Esther 3

1 After these things king Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that [were] with him.

١ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ عَظَّمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ أَحَشْوِيرُوشُ هَامَانَ بْنَ هَمَدَاثَا ٱلْأَجَاجِيَّ وَرَقَّاهُ، وَجَعَلَ كُرْسِيَّهُ فَوْقَ جَمِيعِ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.

2 And all the king's servants that [were] in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence.

٢ فَكَانَ كُلُّ عَبِيدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِينَ بِبَابِ ٱلْمَلِكِ يَجْثُونَ وَيَسْجُدُونَ لِهَامَانَ، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا أَوْصَى بِهِ ٱلْمَلِكُ. وَأَمَّا مُرْدَخَايُ فَلَمْ يَجْثُ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ.

3 Then the king's servants who [were] in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why dost thou transgress the king's commandment?

٣ فَقَالَ عَبِيدُ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِينَ بِبَابِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِمُرْدَخَايَ: «لِمَاذَا تَتَعَدَّى أَمْرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ؟»

4 Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he [was] a Jew.

٤ وَإِذْ كَانُوا يُكَلِّمُونَهُ يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَسْمَعْ لَهُمْ، أَخْبَرُوا هَامَانَ لِيَرَوْا هَلْ يَقُومُ كَلَامُ مُرْدَخَايَ، لِأَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُمْ بِأَنَّهُ يَهُودِيٌّ.

5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

٥ وَلَمَّا رَأَى هَامَانُ أَنَّ مُرْدَخَايَ لَا يَجْثُو وَلَا يَسْجُدُ لَهُ، ٱمْتَلَأَ هَامَانُ غَضَبًا.

6 And he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shown him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, [even] the people of Mordecai.

٦ وَٱزْدُرِيَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ أَنْ يَمُدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى مُرْدَخَايَ وَحْدَهُ، لِأَنَّهُمْ أَخْبَرُوهُ عَنْ شَعْبِ مُرْدَخَايَ. فَطَلَبَ هَامَانُ أَنْ يُهْلِكَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي كُلِّ مَمْلَكَةِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ، شَعْبَ مُرْدَخَايَ.

7 In the first month, (that [is], the month Nisan, ) in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that [is], the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], that [is], the month Adar.

٧ فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، أَيْ شَهْرِ نِيسَانَ، فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةِ عَشَرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ، كَانُوا يُلْقُونَ فُورًا، أَيْ قُرْعَةً، أَمَامَ هَامَانَ، مِنْ يَوْمٍ إِلَى يَوْمٍ، وَمِنْ شَهْرٍ إِلَى شَهْرٍ، إِلَى ٱلثَّانِي عَشَرَ، أَيْ شَهْرِ أَذَارَ.

8 And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws [are] diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it [is] not for the king's profit to suffer them.

٨ فَقَالَ هَامَانُ لِلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ: «إِنَّهُ مَوْجُودٌ شَعْبٌ مَّا مُتَشَتِّتٌ وَمُتَفَرِّقٌ بَيْنَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ فِي كُلِّ بِلَادِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ، وَسُنَنُهُمْ مُغَايِرَةٌ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ، وَهُمْ لَا يَعْمَلُونَ سُنَنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَلَا يَلِيقُ بِٱلْمَلِكِ تَرْكُهُمْ.

9 If it shall please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring [it] into the king's treasuries.

٩ فَإِذَا حَسُنَ عِنْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فَلْيُكْتَبْ أَنْ يُبَادُوا، وَأَنَا أَزِنُ عَشَرَةَ آلَافِ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ فِي أَيْدِي ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلْعَمَلَ لِيُؤْتَى بِهَا إِلَى خَزَائِنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ».

10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews enemy.

١٠ فَنَزَعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ خَاتَمَهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَأَعْطَاهُ لِهَامَانَ بْنِ هَمَدَاثَا ٱلْأَجَاجِيِّ عَدُوِّ ٱلْيَهُودِ.

11 And the king said to Haman, The silver [is] given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

١١ وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِهَامَانَ: «ٱلْفِضَّةُ قَدْ أُعْطِيَتْ لَكَ، وَٱلشَّعْبُ أَيْضًا، لِتَفْعَلَ بِهِ مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ».

12 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that [were] over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to the writing of it, and [to] every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

١٢ فَدُعِيَ كُتَّابُ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنْهُ، وَكُتِبَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ هَامَانُ إِلَى مَرَازِبَةِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَإِلَى وُلَاةِ بِلَادٍ فَبِلَادٍ، وَإِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ شَعْبٍ فَشَعْبٍ، كُلِّ بِلَادٍ كَكِتَابَتِهَا، وَكُلِّ شَعْبٍ كَلِسَانِهِ، كُتِبَ بِٱسْمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ وَخُتِمَ بِخَاتَمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

13 And the letters were sent by posts 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] upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which [is] the month Adar, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey.

١٣ وَأُرْسِلَتِ ٱلْكِتَابَاتُ بِيَدِ ٱلسُّعَاةِ إِلَى كُلِّ بُلْدَانِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِإِهْلَاكِ وَقَتْلِ وَإِبَادَةِ جَمِيعِ ٱلْيَهُودِ، مِنَ ٱلْغُلَامِ إِلَى ٱلشَّيْخِ وَٱلْأَطْفَالِ وَٱلنِّسَاءِ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، فِي ٱلثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلثَّانِي عَشَرَ، أَيْ شَهْرِ أَذَارَ، وَأَنْ يَسْلِبُوا غَنِيمَتَهُمْ.

14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province, was published to all people, that they should be ready against that day.

١٤ صُورَةُ ٱلْكِتَابَةِ ٱلْمُعْطَاةِ سُنَّةً فِي كُلِّ ٱلْبُلْدَانِ، أُشْهِرَتْ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ لِيَكُونُوا مُسْتَعِدِّينَ لِهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

15 The posts departed, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

١٥ فَخَرَجَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ وَأَمْرُ ٱلْمَلِكِ يَحُثُّهُمْ، وَأُعْطِيَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فِي شُوشَنَ ٱلْقَصْرِ. وَجَلَسَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَهَامَانُ لِلشُّرْبِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَدِينَةُ شُوشَنُ فَٱرْتَبَكَتْ.