El panorama
Ester 4 abre con “When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.” y termina con “So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Ester · Versión King James · 17Ester 4:1-6
Versículos 1–6: When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes…
Ester 4:1–6 abre con “When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with…” y llega a “So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en Ester.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out…” Nombrar a Mordecai mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen gate, king’s, clothed. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Ester 4:1-6
Versión King James1When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
2And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
3And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
5Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
Ester 4:7-12
Versículos 7–12: Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of…
Ester 4:7–12 abre con “And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman…” y llega a “And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en Ester.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to…” Nombrar a Haman y Jews mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.” Nombrar a Esther y Hatach mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Ester 4:7-12
Versión King James7And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
9And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
12And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
Ester 4:13-17
Versículos 13–17: Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou…
Ester 4:13–17 abre con “Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the…” y llega a “So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en Ester.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Ester 4:13-17
Versión King James13Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
14For 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?
15Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
17So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Esther 4:1 comienza con “When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Esther 4:5 forma un giro natural: “Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know…”
La nota final
Esther 4:17 deja al lector con “So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Mordecai, king’s, Esther, Jews, king, Hatach ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.