Esther 3
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Diodati Bibbia 1885
1After these things, king Assuerus advanced Aman, the son of Amadathi, who was of the race of Agag: and he set his throne above all the princes that were with him.
1DOPO queste cose, il re Assuero ingrandì Haman, figliuolo di Hammedata, Agageo, e l'innalzò, e pose il suo seggio disopra a tutti i principi ch' erano con lui.
2And all the king’s servants, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him.
2E tutti i servitori del re ch'erano alla porta del re s'inchinavano, e adoravano Haman; perciocchè il re avea comandato che si facesse così inverso lui. Ma Mardocheo non s'inchinava, e non lo adorava.
3And the king’s servants that were chief at the doors of the palace, said to him: Why dost thou alone not observe the king’s commandment?
3Ed i servitori del re ch' erano alla porta del re, dissero a Mardocheo: Perchè trapassi il comandamento del re?
4And when they were saying this often, and he would not hearken to them; they told Aman, desirous to know whether he would continue in his resolution: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
4Ora, come essi glielo dicessero ogni giorno, ed egli non desse loro orecchie, essi lo rapportarono ad Haman, per vedere se le parole di Mardocheo sarebbero costanti; perciocchè egli avea lor dichiarato ch'egli era Giudeo.
5Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding angry.
5Haman adunque vide che Mardocheo non s'inchinava, e non l'adorava, e fu ripieno di furore.
6And he counted it nothing to lay his hands upon Mardochai alone: for he had heard that he was of the nation of the Jews, and he chose rather to destroy all the nation of the Jews that were in the kingdom of Assuerus.
6Ma egli sdegnava di metter la mano sopra Mardocheo solo; anzi, perchè gli era stato dichiarato il popolo di Mardocheo, cercava di distruggere tutti i Giudei, popolo di Mardocheo, ch' erano in tutto il regno di Assuero.
7In the first month (which is called Nisan) in the twelfth year a of the reign of Assuerus, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Phur, before Aman, on what day and what month the nation of the Jews should be destroyed: and there came out the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
7E nel primo mese, che è il mese di Nisan, nell'anno duodecimo del re Assuero, fu tirata Pur, cioè la sorte, davanti ad Haman, per ciascun giorno, e per ciascun mese; e la sorte cadde sul duodecimo mese che è il mese di Adar.
8And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king’s ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity.
8Ed Haman disse al re Assuero: Ei v'è un popolo sparso e diviso fra gli altri popoli, in tutte le provincie del tuo regno, le cui leggi son differenti da quelle di ogni altro popolo; ed esso non osserva le leggi del re; talchè non è spediente al re di lasciarlo vivere .
9If it please thee, decree that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers.
9Se così par bene al re, scrivasi che sia distrutto; ed io pagherò, in mano di coloro che fanno le faccende del re, diecimila talenti di argento, per portarli ne' tesori del re.
10And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews,
10Allora il re si trasse il suo anello di mano, e lo diede ad Haman, figliuolo di Hammedata, Agageo, nemico de' Giudei.
11And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee.
11E il re disse ad Haman: Quell'argento ti è rimesso in dono; e pur sia fatto a quel popolo come ti parrà bene.
12And the king’s scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king’s lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring,
12E nel tredicesimo giorno del primo mese, furono chiamati i segretari del re, e furono scritte lettere , interamente come Haman comandò, a' satrapi del re, e a' governatori di ciascuna provincia, ed a' principi di ciascun popolo; a ciascuna provincia, secondo la sua maniera di scrivere, ed a ciascun popolo, secondo il suo linguaggio. E quelle furono scritte a nome del re Assuero, e suggellate con l'anello del re.
13Were sent by the king’s messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods.
13E furono mandate, per man de' corrieri, a tutte le provincie del re, per far distruggere, uccidere, e sterminare tutti i Giudei, fanciulli, vecchi, piccoli figliuoli, e femmine, in un medesimo giorno, cioè , nel tredicesimo giorno del duodecimo mese, ch 'è il mese di Adar, e per predar le loro spoglie.
14And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day.
14Il tenore delle lettere era , che si bandisse un decreto in ciascuna provincia, sì che fosse palese a tutti i popoli; acciocchè fosser presti per quel giorno.
15The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfill the king’s commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.
15I corrieri, sollecitati dal comandamento del re, si misero in cammino; e il decreto fu bandito in Susan, stanza reale. E il re, ed Haman, sedevano bevendo, mentre la città di Susan era in gran perplessità.
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