Ester 8

BIBBIA CEI 2008	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Lo stesso giorno, il re Artaserse donò a Ester la proprietà di Aman, il calunniatore, e Mardocheo fu chiamato dal re, perché Ester aveva rivelato che egli era legato da parentela con lei.	1 On that day king Assuerus gave the house of Aman, the Jews' enemy, to queen Esther, and Mardochai came in before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her uncle.
2 Allora il re prese l’anello che aveva fatto ritirare ad Aman e lo diede a Mardocheo, ed Ester stabilì Mardocheo su tutte le proprietà di Aman.	2 And the king took the ring which he had commanded to be taken again from Aman, and gave it to Mardochai. And Esther set Mardochai over her house.
3 Ester parlò di nuovo al re, cadde ai suoi piedi e lo pregava di rimuovere il male fatto da Aman, tutto quello che aveva fatto contro i Giudei.	3 And not content with these things, she fell down at the king's feet and wept, and speaking to him besought him, that he would give orders that the malice of Aman the Agagite, and his most wicked devices which he had invented against the Jews, should be of no effect.
4 Il re stese lo scettro d’oro verso Ester ed Ester si alzò per stare accanto al re.	4 But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him,
5 Disse Ester: «Se piace a te e ho trovato grazia, si ordini di revocare le lettere inviate da Aman, quelle che erano state scritte per sterminare i Giudei che si trovano nel tuo regno.	5 And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king's provinces, may be reversed by new letters.
6 Come potrei infatti sopportare la vista dei mali del mio popolo e come potrei sopravvivere allo sterminio della mia stirpe?».	6 For how call I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?
7 Il re rispose a Ester: «Se ti ho dato tutti i beni di Aman e ti ho concesso la mia grazia, se l’ho fatto appendere a un palo perché aveva messo le mani sui Giudei, che cosa chiedi ancora?	7 And king Assuerus answered Esther the queen, and Mardochai the Jew: I have given Aman's house to Esther, and I have commanded him to be hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the Jews.
8 Potete scrivere voi a mio nome, come vi sembra, e sigillate con il mio anello: infatti tutto quello che è stato scritto su comando del re ed è stato sigillato con il mio anello reale non può essere revocato».	8 Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king's name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king's name, and were sealed with his ring.
9 Il ventitré del primo mese, quello di Nisan, dello stesso anno, furono convocati i segretari e fu scritto ai Giudei tutto quello che era stato comandato ai governatori e ai capi dei satrapi, dall’India fino all’Etiopia, centoventisette satrapie, provincia per provincia, secondo le loro lingue.	9 Then the king's scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear.
10 Fu scritto a nome del re e fu posto il sigillo del suo anello, e le lettere furono mandate per mezzo di corrieri:	10 And these letters which were sent in the king's name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages.
11 si prescriveva loro di seguire le loro leggi in qualunque città, sia per difendersi che per trattare come volevano i loro nemici e i loro avversari,	11 And the king gave orders to them, to speak to the Jews in every city, and to command them to gather themselves together, and to stand for their lives, and to kill and destroy all their enemies with their wives and children and all their houses, and to take their spoil.
12 ]Ogni città e, in generale, ogni località che non agirà secondo queste disposizioni, sarà inesorabilmente messa a ferro e fuoco; non soltanto agli uomini sarà resa inaccessibile, ma anche alle fiere e agli uccelli diventerà orribile per tutti i tempi.	12 And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.
13 Le copie della lettera siano esposte in chiara evidenza in tutto il regno e in quel giorno i Giudei siano pronti a combattere contro i loro nemici».	13 And this was the content of the letter, that it should be notified in all lands and peoples that were subject to the empire of king Assuerus, that the Jews were ready to be revenged of their enemies.
14 Allora i cavalieri partirono in fretta per eseguire gli ordini del re, mentre il decreto fu promulgato anche a Susa.	14 So the swift posts went out carrying the messages, and the king's edict was hung up in Susan.
15 Mardocheo uscì indossando la veste regale e portando una corona d’oro e un diadema di lino purpureo. Al vederlo gli abitanti di Susa se ne rallegrarono.	15 And Mardochai going forth out of the palace, and from the king's presence, shone in royal apparel, to wit, of violet and sky colour, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was glad.
16 Per i Giudei vi era luce e letizia;	16 But to the Jews a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.
17 in ogni città e provincia dove era stato pubblicato l’editto, dovunque era stato esposto il decreto, vi erano per i Giudei gioia ed esultanza, festa e allegria. E molti pagani si fecero circoncidere e, per paura dei Giudei, si fecero Giudei.	17 And in all peoples, cities, and provinces, whithersoever the king's commandments came, there was wonderful rejoicing, feasts and banquets, and keeping holy day: insomuch that many of other nations and religion, joined themselves to their worship and ceremonies. For a great dread of the name of the Jews had fallen upon all.