Ester 5

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Il terzo giorno si vestì Esther del manto reale, e andò nell'atrio interiore dell'appartamento del re, e si fermò dirimpetto alla sala del re. Egli era assiso sul suo trono nel fondo del palazzo dirimpetto alla porta della sala.	1 After this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was of Agag lineage, and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.
2 Or quando egli ebbe veduta la regina Esther, che si era soffermata, ella piacque a' suoi occhi, e le presentò il bastone di oro, che aveva in mano; ed ella si appressò, e baciò la punta del bastone.	2 And all the king’s servants, who passed by the doors of the palace, bent their knees and adored Haman, for so the ruler had instructed them. Only Mordecai did not bend his knee, nor adore him.
3 E dissele il re: Che vuoi tu, regina Esther? che domandi? Quand'anche tu chiedessi la metà del regno, ti sarà data.	3 The king’s servants, who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him, “Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”
4 Ed ella rispose: Se così piace al re, io supplico, che tu venga oggi da a me, al convito da me preparato, e teco Aman.	4 And when they were saying this frequently, and he would not listen to them, they reported it to Haman, desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 E subito il re disse: Si chiami Aman, affinchè faccia quello, che Esther vuole. Così il re, e Aman andarono al convito preparato dalla regina.	5 Now when Haman had heard this, and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him, nor adore him, he was very angry.
6 E il re dopo che ebbe bevuto del vino in copia, le disse: Che vuoi tu ch'io ti faccia dare? e che domandi tu? è Quand' anche tu chiedessi la metà del mio regno, la otterrai.	6 And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone, for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people. And so he wanted more: to destroy the entire nation of the Jews, who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.
7 Risposegli Esther: La mia domanda, e le mie preghiere son queste:	7 In the first month, which is called Nisan, in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Pur, in the presence of Haman, to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed. And it turned out to be the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
8 Se io ho trovato grazia dinanzi a te, e se al re piace di concedermi quello, ch'io domando, e di esaudire la mia preghiera, venga il re, e Aman al convito, che io ho lor preparato, e domane svelerò al re le mie brame.	8 And Haman said to king Artaxerxes, “There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another, who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who, in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances. And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.
9 Se n' andò dunque quel giorno Aman lieto, e festante. Ma avendo veduto Mardocheo, che sedeva dinanzi alle porte del palazzo, e che non solamente non si era alzato per salutarlo, ma neppur si era mosso dal posto, ove sedeva, ne prese ira grande:	9 If it pleases you, declare that they may be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”
10 Ma dissimulando lo sdegno se ne tornò a casa sua, e convocò i suoi amici con Zares sua moglie:	10 And so the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage, enemy of the Jews.
11 E rammentò loro le sue grandi ricchezze, la turba de' figliuoli, e a quanta gloria lo avesse innalzato il re sopra tutti i principi, e cortigiani suoi.	11 And he said to him, “Let the silver, which you promise, be for yourself. As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”
12 E poscia disse: Anche la regina Esther nissun altro ha chiamato col re al convito fuori di me, e da lei desinerò anche domani col re.	12 And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his ring.
13 E contuttoché io mi abbia tante cose, non mi pare di aver nulla, fino a tanto che io vedrò il Giudeo Mardocheo a sedere dinanzi alla porta reale.	13 These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities.
14 Ma Zares sua moglie, e gli amici tutti gli risposero: Ordina che si ammannisca una gran trave alta cinquanta cubiti; e domattina di' al re, che sia fatto ad essa appiccar Mardocheo, e così andrai contento al convito. Piacque a lui questo consiglio, e ordinò, che osse preparata la trave.