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Esther
New Living Translation → Елизаветинская на русском

These events happened in the days of King Xerxes,a who reigned over 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia.b

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

At that time Xerxes ruled his empire from his royal throne at the fortress of 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 nobles and officials. He invited all the military officers of Persia and Media as well as the princes and nobles of the provinces.

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

The celebration lasted 180 days — a tremendous display of the opulent wealth of his empire and the pomp and splendor of his majesty.

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

When it was all over, the king gave a banquet for all the people, from the greatest to the least, who were in the fortress of Susa. It lasted for seven days and was held in the courtyard of the palace garden.

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

The courtyard was beautifully decorated with white cotton curtains and blue hangings, which were fastened with white linen cords and purple ribbons to silver rings embedded in marble pillars. Gold and silver couches stood on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly 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 gold goblets of many designs, and there was an abundance of royal wine, reflecting the king’s generosity.

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

By edict of the king, no limits were placed on the drinking, for the king had instructed all his palace officials to serve each man as much as he wanted.

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.

At the same time, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.

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

On the seventh day of the feast, when King Xerxes was in high spirits because of the wine, he told the seven eunuchs who attended him — Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas —

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 to him with the royal crown on her head. He wanted the nobles and all the other men to gaze on her beauty, for she was a very beautiful woman.

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 when they conveyed the king’s order to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. This made the king furious, and he burned with anger.

И не послуша его астинь царица приити со евнухи.

He immediately consulted with his wise advisers, who knew all the Persian laws and customs, for he always asked their advice.

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

The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan — seven nobles of Persia and Media. They met with the king regularly and held the highest positions in the empire.

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

“What must be done to Queen Vashti?” the king demanded. “What penalty does the law provide for a queen who refuses to obey the king’s orders, properly sent through his eunuchs?”

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

Memucan answered the king and his nobles, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also every noble and citizen throughout your empire.

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

Women everywhere will begin to despise their husbands when they learn that Queen Vashti has refused to appear before the king.

ибо поведа им словеса царицы, и како противорече царю:

Before this day is out, the wives of all the king’s nobles throughout Persia and Media will hear what the queen did and will start treating their husbands the same way. There will be no end to their 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:

“So if it please the king, we suggest that you issue a written decree, a law of the Persians and Medes that cannot be revoked. It should order that Queen Vashti be forever banished from the presence of King Xerxes, and that the king should choose another queen 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 this decree is published throughout the king’s vast empire, husbands everywhere, whatever their rank, will receive proper respect from their wives!”

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.

The king and his nobles thought this made good sense, so he followed Memucan’s counsel.

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

He sent letters to all parts of the empire, to each province in its own script and language, proclaiming that every man should be the ruler of his own home and should say whatever he pleases.c

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

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