Esther 8
1 On the day that he gave the king Ahasuerus to Esther the queen [the] house of Haman [the] opposer (of the Jews *Q(k)*) and Mordecai he came before the king for she had told Esther what? [was] he to her.
その日アハシユエロス王ユダヤ人の敵ハマン一家を后エステルに賜ふ モダカイもまた王の前に來れり 是はエステル彼が己と何なる係りなるかを告たればなり
2 And he removed the king signet-ring his which he had taken away from Haman and he gave it to Mordecai and she appointed Esther Mordecai over [the] house of Haman.
王ハマンより取かへせし己の指環をはづしてモルデカイに與ふ 而してエステル、モルデカイをしてハマンの家をつかさどらしむ
3 And she repeated Esther and she spoke before the king and she fell before feet his and she wept and she sought favor to him to take away [the] evil of Haman the Agagite and plan his which he had planned on the Jews.
エステルふたたび王の前に奏してその足下にひれふしアガグ人ハマンがユダヤ人を害せんと謀りしその謀計を除かんことを涙ながらに乞求めたり
4 And he extended the king to Esther [the] scepter of gold and she arose Esther and she stood before the king.
王エステルにむかひて金圭を伸ければステル起て王の前に立ち
5 And she said if [is] on the king good and if I have found favor before him and it is proper the matter before the king and [am] good I in view his let it be written to revoke the letters [the] plan of Haman [the] son of Hammedatha the Agagite which he wrote to destroy the Jews who [are] in all [the] provinces of the king.
言けるは王もし之を善としたまひ我もし王の前に恩を得この事もし王に正と見え我もし御目にかなひたらば アガグ人ハンメダタの子ハマンが王の諸州にあるユダヤ人をほろぼさんと謀りて書おくりたる書をとりけすべき旨を書くだしたまへ
6 For how? will I be able and I will look on the evil which it will find people my and how? will I be able and I will look on [the] destruction of kindred my.
われ豈わが民に臨まんとずる禍害を見るに忍びんや 豈わが宗族のほろぶるを見るにしのびんや
7 And he said the king Ahasuerus to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew here! [the] house of Haman I have given to Esther and him they have hanged on the gallows on that he stretched out hand his (on the Jews. *Q(k)*)
アハシユエロス王后エステルとユダヤ人モルデカイにいひけるはハマン、ユダヤ人を殺さんとしたれば我すでにハマンの家をエステルに與へまたハマンを木にかけたり
8 And you write on the Jews according to the good in view your in [the] name of the king and seal [it] with [the] signet-ring of the king for a writing which [is] written in [the] name of the king and it is sealed with [the] signet-ring of the king not to revoke.
なんぢらも亦おのれの好むごとく王の名をもて書をつくり王の指環をもてこれに印してユダヤ人につたへよ王の名をもて書き王の指環をもて印したる答は誰もとりけすこと能はざればなり
9 And they were summoned [the] scribes of the king at the time that in the month third that [is] [the] month of Sivan on [day] three and twenty in it and it was written according to all that he commanded Mordecai to the Jews and to the satraps and the governors and [the] officials of the provinces which - [were] from India and to Cush seven and twenty and a hundred province[s] province and province according to writing its and people and people according to language its and to the Jews according to writing their and according to language their.
ここをもてその時また王の書記官を召あつむ是三月すなはちシワンの月の二十三日なりきしかして印度よりエテオピアまでの百二十七州のユダヤ人州牧諸州の方伯牧伯等にモルデカイが命ぜんとするところを盡く書しるさしむ 即ちもろもろの州におくるものはその文字をもちひ諸の民におくるものはその言語をもちひひ書おくりユダヤ人におくるものはその文字と言語をもちふ
10 And he wrote in [the] name of the king Ahasuerus and he sealed [it] with [the] signet-ring of the king and he sent letters by [the] hand of couriers on horses [the] riders of the steed[s] royal [the] sons of the mares.
かれアハシユエロス王の名をもてこれをかき王の指環をもてこれに印し驛卒をして御厩にてそだてたる逸足の御用馬にのりてその書をおくりつたへしむ
11 That he had permitted the king to the Jews - who [were] in every city and city to assemble and to make a stand on life their to annihilate and to kill and to destroy every army of people and province which attacks them little one[s] and women and spoil their to take as plunder.
その中に云ふ王すべての邑にあるユダヤ人に許す彼らあひ集まり立ておのれの生命を保護しおのれを襲ふ諸國諸州の一切の兵民をその妻子もろともにほろぼし殺し絶し且その所有物を奪ふべし
12 On a day one in all [the] provinces of the king Ahasuerus on [day] thir-teen of month two [plus] ten that [is] [the] month of Adar.
アハシユエロス王の諸州におて十二月すなはちアダルの月の十三日一日の内かくのごとくするを許さる
13 copy of The writing [was] to be given law in every province and province being disclosed to all the peoples and to be (the Jews *Q(k)*) (ready *Q(K)*) for the day this to avenge themselves from enemies their.
この詔旨を諸州につたへんがためまたユダヤ人をしてかの日のために準備してその敵に仇をかへさしめんがためにその書る物の写本を一切の民に開きて示せり
14 The couriers [the] riders of the steed[s] royal they went out hastened and hurried at [the] word of the king and the law it was given in Susa the citadel.
驛卒逸足の御用馬にのり王の命によりて急がせられせきたてられて出ゆけりこの詔書はシユシヤンの城において出されたり
15 And Mordecai he went out - from to before the king in clothing of royalty of violet and white cloth and a crown of gold great and a robe of fine linen and purple and the city of Susa it shouted for joy and it rejoiced.
かくてモルデカイは藍と白の朝服を着大なる金の冠を戴き紫色の細布の外衣をまとひて王の前よりいできたれり シユシヤンの邑中聲をあげて喜びぬ
16 To the Jews it belonged light and gladness and joy and honor.
ユダヤ人には光輝あり喜悦あり快樂あり尊榮ありき
17 And in every province and province and in every city and city [the] place where [the] word of the king and law his [was] reaching gladness and joy [belonged] to the Jews a feast and a day good and many of [the] peoples of the land [were] becoming Jews for it had fallen dread of the Jews on them.
いづれの州にても何の邑にても凡て王の命令と詔書のいたるところにてはユダヤ人よろこぴ樂しみ酒宴をひらきて此日を吉日となせりしかして國の民おほくユダヤ人となれり是はユダヤ人を畏るる心おこりたればなり
