Jestira 1
1 U vrijeme Asvirovo, a taj Asvir carovaše od Indije do Etiopije u sto i dvadeset i sedam zemalja,
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces),
2 U to vrijeme, kad sjeðaše car Asvir na prijestolu carstva svojega u Susanu carskom gradu,
that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3 Treæe godine carovanja svojega uèini gozbu svijem knezovima svojim i slugama svojim, te bijaše kod njega sila Persijska i Midska, vlastelji i upravitelji zemaljski;
in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;
4 I on pokazivaše bogatstvo i slavu carstva svojega i diku i krasotu velièine svoje mnogo dana, sto i osamdeset dana.
when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.
5 I poslije tih dana uèini car svemu narodu što ga bijaše u Susanu carskom gradu od maloga do velikoga gozbu za sedam dana u trijemu u vrtu od carskoga dvora.
And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.
6 Zavjesi bijeli, zeleni i ljubièasti bijahu obješeni vrvcama bijelijem, lanenijem i skerletnijem o bioèuzima srebrnijem na stupovima mramornijem; odri bijahu zlatni i srebrni po podu od zelenoga, bijeloga, žutoga i crvenoga mramora.
[There were hangings of] white [cloth], [of] green, and [of] blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.
7 A piæe davahu u sudovima zlatnijem, i to u sudovima drugim i drugim, a vina carskoga bješe izobila, kako može biti u cara.
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.
8 I piæem niko ne navaljivaše po naredbi, jer car bješe zapovjedio svijem pristavima doma svojega da èine kako ko hoæe.
And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
9 I carica Astina uèini gozbu ženama u carskom dvoru cara Asvira.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10 Sedmi dan kad se car razveseli od vina reèe Meumanu, Visati, Arvoni, Vikti, Avakti, Zetaru i Harkasu, sedmorici dvorana koji dvorahu pred carem Asvirom,
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11 Da dovedu caricu Astinu pred cara pod carskim vijencem, da pokaže narodima i knezovima ljepotu njezinu, jer bijaše lijepa.
to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on.
12 Ali carica Astina ne htje doæi na rijeè carevu, koju joj poruèi po dvoranima; zato se car vrlo razgnjevi i gnjev se njegov raspali u njemu.
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13 I reèe car mudarcima koji razumijevahu vremena jer tako car iznošaše stvari pred sve koji razumijevahu zakon i pravdu,
Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment;
14 A najbliži do njega bijahu Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena i Memukan, sedam knezova Persijskih i Midskih, koji gledahu lice carevo i sjeðahu na prvijem mjestima u carstvu):
and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),
15 Što treba po zakonu èiniti s caricom Astinom što nije uèinila što je zapovjedio car Asvir preko dvorana?
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16 Tada reèe Memukan pred carem i knezovima: nije samo caru skrivila carica Astina nego i svijem knezovima i svijem narodima po svijem zemljama cara Asvira.
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 Jer æe se djelo carièino raziæi meðu sve žene, pa æe prezirati muževe svoje govoreæi: car Asvir zapovjedi da dovedu preda nj caricu Astinu, a ona ne doðe.
For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18 I od danas æe kneginje Persijske i Midske koje èuju šta je uèinila carica tako govoriti svijem knezovima carevijem; te æe biti mnogo prkosa i svaðe.
And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say [the like] unto all the king’s princes. So [will there arise] much contempt and wrath.
19 Ako je ugodno caru, da izide carska zapovijest od njega i da se upiše meðu zakone Persijske i Midske da je nepromjenito, da Astina ne izlazi više pred cara Asvira i da æe car dati njezino carstvo drugoj boljoj od nje.
If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20 I kad se zapovijest careva koju uèini èuje po carstvu njegovu svemu kolikome, sve æe žene poštovati svoje muževe od velikoga do maloga.
And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.
21 I ovo bi po volji caru i knezovima, i uèini car kako reèe Memukan.
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22 I razasla knjige po svijem zemljama carskim, u svaku zemlju njezinijem pismom i svakomu narodu njegovijem jezikom, da bi svaki muž bio gospodar u svojoj kuæi; i bi proglašeno jezikom svakoga naroda.
for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people.
