Kniha Ester

1 (KJV) When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
1 (B21) Když se Mordechaj dozvěděl o všem, co se stalo, roztrhl svůj oděv, oblékl se pytlovinou, posypal se popelem a s hlasitým a hořkým nářkem vyšel do města.

1 (KJV) When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
2 (B21) Dostal se ale jen ke královské bráně; do paláce totiž nikdo oblečený v pytlovině nesměl.

2 (KJV) And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
3 (B21) (V každé jednotlivé provincii, kamkoli dorazilo královské nařízení, nastal u Židů veliký smutek a půst, pláč a nářek. Mnozí si stlali v popelu a pytlovině.)

2 (KJV) And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
4 (B21) Za Ester přišla její děvčata a eunuchové, aby jí to oznámili. Královna se zděsila. Poslala Mordechajovi šaty, aby se oblékl a odložil pytlovinu, ale on odmítl.

3 (KJV) And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
5 (B21) Ester si tedy zavolala královského eunucha Hatacha, který jí byl osobně přidělen. Přikázala mu, ať od Mordechaje zjistí, co se děje a proč se tak chová.

3 (KJV) And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
6 (B21) Hatach tedy vyšel za Mordechajem na náměstí před královský palác.

4 (KJV) So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
7 (B21) Mordechaj mu pověděl o všem, co ho potkalo, i kolik přesně stříbra slíbil Haman vyplatit do králových pokladnic za vyhlazení Židů.

4 (KJV) So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
8 (B21) Dal mu i opis zákonného ediktu vydaného v Súsách ohledně jejich vyhubení. Ať ho ukáže Ester a všechno jí poví. Ať jí vzkáže, že má jít za králem orodovat u něj za svůj národ a vyprosit jeho milost.

5 (KJV) Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
9 (B21) Hatach se vrátil a pověděl Ester, co říkal Mordechaj.

5 (KJV) Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
10 (B21) Ester pak poslala Hatacha zpět za Mordechajem s odpovědí:

6 (KJV) So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.
11 (B21) "Kdokoli, ať muž či žena, se bez pozvání přiblíží ke králi do vnitřní dvorany, zemře! Ten zákon znají všichni královi dvořané i lid v říšských provinciích. Jen ten, na koho by král ukázal zlatým žezlem, smí žít. A já jsem ke králi nebyla pozvána už třicet dní!"

6 (KJV) So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.
12 (B21) Když byl Mordechajovi doručen vzkaz od Ester,

7 (KJV) And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
13 (B21) poslal jí tuto odpověď: "Nemysli si, že v královském domě jako jediná ze všech Židů vyvázneš.

7 (KJV) And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
14 (B21) Budeš-li v tuto chvíli mlčet, Židům přijde spásná pomoc odjinud, ale ty i s rodinou svého otce zahyneš. Kdo ví? Snad jsi dosáhla království právě pro chvíli, jako je tato."

8 (KJV) Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
15 (B21) Ester na to Mordechajovi odpověděla:

8 (KJV) Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
16 (B21) "Jdi a shromáždi všechny Židy v Súsách. Ať se za mne postí tři dny - ať nejedí ani nepijí ve dne ani v noci. I já a mé dívky se takto budeme postit. Potom půjdu ke králi, ačkoli je to proti zákonu. A zahynu-li, zahynu."

9 (KJV) And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
17 (B21) Mordechaj tedy šel a udělal přesně, co mu Ester vzkázala.

9 (KJV) And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
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10 (KJV) Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
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10 (KJV) Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
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11 (KJV) All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
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11 (KJV) All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
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12 (KJV) And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
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12 (KJV) And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
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13 (KJV) Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
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13 (KJV) Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
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14 (KJV) For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
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14 (KJV) For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
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15 (KJV) Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
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15 (KJV) Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
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16 (KJV) Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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16 (KJV) Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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17 (KJV) So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
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17 (KJV) So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
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