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Ester 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
Ester 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
Drottning Vasti trotsar kung Ahasveros
1 På Ahasveros tid - den Ahasveros[a] som regerade över etthundratjugosju provinser från Indien till Nubien - 2 medan kung Ahasveros satt på kungatronen i Susans borg hände följande:
3 Under sitt tredje regeringsår gjorde han ett gästabud för alla sina furstar och tjänare. Persiens och Mediens befälhavare, hans förnämsta män och furstarna i provinserna var samlade hos honom. 4 Under etthundraåttio dagar lät han dem se sin kungliga härlighet och rikedom, sin stora glans och prakt.
5 När de dagarna var över, gjorde kungen ett sju dagar långt gästabud för allt folk som fanns i Susans borg, från den störste till den minste, i den inhägnade trädgård som hörde till kungapalatset. 6 Där hängde linne, bomull och mörkblått tyg, uppsatt med vita och purpurröda snören i ringar av silver och på pelare av vit marmor. Soffor av guld och silver stod på ett golv med inläggningar av grön och vit marmor och med pärlglänsande och svart sten. 7 Dryckerna sattes fram i guldkärl, inget var det andra likt, och kungligt vin fanns i mängd så som det anstår en kung. 8 När man drack gällde den regeln att ingen fick tvingas, ty kungen hade befallt alla sina hovmästare att de skulle rätta sig efter vars och ens önskan. 9 Samtidigt gjorde också drottning Vasti ett gästabud för kvinnorna i kung Ahasveros kungliga palats.
10 Den sjunde dagen, när kungens hjärta var glatt av vinet, befallde han Mehuman, Bizzeta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar och Karkas, de sju hovmän som tjänstgjorde hos kung Ahasveros, 11 att de skulle föra drottning Vasti inför kungen, med sin kungliga krona på huvudet, för att han skulle låta folken och furstarna se hennes skönhet, ty hon var vacker att se på. 12 Men drottning Vasti vägrade att komma, fast kungen genom sina hovmän hade befallt henne det. Då blev kungen mycket vred och rasande.
13 Kungen frågade då de vise män som hade kunskap om tiderna. Kungens ärenden brukade nämligen läggas fram för alla som var kunniga i lag och rätt, 14 och vid sin sida hade han Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena och Memukan, de sju furstar i Persien och Medien som var kungens närmaste män och som hade främsta platsen i riket. 15 Han frågade dem: "Vad skall man enligt lag göra med drottning Vasti, då hon inte har gjort vad konung Ahasveros befallde genom hovmännen?"
16 Memukan svarade inför kungen och furstarna: "Det är inte bara mot konungen som drottning Vasti har handlat illa, utan mot alla furstar och alla folk i alla konung Ahasveros provinser. 17 Det drottningen har gjort skall komma ut bland alla kvinnor och leda till att de föraktar sina män, och de kan nu säga: Konung Ahasveros befallde att man skulle föra drottning Vasti inför honom, men hon kom inte. 18 Redan idag skall furstinnorna i Persien och Medien, när de får höra vad drottningen har gjort, säga samma sak till alla konungens furstar, och det kommer att bli förakt och förbittring utan ände. 19 Om konungen finner för gott, låt då ett kungligt påbud gå ut och låt det skrivas in i Persiens och Mediens lagar, så att det inte kan ändras, att Vasti inte mer får komma inför konung Ahasveros. Och må konungen ge hennes kungliga värdighet åt någon annan som är bättre än hon. 20 När den förordning som konungen upprättar blir känd i hela hans rike, så stort det är, skall alla kvinnor visa aktning för sina män, från den störste till den minste."
21 Kungen och furstarna fann detta förslag gott och kungen gjorde som Memukan hade sagt. 22 Skrivelser sändes till alla kungens provinser, till varje provins med dess egen skrift och till varje folk på dess eget språk, med innebörden att varje man skulle vara herre i sitt hus och tala sitt folks språk.
Footnotes
- Ester 1:1 Ahasveros Persiska "Chshayarshan", kallades av grekerna för Xerxes. Regerade år 486-465 f. Kr.
Ester 1
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Ester 1
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Drottning Vasti blir avsatt
1-3 Det var det tredje regeringsåret för kung Ahasveros, härskaren över den persisk-mediska stormakten med sina 127 provinser från Indien ända till Etiopien. Det var det året som den stora festen anordnades i Susans borg, dit kungen hade inbjudit alla sina landshövdingar, rådgivare och officerare från hela riket.
4 I sex månader pågick festen, och den blev en enda stor uppvisning av hans rikedom och makt.
5 När alltsammans var över hade kungen en särskild fest för alla dem som arbetade i palatset, från den minst ansedde till den mäktigaste. Den pågick i sju dagar och hölls i palatsets trädgård.
6 Trädgården var prydd med draperier av linne, bomull och mörkblått tyg, fästa med vita och röda snören i ringar av silver på pelare av vit marmor. Soffor av guld och silver stod på golvet, som var lagt av grön och vit marmor, pärlemor, porfyr och annan värdefull sten.
7 Vinet serverades i guldbägare av olika form, ingen lik den andre, och det fanns gott om vin, för kungen var mycket generös.
8 Kungen hade bestämt att var och en skulle få dricka så mycket eller litet han själv önskade. Servitörerna hade fått order om detta.
9 Samtidigt hade drottning Vasti en fest för kvinnorna i palatset.
10 På festens sjunde och sista dag, när kungen var upprymd och berusad av vinet, befallde han sina sju personliga hovmän, Mehuman, Bisseta, Harebona, Bigeta, Abageta, Setar och Karkas,
11 att hämta drottning Vasti. Han ville skryta med henne och hennes skönhet inför sina gäster. Hon skulle komma med kunglig krona och all annan ståt.
12 Men när hovmännen framförde kungens befallning, vägrade hon att komma.Kungen blev då rasande,
13-15 men innan han bestämde sig för vad han skulle göra med henne, talade han med sina närmaste rådgivare, som han brukade i allt som gällde lagar och förordningar. De kunde tyda tidens tecken, och kungen litade helt på dem. De hette Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena och Memukan. De var högt uppsatta män i landet och stod kungen nära.Vad ska vi göra? frågade han dem. Vilket straff kräver lagen för en drottning som vägrar lyda kungens order när den framförs på detta sätt genom hovmän?
16 Memukan, som förde rådgivarnas talan, sa: Drottning Vasti har handlat fel i kungens närvaro och inför varje betydelsefull person i landet.
17 Nu kommer kvinnor överallt att vägra lyda sina män, när de får höra vad drottning Vasti har gjort.
18 Innan denna dag är till ända har hustrurna till alla furstarna i riket hört talas om vad drottningen har gjort och kommer sedan att tala till sina män på samma sätt. Följden blir förakt och bristande respekt över hela riket.
19 Därför vill vi föreslå, om nu Ers Majestät går med på det, att kunglig befallning utfärdas, en medisk-persisk lag som inte kan ändras, att drottning Vasti aldrig mer får komma inför kungen. Dessutom föreslår vi att Ers Majestät väljer till drottning någon som är mer värdig den upphöjelsen.
20 När denna befallning blivit känd i riket kommer alla män, vilken ställning de än har i samhället, att bli respekterade av sina hustrur!
21 Kungen och furstarna samtyckte till Memukans råd och man gjorde som han föreslagit.
22 Brev sändes alltså ut till alla provinser på alla landets språk, och i dem gjordes klart att det var mannen som skulle vara herre i sitt hus. Detta skulle läsas upp offentligt på alla de olika språken i riket.
Esther 1
New International Version
Esther 1
New International Version
Queen Vashti Deposed
1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[a](A) the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces(B) stretching from India to Cush[b]:(C) 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,(D) 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet(E) for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.
4 For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty. 5 When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days,(F) in the enclosed garden(G) of the king’s palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa. 6 The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars. There were couches(H) of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones. 7 Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king’s liberality.(I) 8 By the king’s command each guest was allowed to drink with no restrictions, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.
9 Queen Vashti also gave a banquet(J) for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
10 On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits(K) from wine,(L) he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona,(M) Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Karkas— 11 to bring(N) before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty(O) to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at. 12 But when the attendants delivered the king’s command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the king became furious and burned with anger.(P)
13 Since it was customary for the king to consult experts in matters of law and justice, he spoke with the wise men who understood the times(Q) 14 and were closest to the king—Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan, the seven nobles(R) of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom.
15 “According to law, what must be done to Queen Vashti?” he asked. “She has not obeyed the command of King Xerxes that the eunuchs have taken to her.”
16 Then Memukan replied in the presence of the king and the nobles, “Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes. 17 For the queen’s conduct will become known to all the women, and so they will despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she would not come.’ 18 This very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen’s conduct will respond to all the king’s nobles in the same way. There will be no end of disrespect and discord.(S)
19 “Therefore, if it pleases the king,(T) let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed,(U) that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she. 20 Then when the king’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.”
21 The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memukan proposed. 22 He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language,(V) proclaiming that every man should be ruler over his own household, using his native tongue.
Footnotes
- Esther 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus; here and throughout Esther
- Esther 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region
Esther 1
King James Version
Esther 1
King James Version
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
Esther 1
New King James Version
Esther 1
New King James Version
The King Dethrones Queen Vashti
1 Now it came to pass in the days of (A)Ahasuerus[a] (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned (B)over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, (C)from India to Ethiopia), 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus (D)sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in (E)Shushan[b] the [c]citadel, 3 that in the third year of his reign he (F)made a feast for all his officials and servants—the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him— 4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.
5 And when these days were completed, the king made a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present in [d]Shushan the [e]citadel, from great to small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace. 6 There were white and blue linen curtains fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on silver rods and marble pillars; and the (G)couches were of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, turquoise, and white and black marble. 7 And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, (H)according to the [f]generosity of the king. 8 In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had ordered all the officers of his household, that they should do according to each man’s pleasure.
9 Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, (I)Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, 11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king, wearing her royal crown, in order to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was beautiful to behold. 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him.
13 Then the king said to the (J)wise men (K)who understood the times (for this was the king’s manner toward all who knew law and justice, 14 those closest to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the (L)seven princes of Persia and Media, (M)who had access to the king’s presence, and who [g]ranked highest in the kingdom): 15 “What shall we do to Queen Vashti, according to law, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus brought to her by the eunuchs?”
16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes: “Queen Vashti has not only wronged the king, but also all the princes, and all the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. 17 For the queen’s behavior will become known to all women, so that they will (N)despise their husbands in their eyes, when they report, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in before him, but she did not come.’ 18 This very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media will say to all the king’s officials that they have heard of the behavior of the queen. Thus there will be excessive contempt and wrath. 19 If it pleases the king, let a royal [h]decree go out from him, and let it be recorded in the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it will (O)not [i]be altered, that Vashti shall come no more before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she. 20 When the king’s decree which he will make is proclaimed throughout all his empire (for it is great), all wives will (P)honor their husbands, both great and small.”
21 And the reply pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan. 22 Then he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, (Q)to each province in its own script, and to every people in their own language, that each man should (R)be master in his own house, and speak in the language of his own people.
Footnotes
- Esther 1:1 Generally identified with Xerxes I (485–464 b.c.)
- Esther 1:2 Or Susa
- Esther 1:2 Or fortified palace, and so elsewhere in the book
- Esther 1:5 Or Susa
- Esther 1:5 palace
- Esther 1:7 Lit. hand
- Esther 1:14 Lit. sat in first place
- Esther 1:19 Lit. word
- Esther 1:19 pass away
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