Ester 12

1Estaba entonces Mardoqueo en el palacio del rey con Bagata y Tara, eunucos del rey, los cuales eran porteros del palacio.

2Se enteró de los planes de ellos y después de averiguar bien sus designios, entendió que atentaban contra la vida del rey Artajerjes, y dio de ello noticia al rey;

3el cual hizo el proceso a ambos, y habiendo ellos confesado, mandó conducirlos a la muerte.

4El rey hizo escribir en los anales lo sucedido; e igualmente lo puso por escrito Mardoqueo, para conservar su memoria.

5También el rey le mandó que se quedase en la corte real, después de haberle recompensado por la denuncia.

6Pero Amán, hijo de Amadati, bugeo, gozaba de gran favor con el rey, y quiso perder a Mardoqueo y a su pueblo, a causa de los dos eunucos del rey que habían sido ajusticiados.

1Morabatur autem eo tempore in aula regis cum Bagatha et Thara eunuchis regis, qui janitores erant palatii.

2Cumque intellexisset cogitationes eorum, et curas diligentius pervidisset, didicit quod conarentur in regem Artaxerxem manus mittere, et nuntiavit super eo regi.

3Qui de utroque, habita quæstione, confessos jussit duci ad mortem.

4Rex autem quod gestum erat, scripsit in commentariis: sed et Mardochæus rei memoriam litteris tradidit.

5Præcepitque ei rex, ut in aula palatii moraretur, datis ei pro delatione muneribus.

6Aman vero filius Amadathi Bugæus erat gloriosissimus coram rege, et voluit nocere Mardochæo et populo ejus pro duobus eunuchis regis qui fuerant interfecti. Et diripuerunt bona, vel substantias eorum. Epistolæ autem hoc exemplar fuit.

1And he abode at that time in the king’s court with Bagatha and Thara the king’s eunuchs, who were porters of the palace.

2And when he understood their designs, and had diligently searched into their projects, he learned that they went about to lay violent hands on king Artaxerxes, and he told the king thereof.

3Then the king had them both examined, and after they had confessed, commanded them to be put to death.

4But the king made a record of what was done: and Mardochai also committed the memory of the thing to writing.

5And the king commanded him, to abide in the court of the palace, and gave him presents for the information.

6But Aman the son of Amadathi the Bugite was in great honour with the king, and sought to hurt Mardochai and his people, because of the two eunuchs of the king who were put to death.