Ester 1
1 Y aconteció en los días de Asuero, el Asuero que reinó desde la India hasta la Etiopía, sobre ciento y veinte y siete provincias:
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: )
2 En aquellos días, como se asentó el rey Asuero sobre el trono de su reino, el cual era en Susán cabecera del reino,
That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town,
3 En el tercero año de su reino hizo banquete a todos sus príncipes y siervos, la fuerza de Persia y de Media, gobernadores, y príncipes de provincias delante de él,
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;
4 Para mostrar él las riquezas de la gloria de su reino, y la honra de la hermosura de su grandeza, por muchos días, ciento y ochenta días.
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.
5 Y cumplidos estos días, hizo el rey a todo el pueblo que se halló en Susán la cabecera del reino, desde el mayor hasta el menor, hizo banquete siete días, en el patio del huerto del palacio real.
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.
6 El pabellón era de blanco, verde, y cárdeno, tendido sobre cuerdas de lino y púrpura, en sortijas de plata, y columnas de mármol: los lechos de oro y de plata, sobre losado de pórfido, y de mármol, y de alabastro, y de cárdeno.
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.
7 Y daban a beber en vasos de oro, y vasos diferentes de otros, y mucho vino real, conforme a la facultad del rey.
And they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king.
8 Y la bebida por ley: que nadie constriñiese: porque así lo había mandado el rey a todos los mayordomos de su casa: que se hiciese según la voluntad de cada uno.
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.
9 Asimismo la reina Vasti hizo banquete de mujeres en la casa real del rey Asuero.
And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.
10 El séptimo día estando el corazón del rey bueno del vino, mandó a Meumán, y Bazata, y Harbona, y Bagata, y Abgata, y Zetar, y Carcas, siete eunucos, que servían delante del rey Asuero,
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,
11 Que trajesen a la reina Vasti delante del rey con la corona del reino, para mostrar a los pueblos y a los príncipes su hermosura; porque era hermosa de parecer.
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.
12 Y la reina Vasti no quiso venir al mandado del rey que le envió por mano de los eunucos: y enojóse el rey muy mucho, y encendióse su ira en él.
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.
13 Y preguntó el rey a los sabios que sabían los tiempos: porque así era la costumbre del rey para con todos los que sabían la ley y el derecho:
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:
14 Y estaban junto a él Carsena, y Setar, y Admata, y Társis, y Mares, y Marsana, y Memucán, siete príncipes de Persia y de Media, que veían la faz del rey, y se asentaban los primeros del reino:
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: )
15 Según la ley qué se había de hacer con la reina Vasti, por cuanto no había hecho el mandamiento del rey Asuero enviado por mano de los eunucos.
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?
16 Y dijo Memucán delante del rey y de los príncipes: No solamente contra el rey ha pecado la reina Vasti, mas contra todos los príncipes: y contra todos los pueblos, que son en todas las provincias del rey Asuero.
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;
17 Porque esta palabra de la reina saldrá a todas las mujeres para hacer tener en poca estima a sus maridos, diciéndoles: El rey Asuero mandó traer delante de sí a la reina Vasti, y ella no vino.
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.
18 Y entonces dirán esto las señoras de Persia y de Media, que oyeren el hecho de la reina, a todos los príncipes del rey: y habrá asaz menosprecio y enojo.
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.
19 Si parece bien al rey, salga mandamiento real de delante de él, y escríbase entre las leyes de Persia y de Media, y no sea traspasado: Que no venga Vasti delante del rey Asuero: y dé el rey su reino a su compañera que sea mejor que ella.
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.
20 Y será oído el hecho que el rey hará en todo su reino, aunque es grande; y todas las mujeres darán honra a sus maridos, desde el mayor hasta el menor.
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.
21 Y plugo esta palabra en ojos del rey y de los príncipes: e hizo el rey conforme al dicho de Memucán.
And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;
22 Y envió cartas a todas las provincias del rey, a cada provincia conforme a su escritura, y a cada pueblo conforme a su lenguaje: Que todo varón fuese señor en su casa: y hable según la lengua de su pueblo.
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.
