Esther 2
1 After the things these when subsided [the] anger of the king Ahasuerus he remembered Vashti and [that] which she had done and [that] which it had been decreed on her.
Après ces choses, la colère du roi à la longue s'assoupit; mais il ne rechercha plus la reine, se souvenant de ce qu'elle avait dit, et du jugement qu'il avait rendu contre elle.
2 And they said [the] young men of the king [who were] serving him let people seek for the king young women virgins good of appearance.
Et les serviteurs du roi dirent: Que l'on cherche pour le roi des jeunes filles chastes et belles.
3 And let him appoint the king appointees in all [the] provinces of kingdom his and let them gather every girl virgin good of appearance to Susa the citadel to [the] house of the women into [the] hand of Hegai [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the women and let him give rubbings their.
Que le roi donne ses ordres aux comarques de toutes les provinces de son royaume; qu'ils choisissent des jeunes filles vierges et belles pour le gynécée de la ville de Suse; qu'on les mette entre les mains de l'eunuque du roi gardien des femmes; et qu'on leur donne là des cosmétiques et toutes sortes de soins.
4 And the young woman who she will be good in [the] eyes of the king she will reign in place of Vashti and it was good the word in [the] eyes of the king and he did thus.
Puis, la femme qui plaira au roi sera reine à la place de Vasthi. Ce projet fut agréable au roi, et il fit ainsi.
5 A man Jewish he was in Susa the citadel and name his [was] Mordecai [the] son of Jair [the] son of Shimei [the] son of Kish a man a Jaminite.
Or, il y avait en la ville de Suse un Juif qui se nommait Mardochée, fils de Jaïr, fils de Sémeï, fils de Cisée, de la tribu de Benjamin,
6 Who he had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the exile[s] which it had been taken into exile with Jeconiah [the] king of Judah whom he had taken into exile Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon.
Qui avait été fait captif à Jérusalem, parmi ceux qu'avait emmenés Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone.
7 And he was raising Hadassah that [is] Esther [the] daughter of uncle his for not [belonged] to her a father and a mother and the young woman [was] beautiful of shape and good of appearance and at [the] death of father her and mother her he took her Mordecai of him to a daughter.
Il avait élevé une enfant, fille d'Aminadab, son oncle paternel, et elle se nommait Esther, et, ses parents étant morts, il l'avait élevée pour qu'elle fût sa femme, et la jeune fille était belle.
8 And it was when were heard [the] edict of the king and orders his and when were gathered young women many to Susa the citadel into [the] hand of Hegai and she was taken Esther to [the] house of the king into [the] hand of Hegai [the] keeper of the women.
Or, lorsque l'édit du roi fut publié, beaucoup de jeunes filles furent réunies à Suse entre les mains de l'eunuque Haï. Esther fut aussi conduite chez Haï, gardien des femmes.
9 And she was good the young woman in view his and she bore favor before him and he hastened rubbings her and portions her to give to her and [the] seven the servant girls chosen to give to her from [the] house of the king and he moved her and servant girls her to [the] good [place] of [the] house of the women.
Et la jeune fille lui plut et elle trouva grâce à ses yeux, et il se hâta de lui donner des cosmétiques et sa part, et sept jeunes filles du palais pour la servir; il en usa bien avec elle et avec ses suivantes, dans le gynécée.
10 Not she had told Esther people her and kindred her for Mordecai he had commanded to her that not she will tell.
Et Esther ne fit connaître ni ses parents ni sa patrie, car Mardochée lui avait défendu d'en rien déclarer.
11 And on every day and day Mordecai [was] walking back and forth to front of [the] court of [the] house of the women to know [the] welfare of Esther and what? was it done with her.
Et chaque jour Mardochée se promenait dans le parvis du gynécée, observant ce qui pouvait arriver à Esther.
12 And when arrived [the] turn of a young woman and a young woman to go - to the king Ahasuerus from [the] end to be for her according to [the] regulation of the women two [plus] ten month[s] for thus they were completed [the] days of rubbings their six months with [the] oil of myrrh and six months with balsam oil and with [the] rubbings of women.
Or, le moment où une jeune fille entre chez le roi, arrive quand les douze mois sont accomplis, car alors les jours de la purification sont écoulés; pendant six mois, elle s'est ointe d'huile de myrrhe, et pendant six mois d'aromates et de cosmétiques de femmes.
13 And in this [way] the young woman [was] going into the king all that she said it was given to her to go with her from [the] house of the women to [the] house of the king.
Enfin, on l'introduit chez le roi, et l'eunuque à qui il en donne l'ordre la conduit, pour qu'elle aille auprès de lui, du gynécée aux chambres du roi.
14 In the evening - she [was] going and in the morning she [was] returning to [the] house of the women second in [the] hand of Shaashgaz [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the concubines not she went again into the king that except he delighted in her the king and she was summoned by name.
Elle y entre le soir, et, le lendemain, elle retourne au second gynécée où est l'eunuque Haï, gardien des femmes, et on ne la reconduit plus chez le roi, à moins qu'il ne la demande par son nom.
15 And when arrived [the] turn of Esther [the] daughter of Abihail [the] uncle of Mordecai whom he had taken of him to a daughter to go to the king not she requested anything that except [that] which he said Hegai [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the women and she was Esther bearing favor in [the] eyes of all [those who] saw her.
Et quand fut accompli le temps après lequel Esther, fille d'Aminadab, oncle paternel de Mardochée, devait être présentée au roi, elle ne négligea rien de ce que lui prescrivit l'eunuque, gardien des femmes. Car il était donné à Esther de trouver grâce aux yeux de tous ceux qui la voyaient.
16 And she was taken Esther to the king Ahasuerus into [the] house of royalty his in the month tenth that [is] [the] month of Tebeth in year seven of reign his.
Elle entra donc chez le roi Artaxerxès, le douzième mois qui est adar, la septième année de son règne.
17 And he loved the king Esther more than all the women and she bore favor and favor before him more than all the virgins and he put a crown of royalty on head her and he made queen her in place of Vashti.
Et le roi aima Esther, et elle trouva grâce à ses yeux plus que toutes les autres vierges, et il lui mit le diadème de reine.
18 And he made the king a feast great for all officials his and servants his [the] feast of Esther and a holiday for the provinces he made and he gave tribute according to [the] hand of the king.
Et le roi fit un festin à tous ses amis et à tous ses grands, et la fête dura sept jours, et il célébra magnifiquement le mariage d'Esther, et il fit remise de ce qui lui était dû par les sujets de son royaume.
19 And when were gathered virgins a second [time] and Mordecai [was] sitting at [the] gate of the king.
Et Mardochée servait dans le parvis.
20 Not Esther [was] telling kindred her and people her just as he had commanded to her Mordecai and [the] command of Mordecai Esther [was] doing just as she had done in guardianship with him.
Et Esther ne déclara point quelle était sa patrie; car Mardochée le lui avait défendu, lui prescrivant de craindre Dieu et de suivre ses commandements, comme lorsqu'elle demeurait en sa maison; et Esther ne changea rien à ses habitudes.
21 In the days those and Mordecai [was] sitting at [the] gate of the king he was angry Bigthan and Teresh two of [the] eunuchs of the king from [the] guards of the threshold and they sought to stretch out a hand on the king Ahasuerus.
Et les deux eunuques, chefs des gardes du corps du roi, s'affligèrent des honneurs auxquels s'élevait Mardochée, et ils cherchèrent à tuer Artaxerxès.
22 And it was made known the matter to Mordecai and he told to Esther the queen and she spoke Esther to the king in [the] name of Mordecai.
Et Mardochée découvrit le complot, et il le dit à Esther, qui dévoila tout au roi.
23 And it was sought the matter and it was found and they were hanged [the] two of them on a gallows and it was written in [the] book of [the] matters of the days before the king.
Or, le roi interrogea les eunuques et il les fit pendre; et il prescrivit d'écrire en un mémorial, dans les archives de la bibliothèque royale, une notice sur les bons offices de Mardochée, à sa louange.
