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1 Efter disse Begivenheder, der Kong Ahasverus's Harme var stillet, kom han Vasthi i Hu, og hvad hun havde gjort, og hvad der var besluttet over hende.
After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2 Da sagde Kongens Folk, som tjente ham: Man oplede til Kongen unge Jomfruer, dejlige af Anseelse,
Then said the young men of the king, who waited upon him, —Let them seek out for the king young virgins, of pleasing appearance;
3 og Kongen beskikke Befalingsmænd i alle sit Riges Landskaber, at de samle alle unge Jomfruer, som ere dejlige af Anseelse, til Borgen Susan, til Kvindernes Hus, under Hegajs, Kongens Kammertjeners, Haand, som tager Vare paa Kvinderne, og man give dem de Ting, som høre til deres Renselse;
and let the king appoint officers throughout all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them gather together every young virgin of pleasing appearance unto Shusan the palace, unto the house of the women, into the custody of Hegai eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, and let there be given the things needed for their purification;
4 og den unge Pige, som synes at være god for Kongens Øjne, hun vorde Dronning i Vasthis Sted! Og dette Ord syntes godt for Kongens Øjne, og han gjorde saa.
and, the maiden that is pleasing in the eyes of the king, let her be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king, and he did so.
5 Der var en jødisk Mand i Borgen Susan, hvis Navn var Mardokaj, en Søn af Jair, der var en Søn af Simei, en Søn af Kis, en benjaminitisk Mand,
A certain Jew, there was, in Shusan the palace, —whose, name, was Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a man of Benjamin;
6 som var bortført fra Jerusalem med de Fanger, som bleve bortførte med Jekonia, Judas Konge, hvem Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, lod bortføre.
who had been exiled from Jerusalem, with the exiles who were carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, —whom, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, exiled.
7 Og han var Fosterfader til Hadassa, det er Esther, hans Farbroders Datter, thi hun havde hverken Fader eller Moder; og den unge Pige var skøn af Skikkelse og dejlig af Anseelse, og der hendes Fader og hendes Moder døde, da tog Mardokaj hende til sig som Datter.
And it came to pass, that he was bringing up Hadassah, the same, was Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother, —and, the maiden, was of beautiful form and pleasing appearance, and when her father and mother died, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
8 Og det skete, der Kongens Ord og hans Bud bleve hørt, og der mange unge Piger bleve samlede til Borgen Susan under Hegajs Haand, blev og Esther tagen til Kongens Hus, under Hegajs Haand, som tog Vare paa Kvinderne.
So it came to pass, when the king’s command and decree was heard, and there had been gathered together many maidens unto Shusan the palace, unto the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the house of the king, unto the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women;
9 Og den unge Pige syntes god for hans Øjne og fik Yndest for hans Ansigt; derfor hastede han med at give hende de Ting, som hørte til hendes Renselse, og de Maaltider, hun skulde have, og med at give hende de syv udsete Piger af Kongens Hus, og han lod hende med hendes Piger flytte til det bedste Sted i Kvindernes Hus.
and the maiden was pleasing in his eyes, and she received lovingkindness before him, and he hastened to give her, the things needed for her purification, and things apportioned her, and to give her, seven select maidens, out of the house of the king, —and he removed her and her maidens to the best place in the house of the women.
10 Esther havde ikke givet sit Folk og sin Slægt til Kende; thi Mardokaj havde befalet hende, at hun ikke skulde give det til Kende.
Esther had not told of her people, nor of her kindred, —for, Mordecai, had laid charge upon her, that she should not tell.
11 Og Mardokaj gik daglig foran Forgaarden ved Kvindernes Hus for at faa at vide, om det gik Esther vel, og hvad der skulde ske med hende.
And, throughout every day, Mordecai, used to walk to and fro, before the court of the house of the women, —to get to know the welfare of Esther, and what would be done with her.
12 Og naar Raden kom for hver Pige, at hun skulde gaa ind til Kong Ahasverus, efter at der i tolv Maaneder var sket med hende efter Forskriften angaaende Kvinderne — thi saa lang Tid medgaar der til deres Renselse, nemlig seks Maaneder med Olie af Myrra, og seks Maaneder med kostelige Urter og andre Ting, som høre til Kvindernes Renselse —
Now, when the turn of each maiden came, to go in unto King Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her according to the law of the women for twelve months, for, so, were filled the days of their purification, —six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes, and with things for the purification of the women,
13 naar da den unge Pige gik ind til Kongen, blev alt, hvad hun sagde, givet hende, at hun dermed gik fra Kvindernes Hus ind i Kongens Hus.
then, indeed, the maiden came in unto the king, —whatsoever she might mention, was given her, to go with her, out of the house of the women up to the house of the king:
14 Hun gik ind om Aftenen, og om Morgenen gik hun tilbage til Kvindernes andet Hus under Saasgas, Kongens Kammertjeners, Haand, hans, som tog Vare paa Medhustruerne; hun maatte ikke komme mere til Kongen, uden Kongen havde Lyst til hende, og hun blev kaldet ved Navn.
in the evening, she went in, and, in the morning, she returned—unto the second house of the women, unto the custody of Shaashgaz the king’s eunuch, who kept the concubines, —she went not in again unto the king, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.
15 Og der Raden kom til Esther, Abihajls, Mardokajs Farbroders, Datter, som denne havde taget til sig som Datter, at hun skulde gaa ind til Kongen, da krævede hun ingen Ting, uden hvad Hegaj, Kongens Kammertjener, som tog Vare paa Kvinderne, sagde; og Esther fandt Naade for alles Øjne, som saa hende.
But, when the turn came for Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai—who had taken her as his own daughter—to go in unto the king, she requested nothing, save what Hegai the king’s eunuch who kept the women might direct, —but so it was, that Esther obtained favour in the eyes of all who beheld her.
16 Og Esther blev tagen til Kong Ahasverus til hans kongelige Hus i den tiende Maaned, det er Thebet Maaned, i hans Regerings syvende Aar.
So then Esther was taken unto King Ahasuerus, into his royal house, in the tenth month, the same, was the month Tebeth, —in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Og Kongen elskede Esther fremfor alle Kvinderne, og hun fik Naade og Miskundhed for hans Ansigt fremfor alle Jomfruerne, og han satte den kongelige Krone paa hendes Hoved og gjorde hende til Dronning i Vasthis Sted.
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favour and lovingkindness before him, above all the virgins, —so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen, instead of Vashti.
18 Og Kongen gjorde alle sine Fyrster og sine Tjenere et stort Gæstebud, det var Esthers Gæstebud, og han skænkede Landskaberne Hvile og uddelte Gaver efter Kongens Formue.
Then the king made a great banquet, for all his rulers and his servants, the banquet of Esther, —and, a remission, for all the provinces, made he, and gave a present, according to the bounty of a king.
19 Og der Jomfruerne samledes anden Gang, og Mardokaj sad i Kongens Port —
Now, when virgins were gathered together second time, then, Mordecai, was sitting in the gate of the king.
20 Esther havde ikke givet sin Slægt, ej heller sit Folk til Kende, ligesom Mardokaj havde befalet hende; thi Esther gjorde efter Mardokajs Ord, ligesom da hun blev opfødt hos ham —
Esther had not told of her kindred, nor her people, as, Mordecai, had laid charge upon her, —and, the command of Mordecai, Esther performed, like as when she was being brought up with him.
21 i de samme Dage, som Mardokaj sad i Kongens Port, bleve to af Kongens Kammertjenere, Bigtan og Theres, af dem, som holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, vrede og søgte at lægge Haand paa Kong Ahasverus.
In those days, when, Mordecai, was sitting in the gate of the king, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the eunuchs of the king who guarded the threshold, were wroth, and sought to thrust a hand upon King Ahasuerus;
22 Og den Sag blev bekendt for Mardokaj, og han gav Dronning Esther den til Kende, og Esther sagde Kongen det i Mardokajs Navn.
but the thing became known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen, —and Esther told it unto the king, in the name of Mordecai.
23 Og Sagen blev undersøgt og funden rigtig, og de bleve begge hængte paa et Træ, og det blev skrevet i Krønikebogen for Kongens Ansigt.
And, when the thing was searched into and found [true], then were they two hanged upon the gallows, and it was written, in the book of the chronicles, before the king.
