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Esther 7


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DOUAI-RHEIMSGREEK BIBLE
1 So the king and Aman went in, to drink with the queen.1 Ηλθον λοιπον ο βασιλευς και ο Αμαν να συμποσιασωσι μετα της Εσθηρ της βασιλισσης.
2 And the king said to her again the second day, after he was warm with wine: What is thy petition, Esther, that it may be granted thee? and what wilt thou have done: although thou ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it.2 Και ειπε παλιν ο βασιλευς προς την Εσθηρ την δευτεραν ημεραν επι του συμποσιου του οινου, Τι το ζητημα σου, βασιλισσα Εσθηρ; και θελει δοθη εις σε? και τις η αιτησις σου; και εως του ημισεος της βασιλειας εαν ζητησης, θελει γεινει.
3 Then she answered: If I have found Favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please thee, give me my life for which I ask, and my people for which I request.3 Τοτε απεκριθη η Εσθηρ η βασιλισσα και ειπεν, Εαν ευρηκα χαριν ενωπιον σου, βασιλευ, και εαν ηναι αρεστον εις τον βασιλεα, η ζωη μου ας μοι δοθη εις το ζητημα μου και ο λαος μου εις την αιτησιν μου?
4 For we are given up, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold for bondmen and bondwomen: the evil might be borne with, and I would have mourned in silence: but now we have an enemy, whose cruelty redoundeth upon the king.4 διοτι επωληθημεν, εγω και ο λαος μου, εις απωλειαν, εις σφαγην και εις ολεθρον? και εαν ηθελομεν πωληθη ως δουλοι και δουλαι ηθελον σιωπησει, αν και ο εχθρος δεν ηδυνατο να αναπληρωση την ζημιαν του βασιλεως.
5 And king Assuerus answered and said: Who is this, and of what power, that he should do these things?5 Τοτε απεκριθη ο βασιλευς Ασσουηρης και ειπε προς την Εσθηρ την βασιλισσαν, Τις ειναι αυτος και που ειναι εκεινος, οστις ετολμησε να καμη ουτω;
6 And Esther said: It is this Aman that is our adversary and most wicked enemy. Aman hearing this was forthwith astonished, not being able to bear the countenance of the king and of the queen.6 Και ειπεν η Εσθηρ, Ο εναντιος και εχθρος ειναι ουτος ο αχρειος Αμαν. Τοτε εταραχθη ο Αμαν ενωπιον του βασιλεως και της βασιλισσης.
7 But the king being angry rose up, and went from the place of the banquet into the garden set with trees. Aman also rose up to entreat Esther the queen for his life, for he understood that evil was prepared for him by the king.7 Και σηκωθεις ο βασιλευς απο του συμποσιου του οινου ωργισμενος υπηγεν εις τον κηπον του παλατιου? ο δε Αμαν εσταθη, δια να ζητηση την ζωην αυτου παρα της Εσθηρ της βασιλισσης? διοτι ειδεν οτι κακον ητο αποφασισμενον εναντιον αυτου παρα του βασιλεως.
8 And when the king came back out of the garden set with trees, and entered into the place of the banquet, he found Aman was fallen upon the bed on which Esther lay, and he said: He will force the queen also in my presence, in my own house. The word was not yet gone out of the king's mouth, and immediately they covered his face.8 Και επεστρεψεν ο βασιλευς απο του κηπου του παλατιου εις τον οικον του συμποσιου του οινου? ο δε Αμαν ητο πεπτωκως επι της κλινης εφ' ης ητο η Εσθηρ. Και ειπεν ο βασιλευς, Θελει ετι και την βασιλισσαν να βιαση εμπροσθεν μου εν τω οικω; Ο λογος εξηλθεν εκ του στοματος του βασιλεως και εσκεπασαν το προσωπον του Αμαν.
9 And Harbona, one of the eunuchs that stood waiting on the king, said: Behold the gibbet which he hath prepared for Mardochai, who spoke for the king, standeth in Aman's house, being fifty cubits high. And the king said to him: Hang him upon it.9 Και ειπεν ο Αρβονα, εις εκ των ευνουχων, ενωπιον του βασιλεως, Ιδου, και το ξυλον πεντηκοντα πηχων το υψος, το οποιον ο Αμαν εκαμε δια τον Μαροδοχαιον, τον λαλησαντα αγαθα υπερ του βασιλεως, ισταται εν τη οικια του Αμαν. Και ειπεν ο βασιλευς, Κρεμασατε αυτον επ' αυτου.
10 So Aman was hanged on the gibbet, which he had prepared for Mardochai: and the king's wrath ceased.10 Και εκρεμασαν τον Αμαν επι του ξυλου, το οποιον ητοιμασε δια τον Μαροδοχαιον. Και κατεπαυσεν ο θυμος του βασιλεως.