Esther 7
New King James Version
Haman Hanged Instead of Mordecai
7 So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, (A)at the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!”
3 Then Queen Esther answered and said, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. 4 For we have been (B)sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as (C)male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king’s loss.”
5 So King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?”
6 And Esther said, “The adversary and (D)enemy is this wicked Haman!”
So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
7 Then the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stood before Queen Esther, pleading for his life, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king. 8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across (E)the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?”
As the word left the king’s mouth, they (F)covered Haman’s face. 9 Now (G)Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said to the king, “Look! (H)The [a]gallows, fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke (I)good on the king’s behalf, is standing at the house of Haman.”
Then the king said, “Hang him on it!”
10 So (J)they (K)hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
Footnotes
- Esther 7:9 Lit. tree or wood
Esther 7
English Standard Version
7 So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, (A)“What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? (B)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.” 3 Then Queen Esther answered, (C)“If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be granted me for my wish, and my people for my request. 4 (D)For we have been sold, I and my people, (E)to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king.” 5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who has dared[a] to do this?” 6 And Esther said, (F)“A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
Haman Is Hanged
7 And the king arose in his wrath from the wine-drinking and went into (G)the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm was determined against him by the king. 8 And the king returned from (H)the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on (I)the couch where Esther was. And the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the word left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face. 9 Then (J)Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, (K)the gallows[b] that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, (L)whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits[c] high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” 10 (M)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. (N)Then the wrath of the king abated.
Footnotes
- Esther 7:5 Hebrew whose heart has filled him
- Esther 7:9 Or wooden beam; also verse 10 (see note on 2:23)
- Esther 7:9 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Ester 7
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Kungen låter hänga Haman
7 Kungen och Haman kom alltså till festen som Ester hade anordnat,
2 och medan de drack av vinet frågade kungen henne på nytt vad hon önskade: Berätta nu, drottning Ester! Vad det än är du önskar så ska jag ge dig det, om det så är hälften av mitt rike!
3 Till slut svarade Ester honom: Om Ers Majestät verkligen älskar mig, och om det behagar Ers Majestät, så rädda mitt liv, det är vad jag önskar. Rädda också mitt folk.
4 Jag och mitt folk har nämligen blivit överlämnade till dem som vill förgöra oss. Vi är dömda till förintelse, att dödas och utplånas. Om det bara varit så att vi blivit sålda till slavar, skulle jag ha tigit och inte besvärat Ers Majestät.
5 Vad är det du talar om? frågade kung Ahasveros. Vem skulle våga göra något sådant mot er?
6 Haman, denne onde man som jag har bjudit till mitt bord, är vår fiende, svarade Ester.Haman blev då alldeles blek av skräck,
7 men kungen reste sig hastigt och gick ut i trädgården. Haman började då be drottning Ester för sitt liv, för nu förstod han vad som väntade honom.
8 I sin förtvivlan hade han sjunkit ner framför drottning Ester, och där fick kungen se honom när han återvände från trädgården.Tänker han till och med våldföra sig på drottningen här i palatset inför mina ögon? röt kungen, och omedelbart sattes dödsbindeln för Hamans ögon.
9 Då kom Harebona, en av hovmännen, fram till kungen. Ers Majestät, sa han. Haman har gett befallning om att en tjugofem meter hög galge ska byggas för att hänga Mordokai, han som räddade kungens liv! Den står hemma hos Haman.Häng Haman i den, befallde kungen.
10 Man gjorde som kungen befallt och hängde Haman i galgen, och först då gick kungens vrede över.
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