1 Esdras 3

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

1 Esdras 3

1Now when Darius reigned, he made a great feast to all his subjects, and to all his household, and to all the princes of Media and Persia,Καὶ βασιλεὺς Δαρεῖος ἐποίησε δοχὴν μεγάλην πᾶσι τοῖς ὑπʼ αὐτὸν, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς οἰκογενέσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς μεγιστᾶσι τῆς Μηδίας καὶ τῆς Περσίδος,

2And to all the governors and captains and lieutenants that were under him, from India to Ethiopia, of one hundred twenty and seven provinces.καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς σατράπαις καὶ στρατηγοῖς καὶ τοπάρχαις τοῖς ὑπʼ αὐτὸν, ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς μέχρις Αἰθιοπίας, ἐν ταῖς ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιεπτὰ σατραπείαις.

3And when they had eaten and drunken, and being satisfied were gone home, then Darius the king went into his bedchamber, and slept, and soon after awaked.Καὶ ἐφάγοσαν καὶ ἐπίοσαν, καὶ ἐμπλησθέντες ἀνέλυσαν· ὁ δὲ Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀνέλυσεν εἰς τὸν κοιτῶνα ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ ἐκοιμήθη, καὶ ἔξυπνος ἐγένετο.

4Then three young men, that were of the guard that kept the king's body, spoke one to another;Τότε οἱ τρεῖς νεανίσκοι οἱ σωματοφύλακες οἱ φυλάσσοντες τὸ σῶμα τοῦ βασιλέως,

5Let every one of us speak a sentence: he that shall overcome, and whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, to him shall the king Darius give great gifts, and great things in token of victory:εἶπαν ἕτερος πρὸς τὸν ἕτερον, εἴπωμεν ἕκαστος ἡμῶν ἕνα λόγον, ὃς ὑπερισχύσει· καὶ οὗ ἐὰν φανῇ τὸ ῥῆμα αὐτοῦ σοφώτερον τοῦ ἑτέρου, δώσει αὐτῷ Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς δωρεὰς μεγάλας, καὶ ἐπινίκια μεγάλα,

6As, to be clothed in purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep upon gold, and a chariot with bridles of gold, and an headtire of fine linen, and a chain about his neck:καὶ πορφύραν περιβαλέσθαι, καὶ ἐν χρυσώμασι πίνειν, καὶ ἐπὶ χρυσῷ καθεύδειν, καὶ ἅρμα χρυσοχάλινον, καὶ κίδαριν βυσσίνην, καὶ μανιάκην περὶ τὸν τράχηλον,

7And he shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shall be called Darius his cousin.καὶ δεύτερος καθιεῖται Δαρείου διὰ τὴν σοφίαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ συγγενὴς Δαρείου κληθήσεται.

8And then every one wrote his sentence, sealed it, and laid it under king Darius his pillow;Καὶ τότε γράψαντες ἕκαστος τὸν ἑαυτοῦ λόγον, ἐσφαγίσαντο καὶ ἔθηκαν ὑπὸ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον Δαρείου τοῦ βασιλέως,

9And said that, when the king is risen, some will give him the writings; and of whose side the king and the three princes of Persia shall judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as was appointed.καὶ εἶπαν, ὅταν ἐγερθῇ ὁ βασιλεὺς, δώσουσιν αὐτῷ τὸ γράμμα, καὶ ὃν ἂν κρίνῃ ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ τρεῖς μεγιστᾶνες τῆς Περσίδος, ὅτι οὗ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ σοφώτερος, αὐτῷ δοθήσεται τὸ νῖκος καθὼς γέγραπται.

10The first wrote, Wine is the strongest.Ὁ εἷς ἔγραψεν, ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος.

11The second wrote, The king is strongest.Ὁ ἕτερος ἔγραψεν, ὑπερισχύει ὁ βασιλεύς.

12The third wrote, Women are strongest: but above all things Truth bears away the victory.Ὁ τρίτος ἔγραψεν, ὑπερισχύουσιν αἱ γυναῖκες, ὑπὲρ δὲ πάντα νικᾷ ἡ ἀλήθεια.

13Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings, and delivered them to him, and so he read them:Καὶ ὅτε ἐξηγέρθη ὁ βασιλεὺς, λαβόντες τὸ γράμμα ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀνέγνω.

14And sending forth he called all the princes of Persia and Media, and the governors, and the captains, and the lieutenants, and the chief officers;Καὶ ἐξαποστείλας ἐκάλεσε πάντας τοὺς μεγιστᾶνας τῆς Περσίδος καὶ τῆς Μηδείας, καὶ τοὺς σατράπας καὶ στρατηγοὺς, καὶ τοπάρχας καὶ ὑπάτους,

15And sat him down in the royal seat of judgment; and the writings were read before them.καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν τῷ χρηματιστηρίῳ, καὶ ἀνεγνώσθη τὸ γράμμα ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν.

16And he said, Call the young men, and they shall declare their own sentences. So they were called, and came in.Καὶ εἶπε, καλέσατε τοὺς νεανίσκους, καὶ αὐτοὶ δηλώσουσι τοὺς λόγους ἑαυτῶν· καὶ ἐκλήθησαν, καὶ εἰσήλθοσαν.

17And he said to them, Declare to us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine;Καὶ εἶπαν αὐτοῖς, ἀπαγγείλατε ἡμῖν περὶ τῶν γεγραμμένων.

18And he said thus, O you men, how exceeding strong is wine! it causes all men to err that drink it:Καὶ ἤρξατο ὁ πρῶτος ὁ εἴπας περὶ τῆς ἰσχύος τοῦ οἴνου, καὶ ἔφη οὕτως, ἄνδρες,

19It makes the mind of the king and of the fatherless child to be all one; of the bondman and of the freeman, of the poor man and of the rich:πῶς ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος; πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς πιόντας αὐτὸν πλανᾷ, τὴν διάνοιαν τοῦ τε βασιλέως καὶ τοῦ ὀρφανοῦ ποιεῖ τὴν διάνοιαν μίαν, τήν τε τοῦ οἰκέτου καὶ τὴν τοῦ ἐλευθέρου, τήν τε τοῦ πένητος καὶ τὴν τοῦ πλουσίου·

20It turns also every thought into jollity and mirth, so that a man remembers neither sorrow nor debt:καὶ πᾶσαν διάνοιαν μεταστρέφει εἰς εὐωχίαν καὶ εὐφροσύνην, καὶ οὐ μέμνηται πᾶσαν λύπην καὶ πᾶν ὀφείλημα·

21And it makes every heart rich, so that a man remembers neither king nor governor; and it makes to speak all things by talents:καὶ πάσας καρδίας ποιεῖ πλουσιας, καὶ οὐ μέμνηται βασιλέα οὐδὲ σατράπην· καὶ πάντα διὰ ταλάντων ποιεῖ λαλεῖν.

22And when they are in their cups, they forget their love both to friends and brethren, and a little after draw out swords:Καὶ οὐ μέμνηνται, ὅταν πίνωσι, φιλιάζειν φίλοις καὶ ἀδελφοῖς, καὶ μετʼ οὐ πολὺ σπῶνται τὰς μαχαίρας.

23But when they are from the wine, they remember not what they have done.Καὶ ὅταν ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴνου ἐγερθῶσιν, οὐ μέμνηνται ἃ ἔπραξαν.

24O you men, is not wine the strongest, that enforces to do thus? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace.Ὦ ἄνδρες, οὐχ ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος, ὅτι οὕτως ἀναγκάζει ποιεῖν; καὶ ἐσίγησεν οὕτως εἴπας.