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CHAP. XV.
1 Mardocheus mooueth Esther to go in to the King and make interce&esset;ion
for her people. 9 And she perfourmeth his request.
1 Mardocheus also bade Esther to go in vnto the
king, & pray for her people, & for her countrey.
2 Remember, saith hee, the dayes of thy lowe
estate, how thou wast nourished vnder mine hande:
for Aman which is next vnto the King hath giuen
sentence of death against vs.
3 Call thou therfore vpon the Lord, and speake
for vs vnto the King, and deliuer vs from death.
4 And vpon the third day when she had ended
her prayer, she layde away the mourning garments,
and put on her glorious apparell,
5 And deckt herselfe goodly, after that she had
called vpon God, which is the beholder and sauiour
of all things, and tooke two handmaides with her.
6 Vpon the one she leaned herselfe, as one that
was tender.
7 And the other followed her, and bare the
traine of her vesture.
8 The shine of her beautie made her face rose
coloured: and her face was cheerefull and amiable,
but her heart was sorowfull for great feare.
9 Then she went in thorowe all the doores, and
stoode before the King, and the King sate vpon his
royal throne, and was clothed in his goodly aray, all
glittering with golde and precious stones, and hee
was very terrible.
10 Then he lift vp his face, that shoane with maiestie,
and looked fiercely vpon her: therefore the
Queene fell downe, and was pale and faint and leaned
her selfe vpon the head of the mayde that went
with her.
11 Neuerthelesse, God turned the Kings minde
that he was gentle, who being carefull, leaped out of
his throne, and tooke her in his armes, till she came
to her selfe againe: and comforted her with louing
wordes, and said,
12 Esther, 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 neere.
14 And so hee helde vp his golden scepter, and
layd it vpon her necke,
15 And kissed her, and said, Talke with me.
16 Then said she, I saw thee, O lord, as an Angel
of God, and mine heart was troubled for feare of
thy maiestie.
17 For wonderfull art thou, O lord, and thy face
is full of grace.
18 And as shee was thus speaking vnto him, shee
fell downe againe for faintnesse.
19 Then the King was troubled, and all his seruants
comforted her.
Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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