For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
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The verse 14 is found in chapter 4 of Esther. Mordecai responds that Esther will not be safe simply because she lives in the palace. He states that if she remains silent, help and deliverance may arise from another place, but she and her family will not necessarily escape. The statement about having come to the kingdom for such a time as this marks the decisive moment of Esther's calling within the narrative.
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denn wo du wirst zu dieser Zeit schweigen, so wird eine Hilfe und Errettung von einem andern Ort her den Juden entstehen, und du und deines Vaters Haus werdet umkommen. Und wer weiß, ob du nicht um dieser Zeit willen zur königlichen Würde gekommen bist?
Porque si absolutamente callares en este tiempo, respiro y libertación tendrán los Judíos de otra parte; mas tú y la casa de tu padre pereceréis. ¿Y quién sabe si para esta hora te han hecho llegar al reino?
car, si tu te tais maintenant, le secours et la délivrance surgiront d'autre part pour les Juifs, et toi et la maison de ton père vous périrez. Et qui sait si ce n'est pas pour un temps comme celui-ci que tu es parvenue à la royauté?
Perciocchè, se pur tu ti taci in questo tempo, alleggiamento e scampo sorgerà a’ Giudei da qualche altro luogo; ma tu e la casa di tuo padre perirete; e chi sa se tu sei pervenuta ad esser regina per un cotal tempo?
Porque, se de todo te calares neste tempo, socorro e livramento de outra parte sairá para os judeus, mas tu e a casa de teu pai perecereis; e quem sabe se para tal tempo como este chegaste a este reino?
此時你若閉口不言, 猶太 人必從別處得解脫,蒙拯救;你和你父家必致滅亡。焉知你得了王后的位分不是為現今的機會嗎?」
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