Esther 2

KJV

1  After³¹⁰ these⁴²⁸ things,¹⁶⁹⁷ when the wrath²⁵³⁴ of king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus³²⁵ was appeased,⁷⁹¹⁸ he remembered^{2142 853} Vashti,²⁰⁶⁰ and what⁸³⁴ she had done,⁶²¹³ and what⁸³⁴ was decreed¹⁵⁰⁴ against⁵⁹²¹ her.

2  Then said⁵⁵⁹ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ servants⁵²⁸⁸ that ministered⁸³³⁴ unto him, Let there be fair^{2896 4758} young⁵²⁹¹ virgins¹³³⁰ sought¹²⁴⁵ for the king:⁴⁴²⁸

3  And let the king⁴⁴²⁸ appoint⁶⁴⁸⁵ officers⁶⁴⁹⁶ in all³⁶⁰⁵ the provinces⁴⁰⁸² of his kingdom,⁴⁴³⁸ that they may gather together^{6908 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the fair^{2896 4758} young⁵²⁹¹ virgins¹³³⁰ unto⁴¹³ Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace,¹⁰⁰² to⁴¹³ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the women,⁸⁰² unto⁴¹³ the custody³⁰²⁷ of Hege¹⁸⁹⁶ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ chamberlain,⁵⁶³¹ keeper⁸¹⁰⁴ of the women;⁸⁰² and let their things for purification⁸⁵⁶² be given⁵⁴¹⁴ them:

4  And let the maiden⁵²⁹¹ which⁸³⁴ pleaseth^{3190 5869} the king⁴⁴²⁸ be queen⁴⁴²⁷ instead⁸⁴⁷⁸ of Vashti.²⁰⁶⁰ And the thing¹⁶⁹⁷ pleased^{3190 5869} the king;⁴⁴²⁸ and he did⁶²¹³ so.³⁶⁵¹

5  Now in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace¹⁰⁰² there was¹⁹⁶¹ a certain³⁷⁶ Jew,³⁰⁶⁴ whose name⁸⁰³⁴ was Mordecai,⁴⁷⁸² the son¹¹²¹ of Jair,²⁹⁷¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Shimei,⁸⁰⁹⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Kish,⁷⁰²⁷ a Benjamite;¹¹⁴⁵

6  Who⁸³⁴ had been carried away¹⁵⁴⁰ from Jerusalem^{4480 3389} with⁵⁹⁷³ the captivity¹⁴⁷³ which⁸³⁴ had been carried away¹⁵⁴⁰ with⁵⁹⁷³ Jeconiah³²⁰⁴ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ whom⁸³⁴ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰¹⁹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ had carried away.¹⁵⁴⁰

7  And he brought up^{1961 539 853} Hadassah,¹⁹¹⁹ that¹⁹³¹ is, Esther,⁶³⁵ his uncle's¹⁷³⁰ daughter:¹³²³ for³⁵⁸⁸ she had neither³⁶⁹ father¹ nor mother,⁵¹⁷ and the maid⁵²⁹¹ was fair^{3303 8389} and beautiful;^{2896 4758} whom Mordecai,⁴⁷⁸² when her father¹ and mother⁵¹⁷ were dead,⁴¹⁹⁴ took³⁹⁴⁷ for his own daughter.¹³²³

8  So it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when the king's⁴⁴²⁸ commandment¹⁶⁹⁷ and his decree¹⁸⁸¹ was heard,⁸⁰⁸⁵ and when many⁷²²⁷ maidens⁵²⁹¹ were gathered together⁶⁹⁰⁸ unto⁴¹³ Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace,¹⁰⁰² to⁴¹³ the custody³⁰²⁷ of Hegai,¹⁸⁹⁶ that Esther⁶³⁵ was brought³⁹⁴⁷ also unto⁴¹³ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ to⁴¹³ the custody³⁰²⁷ of Hegai,¹⁸⁹⁶ keeper⁸¹⁰⁴ of the women.⁸⁰²

9  And the maiden⁵²⁹¹ pleased^{3190 5869} him, and she obtained⁵³⁷⁵ kindness²⁶¹⁷ of⁶⁴⁴⁰ him; and he speedily⁹²⁶ gave⁵⁴¹⁴ her ⁸⁵³ her things for purification,⁸⁵⁶² with⁸⁵⁴ such things as belonged⁴⁴⁹⁰ to her, and seven⁷⁶⁵¹ maidens,⁵²⁹¹ which were meet⁷²⁰⁰ to be given⁵⁴¹⁴ her, out of the king's house:^{4480 1004 4428} and he preferred⁸¹³⁸ her and her maids⁵²⁹¹ unto the best²⁸⁹⁶ place of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the women.⁸⁰²

10  Esther⁶³⁵ had not³⁸⁰⁸ showed^{5046 853} her people⁵⁹⁷¹ nor her kindred:⁴¹³⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² had charged⁶⁶⁸⁰ her⁵⁹²¹ that⁸³⁴ she should not³⁸⁰⁸ show⁵⁰⁴⁶ it.

11  And Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² walked¹⁹⁸⁰ every day^{3605 3117 3117} before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the court²⁶⁹¹ of the women's⁸⁰² house,¹⁰⁰⁴ to know^{3045 853} how Esther⁶³⁵ did,⁷⁹⁶⁵ and what⁴¹⁰⁰ should become⁶²¹³ of her.

12  Now when every maid's^{5291 5291} turn⁸⁴⁴⁷ was come⁵⁰⁶⁰ to go in⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus,³²⁵ after that^{4480 7093} she had been¹⁹⁶¹ twelve^{8147 6240} months,²³²⁰ according to the manner¹⁸⁸¹ of the women,⁸⁰² (for³⁵⁸⁸ so³⁶⁵¹ were the days³¹¹⁷ of their purifications⁴⁷⁹⁵ accomplished,⁴³⁹⁰ to wit, six⁸³³⁷ months²³²⁰ with oil⁸⁰⁸¹ of myrrh,⁴⁷⁵³ and six⁸³³⁷ months²³²⁰ with sweet odors,¹³¹⁴ and with other things for the purification⁸⁵⁶² of the women;)⁸⁰²

13  Then thus²⁰⁸⁸ came⁹³⁵ every maiden⁵²⁹¹ unto⁴¹³ the king;^{4428 853} whatsoever^{3605 834} she desired⁵⁵⁹ was given⁵⁴¹⁴ her to go⁹³⁵ with⁵⁹⁷³ her out of the house^{4480 1004} of the women⁸⁰² unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house.¹⁰⁰⁴

14  In the evening⁶¹⁵³ she¹⁹³¹ went,⁹³⁵ and on the morrow¹²⁴² she¹⁹³¹ returned⁷⁷²⁵ into⁴¹³ the second⁸¹⁴⁵ house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the women,⁸⁰² to⁴¹³ the custody³⁰²⁷ of Shaashgaz,⁸¹⁹⁰ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ chamberlain,⁵⁶³¹ which kept⁸¹⁰⁴ the concubines:⁶³⁷⁰ she came in⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ no³⁸⁰⁸ more,⁵⁷⁵⁰ except^{3588 518} the king⁴⁴²⁸ delighted²⁶⁵⁴ in her, and that she were called⁷¹²¹ by name.⁸⁰³⁴

15  Now when the turn⁸⁴⁴⁷ of Esther,⁶³⁵ the daughter¹³²³ of Abihail³² the uncle¹⁷³⁰ of Mordecai,⁴⁷⁸² who⁸³⁴ had taken³⁹⁴⁷ her for his daughter,¹³²³ was come⁵⁰⁶⁰ to go in⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ she required¹²⁴⁵ nothing^{3808 1697} but^{3588 518 853} what⁸³⁴ Hegai¹⁸⁹⁶ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ chamberlain,⁵⁶³¹ the keeper⁸¹⁰⁴ of the women,⁸⁰² appointed.⁵⁵⁹ And Esther⁶³⁵ obtained^{1961 5375} favor²⁵⁸⁰ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of all³⁶⁰⁵ them that looked⁷²⁰⁰ upon her.

16  So Esther⁶³⁵ was taken³⁹⁴⁷ unto⁴¹³ king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus³²⁵ into⁴¹³ his house¹⁰⁰⁴ royal⁴⁴³⁸ in the tenth⁶²²⁴ month,²³²⁰ which¹⁹³¹ is the month²³²⁰ Tebeth,²⁸⁸⁷ in the seventh⁷⁶⁵¹ year⁸¹⁴¹ of his reign.⁴⁴³⁸

17  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ loved^{157 853} Esther⁶³⁵ above all^{4480 3605} the women,⁸⁰² and she obtained⁵³⁷⁵ grace²⁵⁸⁰ and favor²⁶¹⁷ in his sight⁶⁴⁴⁰ more than all^{4480 3605} the virgins;¹³³⁰ so that he set⁷⁷⁶⁰ the royal⁴⁴³⁸ crown³⁸⁰⁴ upon her head,⁷²¹⁸ and made her queen⁴⁴²⁷ instead⁸⁴⁷⁸ of Vashti.²⁰⁶⁰

18  Then the king⁴⁴²⁸ made⁶²¹³ a great¹⁴¹⁹ feast⁴⁹⁶⁰ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ his princes⁸²⁶⁹ and his servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ even ⁸⁵³ Esther's⁶³⁵ feast;⁴⁹⁶⁰ and he made⁶²¹³ a release²⁰¹⁰ to the provinces,⁴⁰⁸² and gave⁵⁴¹⁴ gifts,⁴⁸⁶⁴ according to the state³⁰²⁷ of the king.⁴⁴²⁸

19  And when the virgins¹³³⁰ were gathered together⁶⁹⁰⁸ the second time,⁸¹⁴⁵ then Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² sat³⁴²⁷ in the king's⁴⁴²⁸ gate.⁸¹⁷⁹

20  Esther⁶³⁵ had not³⁶⁹ yet showed⁵⁰⁴⁶ her kindred⁴¹³⁸ nor her people;⁵⁹⁷¹ as⁸³⁴ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² had charged⁶⁶⁸⁰ her:⁵⁹²¹ for Esther⁶³⁵ did⁶²¹³ the commandment³⁹⁸² of Mordecai,⁴⁷⁸² like as⁸³⁴ when she was¹⁹⁶¹ brought up⁵⁴⁵ with⁸⁵⁴ him.

21  In those¹⁹⁹² days,³¹¹⁷ while Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² sat³⁴²⁷ in the king's⁴⁴²⁸ gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ two⁸¹⁴⁷ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ chamberlains,⁵⁶³¹ Bigthan⁹⁰⁴ and Teresh,⁸⁶⁵⁷ of those which kept^{4480 8104} the door,⁵⁵⁹² were wroth,⁷¹⁰⁷ and sought¹²⁴⁵ to lay⁷⁹⁷¹ hand³⁰²⁷ on the king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus.³²⁵

22  And the thing¹⁶⁹⁷ was known³⁰⁴⁵ to Mordecai,⁴⁷⁸² who told⁵⁰⁴⁶ it unto Esther⁶³⁵ the queen;⁴⁴³⁶ and Esther⁶³⁵ certified⁵⁵⁹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ thereof in Mordecai's⁴⁷⁸² name.⁸⁰³⁴

23  And when inquisition was made¹²⁴⁵ of the matter,¹⁶⁹⁷ it was found out;⁴⁶⁷² therefore they were both⁸¹⁴⁷ hanged⁸⁵¹⁸ on⁵⁹²¹ a tree:⁶⁰⁸⁶ and it was written³⁷⁸⁹ in the book⁵⁶¹² of the chronicles¹⁶⁹⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

Sep

1 καὶ μετὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἐκόπασεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ θυμοῦ καὶ οὐκέτι ἐμνήσθη τῆς Αστιν μνημονεύων οἷα ἐλάλησεν καὶ ὡς κατέκρινεν αὐτήν

2 καὶ εἶπαν οἱ διάκονοι τοῦ βασιλέως ζητηθήτω τῷ βασιλεῖ κοράσια ἄφθορα καλὰ τῷ εἴδει

3 καὶ καταστήσει ὁ βασιλεὺς κωμάρχας ἐν πάσαις ταῖς χώραις τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπιλεξάτωσαν κοράσια παρθενικὰ καλὰ τῷ εἴδει εἰς Σουσαν τὴν πόλιν εἰς τὸν γυναικῶνα καὶ παραδοθήτωσαν τῷ εὐνούχῳ τοῦ βασιλέως τῷ φύλακι τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ δοθήτω σμῆγμα καὶ ἡ λοιπὴ ἐπιμέλεια

4 καὶ ἡ γυνή ἣ ἂν ἀρέσῃ τῷ βασιλεῖ βασιλεύσει ἀντὶ Αστιν καὶ ἤρεσεν τῷ βασιλεῖ τὸ πρᾶγμα καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως

5 καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἦν Ιουδαῖος ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ τοῦ Ιαϊρου τοῦ Σεμεϊου τοῦ Κισαιου ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμιν

6 ὃς ἦν αἰχμάλωτος ἐξ Ιερουσαλημ ἣν ᾐχμαλώτευσεν Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος

7 καὶ ἦν τούτῳ παῖς θρεπτή θυγάτηρ Αμιναδαβ ἀδελφοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῇ Εσθηρ ἐν δὲ τῷ μεταλλάξαι αὐτῆς τοὺς γονεῖς ἐπαίδευσεν αὐτὴν ἑαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα καὶ ἦν τὸ κοράσιον καλὸν τῷ εἴδει

8 καὶ ὅτε ἠκούσθη τὸ τοῦ βασιλέως πρόσταγμα συνήχθησαν κοράσια πολλὰ εἰς Σουσαν τὴν πόλιν ὑπὸ χεῖρα Γαι καὶ ἤχθη Εσθηρ πρὸς Γαι τὸν φύλακα τῶν γυναικῶν

9 καὶ ἤρεσεν αὐτῷ τὸ κοράσιον καὶ εὗρεν χάριν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσπευσεν αὐτῇ δοῦναι τὸ σμῆγμα καὶ τὴν μερίδα καὶ τὰ ἑπτὰ κοράσια τὰ ἀποδεδειγμένα αὐτῇ ἐκ βασιλικοῦ καὶ ἐχρήσατο αὐτῇ καλῶς καὶ ταῖς ἅβραις αὐτῆς ἐν τῷ γυναικῶνι

10 καὶ οὐχ ὑπέδειξεν Εσθηρ τὸ γένος αὐτῆς οὐδὲ τὴν πατρίδα ὁ γὰρ Μαρδοχαῖος ἐνετείλατο αὐτῇ μὴ ἀπαγγεῖλαι

11 καθ᾽ ἑκάστην δὲ ἡμέραν ὁ Μαρδοχαῖος περιεπάτει κατὰ τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν γυναικείαν ἐπισκοπῶν τί Εσθηρ συμβήσεται

12 οὗτος δὲ ἦν καιρὸς κορασίου εἰσελθεῖν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ὅταν ἀναπληρώσῃ μῆνας δέκα δύο οὕτως γὰρ ἀναπληροῦνται αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς θεραπείας μῆνας ἓξ ἀλειφόμεναι ἐν σμυρνίνῳ ἐλαίῳ καὶ μῆνας ἓξ ἐν τοῖς ἀρώμασιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς σμήγμασιν τῶν γυναικῶν

13 καὶ τότε εἰσπορεύεται πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ παραδώσει αὐτῇ συνεισέρχεσθαι αὐτῇ ἀπὸ τοῦ γυναικῶνος ἕως τῶν βασιλείων

14 δείλης εἰσπορεύεται καὶ πρὸς ἡμέραν ἀποτρέχει εἰς τὸν γυναικῶνα τὸν δεύτερον οὗ Γαι ὁ εὐνοῦχος τοῦ βασιλέως ὁ φύλαξ τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ οὐκέτι εἰσπορεύεται πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ἐὰν μὴ κληθῇ ὀνόματι

15 ἐν δὲ τῷ ἀναπληροῦσθαι τὸν χρόνον Εσθηρ τῆς θυγατρὸς Αμιναδαβ ἀδελφοῦ πατρὸς Μαρδοχαίου εἰσελθεῖν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα οὐδὲν ἠθέτησεν ὧν αὐτῇ ἐνετείλατο ὁ εὐνοῦχος ὁ φύλαξ τῶν γυναικῶν ἦν γὰρ Εσθηρ εὑρίσκουσα χάριν παρὰ πάντων τῶν βλεπόντων αὐτήν

16 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Εσθηρ πρὸς Ἀρταξέρξην τὸν βασιλέα τῷ δωδεκάτῳ μηνί ὅς ἐστιν Αδαρ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ ἔτει τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ

17 καὶ ἠράσθη ὁ βασιλεὺς Εσθηρ καὶ εὗρεν χάριν παρὰ πάσας τὰς παρθένους καὶ ἐπέθηκεν αὐτῇ τὸ διάδημα τὸ γυναικεῖον

18 καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πότον πᾶσι τοῖς φίλοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ταῖς δυνάμεσιν ἐπὶ ἡμέρας ἑπτὰ καὶ ὕψωσεν τοὺς γάμους Εσθηρ καὶ ἄφεσιν ἐποίησεν τοῖς ὑπὸ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ

19 ὁ δὲ Μαρδοχαῖος ἐθεράπευεν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ

20 ἡ δὲ Εσθηρ οὐχ ὑπέδειξεν τὴν πατρίδα αὐτῆς οὕτως γὰρ ἐνετείλατο αὐτῇ Μαρδοχαῖος φοβεῖσθαι τὸν θεὸν καὶ ποιεῖν τὰ προστάγματα αὐτοῦ καθὼς ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ Εσθηρ οὐ μετήλλαξεν τὴν ἀγωγὴν αὐτῆς

21 καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν οἱ δύο εὐνοῦχοι τοῦ βασιλέως οἱ ἀρχισωματοφύλακες ὅτι προήχθη Μαρδοχαῖος καὶ ἐζήτουν ἀποκτεῖναι Ἀρταξέρξην τὸν βασιλέα

22 καὶ ἐδηλώθη Μαρδοχαίῳ ὁ λόγος καὶ ἐσήμανεν Εσθηρ καὶ αὐτὴ ἐνεφάνισεν τῷ βασιλεῖ τὰ τῆς ἐπιβουλῆς

23 ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς ἤτασεν τοὺς δύο εὐνούχους καὶ ἐκρέμασεν αὐτούς καὶ προσέταξεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καταχωρίσαι εἰς μνημόσυνον ἐν τῇ βασιλικῇ βιβλιοθήκῃ ὑπὲρ τῆς εὐνοίας Μαρδοχαίου ἐν ἐγκωμίῳ

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‎1 ‏אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ חֲמַ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ זָכַ֤ר אֶת־וַשְׁתִּי֙ וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֔תָה וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־נִגְזַ֖ר עָלֶֽיהָ׃

‎2 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ נַעֲרֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְשָׁרְתָ֑יו יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ נְעָר֥וֹת בְּתוּל֖וֹת טוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה׃

‎3 ‏וְיַפְקֵ֨ד הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ פְּקִידִים֮ בְּכָל־מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתוֹ֒ וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֶת־כָּל־נַעֲרָֽה־בְ֠תוּלָה טוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜ה אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֤ן הַבִּירָה֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַנָּשִׁ֔ים אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגֶ֛א סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וְנָת֖וֹן תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃

‎4 ‏וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּ֣חַת וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן׃ ס

‎5 ‏אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדִ֔י הָיָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָרְדֳּכַ֗י בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִ֛י בֶּן־קִ֖ישׁ אִ֥ישׁ יְמִינִֽי׃

‎6 ‏אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָגְלָה֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִם עִם־הַגֹּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָגְלְתָ֔ה עִ֖ם יְכָנְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶגְלָ֔ה נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃

‎7 ‏וַיְהִ֨י אֹמֵ֜ן אֶת־הֲדַסָּ֗ה הִ֤יא אֶסְתֵּר֙ בַּת־דֹּד֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין לָ֖הּ אָ֣ב וָאֵ֑ם וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה יְפַת־תֹּ֙אַר֙ וְטוֹבַ֣ת מַרְאֶ֔ה וּבְמ֤וֹת אָבִ֙יהָ֙ וְאִמָּ֔הּ לְקָחָ֧הּ מָרְדֳּכַ֛י ל֖וֹ לְבַֽת׃

‎8 ‏וַיְהִ֗י בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְדָת֔וֹ וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ נְעָר֥וֹת רַבּ֛וֹת אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה אֶל־יַ֣ד הֵגָ֑י וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגַ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

‎9 ‏וַתִּיטַ֨ב הַנַּעֲרָ֣ה בְעֵינָיו֮ וַתִּשָּׂ֣א חֶ֣סֶד לְפָנָיו֒ וַ֠יְבַהֵל אֶת־תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ וְאֶת־מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ לָתֵ֣ת לָ֔הּ וְאֵת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע הַנְּעָר֔וֹת הָרְאֻי֥וֹת לָֽתֶת־לָ֖הּ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָ וְאֶת־נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ לְט֖וֹב בֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

‎10 ‏לֹא־הִגִּ֣ידָה אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֶת־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶת־מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ כִּ֧י מָרְדֳּכַ֛י צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תַגִּֽיד׃

‎11 ‏וּבְכָל־י֣וֹם וָי֔וֹם מָרְדֳּכַי֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ לִפְנֵ֖י חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־הַנָּשִׁ֑ים לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וּמַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃

‎12 ‏וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩ נַעֲרָ֨ה וְנַעֲרָ֜ה לָב֣וֹא׀ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת לָ֜הּ כְּדָ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמֹּ֔ר וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

‎13 ‏וּבָזֶ֕ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה בָּאָ֣ה אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאמַ֜ר יִנָּ֤תֵֽן לָהּ֙ לָב֣וֹא עִמָּ֔הּ מִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖ים עַד־בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎14 ‏בָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ הִ֣יא בָאָ֗ה וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר הִ֣יא שָׁבָ֞ה אֶל־בֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙ שֵׁנִ֔י אֶל־יַ֧ד שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים לֹא־תָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֣י אִם־חָפֵ֥ץ בָּ֛הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה בְשֵֽׁם׃

‎15 ‏וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר־אֶסְתֵּ֣ר בַּת־אֲבִיחַ֣יִל דֹּ֣ד מָרְדֳּכַ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ לָקַֽח־ל֨וֹ לְבַ֜ת לָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לֹ֤א בִקְשָׁה֙ דָּבָ֔ר כִּ֠י אִ֣ם אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י סְרִיס־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִ֤י אֶסְתֵּר֙ נֹשֵׂ֣את חֵ֔ן בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־רֹאֶֽיהָ׃

‎16 ‏וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח אֶסְתֵּ֜ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית מַלְכוּת֔וֹ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ טֵבֵ֑ת בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁ֖בַע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃

‎17 ‏וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃

‎18 ‏וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֗וֹל לְכָל־שָׂרָיו֙ וַעֲבָדָ֔יו אֵ֖ת מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה אֶסְתֵּ֑ר וַהֲנָחָ֤ה לַמְּדִינוֹת֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן מַשְׂאֵ֖ת כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎19 ‏וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎20 ‏אֵ֣ין אֶסְתֵּ֗ר מַגֶּ֤דֶת מֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙ וְאֶת־עַמָּ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וְאֶת־מַאֲמַ֤ר מָרְדֳּכַי֙ אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עֹשָׂ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר הָיְתָ֥ה בְאָמְנָ֖ה אִתּֽוֹ׃ ס

‎21 ‏בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ קָצַף֩ בִּגְתָ֨ן וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ שְׁנֵֽי־סָרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃

‎22 ‏וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע הַדָּבָר֙ לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה וַתֹּ֧אמֶר אֶסְתֵּ֛ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּשֵׁ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃

‎23 ‏וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ הַדָּבָר֙ וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א וַיִּתָּל֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־עֵ֑ץ וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב בְּסֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ

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1 His ita gestis, postquam regis Assueri indignatio deferbuerat, recordatus est Vasthi, et quæ fecisset, vel quæ passa esset:

2 dixeruntque pueri regis ac ministri ejus: Quærantur regi puellæ virgines ac speciosæ,

3 et mittantur qui considerent per universas provincias puellas speciosas et virgines: et adducant eas ad civitatem Susan, et tradant eas in domum feminarum sub manu Egei eunuchi, qui est præpositus et custos mulierum regiarum: et accipiant mundum muliebrem, et cetera ad usus necessaria.

4 Et quæcumque inter omnes oculis regis placuerit, ipsa regnet pro Vasthi. Placuit sermo regi: et ita, ut suggesserant, jussit fieri.

5 Erat vir Judæus in Susan civitate, vocabulo Mardochæus filius Jair, filii Semei, filii Cis, de stirpe Jemini,

6 qui translatus fuerat de Jerusalem eo tempore quo Jechoniam regem Juda Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis transtulerat,

7 qui fuit nutritius filiæ fratris sui Edissæ, quæ altero nomine vocabatur Esther, et utrumque parentem amiserat: pulchra nimis, et decora facie. Mortuisque patre ejus ac matre, Mardochæus sibi eam adoptavit in filiam.

8 Cumque percrebruisset regis imperium, et juxta mandatum illius multæ pulchræ virgines adducerentur Susan, et Egeo traderentur eunucho, Esther quoque inter ceteras puellas ei tradita est, ut servaretur in numero feminarum.

9 Quæ placuit ei, et invenit gratiam in conspectu illius. Et præcepit eunucho, ut acceleraret mundum muliebrem, et traderet ei partes suas, et septem puellas speciosissimas de domo regis, et tam ipsam quam pedissequas ejus ornaret atque excoleret.

10 Quæ noluit indicare ei populum et patriam suam: Mardochæus enim præceperat ei, ut de hac re omnino reticeret:

11 qui deambulabat quotidie ante vestibulum domus, in qua electæ virgines servabantur, curam agens salutis Esther, et scire volens quid ei accideret.

12 Cum autem venisset tempus singularum per ordinem puellarum ut intrarent ad regem, expletis omnibus quæ ad cultum muliebrem pertinebant, mensis duodecimus vertebatur: ita dumtaxat, ut sex mensibus oleo ungerentur myrrhino, et aliis sex quibusdam pigmentis et aromatibus uterentur.

13 Ingredientesque ad regem, quidquid postulassent ad ornatum pertinens, accipiebant: et ut eis placuerat, compositæ de triclinio feminarum ad regis cubiculum transibant.

14 Et quæ intraverat vespere, egrediebatur mane, atque inde in secundas ædes deducebatur, quæ sub manu Susagazi eunuchi erant, qui concubinis regis præsidebat: nec habebat potestatem ad regem ultra redeundi, nisi voluisset rex, et eam venire jussisset ex nomine.

15 Evoluto autem tempore per ordinem, instabat dies quo Esther filia Abihail fratris Mardochæi, quam sibi adoptaverat in filiam, deberet intrare ad regem. Quæ non quæsivit muliebrem cultum, sed quæcumque voluit Egeus eunuchus custos virginum, hæc ei ad ornatum dedit. Erat enim formosa valde, et incredibili pulchritudine: omnium oculis gratiosa et amabilis videbatur.

16 Ducta est itaque ad cubiculum regis Assueri mense decimo, qui vocatur Tebeth, septimo anno regni ejus.

17 Et adamavit eam rex plus quam omnes mulieres, habuitque gratiam et misericordiam coram eo super omnes mulieres: et posuit diadema regni in capite ejus, fecitque eam regnare in loco Vasthi.

18 Et jussit convivium præparari permagnificum cunctis principibus et servis suis pro conjunctione et nuptiis Esther. Et dedit requiem universis provinciis, ac dona largitus est juxta magnificentiam principalem.

19 Cumque secundo quærerentur virgines et congregarentur, Mardochæus manebat ad januam regis:

20 necdum prodiderat Esther patriam et populum suum, juxta mandatum ejus. Quidquid enim ille præcipiebat, observabat Esther: et ita cuncta faciebat ut eo tempore solita erat, quo eam parvulam nutriebat.

21 Eo igitur tempore, quo Mardochæus ad regis januam morabatur, irati sunt Bagathan et Thares duo eunuchi regis, qui janitores erant, et in primo palatii limine præsidebant: volueruntque insurgere in regem, et occidere eum.

22 Quod Mardochæum non latuit, statimque nuntiavit reginæ Esther: et illa regi ex nomine Mardochæi, qui ad se rem detulerat.

23 Quæsitum est, et inventum: et appensus est uterque eorum in patibulo. Mandatumque est historiis, et annalibus traditum coram rege.