Книга Есфири 1
1 И бысть по словесех сих во днех Артаксеркса: сей Артаксеркс от Индии обладаше сто двадесять седмию странами (даже до Ефиопии):
NOW it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces: )
2 во дни же тыя, егда седе на престоле царь Артаксеркс в Сусех граде,
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3 в третие лето царства своего, сотвори пир другом и прочым языком, и Персским и Мидским славным, и началным сатрапом,
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
4 и по сих, егда показа им богатство царства своего и славу веселия своего, во сто осмьдесят дний.
When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
5 И егда исполнишася дние пира, сотвори царь пиршество языком обретшымся во граде (Сусех) на дний шесть во дворе дому царева,
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
6 украшеннем виссонными и зелеиыми завесами, простертыми на ужах виссонных и червленичных, на колцах златых и сребряных, на столпех мраморных и каменных:
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
7 ложа злата и сребряна, на помосте камене смарагдова, и пиннинска и паринска мрамора, и плащаницы пестротами различными разцвечены, окрест шипцы разсеяни:
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another, ) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
8 сосуди злати и сребряни, и чаша анфракса (камене) предложенная, ценою талант тридесять тысящ: вино много и сладко, еже сам царь пияше: питие же сие не по уставленному закону бысть, тако бо восхоте царь и заповеда икономом сотворити волю свою и мужей.
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
9 И Астинь царица сотвори пир женам в дому цареве, идеже царь Артаксеркс.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10 В день же седмый развеселився царь, рече Аману и Вазану, и Фарре и Варазу, и Зафолфану и Аватазу и Фараву, седмим евнухом, иже служаху пред царем Артаксерксом,
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11 привести (Астинь) царицу пред него, еже воцарити ю и возложити на ню венец царский и показати ю всем началствующым и языком красоту ея, зане прекрасна бе.
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
12 И не послуша его Астинь царица приити со евнухи.
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13 И опечалися царь, и разгневася, и рече ближним своим: сице рече Астинь: сотворите убо о сем закон и суд.
Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
14 И приступиша к нему Аркесей и Сарсофей и Малисеар, началницы Персстии и Мидстии, иже близ царя, первии седящии при цари,
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom; )
15 и возвестиша ему по законом, како подобает сотворити царице Астини, яко не сотвори повеленных от царя чрез евнухи.
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16 И рече Мухей ко царю и к боляром: не царя единаго обиде Астинь царица, но и вся князи и началники царевы,
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 ибо поведа им словеса царицы, и како противорече царю:
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18 якоже убо противно рече царю Артаксерксу, сице и днесь госпожи жены прочыя князей Персских и Мидских, услышавшя царю реченная от нея, дерзнут такожде безчествовати мужеи своих:
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19 аще убо угодно царю, да повелит царским повелением, и да напишется по законом Мидским и Персским, и инако да не будет, ниже да внидет ктому царица к нему, и царство ея да предаст царь жене лучшей ея:
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20 и да будет услышан закон, иже от царя, егоже сотворит во царствии своем, и сице вся жены возложат честь на мужы своя от богата даже до убога.
And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great, ) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
21 И угодно бысть слово пред царем и началники, и сотвори царь, якоже рече ему Мухей,
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22 и посла царь книги во все царство по странам по языку их, да будет страх им в жилищих их.
For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
