9 — Esther

1So on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said above is called Adar, when all the Jews were designed to be massacred, and their enemies were greedy after their blood, the case being altered, the Jews began to have the upper hand, and to revenge themselves of their adversaries.Quindi è che il duodecimo mese, il quale come già abbia detto, è chiamato Adar, ai tredici del mese, quando per tutti i Giudei era preparato l'esterminio, e i loro nemici volean dissetarsi del loro sangue, cangiate le cose, principiarono i Giudei a star di sopra, e a prender vendetta de' loro avversari.THERFORE in the thirtenth day of the twelth moneth, which we haue said now before to be called Adar, when slaughter was prepared for al the Iewes, and their enemies gaped after their bloud, the case being changed to the contrarie, the Iewes began to be superiours, and to reuenge them selues of their aduersaries.Igitur duodecimi mensis, quem Adar vocari ante jam diximus, tertiadecima die, quando cunctis Judæis interfectio parabatur, et hostes eorum inhiabant sanguini, versa vice Judæi superiores esse cœperunt, et se de adversariis vindicare. 2And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people.E si adunarono in tutte le città, e castelli, e luoghi, per assalire i lor nemici, e persecutori: e nissuno ardi di resistere, perchè il timore della loro grandezza si era impossessato di tutti i popoli.And they were gathered together in euerie citie, and towne, and place, to extend their hand against their enemies, and their persecutors. And none durst resist, because the feare of their greatnes did penetrate al peoples.Congregatique sunt per singulas civitates, oppida, et loca, ut extenderent manum contra inimicos, et persecutores suos. Nullusque ausus est resistere, eo quod omnes populos magnitudinis eorum formido penetrarat. 3And the judges of the provinces, and the governors, and lieutenants, and every one in dignity, that presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardochai:Imperocché anche i giudici delle Provincie, e i governatori, e i procuratori, e tutte le dignità, che presedevano in ciascun luogo' ai lavori, prestavan favore a' Giudei per timore di Mardocheo,For both the iudges of the prouinces, and captaynes, and lieutenantes, and euerie dignitie, that was chiefe ouer euerie place and worke, extolled the Iewes for feare of Mardocheus:Nam et provinciarum judices, et duces, et procuratores, omnisque dignitas quæ singulis locis ac operibus præerat, extollebant Judæos timore Mardochæi, 4For they knew him to be prince of the palace, and to have great power: and the fame of his name increased daily, and was spread abroad through all men’s mouths.Il quale sapevano, che era principe del palazzo, e che poteva assaissimo: e la rinomanza di lui cresceva ogni giorno, e volava di bocca in bocca.whom they knew to be prince of the palace, and to be able to doe very much: the fame also of his name increased dayly, and flew abroad through al mens mouthes.quem principem esse palatii, et plurimum posse cognoverant: fama quoque nominis ejus crescebat quotidie, et per cunctorum ora volitabat.

5So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them:Così i Giudei fecero grande strage de' lor nemici, e li trucidavano rendendo loro quello, che avean preparato per essi:Therfore the Iewes stroke their enemies with a great slaughter, and slew them, repaying them that which they had prepared to doe to them:Itaque percusserunt Judæi inimicos suos plaga magna, et occiderunt eos, reddentes eis quod sibi paraverant facere: 6Insomuch that even in Susan they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews: whose names are these:Talmente che in Susa stessa uccisero cinquecento persone, oltre i dieci figliuoli di Aman figliuolo di Agag, nemico de' Giudei, de' quali figliuoli i nomi son questi:in so much that in Susan also they killed fiue hundred men, besides the tenne sonnes of Aman the Agagite the enemie of the Iewes: whose names be these:in tantum ut etiam in Susan quingentos viros interficerent, extra decem filios Aman Agagitæ hostis Judæorum: quorum ista sunt nomina: 7Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and EsphathaPharsandata, e Delphon, ed Esphata,Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and Esphatha,Pharsandatha, et Delphon, et Esphatha, 8And Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,E Phorata, e Adalia, e Aridata,and Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha.et Phoratha, et Adalia, et Aridatha, 9And Phermesta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Jezatha.E Phermesta, e Arisai, e Aridai, e Jezata.and Phormesta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Iezatha.et Phermesta, et Arisai, et Aridai, et Jezatha. 10And when they had slain them, they would not touch the spoils of their goods.Uccisi i quali, non vollero toccare, né predar nulla delle loro sostanze.Whom when they had slaine, they would not take prayes of their goodes.Quos cum occidissent, prædas de substantiis eorum tangere noluerunt. 11And presently the number of them that were killed in Susan was brought to the king.Or fu subito riferito al re il numero di quelli, che erano stati uccisi in Susa:And by and by the number of them that were killed in Susan, was brought to the king.Statimque numerus eorum, qui occisi erant in Susan, ad regem relatus est. 12And he said to the queen: The Jews have killed five hundred men in the city of Susan, besides the ten sons of Aman: how many dost thou think they have slain in all the provinces? What askest thou more, and what wilt thou have me to command to be done?Ed ei disse alla regina: Nella città di Susa i Giudei hanno ucciso cinquecento persone, e di più dieci figliuoli di Aman: quanto grande credi tu, che sia la strage, ch'ei fanno in tutte le provincie? che chiedi di più, e che vuoi ch'io comandi che si faccia?Who said to the queene: In the citie of Susan the Iewes haue killed fiue hundred men, besides the ten sonnes of Aman: how great a slaughter thinkest thou doe they make in al the prouinces? what askest thou more, & what wilt thou that I cōmand to be done?Qui dixit reginæ: In urbe Susan interfecerunt Judæi quingentos viros, et alios decem filios Aman: quantam putas eos exercere cædem in universis provinciis ? quid ultra postulas, et quid vis ut fieri jubeam ?

13And she answered: If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews, to do to morrow in Susan as they have done to day, and that the ten sons of Aman may be hanged upon gibbets.Ed ella rispose: Se così piace al re, sia data permissione a' Giudei, che come oggi hanno fatto in Susa, così facciano anche domani, e che i dieci figliuoli di Aman siano appesi al patibolo.To whom she answered: If it please the king, let there authoritie be geuen to the Iewes, that as they haue done to day in Susan, so also they may doe to morow, and that the tenne sonnes of Aman be hanged on gibbettes.Cui illa respondit: Si regi placet, detur potestas Judæis, ut sicut fecerunt hodie in Susan, sic et cras faciant, et decem filii Aman in patibulis suspendantur. 14And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.E il re ordinò, che così fosse fatto; e subito ne fu affisso l'editto in Susa, e i dieci figliuoli di Aman furono appiccati.And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forth with the edict hong in Susan, and the tenne sonnes of Aman were hanged.Præcepitque rex ut ita fieret. Statimque in Susan pependit edictum, et decem filii Aman suspensi sunt. 15And on the fourteenth day of the month Adar the Jews gathered themselves together, and they killed in Susan three hundred men: but they took not their substance.Raunatisi i Giudei a' quattordici del mese di Adar, furono uccisi in Susa trecento uomini: ma non furon da essi saccheggiate le loro sostanze.The fourthtenth day of the moneth Adar the Iewes being gathered together, there were killed in Susan three hundred men: neither was their substance spoyled by them.Congregatis Judæis quartadecima die mensis Adar, interfecti sunt in Susan trecenti viri: nec eorum ab illis direpta substantia est. 16Moreover through all the provinces which were subject to the king’s dominion the Jews stood for their lives, and slew their enemies and persecutors: insomuch that the number of them that were killed amounted to seventy-five thousand, and no man took any of their goods.E parimente in tutte le provincie soggette all'impero del re; i Giudei si unirono per loro difesa, uccidendo i loro nemici, e persecutori, talmente che il numero degli uccisi arrivò a settanta cinque mila; ma nessuno toccò alcuna cosa delle loro sostanze.Yea and through al prouinces, which were subiect to the kings dominion, the Iewes stood for their liues, their enemies and persecutors being slayne: in so much that there was fully seuentie fiue thousand of them that were killed, and no man tooke any of their goodes.Sed et per omnes provincias quæ ditioni regis subjacebant, pro animabus suis steterunt Judæi, interfectis hostibus ac persecutoribus suis: in tantum ut septuaginta quinque millia occisorum implerentur, et nullus de substantiis eorum quidquam contingeret.

17Now the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with them all of the slaughter, and on the fourteenth day they left off. Which they ordained to be kept holy day, so that all times hereafter they should celebrate it with feasting, joy, and banquets.Il dì tredici del mese di Adar principiò dappertutto la uccisione, e il dì quattordici cessarono di uccidere; e questo dì ordinarono, che sarebbe un dì solenne, e che per tutti i seguenti tempi sarebbe celebrato con gaudio, e con festini, e banchetti.And the thirtenth day of the moneth Adar was the first day with them al of the slaughter, & the fourtenth day they ceased to kil. Which they ordayned to be solemne, so that in it at al times afterward they gaue them selues to good chere, mirth & bankets.Dies autem tertiusdecimus mensis Adar primus apud omnes interfectionis fuit, et quartadecima die cædere desierunt. Quem constituerunt esse solemnem, ut in eo omni tempore deinceps vacarent epulis, gaudio, atque conviviis. 18But they that were killing in the city of Susan, were employed in the slaughter on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month: and on the fifteenth day they rested. And therefore they appointed that day to be a holy day of feasting and gladness.Ma quelli, che fecer l'uccisione nella città di Susa, la fecero il dì tredici, e il dì quattordici dello stesso mese, e cessaron di uccidere ai quindici; e per questo lo stesso giorno ordinaron, che si selennizzasse con banchetti, e allegrie.But they that made the slaughter in the citie of Susan, were occupied in the slaughter the thirtenth and fourtenth day of the same moneth: and in the fiftenth day they ceased to kil. And therfore they ordayned the same a solemne day of good cheere and ioyfulnes.At hi, qui in urbe Susan cædem exercuerant, tertiodecimo et quartodecimo die ejusdem mensis in cæde versati sunt: quintodecimo autem die percutere desierunt. Et idcirco eumdem diem constituerunt solemnem epularum atque lætitiæ. 19But those Jews that dwelt in towns not walled and in villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for banquets and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day, and send one another portions of their banquets and meats.Ma que' Giudei, che dimoravano ne' castelli non murati, e ne' villaggi, destinarono alle allegrezze, e ai conviti il giorno decimo quarto del mese di Adar, onde in quel dì fanno gran festa, e si mandano scambievolmente dei piatti, e delle vivande.But those Iewes, that abode in townes not walled and villages, ordayned the fourtenth day of the moneth Adar for bankettes and ioy, so that they reioyse in it, and send one an other portions of bankets and meates.Hi vero Judæi, qui in oppidis non muratis ac villis morabantur, quartumdecimum diem mensis Adar conviviorum et gaudii decreverunt, ita ut exultent in eo, et mittant sibi mutuo partes epularum et ciborum. 20And Mardochai wrote all these things, and sent them comprised in letters to the Jews that abode in all the king’s provinces, both those that lay near and those afar off,Mardocheo pertanto scrisse tutte queste cose in una lettera, che egli mandò a' Giudei abitanti in tutte le Provincie del re sì vicine, come rimote,Mardocheus therfore wrote al these things, and being comprised in letters sent them to the Iewes, that abode in al the kings prouinees, as wel those that lay neere, as far of,Scripsit itaque Mardochæus omnia hæc, et litteris comprehensa misit ad Judæos qui in omnibus regis provinciis morabantur, tam in vicino positis, quam procul, 21That they should receive the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for holy days, and always at the return of the year should celebrate them with solemn honour:Affinchè il quartodecimo, e il quintodecimo giorno del mese Adar gli avessero in conto di giorni festivi, e li celebrassero d'anno in anno in perpetuo con onore solenne;that they should take the fourtenth and fiftenth day of the moneth Adar for feastes, and the yeare alwayes returning should celebrate them with solemne honour:ut quartamdecimam et quintamdecimam diem mensis Adar pro festis susciperent, et revertente semper anno solemni celebrarent honore:

22Because on those days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in which they should send one to another portions of meats, and should give gifts to the poor.Perchè in que' giorni i Giudei preser vendetta de' loro nemici, e il lutto, e la malinconia fu cangiata in festa, e in gaudio; onde questi giorni erano giorni di banchetti, e di letizia, e doveano mandarsi reciprocamente de' piatti, e fare de' presenti ai poverelli.because in the same dayes the Iewes reuenged them selues of their enemies, and mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and ioy, and that these should be dayes of good cheere and gladnesse, and they should send one to an other portions of meates, and should geue giftes to the poore.quia in ipsis diebus se ulti sunt Judæi de inimicis suis, et luctus atque tristitia in hilaritatem gaudiumque conversa sunt, essentque dies isti epularum atque lætitiæ, et mitterent sibi invicem ciborum partes, et pauperibus munuscula largirentur. 23And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done.E gli Ebrei presero per rito solenne tutte quelle cose, che principiarono a fare in quel tempo, e le quali Mardocheo con sue' lettere avea prescritto loro di fare.And the Iewes receiued into a solemne rite al things, which they had begune to doe at that time, and which Mardocheus by letters had commanded to be done.Susceperuntque Judæi in solemnem ritum cuncta quæ eo tempore facere cœperant, et quæ Mardochæus litteris facienda mandaverat. 24For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them; and had cast Phur, that is, the lot.Perocché Aman figliuolo di Amadati, della stirpe di Agag, nemico, e persecutor de' Giudei macchinò la loro rovina, e di trucidarli, e sterminarli, e gettò le sorti, o sia in nostro linguaggio il Phur.For Aman, the sonne of Amadathi of the stocke of Agag, the enemie and aduersarie of the Iewes, purposed euil against them, to kil them and destroy them: and he cast Phur, which in our language is turned, a lot.Aman enim, filius Amadathi stirpis Agag, hostis et adversarius Judæorum, cogitavit contra eos malum, ut occideret illos atque deleret: et misit phur, quod nostra lingua vertitur in sortem. 25And afterwards Esther went in to the king, beseeching him that his endeavours might be made void by the king’s letters: and the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. And so both he and his sons were hanged upon gibbets.E dipoi Esther si presentò al re supplicando, che i tentativi di lui fossero renduti vani mediante lettera del re, e che il male, ch'egli avea pensato di fare agli Ebrei, ricadesse sulla sua testa; e alla fine misero in croce lui, e i suoi figliuoli.And afterward Esther went in to the king, beseching that his endeuours might by the kings letters be made voyde: & the euil that he had intended against the Iewes, might returne vpon his owne head. Finally they hong both him and his sonnes vpon the gallowes,Et postea ingressa est Esther ad regem, obsecrans ut conatus ejus litteris regis irriti fierent, et malum quod contra Judæos cogitaverat, reverteretur in caput ejus. Denique et ipsum et filios ejus affixerunt cruci,

26And since that time these days are called Phurim, that is, of lots: because Phur, that is, the lot, was cast into the urn. And all things that were done, are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book:E da quel tempo in poi que' giorni furono detti Phurim, cioè delle sorti, perchè il Phur, o sia la sorte fu gettata nell'urna. E tutti questi avvenimenti si contengono nel volume di questa lettera, o sia di questo libro;and since that time these dayes are called Phurim, that is, of Lottes: because Phur, that is, a lot, was cast into the pot. And al things, that were done, are contayned in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this booke:atque ex illo tempore dies isti appellati sunt phurim, id est sortium: eo quod phur, id est sors, in urnam missa fuerit. Et cuncta quæ gesta sunt, epistolæ, id est, libri hujus volumine, continentur: 27And the things that they suffered, and that were afterwards changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all that had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be lawful for none to pass these days without solemnity: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another.E in memoria di quel, che patirono, e della mutazione, che sopravvenne, i Giudei obbligaron se stessi, e i lor discendenti, e tutti quelli, che volessero unirsi nella lor religione, onde a nissuno sia lecito di passare questi due giorni senza solennità, come da questo scritto apparisce, e ne fissarono il tempo in perpetuo per gli anni susseguenti.and the thinges that they susteyned, and that were afterward changed, the Iewes tooke vpon them selues and their seede, and vpon al, that would be ioyned to theyr religion, that it should be lawful for none to passe without solemnitie these dayes: which the writing testifieth, and certaine times require, as yeares continually succede one an other.quæque sustinuerunt, et quæ deinceps immutata sunt, susceperunt Judæi super se et semen suum, et super cunctos qui religioni eorum voluerunt copulari, ut nulli liceat duos hos dies absque solemnitate transigere, quos scriptura testatur, et certa expetunt tempora, annis sibi jugiter succedentibus. 28These are the days which shall never be forgot: and which all provinces in the whole world shall celebrate throughout all generations: neither is there any city wherein the days of Phurim, that is, of lots, must not be observed by the Jews, and by their posterity, which is bound to these ceremonies.Questi son giorni, che non saranno giammai posti in dimenticanza, e da tutte le generazioni, e in tutte le provincie saranno celebrati: e alcuna città non è, dove non siano solennizzati da' Giudei, e dalla loro stirpe obbligata a queste ceremonie.These are daies, which no obliuion shal euer put out: and al prouinces in al the world shal celebrate through out al generations: neither is there any citie, wherein the daies of Phurim, that is, of lottes, must not be obserued of the Iewes, and of their progenie, which is bound to these ceremonies.Isti sunt dies, quos nulla umquam delebit oblivio, et per singulas generationes cunctæ in toto orbe provinciæ celebrabunt: nec est ulla civitas, in qua dies phurim, id est sortium, non observentur a Judæis, et ab eorum progenie, quæ his cæremoniis obligata est. 29And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mardochai the Jew, wrote also a second epistle, that with all diligence this day should be established a festival for the time to come.Ed Esther regina figliuola di Abihail, e Mardocheo Giudeo scrissero anche una seconda lettera, affinchè con ogni premura si stabilisse la solennità di quel giorno pe' tempi avvenire:And Esther the queene the daughter of Abihail, and Mardocheus the Iew wrote also the second epistle, that with al diligence this day should be established solemne for the time to come.Scripseruntque Esther regina filia Abihail, et Mardochæus Judæus, etiam secundam epistolam, ut omni studio dies ista solemnis sanciretur in posterum:

30And they sent to all the Jews that were in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of king Assuerus, that they should have peace, and receive truth,E la mandarono a tutti i Giudei, che dimoravano nelle cento ventisette provincie del re Assuero, affinchè vivessero in pace, e tenesser la verità,and they sent to al the Iewes, that were in the hundred and seuen and twentie prouinces of king Assuerus, that they should haue peace, and receiue truth,et miserunt ad omnes Judæos qui in centum viginti septem provinciis regis Assueri versabantur, ut haberent pacem, et susciperent veritatem, 31And observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy in their proper time: as Mardochai and Esther had appointed, and they undertook them to be observed by themselves and by their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of lots,Osservando i giorni delle sorti, e celebrandoli nel suo tempo con gaudio: e quelli, conforme era stato prescritto da Esther, e da Mardocheo, e per se, e pei loro posteri abbracciarono l'osservanza de' digiuni, de' clamori, e dei giorni delle sorti,obseruing the Daies of lottes, and in their time should celebrate them with ioy: as Mardocheus and Esther had appoynted, and they tooke vpon them to be obserued of them selues, and of their seede, fastes, and cries, and the daies of Lottes,observantes dies sortium, et suo tempore cum gaudio celebrarent: sicut constituerant Mardochæus et Esther, et illi observanda susceperunt a se, et a semine suo, jejunia, et clamores, et sortium dies, 32And all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther.E di tutto quello, che si contiene nella storia di questo libro, che porta il nome di Esther.and al thinges, which are conteyned in the historie of this booke, which is called Esther.et omnia quæ libri hujus, qui vocatur Esther, historia continentur.