1[] Μετα τα πραγματα ταυτα, αφου κατεπραυνθη ο θυμος του βασιλεως Ασσουηρου, ενεθυμηθη την Αστιν, και τι ειχε καμει αυτη και τι ειχεν αποφασισθη εναντιον αυτης.
1After these things, when the fury of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2Και ειπον οι δουλοι του βασιλεως, οι υπηρετουντες αυτον, Ας ζητηθωσι δια τον βασιλεα νεαι παρθενοι, ωραιαι την οψιν·
2Then said the king's servants that attended upon him, Let there be maidens, virgins of beautiful countenance, sought for the king;
3και ας διοριση ο βασιλευς εφορους εν πασαις ταις επαρχιαις του βασιλειου αυτου, και να συναξωσιν εις τα Σουσα την βασιλευουσαν πασας τας νεας παρθενους τας ωραιας την οψιν εις τον γυναικωνα, υπο την τηρησιν του Ηγαι ευνουχου του βασιλεως, του φυλακος των γυναικων· και ας δοθωσιν εις αυτας τα προς καθαρισμον αυτων·
3and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the young virgins of beautiful countenance to Shushan the fortress, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given.
4και η νεα, ητις αρεση εις τον βασιλεα, ας ηναι βασιλισσα αντι της Αστιν. Και το πραγμα ηρεσεν εις τον βασιλεα, και εκαμεν ουτω.
4And let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5Ητο δε εν Σουσοις τη βασιλευουση ανθρωπος τις Ιουδαιος, ονομαζομενος Μαροδοχαιος, υιος του Ιαειρ, υιου του Σιμει, υιου του Κεις, Βενιαμιτης·
5There was in Shushan the fortress a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite,
6οστις ειχε μετοικισθη απο Ιερουσαλημ μετα των αιχμαλωτων, οιτινες μετωκισθησαν μετα του Ιεχονια βασιλεως του Ιουδα, τους οποιους μετωκισε Ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς της Βαβυλωνος.
6who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7Και ουτος ανετρεφε την Αδασσα, ητις ειναι η Εσθηρ, την θυγατερα του θειου αυτου· διοτι δεν ειχεν ουτε πατερα ουτε μητερα· και το κορασιον ητο ευειδες και ωραιον· το οποιον ο Μαροδοχαιος, οτε ο πατηρ αυτης και η μητηρ απεθανον, ανελαβε δια θυγατερα αυτου.
7And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother -- and the maiden was fair and beautiful -- and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
8Οτε δε ηκουσθη το προσταγμα του βασιλεως και η διαταγη αυτου, και οτε πολλα κορασια συνηχθησαν εις τα Σουσα την βασιλευουσαν υπο την τηρησιν του Ηγαι, εφερθη και η Εσθηρ εις τον οικον του βασιλεως υπο την τηρησιν του Ηγαι, του φυλακος των γυναικων.
8And it came to pass when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the fortress, unto the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was brought into the king's house, unto the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9Και το κορασιον ηρεσεν εις αυτον και ευρηκε χαριν ενωπιον αυτου, ωστε εσπευσε να δωση εις αυτην τα προς καθαρισμον αυτης και την μεριδα αυτης· εδωκε δε εις αυτην και τα επτα κορασια τα διωρισμενα εκ του οικου του βασιλεως· και μετεφερεν αυτην και τα κορασια αυτης εις το καλητερον μερος του γυναικωνος.
9And the maiden pleased him, and obtained favour before him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, and her portions, and the seven maidens selected to be given her, out of the king's house; and he removed her and her maids to the best [place] of the house of the women.
10Η Εσθηρ δεν εφανερωσε τον λαον αυτης ουδε την συγγενειαν αυτης· διοτι ο Μαροδοχαιος ειχε προσταξει εις αυτην να μη φανερωση.
10Esther had not made known her people nor her birth; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.
11Και καθ' εκαστην ημεραν περιεπατει ο Μαροδοχαιος εμπροσθεν της αυλης του γυναικωνος, δια να μανθανη πως ειχεν η Εσθηρ και τι εγεινεν εις αυτην.
11And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
12Οτε δε εφθανεν η σειρα εκαστου κορασιου δια να εισελθη προς τον βασιλεα Ασσουηρην, αφου ηθελε σταθη δωδεκα μηνας κατα το ηθος των γυναικων, διοτι ουτω συνεπληρουντο αι ημεραι του καθαρισμου αυτων, εξ μηνας περιηλειφοντο με ελαιον σμυρνινον, και εξ μηνας με αρωματα και με αλλα καθαριστικα των γυναικων·
12And when every maiden's turn came to go in to king Ahasuerus after that she had been treated for twelve months, according to the manner of the women (for so were the days of their purification accomplished -- six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices, and with things for the purifying of the women,
13και ουτως εισηρχετο το κορασιον προς τον βασιλεα· παν ο, τι ελεγεν, εδιδετο εις αυτην, δια να λαβη μεθ' εαυτης εκ του γυναικωνος εις τον οικον του βασιλεως.
13and thus came the maiden in unto the king), whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.
14Το εσπερας εισηρχετο και το πρωι επεστρεφεν εις τον δευτερον γυναικωνα, υπο την τηρησιν του Σαασγαζ, ευνουχου του βασιλεως, οστις εφυλαττε τας παλλακιδας· δεν εισηρχετο πλεον εις τον βασιλεα, ειμη εαν ηθελεν αυτην ο βασιλευς, και εκαλειτο ονομαστι.
14In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, unto the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, keeper of the concubines. She came in to the king no more, unless the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.
15Οτε λοιπον εφθασεν η σειρα δια να εισελθη προς τον βασιλεα η Εσθηρ, η θυγατηρ του Αβιχαιλ, θειου του Μαροδοχαιου, την οποιαν ελαβε δια θυγατερα αυτου, δεν εζητησεν αλλο παρ' ο, τι διωρισεν ο Ηγαι ο ευνουχος του βασιλεως, ο φυλαξ των γυναικων. Και η Εσθηρ ευρισκε χαριν ενωπιον παντων των βλεποντων αυτην.
15And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained grace in the sight of all them that saw her.
16Η Εσθηρ λοιπον εφερθη προς τον βασιλεα Ασσουηρην εις τον βασιλικον αυτου οικον, τον δεκατον μηνα, ουτος ειναι ο μην Τεβεθ, εν τω εβδομω ετει της βασιλειας αυτου.
16So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus, into his royal house, in the tenth month, that is, the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17Και ηγαπησεν ο βασιλευς την Εσθηρ υπερ πασας τας γυναικας, και ευρηκε χαριν και ελεος ενωπιον αυτου υπερ πασας τας παρθενους· και επεθηκε το βασιλικον διαδημα επι την κεφαλην αυτης και εκαμεν αυτην βασιλισσαν αντι της Αστιν.
17And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins, and he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18Τοτε εκαμεν ο βασιλευς συμποσιον μεγα εις παντας τους αρχοντας αυτου και τους δουλους αυτου, το συμποσιον της Εσθηρ· και εκαμεν αφεσιν εις τας επαρχιας και εδωκε δωρα κατα την βασιλικην μεγαλοπρεπειαν.
18And the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave presents according to the king's bounty.
19Και οτε αι παρθενοι συνηχθησαν την δευτεραν φοραν, τοτε εκαθησεν ο Μαροδοχαιος εν τη βασιλικη πυλη.
19And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
20Η Εσθηρ δεν εφανερωσε την συγγενειαν αυτης ουτε τον λαον αυτης, καθως προσεταξεν εις αυτην ο Μαροδοχαιος· διοτι η Εσθηρ εκαμνε την προσταγην του Μαροδοχαιου, καθως οτε ανετρεφετο πλησιον αυτου.
20(Esther, as Mordecai had charged her, had not yet made known her birth nor her people; for Esther did what Mordecai told her, like as when she was brought up with him.)
21[] Εν εκειναις ταις ημεραις, ενω ο Μαροδοχαιος εκαθητο εν τη βασιλικη πυλη, δυο εκ των ευνουχων του βασιλεως, Βιχθαν και Θερες, εκ των φυλαττοντων την εισοδον, ωργισθησαν και εζητουν να επιβαλωσι χειρα επι τον βασιλεα Ασσουηρην.
21In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
22Και το πραγμα εγεινε γνωστον εις τον Μαροδοχαιον, και ανηγγειλεν αυτο προς Εσθηρ την βασιλισσαν· η δε Εσθηρ ειπεν αυτο προς τον βασιλεα εξ ονοματος του Μαροδοχαιου.
22And the thing became known to Mordecai, and he related it to Esther the queen, and Esther told it to the king in Mordecai's name.
23Και γενομενης εξετασεως περι του πραγματος, ευρεθη ουτως· οθεν εκρεμασθησαν αμφοτεροι εις ξυλον· και εγραφη εν τω βιβλιω των χρονικων ενωπιον του βασιλεως.
23And the matter was investigated and found out; and they were both hanged on a tree. And it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.