以斯帖记 2
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Simplified)
World English Bible
1这事以后， 亚哈随鲁 王的忿怒止息，就想念 瓦实提 和她所行的，并怎样降旨办她。
1After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2于是王的侍臣对王说：「不如为王寻找美貌的处女。
2Then the king’s servants who served him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
3王可以派官在国中的各省招聚美貌的处女到 书珊 城的女院，交给掌管女子的太监 希该 ，给她们当用的香品。
3Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the citadel of Susa, to the women’s house, to the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, keeper of the women. Let cosmetics be given them;
4王所喜爱的女子可以立为王后，代替 瓦实提 。」王以这事为美，就如此行。
4and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” The thing pleased the king, and he did so.
5书珊 城有一个 犹大 人，名叫 末底改 ，是 便雅悯 人 基士 的曾孙， 示每 的孙子， 睚珥 的儿子。
5There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
6从前 巴比伦 王 尼布甲尼撒 将 犹大 王 耶哥尼雅 和百姓从 耶路撒冷 掳去， 末底改 也在其内。
6who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7末底改 抚养他叔叔的女儿 哈大沙 （后名 以斯帖 ），因为她没有父母。这女子又容貌俊美；她父母死了， 末底改 就收她为自己的女儿。
7He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
8王的谕旨传出，就招聚许多女子到 书珊 城，交给掌管女子的 希该 ； 以斯帖 也送入王宫，交付 希该 。
8So, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel of Susa, to the custody of Hegai, Esther was taken into the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9希该 喜悦 以斯帖 ，就恩待她，急忙给她需用的香品和她所当得的分，又派所当得的七个宫女服事她，使她和她的宫女搬入女院上好的房屋。
9The maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him. He quickly gave her cosmetics and her portions of food, and the seven choice maidens who were to be given her out of the king’s house. He moved her and her maidens to the best place in the women’s house.
10以斯帖 未曾将籍贯宗族告诉人，因为 末底改 嘱咐她不可叫人知道。
10Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.
11末底改 天天在女院前边行走，要知道 以斯帖 平安不平安，并后事如何。
11Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would become of her.
12众女子照例先洁净身体十二个月：六个月用没药油，六个月用香料和洁身之物。满了日期，然后挨次进去见 亚哈随鲁 王。
12Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after her purification for twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet fragrances and with preparations for beautifying women).
13女子进去见王是这样：从女院到王宫的时候，凡她所要的都必给她。
13The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women’s house to the king’s house.
14晚上进去，次日回到女子第二院，交给掌管妃嫔的太监 沙甲 ；除非王喜爱她，再提名召她，就不再进去见王。
14In the evening she went, and on the next day she returned into the second women’s house, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch, who kept the concubines. She came in to the king no more, unless the king delighted in her, and she was called by name.
15末底改 叔叔 亚比孩 的女儿，就是 末底改 收为自己女儿的 以斯帖 ，按次序当进去见王的时候，除了掌管女子的太监 希该 所派定给她的，她别无所求。凡看见 以斯帖 的都喜悦她。
15Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
16亚哈随鲁 王第七年十月，就是提别月， 以斯帖 被引入宫见王。
16So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17王爱 以斯帖 过于爱众女，她在王眼前蒙宠爱比众处女更甚。王就把王后的冠冕戴在她头上，立她为王后，代替 瓦实提 。
17The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18王因 以斯帖 的缘故给众首领和臣仆设摆大筵席，又豁免各省的 租税 ，并照王的厚意大颁赏赐。
18Then the king made a great feast for all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces, and gave gifts according to the king’s bounty.
19第二次招聚处女的时候， 末底改 坐在朝门。
19When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.
20以斯帖 照着 末底改 所嘱咐的，还没有将籍贯宗族告诉人；因为 以斯帖 遵 末底改 的命，如抚养她的时候一样。
20Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him.
21当那时候， 末底改 坐在朝门，王的太监中有两个守门的， 辟探 和 提列 ，恼恨 亚哈随鲁 王，想要下手害他。
21In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, who were doorkeepers, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
22末底改 知道了，就告诉王后 以斯帖 。 以斯帖 奉 末底改 的名，报告于王；
22This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.
23究察这事，果然是实，就把二人挂在木头上，将这事在王面前写于历史上。
23When this matter was investigated, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king’s presence.
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