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Ester 3
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Ester 3
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Hotet mot judarna
(3:1—4:17)
Hamans plan mot judarna
3 En tid senare upphöjde kung Xerxes Haman, son till agagiten Hammedata, till en position över alla andra furstar. 2 Alla kungens tjänare i hans port böjde sig ner i vördnad för Haman, för så hade kungen befallt, men Mordokaj gjorde det inte.
3 ”Varför följer du inte kungens befallning?” frågade kungens tjänare honom. 4 Dag efter dag talade de med honom, men han brydde sig inte om dem. Slutligen talade de med Haman om saken för att se om Mordokajs skäl skulle godtas, han hade nämligen sagt att han var jude.
5 Haman blev rasande när han nu upptäckte att Mordokaj inte böjde sig ner för honom i vördnad. 6 Det räckte inte för honom att bara ta livet av Mordokaj, utan när han fick veta vilket folk Mordokaj tillhörde ville han utrota alla judar ur Xerxes rike. 7 I första månaden av året, månaden nisan, i kung Xerxes tolfte regeringsår, kastade man lott, ”pur”, inför Haman, om dag och månad, och lotten föll på[a] adar, den tolfte månaden.
8 Haman tog så upp saken med kung Xerxes: ”Det finns ett speciellt folk, som är utspritt och skingrat bland alla andra folk i ditt rikes provinser. Deras lagar skiljer sig från alla andra folks, och de följer inte kungens lagar. Det är mot kungens intressen att låta dem fortsätta så. 9 Om du, o kung, finner det för gott, så utfärda en befallning om att de ska utrotas. Då ska jag bidra med 350 ton[b] silver till förvaltarna för den kungliga skattkammaren.”
10 Kungen tog då av sig sin sigillring och gav den till Haman, agagiten Hammedatas son, judarnas fiende. 11 ”Behåll pengarna, men gör vad du anser vara bäst med detta folk”, sa kungen till Haman.
12 Kungens sekreterare tillkallades på trettonde dagen i första månaden, och enligt Hamans befallning utfärdades en skrivelse till kungens satraper, till ståthållarna i de olika provinserna och till furstarna över varje folk, till varje provins på dess eget språk. Skrivelsen undertecknades i kung Xerxes namn och förseglades med hans ring. 13 Brev skickades med ilbud till alla kungens provinser med order om att alla judar skulle förgöras, dödas och utrotas, unga och gamla, barn och kvinnor, på en och samma dag, nämligen den trettonde dagen i månaden adar, årets tolfte månad. Deras ägodelar skulle tas som byte. 14 En avskrift av skrivelsen skulle gälla som lag i varje provins och tillkännages för alla folk, så att de var beredda för den dagen.
15 Ilbuden gick ut omedelbart på kungens befallning, och lagen tillkännagavs i Susas borg. Kungen och Haman slog sig ner för att dricka tillsammans, medan bestörtning rådde i staden Susa.
Esther 3
King James Version
Esther 3
King James Version
3 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
3 Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.
10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
12 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.
15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Ester 3
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Ester 3
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
II.— PROYECTO DE AMÁN PARA EXTERMINAR A LOS JUDÍOS (3—5)
Mardoqueo y Amán
3 Algún tiempo después, el rey Asuero elevó a un alto cargo a Amán, hijo de Hamdatá, de la región de Agag, dándole preeminencia sobre el resto de los oficiales como él. 2 A su paso, todos los servidores del palacio se arrodillaban e inclinaban la cabeza ante él, porque así lo había ordenado el rey. Pero Mardoqueo no se arrodillaba ni inclinaba la cabeza a su paso.
3 Entonces los guardias reales que custodiaban la puerta del palacio le preguntaron a Mardoqueo:
— Y tú, ¿por qué desobedeces el mandato real?
4 Y como todos los días le preguntaban lo mismo, y él no les hacía caso, lo denunciaron a Amán, para ver si valían sus excusas, pues les había declarado que era judío. 5 Al comprobar Amán que Mardoqueo no se arrodillaba ni inclinaba la cabeza a su paso, montó en cólera. 6 Y al saber que Mardoqueo era judío, decidió no solo castigarlo a él, sino exterminar con él a todos los de su raza, a todos los judíos que vivían en el reino de Asuero.
El decreto real contra los judíos
7 Para determinar el día y el mes, se celebró ante Amán en el primer mes, que es el mes de Nisán, del año duodécimo del reinado de Asuero, el sorteo llamado “pur”. Y la suerte cayó en el día trece del duodécimo mes, el mes de Adar. 8 Y dijo Amán al rey Asuero:
— Entre todos los pueblos que forman las provincias de tu imperio existe uno que vive separado y disperso; se rige por leyes diferentes a las de los otros pueblos y no obedece las leyes del rey. No creo que convenga al rey tolerarlos. 9 Por lo tanto, si al rey le parece bien, emita un decreto para exterminarlos, y yo contribuiré con diez mil talentos de plata a la hacienda real para realizar esta labor.
10 Entonces el rey se quitó el anillo y se lo dio a Amán, hijo de Hamdatá, de la región de Agag, enemigo de los judíos, 11 diciendo:
— Puedes quedarte con la plata, y haz con ese pueblo lo que mejor te parezca.
12 El día trece del mes primero fueron convocados los secretarios reales. Estos redactaron en la escritura de cada provincia y en la lengua de cada pueblo, todo lo que Amán ordenaba a los sátrapas reales, a los gobernadores de cada una de las provincias y a los jefes de cada pueblo. Todo se escribió en nombre del rey Asuero y se selló con el anillo real. 13 Luego, los mensajeros llevaron estos documentos a todas las provincias del reino con la orden de destruir, matar y exterminar en un solo día, el día trece del duodécimo mes, es decir el mes de Adar, a todos los judíos, jóvenes y ancianos, niños y mujeres, y de apoderarse de todos sus bienes 14 El texto de este edicto debía ser promulgado como ley en todas las provincias y en todos los pueblos a fin de que estuvieran preparados para ese día.
15 Los mensajeros partieron de inmediato con la orden real. El edicto se hizo público también en la ciudadela de Susa. Y mientras el rey y Amán se dedicaban a banquetear, en la ciudad de Susa reinaba la consternación.
Esther 3
New International Version
Esther 3
New International Version
Haman’s Plot to Destroy the Jews
3 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite,(A) elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. 2 All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor.
3 Then the royal officials at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s command?”(B) 4 Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply.(C) Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew.
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.(D) 6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(E) to destroy(F) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(G) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the pur(H) (that is, the lot(I)) was cast in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on[a] the twelfth month, the month of Adar.(J)
8 Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs(K) are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey(L) the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.(M) 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents[b] of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”(N)
10 So the king took his signet ring(O) from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. 11 “Keep the money,” the king said to Haman, “and do with the people as you please.”
12 Then on the thirteenth day of the first month the royal secretaries were summoned. They wrote out in the script of each province and in the language(P) of each people all Haman’s orders to the king’s satraps, the governors of the various provinces and the nobles of the various peoples. These were written in the name of King Xerxes himself and sealed(Q) with his own ring. 13 Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews(R)—young and old, women and children—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar,(S) and to plunder(T) their goods. 14 A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued as law in every province and made known to the people of every nationality so they would be ready for that day.(U)
15 The couriers went out, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa.(V) The king and Haman sat down to drink,(W) but the city of Susa was bewildered.(X)
Footnotes
- Esther 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.
- Esther 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons
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