Verse 4

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.

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.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• biblecontext

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• 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.

• 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 Then Zeresh, his wife, and all his friends said to him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and tomorrow speak to the king that Mordecai may be hanged on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet. And this pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.
• Esth 4:11 : 11 All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that anyone, whether man or woman, who comes to the king in the inner court without being called, there is but one law to put him to death, unless the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. But I have not been called to come to the king these thirty days.
• Esth 5:1 : 1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel and stood in the inner court of the king's house, opposite the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, opposite the gate of the house.
• Ps 2:4 : 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
• Ps 33:19 : 19 to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
• Prov 3:27-28 : 27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. 28 Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give,' when you have it with you.
• Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
• Esth 7:9 : 9 And Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said before the king, Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him on it.
• Job 5:13 : 13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the perverse is brought to a rapid end.
• Esth 3:8-9 : 8 And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; and their laws are different from all people; neither do they keep the king's laws. Therefore, it is not profitable for the king to tolerate them." 9 If it pleases the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have 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 to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. 11 And the king said to Haman, "The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you."