Ester 9

BIBBIA CEI 2008	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Il dodicesimo mese, il tredici del mese di Adar, le lettere scritte dal re erano giunte.	1 So on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said above is called Adar, when all the Jews were designed to be massacred, and their enemies were greedy after their blood, the case being altered, the Jews began to have the upper hand, and to revenge themselves of their adversaries.
2 In quel giorno i nemici dei Giudei perirono; nessuno resistette per paura di loro.	2 And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people.
3 Infatti i capi dei satrapi, i prìncipi e gli scribi del re onoravano i Giudei, poiché la paura di Mardocheo si era impadronita di loro.	3 And the judges of the provinces, and the governors, and lieutenants, and every one in dignity, that presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardochai:
4 In effetti l’editto del re imponeva che egli fosse onorato in tutto il regno.	4 For they knew him to be prince of the palace, and to have great power: and the fame of his name increased daily, and was spread abroad through all men's mouths.
5 I Giudei dunque colpirono tutti i nemici, passandoli a fil di spada, uccidendoli e sterminandoli; fecero dei nemici quello che vollero.]	5 So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them:
6 Nella città di Susa i Giudei uccisero cinquecento uomini:	6 Insomuch that even in Susan they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews: whose names are these:
7 Farsannestàin, Delfo, Fasga,	7 Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and Esphatha,
8 Fardata, Barea, Sarbacà,	8 And Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
9 Marmasimà, Arufeo, Arseo, Zabuteo,	9 And Phermesta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Jezatha.
10 i dieci figli di Aman, figlio di Amadàta, il Bugeo, nemico dei Giudei, e fecero saccheggio.	10 And when they had slain them, they would not touch the spoils of their goods.
11 In quello stesso giorno il numero di quelli che perirono a Susa fu reso noto al re.	11 And presently the number of them that were killed in Susan was brought to the king.
12 Allora il re disse a Ester: «I Giudei hanno fatto perire cinquecento uomini nella città di Susa, e come pensi si siano comportati nel resto del paese? Che cosa chiedi ancora? Ti sarà dato».	12 And he said to the queen: The Jews have killed five hundred men in the city of Susan, besides the ten sons of Aman: how many dost thou think they have slain in all the provinces? What askest thou more, and what wilt thou have me to command to be done?
13 Ester disse al re: «Sia concesso ai Giudei di comportarsi allo stesso modo domani, fino a quando saranno impiccati i dieci figli di Aman».	13 And she answered: If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews, to do to morrow in Susan as they have done to day, and that the ten sons of Aman may be hanged upon gibbets.
14 Ed egli permise che così si facesse e consegnò ai Giudei della città i corpi dei figli di Aman per essere appesi.	14 And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.
15 I Giudei si radunarono nella città di Susa il quattordicesimo giorno del mese di Adar e uccisero trecento uomini, ma non fecero alcun saccheggio.	15 ,15And on the fourteenth day of the month Adar the Jews gathered themselves together, and they killed in Susan three hundred men: but they took not their substance.
16 Il resto dei Giudei che si erano radunati nel regno, si aiutarono a vicenda ed ebbero tregua dai loro nemici: infatti ne sterminarono quindicimila nel tredicesimo giorno del mese di Adar, ma non fecero alcun saccheggio.	16 Moreover through all the provinces which were subject to the king's dominion the Jews stood for their lives, and slew their enemies and persecutors: insomuch that the number of them that were Billed amounted to seventy-five thousand, and no man took any of their goods.
17 Il quattordicesimo giorno dello stesso mese si riposarono e trascorsero quel giorno di riposo con gioia ed esultanza.	17 Now the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with them all of the slaughter, and on the fourteenth day they left off. Which they ordained to be kept holy day, so that all times hereafter they should celebrate it with feasting, joy, and banquets.
18 Invece nella città di Susa i Giudei che si erano radunati anche il quattordicesimo giorno, ma senza riposarsi, trascorsero nella gioia e nell’esultanza anche il quindicesimo giorno.	18 But they that were killing in the city of Susan, were employed in the slaughter on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month: and on the fifteenth day they rested. And therefore they appointed that day to be a holy day of feasting and gladness.
19 È per questo dunque che i Giudei sparsi in ogni provincia straniera celebrano con gioia il quattordicesimo giorno del mese di Adar come giorno di festa, mandando ciascuno regali al suo prossimo. Coloro che risiedono invece nelle città principali celebrano con gioia anche il quindicesimo giorno del mese di Adar come giorno di festa, mandando ciascuno regali al suo prossimo.	19 But those Jews that dwelt in towns not walled and in villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for banquets and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day, and send one another portions of their banquets and meats.
20 Mardocheo scrisse queste cose su un libro e lo mandò ai Giudei che vivevano nel regno di Artaserse vicini e lontani,	20 And Mardochai wrote all these things, and sent them comprised in letters to the Jews that abode in all the king's provinces, both those that lay near and those afar off,
21 per stabilire questi giorni come festivi, da celebrare il quattordici e il quindici del mese di Adar.	21 ,21That they should receive the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for holy days, and always at the return of the year should celebrate them with solemn honour:
22 In quei giorni infatti i Giudei ebbero tregua dai loro nemici, e quello fu il mese, Adar, nel quale essi passarono dal pianto alla gioia e dal dolore a un giorno di festa; perciò esso deve essere considerato tutto quanto come un periodo di giorni festivi, di nozze ed esultanza, in cui si inviano doni agli amici e ai poveri.	22 Because on those days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in which they should send one to another portions of meats; and should give gifts to the poor.
23 I Giudei approvarono il racconto che aveva scritto loro Mardocheo:	23 And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done.
24 come Aman, figlio di Amadàta, il Macèdone, li aveva combattuti, come egli aveva emesso il decreto e aveva tirato le sorti per farli scomparire	24 For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them: and had cast Phur, that is, the lot.
25 e come egli era andato dal re dicendogli di impiccare Mardocheo; ma tutti i mali che egli aveva cercato di far cadere sopra i Giudei erano venuti sopra di lui, ed era stato impiccato lui e i suoi figli.	25 And afterwards Esther went in to the king, beseeching him that his endeavours might be made void by the king's letters: and the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. And so both he and his sons were hanged upon gibbets.
26 Perciò quei giorni furono chiamati Purìm a motivo delle sorti, poiché nella loro lingua esse sono chiamate Purìm, e a motivo delle parole di questa lettera, che ricordava tutto quello che avevano sofferto e che era loro capitato.	26 And since that time these days are called Phurim, that is, of lots: because Phur, that is, the lot, was cast into the urn. And all things that were done, are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book:
27 Mardocheo stabilì e i Giudei approvarono per sé, per i loro discendenti e per quelli che si fossero uniti a loro, che non si sarebbero comportati in modo diverso: questi giorni dovevano essere un memoriale da osservare di generazione in generazione, in ogni città, famiglia e provincia.	27 And the things that they suffered, and that were afterwards changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all that had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be lawful for none to pass these days without solemnity: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another.
28 Questi giorni dei Purìm saranno celebrati in ogni tempo, e il loro ricordo non sia lasciato cadere dai loro discendenti.	28 These are the days which shall never be forgot: and which all provinces in the whole world shall celebrate throughout all generations: neither is there any city wherein the days of Phurim, that is, of lots, must not be observed by the Jews, and by their posterity, which is bound to these ceremonies.
29 La regina Ester, figlia di Aminadàb, e Mardocheo, il Giudeo, scrissero tutto quello che avevano fatto e confermarono la lettera dei Purìm.	29 And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mardochai the Jew, wrote also a second epistle, that with all diligence this day should be established a festival for the time to come.
	30 And they sent to all the Jews that were in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of king Assuerus, that they should have peace, and receive truth,
31 Mardocheo e la regina Ester stabilirono per sé privatamente di digiunare; imposero allora la loro volontà contro la loro salute.	31 And observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy in their proper time: as Mardochai and Esther had appointed, and they undertook them to be observed by themselves and by their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of lots,
32 Ester lo stabilì con un ordine che fu scritto come memoriale.	32 And all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther.