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1And he commanded her (no doubt but he was Mardochai) to go to the king, and petition for her people, and for her country.E fece dire a lei (viene a dire senz'altro Mardocheo ad Esther), che si presentasse al re, e lo pregasse pel suo popolo, e per la sua patria.This also I found added in the common edition. AND he commanded her (no doubt but Mardocheus commanded Esther) that she should goe vnto the king, and make petition for her people and for her countrie.Et mandavit ei (haud dubium quin esset Mardochæus) ut ingrederetur ad regem, et rogaret pro populo suo et pro patria sua. 2Remember, (said he,) the days of thy low estate, how thou wast brought up by my hand, because Aman the second after the king hath spoken against us unto death.Ricordati (disse egli) del tempo di tua bassezza, come fosti educata sotto di me; perocché Aman, che è il secondo dopo del re ha parlato contro di noi per farci perire:Remember (quoth he) the daies of thy humilitie, how thou wast brought vp in my hand, because Aman the second after the king hath spoken against vs vnto death:Memorare, inquit, dierum humilitatis tuæ, quomodo nutrita sis in manu mea, quia Aman secundus a rege locutus est contra nos in mortem: 3And do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king for us, and deliver us from death.E tu invoca il Signore, e parla per noi al re, e libera noi dalla morte.and doe thou inuocate our Lord, and speake to the king for vs, & deliuer vs from death. Moreouer this also which foloweth I found in the common Greke.et tu invoca Dominum, et loquere regi pro nobis, et libera nos de morte. 4And on the third day she laid away the garments she wore, and put on her glorious apparel.E il terzo giorno ella depose le vesti, che aveva intorno, e si ammantò del suo fasto.And in the third day she layd away the garmentes which she ware, & was clothed in her glorie.Die autem tertio deposuit vestimenta ornatus sui, et circumdata est gloria sua. 5And glittering in royal robes, after she had called upon God the ruler and Saviour of all, she took two maids with her,E in mezzo allo splendore degli abbigliamenti reali, invocato il Reggitore, e Salvatore di tutti Dio, prese seco due cameriere,And when she glistered in royal apparel, and had inuocated God the ruler and sauiour of al, she tooke two wayting maydes,Cumque regio fulgeret habitu, et invocasset omnium rectorem et salvatorem Deum, assumpsit duas famulas, 6And upon one of them she leaned, as if for delicateness and overmuch tenderness she were not able to bear up her own body.Ad una delle quali ella si appoggiava come non potendo per la sua delicatezza, e fiacchezza sostenere il suo corpo:and vpon the one in deede she leaned, as it were for dilicatnes and verie much tendernes not able to beare vp her bodie:et super unam quidem innitebatur, quasi præ deliciis et nimia teneritudine corpus suum ferre non sustinens:

7And the other maid followed her lady, bearing up her train flowing on the ground.L'altra poi delle cameriere andava dietro alla sua signora, e reggeva le vesti, che strascicavan per terra.but the other of the maydes folowed her ladie, bearing vp her garmentes trayling on the ground.altera autem famularum sequebatur dominam, defluentia in humum indumenta sustentans. 8But she with a rosy colour in her face, and with gracious and bright eyes hid a mind full of anguish, and exceeding great fear.Ed ella aspersa il volto di colore di rosa, con occhi graziosi, e brillanti, nascondeva l'animo afflitto, e compreso da eccessivo timore.But her self in al her countenance of colour like the rose, also with gratious and shining eies hid her mind ful of sorow, and exceding feare.Ipsa autem roseo colore vultum perfusa, et gratis ac nitentibus oculis, tristem celabat animum, et nimio timore contractum. 9So going in she passed through all doors in order, and stood before the king, where he sat upon his royal throne, clothed with his royal robes, and glittering with gold, and precious stones, and he was terrible to behold.Passate adunque una dopo L'altra tutte le porte, si stette dinanzi al re assiso sul suo soglio reale, che era vestito del regio ammanto, e folgoreggiava per l'oro, e le pietre preziose, ed era di terribile aspetto.She therfore entring through al the doores in order, stood before the king, where he sate vpon the throne of his kingdom, clothed with royal garmentes, and glittering in gold, and pretious stones, and he was terrible to behold.Ingressa igitur cuncta per ordinem ostia, stetit contra regem, ubi ille residebat super solium regni sui, indutus vestibus regiis, auroque fulgens, et pretiosis lapidibus: eratque terribilis aspectu. 10And when he had lifted up his countenance, and with burning eyes had shewn the wrath of his heart, the queen sunk down, and her colour turned pale, and she rested her weary head upon her handmaid.E avendo egli alzato lo sguardo, dimostrando negli occhi ardenti il furore dell'animo, la regina venne meno, e mutato in pallidezza il suo colore, piegò la vacillante testa sopra la cameriera.And when he had lifted vp his face, and with burning eies had shewed the furie of his breast, the Queene fel downe, and her colour being changed into palenes, she rested her wearie head vpon her handmayde.Cumque elevasset faciem, et ardentibus oculis furorem pectoris indicasset, regina corruit, et in pallorem colore mutato, lassum super ancillulam reclinavit caput. 11And God changed the king’s spirit into mildness, and all in haste and in fear he leaped from his throne, and holding her up in his arms, till she came to herself, caressed her with these words:Ma Dio rivolse a clemenza il cuore del re, e frettoloso, e in timore sbalzò dal suo trono, e sorreggendola colle sue braccia, sino a tanto che fu rinvenuta, la accarezzava, dicendole:And God turned the kings spirit in to mildnes, and in hast and fearing he lept out of the throne, and holding her vp in his armes, til she came to her self, spake her fayre with these wordes:Convertitque Deus spiritum regis in mansuetudinem, et festinus ac metuens exilivit de solio, et sustentans eam ulnis suis donec rediret ad se, his verbis blandiebatur:

12What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother, fear not.Che hai, o Esther? Io son tuo fratello; non temere:What ayleth thee Esther? I am thy brother, feare not.Quid habes, Esther ? ego sum frater tuus: noli metuere. 13Thou shalt not die: for this law is not made for thee, but for all others.Tu non morrai: perocché questa legge è fatta per tutti, e non per te.Thou shalt not die: for this law is not made for thee, but for the common sorte.Non morieris: non enim pro te, sed pro omnibus hæc lex constituta est. 14Come near then, and touch the sceptre.Appressati adunque, e tocca lo scettro.Come neere therfore, and touch the scepter.Accede igitur, et tange sceptrum. 15And as she held her peace, he took the golden sceptre, and laid it upon her neck, and kissed her, and said: Why dost thou not speak to me?E standosi ella in silenzio, prese il bastone di oro, e lo pose sul collo a lei, e baciolla, e disse: Perché non mi parli?And when she held her peace, he tooke the golden rod, & put it vpon her necke, and kissed her, and sayd: Why speakest thou not to me?Cumque illa reticeret, tulit auream virgam, et posuit super collum ejus, et osculatus est eam, et ait: Cur mihi non loqueris ? 16She answered: I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy majesty.Ed ella rispose: Io ho mirato te, o Signore, come un Angelo di Dio, e il timore di tua magnificenza turbò il cuor mio.Who answered: I saw thee, my Lord, as an angel of God, and my hart was trubled for the feare of thy glorie.Quæ respondit: Vidi te, domine, quasi angelum Dei, et conturbatum est cor meum præ timore gloriæ tuæ. 17For thou, my lord, art very admirable, and thy face is full of graces.Perocché tu, o Signore, sei grandemente ammirabile, e la tua faccia è piena di grazie.For thou, my lord, art exceding maruelous, and thy face is ful of graces.Valde enim mirabilis es, domine, et facies tua plena est gratiarum. 18And while she was speaking, she fell down again, and was almost in a swoon.E mentre così parlava, venne meno di bel nuovo, e perdo quasi ogni sentimento.And when she spake, she fel downe agayne, and was almost in a sowne.Cumque loqueretur, rursus corruit, et pene exanimata est. 19But the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her.E il re si turbava, e tutti i suoi ministri la consolavano.But the king was trubled, and al his seruantes did comfort her.Rex autem turbabatur, et omnes ministri ejus consolabantur eam.