Esther 1
1 In the days of Assuerus, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces:
У време Асвирово, а тај Асвир цароваше од Индије до Етиопије у сто и двадесет и седам земаља,
2 When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.
У то време, кад сеђаше цар Асвир на престолу царства свог у Сусану царском граду,
3 Now in the third year of his reign he made a great feast for all the princes, and for his servants, for the most mighty of the Persians, and the nobles of the Medes, and the governors of the provinces in his sight,
Треће године царовања свог учини гозбу свим кнезовима својим и слугама својим, те беше код њега сила персијска и мидска, властељи и управитељи земаљски;
4 That he might shew the riches of the glory of his kingdom, and the greatness, and boasting of his power, for a long time, to wit, for a hundred and fourscore days.
И он показиваше богатство и славу царства свог и дику и красоту величине своје много дана, сто и осамдесет дана.
5 And when the days of the feast were expired, he invited all the people that were found in Susan, from the greatest to the least: and commanded a feast to be made seven days in the court of the garden, and of the wood, which was planted by the care and the hand of the king.
И после тих дана учини цар свему народу што га беше у Сусану царском граду од малог до великог гозбу за седам дана у трему у врту од царског двора.
6 And there were hung up on every side sky coloured, and green, and violet hangings, fastened with cords of silk, and of purple, which were put into rings of ivory, and were held up with marble pillars. The beds also were of gold and silver, placed in order upon a floor paved with porphyry and white marble: which was embellished with painting of wonderful variety.
Завеси бели, зелени и љубичасти беху обешени врпцама белим, ланеним и скерлетним о биочузима сребрним на ступовима мраморним; одри беху златни и сребрни по поду од зеленог, белог, жутог и црвеног мрамора.
7 And they that were invited, drank in golden cups, and the meats were brought in divers vessels one after another. Wine also in abundance and of the best was presented, as was worthy of a king’s magnificence.
А пиће даваху у судовима златним, и то у судовима другим и другим, а вина царског беше изобила, како може бити у цара.
8 Neither was there any one to compel them to drink that were not willing, but as the king had appointed, who set over every table one of his nobles, that every man might take what he would.
И пићем нико не наваљиваше по наредби, јер цар беше заповедио свим приставима дома свог да чине како ко хоће.
9 Also Vasthi the queen made a feast for the women in the palace, where king Assuerus was used to dwell.
И царица Астина учини гозбу женама у царском двору цара Асвира.
10 Now on the seventh day, when the king was merry, and after very much drinking was well warmed with wine, he commanded Mauman, and Bazatha, and Harbona, and Bagatha, and Abgatha, and Zethar, and Charcas, the seven eunuchs that served in his presence,
Седми дан кад се цар развесели од вина рече Меуману, Висати, Арвони, Викти, Авакти, Зетару и Харкасу, седморици дворана који двораху пред царем Асвиром,
11 To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful.
Да доведу царицу Астину пред цара под царским венцем, да покаже народима и кнезовима лепоту њену, јер беше лепа.
12 But she refused, and would not come at the king’s commandment, which he had signified to her by the eunuchs. Whereupon the king, being angry, and inflamed with a very great fury,
Али царица Астина не хте доћи на реч цареву, коју јој поручи по дворанима; зато се цар врло разгневи и гнев се његов распали у њему.
13 Baked the wise men, who according to the custom of the kings, were always near his person, and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws, and judgments of their forefathers:
И рече цар мудрацима који разумеваху времена (јер тако цар изношаше ствари пред све који разумеваху закон и правду,
14 (Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians, and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him: )
А најближи до њега беху Карсена, Сетар, Адмата, Тарсис, Мерес, Марсена и Мемукан, седам кнезова персијских и мидских, који гледаху лице царево и сеђаху на првим местима у царству):
15 What sentence ought to pass upon Vasthi the queen, who had refused to obey the commandment of king Assuerus, which he had sent to her by the eunuchs?
Шта треба по закону чинити с царицом Астином што није учинила шта је заповедио цар Асвир преко дворана?
16 And Mamuchan answered, in the hearing of the king and the princes: Queen Vasthi hath not only injured the king, but also all the people and princes that are in all the provinces of king Assuerus.
Тада рече Мемукан пред царем и кнезовима: Није само цару скривила царица Астина него и свим кнезовима и свим народима по свим земљама цара Асвира.
17 For this deed of the queen will go abroad to all women, so that they will despise their husbands, and will say: King Assuerus commanded that queen Vasthi should come in to him, and she would not.
Јер ће се дело царичино разићи међу све жене, па ће презирати мужеве своје говорећи: Цар Асвир заповеди да доведу преда њ царицу Астину, а она не дође.
18 And by this example all the wives of the princes of the Persians and the Medes will slight the commandments of their husbands: wherefore the king’s indignation is just.
И од данас ће кнегиње персијске и мидске које чују шта је учинила царица тако говорити свим кнезовима царевим; те ће бити много пркоса и свађе.
19 If it please thee, let an edict go out from thy presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and of the Medes, which must not be altered, that Vasthi come in no more to the king, but another, that is better than her, be made queen in her place.
Ако је угодно цару, да изиђе царска заповест од њега и да се упише међу законе персијске и мидске да је непроменљиво, да Астина не излази више пред цара Асвира и да ће цар дати њено царство другој, бољој од ње.
20 And let this be published through all the provinces of thy empire, (which is very wide, ) and let all wives, as well of the greater as of the lesser, give honour to their husbands.
И кад се заповест царева коју учини чује по царству његовом свему коликом, све ће жене поштовати своје мужеве, од великог до малог.
21 His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.
И ово би по вољи цару и кнезовима, и учини цар како рече Мемукан.
22 And he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, as every nation could hear and read, in divers languages and characters, that the husbands should be rulers and masters in their houses: and that this should be published to every people.
И разасла књиге по свим земљама царским, у сваку земљу њеним писмом и сваком народу његовим језиком, да би сваки муж био господар у својој кући; и би проглашено језиком сваког народа.
