Esther 3
1 After these things King Achashyerosh promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the officials who were with him.
Beberapa waktu kemudian Raja Ahasyweros mengangkat seorang yang bernama Haman menjadi perdana menteri. Haman adalah anak Hamedata dari keturunan Agag.
2 All the king's servants who were in the King's Gate bowed down, and paid homage to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay him homage.
Raja memerintahkan kepada semua pegawainya supaya menghormati Haman dengan bersujud di depannya. Semuanya mentaati perintah itu, kecuali Mordekhai.
3 Then the king's servants, who were in the King's Gate, said to Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's commandment?"
Pegawai-pegawai lain di istana bertanya kepadanya mengapa ia melanggar perintah raja,
4 Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he did not listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.
dan setiap hari mereka mendesak dia supaya menurut saja, tetapi ia tidak mau mendengarkan. Katanya, "Aku orang Yahudi; aku tidak dapat sujud kepada manusia." Lalu mereka melaporkan hal itu kepada Haman karena mereka ingin tahu tindakan apa yang akan diambilnya terhadap Mordekhai.
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down, nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.
Haman marah sekali ketika mengetahui bahwa Mordekhai tidak mau sujud kepadanya.
6 But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him Mordecai's people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Achashyerosh, even Mordecai's people.
Dan ketika diketahuinya bahwa Mordekhai seorang Yahudi, ia mengambil keputusan untuk menghukum Mordekhai dan bukan dia saja, melainkan akan dibinasakannya juga seluruh bangsa Yahudi di kerajaan Persia.
7 In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Achashyerosh, they cast Pur (that is, the lot) before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Pada tahun kedua belas pemerintahan Raja Ahasyweros, pada bulan satu, yaitu bulan Nisan, Haman menyuruh membuang undi yang disebut "purim" untuk mengetahui hari dan bulan mana yang cocok untuk melaksanakan niatnya yang jahat itu. Maka ditetapkanlah tanggal tiga belas bulan dua belas, yaitu bulan Adar.
8 Haman said to King Achashyerosh, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different than other people's. They do not keep the king's laws. Therefore it is not for the king's profit to allow them to remain.
Lalu berkatalah Haman kepada raja, "Baginda, ada suatu bangsa aneh yang tersebar di setiap provinsi kerajaan ini. Adat istiadatnya berbeda sekali dengan bangsa-bangsa lain. Mereka tidak mematuhi hukum-hukum kerajaan. Jadi, sebaiknya Baginda jangan membiarkan mereka berbuat sesuka hati.
9 If it pleases the king, let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries."
Kalau Baginda tidak keberatan, hendaknya dikeluarkan surat perintah untuk membinasakan mereka. Dan kalau Baginda mau menerima usul hamba, hamba pasti akan dapat memasukkan lebih dari 340.000 kilogram perak ke dalam kas Baginda."
10 The king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
Mendengar itu, raja mencabut dari jarinya cincin yang dipakainya untuk mencap pengumumam-pengumuman resmi, lalu diberikannya kepada Haman, musuh besar bangsa Yahudi.
11 The king said to Haman, "The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you."
Kata raja kepadanya, "Bangsa itu dan juga uangnya kuserahkan kepadamu. Berbuatlah apa yang kaupandang baik terhadap mereka."
12 Then the king's scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the officials of every people, to every province according its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Achashyerosh, and it was sealed with the king's ring.
Maka pada tanggal tiga belas bulan satu, Haman memanggil sekretaris-sekret raja. Mereka disuruhnya menulis surat sesuai dengan segala yang diperintahkannya, lalu surat itu diterjemahkan ke dalam semua bahasa dan disalin dalam semua tulisan yang dipakai di kerajaan itu. Surat itu ditulis atas nama Raja Ahasyweros dan dicap dengan cincinnya, lalu dikirimkan dengan cepat kepada para penguasa, gubernur dan pembesar di semua provinsi. Isinya ialah perintah bahwa pada tanggal tiga belas bulan Adar, seluruh bangsa Yahudi, baik tua maupun muda, baik wanita maupun anak-anak, harus dibunuh tanpa ampun, dan harta benda mereka disita.
13 Letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to plunder their possessions.
14 A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
Perintah itu harus diumumkan di setiap provinsi supaya semua orang sudah siap siaga pada hari yang telah ditentukan itu.
15 The couriers went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Shushan. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
Para pesuruh cepat berangkat mengantarkan surat-surat itu ke semua provinsi kerajaan. Atas suruhan raja, perintah itu diumumkan juga di Susan, ibukota Persia. Setelah itu raja dan Haman duduk-duduk sambil minum anggur, tetapi kota Susan gempar karena berita itu.
