Kniha Ester

1 (KJV) Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
1 (B21) Třináctého dne dvanáctého měsíce zvaného adar se mělo naplnit královské nařízení. Nepřátelé čekali, že toho dne Židy přemohou, ale vše se obrátilo: Židé přemohli své protivníky.

1 (KJV) Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
2 (B21) Ve všech provinciích krále Xerxe se Židé ve svých městech shromáždili, aby bránili své životy proti těm, kdo jim chystali pohromu. Nikdo před nimi neobstál; strach z nich padl na všechny národy.

2 (KJV) The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
3 (B21) Také všichni představitelé provincií, satrapové, místodržící a královští správci podporovali Židy, neboť na ně padl strach z Mordechaje.

2 (KJV) The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
4 (B21) Mordechaj měl totiž v královském paláci významné postavení. Jeho pověst se šířila po všech provinciích a Mordechajův vliv rostl stále víc.

3 (KJV) And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
5 (B21) Židé udeřili na všechny své nepřátele mečem. Při té řeži a zhoubě naložili se svými protivníky, jak se jim zachtělo.

3 (KJV) And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
6 (B21) V samotném sídelním městě Súsách Židé pobili a zahubili pět set mužů.

4 (KJV) For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
7 (B21) Mezi nimi byli: Paršandata, Dalfon, Aspata,

4 (KJV) For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
8 (B21) Porata, Adalia, Aridata,

5 (KJV) Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
9 (B21) Parmašta, Arisaj, Aridaj, Vajzata,

5 (KJV) Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
10 (B21) deset synů židobijce Hamana, syna Hamedatova. Pobili je, kořisti se však ani nedotkli.

6 (KJV) And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
11 (B21) Téhož dne se počet zabitých v sídelním městě Súsách donesl až ke králi.

6 (KJV) And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
12 (B21) "V samotných Súsách," řekl král královně Ester, "Židé pobili a zahubili pět set mužů a deset Hamanových synů. Co asi udělali v ostatních provinciích říše? Tak jaké máš přání? Bude ti splněno. Žádej cokoli dalšího a stane se."

7 (KJV) And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
13 (B21) "Kdyby král ráčil," odpověděla Ester, "nechť je Židům dovoleno, aby v Súsách mohli podle zákona pro dnešek jednat ještě zítra. A těch deset Hamanových synů nechť pověsí na kůly."

7 (KJV) And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
14 (B21) Král přikázal, ať se tak stane. V Súsách byl vydán příslušný zákon a deset Hamanových synů bylo pověšeno.

8 (KJV) And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
15 (B21) Židé v Súsách se shromáždili ještě čtrnáctého dne měsíce adaru. Pobili v Súsách tři sta mužů, kořisti se však ani nedotkli.

8 (KJV) And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
16 (B21) Také ostatní Židé v říšských provinciích se shromáždili, aby bránili své životy a zjednali si klid od nepřátel. Pobili pětasedmdesát tisíc protivníků, kořisti se však ani nedotkli.

9 (KJV) And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
17 (B21) To se stalo třináctého dne měsíce adaru. Následujícího čtrnáctého dne už měli klid, a tak toho dne pořádali hody a veselice.

9 (KJV) And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
18 (B21) Židé v Súsách se ale shromáždili třináctého a ještě čtrnáctého dne téhož měsíce. Klid měli až patnáctého, a tak pořádali hody a veselice teprve toho dne.

10 (KJV) The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
19 (B21) A proto venkovští Židé, kteří nebydlí v hrazených městech, pořádají veselice, hody a oslavy čtrnáctého dne měsíce adaru a navzájem si posílají výslužku.

10 (KJV) The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
20 (B21) Mordechaj všechny tyto věci sepsal a všem Židům ve všech provinciích krále Xerxe, blízkým i vzdáleným, rozeslal listy,

11 (KJV) On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
21 (B21) aby jim uložil každoročně zachovávat čtrnáctý a patnáctý den měsíce adaru.

11 (KJV) On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
22 (B21) V tyto dny si Židé zjednali klid od svých nepřátel; v tomto měsíci se jejich žal proměnil v radost a smutek ve svátek. Proto mají v tyto dny pořádat hody a veselice, navzájem si posílat výslužku a dávat dárky chudým.

12 (KJV) And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
23 (B21) Tak Židé přijali svátek, který tehdy začali slavit a o kterém jim napsal Mordechaj:

12 (KJV) And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
24 (B21) Onen arcižidobijce Haman, syn Hamedaty Agagovce, si usmyslel vyhladit Židy. Hodil si pur (neboli los), kdy je má zničit a vyhladit.

13 (KJV) Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
25 (B21) Ester ale šla před krále, a ten vydal písemné nařízení, aby se ten zlovolný plán, který Haman zosnoval proti Židům, obrátil zpět na jeho hlavu: on sám i jeho synové skončili na kůlech.

13 (KJV) Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
26 (B21) Proto se těm dnům říká purim, od toho slova pur. Kvůli všemu, co je zapsáno v této listině, co sami zažili a co se jim vyprávělo,

14 (KJV) And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
27 (B21) Židé ustanovili tento nepomíjivý svátek pro sebe, pro své potomky a pro všechny, kdo se k nim připojí. Přijali, že budou každoročně zachovávat oba ty dny předepsaným způsobem a ve stanovený čas.

14 (KJV) And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
28 (B21) Tyto dny se budou připomínat a slavit v každém následujícím pokolení, v každé rodině, každé provincii a každém městě. Tyto dny purim v Židovstvu nepominou a jejich památka mezi jejich potomky nevymizí.

15 (KJV) For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
29 (B21) Tuto druhou listinu psala spolu s Židem Mordechajem také královna Ester, dcera Abichailova, aby purim potvrdila s veškerou vážností.

15 (KJV) For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
30 (B21) On pak ty listy rozeslal Židům do sta sedmadvaceti provincií Xerxovy říše. Přál jim pokoj a bezpečí,

16 (KJV) But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
31 (B21) a ať se dny těchto svátků purim dodržují ve stanovený čas. Tak jim to uložil Žid Mordechaj s královnou Ester a tak to přijali pro sebe i pro své potomstvo na paměť svého půstu a naříkání.

16 (KJV) But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
32 (B21) Slova ohledně purim stvrdil i rozkaz královny Ester, a tak to bylo zaneseno do knihy.

17 (KJV) On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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17 (KJV) On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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18 (KJV) But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof; and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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18 (KJV) But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof; and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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19 (KJV) Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
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19 (KJV) Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
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20 (KJV) And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
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20 (KJV) And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
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21 (KJV) To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
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21 (KJV) To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
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22 (KJV) As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
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22 (KJV) As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
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23 (KJV) And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
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23 (KJV) And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
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24 (KJV) Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
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24 (KJV) Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
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25 (KJV) But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
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25 (KJV) But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
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26 (KJV) Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
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26 (KJV) Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
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27 (KJV) The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
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27 (KJV) The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
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28 (KJV) And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
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28 (KJV) And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
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29 (KJV) Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
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29 (KJV) Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
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30 (KJV) And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
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30 (KJV) And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
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31 (KJV) To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
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31 (KJV) To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
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32 (KJV) And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
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32 (KJV) And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
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