¹Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it was turned out the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),

¹På den trettende Dag i den tolvte Måned, det er Adar Måned, det er den Dag, da Kongens Befaling og Forordning skulde udføres, den Dag, da Jødernes Fjender havde håbet at kunne overvælde dem, medens det nu omvendt blev Jøderne, der på den Dag skulde overvælde deres Avindsmænd,

²the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who wanted to harm them. No one could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen on all the people.

²sluttede Jøderne sig sammen i deres Byer i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande for at lægge Hånd på dem, der vilde dem ondt; og ingen holdt Stand imod dem, thi Frygt for dem var faldet på alle Folkene.

³All the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and those who did the king’s business helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.

³Og alle Landenes Fyrster og Satraperne og Statholderne og de kongelige Embedsmænd hjalp Jøderne, thi Frygt for Mordokaj var faldet på dem.

⁴For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.

⁴Thi Mordokaj havde meget at sige ved Kongens Hof, og der gik Ry af ham i alle Lande; thi samme Mordokaj blev mægtigere og mægtigere.

⁵The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they wanted to those who hated them.

⁵Således slog Jøderne løs på alle deres Fjender med Sværdhug, Drab og Ødelæggelse, og de handlede med deres Avindsmænd, som de havde Lyst.

⁶In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

⁶I Borgen Susan dræbte og tilintetgjorde Jøderne 500 Mand;

⁷They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

⁷og Parsjandata, Dalfon, Aspata,

⁸Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

⁸Porata, Adalja, Aridata,

⁹Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,

⁹Parmasjta, Arisaj, Aridaj og Vajezata,

¹⁰the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew’s enemy, but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.

¹⁰de ti Sønner af Haman, Hammedatas Søn, Jødernes Fjende, dræbte de. Men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud.

¹¹On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king.

¹¹Samme dag kom Tallet på dem, der var dræbt i Borgen Susan, Kongen for Øre.

¹²The king said to Esther the queen, “The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the citadel of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your further request? It shall be done.”

¹²Da sagde Kongen til Dronning Ester: I Borgen Susan har Jøderne dræbt og tilintetgjort 500 Mand, også Hamans ti Sønner; hvad må de da ikke have gjort i de andre kongelige Landsdele! Dog, hvad er din Bøn? Du skal få den opfyldt. Og hvad er yderligere dit Ønske? Det skal tilstås dig!

¹³Then Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”

¹³Ester svarede: Hvis Kongen synes, lad det så også i Morgen tillades Jøderne i Susan at handle som i Dag og lad Hamans ti Sønner blive hængt op i Galger!

¹⁴The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

¹⁴Da bød Kongen, at det skulde ske; og der udgik en Forordning derom i Susan, og Hamans ti Sønner blev hængt op i Galger.

¹⁵The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan; but they didn’t lay their hand on the spoil.

¹⁵Så sluttede Jøderne i Susan sig også sammen på den fjortende Dag i Adar Måned og dræbte 300 Mand i Susan. Men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud.

¹⁶The other Jews who were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, defended their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them; but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.

¹⁶Men også de andre Jøder i Kongens Lande sluttede sig sammen og værgede deres Liv og tog Hævn over deres Fjender og dræbte blandt deres Avindsmænd 75000

¹⁷This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of that month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

¹⁷på den trettende Dag i Adar Måned; men efter Byttet rakte de ikke Hænderne ud; og de hvilede på den fjortende og gjorde den til en Gæstebuds- og Glædesdag.

¹⁸But the Jews who were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth days of the month; and on the fifteenth day of that month, they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

¹⁸Men Jøderne i Susan sluttede sig sammen både den trettende og fjortende Dag i Måoeden og hvilede på den femtende, og den gjorde de til Gæstebuds- og Glædesdag.

¹⁹Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a good day, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.

¹⁹Derfor fejrer Jøderne på Landet, de, der bor i Landsbyerne, den fjortende Dag i Adar Måned som en Glædes-, Gæstebuds- og Festdag, på hvilken de sender hverandre Gaver.

²⁰Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both near and far,

²⁰Og Mordokaj nedskrev disse Tildragelser og udsendte Skrivelser til alle Jøder i alle Kong Ahasverus's Lande nær og fjern

²¹to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly,

²¹for at gøre det til Pligt for dem hvert År at fejre den fjortende og femtende Adar

²²as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy.

²²de Dage, da Jøderne fik Ro for deres Fjender, og den Måned, da deres Trængsel vendtes til Glæde og deres Sorg til en Festdag - at fejre dem som Gæstebuds- og Glædesdage, på hvilke de skulde sende hverandre af deres Mad og de fattige Gaver.

²³The Jews accepted the custom that they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them;

²³Og Jøderne vedtog, at det, som de nu for første Gang havde gjort, og som Mordokaj havde skrevet til dem om, skulde være en fast Skik.

²⁴because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast “Pur,” that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;

²⁴Fordi Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, alle Jøders Fjende, havde lagt Råd op imod Jøderne om at tilintetgøre dem og kastet Pur - det er Lod - for at ødelægge og tilintetgøre dem,

²⁵but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

²⁵men Kongen havde, da det kom ham for Øre, givet skriftlig Befaling til, at det onde Råd, Homan havde lagt op mod Jøderne, skulde falde tilbage på hans eget Hoved, og ladet ham og hans Sønner hænge i Galgen,

²⁶Therefore they called these days “Purim, Purim is the Hebrew plural for pur, which means lot. ” from the word “Pur.” Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them,

²⁶derfor kaldte man de bage Purim efter Ordet Pur. Og derfor, på Grund af alt, hvad Brevet indeholdt, og hvad de selv havde oplevet i så Henseende, og hvad der var tilstødt dem,

²⁷the Jews established, and imposed on themselves, and on their descendants, and on all those who joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to what was written, and according to its appointed time, every year;

²⁷gjorde Jøderne det til en fast Skik og Brug for sig selv, deres Efterkommere og alle, som sluttede sig til dem, at de ubrødeligt År efter År skulde fejre de to Dage efter Forskrifterne om dem og til den fastsatte Tid,

²⁸and 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 their memory perish from their seed.

²⁸og at de Dage skulde ihukommes og fejres i alle Tidsaldre og Slægter, i hvert Laod og hver By, så at disse Purimsdage aldrig skulde gå af Brug hos Jøderne og deres Ihukommelse aldrig ophøre blandt deres Efterkommere.

²⁹Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.

²⁹Derpå lod Dronning Ester, Abihajils Datter, og Jøden Mordokaj en eftertrykkelig Skrivelse udgå for at stadfæste dette Brev om Purim.

³⁰He sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

³⁰Og han sendte Breve til alle Jøder i de 127 Lande i Ahasverus's Rige med Freds og Sandheds Ord

³¹to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had decreed, and as they had imposed upon themselves and their descendants, in the matter of the fastings and their cry.

³¹om at holde disse Purimsdage i Hævd på den fastsatte Tid, således som Jøden Mordokaj og Dronning Ester havde gjort det til Pligt for dem, og således som de havde bundet sig selv og deres Efterkommere til de foreskrevne Faster og Klageråb.

³²The commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

³²Således stadfæstedes disse Purimsforskrifter ved Esters Befaling; og det blev optegnet i en Bog.