Verse 4

The king asked, "Who is in the courtyard?" Now Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the king’s palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Kongen spurte: «Hvem er ute i gårdsplassen?» Haman var kommet til den ytre gårdsplassen i kongens hus for å be kongen om å henge opp Mordekai på galgen han hadde forberedt.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Kongen sa: «Hvem er i gården?» Nå hadde Haman kommet inn i den ytre gård til kongens hus for å tale med kongen om å henge Mordekai på galgen han hadde reist for ham.

  • Norsk King James

    Og kongen sa: Hvem er i gården? Nå var Haman kommet til utenfor gården for å be kongen om å henge Mordekai på galgen han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da spurte kongen: Hvem er i forgården? Haman hadde kommet inn i den ytre forgården til kongens hus for å si til kongen at Mordekai burde bli hengt på det treet han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Kongen sa: "Hvem er i gårdsplassen?" Haman hadde nettopp kommet inn i den ytre gårdsplassen til kongens palass for å snakke med kongen om å henge Mordekai på den galgen han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Kongen sa: Hvem er i forgården? Nå hadde Haman kommet inn i den ytre forgården til kongens hus for å tale til kongen om å henge Mordekai på galgen han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Kongen sa: «Hvem er i gården?» Akkurat da hadde Haman kommet inn i den ytre gården av kongens palass for å tale med ham om å henge Mordekai på den galgen han hadde forberedt.

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

    Kongen sa: Hvem er i forgården? Nå hadde Haman kommet inn i den ytre forgården til kongens hus for å tale til kongen om å henge Mordekai på galgen han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Kongen spurte: "Hvem er i forgården?" På den tiden hadde Haman kommet inn i den ytre forgården i kongens hus for å be kongen om å henge Mordekai på den pålen han hadde reist for ham.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Kongen spurte: 'Hvem er i forgården?' Hamans sto i den ytre forgården av kongens hus for å snakke til kongen om å henge Mordekai på treet han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da sagde Kongen: Hvo er i Forgaarden? Og Haman var kommen i Kongens Huses yderste Forgaard at sige til Kongen, at de maatte hænge Mardochæus paa det Træ, som han havde ladet berede til ham.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Kongen sa: Hvem er i forgården? På dette tidspunktet var Haman kommet inn i den ytre forgården av kongens hus for å snakke med kongen om å henge Mordekai på den galgen han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king's house to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Kongen sa, Hvem er i gården? Nå hadde Haman kommet inn i den ytre gården av kongens hus for å be kongen henge Mordekai på galgen han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Og kongen spurte: 'Hvem er i gården?' Haman hadde nettopp kommet inn i den ytre gården av kongens hus for å si til kongen at Mordekai skulle hengsles på treet han hadde satt opp for ham.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Kongen spurte: «Hvem er i hoffet?» Haman hadde nettopp kommet inn på den ytre gården av kongens hus for å tale med kongen om å henge Mordekai på den galgen han hadde forberedt for ham.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Kongen sa: Hvem er i det ytre rommet? Nå hadde Haman kommet inn i det ytre rommet for å få kongens tillatelse til å henge Mordekai på pælen som han hadde gjort klar for ham.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the kynge sayde: Who is in ye courte? (for Aman was gone in to ye courte without before ye kinges house, yt he might speake vnto ye kinge to hange Mardocheus on ye tre, yt he had prepared for him.)

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the King sayde, Who is in the court? (Now Haman was come into the inner court of the Kings house, that he might speake vnto the King to hang Mordecai on the tree that he had prepared for him.)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the king saide: Who is in the court? (for Haman was come into the court without before the kinges house, that he might speake vnto the king to hang Mardocheus on the tree that he had prepared for him.)

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And the king said, Who [is] in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the king saith, `Who `is' in the court?' -- and Haman hath come in to the outer court of the house of the king, to say to the king to hang Mordecai on the tree that he had prepared for him --

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the king said, Who is in the outer room? Now Haman had come into the outer room to get the king's authority for the hanging of Mordecai on the pillar which he had made ready for him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king's house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then the king said,“Who is that in the courtyard?” Now Haman had come to the outer courtyard of the palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had constructed for him.

Referenced Verses

  • Esth 5:14 : 14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Have a gallows constructed, seventy-five feet high, and in the morning suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself." This suggestion pleased Haman, and he had the gallows built.
  • Esth 4:11 : 11 ‘All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that for anyone—man or woman—who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned, there is one law: they are to be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter, allowing them to live. But I have not been summoned to come to the king for thirty days.’
  • Esth 5:1 : 1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, facing the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, directly across from the entrance.
  • Ps 2:4 : 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
  • Ps 33:19 : 19 To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive during famine.
  • Prov 3:27-28 : 27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to act. 28 Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go and come back, tomorrow I will give it,' when you already have it with you.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  • Esth 7:9 : 9 Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, "Look! The gallows that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke up for the king’s benefit, is standing at Haman’s house, fifty cubits tall." The king said, "Hang him on it!"
  • Job 5:13 : 13 He traps the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the twisted are quickly foiled.
  • Esth 3:8-9 : 8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws differ from those of every other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws. Therefore, it is not beneficial for the king to tolerate them. 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written to destroy them, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry out the work, to be deposited in the king’s treasuries." 10 So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. 11 The king said to Haman, "The silver is given to you, as well as the people, to do with them as it seems good to you."