Esther 1
1 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: )
У време Асвирово, а тај Асвир цароваше од Индије до Етиопије у сто и двадесет и седам земаља,
2 That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town,
У то време, кад сеђаше цар Асвир на престолу царства свог у Сусану царском граду,
3 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;
Треће године царовања свог учини гозбу свим кнезовима својим и слугама својим, те беше код њега сила персијска и мидска, властељи и управитељи земаљски;
4 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.
И он показиваше богатство и славу царства свог и дику и красоту величине своје много дана, сто и осамдесет дана.
5 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.
И после тих дана учини цар свему народу што га беше у Сусану царском граду од малог до великог гозбу за седам дана у трему у врту од царског двора.
6 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.
Завеси бели, зелени и љубичасти беху обешени врпцама белим, ланеним и скерлетним о биочузима сребрним на ступовима мраморним; одри беху златни и сребрни по поду од зеленог, белог, жутог и црвеног мрамора.
7 And they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king.
А пиће даваху у судовима златним, и то у судовима другим и другим, а вина царског беше изобила, како може бити у цара.
8 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.
И пићем нико не наваљиваше по наредби, јер цар беше заповедио свим приставима дома свог да чине како ко хоће.
9 And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.
И царица Астина учини гозбу женама у царском двору цара Асвира.
10 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,
Седми дан кад се цар развесели од вина рече Меуману, Висати, Арвони, Викти, Авакти, Зетару и Харкасу, седморици дворана који двораху пред царем Асвиром,
11 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.
Да доведу царицу Астину пред цара под царским венцем, да покаже народима и кнезовима лепоту њену, јер беше лепа.
12 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.
Али царица Астина не хте доћи на реч цареву, коју јој поручи по дворанима; зато се цар врло разгневи и гнев се његов распали у њему.
13 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:
И рече цар мудрацима који разумеваху времена (јер тако цар изношаше ствари пред све који разумеваху закон и правду,
14 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: )
А најближи до њега беху Карсена, Сетар, Адмата, Тарсис, Мерес, Марсена и Мемукан, седам кнезова персијских и мидских, који гледаху лице царево и сеђаху на првим местима у царству):
15 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?
Шта треба по закону чинити с царицом Астином што није учинила шта је заповедио цар Асвир преко дворана?
16 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;
Тада рече Мемукан пред царем и кнезовима: Није само цару скривила царица Астина него и свим кнезовима и свим народима по свим земљама цара Асвира.
17 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.
Јер ће се дело царичино разићи међу све жене, па ће презирати мужеве своје говорећи: Цар Асвир заповеди да доведу преда њ царицу Астину, а она не дође.
18 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.
И од данас ће кнегиње персијске и мидске које чују шта је учинила царица тако говорити свим кнезовима царевим; те ће бити много пркоса и свађе.
19 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.
Ако је угодно цару, да изиђе царска заповест од њега и да се упише међу законе персијске и мидске да је непроменљиво, да Астина не излази више пред цара Асвира и да ће цар дати њено царство другој, бољој од ње.
20 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.
И кад се заповест царева коју учини чује по царству његовом свему коликом, све ће жене поштовати своје мужеве, од великог до малог.
21 And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;
И ово би по вољи цару и кнезовима, и учини цар како рече Мемукан.
22 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.
И разасла књиге по свим земљама царским, у сваку земљу њеним писмом и сваком народу његовим језиком, да би сваки муж био господар у својој кући; и би проглашено језиком сваког народа.
