Verse 3

And Esther spoke again before the king, and fell at his feet, and pleaded with tears to annul the evil of Haman the Agagite, and his scheme against the Jews.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ester snakket igjen til kongen, falt ned for hans føtter og gråt. Hun bønnfalt ham om å avverge ondskapen som Haman, agagitten, hadde planlagt mot jødene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ester talte enda en gang til kongen, falt ned for hans føtter og ba gråtende om at han skulle oppheve den onde planen til Haman agagitten, som han hadde lagt mot jødene.

• Norsk King James

  Og Ester talte igjen foran kongen, falt ned for hans føtter, og ba ham med tårer om å fjerne den onde planen Haman hadde utarbeidet mot jødene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ester fortsatte å snakke for kongen. Hun falt ned for føttene hans, gråt og ba om nåde for å få stoppet Hamans ondskap og planene han hadde lagt mot jødene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ester talte videre for kongen, falt ned for hans føtter, gråtende og bønnfalt ham om å avverge onde planer som Haman agagiten hadde satt i gang mot jødene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ester talte også igjen for kongen, falt ned for føttene hans og ba ham med tårer om å sette en stopper for Hamans onde plan, som han hadde lagt mot jødene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Deretter trådte Ester ned for kongen igjen, falt ned ved hans føtter og tryglet ham med tårer om å oppheve ondsinnigheten til Haman Agagitten og den plan han hadde lagt for å ødelegge jødene.

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

  Ester talte også igjen for kongen, falt ned for føttene hans og ba ham med tårer om å sette en stopper for Hamans onde plan, som han hadde lagt mot jødene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ester talte igjen til kongen, kastet seg foran hans føtter og gråt, og bønnfalt ham om å oppheve det onde Haman, agagitten, hadde gjort, og hans onde plan mot jødene.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ester talte igjen til kongen, falt ned for hans føtter, gråt og bønnfalt ham om å oppheve det onde som Haman, agagitten, hadde planlagt mot jødene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Esther blev ved og talede for Kongens Ansigt og faldt ned for hans Fødder, og hun græd og bad om Naade, at han vilde borttage Hamans, den Agagiters, Ondskab og hans Anslag, som han havde tænkt imod Jøderne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And ther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and bought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ester talte enda en gang for kongen, falt ned for føttene hans, og bønnfalt ham med tårer om å stoppe den ondskapen Haman, agagitten, hadde planlagt mot jødene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Esther talte igjen for kongen, falt ned ved føttene hans, og bønnfalt ham med tårer om å sette en stopper for det onde Haman agagitten hadde planlagt mot jødene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ester talte igjen til kongen, kastet seg ned for hans føtter, gråt og bønnfalt ham om å avverge det onde som Agagitten Haman hadde planlagt mot jødene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ester talte igjen til kongen, falt ned foran hans føtter og tryglet ham med tårer om å oppheve det onde Haman fra Agag hadde planlagt mot jødene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så kom Ester igjen fram for kongen, kastet seg ned for hans føtter og tryglet gråtende om å stanse de onde planene til Haman, agagitten, og det han hadde tenkt å gjøre mot jødene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Hester spake yet more before the kynge, and fell downe at his fete, & besought him, that he wolde put awaye the wyckednes of Aman the Agagite, and his deuice that he had ymagined against ye Iewes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ester spake yet more before the King, and fell downe at his feete weeping, & besought him that he would put away the wickednes of Haman the Agagite, and his deuice that he had imagined against the Iewes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Esther spake yet more before the king, and fel downe at his feete weping, and besought him that he would put away the wickednesse of Haman the Agagite, and his deuice that he had imagined against the Iewes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Esther addeth, and speaketh before the king, and falleth before his feet, and weepeth, and maketh supplication to him, to cause the evil of Haman the Agagite to pass away, and his device that he had devised against the Jews;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Esther again came before the king, falling down at his feet, and made request to him with weeping, that he would put a stop to the evil purposes of Haman the Agagite and the designs which he had made against the Jews.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Esther again spoke with the king, falling at his feet. She wept and begged him for mercy, that he might nullify the evil of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had intended against the Jews.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 25:24 : 24 And she fell at his feet and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be; and let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant.
• 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me.
• 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." 12 Then the king's scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to its writing and to every people in their language; in the name of King Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. 13 And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them as a prey. 14 A copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published to all people, that they should be ready against that day. 15 The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
• Esth 7:4 : 4 For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to perish. But if we had been sold as slaves, I would have remained silent, although the enemy could not compensate for the king's loss.
• Isa 38:2 : 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed to the LORD,
• Hos 12:4 : 4 Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept and made supplication to him; he found him in Bethel, and there He spoke with us;
• Heb 5:7 : 7 In the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His reverent submission;