2:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ חֲמַ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ זָכַ֤ר אֶת ־וַשְׁתִּי֙ וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר ־עָשָׂ֔תָה וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר ־נִגְזַ֖ר עָלֶֽיהָ ׃
καὶ μετὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἐκόπασεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ θυμοῦ καὶ οὐκέτι ἐμνήσθη τῆς Αστιν μνημονεύων οἷα ἐλάλησεν καὶ ὡς κατέκρινεν αὐτήν
His ita gestis , postquam regis Assueri indignatio deferbuerat , recordatus est Vasthi , et quae fecisset , vel quae passa esset :
ወእምድኅረ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ነገር ፡ በመዋዕሊሁ ፡ ለአርጤክስስ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ አርጤክስስ ፡ ዘነግሰ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ምእት ፡ ዕሥራ ፡ ወሰብዓቱ ፡ በሐውርት ፡ እምነ ፡ ብሔረ ፡ ህንደኬ ፡ እስከ ፡ ብሔረ ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ።
After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ נַעֲרֵֽי ־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְשָׁרְתָ֑יו יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ נְעָר֥וֹת בְּתוּל֖וֹת טוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה ׃
καὶ εἶπαν οἱ διάκονοι τοῦ βασιλέως ζητηθήτω τῷ βασιλεῖ κοράσια ἄφθορα καλὰ τῷ εἴδει
dixeruntque pueri regis ac ministri ejus : Quaerantur regi puellae virgines ac speciosae ,
ወበውእቱ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ አመ ፡ ነግሠ ፡ በሱሳ ፡ ሀገር ፡ በሣልስ ፡ ዓም ፡ እምዘነግሠ ፡ ገብረ ፡ በዓለ ፡ ለአግብርቲሁ ፡ ወለአዕርክቲሁ ።
Then the king’s servants who served him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
2:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְיַפְקֵ֨ד הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ פְּקִידִים֮ בְּכׇל ־מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתוֹ֒ וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֶת ־כׇּל ־נַעֲרָֽה ־בְ֠תוּלָ֠ה טוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜ה אֶל ־שׁוּשַׁ֤ן הַבִּירָה֙ אֶל ־בֵּ֣ית הַנָּשִׁ֔ים אֶל ־יַ֥ד הֵגֶ֛א סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וְנָת֖וֹן תַּמְרֻקֵיהֶֽן ׃
καὶ καταστήσει ὁ βασιλεὺς κωμάρχας ἐν πάσαις ταῖς χώραις τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπιλεξάτωσαν κοράσια παρθενικὰ καλὰ τῷ εἴδει εἰς Σουσαν τὴν πόλιν εἰς τὸν γυναικῶνα καὶ παραδοθήτωσαν τῷ εὐνούχῳ τοῦ βασιλέως τῷ φύλακι τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ δοθήτω σμῆγμα καὶ ἡ λοιπὴ ἐπιμέλεια
et mittantur qui considerent per universas provincias puellas speciosas et virgines : et adducant eas ad civitatem Susan , et tradant eas in domum feminarum sub manu Egei eunuchi , qui est praepositus et custos mulierum regiarum : et accipiant mundum muliebrem , et cetera ad usus necessaria .
ወበእንተ ፡ እለ ፡ ተርፉ ፡ አሕዛብ ፡ ለፋርስ ፡ ወለሜዶን ፡ ወለክቡራኒሆሙ ፡ ወለመላእክተ ፡ ሠራዊት ።
Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the citadel of Susa, to the women’s house, to the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, keeper of the women. Let cosmetics be given them;
2:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּ֣חַת וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן ׃ {פ}
καὶ ἡ γυνή ἣ ἂν ἀρέσῃ τῷ βασιλεῖ βασιλεύσει ἀντὶ Αστιν καὶ ἤρεσεν τῷ βασιλεῖ τὸ πρᾶγμα καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως
Et quaecumque inter omnes oculis regis placuerit , ipsa regnet pro Vasthi . Placuit sermo regi : et ita , ut suggesserant , jussit fieri .
ወእምድኅረ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ አርአዮሙ ፡ ብዕለ ፡ መንግሥቱ ፡ ወክብረ ፡ ትፍሥሕቱ ፡ ወብዕሉ ፡ በምእት ፡ ወሰማንያ ፡ ዕለት ።
and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” The thing pleased the king, and he did so.
2:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדִ֔י הָיָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מׇרְדֳּכַ֗י בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן ־שִׁמְעִ֛י בֶּן ־קִ֖ישׁ אִ֥ישׁ יְמִינִֽי ׃
καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἦν Ιουδαῖος ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ τοῦ Ιαϊρου τοῦ Σεμεϊου τοῦ Κισαιου ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμιν
Erat vir Judaeus in Susan civitate , vocabulo Mardochaeus filius Jair , filii Semei , filii Cis , de stirpe Jemini ,
ወሶበ ፡ ተፈጸመ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ መርዓ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ በዓለ ፡ ዳግመ ፡ ለአሕዛብ ፡ እለ ፡ ተርፉ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ወበዓፀደ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ሰዱሰ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ወሰኑየ ።
There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
2:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הׇגְלָה֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִם עִם ־הַגֹּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הׇגְלְתָ֔ה עִ֖ם יְכׇנְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ ־יְהוּדָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶגְלָ֔ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל ׃
ὃς ἦν αἰχμάλωτος ἐξ Ιερουσαλημ ἣν ᾐχμαλώτευσεν Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος
qui translatus fuerat de Jerusalem eo tempore quo Jechoniam regem Juda Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis transtulerat ,
ወሥርግው ፡ በሜላት ፡ ወበአጌ ፡ ንጹሕ ፡ ወዕውድ ፡ በሜላት ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሕባለ ፡ ቢሦስ ፡ በሕልቀተ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ወብሩር ፡ ላዕለ ፡ አዕማደ ፡ እብን ፡ ዘጵርንሶ ፡ ወዓራታት ፡ ዘወርቅ ፡ ወዘብሩር ፡ ወጽፍጹፍ ፡ በእብን ፡ ዘኅብረ ፡ መረግድ ፡ ወበዕንቈ ፡ ጴኔኖን ፡ ወበእብነ ፡ ጳሪኑ ፡ ወጥቀ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ጸፍጸፉ ፡ ዘዘዚአሁ ፡ ኅብሩ ፡ አሠሩ ፡ ወእንተ ፡ ዓውዱ ፡ ጽጌ ፡ ረዳ ፡ ሥሩዕ ።
who 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.
2:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיְהִ֨י אֹמֵ֜ן אֶת ־הֲדַסָּ֗ה הִ֤יא אֶסְתֵּר֙ בַּת ־דֹּד֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין לָ֖הּ אָ֣ב וָאֵ֑ם וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה יְפַת ־תֹּ֙אַר֙ וְטוֹבַ֣ת מַרְאֶ֔ה וּבְמ֤וֹת אָבִ֙יהָ֙ וְאִמָּ֔הּ לְקָחָ֧הּ מׇרְדֳּכַ֛י ל֖וֹ לְבַֽת ׃
καὶ ἦν τούτῳ παῖς θρεπτή θυγάτηρ Αμιναδαβ ἀδελφοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῇ Εσθηρ ἐν δὲ τῷ μεταλλάξαι αὐτῆς τοὺς γονεῖς ἐπαίδευσεν αὐτὴν ἑαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα καὶ ἦν τὸ κοράσιον καλὸν τῷ εἴδει
qui fuit nutritius filiae fratris sui Edissae , quae altero nomine vocabatur Esther , et utrumque parentem amiserat : pulchra nimis , et decora facie . Mortuisque patre ejus ac matre , Mardochaeus sibi eam adoptavit in filiam .
ወጽዋዓትኒ ፡ ዘወርቅ ፡ ወዘብሩር ፡ ወዘዕንቈ ፡ አትራቂኖን ፡ ወዘቂልቅያን ፡ ድልወቱ ፡ በሐሳበ ፡ ሠለስቱ ፡ እልፍ ፡ መክሊት ፡ ወወይኑ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ወዘሠናይ ፡ መዓዛሁ ፡ ዘይሰቲ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ንጉሥ ።
He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
2:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיְהִ֗י בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע דְּבַר ־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְדָת֔וֹ וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ נְעָר֥וֹת רַבּ֛וֹת אֶל ־שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה אֶל ־יַ֣ד הֵגָ֑י וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶל ־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל ־יַ֥ד הֵגַ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַנָּשִֽׁים ׃
καὶ ὅτε ἠκούσθη τὸ τοῦ βασιλέως πρόσταγμα συνήχθησαν κοράσια πολλὰ εἰς Σουσαν τὴν πόλιν ὑπὸ χεῖρα Γαι καὶ ἤχθη Εσθηρ πρὸς Γαι τὸν φύλακα τῶν γυναικῶν
Cumque percrebruisset regis imperium , et juxta mandatum illius multae pulchrae virgines adducerentur Susan , et Egeo traderentur eunucho , Esther quoque inter ceteras puellas ei tradita est , ut servaretur in numero feminarum .
ወበዓሉሰ ፡ አኮ ፡ በሕገ ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ አላ ፡ በከመ ፡ ፈቀደ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ አዘዞሙ ፡ ለመገብቱ ፡ ይግበሩ ፡ ፈቃደ ፡ ዚአሁ ፡ ወፈቃደ ፡ ሰብእ ።
So, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel of Susa, to the custody of Hegai, Esther was taken into the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
2:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתִּיטַ֨ב הַנַּעֲרָ֣ה בְעֵינָיו֮ וַתִּשָּׂ֣א חֶ֣סֶד לְפָנָיו֒ וַ֠יְבַהֵ֠ל אֶת ־תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ וְאֶת ־מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ לָתֵ֣ת לָ֔הּ וְאֵת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע הַנְּעָר֔וֹת הָרְאֻי֥וֹת לָֽתֶת ־לָ֖הּ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָ וְאֶת ־נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ לְט֖וֹב בֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִֽׁים ׃
καὶ ἤρεσεν αὐτῷ τὸ κοράσιον καὶ εὗρεν χάριν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσπευσεν αὐτῇ δοῦναι τὸ σμῆγμα καὶ τὴν μερίδα καὶ τὰ ἑπτὰ κοράσια τὰ ἀποδεδειγμένα αὐτῇ ἐκ βασιλικοῦ καὶ ἐχρήσατο αὐτῇ καλῶς καὶ ταῖς ἅβραις αὐτῆς ἐν τῷ γυναικῶνι
Quae placuit ei , et invenit gratiam in conspectu illius . Et praecepit eunucho , ut acceleraret mundum muliebrem , et traderet ei partes suas , et septem puellas speciosissimas de domo regis , et tam ipsam quam pedissequas ejus ornaret atque excoleret .
ወአስጢንኒ ፡ ንግሥት ፡ ገብረት ፡ በዓለ ፡ ለአንስት ፡ እለ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ መንግሥታ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ አርጤክስስ ፡ ንጉሥ ።
The maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him. He quickly gave her cosmetics and her portions of food, and the seven choice maidens who were to be given her out of the king’s house. He moved her and her maidens to the best place in the women’s house.
2:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹא ־הִגִּ֣ידָה אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֶת ־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶת ־מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ כִּ֧י מׇרְדֳּכַ֛י צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא ־תַגִּֽיד ׃ {ס}
καὶ οὐχ ὑπέδειξεν Εσθηρ τὸ γένος αὐτῆς οὐδὲ τὴν πατρίδα ὁ γὰρ Μαρδοχαῖος ἐνετείλατο αὐτῇ μὴ ἀπαγγεῖλαι
Quae noluit indicare ei populum et patriam suam : Mardochaeus enim praeceperat ei , ut de hac re omnino reticeret :
ወበሳብዕት ፡ ዕለት ፡ ሶበ ፡ ተፈሥሐ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ይቤሎሙ ፡ ለሐማ ፡ ወለባዛና ፡ ወለታራ ፡ ወለቡላዜ ፡ ወለዘትወልታ ፡ ወለዘአበጦ ፡ ወለተራባ ፡ ወለሰብዓቱ ፡ ሕጽዋኒሁ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ እለ ፡ ይትለአክዎ ፡ ከመ ፡ ያምጽእዋ ፡ ለንግሥት ፡ ወያንግሥዋ ፡ ወያሠርግውዋ ፡ አክሊለ ፡ ወያርእይዋ ፡ ለኵሎሙ ፡ መላእክተ ፡ አሕዛብ ፡ ሥና ፡ እስመ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ ይእቲ ።
Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.
2:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבְכׇל ־י֣וֹם וָי֔וֹם מׇרְדֳּכַי֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ לִפְנֵ֖י חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית ־הַנָּשִׁ֑ים לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת ־שְׁל֣וֹם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וּמַה ־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה בָּֽהּ ׃
καθ’ ἑκάστην δὲ ἡμέραν ὁ Μαρδοχαῖος περιεπάτει κατὰ τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν γυναικείαν ἐπισκοπῶν τί Εσθηρ συμβήσεται
qui deambulabat quotidie ante vestibulum domus , in qua electae virgines servabantur , curam agens salutis Esther , et scire volens quid ei accideret .
ወአበየት ፡ ሰሚዖቶ ፡ አስጢን ፡ ንግሥት ፡ ወኢፈቀደት ፡ ትምጻእ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ሕጽዋኒሁ ፡ ወተከዘ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ወተምዐ ።
Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would become of her.
2:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩ נַעֲרָ֨ה וְנַעֲרָ֜ה לָב֣וֹא ׀ אֶל ־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת לָ֜הּ כְּדָ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמֹּ֔ר וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י הַנָּשִֽׁים ׃
οὗτος δὲ ἦν καιρὸς κορασίου εἰσελθεῖν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ὅταν ἀναπληρώσῃ μῆνας δέκα δύο οὕτως γὰρ ἀναπληροῦνται αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς θεραπείας μῆνας ἓξ ἀλειφόμεναι ἐν σμυρνίνῳ ἐλαίῳ καὶ μῆνας ἓξ ἐν τοῖς ἀρώμασιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς σμήγμασιν τῶν γυναικῶν
Cum autem venisset tempus singularum per ordinem puellarum ut intrarent ad regem , expletis omnibus quae ad cultum muliebrem pertinebant , mensis duodecimus vertebatur : ita dumtaxat , ut sex mensibus oleo ungerentur myrrhino , et aliis sex quibusdam pigmentis et aromatibus uterentur .
ወነገሮሙ ፡ ለአዕርክቲሁ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ትቤ ፡ አስጢን ፡ ወይቤሎሙ ፡ ግበሩ ፡ እንከሰ ፡ ሕጎ ፡ ወኵነኔሁ ።
Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after her purification for twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet fragrances and with preparations for beautifying women).
2:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבָזֶ֕ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה בָּאָ֣ה אֶל ־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אֵת֩ כׇּל ־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאמַ֜ר יִנָּ֤תֵֽן לָהּ֙ לָב֣וֹא עִמָּ֔הּ מִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖ים עַד ־בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃
καὶ τότε εἰσπορεύεται πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ παραδώσει αὐτῇ συνεισέρχεσθαι αὐτῇ ἀπὸ τοῦ γυναικῶνος ἕως τῶν βασιλείων
Ingredientesque ad regem , quidquid postulassent ad ornatum pertinens , accipiebant : et ut eis placuerat , compositae de triclinio feminarum ad regis cubiculum transibant .
ወመጽኡ ፡ ኀቤሁ ፡ አርቂስዮስ ፡ ወሰርስቲዮስ ፡ ወማሌሲዓር ፡ ወመላእክቲሁ ፡ ዘፋርስ ፡ ወሜዶን ፡ እለ ፡ ቅሩባን ፡ ኀበ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ወእለ ፡ ይነብሩ ፡ እቱተ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ንጉሥ ።
The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women’s house to the king’s house.
2:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ בָּעֶ֣רֶב ׀ הִ֣יא בָאָ֗ה וּ֠בַבֹּ֠קֶר הִ֣יא שָׁבָ֞ה אֶל ־בֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙ שֵׁנִ֔י אֶל ־יַ֧ד שַֽׁעַשְׁגַ֛ז סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים לֹא ־תָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ אֶל ־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֣י אִם ־חָפֵ֥ץ בָּ֛הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה בְשֵֽׁם ׃
δείλης εἰσπορεύεται καὶ πρὸς ἡμέραν ἀποτρέχει εἰς τὸν γυναικῶνα τὸν δεύτερον οὗ Γαι ὁ εὐνοῦχος τοῦ βασιλέως ὁ φύλαξ τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ οὐκέτι εἰσπορεύεται πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ἐὰν μὴ κληθῇ ὀνόματι
Et quae intraverat vespere , egrediebatur mane , atque inde in secundas aedes deducebatur , quae sub manu Susagazi eunuchi erant , qui concubinis regis praesidebat : nec habebat potestatem ad regem ultra redeundi , nisi voluisset rex , et eam venire jussisset ex nomine .
ወነገርዎ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ሕጎሙ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ይሬስይዋ ፡ ለአስጢን ፡ ንግሥት ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢገብረት ፡ በከመ ፡ አዘዞሙ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ለሕጽዋን ።
In the evening she went, and on the next day she returned into the second women’s house, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch, who kept the concubines. She came in to the king no more, unless the king delighted in her, and she was called by name.
2:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר ־אֶסְתֵּ֣ר בַּת ־אֲבִיחַ֣יִל דֹּ֣ד מׇרְדֳּכַ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ לָקַֽח ־ל֨וֹ לְבַ֜ת לָב֣וֹא אֶל ־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לֹ֤א בִקְשָׁה֙ דָּבָ֔ר כִּ֠י אִ֣ם אֶת ־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י סְרִיס ־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִ֤י אֶסְתֵּר֙ נֹשֵׂ֣את חֵ֔ן בְּעֵינֵ֖י כׇּל ־רֹאֶֽיהָ ׃
ἐν δὲ τῷ ἀναπληροῦσθαι τὸν χρόνον Εσθηρ τῆς θυγατρὸς Αμιναδαβ ἀδελφοῦ πατρὸς Μαρδοχαίου εἰσελθεῖν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα οὐδὲν ἠθέτησεν ὧν αὐτῇ ἐνετείλατο ὁ εὐνοῦχος ὁ φύλαξ τῶν γυναικῶν ἦν γὰρ Εσθηρ εὑρίσκουσα χάριν παρὰ πάντων τῶν βλεπόντων αὐτήν
Evoluto autem tempore per ordinem , instabat dies quo Esther filia Abihail fratris Mardochaei , quam sibi adoptaverat in filiam , deberet intrare ad regem . Quae non quaesivit muliebrem cultum , sed quaecumque voluit Egeus eunuchus custos virginum , haec ei ad ornatum dedit . Erat enim formosa valde , et incredibili pulchritudine : omnium oculis gratiosa et amabilis videbatur .
ወይቤሎሙ ፡ ሜኬዎስ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ወለመላእክቲሁ ፡ አኮ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ባሕቲቱ ፡ ዘአበሰት ፡ አስጢን ፡ ንግሥት ፡ አላ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ወላዕለ ፡ መገብተ ፡ ንጉሥ ።
Now 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 eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
2:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח אֶסְתֵּ֜ר אֶל ־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ אֶל ־בֵּ֣ית מַלְכוּת֔וֹ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י הוּא ־חֹ֣דֶשׁ טֵבֵ֑ת בִּשְׁנַת ־שֶׁ֖בַע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ ׃
καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Εσθηρ πρὸς Ἀρταξέρξην τὸν βασιλέα τῷ δωδεκάτῳ μηνί ὅς ἐστιν Αδαρ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ ἔτει τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ
Ducta est itaque ad cubiculum regis Assueri mense decimo , qui vocatur Tebeth , septimo anno regni ejus .
ወነገሮሙ ፡ ቃላ ፡ ለንግሥት ፡ ዘከመ ፡ አበየቶ ፡ ለንጉሥ ።
So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
2:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת ־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכׇּל ־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא ־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכׇּל ־הַבְּתוּל֑וֹת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר ־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי ׃
καὶ ἠράσθη ὁ βασιλεὺς Εσθηρ καὶ εὗρεν χάριν παρὰ πάσας τὰς παρθένους καὶ ἐπέθηκεν αὐτῇ τὸ διάδημα τὸ γυναικεῖον
Et adamavit eam rex plus quam omnes mulieres , habuitque gratiam et misericordiam coram eo super omnes mulieres : et posuit diadema regni in capite ejus , fecitque eam regnare in loco Vasthi .
ወሶበ ፡ ዛቲ ፡ ዮም ፡ አበየቶ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ አርጤክስስ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ እምዮምኒ ፡ አንስቲያሆሙ ፡ ለመኳንንተ ፡ ፋርስ ፡ ወሜዶን ፡ ሰሚዖን ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ኵሎን ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ተዋሥአቶ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ይትሀበላ ፡ እማንቱኒ ፡ አምታቲሆን ፡ ወያስታሐቅራ ።
The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
2:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֗וֹל לְכׇל ־שָׂרָיו֙ וַעֲבָדָ֔יו אֵ֖ת מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה אֶסְתֵּ֑ר וַהֲנָחָ֤ה לַמְּדִינוֹת֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן מַשְׂאֵ֖ת כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃
καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πότον πᾶσι τοῖς φίλοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ταῖς δυνάμεσιν ἐπὶ ἡμέρας ἑπτὰ καὶ ὕψωσεν τοὺς γάμους Εσθηρ καὶ ἄφεσιν ἐποίησεν τοῖς ὑπὸ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ
Et jussit convivium praeparari permagnificum cunctis principibus et servis suis pro conjunctione et nuptiis Esther . Et dedit requiem universis provinciis , ac dona largitus est juxta magnificentiam principalem .
እመሰ ፡ ፈቀደ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ የአዝዝ ፡ በቤተ ፡ መንግሥቱ ፡ ይጽሐፍዎ ፡ ለዝንቱ ፡ ሕግ ፡ ለፋርስ ፡ ወሜዶን ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ይገብርዋ ፡ ለይእቲ ፡ ወኢትባእ ፡ እንከ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ንግሥት ፡ ኀቤሁ ፡ ወመንግሥታኒ ፡ የሀብ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ለካልእት ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እንተ ፡ ትኄይስ ።
Then the king made a great feast for all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces, and gave gifts according to the king’s bounty.
2:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית וּמׇרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּשַֽׁעַר ־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃
ὁ δὲ Μαρδοχαῖος ἐθεράπευεν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ
Cumque secundo quaererentur virgines et congregarentur , Mardochaeus manebat ad januam regis :
ወይስምዕዎ ፡ ለዝንቱ ፡ ሕግ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ በመንግሥቱ ፡ ወእምዝ ፡ እንከ ፡ ኵሎን ፡ አንስት ፡ ያከብራ ፡ አምታቲሆን ፡ ባዕለኒ ፡ ወነዳየኒ ።
When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.
2:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵ֣ין אֶסְתֵּ֗ר מַגֶּ֤דֶת מֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙ וְאֶת ־עַמָּ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ מׇרְדֳּכָ֑י וְאֶת ־מַאֲמַ֤ר מׇרְדֳּכַי֙ אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עֹשָׂ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר הָיְתָ֥ה בְאׇמְנָ֖ה אִתּֽוֹ ׃ {ס}
ἡ δὲ Εσθηρ οὐχ ὑπέδειξεν τὴν πατρίδα αὐτῆς οὕτως γὰρ ἐνετείλατο αὐτῇ Μαρδοχαῖος φοβεῖσθαι τὸν θεὸν καὶ ποιεῖν τὰ προστάγματα αὐτοῦ καθὼς ἦν μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ Εσθηρ οὐ μετήλλαξεν τὴν ἀγωγὴν αὐτῆς
necdum prodiderat Esther patriam et populum suum , juxta mandatum ejus . Quidquid enim ille praecipiebat , observabat Esther : et ita cuncta faciebat ut eo tempore solita erat , quo eam parvulam nutriebat .
ወአደሞ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ነገር ፡ ወለመላእክቲሁ ፡ ወገብረ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ በከመ ፡ ይቤ ፡ ሜኬዎስ ።
Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him.
2:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וּמׇרְדֳּכַ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּשַֽׁעַר ־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ קָצַף֩ בִּגְתָ֨ן וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ שְׁנֵֽי ־סָרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹֽשׁ ׃
καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν οἱ δύο εὐνοῦχοι τοῦ βασιλέως οἱ ἀρχισωματοφύλακες ὅτι προήχθη Μαρδοχαῖος καὶ ἐζήτουν ἀποκτεῖναι Ἀρταξέρξην τὸν βασιλέα
Eo igitur tempore , quo Mardochaeus ad regis januam morabatur , irati sunt Bagathan et Thares duo eunuchi regis , qui janitores erant , et in primo palatii limine praesidebant : volueruntque insurgere in regem , et occidere eum .
ወለአከ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ መንግሥቱ ፡ ለለበሐውርቲሆሙ ፡ በከመ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ቃል ፡ ከመ ፡ ይፍርሃሆሙ ፡ አንስቲያሆሙ ፡ በውስተ ፡ አብያቲሆሙ ።
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, who were doorkeepers, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
2:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע הַדָּבָר֙ לְמׇרְדֳּכַ֔י וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה וַתֹּ֧אמֶר אֶסְתֵּ֛ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּשֵׁ֥ם מׇרְדֳּכָֽי ׃
καὶ ἐδηλώθη Μαρδοχαίῳ ὁ λόγος καὶ ἐσήμανεν Εσθηρ καὶ αὐτὴ ἐνεφάνισεν τῷ βασιλεῖ τὰ τῆς ἐπιβουλῆς
Quod Mardochaeum non latuit , statimque nuntiavit reginae Esther : et illa regi ex nomine Mardochaei , qui ad se rem detulerat .
— This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.
2:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ הַדָּבָר֙ וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א וַיִּתָּל֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם עַל ־עֵ֑ץ וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב בְּסֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃ {פ}
ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς ἤτασεν τοὺς δύο εὐνούχους καὶ ἐκρέμασεν αὐτούς καὶ προσέταξεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καταχωρίσαι εἰς μνημόσυνον ἐν τῇ βασιλικῇ βιβλιοθήκῃ ὑπὲρ τῆς εὐνοίας Μαρδοχαίου ἐν ἐγκωμίῳ
Quaesitum est , et inventum : et appensus est uterque eorum in patibulo . Mandatumque est historiis , et annalibus traditum coram rege .
— When this matter was investigated, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king’s presence.