¹Esther quoque regina confugit ad Dominum,Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was imminent,pavens periculum quod imminebat.fled to the Lord.

¹Esther quoque regina confugit ad Dominum,Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was imminent,pavens periculum quod imminebat.fled to the Lord.

²Cumque deposuisset vestes regias,And when she had put aside her royal apparel,fletibus et luctui apta indumenta suscepit,she took up garments suitable for weepinget pro unguentis variis,and mourning,cinere et stercore implevit caput,and instead of various ointments,et corpus suum humiliavit jejuniis:she covered her head with ashes from burnt dung,omniaque loca,and she humbled her body with fasting,in quibus antea lætari consueverat,and all the aspects of her beauty,crinium laceratione complevit.she covered with her torn hair.

²Cumque deposuisset vestes regias,And when she had put aside her royal apparel,fletibus et luctui apta indumenta suscepit,she took up garments suitable for weepinget pro unguentis variis,and mourning,cinere et stercore implevit caput,and instead of various ointments,et corpus suum humiliavit jejuniis:she covered her head with ashes from burnt dung,omniaque loca,and she humbled her body with fasting,in quibus antea lætari consueverat,and all the aspects of her beauty,crinium laceratione complevit.she covered with her torn hair.

³Et deprecabatur Dominum Deum Israël,And she begged the Lord God of Israel,dicens:saying,Domine mi,“My Lord,qui rex noster es solus,who alone is our King,adjuva me solitariam,help me, a solitary woman,et cujus præter te nullus est auxiliator alius.for there is no other helper but you.

³Et deprecabatur Dominum Deum Israël,And she begged the Lord God of Israel,dicens:saying,Domine mi,“My Lord,qui rex noster es solus,who alone is our King,adjuva me solitariam,help me, a solitary woman,et cujus præter te nullus est auxiliator alius.for there is no other helper but you.

⁴Periculum meum in manibus meis est.My peril is close at hand.

⁴Periculum meum in manibus meis est.My peril is close at hand.

⁵Audivi a patre meo quod tu,I have heard from my father that you,Domine,Lord,tulisses Israël de cunctis gentibus,chose Israel from among all nationset patres nostros ex omnibus retro majoribus suis,and our fathers from among all their former ancestors,ut possideres hæreditatem sempiternam,to possess them as an everlasting inheritance,fecistique eis sicut locutus es.and you have done for them just as you said.

⁵Audivi a patre meo quod tu,I have heard from my father that you,Domine,Lord,tulisses Israël de cunctis gentibus,chose Israel from among all nationset patres nostros ex omnibus retro majoribus suis,and our fathers from among all their former ancestors,ut possideres hæreditatem sempiternam,to possess them as an everlasting inheritance,fecistique eis sicut locutus es.and you have done for them just as you said.

⁶Peccavimus in conspectu tuo,We have sinned in your sight,et idcirco tradidisti nos in manus inimicorum nostrorum:and therefore you have delivered us into the hands of our enemies,

⁶Peccavimus in conspectu tuo,We have sinned in your sight,et idcirco tradidisti nos in manus inimicorum nostrorum:and therefore you have delivered us into the hands of our enemies,

⁷coluimus enim deos eorum.for we have worshipped their gods.Justus es Domine:You are just, O Lord.

⁷coluimus enim deos eorum.for we have worshipped their gods.Justus es Domine:You are just, O Lord.

⁸et nunc non eis sufficit, quod durissima nos opprimunt servitute,And now they are not content to oppress us with a very difficult servitude,sed robur manuum suarum, idolorum potentiæ deputantes,but attributing the strength of their hands to the power of their idols,

⁸et nunc non eis sufficit, quod durissima nos opprimunt servitute,And now they are not content to oppress us with a very difficult servitude,sed robur manuum suarum, idolorum potentiæ deputantes,but attributing the strength of their hands to the power of their idols,

⁹volunt tua mutare promissa,they want to alter your promises,et delere hæreditatem tuam,and erase your inheritance,et claudere ora laudantium te,and close the mouths of those who praise you,atque extinguere gloriam templi et altaris tui,and extinguish the glory of your temple and your altar,

⁹volunt tua mutare promissa,they want to alter your promises,et delere hæreditatem tuam,and erase your inheritance,et claudere ora laudantium te,and close the mouths of those who praise you,atque extinguere gloriam templi et altaris tui,and extinguish the glory of your temple and your altar,

¹⁰ut aperiant ora gentium,so that they may open the mouths of the nations,et laudent idolorum fortitudinem,and praise the strength of idols,et prædicent carnalem regem in sempiternum.and proclaim a worldly king in perpetuity.

¹⁰ut aperiant ora gentium,so that they may open the mouths of the nations,et laudent idolorum fortitudinem,and praise the strength of idols,et prædicent carnalem regem in sempiternum.and proclaim a worldly king in perpetuity.

¹¹Ne tradas,Lord,Domine, sceptrum tuum his, qui non sunt,do not hand over your scepter to that which does not exist,ne rideant ad ruinam nostram:lest they laugh at our ruin,sed converte consilium eorum super eos, et eum qui in nos cœpit sævire, disperde.but turn their counsel upon themselves and destroy him who has begun to rage against us.

¹¹Ne tradas,Lord,Domine, sceptrum tuum his, qui non sunt,do not hand over your scepter to that which does not exist,ne rideant ad ruinam nostram:lest they laugh at our ruin,sed converte consilium eorum super eos, et eum qui in nos cœpit sævire, disperde.but turn their counsel upon themselves and destroy him who has begun to rage against us.

¹²Memento,Be mindful,Domine,Lord,et ostende te nobis in tempore tribulationis nostræ,and show yourself to us in the time of our tribulation,et da mihi fiduciam,and give me faith,Domine rex deorum,Lord,et universæ potestatis:King of gods and of every power.

¹²Memento,Be mindful,Domine,Lord,et ostende te nobis in tempore tribulationis nostræ,and show yourself to us in the time of our tribulation,et da mihi fiduciam,and give me faith,Domine rex deorum,Lord,et universæ potestatis:King of gods and of every power.

¹³tribue sermonem compositum in ore meo in conspectu leonis,Grant fitting words to my mouth in the sight of the lion,et transfer cor illius in odium hostis nostri,and transform his heart to hate our enemy,utso that both he,et ipse pereat,and the others who conspire with him,et ceteri qui ei consentiunt.may perish.

¹³tribue sermonem compositum in ore meo in conspectu leonis,Grant fitting words to my mouth in the sight of the lion,et transfer cor illius in odium hostis nostri,and transform his heart to hate our enemy,utso that both he,et ipse pereat,and the others who conspire with him,et ceteri qui ei consentiunt.may perish.

¹⁴Nos autem libera manu tua,But free us by your hand,et adjuva me,and help me,nullum aliud auxilium habentem nisi te,who has no other helper but you,Domine,Lord,qui habes omnium scientiam,who holds the knowledge of all things.

¹⁴Nos autem libera manu tua,But free us by your hand,et adjuva me,and help me,nullum aliud auxilium habentem nisi te,who has no other helper but you,Domine,Lord,qui habes omnium scientiam,who holds the knowledge of all things.

¹⁵et nosti quia oderim gloriam iniquorum,And you know that I hate the glory of the wicked,et detester cubile incircumcisorum,and I detest the bed of the uncircumcised,et omnis alienigenæ.and of all outsiders.

¹⁵et nosti quia oderim gloriam iniquorum,And you know that I hate the glory of the wicked,et detester cubile incircumcisorum,and I detest the bed of the uncircumcised,et omnis alienigenæ.and of all outsiders.

¹⁶Tu scis necessitatem meam,You know my necessity,quod abominer signum superbiæ et gloriæ meæ,that I loathe the sign of my exaltation and glory,quod est super caput meum in diebus ostentationis meæ,which is on my head in the days of my exhibition,et detester illud quasi pannum menstruatæ, et non portem in diebus silentii mei,and that I detest it like a menstruous rag and do not wear it in the days of my silence,

¹⁶Tu scis necessitatem meam,You know my necessity,quod abominer signum superbiæ et gloriæ meæ,that I loathe the sign of my exaltation and glory,quod est super caput meum in diebus ostentationis meæ,which is on my head in the days of my exhibition,et detester illud quasi pannum menstruatæ, et non portem in diebus silentii mei,and that I detest it like a menstruous rag and do not wear it in the days of my silence,

¹⁷et quod non comederim in mensa Aman,and that I have not eaten at Haman’s table,nec mihi placuerit convivium regis,nor has the king’s feasts pleased me,et non biberim vinum libaminum:and that I have not drunk the wine of his libations,

¹⁷et quod non comederim in mensa Aman,and that I have not eaten at Haman’s table,nec mihi placuerit convivium regis,nor has the king’s feasts pleased me,et non biberim vinum libaminum:and that I have not drunk the wine of his libations,

¹⁸et numquam lætata sit ancilla tua,and that your handmaid has never rejoiced,ex quo huc translata sum usque in præsentem diem,from the time that I was carried here until this very day,nisi in te,except in you,Domine Deus Abraham.Lord, God of Abraham.

¹⁸et numquam lætata sit ancilla tua,and that your handmaid has never rejoiced,ex quo huc translata sum usque in præsentem diem,from the time that I was carried here until this very day,nisi in te,except in you,Domine Deus Abraham.Lord, God of Abraham.

¹⁹Deus fortis super omnes,O God, whose strength is above all things,exaudi vocem eorum qui nullam aliam spem habent,heed the voice of those who have no other hope,et libera nos de manu iniquorum,and free us from the hand of the wicked,et erue me a timore meo.and rescue me from my fear.”

¹⁹Deus fortis super omnes,O God, whose strength is above all things,exaudi vocem eorum qui nullam aliam spem habent,heed the voice of those who have no other hope,et libera nos de manu iniquorum,and free us from the hand of the wicked,et erue me a timore meo.and rescue me from my fear.”