Esther 4
1 When Mordecai had heard this, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth, strewing ashes on his head, and he cried out with a loud voice in the main street of the city, revealing the anguish of his soul.
Мардохей же разумев замышляемое, раздра ризы своя и облечеся во вретище и посыпася пепелом: и скочив в пространную улицу града, возопи воплем великим и горьким: взимается род ничтоже преступивый.
2 And he continued with this lamenting, even up to the gate of the palace, for no one clothed with sackcloth is permitted to enter the king’s court.
И прииде даже до врат царевых и ста: не леть бо бе ему внити во двор во вретище облечену и пепелом осыпану сущу.
3 Likewise, in all provinces, towns, and places where the king’s cruel decision arrived, there was extraordinary mourning among the Jews with fasting, wailing, and weeping, with many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed.
И во всяцей стране, идеже показовахуся писания (царева), вопль бе и плачь и рыдание превелие Иудеом, вретище и пепел постилаху себе.
4 Then Esther’s maids and eunuchs went in and informed her. When she heard it, she was shocked, and she sent a garment to clothe him and to take away the sackcloth, but he would not accept it.
И внидоща рабыни и евнуси царицыны и возвестиша ей. И смятеся услышавши бывшее: и посла ризы облещи Мардохеа и сняти вретище его. И не послуша.
5 And she sent for Hathach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to minister to her, and she instructed him to go to Mordecai and to discern from him why he was doing this.
Есфирь же призва Ахрафеа скопца своего, предстоящаго ей,
6 And departing, Hathach went to Mordecai, who was standing in the street of the city, in front of the palace entrance.
и посла его уведати от Мардохеа истину.
7 He told him everything that had happened, how Haman had promised to transfer silver into the king’s treasury for the death of the Jews.
Мардохей же сказа ему бывшее, и обещание, еже обеша Аман царю в сокровищный дом (положити) десять тысящ талант сребра, да погубит Иудей:
8 Also, he gave him a copy of the edict that was hanging up in Susa, so that he would show it to the queen and advise her to go in to the king and beg him on behalf of her people.
и списание (повеления) изданнаго в Сусех (граде) на погубление их даде ему, да покажет Есфири: и рече ему, заповедати ей ити молити царя и просити его о людех, поминаюши дни смирения твоего, како воспитана еси в руце моей, зане Аман вторый по цари глагола противу нам на смерть: призови Господа и глаголи царю о нас, да избавит нас от смерти.
9 And Hathach returned and informed Esther of all that Mordecai had said.
Вшед же Ахрафей, поведа Есфири вся глаголы сия.
10 She answered him, and ordered him say to Mordecai:
И рече Есфирь ко Ахрафею: иди к Мардохею и рцы:
11 “All the servants of the king and all the provinces that are under his realm understand that anyone, whether man or woman, who enters the king’s inner court, who has not been summoned, is immediately to be put to death without any delay, unless the king should happen to extend the golden scepter to him, as a sign of clemency, so that he will be able to live. How then can I go in to the king, when, for thirty days now, I have not been called to him?”
понеже вси языцы царствия ведят, яко всяк муж или жена, иже аще внидет ко царвеи во внутренний дом не призван, несть ему спасения, точию к немуже аще прострет царь златый жезл, сей спасен будет: аз же несмь звана внити ко царю се уже тридесять дний.
12 And when Mordecai had heard this, he again sent word to Esther, saying, “Do not think that you will save so much as your own soul, just because you are in the king’s house and are above all the Jews.
И возвести Ахрафей Мардохею вся глаголы Есфирины.
13 And when Mordecai had heard this, he again sent word to Esther, saying, “Do not think that you will save so much as your own soul, just because you are in the king’s house and are above all the Jews.
И рече Мардохей ко Ахрафею: иди и рцы ей: Есфире, да не речеши в себе, яко ты едина спасешися во царствии паче всех Иудей:
14 For, if you remain silent now, the Jews will be delivered through some other opportunity, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for this reason, so that you would be prepared for such a time as this?”
зане аще преслушаеши в сие время, отинуду помощь и покров будет Иудеом, ты же и дом отца твоего погибнете: и кто весть, аще на сие время воцарилася еси?
15 And again Esther sent to Mordecai in these words:
И посла Есфирь пришедшаго к ней ко Мардохею, глаголющи:
16 “Go and gather together all the Jews whom you will find in Susa, and pray for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights, and I will fast with my handmaids similarly, and then I will go in to the king, doing what is against the law, not having been called, and so expose myself to mortal danger.”
шед собери Иудеи иже в Сусех, и поститеся о мне, и не ядите ниже пийте три дни день и нощь: аз же и служебницы моя (такожде) не имамы ясти: и тогда вниду ко царю кроме закона, аще и погибнути ми приключится.
17 And so Mordecai went, and he did everything that Esther had instructed him.
И шед Мардохей сотвори, елика заповеда ему Есфирь.
