Ester 2
1 Ty věci když se zběhly, a když se upokojila prchlivost krále Asvera, zpomenul na Vasti a na to, což byla učinila, též i na to, jaká se výpověd stala proti ní.
After these things, when the king's feelings were calmer, the thought of Vashti and what she had done and the order he had made against her, came back to his mind.
2 I řekli mládenci královští, služebníci jeho: Nechť hledají králi mladic, panen krásných.
Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king:
3 A nechť zřídí král úředníky ve všech krajinách království svého, kteříž by shromáždili všecky mladice, panny krásné, do Susan města královského, do domu ženského, pod stráž Hegai komorníka královského, strážce žen, a ať jim vydává okrasy jejich.
Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the women: and let the things needed for making them clean be given to them;
4 A mladice, kteráž by se zalíbila králi, aby kralovala místo Vasti. I líbila se ta věc králi, a učinil tak.
And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.
5 Byl pak jeden Žid v Susan, městě královském, jménem Mardocheus syn Jairův, syna Simei, syna Cis, z pokolení Beniamin.
Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6 A ten byl přestěhován z Jeruzaléma s přestěhovanými, kteříž přestěhováni byli s Jekoniášem králem Judským, kteréhož přestěhoval Nabuchodonozor král Babylonský.
Who had been taken away from Jerusalem among those who had been made prisoner with Jeconiah, king of Judah, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken him away.
7 Ten choval Hadassu, jinak Esteru, dceru strýce svého, proto že neměla otce ani matky. A děvečka ta byla pěkné postavy a krásné tváři, kterouž po smrti otce a matky její vzal sobě Mardocheus za dceru.
And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.
8 Stalo se tedy, když vyšlo slovo královské a rozkaz jeho, a když shromážďováno bylo panen mnoho do Susan, města královského, pod stráž Hegai, že i Ester vzata byla do domu královského pod stráž Hegai, strážného nad ženami.
So when the order made by the king was publicly given out, and a number of girls had been placed in the care of Hegai in the king's house in Shushan, Esther was taken into the king's house and put in the care of Hegai, the keeper of the women.
9 I líbila se jemu ta mladice, a našla milost u něho. Pročež i hned dal jí okrasu její a díl její, a sedm panen způsobných z domu královského; k tomu opatření její i jejích panen proměnil v lepší v domě ženském.
And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant-girls moved to the best place in the women's part of the house.
10 Neoznámila pak Ester lidu svého, ani rodiny své; nebo přikázal jí byl Mardocheus, aby nepravila.
Esther had not said what family or people she came from, for Mordecai had given her orders not to do so.
11 Ale Mardocheus každého dne chodíval před síní domu ženského, aby zvěděl, jak se má Ester, a co se s ní děje.
And every day Mordecai took his walk before the square of the women's house, to see how Esther was and what would be done to her.
12 Když pak přišel jistý čas jedné každé panny, aby vešla před krále Asvera, když se vyplnilo při ní podlé práva žen, za dvanácte měsíců, (nebo za tolik dnů ozdobovaly se, šest měsíců olejem mirrovým, a šest měsíců věcmi vonnými a ozdobami ženskými),
Now every girl, when her turn came, had to go in to King Ahasuerus, after undergoing, for a space of twelve months, what was ordered by the law for the women (for this was the time necessary for making them clean, that is, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet perfumes and such things as are needed for making women clean):
13 A tak přicházela panna před krále. Cožkoli řekla, dávalo se jí, aby s tím šla z domu žen až k domu královskému.
And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king.
14 U večer vcházela k králi, a ráno zase odcházela do druhého domu ženského, pod stráž Saasgazy, komorníka královského, strážce ženin. Nepřicházela více k králi, ale jestliže se líbila králi, povolána bývala ze jména.
In the evening she went, and on the day after she came back to the second house of the women, into the keeping of Shaashgaz, one of the king's unsexed servants who had the care of the king's wives: only if the king had delight in her and sent for her by name did she go in to him again.
15 Tedy když přišel čas jistý Estery, dcery Abichaile, strýce Mardocheova, kterouž byl vzal sobě za dceru, aby vešla k králi, nežádala ničeho, než což řekl Hegai komorník královský, strážce žen. I líbila se Ester všechněm, kteříž ji viděli.
Now when the time came for Esther, the daughter of Abihail, his father's brother, whom Mordecai had taken as his daughter, to go in to the king, she made request for nothing but what Hegai, the king's servant and keeper of the women, had given her. And Esther was looked on kindly by all who saw her.
16 A tak vzata jest Ester k králi Asverovi do domu jeho královského, měsíce desátého, (jenž jest měsíc Tebet), léta sedmého kralování jeho.
So Esther was taken in to King Ahasuerus in his house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his rule.
17 I zamiloval král Ester nade všecky jiné ženy, a nalezla milost a lásku u něho nade všecky panny, tak že vstavil korunu královskou na hlavu její, a učinil ji královnou místo Vasti.
And Esther was more pleasing to the king than all the women, and to his eyes she was fairer and more full of grace than all the other virgins: so he put his crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
18 K tomu také učinil král hody veliké všechněm knížatům svým a služebníkům svým, totiž hody Estery, a dal odpočinutí krajinám, a daroval je tak, jakž slušelo na krále.
Then the king gave a great feast for all his captains and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he gave orders through all the divisions of his kingdom for a day of rest from work, and gave wealth from his store.
19 A když podruhé shromažďovány byly panny, a Mardocheus seděl u brány královské,
And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.
20 Ester pak neoznámila byla rodiny své a národu svého, jakž jí byl přikázal Mardocheus; nebo rozkázaní Mardocheovo Ester činila, jako i když chována byla u něho:
Esther had still said nothing of her family or her people, as Mordecai had given her orders; for Esther did what Mordecai said, as when she was living with him.
21 V těch dnech, (když Mardocheus sedal u brány královské), rozhněval se Bigtan a Teres, dva komorníci královští z strážných prahu, a smýšleli o to, aby vztáhli ruce na krále Asvera.
In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's doorway, two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.
22 Čehož dověděv se Mardocheus, oznámil to Ester královně, Ester pak oznámila králi jménem Mardocheovým.
And Mordecai, having knowledge of their purpose, sent word of it to Esther the queen; and Esther gave the news to the king in Mordecai's name.
23 A když bylo toho vyhledáváno, našlo se tak. I oběšeni jsou ti oba na šibenici, a zapsáno jest to do kronik před králem.
And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.
