< Esther 8 >

1 On that day the king Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the Jews' enemy, to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he [was] to her.
Istoga dana dade car Asvir carici Jestiri kuæu Amana neprijatelja Judejskoga. A Mardohej izide pred cara, jer Jestira kaza šta joj je on;
2 And the king took off his ring which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
I car snimiv prsten svoj, koji bješe uzeo od Amana, dade ga Mardoheju; a Jestira postavi Mardoheja nad kuæom Amanovom.
3 And Esther spoke 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.
Potom Jestira opet govori caru i padnuvši pred noge njegove i plaèuæi moljaše ga da ukloni zloæu Amana Agageja i misao njegovu koju bješe smislio na Judejce.
4 Then the king held out the golden scepter towards Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Tada car pruži zlatnu palicu prema Jestiri, i Jestira usta i stade pred carem,
5 And said, If it shall please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing [shall seem] right before the king, and I [am] 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 who [are] in all the king's provinces:
I reèe: ako je ugodno caru i ako sam našla milost pred njim, i ako je pravo pred carem i ako sam mu mila, neka se piše da se poreku knjige u kojima je misao Amana sina Amedatina, Agageja, koje je raspisao da se istrijebe Judejci što su po svijem zemljama carevijem.
6 For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
Jer kako bih mogla gledati zlo koje bi zadesilo moj narod? i kako bih mogla gledati da se potre rod moj?
7 Then the king Ahasuerus said to 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.
A car Asvir reèe carici Jestiri i Mardoheju Judejcu: eto, dao sam kuæu Amanovu Jestiri a njega su objesili na vješala zato što šæaše dignuti ruku svoju na Judejce.
8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it pleaseth 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, no man may reverse.
Vi dakle pišite za Judejce kako vam je drago u ime carevo i zapeèatite prstenom carevijem; jer što se piše u ime carevo i zapeèati prstenom carevijem ne može se poreæi.
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] of it; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which [are] from India to Cush, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
I dozvaše pisare careve u isto vrijeme, treæega mjeseca, koje je mjesec Sivan, dvadeset treæega dana, i pisa se sve, kako zapovjedi Mardohej, Judejcima i namjesnicima i knezovima i upraviteljima po zemljama, od Indije do Etiopije, sto i dvadeset i sedam zemalja, u svaku zemlju njezinijem pismom i svakom narodu njegovijem jezikom, i Judejcima njihovijem pismom i njihovijem jezikom.
10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus's name, and sealed [it] with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, [and] riders on mules, camels, [and] young dromedaries:
A napisa u ime cara Asvira i zapeèati prstenom carevijem, i razasla knjige po glasnicima koji jahahu na brzijem konjma i na mladijem mazgama:
11 In which the king granted the Jews who [were] in every city to assemble, 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,
Da je car dopustio Judejcima što su u kome god gradu da se skupe i brane život svoj, da potru i pobiju i istrijebe svaku vojsku kojega mu drago naroda i zemlje, koji bi udarili na njih, i djecu njihovu i žene njihove, a imanje njihovo da razgrabe.
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,
U isti dan po svijem zemljama cara Asvira, trinaestoga dana mjeseca dvanaestoga, koje je mjesec Adar.
13 The copy of the writing for a commandment, to be given in every province [was] published to all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
U knjigama se govoraše da se oglasi zapovijest po svijem zemljama i da se objavi svijem narodima da Judejci budu gotovi za onaj dan da se osvete svojim neprijateljima.
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.
Glasnici koji jahahu na brzijem konjma i mazgama otidoše brzo i hitno po zapovijesti carevoj; i zapovijest bi oglašena u Susanu carskom gradu.
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:
A Mardohej otide od cara u carskom odijelu ljubièastom i bijelom i pod zlatnijem vijencem velikim i u plaštu od tankoga platna i skerleta, i grad Susan radovaše se i veseljaše se.
16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.
Judejcima doðe svjetlost i veselje i radost i slava.
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.
I u svakoj zemlji i u svakom gradu, gdje god doðe zapovijest careva i naredba njegova, bješe radost i veselje meðu Judejcima, gozba i blagi dani, i mnogi iz naroda zemaljskih postajahu Judejci, jer ih popade strah od Jevreja.

< Esther 8 >