Esther 4 — Logos by Kai'Ros

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Esther

Chapter 4

KJV · Textus Receptus

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

2 And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

3 And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

4 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.

7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.

9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;

11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.

13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.

14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

17 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

1Ɛberɛ a Mordekai hunuu deɛ wɔayɛ nyinaa no, Mordekai sunsuanee ne ntadeɛ mu, na ɔfiraa ayitoma de nsõ guu ne so, na ɔfirii adi kɔɔ kuro no mfimfini, na ɔteaam denden osu a ɛyɛ nwononwono;Under pastoral review

2Na ɔbaa ɔhene ɛpono ano: efisɛ na obiara ntumi nnhyɛn ɔhene ɛpono ano a ɔfira ayitoma.Under pastoral review

3Na ɔmantam biara mu, baabiara a ɔhene ahyɛdeɛ ne ne mmara duruiɛ no, na awerɛhoɔ kɛseɛ wɔ Yudafoɔ mu, ne mmuada, ne osu, ne agyaadwotwa; na bebree daa ayitoma ne nsõ mu.Under pastoral review

4Enti Ɛster mmaawa ne n'apiafoɔ baeɛ bɛka kyerɛɛ no. Afei ɔhemmaa no werɛ hoo yie; na ɔsomaa ntadeɛ sɛ wɔmfa nhyɛ Mordekai, na wɔnyi n'ayitoma mfiri ne so: nanso wannye.Under pastoral review

5Afei Ɛster frɛɛ Hatak, ɔhene apiafoɔ no mu baako, deɛ wayi no sɛ ɔnsom no no, na ɔde ahyɛdeɛ maa no kɔɔ Mordekai nkyɛn, sɛ ɔnkɔhunu deɛ ɛyɛ, ne deɛ enti a ɛteɛ saa.Under pastoral review

6Enti Hatak firii adi kɔɔ Mordekai nkyɛn wɔ kuro no abɔntene so, deɛ ɛwɔ ɔhene ɛpono anim no.Under pastoral review

7Na Mordekai kaa deɛ ato no nyinaa kyerɛɛ no, ne sika dodoɔ a Haman ahyɛ bɔ sɛ ɔbɛtua akɔ ɔhene sikakorabea ama Yudafoɔ, sɛ ɔbɛsɛe wɔn no.Under pastoral review

8Ɔsan de mmara a wɔde maa wɔ Susan sɛ wɔnsɛe wɔn no atwerɛ mfoni maa no, sɛ ɔnkyerɛ Ɛster, na ɔnna no adi nkyerɛ no, na ɔnhyɛ no sɛ ɔnkɔ ɔhene nkyɛn, sɛ ɔnkɔsrɛ no, na ɔnkɔ n'anim nkɔsrɛ ama ne nkurɔfoɔ.Under pastoral review

9Na Hatak baeɛ bɛkaa Mordekai nsɛm kyerɛɛ Ɛster.Under pastoral review

10Ɛster sane kasa kyerɛɛ Hatak, na ɔde ahyɛdeɛ maa no kɔɔ Mordekai nkyɛn;Under pastoral review

11Ɔhene asomfoɔ nyinaa, ne ɔhene amantam mu nkurɔfoɔ nim sɛ, obiara, sɛ ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa, a ɔbɛkɔ ɔhene nkyɛn wɔ adiwo a ɛwɔ mu no, a wɔamfrɛ no, ne mmara baako ne sɛ wɔnkum no, gye deɛ ɔhene bɛteɛ sika kɔkɔɔ ahempoma no akyerɛ no, na wanya nkwa: nanso wɔamfrɛ me sɛ memmra ɔhene nkyɛn nna aduasa yi.Under pastoral review

12Na wɔkaa Ɛster nsɛm kyerɛɛ Mordekai.Under pastoral review

13Afei Mordekai hyɛeɛ sɛ wɔmmua Ɛster sɛ, Nnwene wo tirim sɛ wobɛdwane wɔ ɔhene fie, sene Yudafoɔ no nyinaa.Under pastoral review

14Efisɛ sɛ woyɛ komm koraa wɔ ɛberɛ yi mu a, ɛnneɛ ɔhome ne ɔgyeɛ bɛsɔre ama Yudafoɔ afiri baabi foforɔ; nanso wo ne w'agya fie deɛ, wɔbɛsɛe mo: na hwan na ɔnim sɛ ebia woaba ahennie no mu ama ɛberɛ a ɛte sɛi?Under pastoral review

15Afei Ɛster kaa sɛ wɔnsane nkɔka nkyerɛ Mordekai sɛ,Under pastoral review

16Kɔ, boaboa Yudafoɔ a wɔwɔ Susan nyinaa ano, na monni mmuada mma me, na monnnidi na monnnom nnansa, anadwo anaa awia: me ne me mmaawa nso bɛdi mmuada saa ara; na sei na mɛkɔ ɔhene nkyɛn, deɛ ɛne mmara nhyia: na sɛ meyera a, meyera.Under pastoral review

17Enti Mordekai kɔɔ ne kwan so, na ɔyɛɛ sɛdeɛ Ɛster hyɛɛ no nyinaa.Under pastoral review

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