Esther 1 глава

Esther
New American Standard Bible → Елизаветинская на русском

Now it took place in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,

И бысть по словесех сих во днех артаксеркса: сей артаксеркс от индии обладаше сто двадесять седмию странами (даже до ефиопии):

in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,

во дни же тыя, егда седе на престоле царь артаксеркс в сусех граде,

in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his princes and attendants, the army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of his provinces being in his presence.

в третие лето царства своего, сотвори пир другом и прочым языком, и персским и мидским славным, и началным сатраиом,

And he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days.

и по сих, егда показа им богатство царства своего и славу веселия своего, во сто осмьдесят дний.

When these days were completed, the king gave a banquet lasting seven days for all the people who were present at the citadel in Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.

И егда исполнишася дние пира, сотвори царь пиршество языком обретшымся во граде (сусех) на дний шесть во дворе дому царева,

There were hangings of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.

украшеннем виссонными и зелеиыми завесами, простертыми на ужах виссонных и червленичных, на колцах златых и сребряных, на столпех мраморных и каменных:

Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful according to the king’s bounty.

ложа злата и сребряна, на помосте камене смарагдова, и пиннинска и паринска мрамора, и плащаницы пестротами различными разцвечены, окрест шипцы разсеяни:

The drinking was done according to the law, there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household that he should do according to the desires of each person.

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.

Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

И астинь царица сотвори пир женам в дому цареве, идеже царь артаксеркс.

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

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,

to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she was beautiful.

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.

But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command delivered by the eunuchs. Then the king became very angry and his wrath burned within him.

И не послуша его астинь царица приити со евнухи.

Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times — for it was the custom of the king so to speak before all who knew law and justice

И опечалися царь, и разгневася, и рече ближним своим: сице рече астинь: сотворите убо о сем закон и суд.

and were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom —

И приступиша к нему аркесей и сарсофей и малисеар, началницы персстии и мидстии, иже близ царя, первии седящии при цари,

“According to law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?”

и возвестиша ему по законом, како подобает сотворити царице астини, яко не сотвори повеленных от царя чрез евнухи.

In the presence of the king and the princes, Memucan said, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.

И рече мухей ко царю и к боляром: не царя единаго обиде астинь царица, но и вся князи и началники царевы,

“For the queen’s conduct will become known to all the women causing them to look with contempt on their husbands by saying, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in to his presence, but she did not come.’

ибо поведа им словеса царицы, и како противорече царю:

“This day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s conduct will speak in the same way to all the king’s princes, and there will be plenty of contempt and anger.

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:

“If it pleases the king, let a royal edict be issued by him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to another who is more worthy than she.

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:

“When the king’s edict which he will make is heard throughout all his kingdom, great as it is, then all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small.”

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.

This word pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.

И угодно бысть слово пред царем и началники, и сотвори царь, якоже рече ему мухей,

So he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, to each province according to its script and to every people according to their language, that every man should be the master in his own house and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.

и посла царь книги во все царство по странам по языку их, да будет страх им в жилищих их.

« 13 глава 2 глава »