Esther 15 #catechesis/bible/esther
[!abstract] Esther comes into the king’s presence: she is terrified, but God turns his heart.
Book: Esther · ← Esther 14 · Esther 16 →
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LA Et mandavit ei (haud dubium quin esset Mardochæus) ut ingrederetur ad regem, et rogaret pro populo suo et pro patria sua.
EN And he commanded her (no doubt but he was Mardochai) to go to the king, and petition for her people, and for her country.
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LA Memorare, inquit, dierum humilitatis tuæ, quomodo nutrita sis in manu mea, quia Aman secundus a rege locutus est contra nos in mortem:
EN Remember, (said he), the days of your low estate, how you were brought up by my hand, because Aman the second after the king has spoken against us unto death.
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LA et tu invoca Dominum, et loquere regi pro nobis, et libera nos de morte.
EN And call upon the Lord, and speak to the king for us, and deliver us from death.
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LA Die autem tertio deposuit vestimenta ornatus sui, et circumdata est gloria sua.
EN And on the third day she laid away the garments she wore, and put on her glorious apparel.
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GR καὶ γενηθεῖσα ἐπιφανὴς ἐπικαλεσαμένη τὸν πάντων ἐπόπτην θεὸν καὶ σωτῆρα παρέλαβεν τὰς δύο ἅβρας
LA Cumque regio fulgeret habitu, et invocasset omnium rectorem et salvatorem Deum, assumpsit duas famulas,
EN And glittering in royal robes, after she had called upon God the ruler and Saviour of all, she took two maids with her,
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GR καὶ τῇ μὲν μιᾷ ἐπηρείδετο ὡς τρυφερευομένη ἡ δὲ ἑτέρα ἐπηκολούθει κουφίζουσα τὴν ἔνδυσιν αὐτῆς
LA et super unam quidem innitebatur, quasi præ deliciis et nimia teneritudine corpus suum ferre non sustinens:
EN and upon one of them she leaned, as if for delicateness and overmuch tenderness she were not able to bear up her own body.
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GR καὶ αὐτὴ ἐρυθριῶσα ἀκμῇ κάλλους αὐτῆς
LA altera autem famularum sequebatur dominam, defluentia in humum indumenta sustentans.
EN And the other maid followed her lady, bearing up her train flowing on the ground.
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GR καὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς ἱλαρὸν ὡς προσφιλές ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῆς ἀπεστενωμένη ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου
LA Ipsa autem roseo colore vultum perfusa, et gratis ac nitentibus oculis, tristem celabat animum, et nimio timore contractum.
EN But she with a rosy colour in her face, and with gracious and bright eyes hid a mind full of anguish, and exceeding great fear.
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GR καὶ εἰσελθοῦσα πάσας τὰς θύρας κατέστη ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ αὐτὸς ἐκάθητο ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶσαν στολὴν τῆς ἐπιφανείας αὐτοῦ ἐνεδεδύκει ὅλος διὰ χρυσοῦ καὶ λίθων πολυτελῶν καὶ ἦν φοβερὸς σφόδρα
LA Ingressa igitur cuncta per ordinem ostia, stetit contra regem, ubi ille residebat super solium regni sui, indutus vestibus regiis, auroque fulgens, et pretiosis lapidibus: eratque terribilis aspectu.
EN So going in she passed through all doors in order, and stood before the king, where he sat upon his royal throne, clothed with his royal robes, and glittering with gold, and precious stones, and he was terrible to behold.
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GR καὶ ἄρας τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ πεπυρωμένον δόξῃ ἐν ἀκμῇ θυμοῦ ἔβλεψεν καὶ ἔπεσεν ἡ βασίλισσα καὶ μετέβαλεν τὸ χρῶμα αὐτῆς ἐν ἐκλύσει καὶ κατεπέκυψεν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τῆς ἅβρας τῆς προπορευομένης
LA Cumque elevasset faciem, et ardentibus oculis furorem pectoris indicasset, regina corruit, et in pallorem colore mutato, lassum super ancillulam reclinavit caput.
EN And when he had lifted up his countenance, and with burning eyes had shown the wrath of his heart, the queen sunk down, and her colour turned pale, and she rested her weary head upon her handmaid.
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GR καὶ μετέβαλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ βασιλέως εἰς πραΰτητα καὶ ἀγωνιάσας ἀνεπήδησεν ἀπὸ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνέλαβεν αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀγκάλας αὐτοῦ μέχρις οὗ κατέστη καὶ παρεκάλει αὐτὴν λόγοις εἰρηνικοῖς
LA Convertitque Deus spiritum regis in mansuetudinem, et festinus ac metuens exilivit de solio, et sustentans eam ulnis suis donec rediret ad se, his verbis blandiebatur:
EN And God changed the king’s spirit into mildness, and all in haste and in fear he leaped from his throne, and holding her up in his arms, till she came to herself, caressed her with these words:
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GR καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ τί ἐστιν Εσθηρ ἐγὼ ὁ ἀδελφός σου θάρσει
LA Quid habes, Esther? ego sum frater tuus: noli metuere.
EN What is the matter, Esther? I am your brother, fear not.
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GR οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃς ὅτι κοινὸν τὸ πρόσταγμα ἡμῶν ἐστιν
LA Non morieris: non enim pro te, sed pro omnibus hæc lex constituta est.
EN You shall not die: for this law is not made for you, but for all others.
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GR πρόσελθε
LA Accede igitur, et tange sceptrum.
EN Come near then, and touch the sceptre.
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GR καὶ ἄρας τὴν χρυσῆν ῥάβδον ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτῆς καὶ ἠσπάσατο αὐτὴν καὶ εἶπεν λάλησόν μοι
LA Cumque illa reticeret, tulit auream virgam, et posuit super collum ejus, et osculatus est eam, et ait: Cur mihi non loqueris?
EN And as she held her peace, he took the golden sceptre, and laid it upon her neck, and kissed her, and said: Why do you not speak to me?
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GR καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ εἶδόν σε κύριε ὡς ἄγγελον θεοῦ καὶ ἐταράχθη ἡ καρδία μου ἀπὸ φόβου τῆς δόξης σου
LA Quæ respondit: Vidi te, domine, quasi angelum Dei, et conturbatum est cor meum præ timore gloriæ tuæ.
EN She answered: I saw you, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of your majesty.
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GR ὅτι θαυμαστὸς εἶ κύριε καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου χαρίτων μεστόν
LA Valde enim mirabilis es, domine, et facies tua plena est gratiarum.
EN For you, my lord, are very admirable, and your face is full of graces.
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GR ἐν δὲ τῷ διαλέγεσθαι αὐτὴν ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ ἐκλύσεως αὐτῆς
LA Cumque loqueretur, rursus corruit, et pene exanimata est.
EN And while she was speaking, she fell down again, and was almost in a swoon.
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GR καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐταράσσετο καὶ πᾶσα ἡ θεραπεία αὐτοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτήν
LA Rex autem turbabatur, et omnes ministri ejus consolabantur eam.
EN But the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her.
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