Esters bog 9 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 I den tolvte måned, måneden adar, på den trettende dag i måneden, da kongens ord og lov skulle føres ud i livet, den dag da jødernes fjender havde håbet at få magten over dem, skete det modsatte: Jøderne fik magten over deres modstandere. | 1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) |
| 2 I alle kong Ahasverus' provinser samledes jøderne i deres byer for at lægge hånd på dem, der ville dem noget ondt. Og ingen kunne holde stand mod jøderne, for alle folkene var grebet af rædsel for dem. | 2 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people. |
| 3 Og alle provinsernes stormænd, satrapperne, statholderne og kongens embedsmænd støttede jøderne, for de var grebet af rædsel for Mordokaj. | 3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them. |
| 4 For Mordokaj var blevet en stor mand i kongens palads, og hans ry var nået ud i alle provinserne; og Mordokaj blev mægtigere og mægtigere. | 4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. |
| 5 Jøderne slog alle deres fjender med sværd og drab og tilintetgørelse, og de behandlede deres modstandere efter forgodtbefindende. | 5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. |
| 6 I borgen i Susa dræbte og tilintetgjorde jøderne fem hundrede mand. | 6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. |
| 7 Også Parshandata,-dalfon, Aspata, | 7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, |
| 8 Porata, -dalja, Aridata, | 8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, |
| 9 Parmashta, Arisaj, Aridaj og Vajzata, | 9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha, |
| 10 de ti sønner af jødernes fjende Haman, Hammedatas søn, dræbte de; men de lagde ikke hånd på byttet. | 10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand. |
| 11 Samme dag blev kongen gjort bekendt med antallet af dræbte i borgen i Susa, | 11 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. |
| 12 og han sagde til dronning Ester: "I borgen i Susa har jøderne dræbt og tilintetgjort fem hundrede mand samt Hamans ti sønner; hvad har de så ikke gjort i de øvrige af kongens provinser? Men hvad er din bøn? Den skal blive hørt! Hvad er yderligere dit ønske? Det skal blive opfyldt!" | 12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done. |
| 13 Da svarede Ester: "Hvis det behager kongen, så lad jøderne i Susa få tilladelse til også i morgen at handle efter den lov, der gælder for i dag; og Hamans ti sønner skal man hænge op i galgen." | 13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. |
| 14 Kongen sagde, at det skulle ske; der blev udstedt en forordning i Susa, og Hamans ti sønner hængte man op. | 14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. |
| 15 Jøderne i Susa samledes også på den fjortende dag i måneden adar og dræbte tre hundrede mand i Susa; men de lagde ikke hånd på byttet. | 15 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand. |
| 16 Den trettende dag i måneden adar samledes de øvrige jøder i kongens provinser og forsvarede deres liv; de fik fred for deres fjender, og de dræbte 75.000 af deres modstandere; men de lagde ikke hånd på byttet. | 16 But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey, |
| 17 Den fjortende dag i måneden hvilede de ud og gjorde den til en dag med fest og glæde. | 17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. |
| 18 Jøderne i Susa samledes på den trettende og fjortende dag i måneden, og de hvilede ud på den femtende dag og gjorde den til en dag med fest og glæde. | 18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. |
| 19 Blandt jøderne på landet, dem der bor i landsbyerne, er det derfor den fjortende dag i måneden adar, som de fejrer med glæde, gilde og fest og med at sende hinanden madvarer. | 19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. |
| 20 Mordokaj skrev disse begivenheder ned og sendte breve til jøderne i alle kong Ahasverus' provinser, nære og fjerne, | 20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, |
| 21 for at forpligte dem på at fejre den fjortende og femtende dag i måneden adar år efter år | 21 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, |
| 22 til minde om de dage, da jøderne fik fred for deres fjender, og om den måned, da deres klage blev vendt til glæde og deres sorg til fest; de skulle fejre dem med fest og glæde og med at sende hinanden madvarer og give gaver til de fattige. | 22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. |
| 23 Hvad de havde gjort for første gang, og hvad Mordokaj havde skrevet til dem om, antog jøderne da som en fast skik. | 23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; |
| 24 Agagitten Haman, Hammedatas søn, alle jøders fjende, havde planlagt at tilintetgøre dem, og han havde kastet pur, det vil sige lod, for at udrydde og tilintetgøre dem. | 24 Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; |
| 25 Men da kongen var blevet gjort bekendt med dette, havde han skriftligt befalet, at Hamans onde plan mod jøderne skulle falde tilbage på ham selv, og at han og hans sønner skulle hænges i en galge. | 25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. |
| 26 Derfor kalder man disse dage for purim efter ordet pur. På grund af indholdet i dette brev og på grund af alt, hvad de havde oplevet, og alt, hvad der var tilstødt dem, | 26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, |
| 27 forpligtede jøderne sig selv og deres efterkommere og alle, der sluttede sig til dem, på at fejre disse to dage efter forskriften og til fastsat tid år efter år, som en fast skik, der ikke måtte overtrædes. | 27 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year; |
| 28 Disse dage skulle mindes og fejres, slægt efter slægt, i hver familie, i hver provins og i hver by. Disse purimsdage måtte aldrig forsømmes blandt jøderne, og de måtte aldrig gå i glemme blandt efterkommerne. | 28 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed. |
| 29 Dronning Ester, Abikajils datter, og jøden Mordokaj udfærdigede en officiel skrivelse for at stadfæste dette andet brev om purim. | 29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim. |
| 30 Og til alle jøderne i de 127 provinser i Ahasverus' kongerige sendte han breve med ønske om fred og tryghed | 30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth, |
| 31 for at stadfæste disse purimsdage til den fastsatte tid, som jøden Mordokaj og dronning Ester havde forpligtet dem på, og som de havde forpligtet sig selv og deres efterkommere på, med forskrifter om faste og klage. | 31 To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. |
| 32 Esters befaling stadfæstede disse forskrifter om purim, og det blev skrevet ned i en bog. | 32 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. |