Esther 8 - Septuagint Interactive

1 καί ἐν αὐτός ὁ ἡμέρα ὁ βασιλεύς ἀρταξέρξης δωρέομαι εσθηρ ὅσος ὑποἄρχω αμαν ὁ διάβολος καί μαρδοχαῖος προςκαλέω ὑπό ὁ βασιλεύς ὑποδεικνύω γάρ εσθηρ ὅτι ἐνοἰκειόομαι αὐτός

2 λαμβάνω δέ ὁ βασιλεύς ὁ δακτύλιος ὅς ἀποαἱρέω αμαν καί δίδωμι αὐτός μαρδοχαῖος καί καταἵστημι εσθηρ μαρδοχαῖος ἐπί πᾶς ὁ αμαν

3 καί προςτίθημι λαλέω πρός ὁ βασιλεύς καί προςπίπτω πρός ὁ πούς αὐτός καί ἀξιόω ἀποαἱρέω ὁ αμαν κακία καί ὅσος ποιέω ὁ ἰουδαῖος

4 ἐκτείνω δέ ὁ βασιλεύς εσθηρ ὁ ῥάβδος ὁ χρυσοῦς ἐκἐγείρω δέ εσθηρ παραἵστημι ὁ βασιλεύς

5 καί εἶπον εσθηρ εἰ δοκέω σύ καί εὑρίσκω χάρις πέμπω ἀποστρέφω ὁ γράμμα ὁ ἀποστέλλω ὑπό αμαν ὁ γράφω ἀποὀλλύω ὁ ἰουδαῖος ὅς εἰμί ἐν ὁ βασιλεία σύ

6 πῶς γάρ δύναμαι ὁράω ὁ κάκωσις ὁ λαός ἐγώ καί πῶς δύναμαι σώζω ἐν ὁ ἀπώλεια ὁ πατρίς ἐγώ

7 καί εἶπον ὁ βασιλεύς πρός εσθηρ εἰ πᾶς ὁ ὑποἄρχω αμαν δίδωμι καί χαρίζομαι σύ καί αὐτός κρεμάζω ἐπί ξύλον ὅτι ὁ χείρ ἐπιφέρω ὁ ἰουδαῖος τίς ἔτι ἐπιζητέω

8 γράφω καί σύ ἐκ ὁ ὄνομα ἐγώ ὡς δοκέω σύ καί σφραγίζω ὁ δακτύλιος ἐγώ ὅσος γάρ γράφω ὁ βασιλεύς ἐπιτάσσω καί σφραγίζω ὁ δακτύλιος ἐγώ οὐ εἰμί αὐτός ἀντιεἶπον

9 καλέω δέ ὁ γραμματεύς ἐν ὁ πρῶτος μήν ὅς εἰμί νισα τρίτος καί εἰκάς ὁ αὐτός ἔτος καί γράφω ὁ ἰουδαῖος ὅσος ἐντέλλω ὁ οἰκονόμος καί ὁ ἄρχων ὁ σατράπης ἀπό ὁ ἰνδική ἕως ὁ αἰθιοπία ἑκατόν εἴκοσι ἑπτά σατραπεία κατά χώρα καί χώρα κατά ὁ ἑαυτοῦ λέξις

10 γράφω δέ διά ὁ βασιλεύς καί σφραγίζω ὁ δακτύλιος αὐτός καί ἐκ ἀποστέλλω ὁ γράμμα διά βιβλιαφόρος

11 ὡς ἐπιτάσσω αὐτός χράομαι ὁ νόμος αὐτός ἐν πᾶς πόλις βοηθέω τε ἑαυτοῦ καί χράομαι ὁ ἀντίδικος αὐτός καί ὁ ἀντικεῖμαι αὐτός ὡς βούλομαι

12 ἐν ἡμέρα εἷς ἐν πᾶς ὁ βασιλεία ἀρταξέρξης ὁ τρισκαιδέκατος ὁ δωδέκατος μήν ὅς εἰμί αδαρ

13 ὁ δέ ἀντίγραφον ἐκτίθημι ὀφθαλμοφανῶς ἐν πᾶς ὁ βασιλεία ἕτοιμος τε εἰμί πᾶς ὁ ἰουδαῖος εἰς οὗτος ὁ ἡμέρα πολεμέω αὐτός ὁ ὑπεναντίος

14 ὁ μέν οὖν ἱππεύς ἐκἔρχομαι σπεύδω ὁ ὑπό ὁ βασιλεύς λέγω ἐπιτελέω ἐκτίθημι δέ ὁ πρόσταγμα καί ἐν σουσά

15 ὁ δέ μαρδοχαῖος ἐκἔρχομαι στολίζω ὁ βασιλικός στολή καί στέφανος ἔχω χρυσοῦς καί διάδημα βύσσινος πορφύρεος ὁράω δέ ὁ ἐν σουσά χαίρω

16 ὁ δέ ἰουδαῖος γίγνομαι φῶς καί εὐφροσύνη

17 κατά πόλις καί χώρα οὗ ἄν ἐκτίθημι ὁ πρόσταγμα οὗ ἄν ἐκτίθημι ὁ ἔκθεμα χαρά καί εὐφροσύνη ὁ ἰουδαῖος κώθων καί εὐφροσύνη καί πολύς ὁ ἔθνος περιτέμνω καί ἰουδαίζω διά ὁ φόβος ὁ ἰουδαῖος

καί ἐν αὐτός ὁ ἡμέρα ὁ βασιλεύς ἀρταξέρξης δωρέομαι εσθηρ ὅσος ὑποἄρχω αμαν ὁ διάβολος καί μαρδοχαῖος προςκαλέω ὑπό ὁ βασιλεύς ὑποδεικνύω γάρ εσθηρ ὅτι ἐνοἰκειόομαι αὐτός

AndinthatdaykingArtaxerxesgavetoEstherallthatbelongedtoAmantheslanderer:andMardochaeuswascalledbytheking;forEstherhadshewnthathewasrelatedtoher.

λαμβάνω δέ ὁ βασιλεύς ὁ δακτύλιος ὅς ἀποαἱρέω αμαν καί δίδωμι αὐτός μαρδοχαῖος καί καταἵστημι εσθηρ μαρδοχαῖος ἐπί πᾶς ὁ αμαν

AndthekingtooktheringwhichhehadtakenawayfromAman,andgaveittoMardochaeus:andEstherappointedMardochaeusoverallthathadbeenAman's.

καί προςτίθημι λαλέω πρός ὁ βασιλεύς καί προςπίπτω πρός ὁ πούς αὐτός καί ἀξιόω ἀποαἱρέω ὁ αμαν κακία καί ὅσος ποιέω ὁ ἰουδαῖος

Andshespokeyetagaintotheking,andfellathisfeet,andbesoughthimtodoawaythemischiefofAman,andallthathehaddoneagainsttheJews.

ἐκτείνω δέ ὁ βασιλεύς εσθηρ ὁ ῥάβδος ὁ χρυσοῦς ἐκἐγείρω δέ εσθηρ παραἵστημι ὁ βασιλεύς

ThenthekingstretchedouttoEstherthegoldensceptre:andEstherarosetostandneartheking.

καί εἶπον εσθηρ εἰ δοκέω σύ καί εὑρίσκω χάρις πέμπω ἀποστρέφω ὁ γράμμα ὁ ἀποστέλλω ὑπό αμαν ὁ γράφω ἀποὀλλύω ὁ ἰουδαῖος ὅς εἰμί ἐν ὁ βασιλεία σύ

AndEsthersaid,Ifitseemgoodtothee,andIhavefoundfavourinthysight,letanorderbesentthattheletterssentbyAmanmaybereversed,thatwerewrittenforthedestructionoftheJews,whoareinthykingdom.

πῶς γάρ δύναμαι ὁράω ὁ κάκωσις ὁ λαός ἐγώ καί πῶς δύναμαι σώζω ἐν ὁ ἀπώλεια ὁ πατρίς ἐγώ

ForhowshallIbeabletolookupontheafflictionofmypeople,andhowshallIbeabletosurvivethedestructionofmykindred?

καί εἶπον ὁ βασιλεύς πρός εσθηρ εἰ πᾶς ὁ ὑποἄρχω αμαν δίδωμι καί χαρίζομαι σύ καί αὐτός κρεμάζω ἐπί ξύλον ὅτι ὁ χείρ ἐπιφέρω ὁ ἰουδαῖος τίς ἔτι ἐπιζητέω

AndthekingsaidtoEsther,IfIhavegivenandfreelygrantedtheeallthatwasAman's,andhangedhimonagallows,becausehelaidhishandsupontheJews,whatdostthouyetfurtherseek?

γράφω καί σύ ἐκ ὁ ὄνομα ἐγώ ὡς δοκέω σύ καί σφραγίζω ὁ δακτύλιος ἐγώ ὅσος γάρ γράφω ὁ βασιλεύς ἐπιτάσσω καί σφραγίζω ὁ δακτύλιος ἐγώ οὐ εἰμί αὐτός ἀντιεἶπον

Writeyealsoinmyname,asitseemsgoodtoyou,andsealitwithmyring:forwhateverordersarewrittenatthecommandoftheking,andsealedwithmyring,itisnotlawfultogainsaythem.

καλέω δέ ὁ γραμματεύς ἐν ὁ πρῶτος μήν ὅς εἰμί νισα τρίτος καί εἰκάς ὁ αὐτός ἔτος καί γράφω ὁ ἰουδαῖος ὅσος ἐντέλλω ὁ οἰκονόμος καί ὁ ἄρχων ὁ σατράπης ἀπό ὁ ἰνδική ἕως ὁ αἰθιοπία ἑκατόν εἴκοσι ἑπτά σατραπεία κατά χώρα καί χώρα κατά ὁ ἑαυτοῦ λέξις

Sothescribeswerecalledinthefirst-month,whichisNisan,onthethreeandtwentiethdayofthesameyear;andorderswerewrittentotheJews,whateverthekinghadcommandedtothelocalgovernorsandchiefsofthesatraps,fromIndiaeventoEthiopia,ahundredandtwenty-sevensatraps,accordingtotheseveralprovinces,accordingtotheirdialects.

γράφω δέ διά ὁ βασιλεύς καί σφραγίζω ὁ δακτύλιος αὐτός καί ἐκ ἀποστέλλω ὁ γράμμα διά βιβλιαφόρος

Andtheywerewrittenbyorderoftheking,andsealedwithhisring,andtheysentthelettersbytheposts:

ὡς ἐπιτάσσω αὐτός χράομαι ὁ νόμος αὐτός ἐν πᾶς πόλις βοηθέω τε ἑαυτοῦ καί χράομαι ὁ ἀντίδικος αὐτός καί ὁ ἀντικεῖμαι αὐτός ὡς βούλομαι

whereinhechargedthemtousetheirownlawsineverycity,andtohelpeachother,andtotreattheiradversaries,andthosewhoattackedthem,astheypleased,

ἐν ἡμέρα εἷς ἐν πᾶς ὁ βασιλεία ἀρταξέρξης ὁ τρισκαιδέκατος ὁ δωδέκατος μήν ὅς εἰμί αδαρ

ononedayinallthekingdomofArtaxerxes,onthethirteenthdayofthetwelfthmonth,whichisAdar.

ὁ δέ ἀντίγραφον ἐκτίθημι ὀφθαλμοφανῶς ἐν πᾶς ὁ βασιλεία ἕτοιμος τε εἰμί πᾶς ὁ ἰουδαῖος εἰς οὗτος ὁ ἡμέρα πολεμέω αὐτός ὁ ὑπεναντίος

Andletthecopiesbepostedinconspicuousplacesthroughoutthekingdom,andletalltheJewsbereadyagainstthisday,tofightagainsttheirenemies.Andthefollowingisthecopyoftheletteroftheorders.[ThegreatkingArtaxerxessendsgreetingstotherulersofprovincesinahundredandtwenty-sevensatrapies,fromIndiatoEthiopia,eventothosewhoarefaithfultoourinterests.Manywhohavebeenfrequentlyhonoredbythemostabundantkindnessoftheirbenefactorshaveconceivedambitiousdesigns,andnotonlyendeavourtohurtoursubjects,butmoreover,notbeingabletobearprosperity,theyalsoendeavourtoplotagainsttheirownbenefactors.Andtheynotonlywouldutterlyabolishgratitudefromamongmen,butalso,elatedbytheboastingsofmenwhoarestrangerstoallthatisgood,theysupposedthattheyshallescapethesin-hatingvengeanceoftheever-seeingGod.Andoftentimesevilexhortationhasmadepartakersoftheguiltofsheddinginnocentblood,andhasinvolvedinirremediablecalamities,manyofthosewhohadbeenappointedtoofficesofauthority,whohadbeenentrustedwiththemanagementoftheirfriends'affairs;whilemen,bythefalsesophistryofanevildisposition,havedeceivedthesimplecandouroftherulingpowers.Anditispossibletoseethis,notsomuchfrommoreancienttraditionaryaccounts,asitisimmediatelyinyourpowertoseeitbyexaminingwhatthingshavebeenwickedlyperpetratedbythebasenessofmenunworthilyholdingpower.Anditisrighttotakeheedwithregardtothefuture,thatwemaymaintainthegovernmentinundisturbedpeaceforallmen,adoptingneedfulchanges,andeverjudgingthosecaseswhichcomeunderournotice,withtrulyequitabledecision.ForwhereasAman,aMacedonian,thesonofAmadathes,inrealityanalienfromthebloodofthePersians,anddifferingwidelyfromourmildcourseofgovernment,havingbeenhospitableentertainedbyus,obtainedsolargeashareofouruniversalkindness,astobecalledourfather,andtocontinuethepersonnexttotheroyalthrone,reverencedofall;hehowever,overcomebytheprideofhisstation,endeavoredtodepriveusofourdominion,andourlife:havingbyvariousandsubtleartificesdemandedfordestructionbothMardochaeusourdelivererandperpetualbenefactor,andEsthertheblamelessconsortofourkingdom,withtheirwholenation.Forbythesemethodshethought,havingsurprisedusinadefencelessstate,totransferthedominionofthePersianstotheMacedonians.ButwefindthattheJews,whohavebeenconsignedtodestructionbythemostabominableofmen,arenotmalefactors,butlivingaccordingtothejustestlaws,andbeingthesonsofthelivingGod,themosthighandmighty,whomaintainsthekingdom.tousaswellastoourforefathers,inthemostexcellentorder.YewillthereforedowellinrefusingtoobeythelettersentbyAmanthesonofAmadathes,becausehethathasdonethesethings,hasbeenhangedwithhiswholefamilyatthegatesofSusa,AlmightyGodhavingswiftlyreturnedtohimaworthyrecompence,Weenjoinyouthen,havingopenlypublishedacopyofthisletterineveryplace,togivetheJewspermissiontousetheirownlawfulcustoms,andtostrengthenthem,thatonthethirteenthofthetwelfthmonthAdar,ontheself-sameday,theymaydefendthemselvesagainstthosewhoattacktheminatimeofaffliction.Forintheplaceofthedestructionofthechosenrace,AlmightyGodhasgrantedthemthistimeofgladness.Doyethereforealso,amongyournotablefeasts,keepadistinctdaywithallfestivity,thatbothnowandhereafteritmaybeadayofdeliverancetousandwhoarewelldisposedtowardthePersians,buttothosethatplottedagainstusamemorialofdestruction.Andeverycityandprovincecollectively,whichshallnotdoaccordingly,shallbeconsumedwithvengeancebyspearandfire:itshallbemadenotonlyinaccessibletomen,butmosthatefultowildbeastsandbirdsforever.]AndletthecopiesbepostedinconspicuousplacesthroughoutthekingdomandletalltheJewsbereadyagainstthisday,tofightagainsttheirenemies.

ὁ μέν οὖν ἱππεύς ἐκἔρχομαι σπεύδω ὁ ὑπό ὁ βασιλεύς λέγω ἐπιτελέω ἐκτίθημι δέ ὁ πρόσταγμα καί ἐν σουσά

Sothehorsemenwentforthwithhastetoperformtheking'scommands;andtheordinancewasalsopublishedinSusa.

ὁ δέ μαρδοχαῖος ἐκἔρχομαι στολίζω ὁ βασιλικός στολή καί στέφανος ἔχω χρυσοῦς καί διάδημα βύσσινος πορφύρεος ὁράω δέ ὁ ἐν σουσά χαίρω

AndMardochaeuswentforthrobedintheroyalapparel,andwearingagoldencrown,andadiademoffinepurplelinen:andthepeopleinSusasawitandrejoiced.

ὁ δέ ἰουδαῖος γίγνομαι φῶς καί εὐφροσύνη

AndtheJewshadlightandgladness,

κατά πόλις καί χώρα οὗ ἄν ἐκτίθημι ὁ πρόσταγμα οὗ ἄν ἐκτίθημι ὁ ἔκθεμα χαρά καί εὐφροσύνη ὁ ἰουδαῖος κώθων καί εὐφροσύνη καί πολύς ὁ ἔθνος περιτέμνω καί ἰουδαίζω διά ὁ φόβος ὁ ἰουδαῖος

ineverycityandprovincewherevertheordinancewaspublished:wherevertheproclamationtookplace,theJewshadjoyandgladness,feastingandmirth:andmanyoftheGentileswerecircumcised,andbecameJews,forfearoftheJews.

Εσθήρ

Esther - Chapter 8