Verse 25

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.

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.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• biblecontext

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• 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.

• 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 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown.
• Ps 109:17-18 : 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him. 18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with a garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
• Ps 140:9 : 9 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
• Ps 141:10 : 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape completely.
• Matt 21:44 : 44 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.
• Esth 7:5-8:14 : 5 Then King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, Who is he, and where is he, that dares presume in his heart to do so? 6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen. 7 And the king, arising from the wine banquet in his wrath, went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to plead for his life to Queen Esther; for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king. 8 Then the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the wine banquet; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, Will he also assault the queen before me in the house? As the words came out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. 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. 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided. 1 On that day, King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had revealed who he was to her. 2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman. 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. 4 Then the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king, 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. 6 For how can I endure to see the disaster that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my family? 7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and he has been hanged on the gallows, because he laid his hand on the Jews. 8 Write also for the Jews as you please, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the king's name and sealed with the king's ring cannot be reversed by any man. 9 Then the king's scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the governors and officials and rulers of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces, to every province according to its script, and to every people in their language, and to the Jews in their writing and language. 10 And he wrote in King Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by mounted couriers on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries. 11 By these letters, the king granted the Jews in every city the right to gather and protect themselves, to destroy, to slay, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, along with their little ones and women, and to plunder their possessions. 12 On a single day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, namely, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. 13 The copy of the document for a decree to be proclaimed in every province was published to all peoples, that the Jews should be prepared on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 So the couriers who rode on mules and camels went out, being hurried and urged on by the king's command, and the decree was issued in Shushan the palace.
• Esth 9:13-14 : 13 Then said Esther, If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. 14 And the king commanded it to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.