Esther 9
1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it was turned out the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),
Le treize du douzième mois, du mois d'adar, l'édit du roi fut exécuté.
2 the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the King Achashyerosh, to lay hands on those who wanted to harm them. No one could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen on all the people.
Ce jour-là, les ennemis des Juifs périrent, et nul ne se défendit à cause de la crainte qu'ils avaient d'eux.
3 And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and those who did the king's business helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.
Et les officiers des satrapes, et les rois, et les scribes royaux, honorèrent les Juifs; car ils redoutaient Mardochée.
4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.
Et l'édit du roi en vint à être loué dans tout le royaume.
5 The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they wanted to those who hated them.
6 In the citadel of Shushan, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
7 They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
Pharsannès, et Delphon, et Phasgas,
8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
Et Phardathas, et Barcas, et Sarbacas,
9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
Et Marmarinas, et Ruphès, et Arsès, et Zabuthis.
10 the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew's enemy, but they did not lay their hand on the plunder.
Et ils enlevèrent les dix fils d'Aman, fils d'Amadathe le Bugéen, l'ennemi des Juifs, et ils pillèrent leurs maisons
11 On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Shushan was brought before the king.
Ce même jour-là. Et on remit au roi le dénombrement de ceux qui, à Suse, avaient péri.
12 The king said to Esther the queen, "The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the citadel of Shushan, including the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces. Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your further request? It shall be done."
Et le roi dit à Esther: Les Juifs ont tué cinq cents hommes à Suse; combien penses-tu qu'ils en aient exterminé dans les provinces? Que demandes- tu encore, que te faut-il?
13 Then Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows."
Et Esther répondit: Qu'il soit permis aux Juifs d'en user de même demain jusqu'à pendre les dix fils d'Aman.
14 The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Et le roi le voulut ainsi; et les corps des fils d'Aman furent livrés aux Juifs de la ville pour être pendus.
15 The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan; but they did not lay their hand on the spoil.
Et les Juifs de Suse se réunirent le quatorze d'Adar, et ils tuèrent trois cents hommes, et ils ne prirent rien de leurs dépouilles.
16 The other Jews who were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, defended their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them; but they did not lay their hand on the plunder.
Les autres Juifs du royaume se réunirent et se prêtèrent un mutuel secours, et ils se débarrassèrent de leurs ennemis; car ils en tuèrent quinze mille, le treize d'adar, et ils ne prirent rien.
17 This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of that month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Et ils restèrent en repos le quatorze du même mois, car ils fêtèrent ce jour de repos par de grandes réjouissances.
18 But the Jews who were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth days of the month; and on the fifteenth day of that month, they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Mais les Juifs de Suse ne cessèrent le massacre qu'à fin du quatorze; et ils passèrent le quinze à se réjouir.
19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a good day, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.
À cause de cela, les Juifs dispersés dans toutes les provinces ont coutume de fêter le quatorze d'adar, et chacun envoie des parts à son voisin. Mais ceux qui vivent au loin dans des grandes villes célèbrent la fête le quinze d'Adar, en envoyant des parts à leurs voisins.
20 Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of the king Achashyerosh, both near and far,
Mardochée écrivit ces choses en un livre, et il envoya dire à tous les Juifs qui demeuraient dans le royaume d'Artaxerxès, soit près, soit loin,
21 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly,
D'instituer ces jours comme des jours heureux, et de fêter le treize et le quatorze d'adar.
22 as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to 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 presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy.
Car, en ces deux journées, les Juifs avaient été délivrés de leurs ennemis; et le mois, qui est adar, durant lequel ils avaient passé du deuil à la joie, et des douleurs à un jour heureux, fut consacré tout entier aux jours heureux des noces et des réjouissances; et chacun envoya des parts à ses amis et aux indigents.
23 The Jews accepted the custom that they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them;
Et les Juifs se sont conformés depuis à ce qu'avait écrit Mardochée, leur faisant savoir:
24 because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast "Pur," that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
Comme Aman, fils d'Amadathe le Macédonien, était devenu leur ennemi; comme il avait fait un édit, et agité les sorts pour les exterminer;
25 but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Comme il était entré chez le roi, lui disant de faire pendre Mardochée; et comment tous les maux qu'il avait essayé de faire tomber sur les Juifs étaient tombés sur lui-même, qui avait été pendu ainsi que ses fils.
26 Therefore they called these days "Purim," from the word "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 to them,
À cause de cela, ces jours furent appelés Phrurées, à cause des sorts (car, dans leur dialecte, les sorts se traduisent par Phrurées); à cause des paroles de ce livre de Mardochée, et à cause de ce qu'ils avaient souffert à ce sujet et de ce qui leur était advenu.
27 the Jews established, and imposed on themselves, and on their descendants, and on all those who joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to what was written, and according to its appointed time, every year;
Et il régla les choses ainsi. Et les Juifs adoptèrent l'usage de ces fêtes pour eux et pour leur race, et pour ceux qui se joignirent à eux pour les observer, et ils ne feront jamais autrement; et ces jours sont un mémorial gardé de générations en générations en chaque ville, chaque famille, chaque province.
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 memory of them perish among their descendants.
Et ces jours des Phrurées, disent-ils, seront gardés en tout temps, et le mémorial ne manquera à aucune génération.
29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
Et la reine Esther, fille d'Aminadab, et le Juif Mardochée, écrivirent tout ce qu'ils avaient fait pour confirmer la lettre concernant les Phrurées.
30 He sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Achashyerosh, with words of peace and truth,
31 to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had decreed, and as they had imposed upon themselves and their descendants, in the matter of the fastings and their cry.
32 The commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
Et Esther fit cela par un commandement pour toujours, et elle l'écrivit en un mémoire.
