Esther 1

KJV

1  Now it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ in the days³¹¹⁷ of Ahasuerus,³²⁵ (this¹⁹³¹ is Ahasuerus³²⁵ which reigned,⁴⁴²⁷ from India^{4480 1912} even unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ Ethiopia,³⁵⁶⁸ over a hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and seven⁷⁶⁵¹ and twenty⁶²⁴² provinces:)⁴⁰⁸²

2  That in those¹⁹⁹² days,³¹¹⁷ when the king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus³²⁵ sat³⁴²⁷ on⁵⁹²¹ the throne³⁶⁷⁸ of his kingdom,⁴⁴³⁸ which⁸³⁴ was in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace,¹⁰⁰²

3  In the third⁷⁹⁶⁹ year⁸¹⁴¹ of his reign,⁴⁴²⁷ he made⁶²¹³ a feast⁴⁹⁶⁰ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ his princes⁸²⁶⁹ and his servants;⁵⁶⁵⁰ the power²⁴²⁸ of Persia⁶⁵³⁹ and Media,⁴⁰⁷⁴ the nobles⁶⁵⁷⁹ and princes⁸²⁶⁹ of the provinces,⁴⁰⁸² being before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him:

4  When he showed^{7200 853} the riches⁶²³⁹ of his glorious³⁵¹⁹ kingdom⁴⁴³⁸ and the honor³³⁶⁶ of his excellent⁸⁵⁹⁷ majesty¹⁴²⁰ many⁷²²⁷ days,³¹¹⁷ even a hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and fourscore⁸⁰⁸⁴ days.³¹¹⁷

5  And when these⁴²⁸ days³¹¹⁷ were expired,⁴³⁹⁰ the king⁴⁴²⁸ made⁶²¹³ a feast⁴⁹⁶⁰ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that were present⁴⁶⁷² in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace,¹⁰⁰² both unto great^{4480 1419} and small,⁶⁹⁹⁶ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days,³¹¹⁷ in the court²⁶⁹¹ of the garden¹⁵⁹⁴ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ palace;¹⁰⁵⁵

6  Where were white,²³⁵³ green,³⁷⁶⁸ and blue,⁸⁵⁰⁴ hangings, fastened²⁷⁰ with cords²²⁵⁶ of fine linen⁹⁴⁸ and purple⁷¹³ to⁵⁹²¹ silver³⁷⁰¹ rings¹⁵⁵⁰ and pillars⁵⁹⁸² of marble:⁸³³⁶ the beds⁴²⁹⁶ were of gold²⁰⁹¹ and silver,³⁷⁰¹ upon⁵⁹²¹ a pavement⁷⁵³¹ of red,⁹²³ and blue,⁸³³⁶ and white,¹⁸⁵⁸ and black marble.⁵⁵⁰⁸

7  And they gave them drink⁸²⁴⁸ in vessels³⁶²⁷ of gold,²⁰⁹¹ (the vessels³⁶²⁷ being diverse⁸¹³⁸ one from another,)^{4480 3627} and royal⁴⁴³⁸ wine³¹⁹⁶ in abundance,⁷²²⁷ according to the state³⁰²⁷ of the king.⁴⁴²⁸

8  And the drinking⁸³⁶⁰ was according to the law;¹⁸⁸¹ none³⁶⁹ did compel:⁵⁹⁷ for³⁵⁸⁸ so³⁶⁵¹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ had appointed³²⁴⁵ to⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the officers⁷²²⁷ of his house,¹⁰⁰⁴ that they should do⁶²¹³ according to every man's^{376 376} pleasure.⁷⁵²²

9  Also¹⁵⁷¹ Vashti²⁰⁶⁰ the queen⁴⁴³⁶ made⁶²¹³ a feast⁴⁹⁶⁰ for the women⁸⁰² in the royal⁴⁴³⁸ house¹⁰⁰⁴ which⁸³⁴ belonged to king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus.³²⁵

10  On the seventh⁷⁶³⁷ day,³¹¹⁷ when the heart³⁸²⁰ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ was merry²⁸⁹⁵ with wine,³¹⁹⁶ he commanded⁵⁵⁹ Mehuman,⁴¹⁰⁴ Biztha,⁹⁶⁸ Harbona,²⁷²⁶ Bigtha,⁹⁰³ and Abagtha,⁵ Zethar,²²⁴² and Carcas,³⁷⁵² the seven⁷⁶⁵¹ chamberlains⁵⁶³¹ that served^{8334 853} in the presence⁶⁴⁴⁰ of Ahasuerus³²⁵ the king,⁴⁴²⁸

11  To bring^{935 853} Vashti²⁰⁶⁰ the queen⁴⁴³⁶ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king⁴⁴²⁸ with the crown³⁸⁰⁴ royal,⁴⁴³⁸ to show⁷²⁰⁰ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ and the princes^{8269 853} her beauty:³³⁰⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ she¹⁹³¹ was fair²⁸⁹⁶ to look on.⁴⁷⁵⁸

12  But the queen⁴⁴³⁶ Vashti²⁰⁶⁰ refused³⁹⁸⁵ to come⁹³⁵ at the king's⁴⁴²⁸ commandment¹⁶⁹⁷ by^{834 3027} his chamberlains:⁵⁶³¹ therefore was the king⁴⁴²⁸ very³⁹⁶⁶ wroth,⁷¹⁰⁷ and his anger²⁵³⁴ burned¹¹⁹⁷ in him.

13  Then the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ to the wise men,²⁴⁵⁰ which knew³⁰⁴⁵ the times,⁶²⁵⁶ (for³⁵⁸⁸ so³⁶⁵¹ was the king's⁴⁴²⁸ manner¹⁶⁹⁷ toward⁶⁴⁴⁰ all³⁶⁰⁵ that knew³⁰⁴⁵ law¹⁸⁸¹ and judgment:¹⁷⁷⁹

14  And the next⁷¹³⁸ unto⁴¹³ him was Carshena,³⁷⁷¹ Shethar,⁸³⁶⁹ Admatha,¹³³ Tarshish,⁸⁶⁵⁹ Meres,⁴⁸²⁵ Marsena,⁴⁸²⁶ and Memucan,⁴⁴⁶² the seven⁷⁶⁵¹ princes⁸²⁶⁹ of Persia⁶⁵³⁹ and Media,⁴⁰⁷⁴ which saw⁷²⁰⁰ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and which sat³⁴²⁷ the first⁷²²³ in the kingdom;)⁴⁴³⁸

15  What⁴¹⁰⁰ shall we do⁶²¹³ unto the queen⁴⁴³⁶ Vashti²⁰⁶⁰ according to law,¹⁸⁸¹ because^{5921 834} she hath not³⁸⁰⁸ performed^{6213 853} the commandment³⁹⁸² of the king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus³²⁵ by³⁰²⁷ the chamberlains?⁵⁶³¹

16  And Memucan⁴⁴⁶² answered⁵⁵⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king⁴⁴²⁸ and the princes,⁸²⁶⁹ Vashti²⁰⁶⁰ the queen⁴⁴³⁶ hath not³⁸⁰⁸ done wrong⁵⁷⁵³ to⁵⁹²¹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ only,⁹⁰⁵ but³⁵⁸⁸ also to⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the princes,⁸²⁶⁹ and to⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ are in all³⁶⁰⁵ the provinces⁴⁰⁸² of the king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus.³²⁵

17  For³⁵⁸⁸ this deed¹⁶⁹⁷ of the queen⁴⁴³⁶ shall come abroad³³¹⁸ unto⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ women,⁸⁰² so that they shall despise⁹⁵⁹ their husbands¹¹⁶⁷ in their eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ when it shall be reported,⁵⁵⁹ The king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus³²⁵ commanded^{559 853} Vashti²⁰⁶⁰ the queen⁴⁴³⁶ to be brought in⁹³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him, but she came⁹³⁵ not.³⁸⁰⁸

18  Likewise shall the ladies⁸²⁸² of Persia⁶⁵³⁹ and Media⁴⁰⁷⁴ say⁵⁵⁹ this²⁰⁸⁸ day³¹¹⁷ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ princes,⁸²⁶⁹ which⁸³⁴ have heard of^{8085 853} the deed¹⁶⁹⁷ of the queen.⁴⁴³⁶ Thus shall there arise too much¹⁷⁶⁷ contempt⁹⁶³ and wrath.⁷¹¹⁰

19  If⁵¹⁸ it please^{2895 5921} the king,⁴⁴²⁸ let there go³³¹⁸ a royal⁴⁴³⁸ commandment¹⁶⁹⁷ from^{4480 6440} him, and let it be written³⁷⁸⁹ among the laws¹⁸⁸¹ of the Persians⁶⁵³⁹ and the Medes,⁴⁰⁷⁴ that it be not³⁸⁰⁸ altered,⁵⁶⁷⁴ That⁸³⁴ Vashti²⁰⁶⁰ come⁹³⁵ no³⁸⁰⁸ more before⁶⁴⁴⁰ king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus;³²⁵ and let the king⁴⁴²⁸ give⁵⁴¹⁴ her royal estate⁴⁴³⁸ unto another⁷⁴⁶⁸ that is better²⁸⁹⁶ than⁴⁴⁸⁰ she.

20  And when the king's⁴⁴²⁸ decree⁶⁵⁹⁹ which⁸³⁴ he shall make⁶²¹³ shall be published⁸⁰⁸⁵ throughout all³⁶⁰⁵ his empire,⁴⁴³⁸ (for³⁵⁸⁸ it¹⁹³¹ is great,)⁷²²⁷ all³⁶⁰⁵ the wives⁸⁰² shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ to their husbands¹¹⁶⁷ honor,³³⁶⁶ both to great^{4480 1419} and small.⁶⁹⁹⁶

21  And the saying¹⁶⁹⁷ pleased^{3190 5869} the king⁴⁴²⁸ and the princes;⁸²⁶⁹ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ did⁶²¹³ according to the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of Memucan:⁴⁴⁶²

22  For he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ letters⁵⁶¹² into⁴¹³ all³⁶⁰⁵ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ provinces,⁴⁰⁸² into⁴¹³ every province^{4082 4082} according to the writing³⁷⁹¹ thereof, and to⁴¹³ every people^{5971 5971} after their language,³⁹⁵⁶ that every³⁶⁰⁵ man³⁷⁶ should¹⁹⁶¹ bear rule⁸³²³ in his own house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and that it should be published¹⁶⁹⁶ according to the language³⁹⁵⁶ of every people.⁵⁹⁷¹

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1 ἔτους δευτέρου βασιλεύοντος Ἀρταξέρξου τοῦ μεγάλου τῇ μιᾷ τοῦ Νισα ἐνύπνιον εἶδεν Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ τοῦ Ιαϊρου τοῦ Σεμεϊου τοῦ Κισαιου ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμιν
ἄνθρωπος Ιουδαῖος οἰκῶν ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει ἄνθρωπος μέγας θεραπεύων ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τοῦ βασιλέως
ἦν δὲ ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας ἧς ᾐχμαλώτευσεν Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος ἐξ Ιερουσαλημ μετὰ Ιεχονιου τοῦ βασιλέως τῆς Ιουδαίας
καὶ τοῦτο αὐτοῦ τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ ἰδοὺ φωναὶ καὶ θόρυβος βρονταὶ καὶ σεισμός τάραχος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο δράκοντες μεγάλοι ἕτοιμοι προῆλθον ἀμφότεροι παλαίειν καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτῶν φωνὴ μεγάλη
καὶ τῇ φωνῇ αὐτῶν ἡτοιμάσθη πᾶν ἔθνος εἰς πόλεμον ὥστε πολεμῆσαι δικαίων ἔθνος
καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡμέρα σκότους καὶ γνόφου θλῖψις καὶ στενοχωρία κάκωσις καὶ τάραχος μέγας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
καὶ ἐταράχθη δίκαιον πᾶν ἔθνος φοβούμενοι τὰ ἑαυτῶν κακὰ καὶ ἡτοιμάσθησαν ἀπολέσθαι καὶ ἐβόησαν πρὸς τὸν θεόν
ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς βοῆς αὐτῶν ἐγένετο ὡσανεὶ ἀπὸ μικρᾶς πηγῆς ποταμὸς μέγας ὕδωρ πολύ
φῶς καὶ ὁ ἥλιος ἀνέτειλεν καὶ οἱ ταπεινοὶ ὑψώθησαν καὶ κατέφαγον τοὺς ἐνδόξους
καὶ διεγερθεὶς Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ ἑωρακὼς τὸ ἐνύπνιον τοῦτο καὶ τί ὁ θεὸς βεβούλευται ποιῆσαι εἶχεν αὐτὸ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ καὶ ἐν παντὶ λόγῳ ἤθελεν ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτὸ ἕως τῆς νυκτός
καὶ ἡσύχασεν Μαρδοχαῖος ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ μετὰ Γαβαθα καὶ Θαρρα τῶν δύο εὐνούχων τοῦ βασιλέως τῶν φυλασσόντων τὴν αὐλὴν
ἤκουσέν τε αὐτῶν τοὺς λογισμοὺς καὶ τὰς μερίμνας αὐτῶν ἐξηρεύνησεν καὶ ἔμαθεν ὅτι ἑτοιμάζουσιν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπιβαλεῖν Ἀρταξέρξῃ τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ ὑπέδειξεν τῷ βασιλεῖ περὶ αὐτῶν
καὶ ἐξήτασεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοὺς δύο εὐνούχους καὶ ὁμολογήσαντες ἀπήχθησαν
καὶ ἔγραψεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοὺς λόγους τούτους εἰς μνημόσυνον καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος ἔγραψεν περὶ τῶν λόγων τούτων
καὶ ἐπέταξεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Μαρδοχαίῳ θεραπεύειν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ δόματα περὶ τούτων
καὶ ἦν Αμαν Αμαδαθου Βουγαῖος ἔνδοξος ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ἐζήτησεν κακοποιῆσαι τὸν Μαρδοχαῖον καὶ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ τῶν δύο εὐνούχων τοῦ βασιλέως
καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἀρταξέρξου οὗτος ὁ Ἀρταξέρξης ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ χωρῶν ἐκράτησεν

2 ἐν αὐταῖς ταῖς ἡμέραις ὅτε ἐθρονίσθη ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει

3 ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἔτει βασιλεύοντος αὐτοῦ δοχὴν ἐποίησεν τοῖς φίλοις καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς ἔθνεσιν καὶ τοῖς Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων ἐνδόξοις καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσιν τῶν σατραπῶν

4 καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα μετὰ τὸ δεῖξαι αὐτοῖς τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν δόξαν τῆς εὐφροσύνης τοῦ πλούτου αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ ἡμέρας ἑκατὸν ὀγδοήκοντα

5 ὅτε δὲ ἀνεπληρώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ γάμου ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πότον τοῖς ἔθνεσιν τοῖς εὑρεθεῖσιν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἐπὶ ἡμέρας ἓξ ἐν αὐλῇ οἴκου τοῦ βασιλέως

6 κεκοσμημένῃ βυσσίνοις καὶ καρπασίνοις τεταμένοις ἐπὶ σχοινίοις βυσσίνοις καὶ πορφυροῖς ἐπὶ κύβοις χρυσοῖς καὶ ἀργυροῖς ἐπὶ στύλοις παρίνοις καὶ λιθίνοις κλῖναι χρυσαῖ καὶ ἀργυραῖ ἐπὶ λιθοστρώτου σμαραγδίτου λίθου καὶ πιννίνου καὶ παρίνου λίθου καὶ στρωμναὶ διαφανεῖς ποικίλως διηνθισμέναι κύκλῳ ῥόδα πεπασμένα

7 ποτήρια χρυσᾶ καὶ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ ἀνθράκινον κυλίκιον προκείμενον ἀπὸ ταλάντων τρισμυρίων οἶνος πολὺς καὶ ἡδύς ὃν αὐτὸς ὁ βασιλεὺς ἔπινεν

8 ὁ δὲ πότος οὗτος οὐ κατὰ προκείμενον νόμον ἐγένετο οὕτως δὲ ἠθέλησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἐπέταξεν τοῖς οἰκονόμοις ποιῆσαι τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων

9 καὶ Αστιν ἡ βασίλισσα ἐποίησε πότον ταῖς γυναιξὶν ἐν τοῖς βασιλείοις ὅπου ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης

10 ἐν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ἡδέως γενόμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς εἶπεν τῷ Αμαν καὶ Βαζαν καὶ Θαρρα καὶ Βωραζη καὶ Ζαθολθα καὶ Αβαταζα καὶ Θαραβα τοῖς ἑπτὰ εὐνούχοις τοῖς διακόνοις τοῦ βασιλέως Ἀρταξέρξου

11 εἰσαγαγεῖν τὴν βασίλισσαν πρὸς αὐτὸν βασιλεύειν αὐτὴν καὶ περιθεῖναι αὐτῇ τὸ διάδημα καὶ δεῖξαι αὐτὴν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν τὸ κάλλος αὐτῆς ὅτι καλὴ ἦν

12 καὶ οὐκ εἰσήκουσεν αὐτοῦ Αστιν ἡ βασίλισσα ἐλθεῖν μετὰ τῶν εὐνούχων καὶ ἐλυπήθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ὠργίσθη

13 καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς φίλοις αὐτοῦ κατὰ ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν Αστιν ποιήσατε οὖν περὶ τούτου νόμον καὶ κρίσιν

14 καὶ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ Αρκεσαιος καὶ Σαρσαθαιος καὶ Μαλησεαρ οἱ ἄρχοντες Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων οἱ ἐγγὺς τοῦ βασιλέως οἱ πρῶτοι παρακαθήμενοι τῷ βασιλεῖ

15 καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν αὐτῷ κατὰ τοὺς νόμους ὡς δεῖ ποιῆσαι Αστιν τῇ βασιλίσσῃ ὅτι οὐκ ἐποίησεν τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως προσταχθέντα διὰ τῶν εὐνούχων

16 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Μουχαιος πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας οὐ τὸν βασιλέα μόνον ἠδίκησεν Αστιν ἡ βασίλισσα ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἄρχοντας καὶ τοὺς ἡγουμένους τοῦ βασιλέως

17 καὶ γὰρ διηγήσατο αὐτοῖς τὰ ῥήματα τῆς βασιλίσσης καὶ ὡς ἀντεῖπεν τῷ βασιλεῖ ὡς οὖν ἀντεῖπεν τῷ βασιλεῖ Ἀρταξέρξῃ

18 οὕτως σήμερον αἱ τυραννίδες αἱ λοιπαὶ τῶν ἀρχόντων Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων ἀκούσασαι τὰ τῷ βασιλεῖ λεχθέντα ὑπ᾽ αὐτῆς τολμήσουσιν ὁμοίως ἀτιμάσαι τοὺς ἄνδρας αὐτῶν

19 εἰ οὖν δοκεῖ τῷ βασιλεῖ προσταξάτω βασιλικόν καὶ γραφήτω κατὰ τοὺς νόμους Μήδων καὶ Περσῶν καὶ μὴ ἄλλως χρησάσθω μηδὲ εἰσελθάτω ἔτι ἡ βασίλισσα πρὸς αὐτόν καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτῆς δότω ὁ βασιλεὺς γυναικὶ κρείττονι αὐτῆς

20 καὶ ἀκουσθήτω ὁ νόμος ὁ ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως ὃν ἐὰν ποιῇ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὕτως πᾶσαι αἱ γυναῖκες περιθήσουσιν τιμὴν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἑαυτῶν ἀπὸ πτωχοῦ ἕως πλουσίου

21 καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσι καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καθὰ ἐλάλησεν ὁ Μουχαιος

22 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν βασιλείαν κατὰ χώραν κατὰ τὴν λέξιν αὐτῶν ὥστε εἶναι φόβον αὐτοῖς ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις αὐτῶν

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‎1 ‏וַיְהִ֖י בִּימֵ֣י אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ ה֣וּא אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ מֵהֹ֣דּוּ וְעַד־כּ֔וּשׁ שֶׁ֛בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּמֵאָ֖ה מְדִינָֽה׃

‎2 ‏בַּיָּמִ֖ים הָהֵ֑ם כְּשֶׁ֣בֶת׀ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ עַ֚ל כִּסֵּ֣א מַלְכוּת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָֽה׃

‎3 ‏בִּשְׁנַ֤ת שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ לְמָלְכ֔וֹ עָשָׂ֣ה מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה לְכָל־שָׂרָ֖יו וַעֲבָדָ֑יו חֵ֣יל׀ פָּרַ֣ס וּמָדַ֗י הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת לְפָנָֽיו׃

‎4 ‏בְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹ אֶת־עֹ֙שֶׁר֙ כְּב֣וֹד מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְאֶ֨ת־יְקָ֔ר תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת גְּדוּלָּת֑וֹ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת יֽוֹם׃

‎5 ‏וּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀ הַיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה עָשָׂ֣ה הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ לְכָל־הָעָ֣ם הַנִּמְצְאִים֩ בְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ן הַבִּירָ֜ה לְמִגָּ֧דוֹל וְעַד־קָטָ֛ן מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים בַּחֲצַ֕ר גִּנַּ֥ת בִּיתַ֖ן הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎6 ‏ח֣וּר׀ כַּרְפַּ֣ס וּתְכֵ֗לֶת אָחוּז֙ בְּחַבְלֵי־ב֣וּץ וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ן עַל־גְּלִ֥ילֵי כֶ֖סֶף וְעַמּ֣וּדֵי שֵׁ֑שׁ מִטּ֣וֹת׀ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֗סֶף עַ֛ל רִֽצְפַ֥ת בַּהַט־וָשֵׁ֖שׁ וְדַ֥ר וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃

‎7 ‏וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ בִּכְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב וְכֵלִ֖ים מִכֵּלִ֣ים שׁוֹנִ֑ים וְיֵ֥ין מַלְכ֛וּת רָ֖ב כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎8 ‏וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה כַדָּ֖ת אֵ֣ין אֹנֵ֑ס כִּי־כֵ֣ן׀ יִסַּ֣ד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עַ֚ל כָּל־רַ֣ב בֵּית֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת כִּרְצ֥וֹן אִישׁ־וָאִֽישׁ׃

‎9 ‏גַּ֚ם וַשְׁתִּ֣י הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה עָשְׂתָ֖ה מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה נָשִׁ֑ים בֵּ֚ית הַמַּלְכ֔וּת אֲשֶׁ֖ר לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ס

‎10 ‏בַּיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י כְּט֥וֹב לֵב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בַּיָּ֑יִן אָמַ֡ר לִ֠מְהוּמָן בִּזְּתָ֨א חַרְבוֹנָ֜א בִּגְתָ֤א וַאֲבַגְתָא֙ זֵתַ֣ר וְכַרְכַּ֔ס שִׁבְעַת֙ הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃

‎11 ‏לְ֠הָבִיא אֶת־וַשְׁתִּ֧י הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּכֶ֣תֶר מַלְכ֑וּת לְהַרְא֨וֹת הָֽעַמִּ֤ים וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ אֶת־יָפְיָ֔הּ כִּֽי־טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא׃

‎12 ‏וַתְּמָאֵ֞ן הַמַּלְכָּ֣ה וַשְׁתִּ֗י לָבוֹא֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּיַ֣ד הַסָּרִיסִ֑ים וַיִּקְצֹ֤ף הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַחֲמָת֖וֹ בָּעֲרָ֥ה בֽוֹ׃

‎13 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לַחֲכָמִ֖ים יֹדְעֵ֣י הָֽעִתִּ֑ים כִּי־כֵן֙ דְּבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִפְנֵ֕י כָּל־יֹדְעֵ֖י דָּ֥ת וָדִֽין׃

‎14 ‏וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב אֵלָ֗יו³ כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א שֵׁתָר֙ אַדְמָ֣תָא תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ מֶ֥רֶס מַרְסְנָ֖א מְמוּכָ֑ן שִׁבְעַ֞ת שָׂרֵ֣י׀ פָּרַ֣ס וּמָדַ֗י רֹאֵי֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃

‎15 ‏כְּדָת֙ מַֽה־לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹת בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה וַשְׁתִּ֑י עַ֣ל׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־עָשְׂתָ֗ה אֶֽת־מַאֲמַר֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ בְּיַ֖ד הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ ס

‎16 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מומכן מְמוּכָ֗ן לִפְנֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים לֹ֤א עַל־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְבַדּ֔וֹ עָוְתָ֖ה וַשְׁתִּ֣י הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה כִּ֤י עַל־כָּל־הַשָּׂרִים֙ וְעַל־כָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֕ר בְּכָל־מְדִינ֖וֹת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃

‎17 ‏כִּֽי־יֵצֵ֤א דְבַר־הַמַּלְכָּה֙ עַל־כָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים לְהַבְז֥וֹת בַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ן בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ן בְּאָמְרָ֗ם הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ אָמַ֞ר לְהָבִ֨יא אֶת־וַשְׁתִּ֧י הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה לְפָנָ֖יו וְלֹא־בָֽאָה׃

‎18 ‏וְֽהַיּ֨וֹם הַזֶּ֜ה תֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀ שָׂר֣וֹת פָּֽרַס־וּמָדַ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל שָׂרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וּכְדַ֖י בִּזָּי֥וֹן וָקָֽצֶף׃

‎19 ‏אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֗וֹב יֵצֵ֤א דְבַר־מַלְכוּת֙ מִלְּפָנָ֔יו וְיִכָּתֵ֛ב בְּדָתֵ֥י פָֽרַס־וּמָדַ֖י וְלֹ֣א יַעֲב֑וֹר אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־תָב֜וֹא וַשְׁתִּ֗י לִפְנֵי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙ יִתֵּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִרְעוּתָ֖הּ הַטּוֹבָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

‎20 ‏וְנִשְׁמַע֩ פִּתְגָ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲשֶֽׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה֙ בְּכָל־מַלְכוּת֔וֹ כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה הִ֑יא וְכָל־הַנָּשִׁ֗ים יִתְּנ֤וּ יְקָר֙ לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן לְמִגָּד֖וֹל וְעַד־קָטָֽן׃

‎21 ‏וַיִּיטַב֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כִּדְבַ֥ר מְמוּכָֽן׃

‎22 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח סְפָרִים֙ אֶל־כָּל־מְדִינ֣וֹת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־מְדִינָ֤ה וּמְדִינָה֙ כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ וְאֶל־עַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ לִהְי֤וֹת כָּל־אִישׁ֙ שֹׂרֵ֣ר בְּבֵית֔וֹ וּמְדַבֵּ֖ר כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן עַמּֽוֹ׃ פ

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1 In diebus Assueri, qui regnavit ab India usque Æthiopiam super centum viginti septem provincias,

2 quando sedit in solio regni sui, Susan civitas regni ejus exordium fuit.

3 Tertio igitur anno imperii sui fecit grande convivium cunctis principibus et pueris suis, fortissimis Persarum, et Medorum inclytis, et præfectis provinciarum coram se,

4 ut ostenderet divitias gloriæ regni sui, ac magnitudinem atque jactantiam potentiæ suæ, multo tempore, centum videlicet et octoginta diebus.

5 Cumque implerentur dies convivii, invitavit omnem populum, qui inventus est in Susan, a maximo usque ad minimum: et jussit septem diebus convivium præparari in vestibulo horti, et nemoris quod regio cultu et manu consitum erat.

6 Et pendebant ex omni parte tentoria ærii coloris et carbasini ac hyacinthini, sustentata funibus byssinis atque purpureis, qui eburneis circulis inserti erant, et columnis marmoreis fulciebantur. Lectuli quoque aurei et argentei, super pavimentum smaragdino et pario stratum lapide, dispositi erant: quod mira varietate pictura decorabat.

7 Bibebant autem qui invitati erant aureis poculis, et aliis atque aliis vasis cibi inferebantur. Vinum quoque, ut magnificentia regia dignum erat, abundans, et præcipuum ponebatur.

8 Nec erat qui nolentes cogeret ad bibendum, sed sicut rex statuerat, præponens mensis singulos de principibus suis ut sumeret unusquisque quod vellet.

9 Vasthi quoque regina fecit convivium feminarum in palatio, ubi rex Assuerus manere consueverat.

10 Itaque die septimo, cum rex esset hilarior, et post nimiam potationem incaluisset mero, præcepit Maumam, et Bazatha, et Harbona, et Bagatha, et Abgatha, et Zethar, et Charchas, septem eunuchis qui in conspectu ejus ministrabant,

11 ut introducerent reginam Vasthi coram rege, posito super caput ejus diademate, ut ostenderet cunctis populis et principibus pulchritudinem illius: erat enim pulchra valde.

12 Quæ renuit, et ad regis imperium quod per eunuchos mandaverat, venire contempsit. Unde iratus rex, et nimio furore succensus,

13 interrogavit sapientes, qui ex more regio semper ei aderant, et illorum faciebat cuncta consilio, scientium leges, ac jura majorum

14 (erant autem primi et proximi, Charsena, et Sethar, et Admatha, et Tharsis, et Mares, et Marsana, et Mamuchan, septem duces Persarum, atque Medorum, qui videbant faciem regis, et primi post eum residere soliti erant):

15 cui sententiæ Vasthi regina subjaceret, quæ Assueri regis imperium, quod per eunuchos mandaverat, facere noluisset.

16 Responditque Mamuchan, audiente rege atque principibus: Non solum regem læsit regina Vasthi, sed et omnes populos et principes qui sunt in cunctis provinciis regis Assueri.

17 Egredietur enim sermo reginæ ad omnes mulieres, ut contemnant viros suos, et dicant: Rex Assuerus jussit ut regina Vasthi intraret ad eum, et illa noluit.

18 Atque hoc exemplo omnes principum conjuges Persarum atque Medorum parvipendent imperia maritorum: unde regis justa est indignatio.

19 Si tibi placet, egrediatur edictum a facie tua, et scribatur juxta legem Persarum atque Medorum, quam præteriri illicitum est, ut nequaquam ultra Vasthi ingrediatur ad regem, sed regnum illius altera, quæ melior est illa, accipiat.

20 Et hoc in omne (quod latissimum est) provinciarum tuarum divulgetur imperium, et cunctæ uxores, tam majorum quam minorum, deferant maritis suis honorem.

21 Placuit consilium ejus regi et principibus: fecitque rex juxta consilium Mamuchan,

22 et misit epistolas ad universas provincias regni sui, ut quæque gens audire et legere poterat, diversis linguis et litteris, esse viros principes ac majores in domibus suis: et hoc per cunctos populos divulgari.