1Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.
1Den tredje Dag iførte Ester sig det kongelige Skrud og trådte ind i den indre Gård til Kongens Palads, foran Kongens Palads, medens Kongen sad på sin Kongetrone i det kongelige Palads ud imod Indgangen.
2When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near, and touched the top of the scepter.
2Da Kongen så Dronning Ester stå i Gården, fandt hun Nåde for hans Øjne, og Kongen rakte det gyldne Scepter, som han havde i Hånden, ud imod Ester. Da trådte Ester hen og rørte ved Spidsen af Scepteret;
3Then the king asked her, “What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom.”
3og Kongen sagde til hende: "Hvad fattes dig, Dronning Ester, og hvad er dit Ønske? Om det så er Halvdelen af Riget, skal du få det!
4Esther said, “If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
4Ester svarede: "Hvis Kongen synes, vil jeg bede Kongen og Haman om i Dag at komme til et Gæstebud, jeg har gjort rede for ham."
5Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, so that it may be done as Esther has said.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
5Da sagde Kongen: Send hurtigt Bud efter Haman, for at Esters Ønske kan blive opfyldt!" Så kom Haman og Kongen til det Gæstebud, Ester havde gjort rede,
6The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”
6og da de sad ved Vinen, sagde Kongen til Ester: Hvad er din Bøn? Du skal få den opfyldt. Og hvad er dit Ønske? Om det så er Halvdelen af Riget, skal det tilstås dig!
7Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and my request is this.
7Ester svarede: "Min Bøn og mit Ønske er
8If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.”
8hvis jeg har fundet Nåde for Kongens Øjne, og hvis det synes Kongen ret at opfylde min Bøn og tilstå mig mit Ønske, så komme Kongen og Haman til et Gæstebud, jeg vil gøre rede for dem. I Morgen vil jeg da gøre, som Kongen siger!"
9Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
9Haman gik glad og vel til Mode derfra den Dag. Men da Haman så Mordokaj i Kongens Port, og han hverken rejste sig op eller rørte sig af Pletten for ham, opfyldtes han af Vrede mod Mordokaj.
10Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.
10Dog tvang han sig; men da han var kommet hjem, sendte han Bud efter sine Venner og sin Hustru Zeresj;
11Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
11og Haman talte til dem om sin overvættes Rigdom og sine mange Sønner og om al den Ære, Kongen havde vist ham, og hvorledes han havde udmærket ham frem for Fyrsterne og Kongens Folk.
12Haman also said, “Yes, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow I am also invited by her together with the king.
12Og Haman sagde: Dronning Ester lod heller ikke andre end mig komme med Kongen til det Gæstebud, hun havde gjoet rede; og jeg er også indbudt af hende til i Morgen sammen med Kongen.
13Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
13Men alt det er mig ikke nok, så længe jeg ser denne Jøde Mordokaj sidde i Kongens Port."
14Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet.” This pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
14Da sagde hans Hustru Zeresj og alle hans Venner til ham: "Lad en Galge rejse, halvtredsindstyve Alen høj, og bed i Morgen tidlig Kongen om, at Mordokaj må blive hængt i den; så kan du gå glad til Gæstebudet med Kongen. Det vandt Hamans Bifald, og han lod Galgen rejse.