Esther 9
1 Therefore, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said before is called Adar, when all the Jews were prepared to be executed and their enemies were greedy for their blood, the situation turned around, and the Jews began to have the upper hand and to vindicate themselves of their adversaries.
A los 13 días del mes duodécimo, el mes de Adar, cuando la orden del rey y su edicto estaban a punto de ejecutarse, el día cuando los enemigos de los judíos esperaban prevalecer sobre ellos, sucedió lo contrario: Que los judíos prevalecieron sobre los que los odiaban.
2 And they gathered together throughout each city, and town, and place, so as to extend their hands against their enemies and their persecutors. And no one dared to resist them, because their great power had pierced all the peoples.
En todas las provincias del rey Asuero los judíos se congregaron en sus ciudades para echar mano a los que procuraban su desgracia, y nadie pudo resistirlos, porque el temor de ellos cayó sobre todos los pueblos.
3 For even the judges of the provinces, and the rulers, and the procurators, and everyone of dignity, who presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mordecai.
Todos los jefes de las provincias, los sátrapas, los gobernadores y los funcionarios menores del rey apoyaban a los judíos, pues el temor a Mardoqueo cayó sobre ellos.
4 For they knew him to be the leader of the palace and to have much power. Likewise, the fame of his name increased daily and flew everywhere through word of mouth.
Mardoqueo se engrandeció en la casa del rey. Su fama se extendió a todas las provincias, pues el varón Mardoqueo se hacía más y más grande.
5 And so the Jews struck their enemies like a great plague and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them,
Los judíos mataron a todos sus enemigos a filo de espada. Con mortandad y destrucción, hicieron lo que quisieron contra los que los odiaban.
6 so much so that even in Susa they executed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Haman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, and their names are these:
En la capital Susa, los judíos mataron y destruyeron a 500 hombres.
7 Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha
También mataron a Parsandata, Dalfón, Aspata,
8 and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
Porata, Adalía, Aridata,
9 and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha.
Parmasta, Arisai, Aridai y Vaizata,
10 When they had slain them, they were unwilling to touch the spoils of their belongings.
los diez hijos de Amán, hijo de Hamedata, adversario de los judíos, pero no pusieron las manos sobre el despojo.
11 And immediately the number of those who had been killed in Susa was reported to the king.
En aquel día, cuando el rey obtuvo el recuento de los muertos en la ciudad Susa,
12 He said to the queen, “In the city of Susa, the Jews have executed five hundred men, and also the ten sons of Haman. How many executions do you think that they have carried out in all the provinces? What more do you ask, and what do you wish, so that I may order it to be done?”
dijo el rey a la reina Ester: En Susa, la capital, los judíos mataron y destruyeron a 500 hombres y a los diez hijos de Amán. ¡Qué harían en las otras provincias del rey! Así pues, ¿cuál es tu petición? Pues te será concedida. ¿Qué más es tu demanda? Pues se te concederá.
13 And she answered, “If it pleases the king, may power be granted to the Jews, so as to do tomorrow in Susa just as they have done today, and that the ten sons of Haman may be hung up the gallows.”
Y Ester respondió: Si place al rey, que se conceda también mañana a los judíos en Susa que hagan conforme a la ley de hoy, y que cuelguen en la horca a los diez hijos de Amán.
14 And the king instructed that it should be so done. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hung up.
El rey ordenó que se hiciera así. La ley se promulgó en Susa, y colgaron los cuerpos de los diez hijos de Amán.
15 On the fourteenth day of the month Adar, the Jews gathered themselves together, and they executed in Susa three hundred men, but they did not seize their belongings from them.
Los judíos que residían en Susa se reunieron también el día 14 del mes de Adar y mataron a 300 hombres en Susa, pero no pusieron las manos sobre el despojo.
16 Moreover, throughout all the provinces which were subject to the king’s dominion, the Jews made a stand for their lives, and they executed their enemies and their persecutors, so much so that the number of those who were killed amounted to seventy-five thousand, and yet no one touched any of their belongings.
En cuanto al resto de los judíos que estaban en las provincias del rey quienes se reunieron para defender sus vidas, tuvieron reposo de sus enemigos luego de matar entre los que los odiaban a 75.000, pero no pusieron las manos sobre el despojo.
17 Now the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with all of the executions, and on the fourteenth day they ceased the killing. This day they established to be sacred, so that in all times hereafter they would be free for feasting, joyfulness, and celebration.
Esto fue el día 13 del mes de Adar. Reposaron el 14 del mismo y lo tomaron como día de banquete y de alegría.
18 But, as for those who were carrying out the killings in the city of Susa, they turned to killing on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month. But on the fifteenth day they ceased to attack. And for that reason they established that day as sacred, with feasting and with gladness.
Pero los judíos que estaban en Susa se reunieron los días 13 y 14 del mismo mes. El 15 reposaron y lo tomaron como día de banquete y de alegría.
19 But in truth, those Jews who were staying in unwalled towns and villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for celebration and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day and send one another portions of their feasts and their meals.
Por eso los judíos de las aldeas, que viven en pueblos no amurallados, toman el día 14 del mes de Adar como día de regocijo y fiesta, día de festividad y para enviar porciones escogidas unos a otros.
20 And so Mordecai wrote down all these things and sent them, composed in letters, to the Jews who were staying in all the king’s provinces, as much to those in nearby places as to those far away,
Y Mardoqueo escribió estas cosas y envió cartas a todos los judíos que había en todas las provincias del rey Asuero, próximas y lejanas,
21 so that they would accept the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for holy days, and always, at the return of the year, would celebrate them with sacred esteem.
para ordenarles que cada año celebraran los días 14 y 15 del mes de Adar
22 For on those days, the Jews vindicated themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, so that these would be days of feasting and gladness, in which they would send one another portions of their feasts, and would grant gifts to the poor.
como días cuando los judíos tuvieron reposo de sus enemigos, en un mes que se transformó para ellos de tristeza en alegría y de luto en día de fiesta, y que los tomaran como días de banquete, de regocijo y de enviar porciones escogidas los unos a los otros, y dádivas a los pobres.
23 And the Jews accepted as a solemn ritual all the things which they had begun to do at that time, which Mordecai had commanded with letters to be done.
Y los judíos se comprometieron a seguir esa práctica ya iniciada como Mardoqueo les escribió,
24 For Haman, the son of Hammedatha of Agag lineage, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and to destroy them. And he had cast Pur, which in our language means the lot.
porque Amán, hijo de Hamedata, el agageo, adversario de todos los judíos, tramó la destrucción de los judíos y echó Pur, que es la suerte, para turbarlos y exterminarlos.
25 And after this, Esther had entered before the king, begging him that his efforts might be made ineffective by the king’s letters, and that the evil he intended against the Jews might return upon his own head. Finally, both he and his sons were fastened to a cross.
Pero cuando Ester presentó el asunto ante el rey, éste ordenó por decreto que recayera sobre la cabeza de Amán el perverso plan que tramó contra los judíos, y lo colgaran a él y a sus hijos en la horca.
26 And so, from that time, these days are called Purim, that is, of the lots, because Pur, that is, the lot, was cast into the urn. And all things that had been carried out are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book.
Por esto llamaron aquellos días Purim, del nombre Pur. Por tanto, a causa de todas las palabras de aquella carta, lo que ellos experimentaron con ese motivo, y lo que les aconteció,
27 And whatever they suffered, and whatever was altered afterwards, the Jews received for themselves and their offspring and for all who were willing to be joined to their religion, so that none would be permitted to transgress the solemnity of these two days, to which the writing testifies, and which certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another.
los judíos establecieron para ellos, para su descendencia y para todos los que se unieran a ellos, que sin falta ellos observarían cada año estos dos días según está escrito,
28 These are the days which no one ever will erase into oblivion, and which every province in the whole world, throughout each generation, shall celebrate. Neither is there any city wherein the days of Purim, that is, of lots, may not be observed by the Jews, and by their posterity, which has been obligated to these ceremonies.
y que estos días serían recordados y observados de generación en generación, de familia en familia, en cada provincia y en cada ciudad, y que estos días de Purim nunca cesarían entre los judíos, ni su recuerdo cesarían entre su descendencia.
29 And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, also wrote a second letter, so that with all zealousness this day would be confirmed as customary for future generations.
Por tanto la reina Ester, hija de Abihail, y el judío Mardoqueo, escribieron con plena autoridad para confirmar esta segunda carta de Purim.
30 And they sent to all the Jews, who had been stirred up in the one hundred twenty-seven provinces of king Artaxerxes, that they should have peace and receive truth,
[Mardoqueo] envió cartas a todos los judíos que estaban en las 127 provincias del reino de Asuero, con palabras de paz y verdad,
31 and observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy at their proper time, just as Mordecai and Esther had established. And they accepted these to be observed by themselves and by their offspring: fasting, and crying out, and the days of lots,
para confirmar los días de Purim en su tiempo determinado, según lo que el judío Mardoqueo y la reina Ester ordenaron con respecto a ellos en lo relacionado con los ayunos y su clamor. Tomaron [los días de Purim] para ellos mismos y para su descendencia.
32 and all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther.
La orden de Ester confirmó estas cosas del Purim, y fue escrito en el rollo.
