Esther 3 - Septuagint Interactive

1 μετά δέ οὗτος δοξάζω ὁ βασιλεύς ἀρταξέρξης αμαν αμαδαθος βουγαῖος καί ὑψόω αὐτός καί πρωτοβαθρέω πᾶς ὁ φίλος αὐτός

2 καί πᾶς ὁ ἐν ὁ αὐλή προςκυνέω αὐτός οὕτως γάρ προςτάσσω ὁ βασιλεύς ποιέω ὁ δέ μαρδοχαῖος οὐ προςκυνέω αὐτός

3 καί λαλέω ὁ ἐν ὁ αὐλή ὁ βασιλεύς ὁ μαρδοχαῖος μαρδοχαῖος τίς παραἀκούω ὁ ὑπό ὁ βασιλεύς λέγω

4 κατά ἕκαστος ἡμέρα λαλέω αὐτός καί οὐ ὑποἀκούω αὐτός καί ὑποδεικνύω ὁ αμαν μαρδοχαῖος ὁ ὁ βασιλεύς λόγος ἀντιτάσσω καί ὑποδεικνύω αὐτός ὁ μαρδοχαῖος ὅτι ἰουδαῖος εἰμί

5 καί ἐπιγιγνώσκω αμαν ὅτι οὐ προςκυνέω αὐτός μαρδοχαῖος θυμόω σφόδρα

6 καί βουλεύω ἀπο ἀναἵζω πᾶς ὁ ὑπό ὁ ἀρταξέρξης βασιλεία ἰουδαῖος

7 καί ποιέω ψήφισμα ἐν ἔτος δωδέκατος ὁ βασιλεία ἀρταξέρξης καί βάλλω κλῆρος ἡμέρα ἐκ ἡμέρα καί μήν ἐκ μήν ὥστε ἀποὀλλύω ἐν εἷς ἡμέρα ὁ γένος μαρδοχαῖος καί πίπτω ὁ κλῆρος εἰς ὁ οςτεσσαρεσκαιδέκατ ὁ μήν ὅς εἰμί αδαρ

8 καί λαλέω πρός ὁ βασιλεύς ἀρταξέρξης λέγω ὑποἄρχω ἔθνος διασπείρω ἐν ὁ ἔθνος ἐν πᾶς ὁ βασιλεία σύ ὁ δέ νόμος αὐτός ἔξαλλος παρά πᾶς ὁ ἔθνος ὁ δέ νόμος ὁ βασιλεύς παραἀκούω καί οὐ συνφέρω ὁ βασιλεύς ἐάω αὐτός

9 εἰ δοκέω ὁ βασιλεύς δογματίζω ἀποὀλλύω αὐτός καΐἐγώ διαγράφω εἰς ὁ γαζοφυλάκιον ὁ βασιλεύς ἀργύριον τάλαντον μύριοι

10 καί περιαἱρέω ὁ βασιλεύς ὁ δακτύλιος δίδωμι εἰς χείρ ὁ αμαν σφραγίζω κατά ὁ γράφω κατά ὁ ἰουδαῖος

11 καί εἶπον ὁ βασιλεύς ὁ αμαν ὁ μέν ἀργύριον ἔχω ὁ δέ ἔθνος χράω ὡς βούλομαι

12 καί καλέω ὁ γραμματεύς ὁ βασιλεύς μήν πρῶτος ὁ τρισκαιδέκατος καί γράφω ὡς ἐπιτάσσω αμαν ὁ στρατηγός καί ὁ ἄρχων κατά πᾶς χώρα ἀπό ἰνδική ἕως ὁ αἰθιοπία ὁ ἑκατόν εἴκοσι ἑπτά χώρα ὁ τε ἄρχων ὁ ἔθνος κατά ὁ αὐτός λέξις διά ἀρταξέρξης ὁ βασιλεύς

13 καί ἀποστέλλω διά βιβλιαφόρος εἰς ὁ ἀρταξέρξης βασιλεία ἀπο ἀναἵζω ὁ γένος ὁ ἰουδαῖος ἐν ἡμέρα εἷς μήν δωδέκατος ὅς εἰμί αδαρ καί διαἁρπάζω ὁ ὑποἄρχω αὐτός

14 ὁ δέ ἀντίγραφον ὁ ἐπιστολή ἐκτίθημι κατά χώρα καί προςτάσσω πᾶς ὁ ἔθνος ἕτοιμος εἰμί εἰς ὁ ἡμέρα οὗτος

15 σπεύδω δέ ὁ πρᾶγμα καί εἰς σουσαν ὁ δέ βασιλεύς καί αμαν κωθωνίζω ταράσσω δέ ὁ πόλις

μετά δέ οὗτος δοξάζω ὁ βασιλεύς ἀρταξέρξης αμαν αμαδαθος βουγαῖος καί ὑψόω αὐτός καί πρωτοβαθρέω πᾶς ὁ φίλος αὐτός

AndafterthiskingArtaxerxeshighlyhonouredAmansonofAmadathes,theBugaean,andexaltedhim,andsethisseataboveallhisfriends.

καί πᾶς ὁ ἐν ὁ αὐλή προςκυνέω αὐτός οὕτως γάρ προςτάσσω ὁ βασιλεύς ποιέω ὁ δέ μαρδοχαῖος οὐ προςκυνέω αὐτός

Andallinthepalacedidhimobeisance,forsothekinghadgivenorderstodo:butMardochaeusdidnotdohimobeisance.

καί λαλέω ὁ ἐν ὁ αὐλή ὁ βασιλεύς ὁ μαρδοχαῖος μαρδοχαῖος τίς παραἀκούω ὁ ὑπό ὁ βασιλεύς λέγω

Andtheyintheking'spalacesaidtoMardochaeus,Mardochaeus,whydostthoutransgressthecommandsoftheking?

κατά ἕκαστος ἡμέρα λαλέω αὐτός καί οὐ ὑποἀκούω αὐτός καί ὑποδεικνύω ὁ αμαν μαρδοχαῖος ὁ ὁ βασιλεύς λόγος ἀντιτάσσω καί ὑποδεικνύω αὐτός ὁ μαρδοχαῖος ὅτι ἰουδαῖος εἰμί

Thustheyspokedailytohim,buthehearkenednotuntothem;sotheyrepresentedtoAmanthatMardochaeusresistedthecommandsoftheking:andMardochaeushadshewntothemthathewasaJew.

καί ἐπιγιγνώσκω αμαν ὅτι οὐ προςκυνέω αὐτός μαρδοχαῖος θυμόω σφόδρα

AndwhenAmanunderstoodthatMardochaeusdidnotobeisancetohim,hewasgreatlyenraged,

καί βουλεύω ἀπο ἀναἵζω πᾶς ὁ ὑπό ὁ ἀρταξέρξης βασιλεία ἰουδαῖος

andtookcounseltodestroyutterlyalltheJewswhowereundertheruleofArtaxerxes.

καί ποιέω ψήφισμα ἐν ἔτος δωδέκατος ὁ βασιλεία ἀρταξέρξης καί βάλλω κλῆρος ἡμέρα ἐκ ἡμέρα καί μήν ἐκ μήν ὥστε ἀποὀλλύω ἐν εἷς ἡμέρα ὁ γένος μαρδοχαῖος καί πίπτω ὁ κλῆρος εἰς ὁ οςτεσσαρεσκαιδέκατ ὁ μήν ὅς εἰμί αδαρ

AndhemadeadecreeinthetwelfthyearofthereignofArtaxerxes,andcastlotsdailyandmonthly,toslayinonedaytheraceofMardochaeus:andthelotfellonthefourteenthdayofthemonthwhichisAdar.

καί λαλέω πρός ὁ βασιλεύς ἀρταξέρξης λέγω ὑποἄρχω ἔθνος διασπείρω ἐν ὁ ἔθνος ἐν πᾶς ὁ βασιλεία σύ ὁ δέ νόμος αὐτός ἔξαλλος παρά πᾶς ὁ ἔθνος ὁ δέ νόμος ὁ βασιλεύς παραἀκούω καί οὐ συνφέρω ὁ βασιλεύς ἐάω αὐτός

AndhespoketokingArtaxerxes,saying,Thereisanationscatteredamongthenationsinallthykingdom,andtheirlawsdifferfromthoseofalltheothernations;andtheydisobeythelawsoftheking;anditisnotexpedientforthekingtoletthemalone.

εἰ δοκέω ὁ βασιλεύς δογματίζω ἀποὀλλύω αὐτός καΐἐγώ διαγράφω εἰς ὁ γαζοφυλάκιον ὁ βασιλεύς ἀργύριον τάλαντον μύριοι

Ifitseemgoodtotheking,lethimmakeadecreetodestroythem:andIwillremitintotheking'streasurytenthousandtalentsofsilver.

καί περιαἱρέω ὁ βασιλεύς ὁ δακτύλιος δίδωμι εἰς χείρ ὁ αμαν σφραγίζω κατά ὁ γράφω κατά ὁ ἰουδαῖος

Andthekingtookoffhisring,andgaveitintothehandsofAman,tosealthedecreesagainsttheJews.

καί εἶπον ὁ βασιλεύς ὁ αμαν ὁ μέν ἀργύριον ἔχω ὁ δέ ἔθνος χράω ὡς βούλομαι

AndthekingsaidtoAman,Keepthesilver,andtreatthenationasthouwilt.

καί καλέω ὁ γραμματεύς ὁ βασιλεύς μήν πρῶτος ὁ τρισκαιδέκατος καί γράφω ὡς ἐπιτάσσω αμαν ὁ στρατηγός καί ὁ ἄρχων κατά πᾶς χώρα ἀπό ἰνδική ἕως ὁ αἰθιοπία ὁ ἑκατόν εἴκοσι ἑπτά χώρα ὁ τε ἄρχων ὁ ἔθνος κατά ὁ αὐτός λέξις διά ἀρταξέρξης ὁ βασιλεύς

Sotheking'srecorderswerecalledinthefirstmonth,onthethirteenthday,andtheywroteasAmancommandedtothecaptainsandgovernorsineveryprovince,fromIndiaeventoEthiopia,toahundredandtwenty-sevenprovinces;andtotherulersofthenationsaccordingtotheirseverallanguages,inthenameofkingArtaxerxes.

καί ἀποστέλλω διά βιβλιαφόρος εἰς ὁ ἀρταξέρξης βασιλεία ἀπο ἀναἵζω ὁ γένος ὁ ἰουδαῖος ἐν ἡμέρα εἷς μήν δωδέκατος ὅς εἰμί αδαρ καί διαἁρπάζω ὁ ὑποἄρχω αὐτός

AndthemessagewassentbypoststhroughoutthekingdomofArtaxerxes,todestroyutterlytheraceoftheJewsonthefirstdayofthetwelfthmonth,whichisAdar,andtoplundertheirgoods.[Andthefollowingisthecopyoftheletter;ThegreatkingArtaxerxeswritesthustotherulersandinferiorgovernorsofahundredandtwenty-sevenprovinces,fromIndiaeventoEthiopia,whoholdauthorityunderhim.Rulingovermanynationsandhavingobtaineddominionoverthewholeworld,Iwasminded(notelatedbytheconfidenceofpower,buteverconductingmyselfwithgreatmoderationandgentleness)tomakethelivesofmysubjectscontinuallytranquil,desiringbothtomaintainthekingdomquietandorderlytoitsutmostlimits,andtorestorethepeacedesiredbyallmen.ButwhenIhadenquiredofmycounsellorshowthisshouldbebroughttopass.Aman,whoexcelsinsoundnessofjudgmentamongus,andhasbeenmanifestlywellinclinedwithoutwaveringandwithunshakenfidelity,andhadobtainedthesecondpostinthekingdom,informedusthatacertainill-disposedpeopleismixedupwithallthetribesthroughouttheworld,opposedintheirlawtoeveryothernation,andcontinuallyneglectingthecommandsoftheking,sothattheunitedgovernmentblamelesslyadministeredbyusisnotquietlyestablished.Havingthenconceivedthatthisnationaloneofallothersiscontinuallysetinoppositiontoeveryman,introducingasachangeaforeigncodeoflaws,andinjuriouslyplottingtoaccomplishtheworstofevilsagainstourinterests,andagainstthehappyestablishmentofthemonarchy;wesignifiedtoyouintheletterwrittenbyAman,whoissetoverthepublicaffairsandisoursecondgovernor,todestroythemallutterlywiththeirwivesandchildrenbytheswordsoftheenemies,withoutpityingorsparingany,onthefourteenthdayofthetwelfthmonthAdar,ofthepresentyear;thatthepeopleaforetimeandnowill-disposedtoushavingbeenviolentlyconsignedtodeathinoneday,mayhereaftersecuretouscontinuallyawellconstitutedandquietstateofaffairs.]

ὁ δέ ἀντίγραφον ὁ ἐπιστολή ἐκτίθημι κατά χώρα καί προςτάσσω πᾶς ὁ ἔθνος ἕτοιμος εἰμί εἰς ὁ ἡμέρα οὗτος

Andthecopiesoftheletterswerepublishedineveryprovince;andanorderwasgiventoallthenationstobereadyagainstthatday.

σπεύδω δέ ὁ πρᾶγμα καί εἰς σουσαν ὁ δέ βασιλεύς καί αμαν κωθωνίζω ταράσσω δέ ὁ πόλις

Andthebusinesswashastened,andthatatSusa:andthekingandAmanbegantodrink;butthecitywastroubled.

Εσθήρ

Esther - Chapter 3