11 — Ester

1In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest, and of the Levitical race, and Ptolemy his son brought this epistle of Phurim, which they said Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy had interpreted in Jerusalem.L'anno quarto del regno di Tolomeo, e di Cleopatra, Dositheo, il quale si diceva sacerdote, e della stirpe di Levi, e Tolomeo suo figliuolo portarono questa lettera del Phurim, la quale dissero essere stata traslatata in Gerusalemme da Lisimaco figliuolo di Tolomeo.IN the fourth yeare when Ptolomee and Cleopatra reigned, Dositheus, which named himself a Priest, and of the Leuitical kinred, and Ptolomee his sonne brought this epistle of Phurim, which they sayd Lysimachus the sonne of Ptolomee did interprete in Ierusalem. This beginning was in the common edition, which is neither extant in Hebrew, nor with any of the interpreters.Anno quarto regnantibus Ptolemæo et Cleopatra, attulerunt Dosithæus, qui se sacerdotem et Levitici generis ferebat, et Ptolemæus filius ejus, hanc epistolam phurim, quam dixerunt interpretatum esse Lysimachum Ptolemæi filium in Jerusalem. 2In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardochai the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the tribe of Benjamin:L'anno secondo del regno di Artaserse il massimo, il dì primo del mese di Nisan, Mardocheo figliuolo di Jair, figliuolo di Semei, figliuolo di Cis, della tribù di Beniamin vide un sogno:In the second yeare, when Artaxerxes the greatest reigned, in the first day of the moneth Nisan, Mardocheus the sonne of Iairi, the sonne of Semei, the sonne of Cis, of the tribe of Beniamin.Anno secundo, regnante Artaxerxe maximo, prima die mensis Nisan, vidit somnium Mardochæus filius Jairi, filii Semei, filii Cis, de tribu Benjamin: 3A Jew who dwelt in the city of Susan, a great man and among the first of the king’s court, had a dream.Egli fu Giudeo, e abitava in Susa, e l'i. uomo grande, e de' primi della corte del re.A Iew which dwelt in the citie of Susan, a great man and among the first of the kings court, saw a dreame.homo Judæus, qui habitabat in urbe Susis, vir magnus, et inter primos aulæ regiæ. 4Now he was of the number of the captives, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Juda:Ed era del numero de' prigionieri traportati in Gerusalemme con Jeconia re di Giuda da Nabuchodonosor re di Babilonia:And he was of that number of captiues, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had transported from Ierusalem with Ieconias the king of Iuda:Erat autem de eo numero captivorum, quos transtulerat Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis de Jerusalem cum Jechonia rege Juda.

5And this was his dream: Behold there were voices, and tumults, and thunders, and earthquakes, and a disturbance upon the earth.E il suo sogno fu questo: Parvegli di sentire delle voci, de' tumulti, de' tuoni, e de' tremuoti, e sconvolgimenti sopra la terra:and this was his dreame: There appeared voices, and tumultes, and thunders and earth quakes, and pertuibation vpon the earth:Et hoc ejus somnium fuit: apparuerunt voces, et tumultus, et tonitrua, et terræmotus, et conturbatio super terram: 6And behold two great dragons came forth ready to fight one against another.Ed ecco due grandi dragoni in atto di venir tra loro a battaglia.and behold two great dragons, prepared one against an other into battel.et ecce duo dracones magni, paratique contra se in prælium. 7And at their cry all nations were stirred up to fight against the nation of the just.Alle strida de' quali tutte si mossero le nazioni per assalire la nazione dei giusti.At whose crie al nations were raysed vppe, to fight against the nation of the iust.Ad quorum clamorem cunctæ concitatæ sunt nationes, ut pugnarent contra gentem justorum. 8And that was a day of darkness and danger, of tribulation and distress, and great fear upon the earth.E quello fu giorno di tenebre, e di pericolo, di tribolazione, e di all'anno, e di timori grandi per la terra.And that was a day of darkenesse and danger, of tribulation and distresse, and great feare vpon the earth.Fuitque dies illa tenebrarum et discriminis, tribulationis et angustiæ, et ingens formido super terram. 9And the nation of the just was troubled fearing their own evils, and was prepared for death.E la nazione de' giusti fu in scompiglio pel timore dei mali suoi, e si preparava alla morte.And the nation of the iust fearing their euils, was trubled, and prepared to death.Conturbataque est gens justorum timentium mala sua, et præparata ad mortem. 10And they cried to God: and as they were crying, a little fountain grew into a very great river, and abounded into many waters.E alzaron le grida al Signore, e mentre gridavano un piccol fonte crebbe in grandissimo fiume ridondante di acque.And they cried to God: and they crying, a litle fountayne grew into a verie great riuer, and abounded into verie manie waters.Clamaveruntque ad Deum: et illis vociferantibus, fons parvus creavit in fluvium maximum, et in aquas plurimas redundavit. 11The light and the sun rose up, and the humble were exalted, and they devoured the glorious.Un lume, e un sole spuntò fuori, e i piccoli furono esaltati, e divorarono i grandi.Light and sunne arose, and the humble were exalted, and they deuoured the glorious.Lux et sol ortus est, et humiles exaltati sunt, et devoraverunt inclytos.

12And when Mardochai had seen this, and arose out of his bed, he was thinking what God would do: and he kept it fixed in his mind, desirous to know what the dream should signify.Veduto ciò Mardocheo, alzatosi dal letto andava pensando quel, che Dio far volesse: e portava ciò fisso nella mente, bramoso di saper quel, che volesse dire il sogno.Which when Mardocheus had seene, and risen out of his bed, he mused what God would doe: and he had it fixed in his mind, desirous to know what the dreame should signifie?Quod cum vidisset Mardochæus, et surrexisset de strato, cogitabat quid Deus facere vellet: et fixum habebat in animo, scire cupiens quid significaret somnium.