Esther 4:16 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Go, and gather together all the Jews whom thou shalt find in Susan, and pray ye for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights: and I with my handmaids will fast in like manner, and then I will go in to the king, against the law, not being called, and expose myself to death and to danger.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
“Go and gather together all the Jews whom you will find in Susa, and pray for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights, and I will fast with my handmaids similarly, and then I will go in to the king, doing what is against the law, not having been called, and so expose myself to mortal danger.”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
“Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Susa, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
“Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Susa, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
LSV Literal Standard Version
“Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, by night and by day; also I and my young women fast likewise, and so I go in to the king, that [is] not according to law, and when I have perished—I have perished.”
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Darby Darby Translation
Go, gather together all the Jews that are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise, and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Go, assemble all the Jews [that are] present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in to the king, which [is] not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Goe, and assemble all the Iewes that are found in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and eate not, nor drinke in three dayes, day nor night. I also and my maydes will fast likewise, and so will I go in to the King, which is not according to the lawe: and if I perish, I perish.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
“Go, gather together all the Jews who live in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My young girls and I will fast in the same way. Then I will go to the king, even though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”
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Jewish
JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)
'Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day; I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.'
Individual translator
Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint In this text: Esther (Greek) 4:16
Go and assemble the Jews that are in Susa, and fast ye for me, and eat not and drink not for three days, night and day: and I also and my maidens will fast; and then I will go in to the king contrary to the law, even if I must die.
LXXUP Updated Brenton English Septuagint In this text: Esther (Greek) 4:16
Go and assemble the Jews that are in Susa, and fast ye for me, and eat not and drink not for three days, night and day: and I also and my maidens will fast; and then I will go in to the king contrary to the law, even if I must die.
YLT Young's Literal Translation
'Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, by night and by day; also I and my young women do fast likewise, and so I go in unto the king, that [is] not according to law, and when I have perished — I have perished.'
FBV Free Bible Version
“Have all the Jews in Susa meet together and fast for me. Don't eat or drink anything for three days and nights. I and my girls will also fast. After that, I will go to the king, even though it's against the law, and if I die, I die.”
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
Go, get together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and go without food for me, taking no food or drink night or day for three days: and I and my women will do the same; and so I will go in to the king, which is against the law: and if death is to be my fate, then let it come.
Spanish
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Ve, y junta á todos los Judíos que se hallan en Susán, y ayunad por mí, y no comáis ni bebáis en tres días, noche ni día: yo también con mis doncellas ayunaré igualmente, y así entraré al rey, aunque no sea conforme á la ley; y si perezco, que perezca.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
«Ve y reúne a todos los judíos de Susa y pídeles que ayunen por mí. Diles que no coman ni beban durante tres días con sus noches. Yo y mis sirvientas haremos lo mismo. Luego, aunque está estrictamente prohibido, me presentaré ante al rey. ¡Si he de morir, que muera!».
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Vé y reúne a todos los judíos que están en Susa. Ayunen por mí, y no coman ni beban durante tres días, ni de noche ni de día. Yo también ayunaré igualmente con mis doncellas, y entonces iré al rey, aunque es contra la ley, ¡y si perezco, que perezca!
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
“Haz que todos los judíos de Susa se reúnan y ayunen por mí. No coman ni beban nada durante tres días y tres noches. Yo y mis doncellas también ayunaremos. Después iré a ver al rey, aunque sea contra la ley, y si muero, que muera”.
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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
«Ve y reúne a todos los judíos que están en Susa. Ayunen por mí, sin comer ni beber durante tres días, ni de noche ni de día. Mis sirvientas y yo haremos lo mismo. Después me presentaré ante el rey, aunque sea contra la ley. Y si he de morir, moriré».
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Scholarly edition
LXX Brenton's Greek Septuagint In this text: Esther (Greek) 4:16
βαδίσας ἐκκλησίασον τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τοὺς ἐν Σούσοις, καὶ νηστεύσατε ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ, καὶ μὴ φάγητε μηδὲ πίητε ἐπὶ ἡμέρας τρεῖς νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν· κᾀγὼ δὲ καὶ αἱ ἅβραι μου ἀσιτήσομεν· καὶ τότε εἰσελεύσομαι πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα παρὰ τὸν νόμον, ἐὰν καὶ ἀπολέσθαι με δέῃ.
Hebrew
Scholarly edition
WLC Westminster Leningrad Codex
לֵךְ֩ כְּנ֨וֹס אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣ים בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן וְצ֣וּמוּ עָ֠לַי וְאַל־תֹּאכְל֨וּ וְאַל־תִּשְׁתּ֜וּ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ לַ֣יְלָה וָי֔וֹם גַּם־אֲנִ֥י וְנַעֲרֹתַ֖י אָצ֣וּם כֵּ֑ן וּבְכֵ֞ן אָב֤וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־כַדָּ֔ת וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָבַ֖דְתִּי אָבָֽדְתִּי׃
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Vade, et congrega omnes Judæos quos in Susan repereris, et orate pro me. Non comedatis et non bibatis tribus diebus et tribus noctibus: et ego cum ancillis meis similiter jejunabo, et tunc ingrediar ad regem contra legem faciens, non vocata, tradensque me morti et periculo.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Ше́дъ соберѝ і҆ꙋдє́и и҆̀же въ сꙋ́сѣхъ, и҆ пости́тесѧ ѡ҆ мнѣ̀, и҆ не ꙗ҆ди́те нижѐ пі́йте трѝ дни̑ де́нь и҆ но́щь: а҆́зъ же и҆ слꙋжє́бницы моѧ̑ (та́кожде) не и҆́мамы ꙗ҆́сти: и҆ тогда̀ вни́дꙋ ко царю̀ кромѣ̀ зако́на, а҆́ще и҆ поги́бнꙋти мѝ приключи́тсѧ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
пойди, собери всех Иудеев, находящихся в Сузах, и поститесь ради меня, и не ешьте и не пейте три дня, ни днем, ни ночью, и я с служанками моими буду также поститься и потом пойду к царю, хотя это против закона, и если погибнуть — погибну.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Ύπαγε, σύναξον πάντας τους Ιουδαίους τους ευρισκομένους εν Σούσοις, και νηστεύσατε υπέρ εμού και μη φάγητε και μη πίητε τρεις ημέρας, νύκτα και ημέραν· και εγώ και αι θεράπαιναί μου θέλομεν νηστεύσει ομοίως· και ούτω θέλω εισέλθει προς τον βασιλέα, το οποίον δεν είναι κατά τον νόμον· και αν απολεσθώ, ας απολεσθώ.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Иди, скупи све Јудејце што се налазе у Сусану, и постите за ме, и не једите ни пијте за три дана ни дању ни ноћу; и ја ћу са својим девојкама постити такође, па ћу онда отићи к цару, ако и није по закону, и ако погинем, нека погинем.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Idi, skupi sve Judejce što se nalaze u Susanu, i postite za me, i ne jedite ni pijte za tri dana ni danju ni noću; i ja ću sa svojim devojkama postiti takođe, pa ću onda otići k caru, ako i nije po zakonu, i ako poginem, neka poginem.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
«ٱذْهَبِ ٱجْمَعْ جَمِيعَ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلْمَوْجُودِينَ فِي شُوشَنَ وَصُومُوا مِنْ جِهَتِي وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا وَلَا تَشْرَبُوا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا. وَأَنَا أَيْضًا وَجَوَارِيَّ نَصُومُ كَذَلِكَ. وَهَكَذَا أَدْخُلُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ خِلَافَ ٱلسُّنَّةِ. فَإِذَا هَلَكْتُ، هَلَكْتُ».
Not in these translations (8)
Tyndale, Scío, PT1904, PT, RP2018, TR, Nestle 1904, SBLGNT