Esther 9

KJV

1  Now in the twelfth^{8147 6240} month,²³²⁰ that¹⁹³¹ is, the month²³²⁰ Adar,¹⁴³ on the thirteenth^{7969 6240} day³¹¹⁷ of the same, when⁸³⁴ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ commandment¹⁶⁹⁷ and his decree¹⁸⁸¹ drew near⁵⁰⁶⁰ to be put in execution,⁶²¹³ in the day³¹¹⁷ that⁸³⁴ the enemies³⁴¹ of the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ hoped⁷⁶⁶³ to have power⁷⁹⁸⁰ over them, (though it¹⁹³¹ was turned to the contrary,²⁰¹⁵ that⁸³⁴ the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ had rule over⁷⁹⁸⁰ them¹⁹⁹² that hated⁸¹³⁰ them;)

2  The Jews³⁰⁶⁴ gathered themselves together⁶⁹⁵⁰ in their cities⁵⁸⁹² throughout all³⁶⁰⁵ the provinces⁴⁰⁸² of the king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus,³²⁵ to lay⁷⁹⁷¹ hand³⁰²⁷ on such as sought¹²⁴⁵ their hurt:⁷⁴⁵¹ and no³⁸⁰⁸ man³⁷⁶ could withstand⁵⁹⁷⁵ them; for³⁵⁸⁸ the fear⁶³⁴³ of them fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ people.⁵⁹⁷¹

3  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the rulers⁸²⁶⁹ of the provinces,⁴⁰⁸² and the lieutenants,³²³ and the deputies,⁶³⁴⁶ and officers^{6213 4399} of⁸³⁴ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ helped^{5375 853} the Jews;³⁰⁶⁴ because³⁵⁸⁸ the fear⁶³⁴³ of Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ them.

4  For³⁵⁸⁸ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² was great¹⁴¹⁹ in the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and his fame⁸⁰⁸⁹ went out¹⁹⁸⁰ throughout all³⁶⁰⁵ the provinces:⁴⁰⁸² for³⁵⁸⁸ this man³⁷⁶ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² waxed¹⁹⁸⁰ greater and greater.¹⁴¹⁹

5  Thus the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ smote⁵²²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ their enemies³⁴¹ with the stroke⁴³⁴⁷ of the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and slaughter,²⁰²⁷ and destruction,¹² and did⁶²¹³ what they would⁷⁵²² unto those that hated⁸¹³⁰ them.

6  And in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace¹⁰⁰² the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ slew²⁰²⁶ and destroyed⁶ five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ men.³⁷⁶

7  And Parshandatha,⁶⁵⁷⁷ and Dalphon,¹⁸¹³ and Aspatha,⁶³⁰

8  And Poratha,⁶³³⁴ and Adalia,¹¹⁸ and Aridatha,⁷⁴³

9  And Parmashta,⁶⁵³⁴ and Arisai,⁷⁴⁷ and Aridai,⁷⁴² and Vajezatha,²⁰⁵⁵

10  The ten⁶²³⁵ sons¹¹²¹ of Haman²⁰⁰¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Hammedatha,⁴⁰⁹⁹ the enemy⁶⁸⁸⁷ of the Jews,³⁰⁶⁴ slew²⁰²⁶ they; but on the spoil⁹⁶¹ laid⁷⁹⁷¹ they not^{3808 853} their hand.³⁰²⁷

11  On that¹⁹³¹ day³¹¹⁷ the number⁴⁵⁵⁷ of those that were slain²⁰²⁶ in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace¹⁰⁰² was brought⁹³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

12  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto Esther⁶³⁵ the queen,⁴⁴³⁶ The Jews³⁰⁶⁴ have slain²⁰²⁶ and destroyed⁶ five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ men³⁷⁶ in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ the palace,¹⁰⁰² and the ten⁶²³⁵ sons¹¹²¹ of Haman;²⁰⁰¹ what⁴¹⁰⁰ have they done⁶²¹³ in the rest⁷⁶⁰⁵ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ provinces?⁴⁰⁸² now what⁴¹⁰⁰ is thy petition?⁷⁵⁹⁶ and it shall be granted⁵⁴¹⁴ thee: or what⁴¹⁰⁰ is thy request¹²⁴⁶ further?⁵⁷⁵⁰ and it shall be done.⁶²¹³

13  Then said⁵⁵⁹ Esther,⁶³⁵ If⁵¹⁸ it please^{2895 5921} the king,⁴⁴²⁸ let it be granted⁵⁴¹⁴ to the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ which⁸³⁴ are in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ to do⁶²¹³ tomorrow⁴²⁷⁹ also¹⁵⁷¹ according unto this day's³¹¹⁷ decree,¹⁸⁸¹ and let Haman's²⁰⁰¹ ten⁶²³⁵ sons¹¹²¹ be hanged⁸⁵¹⁸ upon⁵⁹²¹ the gallows.⁶⁰⁸⁶

14  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ commanded⁵⁵⁹ it so³⁶⁵¹ to be done:⁶²¹³ and the decree¹⁸⁸¹ was given⁵⁴¹⁴ at Shushan;⁷⁸⁰⁰ and they hanged⁸⁵¹⁸ Haman's²⁰⁰¹ ten⁶²³⁵ sons.¹¹²¹

15  For the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ that⁸³⁴ were in Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ gathered themselves together⁶⁹⁵⁰ on the fourteenth^{702 6240} day³¹¹⁷ also¹⁵⁷¹ of the month²³²⁰ Adar,¹⁴³ and slew²⁰²⁶ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ men³⁷⁶ at Shushan;⁷⁸⁰⁰ but on the prey⁹⁶¹ they laid⁷⁹⁷¹ not^{3808 853} their hand.³⁰²⁷

16  But the other⁷⁶⁰⁵ Jews³⁰⁶⁴ that⁸³⁴ were in the king's⁴⁴²⁸ provinces⁴⁰⁸² gathered themselves together,⁶⁹⁵⁰ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ for⁵⁹²¹ their lives,⁵³¹⁵ and had rest⁵¹¹⁷ from their enemies,^{4480 341} and slew²⁰²⁶ of their foes⁸¹³⁰ seventy⁷⁶⁵⁷ and five²⁵⁶⁸ thousand,⁵⁰⁵ but they laid⁷⁹⁷¹ not^{3808 853} their hands³⁰²⁷ on the prey,⁹⁶¹

17  On the thirteenth^{7969 6240} day³¹¹⁷ of the month²³²⁰ Adar;¹⁴³ and on the fourteenth^{702 6240} day of the same rested⁵¹¹⁷ they, and made⁶²¹³ it a day³¹¹⁷ of feasting⁴⁹⁶⁰ and gladness.⁸⁰⁵⁷

18  But the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ that⁸³⁴ were at Shushan⁷⁸⁰⁰ assembled together⁶⁹⁵⁰ on the thirteenth^{7969 6240} day thereof, and on the fourteenth^{702 6240} thereof; and on the fifteenth^{2568 6240} day of the same they rested,⁵¹¹⁷ and made⁶²¹³ it a day³¹¹⁷ of feasting⁴⁹⁶⁰ and gladness.⁸⁰⁵⁷

19  Therefore^{5921 3651} the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ of the villages,⁶⁵²¹ that dwelt³⁴²⁷ in the unwalled⁶⁵¹⁹ towns,⁵⁸⁹² made^{6213 853} the fourteenth^{702 6240} day³¹¹⁷ of the month²³²⁰ Adar¹⁴³ a day of gladness⁸⁰⁵⁷ and feasting,⁴⁹⁶⁰ and a good²⁸⁹⁶ day,³¹¹⁷ and of sending⁴⁹¹⁶ portions⁴⁴⁹⁰ one³⁷⁶ to another.⁷⁴⁵³

20  And Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² wrote^{3789 853} these⁴²⁸ things,¹⁶⁹⁷ and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ letters⁵⁶¹² unto⁴¹³ all³⁶⁰⁵ the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ that⁸³⁴ were in all³⁶⁰⁵ the provinces⁴⁰⁸² of the king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus,³²⁵ both nigh⁷¹³⁸ and far,⁷³⁵⁰

21  To establish⁶⁹⁶⁵ this among⁵⁹²¹ them, that they should¹⁹⁶¹ keep^{6213 853} the fourteenth^{702 6240} day³¹¹⁷ of the month²³²⁰ Adar,¹⁴³ and the fifteenth^{2568 6240} day³¹¹⁷ of the same, yearly,^{3605 8141 8141}

22  As the days³¹¹⁷ wherein⁸³⁴ the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ rested⁵¹¹⁷ from their enemies,^{4480 341} and the month²³²⁰ which⁸³⁴ was turned²⁰¹⁵ unto them from sorrow^{4480 3015} to joy,⁸⁰⁵⁷ and from mourning^{4480 60} into a good²⁸⁹⁶ day:³¹¹⁷ that they should make⁶²¹³ them days³¹¹⁷ of feasting⁴⁹⁶⁰ and joy,⁸⁰⁵⁷ and of sending⁴⁹¹⁶ portions⁴⁴⁹⁰ one³⁷⁶ to another,⁷⁴⁵³ and gifts⁴⁹⁷⁹ to the poor.³⁴

23  And the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ undertook⁶⁹⁰¹ to do^{6213 853} as⁸³⁴ they had begun,²⁴⁹⁰ and as⁸³⁴ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² had written³⁷⁸⁹ unto⁴¹³ them;

24  Because³⁵⁸⁸ Haman²⁰⁰¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Hammedatha,⁴⁰⁹⁹ the Agagite,⁹¹ the enemy⁶⁸⁸⁷ of all³⁶⁰⁵ the Jews,³⁰⁶⁴ had devised²⁸⁰³ against⁵⁹²¹ the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ to destroy⁶ them, and had cast⁵³⁰⁷ Pur,⁶³³² that¹⁹³¹ is, the lot,¹⁴⁸⁶ to consume²⁰⁰⁰ them, and to destroy⁶ them;

25  But when Esther came⁹³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ he commanded⁵⁵⁹ by⁵⁹⁷³ letters⁵⁶¹² that his wicked⁷⁴⁵¹ device,⁴²⁸⁴ which⁸³⁴ he devised²⁸⁰³ against⁵⁹²¹ the Jews,³⁰⁶⁴ should return⁷⁷²⁵ upon⁵⁹²¹ his own head,⁷²¹⁸ and that he and his sons¹¹²¹ should be hanged⁸⁵¹⁸ on⁵⁹²¹ the gallows.⁶⁰⁸⁶

26  Wherefore^{5921 3651} they called⁷¹²¹ these⁴²⁸ days³¹¹⁷ Purim⁶³³² after⁵⁹²¹ the name⁸⁰³⁴ of Pur.⁶³³² Therefore^{5921 3651} for⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of this²⁰⁶³ letter,¹⁰⁷ and of that which⁴¹⁰⁰ they had seen⁷²⁰⁰ concerning⁵⁹²¹ this matter,³⁶⁰² and which⁴¹⁰⁰ had come⁵⁰⁶⁰ unto⁴¹³ them,

27  The Jews³⁰⁶⁴ ordained,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and took⁶⁹⁰¹ upon⁵⁹²¹ them, and upon⁵⁹²¹ their seed,²²³³ and upon⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ such as joined themselves³⁸⁶⁷ unto⁵⁹²¹ them, so as it should not³⁸⁰⁸ fail,⁵⁶⁷⁴ that they would keep^{6213 853} these⁴²⁸ two⁸¹⁴⁷ days³¹¹⁷ according to their writing,³⁷⁹¹ and according to their appointed²¹⁶⁵ every³⁶⁰⁵ year;^{8141 8141}

28  And that these⁴²⁸ days³¹¹⁷ should be remembered²¹⁴² and kept⁶²¹³ throughout every³⁶⁰⁵ generation,^{1755 1755} every family,^{4940 4940} every province,^{4082 4082} and every city;^{5892 5892} and that these⁴²⁸ days³¹¹⁷ of Purim⁶³³² should not³⁸⁰⁸ fail⁵⁶⁷⁴ from among^{4480 8432} the Jews,³⁰⁶⁴ nor³⁸⁰⁸ the memorial²¹⁴³ of them perish⁵⁴⁸⁶ from their seed.^{4480 2233}

29  Then Esther⁶³⁵ the queen,⁴⁴³⁶ the daughter¹³²³ of Abihail,³² and Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² the Jew,³⁰⁶⁴ wrote³⁷⁸⁹ with⁸⁵⁴ all³⁶⁰⁵ authority,⁸⁶³³ to confirm^{6965 853} this²⁰⁶³ second⁸¹⁴⁵ letter¹⁰⁷ of Purim.⁶³³²

30  And he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ the letters⁵⁶¹² unto⁴¹³ all³⁶⁰⁵ the Jews,³⁰⁶⁴ to⁴¹³ the hundred³⁹⁶⁷ twenty⁶²⁴² and seven⁷⁶⁵¹ provinces⁴⁰⁸² of the kingdom⁴⁴³⁸ of Ahasuerus,³²⁵ with words¹⁶⁹⁷ of peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ and truth,⁵⁷¹

31  To confirm^{6965 853} these⁴²⁸ days³¹¹⁷ of Purim⁶³³² in their times²¹⁶⁵ appointed, according as⁸³⁴ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² the Jew³⁰⁶⁴ and Esther⁶³⁵ the queen⁴⁴³⁶ had enjoined^{6965 5921} them, and as⁸³⁴ they had decreed⁶⁹⁶⁵ for⁵⁹²¹ themselves⁵³¹⁵ and for⁵⁹²¹ their seed,²²³³ the matters¹⁶⁹⁷ of the fastings⁶⁶⁸⁵ and their cry.²²⁰¹

32  And the decree³⁹⁸² of Esther⁶³⁵ confirmed⁶⁹⁶⁵ these⁴²⁸ matters¹⁶⁹⁷ of Purim;⁶³³² and it was written³⁷⁸⁹ in the book.⁵⁶¹²

Sep

1 ἐν γὰρ τῷ δωδεκάτῳ μηνὶ τρισκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνός ὅς ἐστιν Αδαρ παρῆν τὰ γράμματα τὰ γραφέντα ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως

2 ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἀπώλοντο οἱ ἀντικείμενοι τοῖς Ιουδαίοις οὐδεὶς γὰρ ἀντέστη φοβούμενος αὐτούς

3 οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες τῶν σατραπῶν καὶ οἱ τύραννοι καὶ οἱ βασιλικοὶ γραμματεῖς ἐτίμων τοὺς Ιουδαίους ὁ γὰρ φόβος Μαρδοχαίου ἐνέκειτο αὐτοῖς

4 προσέπεσεν γὰρ τὸ πρόσταγμα τοῦ βασιλέως ὀνομασθῆναι ἐν πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ

6 καὶ ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει ἀπέκτειναν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἄνδρας πεντακοσίους

7 τόν τε Φαρσαννεσταιν καὶ Δελφων καὶ Φασγα

8 καὶ Φαρδαθα καὶ Βαρεα καὶ Σαρβαχα

9 καὶ Μαρμασιμα καὶ Αρουφαιον καὶ Αρσαιον καὶ Ζαβουθαιθαν

10 τοὺς δέκα υἱοὺς Αμαν Αμαδαθου Βουγαίου τοῦ ἐχθροῦ τῶν Ιουδαίων καὶ διήρπασαν

11 ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐπεδόθη ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῷ βασιλεῖ τῶν ἀπολωλότων ἐν Σούσοις

12 εἶπεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Εσθηρ ἀπώλεσαν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει ἄνδρας πεντακοσίους ἐν δὲ τῇ περιχώρῳ πῶς οἴει ἐχρήσαντο τί οὖν ἀξιοῖς ἔτι καὶ ἔσται σοι

13 καὶ εἶπεν Εσθηρ τῷ βασιλεῖ δοθήτω τοῖς Ιουδαίοις χρῆσθαι ὡσαύτως τὴν αὔριον ὥστε τοὺς δέκα υἱοὺς κρεμάσαι Αμαν

14 καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν οὕτως γενέσθαι καὶ ἐξέθηκε τοῖς Ιουδαίοις τῆς πόλεως τὰ σώματα τῶν υἱῶν Αμαν κρεμάσαι

15 καὶ συνήχθησαν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἐν Σούσοις τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ Αδαρ καὶ ἀπέκτειναν ἄνδρας τριακοσίους καὶ οὐδὲν διήρπασαν

16 οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ τῶν Ιουδαίων οἱ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ συνήχθησαν καὶ ἑαυτοῖς ἐβοήθουν καὶ ἀνεπαύσαντο ἀπὸ τῶν πολεμίων ἀπώλεσαν γὰρ αὐτῶν μυρίους πεντακισχιλίους τῇ τρισκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ Αδαρ καὶ οὐδὲν διήρπασαν

17 καὶ ἀνεπαύσαντο τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς καὶ ἦγον αὐτὴν ἡμέραν ἀναπαύσεως μετὰ χαρᾶς καὶ εὐφροσύνης

18 οἱ δὲ Ιουδαῖοι οἱ ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει συνήχθησαν καὶ τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ καὶ οὐκ ἀνεπαύσαντο ἦγον δὲ καὶ τὴν πεντεκαιδεκάτην μετὰ χαρᾶς καὶ εὐφροσύνης

19 διὰ τοῦτο οὖν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι οἱ διεσπαρμένοι ἐν πάσῃ χώρᾳ τῇ ἔξω ἄγουσιν τὴν τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην τοῦ Αδαρ ἡμέραν ἀγαθὴν μετ᾽ εὐφροσύνης ἀποστέλλοντες μερίδας ἕκαστος τῷ πλησίον οἱ δὲ κατοικοῦντες ἐν ταῖς μητροπόλεσιν καὶ τὴν πεντεκαιδεκάτην τοῦ Αδαρ ἡμέραν εὐφροσύνην ἀγαθὴν ἄγουσιν ἐξαποστέλλοντες μερίδας τοῖς πλησίον

20 ἔγραψεν δὲ Μαρδοχαῖος τοὺς λόγους τούτους εἰς βιβλίον καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν τοῖς Ιουδαίοις ὅσοι ἦσαν ἐν τῇ Ἀρταξέρξου βασιλείᾳ τοῖς ἐγγὺς καὶ τοῖς μακράν

21 στῆσαι τὰς ἡμέρας ταύτας ἀγαθὰς ἄγειν τε τὴν τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην καὶ τὴν πεντεκαιδεκάτην τοῦ Αδαρ

22 ἐν γὰρ ταύταις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἀνεπαύσαντο οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν καὶ τὸν μῆνα ἐν ᾧ ἐστράφη αὐτοῖς ὃς ἦν Αδαρ ἀπὸ πένθους εἰς χαρὰν καὶ ἀπὸ ὀδύνης εἰς ἀγαθὴν ἡμέραν ἄγειν ὅλον ἀγαθὰς ἡμέρας γάμων καὶ εὐφροσύνης ἐξαποστέλλοντας μερίδας τοῖς φίλοις καὶ τοῖς πτωχοῖς

23 καὶ προσεδέξαντο οἱ Ιουδαῖοι καθὼς ἔγραψεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Μαρδοχαῖος

24 πῶς Αμαν Αμαδαθου ὁ Μακεδὼν ἐπολέμει αὐτούς καθὼς ἔθετο ψήφισμα καὶ κλῆρον ἀφανίσαι αὐτούς

25 καὶ ὡς εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα λέγων κρεμάσαι τὸν Μαρδοχαῖον ὅσα δὲ ἐπεχείρησεν ἐπάξαι ἐπὶ τοὺς Ιουδαίους κακά ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἐγένοντο καὶ ἐκρεμάσθη αὐτὸς καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ

26 διὰ τοῦτο ἐπεκλήθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι αὗται Φρουραι διὰ τοὺς κλήρους ὅτι τῇ διαλέκτῳ αὐτῶν καλοῦνται Φρουραι διὰ τοὺς λόγους τῆς ἐπιστολῆς ταύτης καὶ ὅσα πεπόνθασιν διὰ ταῦτα καὶ ὅσα αὐτοῖς ἐγένετο

27 καὶ ἔστησεν καὶ προσεδέχοντο οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς προστεθειμένοις ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν οὐδὲ μὴν ἄλλως χρήσονται αἱ δὲ ἡμέραι αὗται μνημόσυνον ἐπιτελούμενον κατὰ γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν καὶ πόλιν καὶ πατριὰν καὶ χώραν

28 αἱ δὲ ἡμέραι αὗται τῶν Φρουραι ἀχθήσονται εἰς τὸν ἅπαντα χρόνον καὶ τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπῃ ἐκ τῶν γενεῶν

29 καὶ ἔγραψεν Εσθηρ ἡ βασίλισσα θυγάτηρ Αμιναδαβ καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ Ιουδαῖος ὅσα ἐποίησαν τό τε στερέωμα τῆς ἐπιστολῆς τῶν Φρουραι

31 καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος καὶ Εσθηρ ἡ βασίλισσα ἔστησαν ἑαυτοῖς καθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν καὶ τότε στήσαντες κατὰ τῆς ὑγιείας αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν βουλὴν αὐτῶν

32 καὶ Εσθηρ λόγῳ ἔστησεν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ ἐγράφη εἰς μνημόσυνον

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‎1 ‏וּבִשְׁנֵים֩ עָשָׂ֨ר חֹ֜דֶשׁ הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֗ר בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יוֹם֙ בּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִגִּ֧יעַ דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְדָת֖וֹ לְהֵעָשׂ֑וֹת בַּיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר שִׂבְּר֜וּ אֹיְבֵ֤י הַיְּהוּדִים֙ לִשְׁל֣וֹט בָּהֶ֔ם וְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְ ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁלְט֧וּ הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים הֵ֖מָּה בְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃

‎2 ‏נִקְהֲל֨וּ הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗ם בְּכָל־מְדִינוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖י רָֽעָתָ֑ם וְאִישׁ֙ לֹא־עָמַ֣ד לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־נָפַ֥ל פַּחְדָּ֖ם עַל־כָּל־הָעַמִּֽים׃

‎3 ‏וְכָל־שָׂרֵ֨י הַמְּדִינ֜וֹת וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣ים וְהַפַּח֗וֹת וְעֹשֵׂ֤י הַמְּלָאכָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מְנַשְּׂאִ֖ים אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִ֑ים כִּֽי־נָפַ֥ל פַּֽחַד־מָרְדֳּכַ֖י עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

‎4 ‏כִּֽי־גָ֤דוֹל מָרְדֳּכַי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְשָׁמְע֖וֹ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּכָל־הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת כִּֽי־הָאִ֥ישׁ מָרְדֳּכַ֖י הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֽוֹל׃ פ

‎5 ‏וַיַּכּ֤וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ בְּכָל־אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם מַכַּת־חֶ֥רֶב וְהֶ֖רֶג וְאַבְדָ֑ן וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃

‎6 ‏וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֗ה הָרְג֤וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ וְאַבֵּ֔ד חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִֽישׁ׃

‎7 ‏וְאֵ֧ת׀ פַּרְשַׁנְדָּ֛תָא וְאֵ֥ת׀ דַּֽלְפ֖וֹן וְאֵ֥ת׀ אַסְפָּֽתָא׃

‎8 ‏וְאֵ֧ת׀ פּוֹרָ֛תָא וְאֵ֥ת׀ אֲדַלְיָ֖א וְאֵ֥ת׀ אֲרִידָֽתָא׃

‎9 ‏וְאֵ֤ת׀ פַּרְמַ֙שְׁתָּא֙ וְאֵ֣ת׀ אֲרִיסַ֔י וְאֵ֥ת׀ אֲרִדַ֖י וְאֵ֥ת׀ וַיְזָֽתָא׃

‎10 ‏עֲ֠שֶׂרֶת בְּנֵ֨י הָמָ֧ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֛תָא צֹרֵ֥ר הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים הָרָ֑גוּ וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁלְח֖וּ אֶת־יָדָֽם׃

‎11 ‏בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא בָּ֣א מִסְפַּ֧ר הַֽהֲרוּגִ֛ים בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

‎12 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֡ה הָרְגוּ֩ הַיְּהוּדִ֨ים וְאַבֵּ֜ד חֲמֵ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אִ֗ישׁ וְאֵת֙ עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת בְּנֵֽי־הָמָ֔ן בִּשְׁאָ֛ר מְדִינ֥וֹת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ וּמַה־שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙³ וְיִנָּ֣תֵֽן לָ֔ךְ וּמַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְ ע֖וֹד וְתֵעָֽשׂ׃

‎13 ‏וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶסְתֵּר֙ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב יִנָּתֵ֣ן גַּם־מָחָ֗ר לַיְּהוּדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ן לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת כְּדָ֣ת הַיּ֑וֹם וְאֵ֛ת עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת בְּנֵֽי־הָמָ֖ן יִתְל֥וּ עַל־הָעֵֽץ׃

‎14 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֔ן וַתִּנָּתֵ֥ן דָּ֖ת בְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ן וְאֵ֛ת עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת בְּנֵֽי־הָמָ֖ן תָּלֽוּ׃

‎15 ‏וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ היהודיים הַיְּהוּדִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן גַּ֠ם בְּי֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּ בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ן שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁלְח֖וּ אֶת־יָדָֽם׃

‎16 ‏וּשְׁאָ֣ר הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ בִּמְדִינ֨וֹת הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ נִקְהֲל֣וּ׀ וְעָמֹ֣ד עַל־נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְנ֙וֹחַ֙ מֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָרֹג֙ בְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָֽׁלְח֖וּ אֶת־יָדָֽם׃

‎17 ‏בְּיוֹם־שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֑ר וְנ֗וֹחַ בְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וְעָשֹׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ י֖וֹם מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃

‎18 ‏והיהודיים וְהַיְּהוּדִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן נִקְהֲלוּ֙ בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר בּ֑וֹ וְנ֗וֹחַ בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וְעָשֹׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ י֖וֹם מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃

‎19 ‏עַל־כֵּ֞ן הַיְּהוּדִ֣ים הפרוזים הַפְּרָזִ֗ים הַיֹּשְׁבִים֮ בְּעָרֵ֣י הַפְּרָזוֹת֒ עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר שִׂמְחָ֥ה וּמִשְׁתֶּ֖ה וְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹב וּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַ מָנ֖וֹת אִ֥ישׁ לְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פ

‎20 ‏וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּכָל־מְדִינוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ הַקְּרוֹבִ֖ים וְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃

‎21 ‏לְקַיֵּם֮ עֲלֵיהֶם֒ לִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וְאֵ֛ת יוֹם־חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר בּ֑וֹ בְּכָל־שָׁנָ֖ה וְשָׁנָֽה׃

‎22 ‏כַּיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־נָ֨חוּ בָהֶ֤ם הַיְּהוּדִים֙ מֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר֩ נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ לָהֶ֤ם מִיָּגוֹן֙ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמֵאֵ֖בֶל לְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹב לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם יְמֵי֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה וְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַ מָנוֹת֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וּמַתָּנ֖וֹת לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃

‎23 ‏וְקִבֵּל֙ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הֵחֵ֖לּוּ לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־כָּתַ֥ב מָרְדֳּכַ֖י אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

‎24 ‏כִּי֩ הָמָ֨ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֜תָא הָֽאֲגָגִ֗י צֹרֵר֙ כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים חָשַׁ֥ב עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וְהִפִּ֥יל פּוּר֙ ה֣וּא הַגּוֹרָ֔ל לְהֻמָּ֖ם וּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃

‎25 ‏וּבְבֹאָהּ֮ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ אָמַ֣ר עִם־הַסֵּ֔פֶר יָשׁ֞וּב מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׁ֥ב עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וְתָל֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֖יו עַל־הָעֵֽץ׃

‎26 ‏עַל־כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְאוּ֩ לַיָּמִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה פוּרִים֙ עַל־שֵׁ֣ם הַפּ֔וּר עַל־כֵּ֕ן עַל־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת הַזֹּ֑את וּמָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּמָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

‎27 ‏קִיְּמ֣וּ וקבל וְקִבְּל֣וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֩׀ עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם׀ וְעַל־זַרְעָ֜ם וְעַ֨ל כָּל־הַנִּלְוִ֤ים עֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲב֔וֹר לִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י הַיָּמִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה כִּכְתָבָ֖ם וְכִזְמַנָּ֑ם בְּכָל־שָׁנָ֖ה וְשָׁנָֽה׃

‎28 ‏וְהַיָּמִ֣ים הָ֠אֵלֶּה נִזְכָּרִ֨ים וְנַעֲשִׂ֜ים בְּכָל־דּ֣וֹר וָד֗וֹר מִשְׁפָּחָה֙ וּמִשְׁפָּחָ֔ה מְדִינָ֥ה וּמְדִינָ֖ה וְעִ֣יר וָעִ֑יר וִימֵ֞י הַפּוּרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה לֹ֤א יַֽעַבְרוּ֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְזִכְרָ֖ם לֹא־יָס֥וּף מִזַּרְעָֽם׃ ס

‎29 ‏וַ֠תִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּ֨ר הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה בַת־אֲבִיחַ֛יִל וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י הַיְּהוּדִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־תֹּ֑קֶף לְקַיֵּ֗ם אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת הַפּוּרִ֛ים הַזֹּ֖את הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃

‎30 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֶל־שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה מַלְכ֖וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת׃

‎31 ‏לְקַיֵּ֡ם אֵת־יְמֵי֩ הַפֻּרִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ קִיַּ֨ם עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם מָרְדֳּכַ֤י הַיְּהוּדִי֙ וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה וְכַאֲשֶׁ֛ר קִיְּמ֥וּ עַל־נַפְשָׁ֖ם וְעַל־זַרְעָ֑ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַצֹּמ֖וֹת וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃

‎32 ‏וּמַאֲמַ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר קִיַּ֕ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפֻּרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְתָּ֖ב בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פ

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1 Igitur duodecimi mensis, quem Adar vocari ante jam diximus, tertiadecima die, quando cunctis Judæis interfectio parabatur, et hostes eorum inhiabant sanguini, versa vice Judæi superiores esse cœperunt, et se de adversariis vindicare.

2 Congregatique sunt per singulas civitates, oppida, et loca, ut extenderent manum contra inimicos, et persecutores suos. Nullusque ausus est resistere, eo quod omnes populos magnitudinis eorum formido penetrarat.

3 Nam et provinciarum judices, et duces, et procuratores, omnisque dignitas quæ singulis locis ac operibus præerat, extollebant Judæos timore Mardochæi,

4 quem principem esse palatii, et plurimum posse cognoverant: fama quoque nominis ejus crescebat quotidie, et per cunctorum ora volitabat.

5 Itaque percusserunt Judæi inimicos suos plaga magna, et occiderunt eos, reddentes eis quod sibi paraverant facere:

6 in tantum ut etiam in Susan quingentos viros interficerent, extra decem filios Aman Agagitæ hostis Judæorum: quorum ista sunt nomina:

7 Pharsandatha, et Delphon, et Esphatha,

8 et Phoratha, et Adalia, et Aridatha,

9 et Phermesta, et Arisai, et Aridai, et Jezatha.

10 Quos cum occidissent, prædas de substantiis eorum tangere noluerunt.

11 Statimque numerus eorum, qui occisi erant in Susan, ad regem relatus est.

12 Qui dixit reginæ: In urbe Susan interfecerunt Judæi quingentos viros, et alios decem filios Aman: quantam putas eos exercere cædem in universis provinciis? quid ultra postulas, et quid vis ut fieri jubeam?

13 Cui illa respondit: Si regi placet, detur potestas Judæis, ut sicut fecerunt hodie in Susan, sic et cras faciant, et decem filii Aman in patibulis suspendantur.

14 Præcepitque rex ut ita fieret. Statimque in Susan pependit edictum, et decem filii Aman suspensi sunt.

15 Congregatis Judæis quartadecima die mensis Adar, interfecti sunt in Susan trecenti viri: nec eorum ab illis direpta substantia est.

16 Sed et per omnes provincias quæ ditioni regis subjacebant, pro animabus suis steterunt Judæi, interfectis hostibus ac persecutoribus suis: in tantum ut septuaginta quinque millia occisorum implerentur, et nullus de substantiis eorum quidquam contingeret.

17 Dies autem tertiusdecimus mensis Adar primus apud omnes interfectionis fuit, et quartadecima die cædere desierunt. Quem constituerunt esse solemnem, ut in eo omni tempore deinceps vacarent epulis, gaudio, atque conviviis.

18 At hi, qui in urbe Susan cædem exercuerant, tertiodecimo et quartodecimo die ejusdem mensis in cæde versati sunt: quintodecimo autem die percutere desierunt. Et idcirco eumdem diem constituerunt solemnem epularum atque lætitiæ.

19 Hi vero Judæi, qui in oppidis non muratis ac villis morabantur, quartumdecimum diem mensis Adar conviviorum et gaudii decreverunt, ita ut exultent in eo, et mittant sibi mutuo partes epularum et ciborum.

20 Scripsit itaque Mardochæus omnia hæc, et litteris comprehensa misit ad Judæos qui in omnibus regis provinciis morabantur, tam in vicino positis, quam procul,

21 ut quartamdecimam et quintamdecimam diem mensis Adar pro festis susciperent, et revertente semper anno solemni celebrarent honore:

22 quia in ipsis diebus se ulti sunt Judæi de inimicis suis, et luctus atque tristitia in hilaritatem gaudiumque conversa sunt, essentque dies isti epularum atque lætitiæ, et mitterent sibi invicem ciborum partes, et pauperibus munuscula largirentur.

23 Susceperuntque Judæi in solemnem ritum cuncta quæ eo tempore facere cœperant, et quæ Mardochæus litteris facienda mandaverat.

24 Aman enim, filius Amadathi stirpis Agag, hostis et adversarius Judæorum, cogitavit contra eos malum, ut occideret illos atque deleret: et misit phur, quod nostra lingua vertitur in sortem.

25 Et postea ingressa est Esther ad regem, obsecrans ut conatus ejus litteris regis irriti fierent, et malum quod contra Judæos cogitaverat, reverteretur in caput ejus. Denique et ipsum et filios ejus affixerunt cruci,

26 atque ex illo tempore dies isti appellati sunt phurim, id est sortium: eo quod phur, id est sors, in urnam missa fuerit. Et cuncta quæ gesta sunt, epistolæ, id est, libri hujus volumine, continentur:

27 quæque sustinuerunt, et quæ deinceps immutata sunt, susceperunt Judæi super se et semen suum, et super cunctos qui religioni eorum voluerunt copulari, ut nulli liceat duos hos dies absque solemnitate transigere, quos scriptura testatur, et certa expetunt tempora, annis sibi jugiter succedentibus.

28 Isti sunt dies, quos nulla umquam delebit oblivio, et per singulas generationes cunctæ in toto orbe provinciæ celebrabunt: nec est ulla civitas, in qua dies phurim, id est sortium, non observentur a Judæis, et ab eorum progenie, quæ his cæremoniis obligata est.

29 Scripseruntque Esther regina filia Abihail, et Mardochæus Judæus, etiam secundam epistolam, ut omni studio dies ista solemnis sanciretur in posterum:

30 et miserunt ad omnes Judæos qui in centum viginti septem provinciis regis Assueri versabantur, ut haberent pacem, et susciperent veritatem,

31 observantes dies sortium, et suo tempore cum gaudio celebrarent: sicut constituerant Mardochæus et Esther, et illi observanda susceperunt a se, et a semine suo, jejunia, et clamores, et sortium dies,

32 et omnia quæ libri hujus, qui vocatur Esther, historia continentur.