Esther 3

KJV

1  After³¹⁰ these⁴²⁸ things¹⁶⁹⁷ did king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus³²⁵ promote^{1431 853} Haman²⁰⁰¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Hammedatha⁴⁰⁹⁹ the Agagite,⁹¹ and advanced⁵³⁷⁵ him, and set^{7760 853} his seat³⁶⁷⁸ above^{4480 5921} all³⁶⁰⁵ the princes⁸²⁶⁹ that⁸³⁴ were with⁸⁵⁴ him.

2  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ that⁸³⁴ were in the king's⁴⁴²⁸ gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ bowed,³⁷⁶⁶ and reverenced⁷⁸¹² Haman:²⁰⁰¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ the king⁴⁴²⁸ had so³⁶⁵¹ commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ concerning him. But Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² bowed³⁷⁶⁶ not,³⁸⁰⁸ nor³⁸⁰⁸ did him reverence.⁷⁸¹²

3  Then the king's⁴⁴²⁸ servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ which⁸³⁴ were in the king's⁴⁴²⁸ gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto Mordecai,⁴⁷⁸² Why⁴⁰⁶⁹ transgressest⁵⁶⁷⁴ thou^{859 853} the king's⁴⁴²⁸ commandment?⁴⁶⁸⁷

4  Now it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when they spoke⁵⁵⁹ daily^{3117 3117} unto⁴¹³ him, and he hearkened⁸⁰⁸⁵ not³⁸⁰⁸ unto⁴¹³ them, that they told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Haman,²⁰⁰¹ to see⁷²⁰⁰ whether Mordecai's⁴⁷⁸² matters¹⁶⁹⁷ would stand:⁵⁹⁷⁵ for³⁵⁸⁸ he had told⁵⁰⁴⁶ them that⁸³⁴ he¹⁹³¹ was a Jew.³⁰⁶⁴

5  And when Haman²⁰⁰¹ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² bowed³⁷⁶⁶ not,³⁶⁹ nor did him reverence,⁷⁸¹² then was Haman²⁰⁰¹ full⁴³⁹⁰ of wrath.²⁵³⁴

6  And he thought⁵⁸⁶⁹ scorn⁹⁵⁹ to lay⁷⁹⁷¹ hands³⁰²⁷ on Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² alone;⁹⁰⁵ for³⁵⁸⁸ they had showed⁵⁰⁴⁶ him ⁸⁵³ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Mordecai:⁴⁷⁸² wherefore Haman²⁰⁰¹ sought¹²⁴⁵ to destroy^{8045 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ that⁸³⁴ were throughout the whole³⁶⁰⁵ kingdom⁴⁴³⁸ of Ahasuerus,³²⁵ even the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Mordecai.⁴⁷⁸²

7  In the first⁷²²³ month,²³²⁰ that¹⁹³¹ is, the month²³²⁰ Nisan,⁵²¹² in the twelfth^{8147 6240} year⁸¹⁴¹ of king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus,³²⁵ they cast⁵³⁰⁷ Pur,⁶³³² that¹⁹³¹ is, the lot,¹⁴⁸⁶ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Haman²⁰⁰¹ from day^{4480 3117} to day,³¹¹⁷ and from month^{4480 2320} to month,²³²⁰ to the twelfth^{8147 6240} month, that¹⁹³¹ is, the month²³²⁰ Adar.¹⁴³

8  And Haman²⁰⁰¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus,³²⁵ There is³⁴²⁶ a certain²⁵⁹ people⁵⁹⁷¹ scattered abroad⁶³⁴⁰ and dispersed⁶⁵⁰⁴ among⁹⁹⁶ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ in all³⁶⁰⁵ the provinces⁴⁰⁸² of thy kingdom;⁴⁴³⁸ and their laws¹⁸⁸¹ are diverse⁸¹³⁸ from all^{4480 3605} people;⁵⁹⁷¹ neither³⁶⁹ keep⁶²¹³ they the king's⁴⁴²⁸ laws:¹⁸⁸¹ therefore it is not³⁶⁹ for the king's⁴⁴²⁸ profit⁷⁷³⁷ to suffer⁵¹¹⁷ them.

9  If⁵¹⁸ it please^{2895 5921} the king,⁴⁴²⁸ let it be written³⁷⁸⁹ that they may be destroyed:⁶ and I will pay⁸²⁵⁴ ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ talents³⁶⁰³ of silver³⁷⁰¹ to⁵⁹²¹ the hands³⁰²⁷ of those that have the charge⁶²¹³ of the business,⁴³⁹⁹ to bring⁹³⁵ it into⁴¹³ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ treasuries.¹⁵⁹⁵

10  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ took^{5493 853} his ring²⁸⁸⁵ from^{4480 5921} his hand,³⁰²⁷ and gave⁵⁴¹⁴ it unto Haman²⁰⁰¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Hammedatha⁴⁰⁹⁹ the Agagite,⁹¹ the Jews'³⁰⁶⁴ enemy.⁶⁸⁸⁷

11  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto Haman,²⁰⁰¹ The silver³⁷⁰¹ is given⁵⁴¹⁴ to thee, the people⁵⁹⁷¹ also, to do⁶²¹³ with them as it seemeth good to thee.⁵⁸⁶⁹

12  Then were the king's⁴⁴²⁸ scribes⁵⁶⁰⁸ called⁷¹²¹ on the thirteenth^{7969 6240} day³¹¹⁷ of the first⁷²²³ month,²³²⁰ and there was written³⁷⁸⁹ according to all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ Haman²⁰⁰¹ had commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ unto⁴¹³ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ lieutenants,³²³ and to⁴¹³ the governors⁶³⁴⁶ that⁸³⁴ were over⁵⁹²¹ every province,^{4082 4082} and to⁴¹³ the rulers⁸²⁶⁹ of every people^{5971 5971} of every province^{4082 4082} according to the writing³⁷⁹¹ thereof, and to every people^{5971 5971} after their language;³⁹⁵⁶ in the name⁸⁰³⁴ of king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus³²⁵ was it written,³⁷⁸⁹ and sealed²⁸⁵⁶ with the king's⁴⁴²⁸ ring.²⁸⁸⁵

13  And the letters⁵⁶¹² were sent⁷⁹⁷¹ by³⁰²⁷ posts⁷³²³ into⁴¹³ all³⁶⁰⁵ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ provinces,⁴⁰⁸² to destroy,⁸⁰⁴⁵ to kill,²⁰²⁶ and to cause to perish,^{6 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ Jews,³⁰⁶⁴ both young^{4480 5288} and⁵⁷⁰⁴ old,²²⁰⁵ little children²⁹⁴⁵ and women,⁸⁰² in one²⁵⁹ day,³¹¹⁷ even upon the thirteenth^{7969 6240} day of the twelfth^{8147 6240} month,²³²⁰ which¹⁹³¹ is the month²³²⁰ Adar,¹⁴³ and to take the spoil⁷⁹⁹⁸ of them for a prey.⁹⁶²

14  The copy⁶⁵⁷² of the writing³⁷⁹¹ for a commandment¹⁸⁸¹ to be given⁵⁴¹⁴ in every³⁶⁰⁵ province^{4082 4082} was published¹⁵⁴⁰ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ people,⁵⁹⁷¹ that they should be¹⁹⁶¹ ready⁶²⁶⁴ against that²⁰⁸⁸ day.³¹¹⁷

15  The posts⁷³²³ went out,³³¹⁸ being hastened¹⁷⁶⁵ by the king's⁴⁴²⁸ commandment,¹⁶⁹⁷ and the decree¹⁸⁸¹ was given⁵⁴¹⁴ in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace.¹⁰⁰² And the king⁴⁴²⁸ and Haman²⁰⁰¹ sat down³⁴²⁷ to drink;⁸³⁵⁴ but the city⁵⁸⁹² Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ was perplexed.⁹⁴³

Sep

1 μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἐδόξασεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης Αμαν Αμαδαθου Βουγαῖον καὶ ὕψωσεν αὐτόν καὶ ἐπρωτοβάθρει πάντων τῶν φίλων αὐτοῦ

2 καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ προσεκύνουν αὐτῷ οὕτως γὰρ προσέταξεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ποιῆσαι ὁ δὲ Μαρδοχαῖος οὐ προσεκύνει αὐτῷ

3 καὶ ἐλάλησαν οἱ ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τοῦ βασιλέως τῷ Μαρδοχαίῳ Μαρδοχαῖε τί παρακούεις τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως λεγόμενα

4 καθ᾽ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν ἐλάλουν αὐτῷ καὶ οὐχ ὑπήκουεν αὐτῶν καὶ ὑπέδειξαν τῷ Αμαν Μαρδοχαῖον τοῖς τοῦ βασιλέως λόγοις ἀντιτασσόμενον καὶ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Μαρδοχαῖος ὅτι Ιουδαῖός ἐστιν

5 καὶ ἐπιγνοὺς Αμαν ὅτι οὐ προσκυνεῖ αὐτῷ Μαρδοχαῖος ἐθυμώθη σφόδρα

6 καὶ ἐβουλεύσατο ἀφανίσαι πάντας τοὺς ὑπὸ τὴν Ἀρταξέρξου βασιλείαν Ιουδαίους

7 καὶ ἐποίησεν ψήφισμα ἐν ἔτει δωδεκάτῳ τῆς βασιλείας Ἀρταξέρξου καὶ ἔβαλεν κλήρους ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας καὶ μῆνα ἐκ μηνὸς ὥστε ἀπολέσαι ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ τὸ γένος Μαρδοχαίου καὶ ἔπεσεν ὁ κλῆρος εἰς τὴν τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην τοῦ μηνός ὅς ἐστιν Αδαρ

8 καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Ἀρταξέρξην λέγων ὑπάρχει ἔθνος διεσπαρμένον ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου οἱ δὲ νόμοι αὐτῶν ἔξαλλοι παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τῶν δὲ νόμων τοῦ βασιλέως παρακούουσιν καὶ οὐ συμφέρει τῷ βασιλεῖ ἐᾶσαι αὐτούς

9 εἰ δοκεῖ τῷ βασιλεῖ δογματισάτω ἀπολέσαι αὐτούς κἀγὼ διαγράψω εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον τοῦ βασιλέως ἀργυρίου τάλαντα μύρια

10 καὶ περιελόμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν δακτύλιον ἔδωκεν εἰς χεῖρα τῷ Αμαν σφραγίσαι κατὰ τῶν γεγραμμένων κατὰ τῶν Ιουδαίων

11 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ Αμαν τὸ μὲν ἀργύριον ἔχε τῷ δὲ ἔθνει χρῶ ὡς βούλει

12 καὶ ἐκλήθησαν οἱ γραμματεῖς τοῦ βασιλέως μηνὶ πρώτῳ τῇ τρισκαιδεκάτῃ καὶ ἔγραψαν ὡς ἐπέταξεν Αμαν τοῖς στρατηγοῖς καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσιν κατὰ πᾶσαν χώραν ἀπὸ Ἰνδικῆς ἕως τῆς Αἰθιοπίας ταῖς ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ χώραις τοῖς τε ἄρχουσι τῶν ἐθνῶν κατὰ τὴν αὐτῶν λέξιν δι᾽ Ἀρταξέρξου τοῦ βασιλέως

13 καὶ ἀπεστάλη διὰ βιβλιαφόρων εἰς τὴν Ἀρταξέρξου βασιλείαν ἀφανίσαι τὸ γένος τῶν Ιουδαίων ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ μηνὸς δωδεκάτου ὅς ἐστιν Αδαρ καὶ διαρπάσαι τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῶν
τῆς δὲ ἐπιστολῆς ἐστιν τὸ ἀντίγραφον τόδε βασιλεὺς μέγας Ἀρταξέρξης τοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς ἕως τῆς Αἰθιοπίας ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ χωρῶν ἄρχουσι καὶ τοπάρχαις ὑποτεταγμένοις τάδε γράφει
πολλῶν ἐπάρξας ἐθνῶν καὶ πάσης ἐπικρατήσας οἰκουμένης ἐβουλήθην μὴ τῷ θράσει τῆς ἐξουσίας ἐπαιρόμενος ἐπιεικέστερον δὲ καὶ μετὰ ἠπιότητος ἀεὶ διεξάγων τοὺς τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων ἀκυμάτους διὰ παντὸς καταστῆσαι βίους τήν τε βασιλείαν ἥμερον καὶ πορευτὴν μέχρι περάτων παρεξόμενος ἀνανεώσασθαί τε τὴν ποθουμένην τοῖς πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις εἰρήνην
πυθομένου δέ μου τῶν συμβούλων πῶς ἂν ἀχθείη τοῦτο ἐπὶ πέρας σωφροσύνῃ παρ᾽ ἡμῖν διενέγκας καὶ ἐν τῇ εὐνοίᾳ ἀπαραλλάκτως καὶ βεβαίᾳ πίστει ἀποδεδειγμένος καὶ δεύτερον τῶν βασιλειῶν γέρας ἀπενηνεγμένος Αμαν
ἐπέδειξεν ἡμῖν ἐν πάσαις ταῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην φυλαῖς ἀναμεμεῖχθαι δυσμενῆ λαόν τινα τοῖς νόμοις ἀντίθετον πρὸς πᾶν ἔθνος τά τε τῶν βασιλέων παραπέμποντας διηνεκῶς διατάγματα πρὸς τὸ μὴ κατατίθεσθαι τὴν ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν κατευθυνομένην ἀμέμπτως συναρχίαν
διειληφότες οὖν τόδε τὸ ἔθνος μονώτατον ἐν ἀντιπαραγωγῇ παντὶ διὰ παντὸς ἀνθρώπῳ κείμενον διαγωγὴν νόμων ξενίζουσαν παραλλάσσον καὶ δυσνοοῦν τοῖς ἡμετέροις πράγμασιν τὰ χείριστα συντελοῦν κακὰ καὶ πρὸς τὸ μὴ τὴν βασιλείαν εὐσταθείας τυγχάνειν
προστετάχαμεν οὖν τοὺς σημαινομένους ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς γεγραμμένοις ὑπὸ Αμαν τοῦ τεταγμένου ἐπὶ τῶν πραγμάτων καὶ δευτέρου πατρὸς ἡμῶν πάντας σὺν γυναιξὶ καὶ τέκνοις ἀπολέσαι ὁλορριζεὶ ταῖς τῶν ἐχθρῶν μαχαίραις ἄνευ παντὸς οἴκτου καὶ φειδοῦς τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ δωδεκάτου μηνὸς Αδαρ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ἔτους
ὅπως οἱ πάλαι καὶ νῦν δυσμενεῖς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ βιαίως εἰς τὸν ᾅδην κατελθόντες εἰς τὸν μετέπειτα χρόνον εὐσταθῆ καὶ ἀτάραχα παρέχωσιν ἡμῖν διὰ τέλους τὰ πράγματα

14 τὰ δὲ ἀντίγραφα τῶν ἐπιστολῶν ἐξετίθετο κατὰ χώραν καὶ προσετάγη πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἑτοίμους εἶναι εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην

15 ἐσπεύδετο δὲ τὸ πρᾶγμα καὶ εἰς Σουσαν ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς καὶ Αμαν ἐκωθωνίζοντο ἐταράσσετο δὲ ἡ πόλις

Tan

‎1 ‏אַחַ֣ר׀ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה גִּדַּל֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ אֶת־הָמָ֧ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֛תָא הָאֲגָגִ֖י וַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֑הוּ וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ אֶת־כִּסְא֔וֹ מֵעַ֕ל כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ׃

‎2 ‏וְכָל־עַבְדֵ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ כֹּרְעִ֤ים וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ לְהָמָ֔ן כִּי־כֵ֖ן צִוָּה־ל֣וֹ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔י לֹ֥א יִכְרַ֖ע וְלֹ֥א יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃

‎3 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ עַבְדֵ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בְּשַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ אַתָּ֣ה עוֹבֵ֔ר אֵ֖ת מִצְוַ֥ת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎4 ‏וַיְהִ֗י באמרם כְּאָמְרָ֤ם אֵלָיו֙ י֣וֹם וָי֔וֹם וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לְהָמָ֗ן לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י מָרְדֳּכַ֔י כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥יד לָהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא יְהוּדִֽי׃

‎5 ‏וַיַּ֣רְא הָמָ֔ן כִּי־אֵ֣ין מָרְדֳּכַ֔י כֹּרֵ֥עַ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א הָמָ֖ן חֵמָֽה׃

‎6 ‏וַיִּ֣בֶז בְּעֵינָ֗יו לִשְׁלֹ֤ח יָד֙ בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י לְבַדּ֔וֹ כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥ידוּ ל֖וֹ אֶת־עַ֣ם מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ הָמָ֗ן לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּכָל־מַלְכ֥וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ עַ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃

‎7 ‏בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֔ן בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ הִפִּ֣יל פּוּר֩ ה֨וּא הַגּוֹרָ֜ל לִפְנֵ֣י הָמָ֗ן מִיּ֧וֹם׀ לְי֛וֹם וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁ לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא־חֹ֥דֶשׁ אֲדָֽר׃ ס

‎8 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ עַם־אֶחָ֗ד מְפֻזָּ֤ר וּמְפֹרָד֙ בֵּ֣ין הָֽעַמִּ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם שֹׁנ֣וֹת מִכָּל־עָ֗ם וְאֶת־דָּתֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵינָ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֵין־שׁוֶֹ֖ה לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃

‎9 ‏אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב יִכָּתֵ֖ב לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֜ים כִּכַּר־כֶּ֗סֶף אֶשְׁקוֹל֙ עַל־יְדֵי֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה לְהָבִ֖יא אֶל־גִּנְזֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎10 ‏וַיָּ֧סַר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־טַבַּעְתּ֖וֹ מֵעַ֣ל יָד֑וֹ וַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּ לְהָמָ֧ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֛תָא הָאֲגָגִ֖י צֹרֵ֥ר הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃

‎11 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְהָמָ֔ן הַכֶּ֖סֶף נָת֣וּן לָ֑ךְ וְהָעָ֕ם לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת בּ֖וֹ כַּטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

‎12 ‏וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩ סֹפְרֵ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣ר יוֹם֮ בּוֹ֒ וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב כְּֽכָל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה הָמָ֡ן אֶ֣ל אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ וְֽאֶל־הַפַּח֞וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ עַל־מְדִינָ֣ה וּמְדִינָ֗ה וְאֶל־שָׂ֤רֵי עַם֙ וָעָ֔ם מְדִינָ֤ה וּמְדִינָה֙ כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ וְעַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ בְּשֵׁ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ נִכְתָּ֔ב וְנֶחְתָּ֖ם בְּטַבַּ֥עַת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎13 ‏וְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַ סְפָרִ֜ים בְּיַ֣ד הָרָצִים֮ אֶל־כָּל־מְדִינ֣וֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ לְהַשְׁמִ֡יד לַהֲרֹ֣ג וּלְאַבֵּ֣ד אֶת־כָּל־הַ֠יְּהוּדִים מִנַּ֨עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֨ן טַ֤ף וְנָשִׁים֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֑ר וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם לָבֽוֹז׃

‎14 ‏פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַכְּתָ֗ב לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽן דָּת֙ בְּכָל־מְדִינָ֣ה וּמְדִינָ֔ה גָּל֖וּי לְכָל־הָֽעַמִּ֑ים לִהְי֥וֹת עֲתִדִ֖ים לַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

‎15 ‏הָֽרָצִ֞ים יָצְא֤וּ דְחוּפִים֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְהַדָּ֥ת נִתְּנָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְהָמָן֙ יָשְׁב֣וּ לִשְׁתּ֔וֹת וְהָעִ֥יר שׁוּשָׁ֖ן נָבֽוֹכָה׃ פ

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1 Post hæc rex Assuerus exaltavit Aman filium Amadathi, qui erat de stirpe Agag: et posuit solium ejus super omnes principes quos habebat.

2 Cunctique servi regis, qui in foribus palatii versabantur, flectebant genua, et adorabant Aman: sic enim præceperat eis imperator: solus Mardochæus non flectebat genu, neque adorabat eum.

3 Cui dixerunt pueri regis, qui ad fores palatii præsidebant: Cur præter ceteros non observas mandatum regis?

4 Cumque hoc crebrius dicerent, et ille nollet audire, nuntiaverunt Aman, scire cupientes utrum perseveraret in sententia: dixerat enim eis se esse Judæum.

5 Quod cum audisset Aman, et experimento probasset quod Mardochæus non flecteret sibi genu, nec se adoraret, iratus est valde,

6 et pro nihilo duxit in unum Mardochæum mittere manus suas: audierat enim quod esset gentis Judææ; magisque voluit omnem Judæorum, qui erant in regno Assueri, perdere nationem.

7 Mense primo (cujus vocabulum est Nisan), anno duodecimo regni Assueri, missa est sors in urnam, quæ hebraice dicitur phur, coram Aman, quo die et quo mense gens Judæorum deberet interfici: et exivit mensis duodecimus, qui vocatur Adar.

8 Dixitque Aman regi Assuero: Est populus per omnes provincias regni tui dispersus, et a se mutuo separatus, novis utens legibus et cæremoniis, insuper et regis scita contemnens: et optime nosti quod non expediat regno tuo ut insolescat per licentiam.

9 Si tibi placet, decerne, ut pereat, et decem millia talentorum appendam arcariis gazæ tuæ.

10 Tulit ergo rex annulum, quo utebatur, de manu sua, et dedit eum Aman filio Amadathi de progenie Agag, hosti Judæorum,

11 dixitque ad eum: Argentum, quod tu polliceris, tuum sit; de populo age quod tibi placet.

12 Vocatique sunt scribæ regis mense primo Nisan, tertiadecima die ejusdem mensis: et scriptum est, ut jusserat Aman, ad omnes satrapas regis, et judices provinciarum, diversarumque gentium, ut quæque gens legere poterat et audire pro varietate linguarum ex nomine regis Assueri: et litteræ signatæ ipsius annulo

13 missæ sunt per cursores regis ad universas provincias, ut occiderent atque delerent omnes Judæos, a puero usque ad senem, parvulos et mulieres, uno die, hoc est tertiodecimo mensis duodecimi, qui vocatur Adar; et bona eorum diriperent.

14 Summa autem epistolarum hæc fuit, ut omnes provinciæ scirent, et pararent se ad prædictam diem.

15 Festinabant cursores, qui missi erant, regis imperium explere. Statimque in Susan pependit edictum, rege et Aman celebrante convivium, et cunctis Judæis, qui in urbe erant, flentibus.