< Ester 2 >

1 Después de estas cosas, cuando la ira del rey Asuero se apaciguó, se acordó de Vasti, de lo que había hecho y de lo que se había decretado contra ella.
After the things these when subsided [the] anger of the king Ahasuerus he remembered Vashti and [that] which she had done and [that] which it had been decreed on her.
2 Entonces los servidores del rey que le servían dijeron: “Que se busquen jóvenes vírgenes hermosas para el rey.
And they said [the] young men of the king [who were] serving him let people seek for the king young women virgins good of appearance.
3 Que el rey designe oficiales en todas las provincias de su reino, para que reúnan a todas las jóvenes vírgenes hermosas en la ciudadela de Susa, en la casa de las mujeres, bajo la custodia de Hegai, el eunuco del rey, guardián de las mujeres. Que se les den cosméticos;
And let him appoint the king appointees in all [the] provinces of kingdom his and let them gather every girl virgin good of appearance to Susa the citadel to [the] house of the women into [the] hand of Hegai [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the women and let him give rubbings their.
4 y que la doncella que agrade al rey sea reina en lugar de Vasti”. El asunto agradó al rey, y así lo hizo.
And the young woman who she will be good in [the] eyes of the king she will reign in place of Vashti and it was good the word in [the] eyes of the king and he did thus.
5 Había en la ciudadela de Susa un judío que se llamaba Mardoqueo, hijo de Jair, hijo de Simei, hijo de Cis, benjamita,
A man Jewish he was in Susa the citadel and name his [was] Mordecai [the] son of Jair [the] son of Shimei [the] son of Kish a man a Jaminite.
6 que había sido llevado de Jerusalén con los cautivos que habían sido llevados con Jeconías, rey de Judá, a quienes Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, había llevado.
Who he had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the exile[s] which it had been taken into exile with Jeconiah [the] king of Judah whom he had taken into exile Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon.
7 Crió a Hadasa, es decir, a Ester, la hija de su tío, pues no tenía padre ni madre. La doncella era hermosa y bella; y cuando su padre y su madre murieron, Mardoqueo la tomó como hija propia.
And he was raising Hadassah that [is] Esther [the] daughter of uncle his for not [belonged] to her a father and a mother and the young woman [was] beautiful of shape and good of appearance and at [the] death of father her and mother her he took her Mordecai of him to a daughter.
8 Así que, cuando se oyó la orden del rey y su decreto, y cuando se reunieron muchas doncellas en la ciudadela de Susa, para la custodia de Hegai, Ester fue llevada a la casa del rey, a la custodia de Hegai, guardián de las mujeres.
And it was when were heard [the] edict of the king and orders his and when were gathered young women many to Susa the citadel into [the] hand of Hegai and she was taken Esther to [the] house of the king into [the] hand of Hegai [the] keeper of the women.
9 La doncella le agradó y obtuvo de él su benevolencia. Se apresuró a darle cosméticos y sus raciones de comida, así como las siete doncellas selectas que debían entregársele fuera de la casa del rey. La trasladó a ella y a sus doncellas al mejor lugar de la casa de las mujeres.
And she was good the young woman in view his and she bore favor before him and he hastened rubbings her and portions her to give to her and [the] seven the servant girls chosen to give to her from [the] house of the king and he moved her and servant girls her to [the] good [place] of [the] house of the women.
10 Ester no había dado a conocer su pueblo ni sus parientes, porque Mardoqueo le había ordenado que no lo hiciera.
Not she had told Esther people her and kindred her for Mordecai he had commanded to her that not she will tell.
11 Mardoqueo se paseaba todos los días frente al patio de la casa de las mujeres, para saber cómo estaba Ester y qué sería de ella.
And on every day and day Mordecai [was] walking back and forth to front of [the] court of [the] house of the women to know [the] welfare of Esther and what? was it done with her.
12 A cada joven le llegaba el turno de entrar ante el rey Asuero después de su purificación durante doce meses (pues así se cumplían los días de su purificación, seis meses con aceite de mirra y seis meses con fragancias dulces y con preparaciones para embellecer a las mujeres).
And when arrived [the] turn of a young woman and a young woman to go - to the king Ahasuerus from [the] end to be for her according to [the] regulation of the women two [plus] ten month[s] for thus they were completed [the] days of rubbings their six months with [the] oil of myrrh and six months with balsam oil and with [the] rubbings of women.
13 La joven se presentó entonces ante el rey de esta manera: se le dio todo lo que deseaba para que fuera con ella de la casa de las mujeres a la casa del rey.
And in this [way] the young woman [was] going into the king all that she said it was given to her to go with her from [the] house of the women to [the] house of the king.
14 Al anochecer se fue, y al día siguiente volvió a la segunda casa de las mujeres, a la custodia de Shaashgaz, el eunuco del rey, que guardaba las concubinas. No volvió a entrar en la casa del rey, a no ser que el rey se complaciera en ella, y la llamara por su nombre.
In the evening - she [was] going and in the morning she [was] returning to [the] house of the women second in [the] hand of Shaashgaz [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the concubines not she went again into the king that except he delighted in her the king and she was summoned by name.
15 Cuando llegó el turno de Ester, hija de Abihail, tío de Mardoqueo, que la había tomado por hija, para entrar al rey, no exigió nada más que lo que le aconsejaba Hegai, el eunuco del rey, guardián de las mujeres. Ester obtuvo el favor de todos los que la miraban.
And when arrived [the] turn of Esther [the] daughter of Abihail [the] uncle of Mordecai whom he had taken of him to a daughter to go to the king not she requested anything that except [that] which he said Hegai [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the women and she was Esther bearing favor in [the] eyes of all [those who] saw her.
16 Ester fue llevada a la casa real del rey Asuero en el mes décimo, que es el mes de Tebet, en el séptimo año de su reinado.
And she was taken Esther to the king Ahasuerus into [the] house of royalty his in the month tenth that [is] [the] month of Tebeth in year seven of reign his.
17 El rey amó a Ester más que a todas las mujeres, y ella obtuvo el favor y la bondad ante sus ojos más que todas las vírgenes, de modo que puso la corona real sobre su cabeza y la nombró reina en lugar de Vasti.
And he loved the king Esther more than all the women and she bore favor and favor before him more than all the virgins and he put a crown of royalty on head her and he made queen her in place of Vashti.
18 Entonces el rey hizo una gran fiesta para todos sus príncipes y sus siervos, la fiesta de Ester; y proclamó un día de fiesta en las provincias, y dio regalos según la generosidad del rey.
And he made the king a feast great for all officials his and servants his [the] feast of Esther and a holiday for the provinces he made and he gave tribute according to [the] hand of the king.
19 Cuando las vírgenes se reunieron por segunda vez, Mardoqueo estaba sentado en la puerta del rey.
And when were gathered virgins a second [time] and Mordecai [was] sitting at [the] gate of the king.
20 Ester aún no había dado a conocer a sus parientes ni a su pueblo, como le había ordenado Mardoqueo; porque Ester obedecía a Mardoqueo, como lo hacía cuando era educada por él.
Not Esther [was] telling kindred her and people her just as he had commanded to her Mordecai and [the] command of Mordecai Esther [was] doing just as she had done in guardianship with him.
21 En aquellos días, mientras Mardoqueo estaba sentado en la puerta del rey, dos de los eunucos del rey, Bigtán y Teres, que eran porteros, se enojaron y trataron de poner las manos sobre el rey Asuero.
In the days those and Mordecai [was] sitting at [the] gate of the king he was angry Bigthan and Teresh two of [the] eunuchs of the king from [the] guards of the threshold and they sought to stretch out a hand on the king Ahasuerus.
22 Este asunto llegó a conocimiento de Mardoqueo, quien informó a la reina Ester; y Ester informó al rey en nombre de Mardoqueo.
And it was made known the matter to Mordecai and he told to Esther the queen and she spoke Esther to the king in [the] name of Mordecai.
23 Cuando se investigó este asunto, y se comprobó que era así, ambos fueron colgados en una horca; y se escribió en el libro de las crónicas en presencia del rey.
And it was sought the matter and it was found and they were hanged [the] two of them on a gallows and it was written in [the] book of [the] matters of the days before the king.

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