< Esther 3 >

1 After these things did King Ahashuerosh promote Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite, and exalted him, and set his seate aboue all the princes that were with him.
После тога, подиже цар Асвир Амана, сина Амедатиног, Агагеја, и узвиси га, и намести му престо више свих кнезова што беху код њега.
2 And all the Kings seruants that were at the Kings gate, bowed their knees, and reuerenced Haman: for the King had so commanded concerning him: but Mordecai bowed not the knee, neither did reuerence.
И све слуге цареве што беху на вратима царевим клањаху се и падаху пред Аманом, јер тако беше цар заповедио за њ. Али Мардохеј не клањаше се нити падаше.
3 Then the Kings seruants which were at the Kings gate, said vnto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the Kings commandement?
И слуге цареве што беху на вратима царевим говораху Мардохеју: Зашто преступаш заповест цареву?
4 And albeit they spake dayly vnto him, yet he would not heare them: therefore they tolde Haman, that they might see how Mordecais matters would stande: for he had tolde them, that he was a Iewe.
И пошто му од дана на дан говораше, а он не послуша, јавише Аману да виде хоће ли остати речи Мардохејеве, јер им беше казао да је Јудејац.
5 And when Haman sawe that Mordecai bowed not the knee vnto him, nor did reuerence vnto him, then Haman was full of wrath.
А кад виде Аман да се Мардохеј не клања нити пада пред њим, напуни се гнева Аман.
6 Now he thought it too litle to lay hands onely on Mordecai: and because they had shewed him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Iewes, that were throughout the whole kingdome of Ahashuerosh, euen the people of Mordecai.
Али мишљаше да није вредно да дигне руку на Мардохеја самог, јер му казаше ког народа беше Мардохеј, него гледаше да истреби све Јудејце што беху по свему царству Асвировом, народ Мардохејев.
7 In the first moneth (that is the moneth Nisan) in the twelft yere of King Ahashuerosh, they cast Pur (that is a lot) before Haman, from day to day, and from moneth to moneth, vnto the twelft moneth, that is the moneth Adar.
Првог месеца, а то је месец Нисан, године дванаесте царовања Асвировог, бацаше Фур, то јест жреб, пред Аманом, од дана до дана и од месеца до месеца, до дванаестог месеца, а то је месец Адар.
8 Then Haman said vnto King Ahashuerosh, There is a people scattered, and dispersed among the people in all the prouinces of thy kingdome, and their lawes are diuers from all people, and they doe not obserue the Kings lawes: therefore it is not the Kings profite to suffer them.
И Аман рече цару Асвиру: Има народ расејан и расут по народима по свим земљама царства твог, ког су закони другачији од закона свих народа, и не извршује закона царевих, па није пробитачно цару да их остави.
9 If it please the King, let it be written that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of siluer by the handes of them that haue the charge of this businesse to bring it into the Kings treasurie.
Ако је цару угодно, да се пише да се истребе; и ја ћу измерити десет хиљада таланата сребра у руке приставима да донесу у цареву ризницу.
10 Then the King tooke his ring from his hand and gaue it vnto Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite the Iewes aduersarie.
Тада цар сними прстен с руке своје и даде га Аману сину Амедатином Агагеју непријатељу јудејском.
11 And the King sayde vnto Haman, Let the siluer be thine, and the people to doe with them as it pleaseth thee.
И рече Аману: То сребро нека теби, а од народа чини шта ти је драго.
12 Then were the Kings scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first moneth, and there was written (according to all that Haman commanded) vnto the Kings officers, and to the captaines that were ouer euery prouince, and to the rulers of euery people, and to euery prouince, according to the writing thereof, and to euery people according to their language: in the name of King Ahashuerosh was it written, and sealed with the Kings ring.
Зато дозваше писаре цареве првог месеца тринаестог дана, и написа се све како заповеди Аман, намесницима царевим и војводама у свакој земљи и кнезовима сваког народа, свакој земљи писмом њеним и сваком народу језиком његовим, у име цара Асвира написа се и прстеном царевим запечати се.
13 And the letters were sent by postes into all the Kings prouinces, to roote out, to kill and to destroy all the Iewes, both yong and olde, children and women, in one day vpon the thirteenth day of the twelft moneth, (which is the moneth Adar) and to spoyle them as a pray.
И разаслаше се књиге по гласницима у све земље цареве да потру, побију и истребе све Јудејце, старо и младо, децу и жене у један дан, тринаестог дана дванаестог месеца, које је месец Адар, и да разграбе имање њихово.
14 The contents of the writing was, that there shoulde be giuen a commandement in all prouinces, and published vnto all people, that they should be ready against the same day.
У књигама се говораше да се огласи заповест по свим земљама и да се објави свим народима да буду готови за онај дан.
15 And the postes compelled by the Kings commandement went forth, and the commandement was giuen in the palace at Shushan: and the King and Haman sate drinking, but the citie of Shushan was in perplexitie.
Гласници отидоше брзо по заповести царевој, и заповест би оглашена у Сусану, царском граду. А цар и Аман сеђаху и пијаху, а град се Сусан смете.

< Esther 3 >