Ester 8

NOVA VULGATA	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Die illo dedit rex Asuerus Esther reginae domum Aman adversariiIudaeorum, et Mardochaeus ingressus est ante faciem regis; confessa est enim eiEsther quid esset sibi.	1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
2 Tulitque rex anulum suum, quem ab Aman recipiiusserat, et tradidit Mardochaeo; Esther autem constituit Mardochaeum superdomum Aman.	2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
3 Et adiecit Esther loqui coram rege et procidit ad pedes eius flevitque etlocuta ad eum oravit, ut malitiam Aman Agagitae et machinationes eius pessimas,quas excogitaverat contra Iudaeos, iuberet irritas fieri.	3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
4 At ille ex moresceptrum aureum protendit manu; illaque consurgens stetit ante eum	4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
5 et ait: “Si placet regi, et si inveni gratiam coram eo, et deprecatio mea non ei videturesse contraria, et accepta sum in oculis eius, obsecro, ut novis epistulisveteres litterae Aman filii Amadathi, Agagitae, insidiatoris et hostisIudaeorum, quibus eos in cunctis regis provinciis perire praeceperat,corrigantur.	5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
6 Quomodo enim potero sustinere malum, quod passurus est populusmeus, et interitum cognationis meae? ”.	6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
7 Responditque rex Asuerus Esther reginae et Mardochaeo Iudaeo: “ Domum Amanconcessi Esther et ipsum iussi appendi in patibulo, quia ausus est manum inIudaeos mittere.	7 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
8 Scribite ergo Iudaeis sicut vobis placet, ex regis nomine,signantes litteras anulo meo, quia epistulae ex regis nomine scriptae et illiusanulo signatae non possunt immutari ”.	8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
9 Accitisque scribis regis — erat autem tempus tertii mensis, qui appellaturSivan, vicesima et tertia illius die — scriptae sunt epistulae, ut Mardochaeusvoluerat, ad Iudaeos et ad satrapas procuratoresque et principes, qui centumviginti septem provinciis ab India usque ad Aethiopiam praesidebant, provinciaeatque provinciae, populo et populo, iuxta linguas et litteras suas, et Iudaeisiuxta linguam et litteras suas.	9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
10 Ipsaeque epistulae, quae ex regis nominemittebantur, anulo ipsius obsignatae sunt et missae per veredarios electis equisregiis discurrentes.	10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
11 Quibus permisit rex Iudaeis in singulis civitatibus, utin unum congregarentur et starent pro animabus suis et omnes inimicos suos cumconiugibus ac liberis interficerent atque delerent et spolia eorum diriperent;	11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
12 et constituta est per omnes provincias una ultionis dies, id est tertiadecima mensis duodecimi, qui vocatur Adar.	12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
13 Exemplar epistulae in forma legis in omnibus provinciis promulgandum erat, utomnibus populis notum fieret paratos esse Iudaeos in diem illam ad capiendamvindictam de hostibus suis.	13 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
14 Egressique sunt veredarii celeres nuntiosperferentes, et edictum regis pependit in Susan.	14 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
15 Mardochaeus autem de palatio et de conspectu regis egrediens fulgebatvestibus regiis, hyacinthinis videlicet et albis, coronam magnam auream portansin capite et amictus pallio serico atque purpureo; omnisque civitas exsultavitatque laetata est.	15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
16 Iudaeis autem nova lux oriri visa est, gaudium, honor ettripudium.	16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
17 Apud omnes populos, urbes atque provincias, quocumque regis iussaveniebant, Iudaeis fuit exsultatio, epulae atque convivia et festus dies, intantum ut plures alterius gentis et sectae eorum religioni et caeremoniisiungerentur; grandis enim cunctos Iudaici nominis terror invaserat.	17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.