Книга Есфири 8
1 И в той день царь Артаксеркс дарова Есфири, елика бяху Амана клеветника (Иудейска): и Мардохеи призван бысть от царя, поведа бо Есфирь, яко сродник есть ей.
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.
2 И сня царь перстень свой, егоже отя у Амана, и даде Мардохееви. И постави Есфирь Мардохеа над всем имением Амановым,
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.
3 и приложи глаголати ко царю, и припаде пред ногама его (и восплака), и моляше его отвратити злобу Аманову и мысль его, еюже помысли на Иудеи.
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 plot that he had devised against the Jews.
4 И простре царь Есфири жезл злат: воста же Есфирь и ста пред царем.
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
5 И рече Есфирь: аще угодно ти есть, и обретох благодать пред тобою, посли возвратити писания посланная от Амана, писаная на погубление Иудеов, иже обитают во (всем) царствии твоем:
And said, If it shall please the king, and if I have found favour 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:
6 како бо возмогу видети озлобление людий моих и како возмогу спастися в погибели отечества моего?
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
7 И рече царь Есфири: аще вся имения Аманова дах и даровах тебе, и того повесих на древе, яко руце вознесе на Иудеи, что еще просиши?
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.
8 Напишите и вы именем моим, якоже угодно есть вам, и запечатайте перстнем моим: елика бо писана бывают царевым повелением и запечатаются перстнем моим, не возможно им противорещи.
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.
9 И призвани быша писцы (царевы) в первый месяц, иже есть Нисан, в двадесять третий день тогожде месяца, и написаша о Иудеех, елика заповеда Мардохей, ко управителем и ко началником воевод от Индийския страны даже до Ефиопии, сто двадесять седми воеводам, во всякую страну по своему их языку.
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 satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India to Cush, an hundred and 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.
10 Написана же быша велением царевым и запечатлешася перстнем его: и послаша писания чрез писмоносцы,
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
11 яко повеле им жити по законом их во всяцем граде, и да помогают им, и да сотворят соперником их и противником их, якоже хотят,
In which the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together, and to defend their lives, 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 plunder them for spoil,
12 в день един по всему царству Артаксерксову, в третийнадесять день вторагонадесять месяца, иже есть Адар.
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
13 И списания сия да предложатся очевидно во всем царстве, еже готовым быти всем Иудеом на сей день ратовати своих противных.
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was proclaimed to all people, and that the Jews should be ready for that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
14 Конницы убо изыдоша спешно повеленная от царя совершити. Предлагашеся же повеление и в Сусех.
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.
15 И Мардохей изыде облечен в царскую одежду и венец имущь златый, диадиму виссонную, червленую. Видевше же сущии в Сусех возрадовашася,
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.
16 яко Иудеом бысть свет и веселие:
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
17 во (всяцем) граде и стране, идеже аще предлагашеся повеление радость и веселие бе Иудеом, пирование и утешение. И мнози от язык обрезовахуся и закон Иудейский приимаху, страха ради Иудейскаго.
And in every province, and in every city, wherever 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.
