أسْتِير 4

١ 1 وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ مُرْدَخَايُ بِكُلِّ مَا حَدَثَ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَارْتَدَى مِسْحاً، وَعَفَّرَ رَأْسَهُ بِالرَّمَادِ، وَقَصَدَ إِلَى وَسَطِ الْمَدِينَةِ، لَا يَكُفُّ عَنِ الْعَوِيلِ وَالصُّرَاخِ الْمَرِيرِ،

and Mordecai to know [obj] all which to make: do and to tear Mordecai [obj] garment his and to clothe sackcloth and ashes and to come out: come in/on/with midst [the] city and to cry out outcry great: large and bitter

٢ 2 وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ مَدْخَلِ بَابِ الْمَلِكِ، إِذْ يُحَظَّرُ عَلَى أَيِّ وَاحِدٍ دُخُولُ بَابِ الْمَلِكِ وَهُوَ مُرْتَدٍ مُسُوحاً.

and to come (in): come till to/for face: before gate [the] king for nothing to/for to come (in): come to(wards) gate [the] king in/on/with clothing sackcloth

٣ 3 وَعَمَّتِ الْمَنَاحَةُ الْعَظِيمَةُ يَهُودَ كُلِّ إِقْلِيمٍ ذَاعَ فِيهِ أَمْرُ الْمَلِكِ، فَأَخَذَ الْيَهُودُ فِي الصَّوْمِ وَالْبُكَاءِ وَالنَّحِيبِ، وَافْتِرَاشِ الْمُسُوحِ وَذَرِّ الرَّمَادِ عَلَى الرُّؤُوسِ.

and in/on/with all province and province place which word [the] king and law his to touch mourning great: large to/for Jew and fast and weeping and mourning sackcloth and ashes to lay to/for many

٤ 4 وَدَخَلَتْ وَصِيفَاتُ أَسْتِيرَ وَخِصْيَانُهَا وَأَخْبَرُوهَا بِأَمْرِ مُرْدَخَايَ، فَسَاوَرَهَا الْغَمُّ الشَّدِيدُ وَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ ثِيَاباً لِيَرْتَدِيَهَا بَدَلَ الْمُسُوحِ، فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ.

(and to come (in): come *Q(k)*) maiden Esther and eunuch her and to tell to/for her and to twist: tremble [the] queen much and to send: depart garment to/for to clothe [obj] Mordecai and to/for to turn aside: remove sackcloth his from upon him and not to receive

٥ 5 فَاسْتَدْعَتْ أَسْتِيرُ هَتَاخَ، أَحَدَ خِصْيَانِ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي كَلَّفَهُ الْمَلِكُ بِخِدْمَتِهَا، وَطَلَبَتْ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ لِلاسْتِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يُزْعِجُ مُرْدَخَايَ.

and to call: call to Esther to/for Hathach from eunuch [the] king which to stand: appoint to/for face: before her and to command him upon Mordecai to/for to know what? this and upon what? this

٦ 6 فَانْطَلَقَ هَتَاخُ إِلَى سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ الوَاقِعَةِ أَمَامَ بَابِ الْمَلِكِ إِلَى مُرْدَخَايَ، وَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ.

and to come out: come Hathach to(wards) Mordecai to(wards) street/plaza [the] city which to/for face: before gate [the] king

٧ 7 فَأَخْبَرَهُ مُرْدَخَايُ بِكُلِّ مَا أَصَابَهُ، وَعَنْ مَبْلَغِ الْفِضَّةِ الَّذِي وَعَدَ هَامَانُ بِدَفْعِهِ إِلَى خَزِينَةِ الْمَلِكِ لِقَاءَ إِبَادَةِ الْيَهُودِ،

and to tell to/for him Mordecai [obj] all which to meet him and [obj] declaration [the] silver: money which to say Haman to/for to weigh upon treasury [the] king (in/on/with Jew *Q(k)*) to/for to perish them

٨ 8 وَأَعْطَاهُ نُسْخَةً مِنَ الأَمْرِ الصَّادِرِ عَنِ الْعَاصِمَةِ بِإِفْنَاءِ الْيَهُودِ لِكَيْ يُطْلِعَ أَسْتِيرَ عَلَيْهَا، وَيُخْبِرَهَا بِمَا جَرَى، وَيُوْصِيَهَا أَنْ تَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ وَتَتَوَسَّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَعْفُوَ عَنْ شَعْبِهَا.

and [obj] copy writing [the] law which to give: give in/on/with Susa to/for to destroy them to give: give to/for him to/for to see: see [obj] Esther and to/for to tell to/for her and to/for to command upon her to/for to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king to/for be gracious to/for him and to/for to seek from to/for face: before his upon people her

٩ 9 فَعَادَ هَتَاخُ إِلَى أَسْتِيرَ وَنَقَلَ إِلَيْهَا كَلامَ مُرْدَخَايَ.

and to come (in): come Hathach and to tell to/for Esther [obj] word: speaking Mordecai

١٠ 10 فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ مَعَ هَتَاخَ ثَانِيَةً قَائِلَةً:

and to say Esther to/for Hathach and to command him to(wards) Mordecai

١١ 11 «إِنَّ كُلَّ حَاشِيَةِ الْمَلِكِ وَشُعُوبِ أَقَالِيمِ الْمَلِكِ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ كُلَّ رَجُلٍ أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ فِي مُخْدَعِهِ الدَّاخِلِيِّ، مِنْ غَيْرِ دَعْوَةٍ، فَجَزَاؤُهُ حَتْماً الْمَوْتُ، إِلّا الَّذِي يَمُدُّ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ قَضِيبَ الذَّهَبِ فَإِنَّهُ يَحْيَا. وَأَنَا لَمْ أُدْعَ لِلْمُثُولِ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْمَلِكِ هَذِهِ الثَّلاثِينَ يَوْماً».

all servant/slave [the] king and people province [the] king to know which all man and woman which to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king to(wards) [the] court [the] inner which not to call: call to one law his to/for to die to/for alone from whence to extend to/for him [the] king [obj] scepter [the] gold and to live and I not (to call: call to *L(abh)*) to/for to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king this thirty day

١٢ 12 فَأُبْلِغَ مُرْدَخَايُ بِكَلامِ أَسْتِيرَ.

and to tell to/for Mordecai [obj] word: speaking Esther

١٣ 13 فَطَلَبَ أَنْ يُجِيبُوهَا: «لا يَخْطُرَنَّ بِبَالِكِ أَنَّكِ سَتَنْجِينَ مِنَ الْعَاقِبَةِ مِنْ دُونِ سَائِرِ الْيَهُودِ، لأَنَّكِ فِي قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ.

and to say Mordecai to/for to return: reply to(wards) Esther not to resemble in/on/with soul: myself your to/for to escape house: home [the] king from all [the] Jew

١٤ 14 لأَنَّكِ إِنْ لَزِمْتِ الصَّمْتَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ، فَإِنَّ الْفَرَجَ وَالنَّجَاةَ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَا لِلْيَهُودِ مِنْ مَصْدَرٍ آخَرَ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتِ وَبَيْتُ أَبِيكِ فَتَفْنَوْنَ. وَمَنْ يَدْرِي، فَلَرُبَّمَا قَدْ وَصَلْتِ إِلَى عَرْشِ الْمُلْكِ لِوَقْتٍ مِثْلِ هَذَا!»

that if: except if: except be quiet be quiet in/on/with time [the] this space and deliverance to stand: rise to/for Jew from place another and you(f. s.) and house: household father your to perish and who? to know if to/for time like/as this to touch to/for royalty

١٥ 15 عِنْدَئِذٍ طَلَبَتْ مِنْ مُبْلِغِيهَا أَنْ يَحْمِلُوا جَوَابَهَا إِلَى مُرْدَخَايَ:

and to say Esther to/for to return: reply to(wards) Mordecai

١٦ 16 «امْضِ اجْمَعْ كُلَّ الْيَهُودِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي شُوشَنَ، وَصُومُوا مِنْ أَجْلِي وَلا تَأْكُلُوا وَلا تَشْرَبُوا ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً، وَسَأَصُومُ أَنَا وَوَصِيفَاتِي أَيْضاً مِثْلَكُمْ. ثُمَّ أَدْخُلُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ مُخَالِفَةً الْعُرْفَ الْمُتَّبَعَ، فَإِذَا هَلَكْتُ، هَلَكْتُ».

to go: went to gather [obj] all [the] Jew [the] to find in/on/with Susa and to fast upon me and not to eat and not to drink three day night and day also I and maiden my to fast so and in/on/with so to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king which not like/as law and like/as as which to perish to perish

١٧ 17 فَانْصَرَفَ مُرْدَخَايُ وَنَفَّذَ كُلَّ مَا أَوْصَتْهُ بِهِ أَسْتِيرُ.

and to pass Mordecai and to make: do like/as all which to command upon him Esther