Bishops' [1568], The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe (Imprinted... by Richarde Iugge [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B08000].
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The .xv. Chapter.
1 Mardocheus moueth Hester to go in vnto the kyng, and make intercession for her
people. 9 And she perfourmed his request.
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1 Mardocheus also bade
Hester go in vnto the
kyng, and pray for
her people, and for her
countrey.
2 Remember (saith he)
the dayes of thy lowe
estate, how thou wast nourished vnder
my hande: For Aman whiche is next
vnto the kyng, hath geuen sentence of
death against vs:
3 Call thou therefore vpon the Lorde,
and speake for vs vnto the king, and deliuer
vs from death.
4 And vpon the thirde day it happened
that Hester layde away the mourning
garmentes, and put on her glorious apparell,
5 And deckt her selfe goodly (after that
she had called vpon God, whiche is the
beholder and sauiour of all thinges)
[and] toke two maydens with her:
6 Upon the one she leaned her selfe, as
one that was tender:
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7 The other folowed her, and bare the
trayne of her vesture.
8 The shine of her beautie made her
face rose coloured, the similitude of
her face was chearefull and amiable:
but her heart was sorowfull for great
feare.
9 She went in thorowe all the doores,
and stoode before the kyng: The kyng
sate vpon the trone of his kyngdome,
and was clothed in his goodly aray, all
shining with golde, and set with precious
stones, and he was very terrible.
10 He lyft vp his face that shone in the
clearnesse, and looked grimly vpon her:
Then fel the Queene downe, was pale
and faynte, leaned her selfe vpon the
head of the mayde that went with her.
11 Neuerthelesse, God turned the kinges
minde that he was gentle, that he leaped
out of his seate for feare, and gate
her in his armes, and helde her vp tyll
she came to her self againe, he gaue her
louing wordes also, and said vnto her:
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12 Hester, what is the matter? I am thy
brother, be of good cheare:
13 Thou shalt not die, for our commaundement
toucheth the commons, and not
thee: Come nye.
14 And with that he helde vp his golden
rodde, and layde it vpon her necke.
15 And imbraced her frendly, and sayd:
Talke with me.
16 Then sayde she: note I sawe thee (O
Lorde) as an angell of God, and my
heart was troubled for feare of thy maiestie
and clearnesse.
17 For excellent and wonderfull art thou
O Lorde, and thy face is full of amitie.
18 But as she was thus speaking vnto
hym, she fell downe agayne for fayntnesse:
19 For the whiche cause the kyng was
afraide, and all his seruauntes comforted
her.
Bishops' [1568], The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe (Imprinted... by Richarde Iugge [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B08000].
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