Esther 8

1 That very day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the property that had belonged to Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Also, Mordecai came before the king, because Esther had explained who he was to her.

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

2 The king removed his signet ring which he had taken back from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther put Mordecai in charge of Haman's property.

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

3 Esther went to speak to the king again, falling down at his feet and weeping, pleading with him to do away with the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite that he had thought up to destroy the Jews.

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

4 Once again the king held out the golden scepter to Esther. She got up and stood before him.

٤ فَمَدَّ الْمَلِكُ لأَسْتِيرَ صَوْلَجَانَ الذَّهَبِ، فَنَهَضَتْ وَوَقَفَتْ أَمَامَهُ

5 Esther said, “If it please Your Majesty, and if he looks on me favorably, and if the king believes it is the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be issued that revokes the letters sent out by Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, with his devious scheme to destroy the Jews in all the provinces of the king.

٥ 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،

6 For how can I bear to see the disaster about to fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?”

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

7 King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Notice that I have given Haman's estate to Esther, and he was impaled on a pole because he wanted to kill the Jews.

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

8 Now you may write an order regarding the Jews in whatever way you want, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's signet ring. For no decree written in the king's name and sealed with his signet ring can be revoked.”

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

9 The king's secretaries were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan, they wrote a decree of all of Mordecai's orders to the Jews and to the king's chief officers, the governors, and the nobles of the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. They wrote to every province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

٩ 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.

10 He wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He sent the letters by messenger on horseback, who rode fast thoroughbred horses of the king.

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

11 The letters from the king authorized the Jews in every city to gather together in self-defense, and to destroy, kill, and annihilate any armed group of a people or province that might attack them, including women and children, and to confiscate their possessions.

١١ 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،

12 This was to happen on one day throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.

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

13 A copy of the decree was to be issued as law in every province and publicized to the people so that the Jews would be ready on that day to pay back their enemies.

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

14 By order of the king, the messengers riding the king's relay horses rushed out, hurrying on their way. The decree was also issued in the fortress of Susa.

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

15 Then Mordecai left the king, wearing royal clothes of blue and white, with a large golden crown and a purple robe made of fine linen. The city of Susa shouted with joy.

١٥ 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،

16 For the Jews it was a bright time of happiness, joy, and respect.

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

17 In every province and in every city, wherever the king's order and decree had reached, the Jews were joyful and happy—they feasted and celebrated. Many people became Jews, because they had become afraid of them.

١٧ 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.