Esther 9
1 And in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day thereof, when the king's command with his law drew near to he put into execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to have power over them, which had been changed nevertheless, so that the Jews had power over those 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 assembled together in their cities, throughout all the provinces of king Achashverosh, to stretch out their hand against those that had sought their injury: and no man could keep standing before them; for the dread of them had fallen upon all the nations.
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 rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the governors, and the superintendents of the affairs of the king, elevated the Jews; because the dread of Mordecai had 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 throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became 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 slaughter, and extermination; and they acted with those that hated them according to their pleasure.
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 capital the Jews slew and exterminated 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 Adalya, and Aridatha,
9 And Parmashtha, and Arissai, and Aridai, and Vayzatha,
10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the adversary of the Jews, did they slay; but to the spoil did they not stretch forth 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 same day came the number of those that were slain in Shushan the capital before the king.
Pada hari itu juga, ada orang yang melaporkan kepada raja jumlah orang yang dibunuh orang Yahudi di Susan.
12 Then said the king unto Esther the queen, In Shushan the capital have the Jews slain and exterminated five hundred men, and the ten sons of Haman: what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request farther? and 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 tomorrow also be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do according to the law of this day, and let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on 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 ordered that it should be done so; and the law was given out at Shushan; and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
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 assembled together also on the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and slew at Shushan three hundred men; but to the spoil they did not stretch forth 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 remaining Jews that were in the king's provinces assembled together, and stood forward for their life, and procured rest from their enemies, and slew of those that hated them seventy and five thousand; but to the spoil did they not stretch forth 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 they rested on the fourteenth day thereof, and made it a day of entertainment and joy.
18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof, and rested on the fifteenth thereof, and made it a day of entertainment and joy.
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 as one of joy and entertainment, and a feast-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 down these events; and he sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of king Achashverosh, those nigh and those far away,
Mordekai mencatat segala sesuatu yang terjadi. Kemudian dia menulis surat kepada semua orang Yahudi yang tinggal di seluruh kerajaan Raja Ahasweros.
21 To take it on themselves as a duty, that they should celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same in each and every year,
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 Like those days whereon the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was changed unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a feast-day: to make them days of entertainment and joy, and of sending portions one to the other, and gifts to the needy.
23 And the Jews took upon themselves that which they had begun already to do, and that which 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 adversary of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to exterminate them, and had cast the Pur, that is, the lot, to destroy them, and to exterminate 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 [Esther] came before the king, he ordered by that letter that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head: and they hanged him and his sons 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 Therefore did they call these days Purim, after the name of Pur: therefore, because of all the words of this letter, both for that which they had experienced thereby, and for that which had occurred 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 confirmed it as a duty, and took upon themselves, and upon their seed, and upon all such as join themselves unto them, so that no one should fail therein, that they would celebrate these two days according to their prescription, and at their appointed time, in each and 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 these days are remembered and celebrated throughout each and every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and these days of Purim will not pass away from the midst of the Jews, nor will their memorial cease 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 wrote Esther the queen, the daughter of Abichayil, with Mordecai the Jew, with all due strength, to confirm this letter of Purim the second time.
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 and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Achashverosh, word's 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 times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined on them, and as they had confirmed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their prayers.
32 And the order 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.
