5 — Esther

1And on the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s hall: now he sat upon his throne in the hall of the palace, over against the door of the house.Il terzo giorno si vestì Esther del manto reale, e andò nell'atrio interiore dell'appartamento del re, e si fermò dirimpetto alla sala del re. Egli era assiso sul suo trono nel fondo del palazzo dirimpetto alla porta della sala.AND the third day Esther put on royal garmentes, and stood in the court of the kings house, which was the inner agaynst the kings hal: but he sate vpon his throne in the consistorie of the palace, against the doore of the house.Die autem tertio induta est Esther regalibus vestimentis, et stetit in atrio domus regiæ, quod erat interius, contra basilicam regis: at ille sedebat super solium suum in consistorio palatii contra ostium domus. 2And when he saw Esther the queen standing, she pleased his eyes, and he held out toward her the golden sceptre, which he held in his hand and she drew near, and kissed the top of his sceptre.Or quando egli ebbe veduta la regina Esther, che si era soffermata, ella piacque a' suoi occhi, e le presentò il bastone di oro, che aveva in mano; ed ella si appressò, e baciò la punta del bastone.And when he had seene Esther the queene standing, she pleased his eies, and he put forth toward her the golden rod, which he held in his hand: who going neere, kissed the top of his rod.Cumque vidisset Esther reginam stantem, placuit oculis ejus, et extendit contra eam virgam auream, quam tenebat manu: quæ accedens, osculata est summitatem virgæ ejus. 3And the king said to her: What wilt thou, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee.E dissele il re: Che vuoi tu, regina Esther? che domandi? Quand'anche tu chiedessi la metà del regno, ti sarà data.And the king said to her: What wilt thou queene Esther? what is thy request? yea if thou wilt aske the halfe part of the kingdom, it shal be geuen thee.Dixitque ad eam rex: Quid vis, Esther regina ? quæ est petitio tua ? etiam si dimidiam partem regni petieris, dabitur tibi. 4But she answered: If it please the king, I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared.Ed ella rispose: Se così piace al re, io supplico, che tu venga oggi da a me, al convito da me preparato, e teco Aman.But she answered: If it please the king, I beseech thee that thou come to me this day, and Aman with thee to a banket, which I haue prepared.At illa respondit: Si regi placet, obsecro ut venias ad me hodie, et Aman tecum, ad convivium quod paravi.

5And the king said forthwith: Call ye Aman quickly, that he may obey Esther’s will. So the king and Aman came to the banquet which the queen had prepared for them.E subito il re disse: Si chiami Aman, affinchè faccia quello, che Esther vuole. Così il re, e Aman andarono al convito preparato dalla regina.And the king forthwith, cal ye Aman, quoth he, quickly, that he may obey Esthers wil. The king therfore and Aman came to the banket, which the queene had prepared for them.Statimque rex: Vocate, inquit, cito Aman ut Esther obediat voluntati. Venerunt itaque rex et Aman ad convivium, quod eis regina paraverat. 6And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine plentifully: What dost thou desire should be given thee? and for what thing askest thou? although thou shouldst ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it.E il re dopo che ebbe bevuto del vino in copia, le disse: Che vuoi tu ch'io ti faccia dare? e che domandi tu? è Quand'anche tu chiedessi la metà del mio regno, la otterrai.And the king said to her, after that he had drunke wine aboundantly. What doest thou desire to be geuen thee? and for what thing askest thou? although thou aske the half part of my kingdom, thou shalt obteyne.Dixitque ei rex, postquam vinum biberat abundanter: Quid petis ut detur tibi ? et pro qua re postulas ? etiam si dimidiam partem regni mei petieris, impetrabis. 7And Esther answered: My petition and request is this:Risposegli Esther: La mia domanda, e le mie preghiere son queste:To whom Esther answered: My petition, and requestes are these:Cui respondit Esther: Petitio mea, et preces sunt istæ: 8If I have found favour in the king’s sight, and if it please the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Aman come to the banquet which I have prepared them, and to morrow I will open my mind to the king.Se io ho trovato grazia dinanzi a te, e se al re piace di concedermi quello, ch'io domando, e di esaudire la mia preghiera, venga il re, e Aman al convito, che io ho lor preparato, e domane svelerò al re le mie brame.If I haue found grace in the kings sight, and if it please the king to geue that which I aske, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Aman come to the banket, which I haue prepared them, and to morrow I wil open my wil to the king.si inveni in conspectu regis gratiam, et si regi placet ut det mihi quod postulo, et meam impleat petitionem: veniat rex et Aman ad convivium quod paravi eis, et cras aperiam regi voluntatem meam.

9So Aman went out that day joyful and merry. And when he saw Mardochai sitting before the gate of the palace, and that he not only did not rise up to honour him, but did not so much as move from the place where he sat, he was exceedingly angry:Se n'andò dunque quel giorno Aman lieto, e festante. Ma avendo veduto Mardocheo, che sedeva dinanzi alle porte del palazzo, e che non solamente non si era alzato per salutarlo, ma neppur si era mosso dal posto, ove sedeva, ne prese ira grande:Aman therfore went forth that day ioyful and merie. And when he had seene Mardocheus sitting before the doores of the palace, and not onlie not to haue risen vp to him, but not so much as to haue moued from the place where he sate, he was wrath excedingly:Egressus est itaque illo die Aman lætus et alacer. Cumque vidisset Mardochæum sedentem ante fores palatii, et non solum non assurrexisse sibi, sed nec motum quidem de loco sessionis suæ, indignatus est valde: 10But dissembling his anger, and returning into his house, he called together to him his friends, and Zares his wife:Ma dissimulando lo sdegno se ne tornò a casa sua, e convocò i suoi amici con Zares sua moglie:and dissembling his anger, and returning into his house, he called together vnto him his freindes, and Zares his wife:et dissimulata ira reversus in domum suam, convocavit ad se amicos suos, et Zares uxorem suam, 11And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.E rammentò loro le sue grandi ricchezze, la turba de' figliuoli, e a quanta gloria lo avesse innalzato il re sopra tutti i principi, e cortigiani suoi.and he declared to them the greatnesse of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glorie the king had aduanced him aboue al his princes and seruantes.et exposuit illis magnitudinem divitiarum suarum, filiorumque turbam, et quanta eum gloria super omnes principes et servos suos rex elevasset. 12And after this he said: Queen Esther also hath invited no other to the banquet with the king, but me: and with her I am also to dine to morrow with the king:E poscia disse: Anche la regina Esther nissun altro ha chiamato col re al convito fuori di me, e da lei desinerò anche domani col re.And after these things he said. Queene Esther also hath called none other to the banket with the king, but me: with whom to morow also I shal dine with the king.Et post hæc ait: Regina quoque Esther nullum alium vocavit ad convivium cum rege præter me: apud quam etiam cras cum rege pransurus sum.

13And whereas I have all these things, I think I have nothing, so long as I see Mardochai the Jew sitting before the king’s gate.E contuttoché io mi abbia tante cose, non mi pare di aver nulla, fino a tanto che io vedrò il Giudeo Mardocheo a sedere dinanzi alla porta reale.And wheras I haue al these things, I thinke I haue nothing so long as I shal see Mardocheus the Iew sitting before the kings doores.Et cum hæc omnia habeam, nihil me habere puto, quamdiu videro Mardochæum Judæum sedentem ante fores regias. 14Then Zares his wife, and the rest of his friends answered him: Order a great beam to be prepared, fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king, that Mardochai may be hanged upon it, and so thou shalt go full of joy with the king to the banquet. The counsel pleased him, and he commanded a high gibbet to be prepared.Ma Zares sua moglie, e gli amici tutti gli risposero: Ordina che si ammannisca una gran trave alta cinquanta cubiti; e domattina di' al re, che sia fatto ad essa appiccar Mardocheo, e così andrai contento al convito. Piacque a lui questo consiglio, e ordinò, che fosse preparata la trave.And Zares his wife, & the rest of his frendes answered him: Cōmand a great beame to be prepared, hauing fiftie cubites in height, and speake in the morning to the king, that Mardocheus may be hanged vpon it, and so thou shalt goe ioyful with the king to the banket. The counsel pleased him, and he commanded an high gallowes to be prepared.Responderuntque ei Zares uxor ejus, et ceteri amici: Jube parari excelsam trabem, habentem altitudinis quinquaginta cubitos, et dic mane regi ut appendatur super eam Mardochæus, et sic ibis cum rege lætus ad convivium. Placuit ei consilium, et jussit excelsam parari crucem.