前に戻る　【エステル書2章1節】

これらの事ことの後のちアハシユエロス王わう忿怒いかりとけてワシテおよび彼かれが爲なしたる所󠄃ところまたその彼かれにむかひて議はかり定さだめしところの事ことを憶おもひおこせり
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章2節】

ここに王わうの前󠄃まへに事つかふる僕しもべ等らいひけるは請󠄃こふ美うるはしき少わかき處女等をとめらを王わうのために尋󠄃たづねもとめん
Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

前に戻る　【エステル書2章3節】

願ねがはくは王わう御み國くにの各かく州しうにおいて官吏つかさびとを擇えらび之これをして美うるはしき處女をとめをことごとくシユシヤンの城しろに集あつめしめ婦󠄃人をんなを管理つかさどる王わうの侍從じじうヘガイの手てにわたして婦󠄃人をんなの局つぼねに入いらしめ而しかして潔󠄄淨きよめの物ものをこれに與あたへたまへ
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

前に戻る　【エステル書2章4節】

斯かくして王わうの御み意󠄃こころに適󠄄かなふ女子をんなごを取とりワシテに代かはりて后きさきとならしめたまへと王わうこの事ことを善よしとして然しかなしぬ

And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章5節】

茲こゝにシユシヤンの城しろに一人ひとりのユダヤ人びとありその名なをモルデカイと曰いひキシの曾孫ひこシメイの孫まごヤイルの子こにしてベニヤミン人びとなり
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

前に戻る　【エステル書2章6節】

かれはバビロンの王わうネブカデネザルが擄とらへゆきしユダのヱコニヤとともに擄とらはれ徃ゆける俘囚とりこの中なかにありてヱサレムより移うつされたる者ものなり
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章7節】

かれその叔父󠄃をぢの女むすめハダツサすなはちエステルを養󠄄やしなひ育そだてたり 是こは父󠄃ちゝも母はゝもなかりければなり この女子をんなご顏かほ貌かたち勝󠄃すぐれてうるはしかりしがその父󠄃母ちちははの死しにたる後のちモルデカイこれを取とりておのれの女むすめとなせるなり

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章8節】

王わうの命令おふせと詔言みことのりの聞きこえ傳つたはり衆多おほくの女子をんなごシユシヤンの城しろにあつめられてヘガイの手てにわたされし時ときエステルも亦また王わうの家いへに携たづさへられてゆき婦󠄃人をんなを管理つかさどるヘガイの手てに交わたされしが
So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章9節】

この女子をんなごヘガイの意󠄃こころにかなひて之これが惠めぐみを受うけたり即すなははちヘガイすみやかに之これに潔󠄄淨きよめの物ものおよびその分󠄃ぶんを與あたへまた王わうの家いへの中うちより七人ひとの侍女こしもとを擧あげてこれに附つきそはしめ彼かれとその侍女こしもと等どもを婦󠄃人をんなの局つぼねの中うちなる最もつとも佳よき處ところに移うつしぬ
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章10節】

エステルはおのれの民たみをもおのれの宗族やからをも顯あらはさざりき其そはモルデカイこれを顯あらはすなかれと彼かれに言いひふくめたればなり
Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章11節】

またモルデカイはエステルの模樣ありさまおよびその如何いかになれるかを知しらんため日々ひびに婦󠄃人をんなの局つぼねの庭にはの前󠄃まへをあゆめり

And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章12節】

女子をんなごはおのおの婦󠄃人をんなの則のりにしたがひて十二ヶ月げつを經へしかる後のち順番じゆんばんにいりてアハシユエロス王わうにいたる是これその潔󠄄淨きよめの日ひを終󠄃をはるはかくのごとくなるが故ゆゑなり 即すなはち沒藥もつやくの油あぶらを用もちふること六ヶ月げつまた各種さまざまの薫物かほりものおよび婦󠄃人をんなの潔󠄄淨きよめごとにあつる物もの等などを用もちふること六ヶ月げつ
Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

前に戻る　【エステル書2章13節】

女子をんなごの王わうにいたるは是かくのごとしその婦󠄃人をんなの局つぼねより出いでて王わうの家いへにゆく時ときには凡すべてその望󠄇のぞむ物ものをことごとく與あたへらる
Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章14節】

而しかして夕ゆふべに徃ゆき朝󠄃あしたにおよびて婦󠄃人をんなの第だい二の局つぼねに還󠄃かへり妃嬪ひめをつかさどる王わうの侍從じじうシヤシガスの手てに屬ぞくす王わうこれを喜よろこびて名なをさして召めすにあらざれば重かさねて王わうにいたることなし
In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章15節】

ここにモルデカイの叔父󠄃をぢアビハイルの女むすめすなはちモルデカイが取とりておのれの女むすめとなしたるエステル入いりて王わうにいたるべき順番じゆんばんにあたりけるが彼かれは婦󠄃人をんなをつかさどる王わうの侍從じじうヘガイが言いひきかせたる事ことの外ほかには何なにをももとめざりき エステルは凡すべて彼かれを見みる者ものによろこばれたり

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章16節】

かくエステルは王わうの家いへに召めしいれられてアハシユエロス王わうにいたれり是これその治世ぢせいの第だい七年ねん十月ぐわつ即すなはちテベテの月つきなり
So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

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王わう一切すべての婦󠄃人をんなに超こえてエステルを愛あいしければエステルはすべての處女をとめにまさりて王わうの前󠄃まへに恩寵めぐみと厚情󠄃なさけを得えたり 王わうつひに后きさきの冕かんむりをかれの首かうべに戴いただかせ彼かれをしてワシテにかはりて后きさきとならしむ
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章18節】

ここにおいて王わうおほいなる酒宴しゆえんを設まうけてそのもろもろの牧伯つかさと臣僕しもべを饗もてなす これをエステルの酒宴しゆえんと稱となふまた諸しよ州しうに租税そぜいをゆるし王わうの富有とみにかなひて物ものを賜たまふ

Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章19節】

再度ふたゝび處女むすめの集あつめられし時ときモルデカイは王わうの門もんに坐ざしをりぬ
And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章20節】

エステルはモルデカイがかれに言いひふくめたる如ごとくして未いまだおのれの宗族やからをもおのれの民たみをも顯あらはさざりき エステルはモルデカイの言語ことばにしたがふことその彼かれに養󠄄やしなひ育そだてられし時ときと異ことならざりき
Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章21節】

當時そのころモルデカイ王わうの門もんに坐ざし居ゐける時とき王わうの侍從じじうにて戶とを守まもる者ものの中うちビグタンおよびテレシの二人にん怨うらむる事ことありてアハシユエロス王わうを弑しいせんともとめたりしが
In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章22節】

その事ことモルデカイに知しれければモルデカイこれを后きさきエステルに吿つげエステルまたモルデカイの名なをもてこれを王わうに吿つげたり
And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.

前に戻る　【エステル書2章23節】

ここにおいて此事このことをしらべさせしにその然しかること顯あらはれければ彼かれら二人ふたりは木きにかけられその事ことは王わうの前󠄃まへなる日誌につしの書ふみにかきしるさる
And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.