Ester 10

1And king Assuerus made all the land, and all the islands of the sea tributary.

2And his strength and his empire, and the dignity and greatness wherewith he exalted Mardochai, are written in the books of the Medes, and of the Persians:

3And how Mardochai of the race of the Jews, was next after king Assuerus: and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking those things which were for the welfare of his seed.

4Then Mardochai said: God hath done these things.

5I remember a dream that I saw, which signified these same things: and nothing thereof hath failed.

6The little fountain which grew into a river, and was turned into a light, and into the sun, and abounded into many waters, is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen.

7But the two dragons are I and Aman.

8The nations that were assembled are they that endeavoured to destroy the name of the Jews.

9And my nation is Israel, who cried to the Lord, and the Lord saved his people: and he delivered us from all evils, and hath wrought great signs and wonders among the nations:

10And he commanded that there should be two lots, one of the people of God, and the other of all the nations.

11And both lots came to the day appointed already from that time before God to all nations:

12And the Lord remembered his people, and had mercy on his inheritance.

13And these days shall be observed in the month of Adar on the fourteenth, and fifteenth day of the same month. with all diligence, and joy of the people gathered into one assembly, throughout all the generations hereafter of the people of Israel.

1Rex vero Assuerus omnem terram et cunctas maris insulas fecit tributarias:

2cujus fortitudo et imperium, et dignitas atque sublimitas, qua exaltavit Mardochæum, scripta sunt in libris Medorum, atque Persarum:

3et quomodo Mardochæus judaici generis secundus a rege Assuero fuerit, et magnus apud Judæos, et acceptabilis plebi fratrum suorum, quærens bona populo suo, et loquens ea quæ ad pacem seminis sui pertinerent.

4Dixitque Mardochæus: A Deo facta sunt ista.

5Recordatus sum somnii quod videram, hæc eadem significantis: nec eorum quidquam irritum fuit.

6Parvus fons, qui crevit in fluvium, et in lucem solemque conversus est, et in aquas plurimas redundavit: Esther est quam rex accepit uxorem, et voluit esse reginam.

7Duo autem dracones: ego sum, et Aman.

8Gentes, quæ convenerant: hi sunt, qui conati sunt delere nomen Judæorum.

9Gens autem mea Israël est, quæ clamavit ad Dominum, et salvum fecit Dominus populum suum: liberavitque nos ab omnibus malis, et fecit signa magna atque portenta inter gentes:

10et duas sortes esse præcepit, unam populi Dei, et alteram cunctarum gentium.

11Venitque utraque sors in statutum ex illo jam tempore diem coram Deo universis gentibus:

12et recordatus est Dominus populi sui, ac misertus est hæreditatis suæ.

13Et observabuntur dies isti in mense Adar quartadecima et quintadecima die ejusdem mensis, cum omni studio et gaudio, in unum cœtum populi congregati, in cunctas deinceps generationes populi Israël.

1Truly, king Artaxerxes made all the land, and all the islands of the sea, tributaries.

2And his strength and his authority, and the dignity and supremacy with which he exalted Mordecai, have been written in the books of the Medes and the Persians,

3and how Mordecai of Jewish birth, was second after king Artaxerxes, and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking about things which pertained to peace for their descendants.

4And Mordecai said, “By God have these things been done.

5I remember a dream that I saw, which signified these same things, and nothing of this whatsoever has failed to occur.

6The little fountain which grew into a river, and had turned into light and into the sun, and overflowed into many waters, is Esther, whom the king received as wife and whom he preferred to be queen.

7But the two dragons are I and Haman.

8The peoples who gathered together are those who had attempted to erase the name of the Jews.

9And my people is Israel, who cried out to the Lord, and the Lord brought salvation to his people, and he freed us from all evils, and he created great signs and portents among the nations.

10And he commanded there to be two lots, one for the people of God and the other for all the nations.

11And both lots arrived at the day appointed before God, even from that past time, for all peoples.

12And the Lord remembered his people and had mercy on his inheritance.

13And these days shall be observed in the month of Adar, on the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the same month, with all zealousness and joy, by the people gathered together into one union, throughout all the generations hereafter of the people of Israel.”