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1 Este es un relato de lo que sucedió durante la época del rey Jerjes, el Jerjes que gobernaba 127 provincias desde la India hasta Etiopía.
And it came to pass in the days of Achashverosh, of the same Achashverosh who reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces,
2 En ese momento el rey Jerjes gobernaba desde su trono real en la fortaleza de Susa.
In those days, when this king Achashverosh was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the capital,
3 En el tercer año de su reinado organizó una fiesta para sus funcionarios y administradores. Los comandantes del ejército de Persia y Media, los nobles y los funcionarios provinciales estaban allí con él.
That, in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces who were near him:
4 Durante ciento ochenta días exhibió sus riquezas y la gloria de su reino, mostrando lo majestuoso, espléndido y glorioso que era.
When he showed the riches and the glory of his kingdom, and the brilliance [and] the splendor of his greatness, during many days, a hundred and eighty days.
5 Después de eso, el rey dio un banquete que duró siete días para todo el pueblo, grande y pequeño, que estaba allí en la fortaleza de Susa, en el patio del jardín del pabellón del rey.
And when these days were completed, the king made unto all the people that were found in Shushan the capital, unto every one, from the great even to the small, a feast of seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
6 Estaba decorado con cortinas de algodón blanco y azul atadas con cordones de lino fino e hilo de púrpura sobre anillos de plata, sostenidos por pilares de mármol. Sobre un pavimento de pórfido púrpura, mármol, nácar y piedras costosas se colocaron sofás de oro y plata.
[Where were] white, green, and blue [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple, on rollers of silver and pillars of marble; couches of gold and silver, upon a pavement of green, and white, and yellow, and black marble.
7 Las bebidas se servían en copas de oro de diferentes tipos, y el vino real fluía libremente debido a la generosidad del rey.
And they gave them to drink in vessels of gold, —the vessels being diverse one from the other, —and the royal wine was in abundance, according to the ability of the king.
8 El rey había ordenado que no se limitara la cantidad de bebida de los invitados; había dicho a sus servidores que dieran a cada uno lo que quisiera.
And the drinking was, according to the [king's] order, without compulsion; for so had the king enjoined on all the officers of his house, to do according to the pleasure of every man.
9 La reina Vasti también preparó un banquete para las mujeres del palacio que pertenecía al rey Jerjes.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women, in the royal house which belonged to king Achashverosh.
10 El séptimo día del banquete, el rey, sintiéndose feliz por haber bebido vino, ordenó a los siete eunucos que eran sus asistentes, Mehumán, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar y Carcas,
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Charbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of king Achashverosh,
11 que le trajeran a la reina Vasti con su tocado real, para que pudiera mostrar su belleza al pueblo y a los funcionarios, pues era muy atractiva.
To bring Vashti the queen before the king [ornamented] with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was handsome in appearance.
12 Pero cuando los eunucos le entregaron la orden del rey, la reina Vastise negó a venir. El rey se enfadó muchísimo; estaba absolutamente furioso.
But queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king brought by the hand of the chamberlains; and the king was very wroth, and his fury burnt in him.
13 Entonces el rey habló con los sabios que sabrían qué hacer, pues era costumbre que pidiera la opinión de expertos en procedimientos y asuntos legales.
Then said the king to the wise men, who knew [the occurrences of] the times; for so [came] every affair of the king before all acquainted with law and state institutions;
14 Los más cercanos a él eran Carsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena, y Memucán. Eran los siete nobles de Persia y Media que se reunían frecuentemente con el rey y ocupaban los más altos cargos del reino.
And those next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tharshish, Meress, Marsena, and Memuchan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who could see [at all times] the king's face, who sat in the first rank in the kingdom:
15 “¿Qué dice la ley que debe hacerse con la reina Vasti?”, preguntó. “¡Ella se negó a obedecer la orden directa del rey Jerjes dictada por los eunucos!”
What should according to law be done with queen Vashti; because she had not fulfilled the order of king Achashverosh by the hand of the chamberlains?
16 Memucán dio su respuesta ante el rey y los nobles: “La reina Vasti no sólo ha insultado al rey, sino a todos los nobles y a todo el pueblo de todas las provincias del rey Jerjes.
Then said Memuchan before the king and the princes, Not against the king alone hath Vashti the queen done wrong, but also against all the princes, and against all the people that are in all the provinces of king Achashverosh.
17 Cuando se sepa lo que ha hecho la reina, todas las esposas menospreciarán a sus maridos, los mirarán con desprecio y les dirán: ‘¡El rey Jerjes ordenó que le trajeran a la reina Vasti, pero no vino!’.
For the conduct of the queen will go abroad unto all the women, so that they will despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, King Achashverosh ordered Vashti the queen to be brought into his presence, but she came not.
18 ¡Al final del día, las esposas de todos los nobles de toda Persia y de Media que hayan oído lo que hizo la reina, tratarán a sus nobles maridos con airado desprecio!
And even this day will the ladies of Persia and Media, who have heard of the conduct of the queen, say this unto all the princes of the king; and there will arise too much contempt and quarrel.
19 “Si le place a Su Majestad, emita un decreto real, de acuerdo con las leyes de Persia y de Media que no pueden ser cambiadas, para que Vasti sea desterrada de la presencia del rey Jerjes, y para que Su Majestad le dé su posición real a otra, una que sea mejor que ella.
If it please the king, let there go forth a royal order from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that no one transgress it, That Vashti come no more before king Achashverosh: and let the king give her royal dignity unto another that is better than she.
20 Cuando el decreto de Su Majestad sea proclamado en todo su vasto imperio, todas las esposas respetarán a sus maridos, sean de alta o baja cuna”.
And when the king's decree which he will make shall be published throughout all his kingdom, however great it is: all the wives will show respect to their husbands, unto every one, from the great even to the small.
21 Este consejo les pareció bien al rey y a los nobles, así que el rey hizo lo que Memucán había dicho.
And the speech was pleasing in the eyes of the king and of the princes; and the king did according to the speech of Memuchan.
22 Envió cartas a todas las provincias del imperio, en la escritura y la lengua de cada una de ellas, para que cada hombre gobernara su propia casa y utilizara su propia lengua materna.
And he sent letters unto all the provinces of the king, unto every province according to its writing, and to every people according to its language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, however he may speak according to the language of his people.
