Esther 2
1 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought about Vashti and what she had done. He also thought about the decree that he had made against her.
Poslije toga, kad se utiša gnjev cara Asvira, on se opomenu Astine i što je uèinila i što je nareðeno za nju.
2 Then the king's young men who served him said, “Let a search be made on the king's behalf for beautiful young virgins.
I rekoše momci carevi, sluge njegove: da potraže caru mladijeh djevojaka lijepijeh;
3 Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, to gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the fortress in Susa. Let them be put under the care of Hegai, the king's official, who is in charge of the women, and let him give them their cosmetics.
I neka odredi car pristave po svijem zemljama carstva svojega da skupe sve djevojke mlade i lijepe u Susan grad carski u ženski dvor pod ruku Igaja dvoranina careva, èuvara ženskoga, i neka im se daju potrebe za ljepotu.
4 Let the young girl who pleases the king become queen in the place of Vashti.” This advice pleased the king, and he did so.
Pa koja djevojka bude po volji caru, neka bude carica na Astinino mjesto. I to bi po volji caru, i uèini tako.
5 There was a certain Jew in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish, who was a Benjamite.
Bijaše u Susanu carskom gradu Judejac po imenu Mardohej, sin Jaira sina Simeja sina Kisova, od plemena Venijaminova,
6 He had been taken away from Jerusalem with the exiles along with those taken with Jehoiachin, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia carried away.
Koji bi odveden u ropstvo iz Jerusalima s robljem koje bi odvedeno u ropstvo s Jehonijom carem Judinijem, kojega zarobi Navuhodonosor car Vavilonski.
7 He was caring for Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, because she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely in appearance. Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
On odgajaše Adasu, a to je Jestira, kæi strica njegova, jer ne imaše oca ni matere; a djevojka bijaše lijepa stasa i krasna lica, i po smrti oca joj i matere uze je Mardohej za kæer.
8 When the king's order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa. They were put under Hegai's care. Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, the overseer of the women.
I kad se razglasi rijeè careva i zapovijest, i mnogo se djevojaka skupi u Susan grad carski pod ruku Igajevu, bi i Jestira dovedena u dvor carev pod ruku Igaja èuvara ženskoga.
9 The young girl pleased him, and she found favor with him. Immediately he provided her with cosmetics and her portion of food. He assigned to her seven servant girls from the king's palace, and he moved her and the servant girls to the best place in the house of the women.
I djevojka mu omilje i naðe milost u njega, te joj odmah dade potrebe za ljepotu i dio njezin, i sedam pristalijeh djevojaka iz carskoga doma, i namjesti je s njezinijem djevojkama na najljepše mjesto u ženskom domu.
10 Esther had not told anyone who her people or relatives were, for Mordecai had instructed her not to tell.
Jestira ne kaza naroda svojega ni roda svojega, jer joj Mardohej bješe zabranio da ne kazuje.
11 Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard outside the house of the women, to learn about Esther's welfare, and about what would be done with her.
A Mardohej hodaše svaki dan ispred trijema od ženskoga doma da bi doznao kako je Jestira i što æe biti od nje.
12 When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus—complying with the regulations for the women, each girl had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments, six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumes and cosmetics—
A kad bi došao red na koju djevojku da uðe k caru Asviru, pošto bi joj se èinilo po ženskom zakonu dvanaest mjeseca jer toliko vremena trebaše da se uljepšavaju, šest mjeseca uljem od smirne a šest mjeseca mirisima i drugim stvarima za ljepotu žensku
13 when a young woman went to the king, whatever she desired was given to her from the house of the women, for her to take to the palace.
Tada bi djevojka išla k caru, i što bi god rekla dalo bi joj se da s tijem ide iz ženske kuæe u dom carev.
14 In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second house of the women, and to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's official, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king again unless he had taken great pleasure in her and called for her again.
Uveèe bi ušla, a ujutru bi se vratila u drugu kuæu žensku pod ruku Sazgaza dvoranina careva, èuvara inoèkoga; više ne bi išla k caru, veæ ako bi je htio car, te bi bila pozvana po imenu.
15 Now when the time came for Esther (daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter) to go in to the king, she did not ask for anything but what Hegai the king's official, who was in charge of the women, suggested. Now Esther received the favor of all who saw her.
I tako kad doðe red na Jestiru kæer Avihaila strica Mardohejeva, koju bješe uzeo za kæer, da uðe k caru, ona ne zaiska ništa nego što reèe Igaj dvoranin carev, èuvar ženski; i Jestira nalažaše milost u svakoga ko je viðaše.
16 Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into the royal residence on the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Tako bi Jestira odvedena k caru Asviru u carski dvor njegov desetoga mjeseca, koje je mjesec Tevet, sedme godine carovanja njegova.
17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she received acceptance and favor before him, more than all the other virgins. So he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
I caru omilje Jestira mimo sve druge žene, i pridobi milost i ljubav njegovu mimo sve djevojke, te joj metnu carski vijenac na glavu i uèini je caricom na mjesto Astinino.
18 The king gave a great feast for all his officials and his servants, “Esther's feast,” and he granted relief from taxation to the provinces. He also gave gifts with royal generosity.
I uèini car veliku gozbu svijem knezovima svojim i slugama svojim radi Jestire, i pokloni zemljama olakšice i razdade darove kako car može.
19 Now when the virgins had been gathered together a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
A kad se drugom skupljahu djevojke, Mardohej sjeðaše na vratima carevijem.
20 Esther had not yet told anyone about her relatives or her people, as Mordecai had instructed her. She continued to follow Mordecai's advice, as she had done when she was raised by him.
A Jestira ne kaza svojega roda ni naroda, kao što joj bješe zapovjedio Mardohej, i Jestira èinjaše što joj Mardohej govoraše, kao kad se odgajaše kod njega.
21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, two of the king's officials, Bigthana and Teresh, who guarded the doorway, became angry and sought to do harm to King Ahasuerus.
U te dane, kad Mardohej sjeðaše na vratima carevijem, rasrdiše se Vihtan i Teres dva dvoranina careva izmeðu onijeh koji stražahu na pragu, i gledahu da dignu ruke na cara Asvira.
22 When the matter was revealed to Mordecai, he told Queen Esther, and Esther spoke to the king in the name of Mordecai.
A to dozna Mardohej i javi carici Jestiri, a Jestira kaza caru u ime Mardohejevo.
23 The report was investigated and confirmed, and both the men were hanged from a gallows. This account was written in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.
I kad se stvar izvidje i naðe, biše obješena ona obojica na drvo, i to se zapisa u knjigu dnevnika pred carem.
