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Sabato, 4 maggio 2024 - San Ciriaco ( Letture di oggi)

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BIBBIA TINTORIDOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Passate queste cose, il re Assuero, già calmato il suo sdegno, si ricordò di Vasti, di quel che aveva fatto e di quanto aveva sofferto.1 After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done end what she had suffered:
2 Allora i servi del re e i suoi ministri dissero: « Si cerchino pel re delle fanciulle vergini e belle,2 And the king's servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,
3 e si mandino degli incaricati a scegliere in tutte le provincie le fanciulle vergini e belle per condurle poi alla città di Susa, e metterle nella casa delle donne sotto la cura dell'eunuco Egeo, governatore e custode delle donne reali, a prender tutto quello che si richiede per il loro abbigliamento, e tutto il necessario ai loro usi.3 And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king's women: and let them receive women's ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.
4 Quella che fra tutte piacerà di più agli occhi del re sarà regina in luogo di Vasti ». Essendo piaciuto al re questo discorso, egli comandò che fosse fatto secondo il loro consiglio.4 And whosoever among them all shall please the king's eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.
5 Or v'era nella città di Susa un giudeo chiamato Mardocheo, figlio di Iair, figlio di Semei, figlio di Cis, della tribù di Iemini,5 There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,
6 deportato da Gerusalemme, quando Nabucodonosor re di Babilonia trasportò Geconia re di Giuda.6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda,
7 Egli aveva allevata Edissa, figlia di suo fratello, chiamata anche Ester, la quale aveva perduti tutti e due i suoi genitori, ed era bellissima e di aspetto grazioso. Morti che le furono il padre e la madre. Mardocheo la fece sua figlia adottiva.7 And he had brought up his brother's daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter.
8 Quando, divulgato l'ordine del re, secondo tal comando molte belle vergini venivan condotte a Susa, per essere consegnate all'eunuco Egeo, gli fu affidata, fra le altre fanciulle, anche Ester, per essere serbata colle altre donne.8 And when the king's ordinance was noised abroad, and according to his commandment many beautiful virgins were brought to Susan, and were delivered to Egeus the eunuch: Esther also among the rest of the maidens was delivered to him to be kept in the number of the women.
9 La fanciulla gli piacque e trovò grazia ai suoi occhi, e quindi comandò ad un eunuco di metter presto in ordine il suo abbigliamento, di darle le sue porzioni, e sette ancelle bellissime della casa del re, e di adornare e abbigliare tanto lei che le sue ancelle.9 And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women's ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king's house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids.
10 Ester non volle indicargli il suo popolo e la sua patria, perchè Mardocheo le aveva proibito di parlarne.10 And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that:
11 Or Mardocheo stava tutti i giorni a passeggiare davanti al vestibolo della casa nella quale eran custodite le vergini scelte, per sapere se stava bene e quanto le avvenisse.11 And he walked every day before the court of the house, in which the chosen virgins werre kept, having a care for Esther's welfare, and desiring to know what would befall her.
12 Quando per ciascuna fanciulla veniva il tempo di entrare, secondo il suo ordine, dal re, (terminato tutto ciò che riguardava il loro abbigliamento, che durava dodici mesi, in sei dei quali si ungevano con olio di mirra, e negli i altri sei facevano uso di vari profumi ed aromi),12 Now when every virgin's turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices.
13 quando entravano dal re ricevevano tutto quello che domandavano per abbigliarsi, e, ornate come loro piaceva, dall'appartamento delle donne passavano nella camera del re.13 And when they were going in to the king, whatsoever they asked to adorn themselves they received: and being decked out, as it pleased them, they passed from the chamber of the women to the king's chamber.
14 Quella che v'era andata la sera ne usciva la mattina, e di lì era condotta in altro appartamento (che era sotto la custodia dell'eunuco Susagazi, il quale aveva la sopraintendenza delle concubine del re): essa non poteva tornare di nuovo al re, se il re, desiderandola, non l'avesse fatta tornare nominatamente.14 And she that went in at evening, came out in the morning, and from thence she was conducted to the second house, that was under the hand of Susagaz the eunuch, who had the charge over the king's concubines: neither could she return any more to the king, unless the king desired it, and had ordered her by name to come.
15 Or dopo un certo tempo, si avvicinava il giorno in cui, secondo l'ordine, Ester figlia di Abihail fratello di Mardocheo, del quale era figlia adottiva, doveva entrare dal re. Essa non cercò ornamenti donneschi, e fu l'eunuco Egeo, custode delle vergini, quello che le diede ciò che gli parve per abbigliarla: Ester era molto avvenente e d'incredibile bellezza, e compariva graziosa ed amabile agli occhi di tutti.15 And as the time came orderly about, the day was at hand, when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mardochai, whom he had adopted for his daughter, was to go in to the king. But she sought not women's ornaments, but whatsoever Egeus the eunuch the keeper of the virgins had a mind, he gave her to adorn her. For she was exceeding fair, and her incredible beauty made her appear agreeable and amiable in the eyes of all.
16 Fu condotta alla camera d'Assuero il decimo mese, chiamato Tebet, Fanno settimo del suo regno.16 So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Il re l'amò più di tutte le altre donne, ed avendo essa trovato grazia e favore dinanzi a lui sopra tutte le donne, le pose in testa il diadema reale e la fece regina in luogo di Vasti.17 And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.
18 E ordinò che si facesse un magnificentissimo convito a tutti i principi e a tutti i suoi servi per il matrimonio e le nozze di Ester, e concesse riposo a tutte le provincie, e fece largizioni con magnificenza reale.18 And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence.
19 Mentre per la seconda volta si cercavano e si radunavano delle vergini, Mardocheo se ne stava presso la porta del re.19 And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king's gate,
20 Ester, secondo l'ordine di Mardocheo, non aveva ancora manifestata la sua patria e la sua nazione; perchè ubbidiva in tutto quello che egli le ingiungeva; in tutto, proprio come quando da piccola era da lui allevata.20 Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one.
21 Or nel tempo che Mardocheo stava alla porta del re, Bagatan e Tares, due eunuchi del re, portinai e custodi della prima entrata del palazzo, irritati, decisero d'insorgere contro il re e ucciderlo.21 At that time, therefore, when Mardochai abode at the king's gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the king's eunuchs, who were porters, and presided in the first entry of the palace, were angry: and they designed to rise up against the king, and to kill him.
22 Mardocheo, saputa la cosa, ne informò subito la regina Ester, ed essa, a nome di Mardocheo che gliela aveva riferita, ne parlò al re.22 And Mardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to queen Esther: and she to the king in Mardochai's name, who had reported the thing unto her.
23 fatte indagini e scoperta la cosa, furono appesi tutti e due ad un patibolo. E questo fu registrato nelle storie e posto negli annali alla presenza del re.23 It was inquired into, and found out: and they were both hanged on a gibbet. And it was put in the histories, and recorded in the chronicles before the king.