أسْتِير 8

١ 1 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَهَبَ الْمَلِكُ أَحَشْوِيرُوشُ لِلْمَلِكَةِ أَسْتِيرَ بَيْتَ هَامَانَ عَدُوِّ الْيَهُودِ. وَمَثَلَ مُرْدَخَايُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ لأَنَّ أَسْتِيرَ أَطْلَعَتْهُ عَلَى قَرَابَتِهِ مِنْهَا،

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he [was] unto her.

٢ 2 فَنَزَعَ الْمَلِكُ خَاتَمَهُ الَّذِي اسْتَرَدَّهُ مِنْ هَامَانَ وَأَعْطَاهُ لِمُرْدَخَايَ، وَطَلَبَتْ أَسْتِيرُ مِنْ مُرْدَخَايَ أَنْ يُشْرِفَ عَلَى مُمْتَلَكَاتِ هَامَانَ.

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

٣ 3 ثُمَّ عَادَتْ أَسْتِيرُ وَكَلَّمَتِ الْمَلِكَ، وَانْطَرَحَتْ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْهِ، وَتَوَسَّلَتْ إِلَيْهِ بَاكِيَةً لِيُبْطِلَ مُؤَامَرَةَ هَامَانَ الأَجَاجِيِّ وَتَدْبِيرَاتِهِ الَّتِي خَطَّطَهَا ضِدَّ الْيَهُودِ،

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

٤ 4 فَمَدَّ الْمَلِكُ لأَسْتِيرَ صَوْلَجَانَ الذَّهَبِ، فَنَهَضَتْ وَوَقَفَتْ أَمَامَهُ

Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

٥ 5 وَقَالَتْ: «إِذَا طَابَ لِلْمَلِكِ وَحَظِيتُ بِرِضَاهُ، وَاسْتَصْوَبَ الْمَلِكُ الرَّأْيَ، وَرُقْتُ أَنَا فِي عَيْنَيْهِ، فَلْيُصْدِرِ الْمَلِكُ أَوَامِرَ تُلْغِي رَسَائِلَ تَدْبِيرَاتِ هَامَانَ بْنِ هَمَدَاثَا الأَجَاجِيِّ، الَّتِي بَعَثَ بِها لإِبَادَةِ الْيَهُودِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي كُلِّ أَقَالِيمِ الْمَلِكِ،

And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing [seem] right before the king, and I [be] pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which [are] in all the king’s provinces:

٦ 6 إِذْ كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ أَرَى الشَّرَّ يَحِيقُ بِشَعْبِي؟ وَكَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ أَشْهَدَ هَلاكَ أَبْنَاءِ جِنْسِي؟»

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

٧ 7 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ أَحَشْوِيرُوشُ لِلْمَلِكَةِ أَسْتِيرَ وَلِمُرْدَخَايَ الْيَهُودِيِّ: «لَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتُ مُمْتَلَكَاتِ هَامَانَ لأَسْتِيرَ، وَصَلَبْتُهُ هُوَ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ، لأَنَّهُ حَاوَلَ أَنْ يَمُسَّ الْيَهُودَ بِسُوءٍ.

Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

٨ 8 فَاكْتُبَا أَنْتُمَا إِلَى الْيَهُودِ بِكُلِّ مَا تَرَيَانِهِ مُنَاسِباً بِاسْمِ الْمَلِكِ، وَاخْتُمَاهُ بِخَاتَمِهِ، لأَنَّ الْمَرَاسِيمَ الَّتِي تُسَنُّ بِاسْمِ الْمَلِكِ وَتُخْتَمُ بِخَاتَمِهِ لَا تُبْطَلُ».

Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal [it] with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.

٩ 9 فَاسْتُدْعِيَ كُتَّابُ الْمَلِكِ عَلَى التَّوِّ، فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ شَهْرِ سِيوَانَ، (تَمُّوزَ – يُولْيُو) وَكَتَبُوا مَا أَمْلاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مُرْدَخَايُ إِلَى الْيَهُودِ وَالْحُكَّامِ وَالْوُلاةِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الأَقَالِيمِ، الَّتِي تَمْتَدُّ مِنَ الْهِنْدِ إِلَى كُوشٍ، وَالْبَالِغُ عَدَدُهَا مِئَةً وَسَبْعَةً وَعِشْرِينَ إِقْلِيماً إِلَى كُلِّ إِقْلِيمٍ بِلُغَتِهِ وَلَهْجَةِ شَعْبِهِ، وَإِلَى الْيَهُودِ بِلُغَتِهِمْ وَلَهْجَتِهِمْ.

Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that [is], the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day] thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which [are] from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

١٠ 10 وَهَكَذَا كُتِبَتْ هَذِهِ الْمَرَاسِيمُ بِاسْمِ الْمَلِكِ، وَخُتِمَتْ بِخَاتَمِهِ، وَحَمَلَهَا رُكَّابُ الْجِيَادِ وَالْبِغَالِ عَلَى بَرِيدِ خَيْلِ الْمَلِكِ الأَصِيلَةِ،

And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed [it] with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, [and] riders on mules, camels, [and] young dromedaries:

١١ 11 وَفِيهَا خَوَّلَ الْمَلِكُ الْيَهُودَ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ أَنْ يَتَآزَرُوا لِلدِّفَاعِ عَنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَيُهْلِكُوا وَيَقْتُلُوا وَيَسْتَأْصِلُوا أَيَّةَ قُوَّةٍ مُسَلَّحَةٍ تَابِعَةٍ لأَيِّ شَعْبٍ أَوْ إِقْلِيمٍ تُهَاجِمُهُمْ مَعَ أَطْفَالِهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ، وَأَنْ يَسْتَوْلُوا عَلَى غَنَائِمِهِمْ،

Wherein the king granted the Jews which [were] in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, [both] little ones and women, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey,

١٢ 12 فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، هُوَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ، (آذَارَ – مَارِسَ)، وَذَلِكَ فِي جَمِيعِ أَقَالِيمِ الْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ.

Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, [namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which [is] the month Adar.

١٣ 13 وَقَدْ وُزِّعَتْ نُسَخٌ مِنَ الْمَرْسُومِ الصَّادِرِ عَلَى كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ الْبِلادِ، وَأُذِيعَتْ بَيْنَ كُلِّ الأُمَمِ، وَكَانَ عَلَى الْيَهُودِ أَنْ يَتَأَهَّبُوا لِهَذَا الْيَوْمِ لِلانْتِقَامِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِمْ.

The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province [was] published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

١٤ 14 فَحَمَلَ رُكَّابُ الْجِيَادِ وَالْبِغَالِ الْبَرِيدَ وَانْطَلَقُوا مُسْرِعِينَ يَحُثُّهُمْ أَمْرُ الْمَلِكِ، كَمَا أُذِيعَ الْمَرْسُومُ فِي الْعَاصِمَةِ شُوشَنَ.

[So] the posts that rode upon mules [and] camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

١٥ 15 وَخَرَجَ مُرْدَخَايُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الْمَلِكِ بِثِيَابٍ مُلَوَّنَةٍ بِأَلْوَانٍ زَرْقَاءَ وَبَيْضَاءَ، وَعَلَى هَامَتِهِ تَاجٌ ذَهَبِيٌّ عَظِيمٌ، وَعَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ عَبَاءَةٌ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ وَأُرْجُوَانٍ، وَغَمَرَتِ الْبَهْجَةُ وَالْفَرْحَةُ مَدِينَةَ شُوشَنَ،

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

١٦ 16 وَعَمَّتِ الْيَهُودَ الْغِبْطَةُ وَالسَّعَادَةُ وَنُورُ الْفَرَحِ الْمُتَأَلِّقُ، وَنَالَهُمُ الإِكْرَامُ.

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

١٧ 17 وَسَادَ الْفَرَحُ يَهُودَ كُلِّ بِلادِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ وَمُدُنِهَا عِنْدَمَا وَصَلَهُمْ مَرْسُومُ الْمَلِكِ وَأَمْرُهُ، فَأَقَامُوا الْوَلائِمَ وَاحْتَفَلُوا. وَكَثِيرُونَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ أُمَمِ الأَقَالِيمِ تَهَوَّدُوا لأَنَّ الْخَوْفَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ طَغَى عَلَيْهِمْ.

And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.