Esther 1:8
New International Version
By the king's command each guest was allowed to drink with no restrictions, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.

New Living Translation
By edict of the king, no limits were placed on the drinking, for the king had instructed all his palace officials to serve each man as much as he wanted.

English Standard Version
And drinking was according to this edict: “There is no compulsion.” For the king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do as each man desired.

Berean Study Bible
By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.

New American Standard Bible
The drinking was done according to the law, there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household that he should do according to the desires of each person.

King James Bible
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and no restraint was placed on the drinking. The king had ordered every wine steward in his household to serve as much as each person wanted.

International Standard Version
According to the king's decree the drinking was not compulsory because the king instructed every steward in his house to serve each individual what he desired.

NET Bible
There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed all of his supervisors that they should do as everyone so desired.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The drinking followed this rule: Drink as you please. (The king had ordered all the waiters in his palace to let everyone do as he pleased.)

Jubilee Bible 2000
And the drink was according to this law: let no one constrain themselves; for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house that they should do according to the will of each one.

King James 2000 Bible
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had ordered all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

American King James Version
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

American Standard Version
And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither was there any one to compel them to drink that were not willing, but as the king had appointed, who set over every table one of his nobles, that every man might take what he would.

Darby Bible Translation
And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

English Revised Version
And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the drinking was according to the law; none constrained: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

World English Bible
In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the officials of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

Young's Literal Translation
And the drinking is according to law, none is pressing, for so hath the king appointed for every chief one of his house, to do according to the pleasure of man and man.

Ester 1:8 Afrikaans PWL
Die drinkery was volgens die wet, niemand is gedwing nie, want so het die koning bevel gegee aan al die kelners van sy huishouding, dat hulle volgens elkeen se begeerte moes doen.

Ester 1:8 Albanian
Në bazë të ligjit, askush nuk ishte i detyruar të pinte; në fakt mbreti kishte udhëruar tërë funksionarët e shtëpisë së tij t'i shërbenin secilit atë që dëshironte.

ﺃﺳﺘﻴﺮ 1:8 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
وكان الشرب حسب الأمر. لم يكن غاصب لانه هكذا رسم الملك على كل عظيم في بيته ان يعملوا حسب رضا كل واحد.

D Öster 1:8 Bavarian
Bei dönn Saus galt d Loossung: "Dyrlaaubt ist allss!", wie s dyr Künig yn seine Pflastamptner non aignst gsait hiet.

Естир 1:8 Bulgarian
А пиенето ставаше според една издадена заповед, че никой не бива да принуждава, защото царят беше заповядал така на всичките си домостроители, да постъпват според волята на всекиго.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
喝酒有例,不准勉強人,因王吩咐宮裡的一切臣宰,讓人各隨己意。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
喝酒有例,不准勉强人,因王吩咐宫里的一切臣宰,让人各随己意。

以 斯 帖 記 1:8 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
喝 酒 有 例 , 不 准 勉 強 人 , 因 王 吩 咐 宮 裡 的 一 切 臣 宰 , 讓 人 各 隨 己 意 。

以 斯 帖 記 1:8 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
喝 酒 有 例 , 不 准 勉 强 人 , 因 王 吩 咐 宫 里 的 一 切 臣 宰 , 让 人 各 随 己 意 。

Esther 1:8 Croatian Bible
Pilo se po nekom pravilu, ali ne prisilno, jer je kralj bio naredio svim nadzirateljima svoga dvora da sa svakim postupaju prema njegovoj želji.

Ester 1:8 Czech BKR
Ale ku pití, podlé nařízení, žádný nenutil. Nebo tak poručil král všechněm správcům domu svého, aby činili podlé vůle jednoho každého.

Ester 1:8 Danish
og ved Drikkelaget gjaldt den Regel, at man ikke nødte nogen; thi Kongen havde paalagt alle sine Hovmestre at lade enhver om, hvor meget han vilde have.

Esther 1:8 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En het drinken geschiedde naar de wet, dat niemand dwong; want alzo had de koning vastelijk bevolen aan alle groten zijns huizes, dat zij doen zouden naar den wil van een iegelijk.

Swete's Septuagint
ὁ δὲ πότος οὗτος οὐ κατὰ προκείμενον νόμον ἐγένετο· οὕτως δὲ ἠθέλησεν ὁ βασιλεύς, καὶ ἐπέταξεν τοῖς οἰκονόμοις ποιῆσαι τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה כַדָּ֖ת אֵ֣ין אֹנֵ֑ס כִּי־כֵ֣ן ׀ יִסַּ֣ד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עַ֚ל כָּל־רַ֣ב בֵּיתֹ֔ו לַעֲשֹׂ֖ות כִּרְצֹ֥ון אִישׁ־וָאִֽישׁ׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
והשתיה כדת אין אנס כי־כן ׀ יסד המלך על כל־רב ביתו לעשות כרצון איש־ואיש׃

Aleppo Codex
ח והשתיה כדת אין אנס  כי כן יסד המלך על כל רב ביתו--לעשות כרצון איש ואיש  {ס}

Eszter 1:8 Hungarian: Karoli
És az ivás, rendelet folytán, kényszer nélkül [történt;] mert így hagyta meg a király háza minden gondviselõjének, hogy kinek-kinek akarata szerint cselekedjenek.

Ester 1:8 Esperanto
La trinkado estis en ordo, neniu devigis; cxar tiel la regxo ordonis al cxiuj administrantoj de sia domo, ke oni agu laux la volo de cxiu.

ESTER 1:8 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Ja juominen tapahtui säädöksen jälkeen, niin ettei yksikään toistansa vaatinut; sillä kuningas oli niin käskenyt kaikille edeskäyville huoneessansa, tehdä jokaisen mielen nouteeksi.

Esther 1:8 French: Darby
Et on buvait, selon l'edit: on ne forçait personne; car c'est ainsi que le roi avait ordonne à tous les grands de sa maison, de faire selon le gre de chacun.

Esther 1:8 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Mais on ne forçait personne à boire, car le roi avait ordonné à tous les gens de sa maison de se conformer à la volonté de chacun.

Esther 1:8 French: Martin (1744)
Et la manière de boire fut telle qu'on l'avait ordonné. On ne contraignait personne; car le Roi avait ainsi expressément commandé à tous ses maîtres d'hôtel, de faire selon la volonté de chacun.

Ester 1:8 German: Modernized
Und man setzte niemand, was er trinken sollte; denn der König hatte allen Vorstehern in seinem Hause befohlen, daß ein jeglicher sollte tun, wie es ihm wohlgefiele.

Ester 1:8 German: Luther (1912)
Und man setzte niemand, was er trinken sollte; denn der König hatte allen Vorstehern befohlen, daß ein jeglicher sollte tun, wie es ihm wohl gefiel. {~}

Ester 1:8 German: Textbibel (1899)
Und das Trinken richtete sich nach der Verordnung, daß niemand nötigen solle; denn diese Weisung hatte der König an alle Vorsteher in seinem Palast ergehen lassen, daß es jedermann nach seinem Gutdünken halten dürfe.

Ester 1:8 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
E l’ordine era dato di non forzare alcuno a bere, poiché il re avea prescritto a tutti i grandi della sua casa che lasciassero fare a ciascuno secondo la propria volontà.

Ester 1:8 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
E il bere era secondo questa legge, che niuno costringeva a bere; perciocchè il re avea imposto a tutti i suoi maestri di casa, che ciascuno facesse a sua volontà.

ESTER 1:8 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Adapun angkapan minuman itu adalah syaratnya, jangan orang minum terpaksa, karena demikianlah sudah ditentukan oleh baginda bagi segala orang besar-besar yang di dalam istana baginda, bahwa masing-masing akan berbuat sekadar suka hatinya.

에스더 1:8 Korean
마시는 것도 규모가 있어 사람으로 억지로 하지 않게 하니 이는 왕이 모든 궁내 관리에게 명하여 각 사람으로 마음대로 하게 함이더라

Esther 1:8 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Nec erat qui nolentes cogeret ad bibendum, sed sicut rex statuerat, præponens mensis singulos de principibus suis ut sumeret unusquisque quod vellet.

Esteros knyga 1:8 Lithuanian
Visi gėrė, kiek norėjo, nė vieno gerti nevertė. Karalius buvo įsakęs savo namų prižiūrėtojams, kad jie darytų tai, ko kuris žmogus panorės.

Esther 1:8 Maori
I rite ano te inu ki ta te ture, kahore he tohe; na te kingi taua tikanga i whakatakoto ki nga rangatira katoa o tona whare, ko ta te tangata i pai ai ko tana tera e mea ai.

Esters 1:8 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Og for drikningen gjaldt den forskrift at ingen skulde nødes; for kongen hadde befalt alle sine hushovmestere å la enhver få så meget han selv ønsket.

Ester 1:8 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Y se bebía conforme a la ley, no había obligación, porque el rey así había dado órdenes a todos los oficiales de su casa para que hicieran conforme a los deseos de cada persona.

Ester 1:8 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Se bebía conforme a la ley, no había obligación, porque así el rey había dado órdenes a todos los oficiales de su casa para que hicieran conforme a los deseos de cada persona.

Ester 1:8 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Y la bebida era según la ley: Sin ninguna obligación; porque así lo había mandado el rey a todos los mayordomos de su casa; que se hiciese según la voluntad de cada uno.

Ester 1:8 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Y la bebida fué según esta ley: Que nadie constriñese; porque así lo había mandado el rey á todos los mayordomos de su casa; que se hiciese según la voluntad de cada uno.

Ester 1:8 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Y la bebida fue según esta ley: Que nadie se constriñese; porque así lo había mandado el rey a todos los mayordomos de su casa; que se hiciese según la voluntad de cada uno.

Ester 1:8 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
E cada pessoa podia beber o quanto desejasse, pois o rei já havia dado instruções a todos os mordomos do palácio que servissem os convidados à vontade.

Ester 1:8 Portugese Bible
E bebiam como estava prescrito, sem constrangimento; pois o rei tinha ordenado a todos os oficiais do palácio que fizessem conforme a vontade de cada um.   

Estera 1:8 Romanian: Cornilescu
Dar nimeni nu era silit să bea, căci împăratul poruncise tuturor oamenilor din casa lui să facă după voia fiecăruia.

Есфирь 1:8 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
Напитки подаваемы были в золотых сосудах и сосудах разнообразных, ценою в тридцать тысяч талантов; и вина царского было множество, по богатству царя. Питье шло чинно, никто не принуждал, потому что царь дал такое приказание всем управляющим в доме его, чтобы делали по воле каждого.

Есфирь 1:8 Russian koi8r
Напитки подаваемы [были] в золотых сосудах и сосудах разнообразных, ценою в тридцать тысяч талантов; и вина царского было множество, по богатству царя. Питье [шло] чинно, никто не принуждал, потому что царь дал такое приказание всем управляющим в доме его, чтобы делали по воле каждого.

Ester 1:8 Swedish (1917)
Och när man drack, gällde den lagen att intet tvång skulle råda; ty konungen hade befallt alla sina hovmästare att de skulle rätta sig efter vars och ens önskan.

Esther 1:8 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At ang paginom ay ayon sa kautusan; walang pagpilit: sapagka't gayon ibinilin ng hari sa lahat na pinuno ng kaniyang bahay, na kanilang gawin ayon sa kalooban ng bawa't isa.

เอสเธอร์ 1:8 Thai: from KJV
การดื่มก็กระทำกันตามกฎหมายที่ไม่มีการบังคับ เพราะกษัตริย์ทรงมีพระกระแสรับสั่งไปยังพนักงานทั้งปวงว่า ให้ทุกคนทำได้ตามใจปรารถนา

Ester 1:8 Turkish
Kralın buyruğu uyarınca, konuklar içki içmeye zorlanmadı. Kral saray hizmetkârlarına konukların dileklerini yerine getirmeleri için buyruk vermişti.

EÂ-xô-teâ 1:8 Vietnamese (1934)
Người ta uống rượu tùy theo lịnh truyền chẳng ai ép phải uống; vì vua đã truyền các thần tể cung điện hãy làm tùy ý của mỗi người muốn.

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