Estera 3
1 Poslije tih događaja kralj Ahasver promaknu Hamana, Hamdatina sina, Agađanina: uzvisi ga i njegovo prijestolje postavi iznad svih ostalih dostojanstvenika koji su bili s njim.
After this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was of Agag lineage, and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.
2 Svi službenici kraljevi koji su se nalazili na kraljevim vratima prigibali bi koljena i padali ničice pred Hamanom, jer je tako zapovjedio kralj. Ali Mordokaj ne bi prignuo koljeno niti bi pao ničice.
And all the king’s servants, who passed by the doors of the palace, bent their knees and adored Haman, for so the ruler had instructed them. Only Mordecai did not bend his knee, nor adore him.
3 Službenici kraljevi koji su se nalazili na vratima kraljevim rekoše Mordokaju: "Zašto prestupaš kraljevu zapovijed?"
The king’s servants, who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him, “Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”
4 Iako su mu oni to ponavljali svaki dan, on ih ne posluša. Onda oni to dojaviše Hamanu, da vide vrijedi li Mordokajevo opravdanje. Jer im bijaše rekao da je Židov.
And when they were saying this frequently, and he would not listen to them, they reported it to Haman, desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 Kad Haman utvrdi da Mordokaj niti prigiba koljeno niti pada ničice pred njim, jako se razljuti.
Now when Haman had heard this, and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him, nor adore him, he was very angry.
6 A kad dozna kojemu narodu pripada, učini mu se premalo podići ruke na samog Mordokaja nego naumi s njim pobiti i sve Židove koji su živjeli u svem kraljevstvu Ahasverovu.
And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone, for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people. And so he wanted more: to destroy the entire nation of the Jews, who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.
7 U prvom mjesecu, to jest u mjesecu Nisanu, dvanaeste godine Ahasverova kraljevanja u nazočnosti Hamana baciše "Pur", to jest ždrijeb, da utvrde dan i mjesec. Ždrijeb pade na trinaesti dan dvanaestoga mjeseca, to jest na mjeseca Adara.
In the first month, which is called Nisan, in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Pur, in the presence of Haman, to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed. And it turned out to be the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
8 I Haman kaza kralju Ahasveru: "U svim pokrajinama tvoga kraljevstva ima jedan narod razasut među drugim narodima i od njih odvojen. Njegovi su zakoni drugačiji od zakona u svih ostalih naroda. Oni se ne drže kraljevskih odredaba. Kralj ih zato ne smije pustiti na miru.
And Haman said to king Artaxerxes, “There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another, who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who, in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances. And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.
9 Ako je kralju po volji, neka se raspiše da se oni zatru; a ja ću izbrojiti deset tisuća srebrnih talenata na ruke povjerenika da ih pohrane u kraljevsku riznicu."
If it pleases you, declare that they may be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”
10 Nakon toga kralj skinu pečatni prsten s ruke i preda ga Hamanu, sinu Hamdatinu, Agađaninu, neprijatelju Židova,
And so the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage, enemy of the Jews.
11 i kaza mu: "Neka ti bude novac i narod, pa učini s njim što bude dobro u tvojim očima."
And he said to him, “Let the silver, which you promise, be for yourself. As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”
12 Trinaestoga dana prvoga mjeseca bijahu sazvani kraljevi pisari, pa o onome što je naložio Haman sastaviše pisma i upraviše ih kraljevskim namjesnicima, upraviteljima što stajahu na čelu pojedinih pokrajina, knezovima svakoga pojedinog naroda, svakoj pokrajini njezinim pismom i svakom narodu njegovim jezikom. Pisma su napisana u kraljevo ime i na njima je udaren kraljev pečat.
And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his ring.
13 Po skorotečama razaslane su svim kraljevim pokrajinama poslanice da se svi Židovi, od dječaka do staraca, djeca i žene unište, pobiju, zatru, a njihova dobra da se zaplijene u jednom jedinom danu, i to trinaestog dana dvanaestog mjeseca, mjeseca Adara.
These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities.
14 Sadržaj ove naredbe, koja je imala postati zakonom u svakoj pokrajini, bio je objavljen svim narodima da bi bili spremni za taj dan.
And the effect of the letters was this: that all provinces would know and prepare for the prescribed day.
15 Skoroteče žurno potekoše s kraljevskom naredbom. Zakon bi objavljen i u tvrđavi Suze, pa dok su kralj i Haman sjedili i častili se, grad je Suza bio uznemiren.
The couriers, who had been sent, hurried to complete the king’s command, but the edict was hung up in Susa immediately. And the king and Haman celebrated a feast, while all the Jews in the city were weeping.
