B\u00f3kin Ester<\/p>\n
I. <\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 ske\u00f0i \u00e1 d\u00f6gum Assveri hver e\u00f0 r\u00edkti yfir hundra\u00f0 sj\u00f6 og tuttugu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0l\u00f6ndum, fr\u00e1 India og allt til Bl\u00e1lands. [<\/span> Og sem hann sat \u00e1 s\u00ednu k\u00f3nglegu h\u00e1s\u00e6ti \u00ed \u00feeim k\u00f3nglega sta\u00f0 S\u00fasan \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0ja \u00e1ri hans r\u00edkis gj\u00f6r\u00f0i hann eitt gestabo\u00f0 \u00f6llum s\u00ednum h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjum og \u00fe\u00e9nurum og \u00feeim villdustu af Persia og Media, landstj\u00f3rnurum og \u00feeim \u00e6\u00f0stu m\u00f6nnum \u00ed s\u00ednum l\u00f6ndum og vildi h\u00e9r me\u00f0 l\u00e1ta sj\u00e1 s\u00edna k\u00f3nglega d\u00fdr\u00f0 og mikilsh\u00e1ttar r\u00edkd\u00f3m s\u00edns tignarveldis um marga daga, sem var hundra\u00f0 og \u00e1ttat\u00edgi dagar.<\/p>\n \tOg sem \u00feessir dagar fengu enda gj\u00f6r\u00f0i k\u00f3ngurinn eitt gestabo\u00f0 \u00f6llu \u00fev\u00ed f\u00f3lki sem var \u00e1 S\u00fasansloti, b\u00e6\u00f0i sm\u00e1m og st\u00f3rum, \u00ed sj\u00f6 daga \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed h\u00f3si sem var \u00ed aldingar\u00f0inum hj\u00e1 k\u00f3ngsins h\u00fasi. \u00dear h\u00e9ngu hv\u00edt, rau\u00f0 og gul tj\u00f6ld af silki og skarlati \u00e1 marmarast\u00f3lpum, \u00e1 gu\u00f0vefjar- og skarlatsst\u00f6gum fest \u00ed silfurhringa. Bekkirnir voru af gulli og silfri en g\u00f3lfi\u00f0 var lagt me\u00f0 gulum, gr\u00e6num, hv\u00edtum og sv\u00f6rtum marmarasteinum. Og \u00fe\u00e9nararnir b\u00e1ru drykkinn inn \u00ed gulllegum kerum og aldrei \u00ed s\u00f6mum heldur \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum og \u00f6\u00f0rum kerum. Og k\u00f3ngsins v\u00edn var yfirgn\u00e6fanlegt svo sem k\u00f3ngsins tign tilheyr\u00f0i. Og a\u00f0 \u00f6ngvum var haldi\u00f0 hva\u00f0 miki\u00f0 hver skyldi drekka \u00fev\u00ed k\u00f3ngurinn haf\u00f0i svo bo\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00f6llum s\u00ednum \u00fe\u00e9nurum \u00ed s\u00ednu h\u00fasi a\u00f0 hver skyldi gj\u00f6ra sem honum best l\u00edka\u00f0i.<\/p>\n \tOg hans drottning Vast\u00ed gj\u00f6r\u00f0i og svo einnin eitt kvennagestabo\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feeim konunglega sal Assveri k\u00f3ngs. [<\/span> Og \u00e1 \u00feeim sj\u00f6unda degi sem k\u00f3ngurinn var or\u00f0inn gla\u00f0ur af v\u00edni \u00fe\u00e1 bau\u00f0 hann Meh\u00famam, Bista, Harb\u00f3na, Bigta, Abagta, Setar og Karkas, \u00feessum s\u00ednum sj\u00f6 herbergjasveinum, \u00feeir e\u00f0 Assvero k\u00f3ngi \u00fej\u00f3nu\u00f0u, a\u00f0 \u00feeir skyldu s\u00e6kja Vast\u00ed drottningu og lei\u00f0a hana inn fyrir k\u00f3nginn me\u00f0 sinni k\u00f3nglegri k\u00f3r\u00f3nu svo a\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjarnir og allur l\u00fd\u00f0ur m\u00e6tti sj\u00e1 hennar fegur\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan var harla v\u00e6n. En Vast\u00ed drottning vildi ekki koma eftir skipan k\u00f3ngsins sem hann bau\u00f0 henni fyrir s\u00edna herbergjasveina. \u00de\u00e1 var\u00f0 k\u00f3ngurinn mj\u00f6g rei\u00f0ur svo hans grimmd brann \u00ed hans hjarta.<\/p>\n \tOg k\u00f3ngurinn tala\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00edsustu hverjir a\u00f0 best vissu landsins r\u00e9tt og \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 voru k\u00f3nginum n\u00e1l\u00e6gir, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 konungleg m\u00e1laferli ur\u00f0u jafnan a\u00f0 koma fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 hyggnustu. En \u00feessir voru k\u00f3nginum n\u00e6stir: Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tars\u00eds, Meres, Marsena og Mem\u00fakan, sj\u00f6 h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjar Persarum og Medorum, hverjir a\u00f0 s\u00e1u k\u00f3ngsins andlit og fyrstu s\u00e6ti h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00ed r\u00edkinu, hvern d\u00f3m a\u00f0 d\u00e6ma skyldi um Vast\u00ed drottningu fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i ekki gj\u00f6rt eftir k\u00f3ngsins bo\u00f0i sem hann bau\u00f0 fyrir s\u00edna herbergjasveina.<\/p>\n \t\u00de\u00e1 sag\u00f0i Mem\u00fakan a\u00f0 \u00e1heyranda k\u00f3nginum og h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjunum: „Vast\u00ed drottning hefur ekki alleinasta misgj\u00f6rt vi\u00f0 k\u00f3nginn heldur og svo vi\u00f0 alla h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjana og vi\u00f0 allar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0\u00edr \u00fe\u00e6r sem a\u00f0 eru \u00ed \u00f6llum l\u00f6ndum Assveru k\u00f3ngs. \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feessi drottningarinnar breytni mun \u00fatberast til allra kvenna so a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r munu fyrirl\u00edta s\u00edna menn undir \u00feeirra augu og munu svo segja: Assverus k\u00f3ngur bau\u00f0 sinni drottningu Vast\u00ed a\u00f0 koma fyrir sig en h\u00fan vildi ekki. So munu allar h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjakvinnur \u00ed Persia og Meden segja til allra k\u00f3ngsins h\u00f6f\u00f0ingja \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6r spyrja og fr\u00e9tta hva\u00f0 drottningin hefur gj\u00f6rt. Svo mun \u00fear af koma n\u00f3g rei\u00f0i og fyrirlitning.<\/p>\n \tN\u00fa \u00fear fyrir ef k\u00f3nginum vir\u00f0ist svo \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00e1ti hann \u00fatganga eitt konunglegt bo\u00f0 og l\u00e1ti \u00fea\u00f0 skrifa eftir l\u00f6gm\u00e1li Persarum og Medorum hvert a\u00f0 \u00f3rj\u00fafanlegt er a\u00f0 Vast\u00ed skuli ekki meir koma fyrir Assverum k\u00f3ng heldur a\u00f0 k\u00f3ngurinn gefi annarri hennar r\u00edki sem henni er n\u00e6st hver a\u00f0 betri er en h\u00fan og a\u00f0 \u00feetta k\u00f3ngsins br\u00e9f sem gj\u00f6rt ver\u00f0ur \u00fatberist um allt hans r\u00edki sem mj\u00f6g er v\u00edtt svo a\u00f0 allar kvinnur hafi og haldi s\u00edna menn \u00ed hei\u00f0ri hvert \u00feeir eiga a\u00f0 s\u00e9r meira e\u00f0a minna.“ \u00deetta r\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3kna\u00f0ist k\u00f3nginum vel og so \u00f6llum hans h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjum. Og k\u00f3ngurinn l\u00e9t gj\u00f6ra h\u00e9r um eftir or\u00f0um Mem\u00fakan. Og \u00feegar strax voru br\u00e9fin send \u00fat um \u00f6ll k\u00f3ngsins l\u00f6nd, \u00ed s\u00e9rhvert land eftir \u00feess skrifi og til s\u00e9rhvers f\u00f3lks eftir \u00feess tungum\u00e1li, a\u00f0 hver ma\u00f0ur skal vera r\u00e1\u00f0andi \u00ed s\u00ednu eigin h\u00fasi og a\u00f0 \u00feetta skyldi \u00fatberast eftir hvers f\u00f3lks tungum\u00e1li.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" B\u00f3kin Ester I. \u00dea\u00f0 ske\u00f0i \u00e1 d\u00f6gum Assveri hver e\u00f0 r\u00edkti yfir hundra\u00f0 sj\u00f6 og tuttugu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0l\u00f6ndum, fr\u00e1 India og allt til Bl\u00e1lands. [ Og sem hann sat \u00e1 s\u00ednu k\u00f3nglegu h\u00e1s\u00e6ti \u00ed \u00feeim k\u00f3nglega sta\u00f0 S\u00fasan \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0ja \u00e1ri hans r\u00edkis gj\u00f6r\u00f0i hann eitt gestabo\u00f0 \u00f6llum s\u00ednum h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjum og \u00fe\u00e9nurum og \u00feeim villdustu af Persia og Media, landstj\u00f3rnurum og \u00feeim \u00e6\u00f0stu m\u00f6nnum \u00ed s\u00ednum l\u00f6ndum og vildi h\u00e9r me\u00f0 l\u00e1ta sj\u00e1 s\u00edna k\u00f3nglega d\u00fdr\u00f0 og mikilsh\u00e1ttar r\u00edkd\u00f3m s\u00edns tignarveldis um marga daga, sem var hundra\u00f0 og \u00e1ttat\u00edgi dagar. Og sem \u00feessir dagar fengu enda gj\u00f6r\u00f0i k\u00f3ngurinn eitt gestabo\u00f0 \u00f6llu […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"bibliukaflar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3120\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}