Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 1:1 ¶ In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great king, on the first [day] of Nisan, Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} the [son] of Jairus, the [son] of Semeias, the [son] of Chisaeus, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Jew dwelling in the city Shushan{gr.Susa}, a great man, serving in the king's palace, saw a vision. Now he was of the captivity which Nebuchadnezzar{gr.Nabuchodonosor} king of Babylon had carried captive from Jerusalem, with Jeconiah{gr.Jechonias} the king of Judah{gr.Judea}. And this [was] his dream: Behold, voices and a noise, thunders and earthquake, tumult upon the earth. And, behold, two great serpents came forth, both ready for conflict, and there came from them a great voice, and by their voice of every nation was prepared for battle, even to fight against the nation of the just. And, behold, a day of darkness and blackness, tribulation and anguish, affliction and great tumult upon the earth. And all the righteous nation was troubled, fearing their own afflictions; and they prepared to die, and cried to God: and from their cry there came as it were a great river from a little fountain, [even] much water. And light and the sun arose, and the lowly were exalted, and devoured the honourable. And Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} who had seen this vision and what God designed to do, having awoke, kept in his heart, and desired by all means to interpret it, even till night. And Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} rested quiet in the palace with Gabatha and Terah{gr.Tharrha} the king's two chamberlains, eunuchs who guarded the palace. And he heard their reasonings and searched out their plans, and learnt that they were preparing to lay hands on king Artaxerxes: and he informed the king concerning them. And the king examined the two chamberlains, and they confessed, and were executed. And the king wrote these things for a memorial; also Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} wrote concerning these matters. And the king commanded Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} to attend in the palace, and gave him gifts for this service. And Haman{gr.Aman} the son of Amadathes the Bugaean was honourable in the sight of the two kings, and he endeavoured to hurt Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} and his people, because of the two chamberlains of the king. And it came to pass after these things in the days of Artaxerxes.-- (this Artaxerxes ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India)--

 1:1 ¶ Now it came to passº in the daysº of Ahasuerus,º (thisº [is] Ahasuerusº which reigned,ºº from Indiaºº even untoº Ethiopia,º [over] an hundredº and sevenº and twentyº provinces:)º

 1:2 in those days, when king Artaxerxes was on the throne in the city of Shushan{gr.Susa},

 1:2 [That] in thoseº days,º when the kingº Ahasuerusº satºº onº the throneº of his kingdom,º whichº [was] in Shushanº the palace,º

 1:3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to his friends, and the other nations, and to the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and the chief of the satraps.

 1:3 In the thirdº yearº of his reign,ºº he madeºº a feastº unto allº his princesº and his servants;º the powerº of Persiaº and Media,º the noblesº and princesº of the provinces,º [being] beforeº him:

 1:4 And after this, after he had shewn to them the wealth of his kingdom, and the abundant glory of his wealth during a hundred and eighty days,

 1:4 When he shewedººº the richesº of his gloriousº kingdomº and the honourº of his excellentº majestyº manyº days,º [even] an hundredº and fourscoreº days.º

 1:5 when, [I say], the days of the marriage feast were completed, the king made a banquet to the nations who were present in the city six days, in the court of the king's house,

 1:5 And when theseº daysº were expired,ºº the kingº madeºº a feastº unto allº the peopleº that were presentºº in Shushanº the palace,º both unto greatºº and small,º sevenº days,º in the courtº of the gardenº of the king'sº palace;º

 1:6 [which was] adorned with [hangings] of fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs, on pillars of Parian marble and stone: [there were] golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of pearl, and of Parian stone, and open-worked coverings variously flowered, [having] roses worked round about;

 1:6 [Where were] white,º green,º and blue,º [hangings], fastenedºº with cordsº of fine linenº and purpleº toº silverº ringsº and pillarsº of marble:º the bedsº [were of] goldº and silver,º uponº a pavementº of red,º and blue,ºº and white,º and black,º marble.ºº

 1:7 gold and silver cups, and a small cup of carbuncle set out of the value of thirty thousand talents, abundant and sweet wine, which the king himself drank.

 1:7 And they gave [them] drinkºº in vesselsº of gold,º (the vesselsº being diverseºº one from another,)ºº and royalº wineº in abundance,º according to the stateº of the king.º

 1:8 And this banquet was not according to the appointed law; but so the king would have it: and he charged the stewards to perform his will and that of the company.

 1:8 And the drinkingº [was] according to the law;º noneº did compel:ºº forº soº the kingº had appointedºº toº allº the officersº of his house,º that they should doºº according to every man'sº pleasure.º

 1:9 Also Astin the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where king Artaxerxes [dwelt].

 1:9 Alsoº Vashtiº the queenº madeºº a feastº for the womenº [in] the royalº houseº whichº [belonged] to kingº Ahasuerus.º

 1:10 ¶ Now on the seventh day the king, being merry, told Haman{gr.Aman}, and Bazan, and Terah{gr.Tharrha}, and Barazi, and Zatholtha, and Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of king Artaxerxes,

 1:10 ¶ On the seventhº day,º when the heartº of the kingº was merryºº with wine,º he commandedºº Mehuman,º Biztha,º Harbona,º Bigtha,º and Abagtha,º Zethar,º and Carcas,º the sevenº chamberlainsº that servedººº in the presenceº of Ahasuerusº the king,º

 1:11 to bring in the queen to him, to enthrone her, and crown her with the diadem, and to shew her to the princes, and her beauty to the nations: for she was beautiful.

 1:11 To bringººº Vashtiº the queenº beforeº the kingº with the crownº royal,º to shewºº the peopleº and the princesºº her beauty:º forº sheº [was] fairº to look on.º

 1:12 But queen Astin hearkened not to him to come with the chamberlains: so the king was grieved and angered.

 1:12 But the queenº Vashtiº refusedºº to comeºº at the king'sº commandmentº byºº [his] chamberlains:º therefore was the kingº veryº wroth,ºº and his angerº burnedºº in him.

 1:13 ¶ And he said to his friends, Thus hast Astin spoken: pronounce therefore upon this [case] law and judgment.

 1:13 ¶ Then the kingº saidºº to the wise men,º which knewºº the times,º (forº soº [was] the king'sº mannerº towardº allº that knewºº lawº and judgment:º

 1:14 So Arkesaeus, and Sarsathaeus, and Malisear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief [in rank] by the king, drew near to him,

 1:14 And the nextº untoº him [was] Carshena,º Shethar,º Admatha,º Tarshish,º Meres,º Marsena,º [and] Memucan,º the sevenº princesº of Persiaº and Media,º which sawºº the king'sº face,º [and] which satºº the firstº in the kingdom;)º

 1:15 and reported to him according to the laws how it was proper to do to queen Astin, because she had not done the things commanded of the king by the chamberlains.

 1:15 Whatº shall we doºº unto the queenº Vashtiº according to law,º becauseºº she hath notº performedººº the commandmentº of the kingº Ahasuerusº byº the chamberlains?º

 1:16 And Muchaeus said to the king and to the princes, Queen Astin has not wronged the king only, but also all the king's rulers and princes:

 1:16 And Memucanº answeredºº beforeº the kingº and the princes,º Vashtiº the queenº hath notº done wrongºº toº the kingº only,º butº also toº allº the princes,º and toº allº the peopleº thatº [are] in allº the provincesº of the kingº Ahasuerus.º

 1:17 for he has told them the words of the queen, and how she disobeyed the king. As then, [said he], she refused [to obey] king Artaxerxes,

 1:17 Forº [this] deedº of the queenº shall come abroadºº untoº allº women,º so that they shall despiseºº their husbandsº in their eyes,º when it shall be reported,ºº The kingº Ahasuerusº commandedººº Vashtiº the queenº to be brought inºº beforeº him, but she cameºº not.º

 1:18 so this day shall the other ladies of the chiefs of the Persians and Medes, having heard what she said to the king, dare in the same way to dishonour their husbands.

 1:18 [Likewise] shall the ladiesº of Persiaº and Mediaº sayºº thisº dayº unto allº the king'sº princes,º whichº have heardºº ofºº the deedº of the queen.º Thus [shall there arise] too muchº contemptº and wrath.º

 1:19 If then it seem good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter [it]: and let not the queen come in to him any more; and let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she.

 1:19 Ifº it pleaseººº the king,º let there goºº a royalº commandmentº fromºº him,º and let it be writtenºº among the lawsº of the Persiansº and the Medes,º that it be notº altered,ºº Thatº Vashtiº comeºº noº more beforeº kingº Ahasuerus;º and let the kingº giveºº her royal estateº unto anotherº that is betterº thanº she.

 1:20 And let the law of the king which he shall have made, be widely proclaimed, in his kingdom: and so shall all the women give honour to their husbands, from the poor even to the rich.

 1:20 And when the king'sº decreeº whichº he shall makeºº shall be publishedºº throughout allº his empire,º (forº itº is great,)º allº the wivesº shall giveºº to their husbandsº honour,º both to greatºº and small.º

 1:21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Muchaeus had said,

 1:21 And the sayingº pleasedººº the kingº and the princes;º and the kingº didºº according to the wordº of Memucan:º

 1:22 and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, in order that men might be feared in their own houses.

 1:22 For he sentºº lettersº intoº allº the king'sº provinces,º intoº every provinceº according to the writingº thereof, and toº every peopleº after their language,º that everyº manº shouldº bear ruleºº in his own house,º and that [it] should be publishedºº according to the languageº of every people.º