Esther 3
1 Some time later, King Xerxes (promoted/gave his most important job/work to) Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was a descendant of [King] Agag. Haman became more important than all his other officials. [Only the king was more important.]
Lẹ́yìn àwọn ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ wọ̀nyí, ọba Ahaswerusi dá Hamani ọmọ Hammedata, ará Agagi lọ́lá, ọba gbé e ga, ó si fún un ní àga ọlá tí ó ju ti gbogbo àwọn ọlọ́lá tókù lọ.
2 Then the king commanded that all the other officials had to bow down in front of Haman to honor him [when he walked by]. But Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman.
Gbogbo àwọn ìjòyè ọba tí ó wà ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà ọba wọn kúnlẹ̀ wọ́n sì fi ọlá fun Hamani, nítorí ọba ti pàṣẹ èyí nípa tirẹ̀. Ṣùgbọ́n Mordekai kò ní kúnlẹ̀ tàbí bu ọlá fún un.
3 The [other] officials [saw that, and they] asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey what the king commanded?”
Nígbà náà ni àwọn ìjòyè ọba tí ó wà ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà béèrè lọ́wọ́ Mordekai pé, “Èéṣe tí ìwọ kò ṣe pa àṣẹ ọba mọ́.”
4 Mordecai told them that he was a Jew, [and that Jews would bow down only to God]. Day after day the other officials spoke to Mordecai about that, but he still refused to obey. So they told Haman about it, to see if Haman would tolerate it.
Ní ojoojúmọ́ ni wọ́n máa n sọ fún un ṣùgbọ́n ó kọ̀ láti ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀. Nítorí náà, wọ́n sọ fún Hamani nípa rẹ̀ láti wò ó bóyá ó lè gba irú ìwà tí Mordekai ń hù yìí, nítorí tí ó ti sọ fún wọn pé Júù ni òun.
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down to him, he became extremely angry.
Nígbà tí Hamani rí i pé Mordekai kò ní kúnlẹ̀ tàbí bu ọlá fún òun, ó bínú.
6 [After he found out that Mordecai was a Jew, ] he decided that it would not be enough to get rid of only Mordecai. He decided to kill all the Jews in all the area that Xerxes ruled.
Síbẹ̀ kò mọ irú ènìyàn tí Mordekai jẹ́, ó kẹ́gàn láti pa Mordekai nìkan. Dípò bẹ́ẹ̀ Hamani ń wá láti pa gbogbo ènìyàn Mordekai run, àwọn Júù jákèjádò gbogbo ìjọba Ahaswerusi.
7 So, during the twelfth year that Xerxes was ruling, during the month of April, [Haman told his advisors to] (cast lots/throw small marked stones) to determine the best month and the best day to kill the Jews. Haman’s advisors did that, and the day that was selected was March 7th [during the following/next year].
Ní ọdún kejìlá ọba Ahaswerusi, ní oṣù kìn-ín-ní, èyí ni oṣù Nisani, wọ́n da puri (èyí tí í ṣe, ìbò) ní iwájú Hamani láti yan ọjọ́ kan àti oṣù, ìbò náà sì wáyé ní oṣù kejìlá, oṣù Addari.
8 Then Haman [went to] the king [and] said to [him], “[Your majesty, ] there is a certain group of people who live in many areas [of your empire] whose customs are different from ours. They even refuse to obey your laws. So it would be good for you to get rid of them.
Nígbà náà ni Hamani sọ fún ọba Ahaswerusi pé, “Àwọn ènìyàn kan wà tí wọ́n fọ́nká tí wọ́n sì túká ní ara àwọn ènìyàn ní gbogbo àgbáyé ìjọba rẹ̀ tí ìṣe wọn yàtọ̀ sí ti gbogbo àwọn tókù tí wọn kò sì pa òfin ọba mọ́; èyí kì í ṣe ìfẹ́ ọba láti gbà fún wọn bẹ́ẹ̀.
9 If it pleases you, command that they should all be killed. [If you do that, ] I will give (375 tons/750,000 pounds) of silver to your administrators so that you can use it for your government.”
Tí ó bá tẹ́ ọba lọ́rùn, kí a gbé òfin kan jáde tí yóò pa wọ́n run, èmi yóò sì fi ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́wàá tálẹ́ǹtì fàdákà sínú ìṣúra ọba fún àwọn ọkùnrin tí wọn o ṣe iṣẹ́ náà.”
10 The king liked [what Haman said, so, and to confirm what he decided], he gave the ring that had his official seal on it to Haman, who now hated the Jews.
Nítorí náà, ọba sì bọ́ òrùka èdìdì tí ó wà ní ìka rẹ̀, ó sì fi fún Hamani ọmọ Hammedata, ará Agagi, ọ̀tá àwọn Júù.
11 The king told Haman, “Keep your money, but do what you want to with those people [whom you talked about]!”
Ọba sọ fún Hamani pé, “Pa owó náà mọ́, kí o sì ṣe ohun tí ó wù ọ́ fún àwọn ènìyàn náà.”
12 On April 17th Haman summoned the king’s secretaries, and he dictated a letter to them that they [translated and] wrote to all the governors and administrators and other officials in all the provinces. They wrote copies of the letter in every language and every kind of writing/alphabet that was used in the empire. They wrote that all the Jews, [including] young people and old people, women and children, had to be killed on one day. That day was March 7th of the following year. They also wrote that [those who killed the Jews] could take everything that belonged to the Jews. [They signed] the king’s name [at the end of] the letters. Then they sealed the letters [with wax, and stamped the wax by] using the king’s ring. Then they sent the letters swiftly to every province in the empire,
Nígbà tí ó di ọjọ́ kẹtàlá oṣù kìn-ín-ní àkọ́kọ́, wọ́n pe àwọn akọ̀wé ọba jọ. Wọ́n kọ ọ́ ní ìlànà bí ìgbèríko kọ̀ọ̀kan ṣe ń kọ̀wé, ó kọ̀wé sí àwọn ènìyàn kọ̀ọ̀kan ní èdè wọn gbogbo èyí tí Hamani ti pàṣẹ sí àwọn akọ̀wé ọba, sí baálẹ̀ ìgbèríko kọ̀ọ̀kan àti àwọn ọlọ́lá àwọn onírúurú ènìyàn. A kọ èyí ní orúkọ ọba Ahaswerusi fúnra rẹ̀ ó sì fi òrùka ọba ṣe èdìdì i rẹ̀.
A sì fi ìwé náà ránṣẹ́ sí gbogbo àwọn ìgbèríko ọba pẹ̀lú àṣẹ láti parun, láti pa gbogbo àwọn Júù èwe àti àgbà, obìnrin àti àwọn ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́—ní ọjọ́ kan kí wọn sì parẹ́, ní ọjọ́ kẹtàlá oṣù kejìlá, oṣù Addari kí a sì kó àwọn ohun ìní wọn.
14 The king [also commanded that] copies of these letters should be [nailed up] where [all the people] could see them, in every province, so that the people would be ready to do on the day the king had set [what was written in the letter].
Kí ẹ mú àdàkọ ìwé náà kí a tẹ̀ ẹ́ jáde bí òfin ní gbogbo ìgbèríko kí ó sì di mí mọ̀ fún àwọn ènìyàn ìlú nítorí kí wọ́n le múra fún ọjọ́ náà.
15 Then, according to what the king commanded, men [riding horses] took those letters quickly to every province [in the empire]. And one of the letters was read [aloud to the people] in the capital city, Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down and drank [wine], but the people in Susa were very perplexed [about why this was going to happen].
Àwọn ìránṣẹ́ náà sì jáde, wọ́n tẹ̀síwájú nípa àṣẹ ọba, ìkéde náà sì jáde ní ilé ìṣọ́ ti Susa. Ọba àti Hamani jókòó wọ́n ń mu, ṣùgbọ́n ìlú Susa wà nínú ìdààmú.
