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1 These events happened in the time of Ahasuerus, who ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia
Pripetilo se je torej v dneh kralja Ahasvérja (to je Ahasvérja, ki je kraljeval od Indije celo do Etiopije, nad sto sedemindvajsetimi provincami),
2 from his royal throne in the fortified palace of Susa.
da je v tistih dneh, ko je Kralj Ahasvér sedel na prestolu svojega kraljestva, ki je bilo v palači Suze,
3 In the third year of his reign, the king gave a feast for all his officers and courtiers. The commanders of the military forces of Persia and Media, the nobles and provincial rulers were present
v tretjem letu njegovega kraljevanja, priredil gostijo vsem svojim princem in svojim služabnikom; moči Perzije in Medije, plemičem in princem provinc, ki so bili pred njim,
4 while for one hundred and eighty days he showed them the glorious riches of his kingdom and the costliness of his magnificent regalia.
ko jim je mnogo dni kazal bogastva svojega veličastnega kraljestva in čast svojega odličnega veličanstva, celó sto osemdeset dni.
5 When these days were ended, the king held a banquet for all the people who were present in the royal palace at Susa, high and low alike. It was a seven days’ feast in the enclosed garden of the royal palace.
Ko so ti dnevi minili, je kralj priredil gostijo vsemu ljudstvu, ki je bilo prisotno v palači Suze, tako velikim kakor malim, sedem dni na dvoru vrta kraljeve palače,
6 There were white and violet cotton curtains fastened to silver rings and pillars of marble with cords of fine purple wool and linen. The couches were of gold and silver placed upon a mosaic pavement of alabaster, white marble, mother-of-pearl, and dark stone.
kjer so bile bele, zelene in modre tanke preproge, pritrjene z vrvicami iz tankega lanenega platna in vijolične, k srebrnim obročem in stebrom iz marmorja. Postelje so bile iz zlata in srebra, na tlaku iz rdečega, modrega, belega in črnega marmorja.
7 Drink was brought in vessels of gold – which were all different – and the king’s wine was provided with royal liberality.
Dajali so jim piti iz zlatih posod (posode so bile različne ena od druge) in kraljevega vina v obilju, glede na kraljevo razkošje.
8 The drinking was unrestricted, for the king had directed all the officers of his household to let each man do as he pleased.
Pitje je bilo glede na postavo. Nihče ni silil, kajti tako je kralj določil vsem častnikom njegove hiše, da naj storijo glede na užitek vsakega človeka.
9 Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the King Ahasuerus’ royal palace.
Prav tako je kraljica Vaští pripravila gostijo za ženske v kraljevi hiši, ki je pripadala Kralju Ahasvérju.
10 On the seventh day, when the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zathar and Carkas, his seven eunuch attendants
Na sedmi dan, ko je bilo kraljevo srce veselo od vina, je ukazal Mehumánu, Bizetáju, Harbonáju, Bigtáju, Abagtáju, Zetárju in Karkásu, sedmim glavnim dvornim upraviteljem, ki so služili v prisotnosti Kralja Ahasvérja,
11 to bring Queen Vashti before him with the royal diadem on her head, to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was very beautiful.
da privedejo kraljico Vaští s kraljevo krono pred kralja, da ljudstvu in princem pokaže njeno lepoto, kajti bila je lepa na pogled.
12 But Queen Vashti refused to come as the king commanded through the eunuchs. Then the king became very angry and his fury burned within him.
Toda kraljica Vaští je odklonila, da pride na kraljevo zapoved po njegovih glavnih dvornih upraviteljih. Zato je bil kralj zelo ogorčen in njegova jeza je gorela v njem.
13 The king turned to the wise men who knew the precedents, for it was his custom to confer with those wise in law.
Potem je kralj rekel modrim možem, ki so poznali čase (Kajti tak je bil kraljev običaj do vseh teh, ki so poznali postavo in sodbo
14 Those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king and were highest in the kingdom.
in takoj poleg njega so bili Karšenáj, Šetár, Admát, Taršíš, Meres, Marsenáj in Memuhán, sedem princev iz Perzije in Medije, ki so videli kraljevo obličje in ki so prvi sedeli v kraljestvu.)
15 ‘Queen Vashti’, the king said, ‘has failed to obey my royal command – the command of King Ahasuerus conveyed through the eunuchs! What does the law say should be done to her?’
»Kaj naj storimo kraljici Vaští, glede na postavo, ker po glavnih dvornih upraviteljih ni izpolnila zapovedi Kralja Ahasvérja?«
16 Memucan replied before the king and the officials, ‘Queen Vashti has done wrong not only to the king but also to all the officials and to all the peoples in all of the king’s provinces.
Memuhán je pred kraljem in princi odgovoril: »Kraljica Vaští ni storila narobe samo kralju, temveč tudi vsem princem in vsemu ljudstvu, ki so po vseh provincah Kralja Ahasvérja.
17 The refusal of the queen will be reported to all the women with the result that it will make them despise their husbands. They will say, “King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in before him, but she did not come!”
Kajti to dejanje kraljice bo prišlo povsod do vseh žensk, tako da bodo v svojih očeh prezirale svoje soproge, ko bo to sporočeno: ›Kralj Ahasvér je zapovedal kraljici Vaští, da bi bila privedena predenj, toda ni prišla.‹
18 This very day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the refusal of the queen will tell it to all the king’s officials, and there will be contempt and strife!
Podobno bodo gospe iz Perzije in Medije, ki so slišale o kraljičinem dejanju, ta dan rekle vsem kraljevim princem. Tako bo vstalo preveč zaničevanja in besa.
19 If it seems best to the king, let him send out a royal edict. Let it be written among the laws of Persia and Media, never to be repealed, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus. Let the king give her place as queen to another who is more worthy than she.
Če to ugaja kralju, naj gre od njega kraljeva zapoved in naj bo ta zapisana med postave Perzijcev in Medijcev, da ta ne bo predrugačena: ›Da Vaští ne pride več pred Kralja Ahasvérja. Kralj pa naj njen kraljevi stan izroči drugi, ki je boljša kakor ona.‹
20 When the king’s decree which he makes is heard throughout his kingdom – great as it is – the wives of all classes will give honour to their husbands.’
Ko bo kraljevi odlok, ki ga bo izdal, razglašen po vsem njegovem kraljestvu (kajti to je veliko), bodo vse žene dale svojim soprogom spoštovanje, tako malim, kakor velikim.«
21 The proposal pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan advised.
Govor je ugajal kralju in princem in kralj je storil glede na Memuhánovo besedo.
22 He sent letters to all the provinces, to every province in its own system of writing and to every people in their language, that every man should be master in his own house!
Kajti poslal je pisma v vse kraljeve province, v vsako provinco glede na njeno pisavo in vsakemu ljudstvu glede na njihov jezik, da bi vsak mož vladal v svoji lastni hiši in da bi bilo to razglašeno glede na jezik vsakega ljudstva.
