Esther 9
1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them; whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;
Perintah raja yang sudah ditetapkan sebelumnya mulai dilaksanakan pada hari ketiga belas bulan Adar. Hari tersebut sudah dinantikan musuh-musuh bangsa Yahudi untuk melenyapkan bangsa itu. Tetapi ternyata, bangsa Yahudilah yang mengalahkan musuh-musuh mereka.
2 the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt; and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples.
Di setiap kota, di seluruh wilayah kerajaan, orang Yahudi bersatu untuk menyerang musuh-musuh mereka. Dan tidak ada yang mampu melawan mereka, karena musuh-musuhnya sudah terlebih dahulu ketakutan.
3 And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king's business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them.
Semua para pembesar dan para pejabat di seluruh wilayah kekuasaan raja Ahasweros memilih untuk membantu orang-orang Yahudi karena takut kepada Mordekai.
4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
Mordekai diketahui masyarakat umum di seluruh wilayah kerajaan karena pengaruhnya dalam istana, dan dia semakin berkuasa.
5 And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them.
Pada hari ketiga belas bulan Adar, orang-orang Yahudi melancarkan serangan dan membunuh musuh-musuh mereka dengan pedang. Mereka pun melakukan apa yang mereka inginkan terhadap warga yang membenci mereka.
6 And in Shushan the castle the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Di ibukota Susan saja mereka membunuh 500 orang.
7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
Termasuk di antaranya sepuluh anak laki-laki Haman yang bernama Pasandata, Dalfon, Aspata, Porata, Adalia, Aridata, Parmasta, Arisai, Aridai dan Waizata.
8 and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
9 and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,
10 the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
Mereka adalah anak-anak Haman, yaitu cucu-cucu Hamedata, musuh besar bangsa Yahudi. Orang Yahudi membunuh mereka tetapi tidak merampas harta benda mereka.
11 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the castle was brought before the king.
Pada hari itu juga, ada orang yang melaporkan kepada raja jumlah orang yang dibunuh orang Yahudi di Susan.
12 And the king said unto Esther the queen: 'The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the castle, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now whatever thy petition, it shall be granted thee; and whatever thy request further, it shall be done.'
Raja berkata kepada Ratu Ester, “Di Susan saja orang Yahudi sudah membunuh 500 orang termasuk kesepuluh anak laki-laki Haman! Apalagi di wilayah lain dalam kerajaan, pasti sudah membunuh lebih banyak orang lagi. Sekarang apa lagi permintaanmu? Akan aku lakukan!”
13 Then said Esther: 'If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.'
Ester menjawab, “Bila Tuanku Raja berkenan, besok izinkanlah orang Yahudi untuk kembali melaksanakan apa yang sudah mereka lakukan di Susan hari ini. Dan perintahkanlah kesepuluh mayat anak Haman digantung pada tiang penggantungan.”
14 And the king commanded it so to be done; and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Raja menyetujui permohonan Ester dan orang Yahudi diizinkan membunuh lebih banyak musuh lagi pada keesokan harinya. Kesepuluh mayat anak Haman juga digantung.
15 And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
Pada keesokan harinya, pada hari keempat belas bulan Adar, orang-orang Yahudi di Susan berkumpul lagi dan membunuh lebih dari 300 orang musuh, tetapi tidak mengambil harta benda mereka.
16 And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand — but on the spoil they laid not their hand —
Pada hari ketiga belas bulan Adar di seluruh provinsi lainnya, semua orang Yahudi juga berkumpul untuk mempertahankan diri, dan mereka membunuh 75.000 orang yang membenci mereka. Mereka tidak mengambil harta benda orang-orang yang mereka bunuh. Pada keesokan harinya, mereka pun beristirahat dan mengadakan perayaan.
17 on the thirteenth day of the month Adar, and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
18 But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Di ibukota Susan, orang Yahudi berkumpul dan membunuh musuh mereka pada hari ketiga belas dan hari keempat belas bulan Adar. Sesudah itu mereka pun beristirahat sekaligus mengadakan perayaan pada hari kelima belas bulan Adar.
19 Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
Itulah sebabnya setiap hari keempat belas bulan Adar, orang Yahudi yang tinggal di pedesaan sekarang mengadakan perayaan dan saling memberi makanan untuk memperingati peristiwa kekalahan musuh-musuh mereka.
20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
Mordekai mencatat segala sesuatu yang terjadi. Kemudian dia menulis surat kepada semua orang Yahudi yang tinggal di seluruh kerajaan Raja Ahasweros.
21 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
Dia memerintahkan mereka untuk mengadakan perayaan setiap tahunnya pada hari keempat belas dan hari kelima belas bulan Adar. Pada hari-hari itulah orang Yahudi mengalahkan musuh mereka, sehingga rasa duka berubah menjadi rasa gembira dan bahagia. Mordekai memerintahkan seluruh bangsa Yahudi untuk mengadakan perayaan dengan berpesta dan saling memberi makanan kepada sesama dan juga kepada orang-orang miskin.
22 the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
23 And the Jews took upon them to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
Orang Yahudi pun meneruskan apa yang sudah diperintahkan Mordekai. Mereka sepakat untuk mengadakan perayaan setiap tahun pada hari yang sudah ditentukan.
24 because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast pur, that is, the lot, to discomfit them, and to destroy them;
Mereka akan mengenang bagaimana Haman, musuh bangsa Yahudi, sudah membuang undi yang disebut ‘pur’ untuk menetapkan hari pembantaian bangsa Yahudi. Haman adalah anak Hamedata dari bangsa Agag.
25 but when she came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Lalu Ester membongkar rencana Haman dan melaporkannya kepada raja. Oleh karena itu raja menggagalkan rencana jahat Haman untuk membantai bangsa Yahudi. Sebaliknya dia menghukum mati Haman dan kesepuluh anaknya.
26 Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,
Itulah sebabnya perayaan untuk memperingati rangkaian kejadian ini disebut Purim, yang berasal dari kata pur yang artinya ‘diundi.’ Haman sudah membuang undi untuk menentukan hari pembantaian bangsa Yahudi. Tetapi oleh karena perubahan yang disebabkan oleh surat resmi tersebut dan oleh karena penyelesaian semua ancaman terhadap mereka,
27 the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;
maka seluruh bangsa Yahudi menetapkan perjanjian secara resmi untuk merayakan kedua hari itu setiap tahun sesuai dengan apa yang sudah ditentukan.
28 and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
Perayaan Purim akan diperingati oleh setiap keluarga orang Yahudi, di setiap desa, kota dan provinsi. Kebiasaan ini mereka berjanji untuk meneruskan setiap tahun turun temurun— tanpa berhenti.
29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote down all the acts of power, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
Lalu atas kewenangan yang sudah diberikan kepadanya sebagai ratu, Ester bersama dengan Mordekai menulis surat kedua untuk menegaskan surat yang pertama tersebut mengenai Hari Raya Purim.
30 And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
Isi surat kedua diawali dengan kata-kata salam agar bangsa Yahudi selalu selamat dan sejahtera. Lalu surat itu memesan supaya tetap menjalankan perayaan Purim pada tanggal yang ditetapkan dan sesuai perintah dari Mordekai dan Ratu Ester— termasuk peraturan tentang masa berpuasa dan berkabung. Salinan surat kedua itu dikirim kepada seluruh bangsa Yahudi yang tinggal di 127 provinsi kerajaan Ahasweros.
31 to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
32 And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
Demikianlah isi surat perintah Ester mengenai tata cara perayaan Purim, dan hal itu dicatat secara resmi.
