§4.23aμνήσθητι, Κύριε, γνώσθητι ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐμὲ θάρσυνον, βασιλεῦ τῶν θεῶν καὶ πάσης ἀρχῆς ἐπικρατῶν·
Remember, Lord, and make yourself known in the time of our affliction, and give me courage, King of gods and ruler of all authority.
§4.24aδὸς λόγον εὔρυθμον εἰς τὸ στόμα μου ἐνώπιον τοῦ λέοντος, καὶ μετάθες τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ εἰς μῖσος τοῦ πολεμοῦντος ἡμᾶς, εἰς συντέλειαν αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν ὁμονοούντων αὐτῷ·
Put a well-ordered speech into my mouth before the lion, and turn his heart to hate the one who fights against us, for the destruction of him and those who agree with him.
§4.25aἡμᾶς δὲ ῥῦσαι ἐν χειρί σου, καὶ βοήθησόν μοι τῇ μόνῃ καὶ μὴ ἐχούσῃ εἰ μὴ σέ, Κύριε. πάντων γνῶσιν ἔχεις,
But deliver us by your hand, and help me, who am desolate and have no one but you, Lord.
§4.26aκαὶ οἶδας ὅτι ἐμίσησα δόξαν ἀνόμων, καὶ βδελύσσομαι κοίτην ἀπεριτμήτων καὶ παντὸς ἀλλοτρίου.
You have knowledge of all things, and you know that I hate the glory of the lawless, and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised and of every foreigner.
§4.27aσὺ οἶδας τὴν ἀνάγκην μου, ὅτι βδελύσσομαι τὸ σημεῖον τῆς ὑπερηφανίας μου ὅ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς μου ἐν ἡμέραις ὀπτασίας μου· βδελύσσομαι αὐτὸ ὡς ῥάκος καταμηνίων, καὶ οὐ φορῶ αὐτὸ ἐν ἡμέραις ἡσυχίας μου.
You know my necessity, that I abhor the sign of my pride which is upon my head in the days when I appear in public; I abhor it like a menstruous rag, and I do not wear it in the days of my leisure.
§4.28aκαὶ οὐκ ἔφαγεν ἡ δούλη σου τράπεζαν Ἁμάν, καὶ οὐκ ἐδόξασα συμπόσιον βασιλέως, οὐδὲ ἔπιον οἶνον σπονδῶν·
And your handmaid has not eaten at Haman's table, nor have I honored the king's banquet, nor drunk the wine of libations.
§4.29aκαὶ οὐκ ηὐφράνθη ἡ δούλη σου ἀφʼ ἡμέρας μεταβολῆς μου μέχρι νῦν πλὴν ἐπὶ σοί, Κύριε ὁ θεὸς Ἁβραάμ.
And your handmaid has not rejoiced from the day of my change until now, except in you, Lord God of Abraham.
§4.30aὁ θεὸς ὁ ἰσχύων ἐπὶ πάντας, εἰσάκουσον φωνὴν ἀπηλπισμένων καὶ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν πονηρευομένων, καὶ ῥῦσαί με ἐκ τοῦ φόβου μου.
O God, who are powerful over all, hear the voice of the hopeless, and deliver us from the hand of those who do evil, and deliver me from my fear.
§4.1bΚαὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ ὡς ἐπαύσατο προσευχομένη, ἐξεδύσατο τὰ ἱμάτια τῆς θεραπείας καὶ περιεβάλετο τὴν δόξαν αὐτῆς·
And it came to pass on the third day, when she had finished praying, she stripped off her garments of mourning and put on her glorious apparel.
§4.2bκαὶ γενηθεῖσα ἐπιφανής, ἐπικαλεσαμένη τὸν πάντων ἐπόπτην θεὸν καὶ σωτῆρα, παρέλαβεν τὰς δύο ἅβρας,
And having become radiant, she invoked God, the watcher and savior of all, and took her two maids with her.
§4.3bκαὶ τῇ μὲν μιᾷ ἐπηρείδετο ὡς τρυφερευομένη, §4.4bἡ δὲ ἑτέρα ἐπηκολούθει κουφίζουσα τὴν ἔνδυσιν αὐτῆς·
And upon one she leaned, as if carrying herself delicately, while the other followed, holding up her train.
§4.5bκαὶ αὐτὴ ἐρυθριῶσα ἀκμῇ κάλλους αὐτῆς, καὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς ἱλαρὸν ὡς προσφιλές, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῆς ἀπεστενωμένη ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου.
And she was flushing in the prime of her beauty, and her face was cheerful as one beloved, but her heart was straitened by fear.
§4.6bκαὶ εἰσελθοῦσα πάσας τὰς θύρας κατέστη ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως·
And having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king.
καὶ αὐτὸς ἐκάθητο ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ, καὶ πᾶσαν στολὴν τῆς ἐπιφανείας αὐτοῦ ἐνεδεδύκει, ὅλος διὰ χρυσοῦ καὶ λίθων πολυτελῶν, καὶ ἦν φοβερὸς σφόδρα.
And he was sitting upon his royal throne, and he had put on all his glorious apparel, all covered with gold and precious stones, and he was very fearsome.
§4.7bκαὶ ἄρας τὸ πρόσαωπον αὐτοῦ πεπυραομένον δόξῃ ἐν ἀκμῇ θυμοῦ ἔβλεψεν· καὶ ἔπεσεν ἡ βασίλισσα καὶ μετέβαλεν τὸ χρῶμα αὐτῆς ἐυ ἐκλύσει, καὶ κατεπέκυψεν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τῆς ἀβρας τῆς προπορευομένης.
And lifting up his face, which burned with glory, he looked with fierce anger; and the queen fell down and changed her color in a faint, and bowed herself upon the head of the maid who went before her.
§4.8bκαὶ μετέβαλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ βασιλέως εἰς πραύτητα, καὶ ἀγωνιάσας ἀνεπήδησεν ἀπὸ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνέλαβεν αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀγκάλας αὐτοῦ μέχρις οὗ κατέστη, καὶ παρεκάλει αὐτὴν λόγοις εἰρηνικοῖς §4.9bκαὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Τί ἐστιν, Ἐσθῆρ;
And God changed the spirit of the king into gentleness, and in great anxiety he leaped from his throne and took her in his arms until she came to herself, and comforted her with peaceful words, and said to her, "What is it, Esther?
ἐγὼ ὁ ἀδελφός σου, θάρσει, §4.10bοὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃς· ὅτι κοινὸν τὸ πρόσταγμα ἡμῶν ἐοτὰ·
I am your brother; take courage, you shall not die, for our decree is for all in common.
§4.11bπρόσελθε. §4.12bκαὶ ἄρας τὴν χρυσῆν ῥάβδον ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτῆς, καὶ ἠσπάσατο αὐτὴν καὶ εἶπεν Λάλησόν μοι. §4.13bκαὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Εἶδόν σε, κύριε, ὡς ἄγγελον θεοῦ, καὶ ἐταράχθη ἡ καρδία μου ἀπὸ φόβου τῆς δόξης σου.
Draw near." And lifting up the golden sceptre, he laid it upon her neck, and embraced her, and said, "Speak to me." And she said to him, "I saw you, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of your glory.
§4.14bὅτι θαυμαστὸς εἶ, κύριε, καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου χαρίτων μεστόν. §4.15bἐν δὲ τῷ διαλέγεσθαι αὐτὴν ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ ἐκλύσεως· §4.16bκαὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐταράσσετο, καὶ πᾶσα ἡ θεραπεία αὐτοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτήν.
For you are wonderful, my lord, and your face is full of grace." But as she was speaking, she fell down in a faint; and the king was troubled, and all his attendants comforted her.