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Ester 2
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Ester 2
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Kungen väljer Ester
2 Efter en tid, när kung Xerxes vrede hade lagt sig, kom han att tänka på vad Vashti hade gjort och vad man beslutat om henne.
2 ”Låt oss leta reda på vackra, orörda flickor åt kungen”, föreslog hans tjänare. 3 ”Kungen bör utse i varje provins tjänstemän som kan samla alla orörda vackra unga flickor till kungens harem i Susas borg. Kungens hovman Hegaj, som har ansvaret för kvinnorna, får ta hand om dem och se till att de får sin skönhetsbehandling. 4 Sedan får den flicka som behagar kungen mest bli drottning i Vashtis ställe.”
Kungen gillade förslaget och följde det genast.
5 I borgen i Susa fanns det en jude som hette Mordokaj, son till Jair, son till Shimi, son till Kish från Benjamins stam. 6 Han hade deporterats från Jerusalem samtidigt med de fångar som tillfångatogs med Juda kung Jekonja av Nebukadnessar, kungen av Babylonien. 7 Mordokaj var fosterfar till sin kusin Hadassa, eller Ester, som hon också kallades, och som var föräldralös. Hon var välväxt och vacker, och efter hennes föräldrars död hade Mordokaj adopterat henne som sin egen dotter.
8 När nu kungens befallning och förordning tillkännagavs och många flickor fördes till kungens harem i Susas borg och togs om hand av Hegaj, hämtades också Ester till kungapalatset och togs om hand av Hegaj, som hade ansvaret för kvinnorna. 9 Flickan behagade honom och vann hans välvilja. Han såg genast till att hon fick sina skönhetsbehandlingar och den mat hon skulle ha och sju tjänsteflickor, som valts ut åt henne från kungapalatset. Han flyttade in henne med hennes tjänsteflickor i haremets främsta del.
10 Ester hade inte avslöjat något om sin nationalitet eller sin släkt, eftersom Mordokaj hade förbjudit henne att göra det. 11 Han promenerade varje dag utanför haremsgården för att ta reda på hur Ester hade det och hur hon behandlades.
12 Innan en flickas tur kom att komma in till kung Xerxes, fick hon under tolv månader gå igenom skönhetsbehandlingar, som det var föreskrivet för kvinnorna – först sex månader med myrraolja och sedan sex månader med välluktande kryddor och andra skönhetsmedel för kvinnor. 13 När det sedan var hennes tur att gå till kungen, fick hon ta med sig vad hon ville från haremet till kungapalatset. 14 Hon gick dit på kvällen och återvände nästa morgon till en annan del av haremet och lämnades i hovmannen Shaasgas omsorg, som hade ansvaret för konkubinerna. Sedan kom hon inte in till kungen fler gånger, om hon inte hade behagat honom så mycket att han personligen kallade på henne.
15 När turen att gå in till kungen kom till Ester, Avichajils dotter, som Mordokaj hade adopterat efter sin farbror, begärde hon inget annat än det som kungens hovman Hegaj, som hade ansvaret för kvinnorna, föreslog henne. Hon vann välvilja hos alla som såg henne.
16 Ester blev hämtad till kung Xerxes i palatset i den tionde månaden, tevet, under hans sjunde regeringsår.
17 Kungen blev mer förtjust i Ester än i någon annan kvinna, och hon vann hans välvilja och kärlek mer än någon av de andra flickorna. Han satte den kungliga kronan på hennes huvud och gjorde henne till drottning i stället för Vashti. 18 Kungen anordnade ett stort gästabud för alla sina furstar och tjänare till Esters ära. Han utlyste en allmän ledighet[a] i provinserna och gav kungligt generösa gåvor.
Mordokaj avslöjar ett mordförsök
19 När man samlade ihop unga flickor en andra gång, satt Mordokaj vid kungens port.
20 Ester hade inte avslöjat något om sin släkt och nationalitet, precis som Mordokaj hade sagt till henne. Hon lydde honom alltjämt, som om hon fortfarande var i hans vård.
21 En dag, när Mordokaj satt i kungens port, blev Bigtan och Teresh, två av de hovmän som höll vakt vid porten, förbittrade på kung Xerxes och sökte efter tillfälle att döda honom. 22 Mordokaj fick reda på det och berättade det för drottning Ester, som i sin tur talade om det för kungen å Mordokajs vägnar. 23 En undersökning av saken visade att det var sant, och då spetsades de två männen på pålar. Detta blev antecknat i krönikan i kungens närvaro.
Footnotes
- 2:18 Eller efterskänkte skatt, eller möjligen beviljade amnesti.
Ester 2
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Ester 2
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Kungen väljer Ester
2 Sedan kung Ahasveros vrede hade lagt sig kom han ihåg vad Vasti hade gjort och vad man beslutat om henne.
2 Låt oss leta reda på de vackraste flickorna i riket åt kungen, föreslog hans rådgivare.
3 Vi ska se till att det i varje provins finns män som kan välja ut de vackraste kvinnorna och föra dem till kungens harem i Susans borg. Hovmannen Hegai får i uppdrag att se till att de blir väl omhändertagna och får sin skönhetsbehandling,
4 innan Ers Majestät väljer någon av dem till drottning i Vastis ställe.Kungen tyckte detta var ett mycket bra förslag och såg till att det genast blev genomfört.
5 I kungapalatset fanns det en jude från Benjamins stam, som hette Mordokai, son till Jair, sonson till Simei och sonsons son till Kis.
6 Han hade tagits tillfånga och förts i landsflykt till Babylon samtidigt med Juda rikes kung Jekonja och många andra judar, när Nebukadnessar intog Jerusalem.
7 Mordokai hade en mycket vacker ung kusin, Hadassa, eller Ester, som hon också kallades. Hennes föräldrar var döda och Mordokai hade därför tagit hand om henne och fostrat henne som sin egen dotter.
8 Till följd av kungens befallning var nu Ester en av många flickor som fördes till kungens harem i Susans borg.
9 Hegai, som hade uppsikt över kungens harem, blev mycket förtjust i henne och gjorde allt för att hon skulle trivas. Han såg genast till att hon fick skönhetsbehandlingar och särskild mat. Han gav henne sju tjänsteflickor, som fick bo med henne i haremets finaste rum.
10 Ester hade inte talat om för någon att hon var av judisk börd. Det hade Mordokai förbjudit henne, och som alltid lydde hon honom.
11 Han kom till palatset utanför hennes rum varje dag för att ta reda på hur hon hade det.
12-14 Innan en kvinna presenterades för kungen, fick hon först under sex månader genomgå en särskild behandling med myrraolja, och sedan under ytterligare sex månader behandlades hon med välluktande parfymer av olika slag. När det sedan var hennes tur att tillbringa natten med kung Ahasveros fick hon själv välja ut vilka kläder och juveler hon ville ha för att ytterligare framhäva sin skönhet. Hon fördes till kungen på kvällen och nästa morgon tog man henne till den avdelning av haremet, där alla hans hustrur bodde. Där hade Saasgas, en annan av hovmännen, ansvaret. Ingen av dem fick träffa kungen igen om hon inte hade behagat honom så mycket att han personligen kallade på henne.
15 När det blev Esters tur att gå in till kungen, följde hon de råd som hovmannen Hegai gav henne och klädde sig efter hans instruktioner. Alla som såg Ester kunde inte annat än beundra henne för hennes skönhet.
16 Ester blev hämtad till kungens palats i den tionde månaden, Tebet, under hans sjunde regeringsår.
17 Kungen blev mer förtjust i Ester än i någon annan kvinna. Han tog därför den kungliga kronan och satte den på hennes huvud och förklarade att hon skulle vara drottning i stället för Vasti.
18 För att fira denna händelse ordnade han en fest till hennes ära för alla sina furstar och tjänare. Han gav generösa gåvor till alla och lät utlysa en allmän helgdag.
19 Vid ett senare tillfälle var också ett antal unga kvinnor samlade vid palatset. Mordokai hade vid denna tid fått tjänst hos kungen.
20 Ester hade följt Mordokais råd och ännu inte talat om för någon att hon var judinna. Hon lydde honom alltjämt som om hon fortfarande bodde i hans hus.
21 En dag, när Mordokai var i tjänst i palatset, råkade han höra att Bigetana och Teres, två av de hovmän som höll vakt vid porten till palatset, var missnöjda med kungen och planerade att mörda honom.
22 Mordokai berättade detta för drottning Ester, som i sin tur lät kungen få veta vad Mordokai hade hört.
23 En undersökning visade att männen var skyldiga, de spetsades på pålar och deras kroppar hängdes upp till allmänt beskådande. Detta blev antecknat i den krönika som fördes under kung Ahasveros regeringstid.
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.
Esther 2
New King James Version
Esther 2
New King James Version
Esther Becomes Queen
2 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, (A)what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; 3 and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to [a]Shushan the [b]citadel, into the women’s quarters, under the custody of [c]Hegai the king’s eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them. 4 Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.”
This thing pleased the king, and he did so.
5 In [d]Shushan the [e]citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of (B)Kish, a Benjamite. 6 (C)Kish[f] had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been captured with [g]Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. 7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, (D)his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
8 So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were (E)gathered at [h]Shushan the [i]citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women. 9 Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave (F)beauty preparations to her, besides [j]her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women.
10 (G)Esther had not [k]revealed her people or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to reveal it. 11 And every day Mordecai paced in front of the court of the women’s quarters, to learn of Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
12 Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months’ preparation, according to the regulations for the women, for thus were the days of their preparation apportioned: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women. 13 Thus prepared, each young woman went to the king, and she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the women’s quarters to the king’s palace. 14 In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who kept the concubines. She would not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name.
15 Now when the turn came for Esther (H)the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther (I)obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her. 16 So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal (J)crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18 Then the king (K)made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the [l]generosity of a king.
Mordecai Discovers a Plot
19 When virgins were gathered together a second time, Mordecai sat within the king’s gate. 20 (L)Now Esther had not revealed her family and her people, just as Mordecai had charged her, for Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as when she was brought up by him.
21 In those days, while Mordecai sat within the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, [m]Bigthan and Teresh, doorkeepers, became furious and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 22 So the matter became known to Mordecai, (M)who told Queen Esther, and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name. 23 And when an inquiry was made into the matter, it was confirmed, and both were hanged on a gallows; and it was written in (N)the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.
Footnotes
- Esther 2:3 Or Susa
- Esther 2:3 palace
- Esther 2:3 Heb. Hege
- Esther 2:5 Or Susa
- Esther 2:5 palace
- Esther 2:6 Lit. Who
- Esther 2:6 Jehoiachin, 2 Kin. 24:6
- Esther 2:8 Or Susa
- Esther 2:8 palace
- Esther 2:9 Lit. her portions
- Esther 2:10 Revealed the identity of
- Esther 2:18 Lit. hand
- Esther 2:21 Bigthana, Esth. 6:2
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