And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
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The verse 2 is found in chapter 7 of Esther. At the second banquet, the king again asks Esther what her request is. She reveals that her life and the lives of her people are threatened. The queen connects her personal identity with the collective crisis for the first time and presents the destruction of the Jews as an attack against herself.
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sprach der König zu Esther auch des andern Tages, da er Wein getrunken hatte: Was bittest du, Königin Esther, daß man's dir gebe? Und was forderst du? Auch das halbe Königreich, es soll geschehen.
Y también el segundo día dijo el rey a Esther en el convite del vino: ¿Cuál es tu petición, reina Esther, y se te concederá? ¿Cuál es pues tu demanda? Aunque sea la mitad del reino, pondrase por obra.
Ce second jour, le roi dit encore à Esther, pendant qu'on buvait le vin: Quelle est ta demande, reine Esther? Elle te sera accordée. Que désires-tu? Quand ce serait la moitié du royaume, tu l'obtiendras.
E il re disse ad Ester ancora in questo secondo giorno, nel convito del vino: Quale è la tua richiesta, o regina Ester? e ti sarà conceduta; e quale è la tua domanda? fosse pur fino alla metà del regno, sarà fatta.
Disse outra vez o rei a Ester, no segundo dia, no banquete do vinho: Qual é a tua petição, rainha Ester? E se te dará. E qual é o teu desejo? Até metade do reino, se te dará.
第二天在宴席喝酒的時候,王又對 以斯帖 說:「 以斯帖 王后啊,你要甚麼,必賜給你;無論你求甚麼,就是國的一半也必給你。」
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