One Night with the King

466 00:38:01,864 --> 00:38:02,864 alone? 467 00:38:03,699 --> 00:38:04,939 Like this? 468 00:38:55,705 --> 00:38:58,705 "Daily entry 23. 469 00:38:58,958 --> 00:39:01,398 "Egyptian wheat reserves were reported 470 00:39:01,627 --> 00:39:06,387 "at half the normal levels due to a recent drought." 471 00:39:16,265 --> 00:39:19,105 "Admiral Xtes was honored 472 00:39:19,310 --> 00:39:22,150 "for serving twenty years in the Royal Fleet. 473 00:39:22,354 --> 00:39:26,234 "After a lengthy speech, he promptly keeled over and died." 474 00:39:33,323 --> 00:39:37,323 "Twenty-five. Three herd of sheep were stolen from Dirmalmirah, 475 00:39:37,618 --> 00:39:39,578 "Satrap of Midea. 476 00:39:40,288 --> 00:39:43,608 "He requests that the crown send out the proper authority." 477 00:39:46,502 --> 00:39:49,382 And so Jacob, 478 00:39:50,672 --> 00:39:53,952 also a shepherd by trade, 479 00:39:54,384 --> 00:39:57,704 was sent off into the far, far-off land 480 00:40:01,307 --> 00:40:04,507 where he came across the fair Rachel tending her father's sheep. 481 00:40:04,727 --> 00:40:06,767 He was smitten, and went and rolled the stone 482 00:40:06,979 --> 00:40:10,019 from the well, and watered her flock for her. 483 00:40:10,691 --> 00:40:12,611 Then Jacob kissed Rachel 484 00:40:12,818 --> 00:40:15,378 and lifted up his voice and wept with joy. 485 00:40:15,612 --> 00:40:18,452 When Laban, Rachel's father, heard of this, 486 00:40:18,698 --> 00:40:23,098 he said to Jacob, "Should you serve me for nothing? 487 00:40:23,369 --> 00:40:25,529 "Tell me, what shall your wages be?" 488 00:40:25,871 --> 00:40:29,791 Jacob said, "I will serve you seven years for your daughter Rachel." 489 00:40:30,042 --> 00:40:33,922 So Jacob served seven years tending Laban's sheep. 490 00:40:34,212 --> 00:40:38,932 And they only seemed but a few days, for the love he had for her. 491 00:40:39,759 --> 00:40:40,879 Then Jacob said to Laban, 492 00:40:41,052 --> 00:40:44,372 "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled." 493 00:40:44,639 --> 00:40:49,199 So Laban threw a great wedding feast, but in the dark of the evening 494 00:40:49,518 --> 00:40:52,038 Laban brought his older daughter in to Jacob. 495 00:40:52,896 --> 00:40:56,656 And, behold, in the morning it was Leah, not Rachel. 496 00:40:57,901 --> 00:41:01,181 Jacob was shocked. He said to Laban, 497 00:41:01,738 --> 00:41:05,098 "What is this thou hast done unto me? 498 00:41:05,366 --> 00:41:07,766 "Did I not serve with thee for Rachel? 499 00:41:10,037 --> 00:41:12,637 "Why, then, have you beguiled me?" 500 00:41:12,873 --> 00:41:16,193 Why, then, have you beguiled me? 501 00:41:21,214 --> 00:41:23,974 I must admit that never before has such a tale been found 502 00:41:24,217 --> 00:41:26,017 in the pages of a royal diary. 503 00:41:27,011 --> 00:41:30,011 Here I expect to be lulled to sleep by tedious reports, 504 00:41:30,264 --> 00:41:33,544 instead I'm beguiled by a love story. 505 00:41:34,059 --> 00:41:38,739 And how ends your tale? This Jacob, he's able to have his bride? 506 00:41:43,443 --> 00:41:45,643 He's able to have her? 507 00:41:50,741 --> 00:41:52,421 Only after serving 508 00:41:54,578 --> 00:41:56,818 seven more years for her, my lord King. 509 00:41:56,997 --> 00:42:00,317 Believeth you in such? 510 00:42:00,792 --> 00:42:02,512 Love? 511 00:42:02,669 --> 00:42:05,989 Is it not the greatest commandment? 512 00:42:06,464 --> 00:42:08,984 No matter what God one serves. 513 00:42:09,175 --> 00:42:11,815 - How do they call you? - Esther of Susa. 514 00:42:12,011 --> 00:42:14,131 Susa? No. 515 00:42:14,305 --> 00:42:16,705 Nothing good ever comes out of Susa. 516 00:42:18,141 --> 00:42:19,421 Look at me. 517 00:42:25,106 --> 00:42:28,426 Come. Come, if you wish to see what I do. 518 00:42:42,664 --> 00:42:45,944 The Greeks, they have a god of similar form. 519 00:42:47,210 --> 00:42:50,530 His arms will hold the bow, whose arrows they say are 520 00:42:51,881 --> 00:42:53,961 tipped with love. 521 00:42:56,218 --> 00:42:59,298 Some archers' arrows are tipped with poison, my lord. 522 00:42:59,513 --> 00:43:00,793 Sometimes 523 00:43:02,891 --> 00:43:06,731 it's hard to tell the difference. The symptoms are the same. 524 00:43:10,356 --> 00:43:12,836 Perhaps in another time. Some 525 00:43:14,235 --> 00:43:15,235 other place. 526 00:43:19,782 --> 00:43:21,542 You will read to me again. 527 00:43:29,332 --> 00:43:31,492 You must tell no one of this night. 528 00:45:36,115 --> 00:45:39,275 - My Captain. - Blame me not for this, my lord, 529 00:45:39,494 --> 00:45:42,254 but the princes have ordered us to begin bringing you candidates 530 00:45:42,496 --> 00:45:45,016 - by the end of the week. - You jest. 531 00:45:46,166 --> 00:45:50,486 - I am in the mid