Ester 1
1 En los días de Asuero (éste es Asuero, que reinó desde la India hasta Etiopía, sobre ciento veintisiete provincias),
Now it came about in the days of Ahasuerus, (that Ahasuerus who was ruler of a hundred and twenty-seven divisions of the kingdom, from India as far as Ethiopia: )
2 en aquellos días, cuando el rey Asuero se sentó en el trono de su reino, que estaba en el palacio de Susa,
That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town,
3 en el tercer año de su reinado, hizo una fiesta para todos sus príncipes y sus servidores; el ejército de Persia y de Media, los nobles y los príncipes de las provincias estaban delante de él.
In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;
4 Exhibió las riquezas de su glorioso reino y el honor de su excelente majestad muchos días, hasta ciento ochenta días.
And for a long time, even a hundred and eighty days, he let them see all the wealth and the glory of his kingdom and the great power and honour which were his.
5 Cuando se cumplieron estos días, el rey hizo una fiesta de siete días para todo el pueblo presente en el palacio de Susa, tanto el grande como el pequeño, en el patio del jardín del palacio real.
And at the end of that time, the king gave a feast for all the people who were present in Shushan, the king's town, small as well as great, for seven days, in the outer square of the garden of the king's house.
6 Había colgaduras de material blanco y azul, sujetas con cordones de lino fino y púrpura a anillos de plata y a columnas de mármol. Los divanes eran de oro y plata, sobre un pavimento de mármol rojo, blanco, amarillo y negro.
There were fair hangings of white and green and blue, fixed with cords of purple and the best linen to silver rings and pillars of polished stone: the seats were of gold and silver on a floor of red and white and yellow and black stone.
7 Les daban de beber en vasos de oro de diversas clases, incluso vino real en abundancia, según la generosidad del rey.
And they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king.
8 De acuerdo con la ley, la bebida no era obligatoria, pues así lo había ordenado el rey a todos los funcionarios de su casa, para que hicieran lo que cada uno quisiera.
And the drinking was in keeping with the law; no one was forced: for the king had given orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.
9 También la reina Vasti hizo un banquete para las mujeres de la casa real que pertenecía al rey Asuero.
And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.
10 El séptimo día, cuando el corazón del rey estaba alegre por el vino, ordenó a Mehumán, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha y Abagtha, Zethar y Carcass, los siete eunucos que servían en presencia del rey Asuero,
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,
11 que trajeran a la reina Vasti ante el rey con la corona real, para mostrar al pueblo y a los príncipes su belleza, pues era hermosa.
That Vashti the queen was to come before him, crowned with her crown, and let the people and the captains see her: for she was very beautiful.
12 Pero la reina Vasti se negó a presentarse a la orden del rey por medio de los eunucos. Por eso el rey se enojó mucho, y su ira ardía en él.
But when the servants gave her the king's order, Vashti the queen said she would not come: then the king was very angry, and his heart was burning with wrath.
13 Entonces el rey dijo a los sabios, que conocían los tiempos (pues era costumbre del rey consultar a los que conocían la ley y el juicio;
And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:
14 y junto a él estaban Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena y Memucan, los siete príncipes de Persia y de Media, que veían la cara del rey y se sentaban los primeros en el reino),
And second only to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven rulers of Persia and Media, who were friends of the king, and had the first places in the kingdom: )
15 “¿Qué haremos con la reina Vasti según la ley, porque no ha cumplido la orden del rey Asuero por los eunucos?”
What is to be done by law to Vashti the queen, because she has not done what King Ahasuerus, by his servants, gave her orders to do?
16 Memucán respondió ante el rey y los príncipes: “La reina Vasti no ha hecho mal sólo al rey, sino también a todos los príncipes y a todo el pueblo que está en todas las provincias del rey Asuero.
And before the king and the captains, Memucan gave his answer: Vashti the queen has done wrong, not only to the king, but to all the captains and to all the peoples in all the divisions of the kingdom of King Ahasuerus;
17 Porque esta acción de la reina será conocida por todas las mujeres, haciéndolas despreciar a sus maridos cuando se diga: ‘El rey Asuero mandó traer a la reina Vasti ante él, pero ella no vino’.
For news of what the queen has done will come to the ears of all women, and they will no longer give respect to their husbands when it is said to them, King Ahasuerus gave orders for Vashti the queen to come before him and she came not.
18 Hoy, las princesas de Persia y de Media que se han enterado de la acción de la reina lo contarán a todos los príncipes del rey. Esto causará mucho desprecio e ira.
And the wives of the captains of Persia and Media, hearing what the queen has done, will say the same to all the king's captains. So there will be much shame and wrath.
19 “Si al rey le parece bien, que salga de él un mandamiento real y que se escriba entre las leyes de los persas y de los medos, para que no pueda ser alterado, a fin de que Vasti no vuelva a presentarse ante el rey Asuero; y que el rey dé su patrimonio real a otra que sea mejor que ella.
If it is pleasing to the king, let an order go out from him, and let it be recorded among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it may never be changed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her place to another who is better than she.
20 Cuando se publique en todo el reino el decreto del rey que él hará (porque es grande), todas las mujeres darán honor a sus maridos, tanto a los grandes como a los pequeños.”
And when this order, given by the king, is made public through all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give honour to their husbands, great as well as small.
21 Este consejo agradó al rey y a los príncipes, y el rey hizo conforme a la palabra de Memucán:
And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;
22 pues envió cartas a todas las provincias del rey, a cada provincia según su escritura, y a cada pueblo en su lengua, para que cada uno gobernara su casa, hablando en la lengua de su pueblo.
And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given out in the language of his people.
