Ester 3

BIBBIA MARTINI	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Dopo di ciò il re Assuero innalzò Aman figliuolo di Amadathi, il quale era della stirpe di Agag; e lo fece sedere sopra tutti i principi, che avea d'intorno.	1 After these things, king Assuerus advanced Aman, the son of Amadathi, who was of the race of Agag: and he set his throne above all the princes that were with him.
2 E tutti i servi del re, che frequentavano le porte del palazzo, piegavano le ginocchia, e adoravano Aman; perocché cosi avea comandato l'Imperadore: il solo Mardocheo non piegava le ginocchia, e non lo adorava.	2 And all the king's servants, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him.
3 E i servi del re, che presedevano alle porte del palazzo, gli dissero: Perchè non osservi tu l'ordine del re, come tutti gli altri?	3 And the king's servants that were chief at the doors of the palace, said to him: Why dost thou alone not observe the king's commandment?
4 E avendo quelli detto ciò a lui più volte, e non volendo egli fare a modo loro, ne diedero parte ad Aman, desiderosi di far prova se quegli restasse sempre ne' medesimi sentimenti; perocché egli avea detto, se esser Giudeo.	4 And when they were saying this often, and he would not hearken to them; they told Aman, desirous to know whether he would continue in his resolution: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 Udito ciò Aman, e conosciuto avendo alla prova, che Mardocheo non piegava a lui le ginocchia, e non lo adorava, ne concepì grande sdegno:	5 Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding angry.
6 E gli parve un nulla il punire il solo Mardocheo; perocché avea saputo, com'egli era Giudeo di nazione; e volle piuttosto tutta sterminare la moltitudine de' Giudei, che erano nel regno di Assuero.	6 And he counted it nothing to lay his hands upon Mardochai alone: for he had heard that he was of the nation of the Jews, and he chose rather to destroy all the nation of the Jews that were in the kingdom of Assuerus.
7 Nel primo mese chiamato Nisan, l'anno duodecimo del regno di Assuero si gettarono in casa di Aman le sorti (dette in Ebreo Phur) nell'urna, per sapere in qual giorno, e in qual mese dovesse essere trucidata la nazione de' Giudei; e uscì fuori il mese duodecimo chiamato Adar.	7 In the first month (which is called Nisan) in the twelfth year a of the reign of Assuerus, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Phur, before Aman, on what day and what month the nation of the Jews should be destroyed: and there came out the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
8 Or Aman disse al re Assuero: Havvi un popolo disperso per tutte le provincie del tuo regno di uomini segregati tra' loro, i quali han leggi, e ceremonie inusitate, e oltre a ciò sprezzano gli ordini del re: e tu sai benissimo, che non torna bene pel tuo regno il lasciargli insolentire.	8 And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king's ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity.
9 Se così ti piace, da ordine, ch'ei periscano, e io peserò dieci mila talenti ai tesorieri della tua casa.	9 If it please thee, decree that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers.
10 Allora il re si tolse dal dito l'anello, di cui solea servirsi, e lo dette ad Aman figliuolo di Amadathi della stirpe di Agag, nemico de' Giudei,	10 And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews,
11 E gli disse L'argento, che esibisci, sia tuo di quella gente quel, che ti pare,	11 And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee.
12 E furon chiamati i segretarj del re, il primo mese detto Nisan ai tredici dello stesso mese, e secondo l'ordine dato da Aman fu scritto questo a nome di Assuero a tutti i satrapi del re, e ai giudici delle provincie, e delle diverse nazioni in varj linguaggi, perchè potesse leggersi, e intendersi da ciascuna nazione; e la lettera fu sigillata col sigillo reale,	12 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring,
13 E fu spedita in tutte le provincie per mezzo de corrieri del re, affinchè uccidessero, e sterminassero tutti i Giudei ragazzi, e vecchi, fanciulli, e donne, in uno stesso giorno, viene a dire, ai tredici del duodecimo mese detto Adar, e che dessero il sacco a tutti i loro beni.	13 Were sent by the king's messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods.
14 E tale fu la sostanza della lettera, affinchè tutte le provincie ne fossero informate, e si preparassero pel giorno stabilito.	14 And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day.
15 Andavano in fretta i corrieri ad eseguire il comando reale: e subito fu affìsso in Susa l'editto in tempo, che il re, e Aman erano in solenne convito, e mentre tutti i Giudei, che stavano in quella città, erano in pianti.	15 The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfil the king's commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.