Esther 2
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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.
1這事以後， 亞哈隨魯 王的忿怒止息，就想念 瓦實提 和她所行的，並怎樣降旨辦她。
2Then the king’s servants who served him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
2於是王的侍臣對王說：「不如為王尋找美貌的處女。
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;
3王可以派官在國中的各省招聚美貌的處女到 書珊 城的女院，交給掌管女子的太監 希該 ，給她們當用的香品。
4and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” The thing pleased the king, and he did so.
4王所喜愛的女子可以立為王后，代替 瓦實提 。」王以這事為美，就如此行。
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,
5書珊 城有一個 猶大 人，名叫 末底改 ，是 便雅憫 人 基士 的曾孫， 示每 的孫子， 睚珥 的兒子。
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.
6從前 巴比倫 王 尼布甲尼撒 將 猶大 王 耶哥尼雅 和百姓從 耶路撒冷 擄去， 末底改 也在其內。
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.
7末底改 撫養他叔叔的女兒 哈大沙 （後名 以斯帖 ），因為她沒有父母。這女子又容貌俊美；她父母死了， 末底改 就收她為自己的女兒。
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.
8王的諭旨傳出，就招聚許多女子到 書珊 城，交給掌管女子的 希該 ； 以斯帖 也送入王宮，交付 希該 。
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.
9希該 喜悅 以斯帖 ，就恩待她，急忙給她需用的香品和她所當得的分，又派所當得的七個宮女服事她，使她和她的宮女搬入女院上好的房屋。
10Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.
10以斯帖 未曾將籍貫宗族告訴人，因為 末底改 囑咐她不可叫人知道。
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.
11末底改 天天在女院前邊行走，要知道 以斯帖 平安不平安，並後事如何。
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).
12眾女子照例先潔淨身體十二個月：六個月用沒藥油，六個月用香料和潔身之物。滿了日期，然後挨次進去見 亞哈隨魯 王。
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.
13女子進去見王是這樣：從女院到王宮的時候，凡她所要的都必給她。
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.
14晚上進去，次日回到女子第二院，交給掌管妃嬪的太監 沙甲 ；除非王喜愛她，再提名召她，就不再進去見王。
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.
15末底改 叔叔 亞比孩 的女兒，就是 末底改 收為自己女兒的 以斯帖 ，按次序當進去見王的時候，除了掌管女子的太監 希該 所派定給她的，她別無所求。凡看見 以斯帖 的都喜悅她。
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.
16亞哈隨魯 王第七年十月，就是提別月， 以斯帖 被引入宮見王。
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.
17王愛 以斯帖 過於愛眾女，她在王眼前蒙寵愛比眾處女更甚。王就把王后的冠冕戴在她頭上，立她為王后，代替 瓦實提 。
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.
18王因 以斯帖 的緣故給眾首領和臣僕設擺大筵席，又豁免各省的 租稅 ，並照王的厚意大頒賞賜。
19When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.
19第二次招聚處女的時候， 末底改 坐在朝門。
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.
20以斯帖 照着 末底改 所囑咐的，還沒有將籍貫宗族告訴人；因為 以斯帖 遵* 末底改 的命，如撫養她的時候一樣。
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.
21當那時候， 末底改 坐在朝門，王的太監中有兩個守門的， 辟探 和 提列 ，惱恨 亞哈隨魯 王，想要下手害他。
22This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.
22末底改 知道了，就告訴王后 以斯帖 。 以斯帖 奉 末底改 的名，報告於王；
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.
23究察這事，果然是實，就把二人掛在木頭上，將這事在王面前寫於歷史上。
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