Verse 25

But when the matter came before the king, he ordered by letter that the wicked scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men da det kom for kongens kunnskap, befalte han gjennom et skriftlig pålegg at den onde planen som Haman hadde lagt mot jødene, skulle falle tilbake på hans eget hode, og at både han og hans sønner skulle bli hengt på galgen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men da Ester kom frem for kongen, befalte han ved brev at hans onde plan, som han hadde tenkt ut mot jødene, skulle komme tilbake over hans eget hode, og at han og hans sønner skulle bli hengt på galgen.

• Norsk King James

  Men da Ester kom foran kongen, befalte han med brev at hans onde plan, som han hadde lagt mot jødene, skulle bli snudd mot ham selv, og at han og sønnene hans skulle bli hengt på galgen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Ester henvendte seg til kongen, befalte han ved brev at den onde planen Haman hadde lagt for Jødene skulle komme tilbake på hans eget hode, og de hengte ham og hans sønner på galgen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men da det kom for kongens øyne, beordret han ved brev at hans onde plan som han hadde planlagt mot jødene, skulle vende tilbake over hans eget hode, og at han og hans sønner skulle bli hengt på galgen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men da Ester kom frem for kongen, befalte han ved brev at Hamans onde plan som han hadde utpønsket mot jødene skulle falle tilbake på ham selv, og at han og hans sønner skulle henges.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men da Esther kom fram for kongen, befalte han med brev at den onde plan, han som hadde lagt den mot jødene, skulle vende seg mot ham selv, og at han og hans sønner skulle henges på galgene.

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

  Men da Ester kom frem for kongen, befalte han ved brev at Hamans onde plan som han hadde utpønsket mot jødene skulle falle tilbake på ham selv, og at han og hans sønner skulle henges.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men da saken ble lagt fram for kongen, befalte han ved en skriftlig ordre at den onde planen som Haman hadde lagt mot jødene, skulle falle tilbake på hans eget hode, og at han og hans sønner skulle bli hengt på galgen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men da saken kom for kongen, beordret han gjennom brev at hans onde plan som han hadde lagt mot jødene, skulle falle tilbake på hans eget hode, og de hengte ham og hans sønner på galgen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der hun var gaaen ind for Kongens Ansigt, havde han ladet sige ved Brevet, at hans de onde Anslag, som han havde tænkt mod Jøderne, skulde komme tilbage paa hans Hoved; og de havde hængt ham og hans Sønner paa Træet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But when ther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men da Ester kom inn for kongen, ga han ordre i skriv at hans onde opplegg, som han hadde tenkt mot jødene, skulle falle tilbake på hans eget hode, og at han og hans sønner skulle bli hengt i galgen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  men da [saken] kom for kongen, befalte han med brev at hans onde hensikt, som han hadde planlagt mot jødene, skulle falle tilbake på hans eget hode, og at han og hans sønner skulle bli hengt i galgen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men da det kom for kongens øyne, beordret han ved et skriv at det onde som han hadde pønsket mot jødene skulle komme over hans eget hode, og de hengte ham og hans sønner på treet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men da saken kom fram for kongen, befalte han i brev at hans onde plan, som han hadde planlagt mot jødene, skulle komme over hans eget hode, og at han og hans sønner skulle henges på galgen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men da denne saken ble lagt fram for kongen, ga han ordrer i brev om at den onde planen han hadde laget mot jødene skulle vendes mot ham selv, og at han og hans sønner skulle bli hengt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and how Hester wente and spake to the kynge, that thorow letters his wicked deuyce (which he ymagyned agaynst the Iewes) might be turned vpon his awne heade, and how he and his sonnes were hanged on the tre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when she came before the King, he commanded by letters, Let this wicked deuise (which he imagined against the Iewes) turne vpon his owne head, and let them hang him and his sonnes on the tree.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But when Esther came before the king, he commaunded by letters that his wicked deuice which he imagined against the Iewes, should be turned vpon his owne head, and that he and his sonnes should be hanged on the tree.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But when [Esther] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but when [the matter] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and in her coming in before the king, he said with the letter, `Let his evil device that he devised against the Jews turn back upon his own head,' and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but when [the matter] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But when the business was put before the king, he gave orders by letters that the evil design which he had made against the Jews was to be turned against himself; and that he and his sons were to be put to death by hanging.

• World English Bible (2000)

  but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king gave written orders that Haman’s evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 7:16 : 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
• Ps 109:17-18 : 17 He loved to curse—may it come back to him; he took no delight in blessing—may it be far from him. 18 He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment; it seeped into his body like water, into his bones like oil.
• Ps 140:9 : 9 Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
• Ps 141:10 : 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.
• Matt 21:44 : 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush him to powder.
• Esth 7:5-8:14 : 5 King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is the one who has dared to do this?" 6 Esther said, "The adversary and enemy is this vile Haman." Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. 7 The king, filled with wrath, got up from the wine banquet and went out to the palace garden. But Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he saw that the king had already decided his doom. 8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the house of the wine banquet, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. The king exclaimed, "Will he even assault the queen in my own house?" As the words left the king’s mouth, Haman’s face was covered. 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!" 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided. 1 On that day, King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the king’s presence because Esther had revealed how he was related to her. 2 The king removed his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over Haman’s estate. 3 Esther spoke again to the king, falling at his feet, weeping, and pleading with him to nullify the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the scheme he had devised against the Jews. 4 The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, so she arose and stood before the king. 5 She said, 'If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the matter seems right to the king, and if I am pleasing in his eyes, let a decree be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.' 6 For how can I bear to see the disaster that will fall on my people? How can I endure the destruction of my kindred? 7 King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, 'Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he has been hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.' 8 Now you may write in the king’s name concerning the Jews as you see fit and seal it with the king’s signet ring. For a document written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s ring cannot be revoked. 9 The king’s scribes were summoned on that day, the third month (the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day, and an edict was written exactly as Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps, governors, and officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush, each province in its own script and language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. 10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent the letters by mounted couriers riding fast horses bred from royal mares. 11 The king’s decree gave the Jews in every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions. 12 This was to take place on a single day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. 13 A copy of the written decree was to be issued as law in every province, publicly proclaimed to all people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 The couriers riding the royal horses raced out in haste, pressed on by the king's command. The decree was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
• Esth 9:13-14 : 13 Esther replied, "If it pleases the king, let the Jews in Susa be allowed to act again tomorrow according to today's decree, and let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on the gallows." 14 So the king commanded that it be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.