< Esther 8 >

1 On that day, did King Ahasuerus give unto Esther the queen, the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews, —and, Mordecai, came in before the king, for Esther had told, what he was to her.
Samme Dag gav Kong Ahasverus Dronning Ester Hamans, Jødernes Fjendes, Hus. Og Mordokaj fik Foretræde hos Kongen, thi Ester havde fortalt, hvad han havde været for hende.
2 And the king took off his signet-ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai, —and Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Og Kongen tog sin Seglring, som han havde frataget Haman, og gav Mordokaj den. Og Ester satte Mordokaj over Hamans Hus.
3 Yet again, spake Esther before the king, and fell down at his feet, —and wept and made supplication unto him, to cause the mischief of Haman the Agagite to pass away, even the plot which he had plotted against the Jews.
Men Ester henvendte sig atter til Kongen, og hun kastede sig ned for hans Fødder og græd og bønfaldt ham om at afværge de onde Raad, Agagiten Haman havde lagt op imod Jøderne.
4 And the king held out unto Esther, the golden sceptre, —so Esther arose, and stood before the king;
Kongen rakte det gyldne Scepter ud imod Ester, og Ester rejste sig op og traadte hen til Kongen
5 and said—If, unto the king, it seem good, and if I have found favour before him, and the thing be approved before the king, and, I myself, be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written, to reverse the letters plotted by Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy thee Jews, who are in all the provinces of the king.
og sagde: »Hvis Kongen synes, og hvis jeg har fundet Naade for hans Ansigt og Kongen holder det for ret, og han har Behag i mig, lad der saa blive givet skriftlig Befaling til at tilbagekalde de Skrivelser, Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, udpønsede, og som han lod udgaa for at udrydde Jøderne i alle Kongens Lande;
6 For how can I endure to see the ruin that shall overtake my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
thi hvor kan jeg udholde at se den Ulykke, som rammer mit Folk, og hvor kan jeg udholde at se min Slægts Undergang!«
7 Then said King Ahasuerus unto Esther the queen, and unto Mordecai the Jew, —Lo! the house of Haman, have I given unto Esther, and, him, have they hanged upon the gallows, because he thrust forth his hand against the Jews.
Da sagde Kong Ahasverus til Dronning Ester og Jøden Mordokaj: »Hamans Hus har jeg givet Ester, og han selv er blevet hængt i Galgen, fordi han stod Jøderne efter Livet.
8 Ye, therefore, write concerning the Jews as may seem good in your own eyes, in the name of the king, and seal it with the kings signet-ring, —for a writing which hath been written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s signet-ring, none can reverse.
Nu kan I selv i Kongens Navn affatte en Skrivelse om Jøderne, som I finder det for godt, og sætte det kongelige Segl under; thi en Skrivelse, der een Gang er udgaaet i Kongens Navn og forseglet med det kongelige Segl, kan ikke kaldes tilbage.«
9 Then were called the king’s scribes at that time—in the third month, the same, is the month Siwan, on the twenty-third thereof, and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and unto the satraps and pashas and rulers of the provinces, which are from India even unto Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, every province according to the writing thereof, and every people according to their tongue, —and unto the Jews, according to their writing, and according to their tongue;
Saa blev Kongens Skrivere med det samme tilkaldt paa den tre og tyvende Dag i den tredje Maaned, det er Sivan Maaned, og der blev skrevet, ganske som Mordokaj bød, til Jøderne og til Satraperne og Statholderne og Fyrsterne i Landene fra Indien til Ætiopien, 127 Landsdele, til hver Landsdel med dens egen Skrift og til hvert Folk paa dets eget Sprog, ogsaa til Jøderne med deres egen Skrift og paa deres eget Sprog.
10 and he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet-ring, —and sent letters by the hand of runners on horses, riding the swift steeds used in the kings service, bred of the stud:
Han affattede Skrivelser i Kong Ahasverus's Navn og forseglede dem med Kongens Seglring; derefter sendte han dem ud ved ridende Ilbud, der red paa Gangere fra de kongelige Stalde, med Kundgørelse om,
11 That the king had granted unto the Jews who were in every city, to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay and to cause to perish—all the force of the people and province who should distress them, their little ones and women, —and [to take] the spoil of them as a prey:
at Kongen tilstedte Jøderne i hver enkelt By at slutte sig sammen og værge deres Liv og i hvert Folk og hvert Land at udrydde, ihjelslaa og tilintetgøre alle væbnede Skarer, som angreb dem, tillige med Børn og Kvinder, og at plyndre deres Ejendele,
12 upon one day, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, —upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar:
alt paa en og samme Dag i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande, paa den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned.
13 A copy of the writing to be given, as an edict, throughout every province, was published to all the peoples, —and that the Jews be ready against that day, to avenge themselves on their enemies.
En Afskrift af Skrivelsen, der skulde udgaa som Forordning i alle Rigets Dele, blev kundgjort for alle Folkene, for at Jøderne den Dag kunde være rede til at tage Hævn over deres Fjender.
14 The runners that rode on the swift steeds used in the king’s service, went forth, being urged forward and pressed on, by the word of the king, —and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace.
Saa snart Forordningen var givet i Borgen Susan, skyndte Ilbudene, som red paa de kongelige Gangere, sig paa Kongens Bud af Sted saa hurtigt, de kunde.
15 And, Mordecai, went forth from the presence of the king, in royal apparel, of blue and white, with a large diadem of gold, and a mantle of fine linen and purple, —and, the city Shusan, was bright and joyful.
Men Mordokaj gik fra Kongen i en kongelig Klædning af violet Purpur og hvidt Linned, med et stort Gulddiadem og en Kappe af fint Linned og rødt Purpur, medens Byen Susan jublede og glædede sig.
16 To the Jews, had come light, and joy, —and gladness and honour.
Jøderne havde nu Lykke og Glæde, Fryd og Ære;
17 And, in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the word of the king and his edict did reach, joy and gladness, had the Jews, —a banquet and a happy day, —and, many from among the peoples of the land, were becoming Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen upon them.
og i hver eneste Landsdel og i hver eneste By, hvor Kongens Bud og Forordning naaede hen, var der Fryd og Glæde blandt Jøderne med Gæstebud og Fest. Og mange af Hedningerne gik over til Jødedommen, thi Frygt for Jøderne var faldet paa dem.

< Esther 8 >