»
And he said the king to Haman hurry take the clothing and the horse just as you have said and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits at [the] gate of the king may not you make fall a word from all that you have said.
11 Haman tok klædnaden og hesten, hadde klædnaden på Mordokai, let honom rida fram på bytorget og ropa fyre honom: «Soleis gjer ein med den mannen som kongen vil heidra!»
And he took Haman the clothing and the horse and he clothed Mordecai and he made ride him in [the] open place of the city and he proclaimed before him thus it will be done for the man whom the king he delights in honor his.
12 Mordokai vende attende til kongsporten; men Haman skunda seg heim, sorgfull og med hovudet innsveipt.
And he returned Mordecai to [the] gate of the king and Haman he hurried himself to house his mourning and covered of head.
13 Og Haman fortalde Zeres, kona si, og alle venerne sine alt det som hadde hendt honom. Då sagde vismennerne hans og Zeres, kona hans, med honom: «Um so er at Mordokai, som du tek til å liggja under for, er av jødeætt, so magtast du ingen ting mot honom; du kjem til å liggja reint under for honom.»
And he recounted Haman to Zeresh wife his and to all friends his all that it had happened to him and they said to him wise [men] his and Zeresh wife his if [is] one of [the] offspring of the Jews Mordecai whom you have begun to fall before him not you will prevail to him for certainly you will fall before him.
14 Medan dei endå tala med honom, kom hirdmennerne åt kongen og skulde snøggast henta Haman til gjestebodet som Ester hadde laga til.
Still they [were] speaking with him and [the] eunuchs of the king they arrived and they made haste to bring Haman to the feast which she had prepared Esther.