¹Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),

¹I Ahasverus's Dage - den Ahasverus, der herskede over Landene fra Indien til Ætiopien, 127 Lande -

²that in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

²i hine Dage, da Kong Ahasverus sad på sin Kongetrone i Borgen Susan, tildrog der sig følgende.

³in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.

³I sit tredje Regeringsår gjorde han et Gæstebud for alle sine Fyrster og sine Folk; Persiens og Mediens ypperste Hærførere og Landsdelenes Fyrster var hans Gæster,

⁴He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days.

⁴og han udfoldede sin kongelige Herligheds Rigdom og sin Magts Glans og Pragt for dem i mange Dage, 180 Dage.

⁵When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.

⁵Og da disse Dage var omme, gjorde Kongen for hele Folket i Borgen Susan, fra den højeste til den laveste, et syv Dages Gæstebud på den åbne Plads foran Parken ved Kongeborgen.

⁶There were hangings of white, green, and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble.

⁶Hvidt Linned og violet Purpur var med Snore af fint Linned og rødt Purpur hængt op på Sølvstænger og Marmorsøjler, og Guld- og Sølvdivaner stod på et Gulv, der var indlagt med broget og hvidt Marmor, Perlemor og sorte Sten.

⁷They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.

⁷Drikkene skænkedes i Guldbægre, alle forskellige, og der var kongelig Vin i store Måder på ægte Fyrstevis;

⁸In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the officials of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.

⁸og ved Drikkelaget gjaldt den Regel, at man ikke nødte nogen; thi Kongen havde pålagt alle sine Hovmestre at lade enhver om, hvor meget han vilde have.

⁹Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

⁹Også Dronning Vasjti gjorde et Gæstebud for Kvinderne i Kong Ahasverus's Kongeborg.

¹⁰On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

¹⁰Da Kongen den syvende Dag var oprømt af Vinen, bød han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de syv Hofmænd, som stod i Kong Ahasverus's Tjeneste,

¹¹to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.

¹¹at føre Dronning Vasjti, prydet med det kongelige Diadem, frem for Kongen, for at han kunde vise Folkene og Fyrsterne hendes Dejlighed. Thi hun var meget smuk.

¹²But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the eunuchs. Therefore the king was very angry, and his anger burned in him.

¹²Men bronning Vasjti vægrede sig ved at komme på Kongens Bud, som Hofmændene overbragte. Da blev Kongen harmfuld, og Vreden blussede op i ham.

¹³Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;

¹³Og Kongen spurgte de vise, som kendte til Tidernes Tydning - thi Kongens Ord blev efter Skik og Brug forelagt alle de lov- og retskyndige,

¹⁴and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),

¹⁴og de, der stod ham nærmest, var Karsjena, Sjetar, Admata, Tarsjisj, Meres, Marsena og Memukan, de syv persiske og mediske Fyrster, som så Kongens Åsyn og havde den øverste Magt i Riget:

¹⁵“What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?”

¹⁵Hvad skal der efter Loven gøres ved Dronning Vasjti, fordi hun ikke adlød den Befaling, Kong Ahasverus gav hende ved Hofmændene?

¹⁶Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen has not done wrong to just the king, but also to all the princes, and to all the people who are in all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus.

¹⁶Da sagde Memukan i Kongens og Fyrsternes Påhør: "Dronning Vasjti har ikke alene forbrudt sig imod Kongen, men også imod alle Fyrster og alle Folk i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande;

¹⁷For this deed of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to show contempt for their husbands, when it is reported, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn’t come.’

¹⁷thi Dronningens Opførsel vil rygtes blandt alle Kvinderne, og Følgen bliver, at de viser deres Mænd Ringeagt, når det hedder sig: Kong Ahasverus bød, at man skulde føre Dronning Vasjti til ham, men hun kom ikke!

¹⁸Today, the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s deed will tell all the king’s princes. This will cause much contempt and wrath.

¹⁸Og så snart de hører om Dronningens Adfærd, lader Persiens og Mediens Fyrstinder alle Kongens Fyrster det høre; deraf kan der kun komme Ringeagt og Vrede.

¹⁹“If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot be altered, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.

¹⁹Hvis Kongen synes, så lade han udgå et kongeligt Bud, som skal optegnes i Persiens og Mediens Love og være uigenkaldeligt, om at Vasjti aldrig mere må vise sig for Kong Ahasverus; og Kongen skal give hendes kongelige Værdighed til en anden, som er bedre end hun.

²⁰When the king’s decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small.”

²⁰Når så den Forordning, kongen lader udgå, bliver kendt i hele hans Rige - thi det er stort - da vil alle Kvinderne, både høje og lave, vise deres Mænd Agtelse.

²¹This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

²¹Det Forslag var godt i Kongens og Fyrsternes Øjne, og Kongen fulgte Memukans Forslag.

²²for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, that every man should rule his own house, speaking in the language of his own people.

²²Han sendte Skrivelser til alle Kongens Lande, til hver Landsdel med dens egen Skrift og til hvert Folk på dets eget Sprog, om at hver Mand skulde være Herre i sit eget Hus og tale sit Folks Sprog.