Verse 4

When Esther’s attendants and eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear so he could remove his sackcloth, but he refused them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da kom Esters tjenestepiker og evnukker til henne og fortalte det. Dronningen ble dypt opprørt, og hun sendte klær for å kle på Mordekai og ta av ham sekkestrien, men han nektet å ta imot dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da kom Esters tjenestepiker og hoffmenn og fortalte henne dette. Dronningen ble da svært bekymret. Hun sendte klær for å kle på Mordekai og ta bort sekkestrien fra ham, men han tok ikke imot dem.

• Norsk King James

  Så kom Esthers tjenestepiker og hoffmenn og fortalte det til henne. Da ble dronningen svært bedrøvet; hun sendte klær for å kle Mordekai og ta bort sekkekledene hans, men han ville ikke ta imot dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Esters unge tjenestejenter og hoffmenn kom og fortalte henne om dette, og dronningen ble svært engstelig. Hun sendte klær for å kle Mordekai og få sekken fjernet fra ham, men han tok ikke imot dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Esters tjenestepiker og hoffmenn kom og fortalte henne alt dette, og dronningen ble svært opprørt. Hun sendte klær for å få Mordekai til å kle seg i dem og ta av seg sekkeklærne, men han nektet å ta imot dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da kom Esters tjenestepiker og kammerherrer og fortalte det til henne. Dronningen ble da meget bedrøvet, og hun sendte klær for å kle på Mordekai og ta sekkestrien bort fra ham, men han tok ikke imot dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Esthers tjenestepiker og hoffmenn kom og fortalte henne det. Da ble dronningen dypt bedrøvet, og hun sendte klær for å kle Mordekai og for å fjerne sekkeklærne fra ham, men han tok dem ikke imot.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da kom Esters tjenestepiker og kammerherrer og fortalte det til henne. Dronningen ble da meget bedrøvet, og hun sendte klær for å kle på Mordekai og ta sekkestrien bort fra ham, men han tok ikke imot dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Esters tjenestepiker og hoffmenn kom inn og fortalte henne dette. Da ble dronningen meget forferdet. Hun sendte klær som Mordekai kunne ha på seg istedenfor sekkestrien, men han ville ikke ta imot dem.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Esters tjenestepiker og hoffmenn kom og fortalte henne om det, og dronningen ble dypt rystet. Hun sendte klær for å kle på Mordekai og ta bort sekkestriet hans, men han ville ikke ta imot dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom Esthers unge Piger og hendes Kammertjenere og gave hende det tilkjende, og Dronningen blev meget bange; og hun sendte Klæder at lade Mardochæus føre sig udi og at tage hans Sæk bort fra ham, men han tog ikke imod dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So ther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Esters tjenestepiker og hoffmenn kom og fortalte henne dette, og dronningen ble dypt bekymret; hun sendte klær for å kle på Mordekai og fjerne sekkestrien fra ham, men han nektet å ta imot dem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told her. Then the queen was exceedingly grieved, and she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him, but he would not accept them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Esters tjenestepiker og hoffmenn kom og fortalte henne dette. Dronningen ble meget bedrøvet og sendte klær for å kle Mordekai, og for å få ham til å ta av seg sekkestrien, men han ville ikke ta imot det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Esters tjenestekvinner og hoffmenn kom og fortalte henne dette, og dronningen ble meget bekymret. Hun sendte klær for å kle Mordekai og ta bort sekkestrien hans, men han nektet å ta imot dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Esters terner og kammerherrer kom og fortalte dette til henne, og dronningen ble dypt bekymret. Hun sendte klær for å kle Mordekai og for å ta sekken fra ham, men han ville ikke ta imot dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Esters tjenestejenter og hoffmenn kom og fortalte henne hva som skjedde. Dronningen ble dypt bedrøvet og sendte klær til Mordekai, så han kunne bytte bort sekkestrien, men han ville ikke ta imot dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So Hesters dasels, and hir chamberlaines, came and tolde it her. Then was the quene exceadingly astonnyed. And she sent rayment, that Mardocheus shulde put them on, and laye the sacklothe from him. But Mardocheus wolde not take them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Esters maydes and her eunuches came and tolde it her: therefore the Queene was very heauie, and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackecloth from him, but he receiued it not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So Esthers maydens and her chamberlaynes, came and told it her: Then was the queene exceedingly astonied, and she sent rayment that Mardocheus shoulde put on, and lay the sackcloth from him: But Mardocheus would not take them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told [it] her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received [it] not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent clothing to clothe Mordecai, and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he didn't receive it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And young women of Esther come in and her eunuchs, and declare `it' to her, and the queen is exceedingly pained, and sendeth garments to clothe Mordecai, and to turn aside his sackcloth from off him, and he hath not received `them'.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he received it not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Esther's maidens and her eunuchs came and told her this, and the queen was exceedingly grieved. She sent clothing to Mordecai, to replace his sackcloth; but he didn't receive it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Esther’s female attendants and her eunuchs came and informed her about Mordecai’s behavior, the queen was overcome with anguish. Although she sent garments for Mordecai to put on so that he could remove his sackcloth, he would not accept them.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 77:2 : 2 My voice cries out to God, and I will call aloud; my voice reaches God, and He listens to me.
• Isa 56:3 : 3 Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, 'The LORD will surely exclude me from His people.' And let no eunuch say, 'I am a dry tree.'
• Jer 31:15 : 15 This is what the LORD says: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping—Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted because they are no more.
• Acts 8:27 : 27 So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and an important official in charge of all the treasury of the queen of the Ethiopians, known as Candace, who had gone to Jerusalem to worship.
• Gen 37:35 : 35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "I will go down to Sheol mourning my son." And his father wept for him.
• 1 Sam 8:15 : 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and vineyards and give it to his courtiers and servants.
• 2 Kgs 9:32 : 32 He looked up at the window and called out, 'Who is on my side? Who?' Two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
• Esth 1:12 : 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs. The king became furious, and his anger burned within him.