أسْتِير 9

١ 1 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ، (آذَارَ – مَارِسَ)، حِينَ آنَ أَوَانُ تَنْفِيذِ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ وَحُكْمِهِ، وَهُوَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَانَ فِيهِ أَعْدَاءُ الْيَهُودِ يَرْجُونَ التَّسَلُّطَ عَلَيْهِمِ، انْقَلَبَ المَوْقِفُ ضِدَّهُمْ، فَتَسَلَّطَ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِمْ.

So in the twelft moneth, which is the moneth Adar, vpon the thirteenth daye of the same, when the Kings commandement and his decree drew neere to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Iewes hoped to haue power ouer them (but it turned contrary: for the Iewes had rule ouer them that hated them)

٢ 2 وَتَجَمَّعَ الْيَهُودُ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ فِي كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ دِيَارِ الْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ لِيُدَافِعُوا عَنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ ضِدَّ السَّاعِينَ لإِيذَائِهِمْ، فَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى مُجَابَهَتِهِمْ لأَنَّ الرُّعْبَ مِنْهُمْ هَيْمَنَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ،

The Iewes gathered themselues together into their cities throughout all the prouinces of the King Ahashuerosh, to lay hande on such as sought their hurt, and no man coulde withstande them: for the feare of them fel vpon al people.

٣ 3 وَقَامَ رُؤَسَاءُ الأَقَالِيمِ وَالْحُكَّامُ وَالْوُلاةُ وَوُكَلاءُ الْمَلِكِ بِمُسَاعَدَةِ الْيَهُودِ خَوْفاً مِنْ مُرْدَخَايَ،

And all the rulers of the prouinces, and the princes and the captaines, and the officers of the King exalted the Iewes: for the feare of Mordecai fell vpon them.

٤ 4 لأَنَّهُ أَصْبَحَ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِنُفُوذٍ عَظِيمٍ فِي قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَذَاعَ صِيتُهُ فِي كُلِّ الأَقَالِيمِ، بَعْدَ أَنْ تَزَايَدَتْ شُهْرَتُهُ وَعَظَمَتُهُ.

For Mordecai was great in the kings house, and the report of him went through all the prouinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

٥ 5 وَقَهَرَ الْيَهُودُ جَمِيعَ أَعْدَائِهِمْ وَقَتَلُوهُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ وَأَهْلَكُوهُمْ، وَفَعَلُوا بِهِمْ مَا شَاءُوا،

Thus the Iewes smote all their enemies with strokes of the sworde and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they woulde vnto those that hated them.

٦ 6 فَأَبَادُوا فِي الْعَاصِمَةِ شُوشَنَ خَمْسَ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

And at Shushan the palace slewe the Iewes and destroyed fiue hundreth men,

٧ 7 كَمَا قَتَلُوا فَرْشَنْدَاثَا وَدَلْفُونَ وَأَسْفَاثَا،

And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

٨ 8 وَفُورَاثَا وَأَدَلْيَا وَأَرِيدَاثَا،

And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

٩ 9 وَفَرْمَشْتَا وَأَرِيسَايَ وَأَرِيدَايَ وَيِزَاثَا،

And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaiezatha,

١٠ 10 وَهُمْ عَشَرَةُ أَبْنَاءٍ لِهَامَانَ بْنِ هَمَداثَا عَدُوِّ الْيَهُودِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُقْدِمُوا إِطْلاقاً عَلَى النَّهْبِ.

The ten sonnes of Haman, ye sonne of Ammedatha, the aduersarie of the Iewes slewe they: but they layd not their hands on the spoyle.

١١ 11 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ رُفِعَ تَقْرِيرٌ بِعَدَدِ الْقَتْلَى فِي الْعَاصِمَةِ شُوشَنَ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ،

On the same day came ye nomber of those that were slayne, vnto the palace of Shushan before the King.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لأَسْتِيرَ الْمَلِكَةِ: «إنْ كَانَ الْيَهُودُ قَدْ قَتَلُوا فِي الْعَاصِمَةِ شُوشَنَ وَحْدَهَا خَمْسَ مِئَةِ رِجُلٍ، فَضْلاً عَنْ أَبْنَاءِ هَامَانَ الْعَشَرَةِ، فَكَمْ قَتَلُوا فِي بَاقِي أَقَالِيمِ الْمَلِكِ؟ وَالآنَ مَا هُوَ سُؤْلُكِ فَأُلَبِّيَهُ، وَمَا هِيَ طِلْبَتُكِ فَأَقْضِيَهَا لَكِ؟»

And the King sayd vnto the Queene Ester, The Iewes haue slayne in Shushan the palace and destroyed fiue hundreth men, and the ten sonnes of Haman: what haue they done in the rest of the Kings prouinces? and what is thy petition, that it may be giuen thee? or what is thy request moreouer, that it may be performed?

١٣ 13 فَأَجَابَتْ: «إِنْ طَابَ لِلْمَلِكِ فَلْيُؤْذَنْ لِلْيَهُودِ فِي شُوشَنَ الْعَاصِمَةِ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا غَداً مَا فَعَلُوهُ الْيَوْمَ وَيَصْلِبُوا أَبْنَاءَ هَامَانَ الْعَشَرَةَ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ».

Then sayd Ester, If it please the King, let it be granted also to morow to the Iewes that are in Shushan, to do according vnto this daies decree, that they may hang vpon ye tree Hamans ten sonnes.

١٤ 14 فَأَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ بِتَنْفِيذِ الطَّلَبِ، وَأَصْدَرَ مَرْسُوماً بِذَلِكَ فِي شُوشَنَ الْعَاصِمَةِ، وَصَلَبُوا أَبْنَاءَ هَامَانَ الْعَشَرَةَ.

And the King charged to doe so, and the decree was giuen at Shushan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.

١٥ 15 ثُمَّ اجْتَمَعَ الْيَهُودُ الْمُقِيمُونَ فِي الْعَاصِمَةِ شُوشَنَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ أَيْضاً مِنْ شَهْرِ آذَارَ، وَقَتَلُوا ثَلاثَ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُقْدِمُوا عَلَى النَّهْبِ.

So the Iewes that were in Shushan, assembled themselues vpon the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar, and slew three hundreth men in Shushan, but on the spoyle they layd not their hand.

١٦ 16 كَمَا تَآزَرَ الْيَهُودُ الْبَاقُونَ الْمُنْتَشِرُونَ فِي أَقَالِيمِ الْمَلِكِ وَدَافَعُوا عَنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَاسْتَرَاحُوا مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِمْ، بَعْدَ أَنْ قَتَلُوا خَمْسَةً وَسَبْعِينَ أَلْفاً مِنْهُمْ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُقْدِمُوا عَلَى النَّهْبِ.

And the rest of the Iewes that were in the Kings prouinces assembled themselues, and stood for their liues, and had rest from their enemies, and slewe of them that hated them, seuentie and fiue thousand: but they layd not their hand on the spoyle.

١٧ 17 حَدَثَ هَذَا فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنْ شَهْرِ آذَارَ، وَاسْتَرَاحُوا فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْهُ، حَيْثُ احْتَفَلُوا فِيهِ شَارِبِينَ فَرِحِينَ.

This they did on the thirteenth day of the moneth Adar, and rested the fourteenth day thereof, and kept it a day of feasting and ioy.

١٨ 18 أَمَّا يَهُودُ شُوشَنَ الْعَاصِمَةِ فَقَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا لِلدِّفَاعِ عَنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فِي الْيَوْمَيْنِ الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ وَالرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ اسْتَرَاحُوا فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسِ عَشَرَ، حَيْثُ احْتَفَلُوا فِيهِ شَارِبينَ فَرِحِينَ.

But the Iewes that were in Shushan assembled themselues on the thirteenth day, and on the fourteenth therof, and they rested on the fifteenth of the same, and kept it a day of feasting and ioy.

١٩ 19 لِهَذَا يَحْتَفِلُ الْيَهُودُ الْمُقِيمُونَ فِي مُدُنِ الْمَنَاطِقِ الرِّيفِيَّةِ بِالْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْ آذَارَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، فَيُقِيمُونَ الْوَلائِمَ وَيَبْتَهِجُونَ وَيَتَبَادَلُونَ الْهَدَايَا.

Therefore the Iewes of the villages that dwelt in the vnwalled townes, kept the foureteenth day of the moneth Adar with ioy and feasting, euen a ioyfull day, and euery one sent presents vnto his neighbour.

٢٠ 20 وَدَوَّنَ مُرْدَخَايُ هَذِهِ الأَحْدَاثَ، وَبَعَثَ بِرَسَائِلَ إِلَى جَمِيعِ الْيَهُودِ الْقَرِيبِينَ مِنْهُ وَالْبَعِيدِينَ، الْمُنْتَشِرِينَ فِي كُلِّ أَنْحَاءِ مَمْلَكَةِ فَارِسَ،

And Mordecai wrote these words, and sent letters vnto all the Iewes that were through all the prouinces of the King Ahashuerosh, both neere and farre,

٢١ 21 يَحُثُّهُمْ عَلَى الاحْتِفَالِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ فِي الْيَوْمَيْنِ الرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ وَالْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنْ شَهْرِ آذَارَ.

Inioyning them that they shoulde keepe the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, euery yeere.

٢٢ 22 وَهُمَا الْيَوْمَانِ اللَّذَانِ اسْتَراحَ فِيهِمَا الْيَهُودُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِمْ، وَهُوَ الشَّهْرُ الَّذِي تَحَوَّلَ عِنْدَهُمْ مِنْ شَهْرِ حُزْنٍ إِلَى شَهْرِ فَرَحٍ، وَمِنْ نُوَاحٍ إِلَى احْتِفَالٍ، فَيَجْعَلُونَهُمَا يَوْمَيْ شُرْبٍ وَفَرَحٍ وَتَبَادُلِ هَدَايَا وَإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ.

According to the dayes wherein the Iewes rested from their enemies, and the moneth which was turned vnto them from sorowe to ioy, and from mourning into a ioyfull day, to keepe them the dayes of feasting, and ioy, and to sende presents euery man to his neyghbour, and giftes to the poore.

٢٣ 23 فَقَبِلَ الْيَهُودُ مَا عَرَضَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مُرْدَخَايُ، وَاسْتَمَرُّوا يَحْتَفِلُونَ بِذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ،

And the Iewes promised to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written vnto them,

٢٤ 24 تَذْكَاراً لِمُؤَامَرَةِ هَامَانَ بْنِ هَمَدَاثَا الأَجَاجِيِّ عَدُوِّ الْيَهُودِ، الَّذِي سَعَى لإِبَادَتِهِمْ، وَأَلْقَى الْقُرْعَةَ، أَيْ الْفُورَ لإِفْنَائِهِمْ وَإِهْلاكِهِمْ.

Because Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite al the Iewes aduersarie, had imagined against the Iewes, to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is a lot) to consume and destroy them.

٢٥ 25 وَلَكِنْ حَالَمَا لَفَتَتْ أَسْتِيرُ انْتِبَاهَ الْمَلِكِ إِلَى الْمُؤَامَرَةِ أَصْدَرَ مَرْسُوماً ارْتَدَّ فِيهِ كَيْدُ هَامَانَ الَّذِي كَادَهُ لِلْيَهُودِ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَتَمَّ صَلْبُهُ مَعَ أَبْنَائِهِ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ.

And when she came before the King, he commanded by letters, Let this wicked deuise (which he imagined against the Iewes) turne vpon his owne head, and let them hang him and his sonnes on the tree.

٢٦ 26 لِهَذَا دُعِيَ هَذَانِ الْيَوْمَانِ فُورِيمَ عَلَى اسْمِ «الْفُورِ» مِنْ أَجْلِ مَا وَرَدَ فِي هَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةِ وَمِنْ جَرَّاءِ مَا شَاهَدُوهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَمَا أَحْدَقَ بِهِمْ مِنْ خَطَرٍ،

Therfore they called these dayes Purim, by the name of Pur, and because of all the wordes of this letter, and of that which they had seene besides this, and of that which had come vnto them.

٢٧ 27 وَوَافَقَ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى مُمَارَسَةِ هَذَا الاحْتِفَالِ فِي حَيَاتِهِمْ، وَإِحْيَائِهِ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِمْ وَفِي جَمِيعِ الْمُلْتَصِقِينَ بِهِمْ، لِيَظَلَّ تَذْكَاراً لَا يَزُولُ، فَيُعَيِّدُوا هَذَيْنِ الْيَوْمَيْنِ وَفْقاً لِمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ وَفِي مَوْعِدِهُمَا الْمُحَدَّدِ مِنْ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ.

The Iewes also ordeined, and promised for them and for their seede, and for all that ioyned vnto them, that they would not faile to obserue those two dayes euery yeere, according to their writing, and according to their season,

٢٨ 28 وَهَكَذَا يَخْلُدُ هَذَانِ الْيَوْمَانِ وَيُحْتَفَلُ بِهِمَا مِنْ جِيلٍ إِلَى جِيلٍ، فِي كُلِّ عَشِيرَةٍ وَفِي كُلِّ إِقْلِيمٍ وَمَدِينَةٍ عَلَى مَرِّ الأَيَّامِ، فَلا يَزُولُ ذِكْرُهُمَا مِنْ بَيْنِ الْيَهُودِ وَلا يَفْنَى مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِمْ.

And that these dayes shoulde be remembred, and kept throughout euery generation and euery familie, and euery prouince, and euery citie: euen these daies of Purim should not faile among the Iewes, and the memoriall of them should not perish from their seede.

٢٩ 29 ثُمَّ كَتَبَتِ الْمَلِكَةُ أَسْتِيرُ ابْنَةُ أَبِيحَائِلَ وَمُرْدَخَايُ الْيَهُودِيُّ بِكُلِّ سُلْطَانٍ رِسَالَةً ثَانِيَةً إِثْبَاتاً لِرِسَالَةِ الْفُورِيمِ،

And the Queene Ester ye daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Iew wrote with al authoritie (to cofirme this letter of Purim ye second time)

٣٠ 30 وَبَعَثَتِ الرَّسَائِلَ إِلَى جَمِيعِ الْيَهُودِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي أَقَالِيمِ الْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ الْمِئَةِ وَالسَّبْعِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ، مُحَمَّلَةً بِالسَّلامِ وَالصِّدْقِ،

And he sent letters vnto al the Iewes to the hundreth and seuen and twentie prouinces of the kingdome of Ahashuerosh, with words of peace and trueth,

٣١ 31 وَفِيهَا حَضٌّ عَلَى الاحْتِفَالِ بِهَذَيْنِ الْيَوْمَيْنِ فِي مَوْعِدَيْهِمَا الْمُقَرَّرَيْنِ، كَمَا أَوْجَبَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُرْدَخَايُ الْيَهُودِيُّ وَالْمَلِكَةُ أَسْتِيرُ، وَكَمَا تَعَهَّدُوا هُمْ وَأَلْزَمُوا نَسْلَهُمْ بِمَوَاعِيدِ الصَّوْمِ وَالنُّوَاحِ،

To confirme these dayes of Purim, according to their seasons, as Mordecai the Iewe and Ester the Queene had appointed them, and as they had promised for them selues and for their seede with fasting and prayer.

٣٢ 32 فَأَوْجَبَ أَمْرُ أَسْتِيرَ مُمَارَسَةَ هَذِهِ الْمَرَاسِيمِ، وَتَمَّ تَدْوِينُهَا فِي دَرْجٍ.

And the decree of Ester confirmed these words of Purim, and was written in the booke.