The Book of Esther

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- Kapitel 12 -

Now he was staying at that time in the king’s court with Bagatha and Thara the king’s eunuchs, who were porters of the palace.(a)

And when he realized their thoughts, and had diligently paid close attention, he learned that they were attempting to cast their hand against king Artaxerxes, and he reported this to the king.(b)

Then the king had both of them questioned, and when they confessed, he ordered a sentence of death.

But the king had what had happened written in the commentaries. And even Mordecai handed over the memory of these things into writing.

And the king instructed him to remain in the court of the palace, having given him this position for the information.

In truth, Haman the son of Hammedatha the Bougaean had great honor in the eyes of the king, and he wanted to harm Mordecai and his people because of the two eunuchs of the king who had been executed.

Fußnoten

(a)2:1 Chapters 1 and 2 are found only in the Greek text. The Hebrew later mentions this same event. The names of these two eunuchs here have been reconciled with their names from the Hebrew version of the text. The Latin version of their names was chosen since this is a translation from the Latin.(Conte)

(b)2:2 Again, the name of the king varies depending on the text. Ahasuerus is an English rendering from the Hebrew portion of the text. Artaxerxes is commonly used in English translations of the Greek portion of the text. Many translations mix both versions of the name. Here the Latin version of the name is used, although the Latin version of the name is actually derived from the Greek.(Conte)