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And after this the king's anger was pacified, and he no more mentioned Astin, bearing in mind what she had said, and how he had condemned her.

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И# по словесёхъ си1хъ ўтоли1сz цaрь t гнёва, и3 не воспомzнY ктомY ґстjни, воспоминaz, є3ли6ка глаг0ла и3 кaкw њсуди2 є3S.

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Then the servants of the king said, Let there be sought for the king chaste and beautiful young virgins.

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И# рёша слуги6 царє1вы: да и3зhщутсz царю2 дэви6цы нерастлBнны, красны6 зрaкомъ, и3 да постaвитъ цaрь взыскaтєли во всёхъ странaхъ цaрствіz своегw2,

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And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women's apartment, and let them be consigned to the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.

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и3 да и3зберyтъ nтрокови1цъ дёвственныхъ доброзрaчныхъ въ сyсы грaдъ, въ черт0гъ жeнскій, и3 да tдадyтсz є3vнyхови царeву стрaжу жeнъ, и3 да дадyтсz м†сти и3 пр0чыz потрє1бы:

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And let the woman who shall please the king be queen instead of Astin. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

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и3 женA, ю4же возлю1битъ цaрь, да бyдетъ цари1цею вмёстw ґстjни. И# ўг0дно бЁ царю2 сл0во, и3 сотвори2 тaкw.

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Now there was a Jew in the city Susa, and his name was Mardochæus, the son of Jairus, the son of Semeias, the son of Cisæus, of the tribe of Benjamin;

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И# мyжъ бЁ їудeанинъ во грaдэ сyсэхъ, и3 и4мz є3мY мардохeй сhнъ їаjровъ, сhна семeина, сhна кісeова, t плeмене веніамjнz,

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who had been brought a prisoner from Jerusalem, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried into captivity.

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и4же бsше плэнeнъ t їеcрли1ма навуходон0соромъ царeмъ вавmлHнскимъ:

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And he had a foster-child, daughter of Aminadab his father's brother, and her name was Esther; and when her parents were dead, he brought her up for a wife for himself: and the damsel was beautiful.

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и3 бsше є3мY nтрокови1ца воспитaна, дщeрь ґмінадaва брaта nтцY є3гw2, и3 и4мz є4й є3сfи1рь. По преставлeніи же роди1телей є3S, пріS ю5 мардохeй во дщeре мёсто: и3 бsше дэви1ца краснA и3 доброзрaчна.

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And because the king's ordinance was published, many damsels were gathered to the city Susa under the hand of Gai; and Esther was brought to Gai the keeper of the women.

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И# є3гдA ўслhшано бhсть повелёніе царeво, сHбраны бhша дэви6цы мнHги во грaдъ сyсы, под8 рyку гaіеву, и3 приведенA бhсть є3сfи1рь ко гaію храни1телю жeнъ:

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And the damsel pleased him, and she found favour in his sight; and he hasted to give her the things for purification, and her portion, and the seven maidens appointed her out of the palace: and he treated her and her maidens well in the women's apartment.

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и3 ўг0дна бhсть є3мY nтрокови1ца и3 њкрёте благодaть пред8 ни1мъ: и3 потщaсz дaти є4й м†сти и3 ўчaстіе, и3 сeдмь дэви1цъ пристaви къ нeй и3з8 д0му царeва, и3 снабдэвaше ю5 и3 рабhнь є3S д0брэ въ домY жeнстэмъ.

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But Esther discovered not her family nor her kindred: for Mardochæus had charged her not to tell.

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И# не повёда є3сfи1рь р0да своегw2, нижE nтeчества, мардохeй бо заповёда є4й не возвэщaти.

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But Mardochæus used to walk every day by the women's court, to see what would become of Esther.

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На всsкъ же дeнь хождaше мардохeй по дворY жeнскому, назирaz, что2 є3сfи1ри случи1тсz.

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Now this was the time for a virgin to go in to the king, when she should have fulfilled twelve months; for so are the days of purification fulfilled, six months while they are anointing themselves with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices and women's purifications.

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Сіe же бЁ врeмz дэви1цъ входи1ти ко царю2, є3гдA и3сп0лнzтсz дванaдесzть мцcей: тaкw бо наполнsхусz днjе ўкрашeніz, шeсть мцcъ во ґрwмaтэхъ и3 въ мaстехъ жeнскихъ, и3 шeсть мцcъ намазyющzсz смЂрновымъ є3лeемъ,

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And then the damsel goes in to the king; and the officer to whomsoever he shall give the command, will bring her to come in with him from the women's apartment to the king's chamber.

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и3 тогдA вхождaху ко царeви: и3 є3мyже ѓще речeтъ привести2 ю5, вх0дитъ съ ни1мъ кyпнw и3з8 д0му жeнскагw дaже до д0му царeва:

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She enters in the evening, and in the morning she departs to the second women's apartment, where Gai the king's chamberlain is keeper of the women: and she goes not in to the king again, unless she should be called by name.

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на вeчеръ вхождaше и3 заyтра возвращaшесz въ д0мъ жeнскій вторhй, и3дёже гaй є3vнyхъ царeвъ храни1тель жeнъ, и3 не вхождaше пaки ко царю2, ѓще не бyдетъ позванA и4менемъ.

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And when the time was fulfilled for Esther the daughter of Aminadab the brother of Mardochæus' father to go in to the king, she neglected nothing which the chamberlain, the women's keeper, commanded; for Esther found grace in the sight of all that looked upon her.

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Е#гдa же и3сп0лнисz врeмz є3сfи1ри дщeри ґмінадaва, брaта nтцA мардохeова, (и4же поsлъ ю5 себЁ въ дщeре мёсто,) вни1ти ко царeви, ничт0же преступи2 t си1хъ, ±же заповёда є4й є3vнyхъ храни1тель жeнъ: бё бо є3сfи1рь њбрэтaющаz благодaть пред8 всёми зрsщими ю5.

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So Esther went in to king Artaxerxes in the twelfth month, which is Adar, in the seventh year of his reign.

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И# вни1де є3сfи1рь ко царю2 ґртаxeрxу во вторыйнaдесzть мцcъ, и4же є4сть ґдaръ, въ лёто седм0е цaрства є3гw2.

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And the king loved Esther, and she found favour beyond all the other virgins: and he put on her the queen's crown.

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И# возлюби2 цaрь є3сfи1рь, и3 њбрёте благодaть пaче всёхъ дэви1цъ, и3 возложи2 вэнeцъ жeнскій на главY є3S.

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And the king made a banquet for all his friends and great men for seven days, and he highly celebrated the marriage of Esther; and he made a release to those who were under his dominion.

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И# сотвори2 цaрь пи1ръ всBмъ другHмъ свои6мъ и3 си1ламъ сeдмь днjй, и3 вознесE брaкъ є3сfи1ринъ, и3 сотвори2 tрaду сyщымъ во цaрствіи є3гw2.

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But Mardochæus served in the palace.

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Мардохeй же служaше во дворЁ (царeвэ).

²⁰

Now Esther had not discovered her kindred; for so Mardochæus commanded her, to fear God, and perform his commandments, as when she was with him: and Esther changed not her manner of life.

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Е#сfи1рь же не повёда р0да своегw2, (ни людjй свои1хъ): си1це бо заповёда є4й мардохeй боsтисz бGа и3 твори1ти зaпwвэди є3гw2, ћкоже бЁ съ ни1мъ, є3сfи1рь же не и3змэни2 њбhчаz своегw2.

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And two chamberlains of the king, the chiefs of the body-guard, were grieved, because Mardochæus was promoted; and they sought to kill king Artaxerxes.

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И# њпечaлистасz двA є3vн{ха царє1ва начaлнэйшіи стрaжы тёла є3гw2, ћкw предпочтeнъ бhсть мардохeй, и3 и3скaста ўби1ти ґртаxeрxа царS.

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And the matter was discovered to Mardochæus, and he made it known to Esther, and she declared to the king the matter of the conspiracy.

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И# возвэсти1сz сл0во мардохeю, и3 сказA є3сfи1ри: nнa же повёда царю2, ±же навётуютъ.

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And the king examined the two chamberlains, and hanged them: and the king gave orders to make a note for a memorial in the royal records of the good offices of Mardochæus, as a commendation.

²³

Цaрь же и3спытA двY є3vн{ху, (и3 и3сповёдаста,) и3 њбёси и5хъ. И# повелЁ цaрь вписaти на пaмzть въ цaрстэй книгохрани1телницэ њ благодэsніи мардохeовэ въ похвалY.