Verse 5

And said, If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter is right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king's provinces.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hun sa: «Hvis det er behagelig for kongen, og hvis jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og saken er rett i kongens øyne, og hvis jeg er god i hans øyne, la det bli skrevet for å tilbakekalle brevene som Haman, sønn av Hamdata agagitten, skrev for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  og sa: «Om det behager kongen, og om jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og dersom saken virker rett for kongen og jeg er til behag for ham, la det bli skrevet for å oppheve brevene som Haman, Hammedatas sønn, agagitten, skrev for å ødelegge jødene som er i alle kongens provinser.

• Norsk King James

  Og sa: Hvis det behager kongen, og hvis jeg har funnet nåde i hans øyne, og saken virker rett for kongen, la det skrives for å oppheve brevene Haman, Hammedathas sønn, har skrevet for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hun sa: Hvis det behager kongen, og hvis jeg har funnet nåde hos ham, og saken er rett i kongens øyne, og jeg er til glede for ham, så la det bli skrevet for å tilbakekalle brevene som Haman, sønn av Hammedata, agagitten, skrev om å utrydde jødene i alle kongens provinser.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hun sa: Om det behager kongen, og om jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og saken synes riktig for kongen, og om jeg er god i hans øyne, la det bli skrevet for å omgjøre planene som Haman, sønn av Hammedata, agagiten, skrev for å utslette jødene som er i alle kongens provinser.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hun sa: «Hvis det behager kongen, og jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og saken synes riktig for kongen, og jeg har behag i hans øyne, så la det bli skrevet for å oppheve brevene lagt opp av Haman, sønn av Hammedata, agagitten, som han skrev for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hun sa: «Om det behager kongen, og om jeg har funnet gunst i hans øyne, og om dette synes rett for ham, la det da skrives om for å oppheve de brev som Haman, sønn av Hammedata Agagitten, hadde laget, brevet han skrev for å utrydde jødene i alle kongens provinser.»

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

  Hun sa: «Hvis det behager kongen, og jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og saken synes riktig for kongen, og jeg har behag i hans øyne, så la det bli skrevet for å oppheve brevene lagt opp av Haman, sønn av Hammedata, agagitten, som han skrev for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hun sa: «Hvis det er kongens gode vilje, og jeg har funnet nåde foran hans ansikt, og saken synes rett for kongen, og hvis jeg har behag i hans øyne, la det bli skrevet for å oppheve brevene som Haman, Hammedatas sønn, agagitten, skrev for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Esther.8.5", "source": "וַ֠תֹּאמֶר אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ט֜וֹב וְאִם־מָצָ֧אתִי חֵ֣ן לְפָנָ֗יו וְכָשֵׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְטוֹבָ֥ה אֲנִ֖י בְּעֵינָ֑יו יִכָּתֵ֞ב לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֗ים מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת הָמָ֤ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ הָאֲגָגִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֗ב לְאַבֵּד֙ אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּכָל־מְדִינ֥וֹת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃", "text": "And *wattō'mer* if-upon-the *melek* *ṭôb* and if-*māṣā'tî* *ḥēn* to *pānāyw* and *kāšēr* the *dābār* to *pānê* the *melek* and *ṭôbâ* I in *'ênāyw* *yikkātēb* to *hāšîb* *'ēt*-the *sĕpārîm* *maḥăšebet* *hāmān* *ben*-the *hammĕdātā'* the *'ăgāgî* which *kātab* to *'abbēd* *'ēt*-the *yĕhûdîm* which in all-*mĕdînôt* the *melek*.", "grammar": { "*wattō'mer*": "qal imperfect consecutive 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good/pleasing", "*māṣā'tî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have found", "*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace", "*pānāyw*": "plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face", "*kāšēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - proper/fitting", "*dābār*": "definite noun, masculine singular - matter/thing", "*ṭôbâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - good/pleasing", "*'ênāyw*": "dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*yikkātēb*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - let it be written", "*hāšîb*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to revoke/return", "*sĕpārîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - letters/documents", "*maḥăšebet*": "feminine singular construct - plan of", "*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of", "*hammĕdātā'*": "definite proper noun - Hammedatha", "*kātab*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he wrote", "*'abbēd*": "piel infinitive construct - to destroy", "*mĕdînôt*": "feminine plural construct - provinces of" }, "variants": { "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasing/acceptable", "*māṣā'tî*": "I have found/obtained", "*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/approval", "*kāšēr*": "proper/fitting/right", "*dābār*": "matter/thing/request", "*yikkātēb*": "let it be written/decreed/ordered", "*hāšîb*": "revoke/recall/reverse", "*sĕpārîm*": "letters/documents/decrees", "*maḥăšebet*": "plan/plot/scheme", "*'abbēd*": "destroy/annihilate/exterminate" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hun sa: «Hvis det behager kongen, og hvis jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og dette synes riktig for kongen, og det behager meg i hans øyne, så la det bli skrevet for å tilbakekalle Haman, sønn av Hammedatas, agagittens brev, som han skrev for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og hun sagde: Dersom (det saa synes) Kongen godt, og dersom jeg haver fundet Naade for hans Ansigt, og er den Sag ret for Kongens Ansigt, og jeg er behagelig for hans Øine, saa lad skrives for at gjenkalde de Breve, Hamans, Hammedathas Søns, den Agagiters, Anslag, som han haver skrevet for at omkomme Jøderne, som ere i alle Kongens Landskaber.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his ey, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to dtroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinc:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  og sa: Hvis det behager kongen, og om jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og hvis saken synes riktig for kongen, og jeg er tiltalende for hans øyne, la det da bli skrevet for å oppheve brevene utstedt av Haman, sønn av Hammedata agagitten, som han skrev for å tilintetgjøre jødene i alle kongens provinser.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hun sa: Om det behager kongen, og om jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og om dette er riktig for kongen og jeg er til behag for ham, la det da bli skrevet omvendt fra de brevene Haman, sønn av Hamedata agagitten, skrev for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hun sa: "Hvis kongen synes det er godt, og hvis jeg har funnet nåde hos ham, og hvis saken er rett for kongen, og jeg er god i hans øyne, så la det skrives en ordre om å oppheve brevene som Haman, sønn av Hamedata, agagitten, skrev for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hun sa: Hvis det behager kongen, og hvis jeg har funnet nåde for hans øyne, og hvis dette synes rett for kongen, og jeg er til behag for ham, la det bli skrevet et påbud som opphever brevene som Haman, sønn av Hammedata fra Agag, skrev for å ødelegge jødene i alle kongens provinser.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og hun sa: Hvis kongen finner det for godt, og hvis jeg har hans velvilje, og dette synes rett for kongen, og jeg har behag for ham, da la det bli sendt brev mot de skrivingene som Haman, Hamedatas sønn, agagitten, sendte ut for å ødelegge jødene i alle delene av kongeriket.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde: Yf it please the kynge, and yf I haue foude grace in his sight, & yf it be couenyent for the kinge, and yf it be accepted in his sighte, then let it be wrytte, yt the letters of the deuyce of Ama the sonne of Amadathai the Agagite, maie be called agayne: which letters he wrote, to destroie ye Iewes in all ye kynges lodes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And sayd, If it please the King, & if I haue found fauour in his sight, and the thing be acceptable before the King, and I please him, let it be written, that the letters of the deuice of Haman the sonne of Ammedatha the Agagite may be called againe, which he wrote to destroy the Iewes, that are in all the Kings prouinces.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And saide: if it please the king, and if I haue founde grace in his sight, and if it be acceptable before the king, and I please him, then let it be writte, that the letters of the deuise of Haman the sonne of Hamadatha the Agagite may be called againe, which letters he wrote to destroy the Iewes which are in all the kinges prouinces.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing [seem] right before the king, and I [be] pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which [are] in all the king's provinces:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  She said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and saith, `If to the king `it be' good, and if I have found grace before him, and the thing hath been right before the king, and I `be' good in his eyes, let it be written to bring back the letters -- a device of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite -- that he wrote to destroy the Jews who `are' in all provinces of the king,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And she said, If it is the king's pleasure and if I have his approval and this thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing to him, then let letters be sent giving orders against those which Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, sent out for the destruction of the Jews in all divisions of the kingdom:

• World English Bible (2000)

  She said, "If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right to the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She said,“If the king is so inclined and if I have met with his approval and if the matter is agreeable to the king and if I am attractive to him, let an edict be written rescinding those recorded intentions of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote in order to destroy the Jews who are throughout all the king’s provinces.

Referenced Verses

• Esth 7:3 : 3 Then Queen Esther answered and said, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be spared at my petition, and my people at my request:
• Esth 3:12-13 : 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.
• Esth 5:8 : 8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.
• Exod 33:13 : 13 Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found grace in your sight, show me now your way, that I may know you, that I may find grace in your sight: and consider that this nation is your people.
• Exod 33:16 : 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and your people have found grace in your sight? is it not in that you go with us? so shall we be separate, I and your people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
• 1 Sam 20:29 : 29 And he said, Let me go, please; for our family has a sacrifice in the city; and my brother has commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me go, I pray you, and see my brothers. Therefore he does not come to the king's table.
• Esth 2:4 : 4 And let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
• Esth 2:17 : 17 And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.