Liber Esther

Anno quarto regnantibus Ptolemæo et Cleopatra, attulerunt Dosithæus, qui se sacerdotem et Levitici generis ferebat, et Ptolemæus filius ejus, hanc epistolam phurim, quam dixerunt interpretatum esse Lysimachum Ptolemæi filium in Jerusalem.

In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest, and of the Levitical race, and Ptolemy his son brought this epistle of Phurim, which they said Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy had interpreted in Jerusalem.

Anno quarto regna Ptolemaeo et Cleopatra, ad-fer Dosithaeo, qui fer sacerdote et de Levitici de genere se, et Ptolemaeo filio de illo, hoc epistola phure, quam dic interpretor es Lysimacho de Ptolemaeo filio in Ierusalem.

Anno secundo, regnante Artaxerxe maximo, prima die mensis Nisan, vidit somnium Mardochæus filius Jairi, filii Semei, filii Cis, de tribu Benjamin:

In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardochai the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the tribe of Benjamin:

Anno secundo, regna Artaxerxe magna, primo die de mense Nisane, vide somnio Mardochaeo filio de Iairo, de filio Semei, filio Ce, de tribu Beniamine:

homo Judæus, qui habitabat in urbe Susis, vir magnus, et inter primos aulæ regiæ.

A Jew who dwelt in the city of Susan, a great man and among the first of the king's court, had a dream.

Homine Iudaeo, qui habita in urbe de Susis, viro magna, et inter primo de aula de regia.

Erat autem de eo numero captivorum, quos transtulerat Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis de Jerusalem cum Jechonia rege Juda.

Now he was of the number of the captives, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Juda:

Es autem de eo numero de captivas, que transfer ad Nabuchodonosor rege de Babylone de Ierusalem cum Iechonia rege Iuda.

Et hoc ejus somnium fuit: apparuerunt voces, et tumultus, et tonitrua, et terræmotus, et conturbatio super terram:

And this was his dream: Behold there were voices, and tumults, and thunders, and earthquakes, and a disturbance upon the earth.

Et hoc de illo somnio es: appare voces, et tumultus, et tonitruos, et terraemotu, et conturbatione super terra:

et ecce duo dracones magni, paratique contra se in prælium.

And behold two great dragons came forth ready to fight one against another.

Et ecce duo dracone magna, et para contra se in praelio.

Ad quorum clamorem cunctæ concitatæ sunt nationes, ut pugnarent contra gentem justorum.

And at their cry all nations were stirred up to fight against the nation of the just.

Ad que clamore cuncta concita es nationes, ut pugna contra gente iusto.

Fuitque dies illa tenebrarum et discriminis, tribulationis et angustiæ, et ingens formido super terram.

And that was a day of darkness and danger, of tribulation and distress, and great fear upon the earth.

Et es die illa de tenebras et de discrimine, de tribulatione et de angustia, et ingenti formido super terra.

Conturbataque est gens justorum timentium mala sua, et præparata ad mortem.

And the nation of the just was troubled fearing their own evils, and was prepared for death.

Et conturba es gente iusto time malo suo, et praepara ad morte.

Clamaveruntque ad Deum: et illis vociferantibus, fons parvus creavit in fluvium maximum, et in aquas plurimas redundavit.

And they cried to God: and as they were crying, a little fountain grew into a very great river, and abounded into many waters.

Et clama ad Deo: et ad illos vociferor, fonte minimo crea in fluvio magna, et in aquas multo redunda.

Lux et sol ortus est, et humiles exaltati sunt, et devoraverunt inclytos.

The light and the sun rose up, and the humble were exalted, and they devoured the glorious.

Luce et sole orto es, et humili exalta es, et devora inclyta.

Quod cum vidisset Mardochæus, et surrexisset de strato, cogitabat quid Deus facere vellet: et fixum habebat in animo, scire cupiens quid significaret somnium.

And when Mardochai had seen this, and arose out of his bed, he was thinking what God would do: and he kept it fixed in his mind, desirous to know what the dream should signify.

Mardochaeo cum vide quod, et surge de sterne, cogita quid Deo facere vol: et fixe habe in animo, scire cupie quid significa somnio.