1 His ita gestis, postquam regis Assueri indignatio deferbuerat, recordatus est Vasthi, et quæ fecisset, vel quæ passa esset: 2 dixeruntque pueri regis ac ministri ejus: Quærantur regi puellæ virgines ac speciosæ, 3 et mittantur qui considerent per universas provincias puellas speciosas et virgines: et adducant eas ad civitatem Susan, et tradant eas in domum feminarum sub manu Egei eunuchi, qui est præpositus et custos mulierum regiarum: et accipiant mundum muliebrem, et cetera ad usus necessaria. 4 Et quæcumque inter omnes oculis regis placuerit, ipsa regnet pro Vasthi. Placuit sermo regi: et ita, ut suggesserant, jussit fieri. 5 Erat vir Judæus in Susan civitate, vocabulo Mardochæus filius Jair, filii Semei, filii Cis, de stirpe Jemini, 6 qui translatus fuerat de Jerusalem eo tempore quo Jechoniam regem Juda Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis transtulerat, 7 qui fuit nutritius filiæ fratris sui Edissæ, quæ altero nomine vocabatur Esther, et utrumque parentem amiserat: pulchra nimis, et decora facie. Mortuisque patre ejus ac matre, Mardochæus sibi eam adoptavit in filiam. 8 Cumque percrebruisset regis imperium, et juxta mandatum illius multæ pulchræ virgines adducerentur Susan, et Egeo traderentur eunucho, Esther quoque inter ceteras puellas ei tradita est, ut servaretur in numero feminarum. 9 Quæ placuit ei, et invenit gratiam in conspectu illius. Et præcepit eunucho, ut acceleraret mundum muliebrem, et traderet ei partes suas, et septem puellas speciosissimas de domo regis, et tam ipsam quam pedissequas ejus ornaret atque excoleret. 10 Quæ noluit indicare ei populum et patriam suam: Mardochæus enim præceperat ei, ut de hac re omnino reticeret: 11 qui deambulabat quotidie ante vestibulum domus, in qua electæ virgines servabantur, curam agens salutis Esther, et scire volens quid ei accideret. 12 Cum autem venisset tempus singularum per ordinem puellarum ut intrarent ad regem, expletis omnibus quæ ad cultum muliebrem pertinebant, mensis duodecimus vertebatur: ita dumtaxat, ut sex mensibus oleo ungerentur myrrhino, et aliis sex quibusdam pigmentis et aromatibus uterentur. 13 Ingredientesque ad regem, quidquid postulassent ad ornatum pertinens, accipiebant: et ut eis placuerat, compositæ de triclinio feminarum ad regis cubiculum transibant. 14 Et quæ intraverat vespere, egrediebatur mane, atque inde in secundas ædes deducebatur, quæ sub manu Susagazi eunuchi erant, qui concubinis regis præsidebat: nec habebat potestatem ad regem ultra redeundi, nisi voluisset rex, et eam venire jussisset ex nomine. 15 Evoluto autem tempore per ordinem, instabat dies quo Esther filia Abihail fratris Mardochæi, quam sibi adoptaverat in filiam, deberet intrare ad regem. Quæ non quæsivit muliebrem cultum, sed quæcumque voluit Egeus eunuchus custos virginum, hæc ei ad ornatum dedit. Erat enim formosa valde, et incredibili pulchritudine: omnium oculis gratiosa et amabilis videbatur. 16 Ducta est itaque ad cubiculum regis Assueri mense decimo, qui vocatur Tebeth, septimo anno regni ejus. 17 Et adamavit eam rex plus quam omnes mulieres, habuitque gratiam et misericordiam coram eo super omnes mulieres: et posuit diadema regni in capite ejus, fecitque eam regnare in loco Vasthi. 18 Et jussit convivium præparari permagnificum cunctis principibus et servis suis pro conjunctione et nuptiis Esther. Et dedit requiem universis provinciis, ac dona largitus est juxta magnificentiam principalem. 19 Cumque secundo quærerentur virgines et congregarentur, Mardochæus manebat ad januam regis: 20 necdum prodiderat Esther patriam et populum suum, juxta mandatum ejus. Quidquid enim ille præcipiebat, observabat Esther: et ita cuncta faciebat ut eo tempore solita erat, quo eam parvulam nutriebat. 21 Eo igitur tempore, quo Mardochæus ad regis januam morabatur, irati sunt Bagathan et Thares duo eunuchi regis, qui janitores erant, et in primo palatii limine præsidebant: volueruntque insurgere in regem, et occidere eum. 22 Quod Mardochæum non latuit, statimque nuntiavit reginæ Esther: et illa regi ex nomine Mardochæi, qui ad se rem detulerat. 23 Quæsitum est, et inventum: et appensus est uterque eorum in patibulo. Mandatumque est historiis, et annalibus traditum coram rege.
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Personas
Abihail
Mordecai’s uncle and the father of Esther, who had died, leaving Esther to be adopted by Mordecai.
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29
Bigthan
With Teresh, a doorkeeping eunuch who conspired to assassinate Xerxes; Mordecai exposed the plot and both were hanged. (Esther 6:2 spells the name Bigthana.)
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2
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…
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:7; Esther 2:17; Esther 5:2
Hegai
The king’s eunuch who oversaw the harem; he favored Esther, gave her beauty treatments and the best place, and advised her.
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:3; Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15
Jair
Named as the father of Mordecai and the son of Shimei.
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:5
Kish
Benjaminite named at the head of Mordecai’s ancestry; the text does not say whether he is Saul’s father.
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:5
Mordecai
Benjaminite of Susa, exiled with Jeconiah, who raised his cousin Esther, exposed the plot of Bigthan and Teresh, refused to bow to Haman, was honored by the king, and became…
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:5; Esther 2:22; Esther 3:2
Shaashgaz
The king’s eunuch over the second harem where women returned after their night with the king.
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:14
Shimei
Son of Kish and father of Jair in Mordecai’s ancestry; "son" may mean descendant.
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:5
Teresh
With Bigthan, a doorkeeping eunuch who conspired to assassinate Xerxes and was hanged after Mordecai reported the plot.
Citado en la guía: Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2
Xerxes
King who reigned over 127 provinces from Susa; he deposed Vashti, made Esther queen, honored Mordecai, hanged Haman and allowed the Jews to defend themselves. Ezra 4:6 mentions an…
Citado en la guía: Ezra 4:6; Esther 1:1; Esther 2:16
Referencias cruzadas (22)
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- 1 Ester 7:10; Daniel 6:14–18; Ester 1:12–21
- 2 1 Reyes 1:2; Ester 6:14; Génesis 12:14; Ester 1:14; Ester 1:10
- 3 Ester 2:8–9; Ester 2:12–15; Ester 1:1–2; Isaías 3:18–23
- 4 Mateo 14:6; Mateo 20:16; Mateo 22:14; Ester 3:9–10; 2 Samuel 17:4
- 5 2 Samuel 16:5; Ester 2:3; 1 Samuel 9:1; Ester 1:2; Ester 5:1
- 6 2 Reyes 24:14–15; 2 Crónicas 36:20; Jeremías 24:1; 2 Reyes 24:6; Jeremías 22:24
- 7 Ester 2:15; Ester 1:11; Efesios 6:4; 2 Corintios 6:18; 1 Juan 3:1
- 8 Ester 2:3; Ester 2:15
- 9 Génesis 39:21; Proverbios 16:7; Ester 2:12; Ester 2:3; Daniel 1:9
- 10 Ester 2:20; Mateo 10:16; Ester 3:8; Efesios 6:1; Ester 4:13–14
- 11 Génesis 37:14; 1 Samuel 17:18; Hechos 15:36; Ester 2:13–14
- 12 Proverbios 7:17; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:4–5; Isaías 57:9; Cantar de los Cantares 3:6; Lucas 7:37–38
- 14 Ester 4:11; Génesis 34:19; Isaías 43:1; Isaías 45:4; Isaías 62:4–5
- 15 Cantar de los Cantares 6:9; Ester 2:3; Ester 9:29; Hechos 7:10; Cantar de los Cantares 8:10
- 16 Ester 8:9; Ester 2:3; Ester 2:1; Esdras 7:8
- 17 Salmo 113:7–8; Lucas 1:48–52; Ezequiel 17:24; Salmo 75:6–7; 1 Samuel 2:8
- 18 Génesis 29:22; Jueces 14:10–17; 1 Samuel 25:8; Mateo 22:2; Ester 1:3–5
- 19 Ester 2:21; Ester 2:3–4; Ester 3:2–3; Ester 5:13
- 20 Ester 2:10; Efesios 6:1–3; Ester 2:7
- 21 Ester 6:2; 2 Reyes 12:20; 2 Reyes 21:23; 1 Reyes 16:9; 2 Samuel 4:5–6
- 22 Ester 6:1–2; Hechos 23:12–22; Romanos 11:33; Filipenses 2:4; Eclesiastés 10:20
- 23 Génesis 40:19; Génesis 40:22; Ester 10:2; Josué 8:29; Ester 5:14–6:2
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