Esther 3
1 After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him.
Beberapa waktu kemudian Raja Ahasyweros mengangkat seorang yang bernama Haman menjadi perdana menteri. Haman adalah anak Hamedata dari keturunan Agag.
2 And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.
Raja memerintahkan kepada semua pegawainya supaya menghormati Haman dengan bersujud di depannya. Semuanya mentaati perintah itu, kecuali Mordekhai.
3 Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?
Pegawai-pegawai lain di istana bertanya kepadanya mengapa ia melanggar perintah raja,
4 Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew.
dan setiap hari mereka mendesak dia supaya menurut saja, tetapi ia tidak mau mendengarkan. Katanya, "Aku orang Yahudi; aku tidak dapat sujud kepada manusia." Lalu mereka melaporkan hal itu kepada Haman karena mereka ingin tahu tindakan apa yang akan diambilnya terhadap Mordekhai.
5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.
Haman marah sekali ketika mengetahui bahwa Mordekhai tidak mau sujud kepadanya.
6 But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Dan ketika diketahuinya bahwa Mordekhai seorang Yahudi, ia mengambil keputusan untuk menghukum Mordekhai dan bukan dia saja, melainkan akan dibinasakannya juga seluruh bangsa Yahudi di kerajaan Persia.
7 In the first month, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, from day to day and from month to month they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.
Pada tahun kedua belas pemerintahan Raja Ahasyweros, pada bulan satu, yaitu bulan Nisan, Haman menyuruh membuang undi yang disebut "purim" untuk mengetahui hari dan bulan mana yang cocok untuk melaksanakan niatnya yang jahat itu. Maka ditetapkanlah tanggal tiga belas bulan dua belas, yaitu bulan Adar.
8 And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.
Lalu berkatalah Haman kepada raja, "Baginda, ada suatu bangsa aneh yang tersebar di setiap provinsi kerajaan ini. Adat istiadatnya berbeda sekali dengan bangsa-bangsa lain. Mereka tidak mematuhi hukum-hukum kerajaan. Jadi, sebaiknya Baginda jangan membiarkan mereka berbuat sesuka hati.
9 If it is the king's pleasure, let a statement ordering their destruction be put in writing: and I will give to those responsible for the king's business, ten thousand talents of silver for the king's store-house.
Kalau Baginda tidak keberatan, hendaknya dikeluarkan surat perintah untuk membinasakan mereka. Dan kalau Baginda mau menerima usul hamba, hamba pasti akan dapat memasukkan lebih dari 340.000 kilogram perak ke dalam kas Baginda."
10 And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews.
Mendengar itu, raja mencabut dari jarinya cincin yang dipakainya untuk mencap pengumumam-pengumuman resmi, lalu diberikannya kepada Haman, musuh besar bangsa Yahudi.
11 And the king said to Haman, The money is yours, and the people, to do with them whatever seems right to you.
Kata raja kepadanya, "Bangsa itu dan juga uangnya kuserahkan kepadamu. Berbuatlah apa yang kaupandang baik terhadap mereka."
12 Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were sent for, and they put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people: for every division of the kingdom in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs; it was signed in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with the king's ring.
Maka pada tanggal tiga belas bulan satu, Haman memanggil sekretaris-sekret raja. Mereka disuruhnya menulis surat sesuai dengan segala yang diperintahkannya, lalu surat itu diterjemahkan ke dalam semua bahasa dan disalin dalam semua tulisan yang dipakai di kerajaan itu. Surat itu ditulis atas nama Raja Ahasyweros dan dicap dengan cincinnya, lalu dikirimkan dengan cepat kepada para penguasa, gubernur dan pembesar di semua provinsi. Isinya ialah perintah bahwa pada tanggal tiga belas bulan Adar, seluruh bangsa Yahudi, baik tua maupun muda, baik wanita maupun anak-anak, harus dibunuh tanpa ampun, dan harta benda mereka disita.
13 And letters were sent by the runners into every division of the kingdom ordering the death and destruction of all Jews, young and old, little children and women, on the same day, even the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and the taking of all their goods by force.
14 A copy of the writing, to be made public in every part of the kingdom, was sent out to all the peoples, so that they might be ready when that day came.
Perintah itu harus diumumkan di setiap provinsi supaya semua orang sudah siap siaga pada hari yang telah ditentukan itu.
15 The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled.
Para pesuruh cepat berangkat mengantarkan surat-surat itu ke semua provinsi kerajaan. Atas suruhan raja, perintah itu diumumkan juga di Susan, ibukota Persia. Setelah itu raja dan Haman duduk-duduk sambil minum anggur, tetapi kota Susan gempar karena berita itu.
