Esther (Greek) · Brenton's English Septuagint
Esther (Greek) 5 Brenton's English Septuagint
Notes on this text (2)
- Square brackets mark words Brenton supplied for English sense.
- Old Testament only (no New Testament). First printed 1844; the 1851 edition added the deuterocanonical books.
1 And it came to pass on the third day, when she had ceased praying, that she put off her mean dress, and put on her glorious apparel.
1 Y ACONTECIÓ que al tercer día se vistió Esther su vestido real, y púsose en el patio de adentro de la casa del rey, enfrente del aposento del rey: y estaba el rey sentado en su solio regio en el aposento real, enfrente de la puerta del aposento.
1a And being splendidly arrayed, [and] having called upon God the Overseer and Preserver of all things, she took her two maids, and she leaned upon one, as a delicate female, and the other followed bearing her train.
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1b And she [was] blooming in the perfection of her beauty; and her face [was] cheerful, as [it were] benevolent, but her heart [was] straitened for fear.
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1c And having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king: and he was sitting upon his royal throne, and he had put on all his glorious apparel, [covered] all over with gold and precious stones, and was very terrible.
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1d And having raised his face resplendent with glory, he looked with intense anger: and the queen fell, and changed her colour as she fainted; and she bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before [her].
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1e But God changed the spirit of the king to gentleness, and in intense feeling he sprang from off his throne, and took her into his arms, until she recovered: and he comforted her with peaceable words, and said to her,
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1f What is [the matter], Esther? I [am] thy brother; be of good cheer, thou shalt not die, for our command is openly declared [to thee], Draw nigh.
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2 And having raised the golden sceptre he laid it upon her neck, and embraced her, and said, Speak to me.
2 Y fué que, como vió á la reina Esther que estaba en el patio, ella obtuvo gracia en sus ojos; y el rey extendió á Esther el cetro de oro que tenía en la mano. Entonces se llegó Esther, y tocó la punta del cetro.
2a And she said to him, I saw thee, [my] lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy glory; for thou, [my] lord, art to be wondered at, and thy face [is] full of grace.
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2b And while she was speaking, she fainted and fell. Then the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her.]
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3 And the king said, What wilt thou, Esther? and what is thy request? [ask] even to the half of my kingdom, and it shall be thine.
3 Y dijo el rey: ¿Qué tienes, reina Esther? ¿y cuál es tu petición? Hasta la mitad del reino, se te dará.
4 And Esther said, To-day is my great day: if then it seem good to the king, let both him and Aman come to the feast which I will prepare this day.
4 Y Esther dijo: Si al rey place, venga hoy el rey con Amán al banquete que le he hecho.
5 And the king said, Hasten Aman hither, that we may perform the word of Esther. So they both come to the feast of which Esther had spoken.
5 Y respondió el rey: Daos priesa, [llamad] á Amán, para hacer lo que Esther ha dicho. Vino pues el rey con Amán al banquete que Esther dispuso.
6 And at the banquet the king said to Esther, What is [thy request], queen Esther? [speak], and thou shalt have all that thou requirest.
6 Y dijo el rey á Esther en el banquete del vino: ¿Cuál es tu petición, y te será otorgada? ¿Cuál es tu demanda? Aunque sea la mitad del reino, te será concedida.
7 And she said, My request and my petition [are]:
7 Entonces respondió Esther, y dijo: Mi petición y mi demanda es:
8 if I have found favour in the sight of the king, let the king and Aman come again to-morrow to the feast which I shall prepare for them, and to-morrow I will do the same.
8 Si he hallado gracia en los ojos del rey, y si place al rey otorgar mi petición y hacer mi demanda, que venga el rey con Amán al banquete que les dispondré; y mañana haré conforme á lo que el rey ha mandado.
9 So Aman went out from the king very glad [and] merry: but when Aman saw Mardochæus the Jew in the court, he was greatly enraged.
9 Y salió Amán aquel día contento y alegre de corazón; pero como vió á Mardochêo á la puerta del rey, que no se levantaba ni se movía de su lugar, llenóse contra Mardochêo de ira.
10 And having gone into his own house, he called his friends, and his wife Zosara.
10 Mas refrenóse Amán, y vino á su casa, y envió, é hizo venir sus amigos, y á Zeres su mujer.
11 And he shewed them his wealth, and the glory with which the king had invested him, and how he had caused him to take precedence and bear chief rule in the kingdom.
11 Y refirióles Amán la gloria de sus riquezas, y la multitud de sus hijos, y todas las cosas con que el rey le había engrandecido y con que le había ensalzado sobre los príncipes y siervos del rey.
12 And Aman said, The queen has called no one to the feast with the king but me, and I am invited to-morrow.
12 Y añadió Amán: También la reina Esther á ninguno hizo venir con el rey al banquete que ella dispuso, sino á mí: y aun para mañana soy convidado de ella con el rey.
13 But these things please me not, while I see Mardochæus the Jew in the court.
13 Mas todo esto nada me sirve cada vez que veo al judío Mardochêo sentado á la puerta del rey.
14 And Zosara his wife and his friends said to him, Let there be a gallows made for thee of fifty cubits, and in the morning do thou speak to the king, and let Mardochæus be hanged on the gallows: but do thou go in to the feast with the king, and be merry. And the saying pleased Aman, and the gallows was prepared.
14 Y díjole Zeres su mujer, y todos sus amigos: Hagan una horca alta de cincuenta codos, y mañana di al rey que cuelguen á Mardochêo en ella; y entra con el rey al banquete alegre. Y plugo la cosa en los ojos de Amán, é hizo preparar la horca.
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Esther
Hadassah, an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, was made queen in place of Vashti; she risked her life to plead for her people, exposed Haman, and with Mordecai confirmed the…
Cited in the guide: Esther 2:7; Esther 2:17; Esther 5:2
Cross references (21)
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- 1 Esther 6:4; Esther 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3–5; Revelation 3:21; Esther 8:15
- 2 Esther 8:4; Esther 4:11; Proverbs 21:1; Esther 2:9; Acts 7:10
- 3 Mark 6:23; Esther 7:2; Esther 9:12; Esther 5:6; Matthew 20:20–22
- 4 Esther 5:8; Proverbs 29:11; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Esther 3:15; Psalm 112:5
- 5 Esther 6:14
- 6 Esther 7:2; Esther 5:3; Esther 9:12
- 8 Proverbs 16:9; Esther 7:3; Esther 8:5; Esther 6:1–14
- 9 Esther 3:5; Matthew 2:16; Job 20:5; Amos 6:12–13; Daniel 3:16–19
- 10 Esther 6:13; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Genesis 45:1; 2 Samuel 13:22–23; Genesis 43:30–31
- 11 Esther 9:7–10; Esther 3:1; Luke 12:19–20; Genesis 31:1; 1 Timothy 6:17
- 12 Proverbs 27:1; Psalm 37:35–36; Luke 21:34–35; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Job 20:5–8
- 13 Philippians 4:11–12; Job 15:20; Job 18:4; 1 Kings 21:4–6; Ecclesiastes 1:2
- 14 Esther 6:4; Esther 7:9–10; Psalm 37:14; 1 Kings 21:7; Psalm 37:32
- 1a Esther 6:4; Esther 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3–5; Revelation 3:21; Esther 8:15
- 1b Esther 6:4; Esther 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3–5; Revelation 3:21; Esther 8:15
- 1c Esther 6:4; Esther 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3–5; Revelation 3:21; Esther 8:15
- 1d Esther 6:4; Esther 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3–5; Revelation 3:21; Esther 8:15
- 1e Esther 6:4; Esther 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3–5; Revelation 3:21; Esther 8:15
- 1f Esther 6:4; Esther 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3–5; Revelation 3:21; Esther 8:15
- 2a Esther 8:4; Esther 4:11; Proverbs 21:1; Esther 2:9; Acts 7:10
- 2b Esther 8:4; Esther 4:11; Proverbs 21:1; Esther 2:9; Acts 7:10
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