For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
Mi pueblo y yo hemos sido vendidos para ser completamente destruidos, asesinados y exterminados. Si solo hubiéramos sido vendidos como esclavos, me habría quedado callada, aunque nuestro enemigo nunca podría compensar al rey por la pérdida que sufriría.
Ester revela que su pueblo ha sido vendido para ser exterminado, no solo esclavizado.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In the Book of Esther, set during the Persian Empire under King Ahasuerus, the Jewish people are facing a deadly plot by Haman, a high official who has deceived the king into issuing a decree for their extermination. Esther, a Jewish woman who has become queen, risks her life by revealing this conspiracy during a banquet, pleading for her people's survival. This verse reflects her urgent appeal, emphasizing that enslavement would be a lesser evil compared to total destruction, underscoring the grave threat to her community.
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