Esther 3
1 After these events did king Achashverosh make great Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and he advanced him; and he placed his seat above that of 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 king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bent the knee and prostrated themselves to Haman; for so had the king commanded concerning him; but Mordecai bent not the knee nor prostrated himself.
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 said the king's, servants, who were in the king's gate, unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's command?
И слуге цареве што беху на вратима царевим говораху Мардохеју: Зашто преступаш заповест цареву?
4 Now it came to pass, when they spoke unto him day by day, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether the words of Mordecai would be able to stand; for he had told them that be was a Jew.
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 saw that Mordecai bent not the knee, nor prostrated himself to him, Haman became full of fury.
А кад виде Аман да се Мардохеј не клања нити пада пред њим, напуни се гнева Аман.
6 But it appeared too contemptible in his eyes to lay his hand on Mordecai alone: for they had told him of the people of Mordecai: therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout all the kingdom of Achashverosh, 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 month, that is the month Nissan, in the twelfth year of king Achashverosh, some one cast the Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month [to month], to the twelfth month, which is the month 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 said Haman unto king Achashverosh, There is one people scattered yet separate among the nations in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are different from those of every people; while they do not execute the laws of the king; and it is no profit for the king to tolerate 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 be pleasing to the king, let [a decree] be written to destroy them; and ten thousand talents of silver will I weigh out into the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring [the same] into the king's treasuries.
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 And the king drew his signet-ring from off his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the adversary of the Jews.
Тада цар сними прстен с руке своје и даде га Аману сину Амедатином Агагеју непријатељу јудејском.
11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, that people also, to do therewith as it seemeth good in thy eyes.
И рече Аману: То сребро нека теби, а од народа чини шта ти је драго.
12 Then were called the king's scribes in the first month on the thirteenth day thereof, and there was written all just as Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to its writing, and to every people according to its language: in the name of king Achashverosh was it written, and it was sealed with the king's signet-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 the runners unto all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to exterminate all the Jews, from young to old, little ones and women, on one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to plunder their property as spoil.
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 A copy of the writing, to be given out as a law in every province, was published unto all the nations, that they might be ready against that 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 The runners went out with all speed with the king's decree, and the law was given out in Shushan the capital: and the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
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.
