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Ester 2
Albanian Bible
Ester 2
Albanian Bible
2 Mbas këtyre ngjarjeve, kur zemërimi i mbretit Asuero u qetësua, atij iu kujtua Vashti, atë që kishte bërë ajo dhe çfarë kishte vendosur lidhur me të.
2 Atëherë shërbëtorët e mbretit që ishin në shërbim të tij i thanë: "Të kërkohen për mbretin vajza të virgjëra dhe të hijshme;
3 mbreti le të caktojë në tërë krahinat e mbretërisë së tij komisarë, të cilët të mbledhin tërë vajzat e virgjëra të hijshme në qytetin e Suzës, në shtëpinë e grave nën mbikqyrjen e Hegait, eunukut të mbretit dhe rojtar i grave, që do t’u japë atyre melhemet për t’u pastruar.
4 Vajza që do t’i pëlqejë mbretit të bëhet mbretëreshë në vend të Vashtit". Ky propozim u pëlqye nga mbreti dhe kështu u veprua.
5 Në qytetin e Suzës ishte një jude i quajtur Mardoke, bir i Jairit, bir i Shimeit, bir i Kishit, një Beniaminit,
6 që e kishin internuar nga Jeruzalemi bashkë me mërgimtarët e sjellë në robëri me Jekoniahun, mbretin e Judës, nga Nebukadnetsari, mbret i Babilonisë.
7 Ai e kishte rritur Hadasahun, domethënë Esterin, bijën e ungjit të tij, sepse ajo nuk kishte as baba as nënë. Vajza ishte e hijshme dhe kishte trup të bukur; pas vdekjes së atit dhe të nënes së saj, Mardokeu e mori si bijën e tij.
8 Kur urdhëri i mbretit dhe dekreti i tij u përhapën, dhe shumë vajza u mblodhën në qytetin e Suzës nën mbikqyrjen e Hegait, edhe Esterin e çuan në pallatin e mbretit nën mbikëqyrjen e Hegait, rojtarit të grave.
9 Vajza i pëlqeu dhe fitoi simpatinë e tij; kështu ai u shpejtua t’i japë melhemet për pastrimin dhe ushqimin e saj; i dha gjithashtu shtatë vajza të reja të zgjedhura në pallatin e mbretit dhe e zhvendosi bashkë me to në apartamentin më të mirë të shtëpisë së grave.
10 Esteri nuk kishte treguar asgjë as për popullin e saj as për vendin e prejardhjes së saj, sepse Mardokeu e kishte urdhëruar të mos tregonte.
11 Çdo ditë Mardokeu shëtiste përpara oborrit të shtëpisë së grave për të marrë vesh si ishte Esteri dhe ç’po bëhej me të.
12 Kur i vinte radha çdo vajzë të hynte te mbreti Asuero, mbasi kishte bërë dymbëdhjetë muaj përgatitjesh, sipas rregulloreve të grave, sepse kështu plotësoheshin ditët e pastrimit të tyre; gjashtë muaj për t’u lyer me vaj të mirrës dhe gjashtë muaj me aroma dhe melheme të grave për t’u pastruar,
13 vajza shkonte te mbreti; i lejohej të merrte me vete nga shtëpia e grave në pallatin e mbretit tërë ato që donte.
14 Atje ajo shkonte në mbrëmje dhe të nesërmen në mëngjes kalonte në shtëpinë e dytë të grave, nën mbikëqyrjen e Shaashgazit, eunukut të mbretit dhe rojtar i konkubinave. Ajo nuk kthehej më te mbreti, veçse po ta kërkonte mbreti dhe ta thërrisnin me emër.
15 Kur i erdhi radha për të shkuar te mbreti Esterit, bijës së Abihailit, ungji i Mardokeut, që e kishte marrë me vete si bijën e tij, ajo nuk kërkoi asgjë veç asaj që i tregoi Hegai, eunuku i mbretit, rojtari i grave. Dhe Esteri fitoi simpatinë e të gjithë atyre që e shihnin.
16 Esterin e çuan te mbreti Asuero në pallatin e tij mbretëror muajin e dhjetë, domethënë në muajin e Tebethit, në vitin e shtatë të mbretërimit të tij.
17 Mbreti e dashuroi Esterin më tepër se gjithë gratë e tjera, dhe ajo gjeti hir dhe mirëdashje në sytë e tij më tepër se tërë vajzat e tjera. Kështu ai i vuri mbi kokë kurorën mbretërore dhe e bëri mbretëreshë në vend të Vashtit.
18 Pastaj mbreti shtroi një banket të madh për tërë princat dhe shërbëtorët e tij, banketin e Esterit; përveç kësaj ai u dha një ditë pushimi krahinave dhe bëri dhurata me bujari mbretërore.
19 Kur vajzat u mblodhën herën e dytë, Mardokeu rrinte ulur te porta e mbretit.
20 Esteri, sipas urdhrit që Mardokeu i kishte dhënë, nuk kishte treguar asgjë as për vendin e prejardhjes së saj, as për popullin e saj. Në të vërtetë Esteri zbatonte urdhërat e Mardokeut, ashtu si në kohën kur ishte nën kujdestarinë e tij.
21 Në ato ditë, ndërsa Mardokeu rrinte ulur te porta e mbretit, Bigtani dhe Tereshi, dy eunukë të mbretit dhe rojtarë të pragut, u zemëruan dhe kërkuan të shtrinin dorën kundër mbretit Asuero.
22 I njoftuar për këtë gjë, Mardokeu lajmëroi mbretëreshën Ester, dhe Esteri informoi mbretin në emër të Mardokeut.
23 U bënë hetime dhe u provua se gjëja ishte e vërtetë, të dy eunukët u varën në trekëmbësh; pastaj kjo ngjarje u regjistrua në librin e Kronikave, në prani të mbretit.
Ester 2
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Ester 2
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Ester blir drottning
2 (A) Efter en tid, när kung Ahasveros vrede hade lagt sig, tänkte han åter på Vashti och vad hon hade gjort och vad som beslutats om henne. 2 Då sade de unga män som var i tjänst hos kungen: ”Man borde söka upp unga och vackra, orörda kvinnor åt kungen. 3 Och kungen skulle utse ämbetmän i sitt rikes alla provinser och låta dem samla alla dessa unga vackra kvinnor till kvinnohuset i Susas borg och överlämna dem åt kungens hovman[a] Hegaj, som har tillsynen över kvinnorna. Där kan de få skönhetsbehandling. 4 Den unga kvinna som vinner kungens gillande kan då bli drottning i Vashtis ställe.” Det förslaget tyckte kungen var gott, och man gjorde så.
5 I Susas borg fanns då en judisk man som hette Mordokaj[b]. Han var son till Jair, son till Shimei, son till benjaminiten Kish,[c] 6 (B) som hade förts bort från Jerusalem med de fångar som tvingades följa med Juda kung Jekonja[d] när han fördes bort av Babels kung Nebukadnessar. 7 Mordokaj var fosterfar åt Hadassa,[e] det vill säga Ester[f], hans farbrors dotter, för hon hade varken far eller mor. Den unga kvinnan var välväxt och mycket vacker. Efter det att hennes far och mor dött hade Mordokaj adopterat henne som sin egen dotter.
8 När kungens befallning och förordning blev känd och många unga kvinnor samlades i Susas borg och överlämnades till Hegaj, blev också Ester hämtad till kungens hus och överlämnad till Hegaj som hade tillsynen över kvinnorna. 9 Flickan behagade honom och vann hans välvilja. Därför skyndade han att ge henne de skönhetsmedel och den mat hon skulle ha. Dessutom gav han henne sju tjänsteflickor, utvalda från kungens hus, och han flyttade henne och hennes tjänsteflickor till den bästa delen av kvinnohuset.
10 Ester hade inte nämnt något om sitt folk och sin släkt, eftersom Mordokaj hade förbjudit henne att göra det. 11 Mordokaj gick varje dag fram och tillbaka utanför gården till kvinnohuset för att få veta om Ester hade det bra och vad som hände med henne.
12 I tur och ordning gick de unga kvinnorna in till kung Ahasveros, sedan de under tolv månader hade genomgått vad som var bestämt för dem. Så lång tid tog nämligen deras skönhetsbehandling: sex månader med myrraolja och sex månader med väldoftande kryddor och andra skönhetsmedel för kvinnor. 13 När den unga kvinnan skulle gå in till kungen fick hon ta med sig allt hon ville från kvinnornas hus till kungens hus. 14 På kvällen gick hon in, och nästa morgon fick hon återvända till ett annat kvinnohus för att stå under uppsikt av kungens hovman Saasgaz, som hade ansvaret för bihustrurna. Hon fick inte komma in till kungen igen, om han inte hade fattat sådant tycke för henne att hon blev kallad till honom vid namn.
15 Och när turen att gå in till kungen kom till Ester, dotter till Abihajil som var farbror till Mordokaj som adopterat henne, begärde hon ingenting annat än det som kungens hovman Hegaj, kvinnovaktaren, rådde henne till. Alla som såg Ester tyckte om henne. 16 Hon blev hämtad till kung Ahasveros i hans kungliga palats i tionde månaden[g], det är månaden Tebet, i hans sjunde regeringsår.
17 Kungen älskade Ester mer än alla de andra kvinnorna, och hon vann hans gunst och välvilja mer än alla de andra unga kvinnorna. Han satte den kungliga kronan på hennes huvud och gjorde henne till drottning i Vashtis ställe. 18 Och kungen ordnade ett stort gästabud för alla sina furstar och tjänare, ett gästabud till Esters ära. Han beviljade skattelindring åt sina provinser och delade ut gåvor som det anstår en kung.
Mordokaj räddar kungens liv
19 När man för andra gången samlade ihop unga kvinnor satt Mordokaj i kungens port. 20 (C) Ester hade inte nämnt något om sin släkt eller sitt folk, precis som Mordokaj hade sagt åt henne. Ester gjorde som Mordokaj hade sagt, liksom när hon var under hans vård.
21 I de dagarna, medan Mordokaj satt i kungens port[h], blev Bigtan och Teres, två av de hovmän hos kungen som höll vakt vid porten, så förbittrade på kung Ahasveros att de sökte efter tillfälle att döda honom[i]. 22 Mordokaj fick veta det och berättade det för drottning Ester, och hon förde det vidare till kungen på Mordokajs vägnar. 23 (D) Saken undersöktes och man fann att det var sant. Hovmännen blev båda upphängda på trä. Detta nertecknades i krönikan, i kungens närvaro.
Footnotes
- 2:3 hovman Annan översättning: ”eunuck” (en kastrerad man, därför betrodd att ansvara för kungens harem, jfr not till 7:7).
- 2:5 Mordokaj Namnet är troligen bildat från den babyloniske krigsguden Marduk (jfr Dan 1:7). En kilskriftstavla från Borsippa nämner en hovman i Susa med detta namn hos Xerxes I.
- 2:5 Kish Så hette också fadern till Saul som kämpade mot Hamans förfader Agag (1 Sam 15).
- 2:6 Jekonja Också kallad Jojakin (2 Kung 24:8f), bortförd till Babel ca 597 f Kr.
- 2:7 Hadassa Betyder ”myrten” och påminner om akkadiska hadassatu, ”brud”.
- 2:7 Ester Betyder ”stjärna” och liknar den babyloniska kärleksgudinnan Ishtars namn.
- 2:16 tionde månaden Ca dec 479 f Kr. Den grekiske historikern Herodotos (484-425 f Kr) skriver att Xerxes efter sin misslyckade invasion av Grekland år 480 f Kr istället ägnade sig åt sitt harem.
- 2:21 kungens port Utgrävningar har visat att porten låg ca 80 meter öster om palatset och rymde en öppen sal om ca 20 x 20 m.
- 2:21 döda honom Några år senare, 465 f Kr, föll kungen offer för en liknande komplott genom livvakten Artabanus.
Esther 2
New International Version
Esther 2
New International Version
Esther Made Queen
2 Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided,(A) he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. 2 Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let beauty treatments be given to them. 4 Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This advice appealed to the king, and he followed it.
5 Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish,(B) 6 who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, among those taken captive with Jehoiachin[a](C) king of Judah.(D) 7 Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther,(E) had a lovely figure(F) and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.
8 When the king’s order and edict had been proclaimed, many young women were brought to the citadel of Susa(G) and put under the care of Hegai. Esther also was taken to the king’s palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem. 9 She pleased him and won his favor.(H) Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food.(I) He assigned to her seven female attendants selected from the king’s palace and moved her and her attendants into the best place in the harem.
10 Esther had not revealed her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had forbidden her to do so.(J) 11 Every day he walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.
12 Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes(K) and cosmetics. 13 And this is how she would go to the king: Anything she wanted was given her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace. 14 In the evening she would go there and in the morning return to another part of the harem to the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the concubines.(L) She would not return to the king unless he was pleased with her and summoned her by name.(M)
15 When the turn came for Esther (the young woman Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail(N)) to go to the king,(O) she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor(P) of everyone who saw her. 16 She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal residence in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen(Q) instead of Vashti. 18 And the king gave a great banquet,(R) Esther’s banquet, for all his nobles and officials.(S) He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality.(T)
Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy
19 When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.(U) 20 But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up.(V)
21 During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthana[b] and Teresh, two of the king’s officers(W) who guarded the doorway, became angry(X) and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. 22 But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai. 23 And when the report was investigated and found to be true, the two officials were impaled(Y) on poles. All this was recorded in the book of the annals(Z) in the presence of the king.(AA)
Footnotes
- Esther 2:6 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
- Esther 2:21 Hebrew Bigthan, a variant of Bigthana
Esther 2
King James Version
Esther 2
King James Version
2 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
8 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
10 Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
12 Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
13 Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.
14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
20 Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
22 And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.
23 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
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