EST 1:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (ESG 1:3) ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἔτει βασιλεύοντος αὐτοῦ, δοχὴν ἐποίησε τοῖς φίλοις καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ τοῖς Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων ἐνδόξοις, καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσι τῶν σατραπῶν.
(en tōi tritōi etei basileuontos autou, doⱪaʸn epoiaʸse tois filois kai tois loipois ethnesi, kai tois Persōn kai Maʸdōn endoxois, kai tois arⱪousi tōn satrapōn.)

BrTr (ESG 1:3) in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to his friends, and the other nations, and to the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and the chief of the satraps.

ULT in year three of his reign, he made a feast for all his officials and his administrators, the army of Persia and Media, the noblemen, and the officials of the provinces before his face,

UST During the third year that Ahasuerus ruled his empire, he hosted a feast for all of his officials and for every important person who worked for him. He also invited the officers who served in the combined army of the kingdoms of Persia and Media, the wealthy landowners, and the officials of the provinces. The king was present in person to host the feast.

BSB & MSB In the third year of his reign, [Xerxes] held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media [were there], along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.

OEB In the third year of his reign, the king gave a feast for all his officers and courtiers. The commanders of the military forces of Persia and Media, the nobles and provincial rulers were present

LSB in the third year of his reign, he held a feast for all his princes and servants, the military officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of his provinces being in his presence,

WEBBE & WMBB in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces being before him.

MSG ^(1-3)This is the story of something that happened in the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled from India to Ethiopia—127 provinces in all. King Xerxes ruled from his royal throne in the palace complex of Susa. In the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his officials and ministers. The military brass of Persia and Media were also there, along with the princes and governors of the provinces.

NET in the third year of his reign he provided a banquet for all his officials and his servants. The army of Persia and Media was present, as well as the nobles and the officials of the provinces.

LSV in the third year of his reign, he has made a banquet to all his heads and his servants; of the force of Persia and Media, the chiefs and heads of the provinces [are] before him,

FBV In the third year of his reign he organized a feast for his officials and administrators. The army commanders of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the provincial officials were all there with him.

T4T During the third year that he ruled his empire, he invited all his administrators and other officials to a big banquet/feast. He invited all the commanders of the armies of Persia and Media to come to the banquet. He also invited the governors and other leaders of the provinces.

LEB he gave a banquet in the third year of his reign for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and officials of the provinces were in his presence

NAB in the third year of his reign, he gave a feast for all his officials and ministers: the Persian and Median army officers, the nobles, and the governors of the provinces.

BBE In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;

Moff during the third year of his reign, that he gave a banquet to all his officials and courtiers, and in presence of the officers of the Persian and Median army and of the nobles and officials of the provinces,

JPS in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;

ASV in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;

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YLT in the third year of his reign, he hath made a banquet to all his heads and his servants; of the force of Persia and Media, the chiefs and heads of the provinces [are] before him,

Drby in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces being before him;

RV in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

SLT In the third year to his reign he made a drinking to all his chiefs and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and chiefs of the provinces before him:

Wbstr In the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

KJB-1769 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

KJB-1611 In the third yeere of his reigne, he made a feast vnto all his Princes, and his seruants, the power of Persia and Media, the Nobles and Princes of the prouinces being before him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps In the third yere of his raigne, he made a feast vnto all his princes & seruauntes: and the mightie men of Persia and Media, the captaynes also and rulers of his countreys were before hym.
(In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and servants: and the mighty men of Persia and Media, the captains also and rulers of his countries were before him.)

Gnva In the third yeere of his reigne, he made a feast vnto all his princes and his seruants, euen the power of Persia and Media, and to the captaines and gouernours of the prouinces which were before him,
(In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants, even the power of Persia and Media, and to the captains and governors of the provinces which were before him,)

Cvdl in the thirde yeare of his reigne, he made a feast vnto all his prynces and seruauntes, namely vnto the mightie men of Persia and Media, to the Debities and rulers of his countrees,
(in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and servants, namely unto the mighty men of Persia and Media, to the Debities and rulers of his countries,)

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Luth im dritten Jahr seines Königreichs, machte er bei ihm ein Mahl allen seinen Fürsten und Knechten, nämlich den Gewaltigen in Persien und Medien, den Landpflegern und Obersten in seinen Ländern,
(in_the third year his kingdom, made/did he at/in him a meal all/everyone his prince(s)/ruler(s) and servants, namely the mighty_(ones) in Persia and Media, the land_managers and colonel in his countries,)

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SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–9: King Xerxes gave a big feast

This section describes the setting for the story. It begins with a description of the Persian Empire and the feast which King Xerxes held in the third year of his reign to show his people how rich he was.

Paragraph 1:3–4

The king displayed his riches to the officials of his kingdom for six months. During this time he may have been planning the battles against Greece which took place from 482–479 BC. At the end of the six months, he gave a huge feast for his officials and the public which lasted for a week.

1:3a

In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants.

¶ During the third year that he was king, he gave a big feast for all the officials/administrators and other important men in his kingdom.

officials: This is the first of five groups of important people mentioned in this verse as guests at the banquet. The word in Hebrew which the BSB translates officials is a general term for a leader or other important person and refers to someone whom the king has appointed to that position.

servants: Literally “servants/slaves.” Here it does not refer to ordinary servants but those of high rank. The BSB has servants; GNT has “administrators.”

If you translate “officials” as “important people,” you may want to switch the two terms and say, for example, “administrators and other important people.”

1:3b

The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.

The people the king invited to the feast were the army chiefs of Persia and Media, and the governors and other important men in his provinces.

Three more groups of leaders are mentioned in this part of the verse. However, this was probably just another way of referring to the same people as in 1:3a. This is how the Display has linked the two parts of the verse.

military leaders: This is literally “armies.” However, it is more likely that the term refers here only to the army chiefs, not to all the soldiers (as BSB, NIV, RSV, NCV, CEV), and it is recommended that you translate it in this way.

Persia and Media: The Persian Empire was made up of these two kingdoms, which were ruled by the same king.

nobles: The Hebrew word here refers to important officials, governors ruling over a district or province.

princes: This is the same word that was translated “officials” in 1:3a.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-ordinal

בִּ⁠שְׁנַ֤ת שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ לְ⁠מָלְכ֔⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: in=year three of,reigning,his he/it_had_made banquet to/from=all/each/any/every officials_of,his and,servants_of,his army_of Pāraş and=Māday the=nobles and,the_officials_of of,the_provinces [were],before_of,him )

This means that Ahasuerus had already ruled for two full years and that these events took place in the year that followed them. Alternate translation: [during the third year that Ahasuerus ruled his empire] or [after he had ruled for two years]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בִּ⁠שְׁנַ֤ת שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ לְ⁠מָלְכ֔⁠וֹ

Reign is an abstract noun that refers to the royal authority that the king exercised. You can translate it with a verb by saying, “during the third year that Ahasuerus ruled.”

עָשָׂ֣ה מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה

Alternate translation: [he hosted a feast]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

חֵ֣יל ׀ פָּרַ֣ס וּ⁠מָדַ֗י

army_of (Some words not found in UHB: in=year three of,reigning,his he/it_had_made banquet to/from=all/each/any/every officials_of,his and,servants_of,his army_of Pāraş and=Māday the=nobles and,the_officials_of of,the_provinces [were],before_of,him )

This likely refers to the leaders of the army. It is describing a part of the army by referring to the whole army. Alternate translation: [the officers of the army]

הַֽ⁠פַּרְתְּמִ֛ים

This probably means something like “the wealthy landowners.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנָֽי⁠ו

[were],before_of,him

Face stands for the presence of a person, so this phrase means “in his presence.” The invitation was to come to the royal capital to attend a banquet where the king would be present in person. You could say, as UST does, that the king was present in person to host the feast. Or you could say as an alternative, “all of them came to Susa for the feast”

Parallel EST 1:3

Section 1:1–9: King Xerxes gave a big feast

Paragraph 1:3–4

1:3a

1:3b