Esther 2
1 After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered:
Etter ei tid var gjengi og sinne hadde runne av kong Ahasveros, tenkte han på Vasti, og åtferda hennar, og domen yver henne.
2 And the king’s servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,
Hirdmennerne som gjorde tenesta hjå kongen, sagde då: «Lat folk leita upp åt kongen fagre ungmøyar!
3 And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king’s women: and let them receive women’s ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.
Lat kongen setja folk i alle kongens jarlerike til å samla alle fagre ungmøyar til kvendehuset i borgi Susan under tilsyn av kongens hirdmann Hege, kvendevaktaren, so dei kann få det dei treng til å hama seg.
4 And whosoever among them all shall please the king’s eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.
Den ungmøyi som kongen likar, ho skal då verta dronning i staden for Vasti.» Dette tykte kongen vel um, og han so gjorde.
5 There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,
I borgi Susan var det ein jøde som heitte Mordokai, son åt Ja’ir, son åt Sime’i, son åt Kis, av Benjamins-ætti.
6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda,
Han var burtførd frå Jerusalem millom dei fangarne som vart burtførde saman med Juda-kongen Jekonja, dei som Babel-kongen Nebukadnessar førde burt.
7 And he had brought up his brother’s daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter.
Han var fosterfar åt Hadassa, som og heitte Ester, dotter åt farbror hans; ho åtte korkje far eller mor. Gjenta var velvaksi og væn. Og då foreldri hennar døydde, tok Mordokai henne til seg som si eigi dotter.
8 And when the king’s ordinance was noised abroad, and according to his commandment many beautiful virgins were brought to Susan, and were delivered to Egeus the eunuch: Esther also among the rest of the maidens was delivered to him to be kept in the number of the women.
Då kongebodet og fyreseigni vart kunngjort, og dei samla saman mange ungmøyar i borgi Susan under tilsyn av Hegai, henta dei ogso Ester til kongshuset under tilsyn av kvendevaktaren Hegai.
9 And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king’s house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids.
Han lika gjenta godt og fann hugnad i henne. Difor skunda han seg å gjeva henne alt turvande til å hama seg, like eins gav han henne den maten ho skulde hava, og dei sju ternor ho skulde hava frå kongshuset. Han let henne og ternorne hennar flytja inn i beste romet i kvendehuset.
10 And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that:
Ester gat ikkje eit ord um folket sitt eller ætti si; Mordokai hadde sagt henne fyre å tegja um det.
11 And he walked every day before the court of the house, in which the chosen virgins were kept, having a care for Esther’s welfare, and desiring to know what would befall her.
Kvar einaste dag gjekk Mordokai att og fram utanfor garden ved kvendehuset, han vilde få vita kor det stod til med Ester, og kor det gjekk henne.
12 Now when every virgin’s turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices.
Kvar ungmøy kom inn til kong Ahasveros etter tur. Det gjekk tolv månader til å stella med deim etter påbodet um kvendi: seks månader med myrra-olje, og seks månader med angande salvar og anna som kvende treng til å hama seg.
13 And when they were going in to the king, whatsoever they asked to adorn themselves they received: and being decked out, as it pleased them, they passed from the chamber of the women to the king’s chamber.
Når so ungmøyi gjekk inn til kongen, fekk ho med seg frå kvendehuset til kongshuset alt det ho ynskte.
14 And she that went in at evening, came out in the morning, and from thence she was conducted to the second house, that was under the hand of Susagaz the eunuch, who had the charge over the king’s concubines: neither could she return any more to the king, unless the king desired it, and had ordered her by name to come.
Um kvelden gjekk ho inn; um morgonen gjekk ho attende, men då til eit anna kvendehus, under tilsyn av kongens hirdmann Sa’asgaz, vaktaren yver fylgjekonorne. Ho fekk då ikkje koma inn att til kongen, minder kongen lika henne so godt, at han sende bod etter henne med namns nemning.
15 And as the time came orderly about, the day was at hand, when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mardochai, whom he had adopted for his daughter, was to go in to the king. But she sought not women’s ornaments, but whatsoever Egeus the eunuch the keeper of the virgins had a mind, he gave her to adorn her. For she was exceeding fair, and her incredible beauty made her appear agreeable and amiable in the eyes of all.
Då radi kom til Ester, dotter åt Abiha’il, som var farbror åt Mordokai, fosterfar hennar, so kravde ho ikkje anna med seg enn det hirdmannen Hegai, kvendevaktaren, rådde til. Og alle som såg Ester, fann hugnad i henne.
16 So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Ester vart henta til kong Ahasveros i kongshuset hans i den tiande månaden, månaden tebet, i sjuande styringsåret hans.
17 And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.
Kongen vart gladare i Ester enn i alle dei andre kvendi; ho vann meir hugnad og godhug hjå honom enn alle dei andre ungmøyarne. Han sette kongskruna på hovudet hennar og gjorde henne til dronning i staden for Vasti.
18 And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence.
Og kongen gjorde eit stort gjestebod for alle hovdingarne og tenarane sine, eit Ester-gjestebod, og han gav skattelette i alle jarleriki og gav gåvor med kongeleg raustleik.
19 And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate,
Andre gongen samla dei saman ungmøyar, og Mordokai sat då kongsporten.
20 Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one.
Ester hadde ikkje gjete ord um ætti si og folket sitt, etter pålegget frå Mordokai; Ester lydde framleides bodet hans Mordokai, like eins som då ho vart fostra hjå honom.
21 At that time, therefore, when Mardochai abode at the king’s gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were porters, and presided in the first entry of the palace, were angry: and they designed to rise up against the king, and to kill him.
Den tid Mordokai sat i kongsporten, vart Bigtan og Teres, tvo konglege hirdmenner som heldt vakt ved dørstokken, harme og freista finne høve til å leggja hand på kong Ahasveros.
22 And Mardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to queen Esther: and she to the king in Mardochai’s name, who had reported the thing unto her.
Mordokai fekk vita dette, og sagde det med dronning Ester; so nemde Ester det med kongen på Mordokais vegner.
23 It was inquired into, and found out: and they were both hanged on a gibbet. And it was put in the histories, and recorded in the chronicles before the king.
Saki vart granska, og det viste seg at det var sant, og dei tvo vart hengde i ein galge. Dette vart uppskrive i krønikeboki for kongen.
