Ester 3
1 Sesudah peristiwa-peristiwa ini maka Haman bin Hamedata, orang Agag, dikaruniailah kebesaran oleh raja Ahasyweros, dan pangkatnya dinaikkan serta kedudukannya ditetapkan di atas semua pembesar yang ada di hadapan baginda.
After this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was of Agag lineage, and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.
2 Dan semua pegawai raja yang di pintu gerbang istana raja berlutut dan sujud kepada Haman, sebab demikianlah diperintahkan raja tentang dia, tetapi Mordekhai tidak berlutut dan tidak sujud.
And all the king’s servants, who passed by the doors of the palace, bent their knees and adored Haman, for so the ruler had instructed them. Only Mordecai did not bend his knee, nor adore him.
3 Maka para pegawai raja yang di pintu gerbang istana raja berkata kepada Mordekhai: "Mengapa engkau melanggar perintah raja?"
The king’s servants, who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him, “Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”
4 Setelah mereka menegor dia berhari-hari dengan tidak didengarkannya juga, maka hal itu diberitahukan merekalah kepada Haman untuk melihat, apakah sikap Mordekhai itu dapat tetap, sebab ia telah menceritakan kepada mereka, bahwa ia orang Yahudi.
And when they were saying this frequently, and he would not listen to them, they reported it to Haman, desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 Ketika Haman melihat, bahwa Mordekhai tidak berlutut dan sujud kepadanya, maka sangat panaslah hati Haman,
Now when Haman had heard this, and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him, nor adore him, he was very angry.
6 tetapi ia menganggap dirinya terlalu hina untuk membunuh hanya Mordekhai saja, karena orang telah memberitahukan kepadanya kebangsaan Mordekhai itu. Jadi Haman mencari ikhtiar memunahkan semua orang Yahudi, yakni bangsa Mordekhai itu, di seluruh kerajaan Ahasyweros.
And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone, for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people. And so he wanted more: to destroy the entire nation of the Jews, who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.
7 Dalam bulan pertama, yakni bulan Nisan, dalam tahun yang kedua belas zaman raja Ahasyweros, orang membuang pur--yakni undi--di depan Haman, hari demi hari dan bulan demi bulan sampai jatuh pada bulan yang kedua belas, yakni bulan Adar.
In the first month, which is called Nisan, in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Pur, in the presence of Haman, to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed. And it turned out to be the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
8 Maka sembah Haman kepada raja Ahasyweros: "Ada suatu bangsa yang hidup tercerai-berai dan terasing di antara bangsa-bangsa di dalam seluruh daerah kerajaan tuanku, dan hukum mereka berlainan dengan hukum segala bangsa, dan hukum raja tidak dilakukan mereka, sehingga tidak patut bagi raja membiarkan mereka leluasa.
And Haman said to king Artaxerxes, “There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another, who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who, in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances. And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.
9 Jikalau baik pada pemandangan raja, hendaklah dikeluarkan surat titah untuk membinasakan mereka; maka hamba akan menimbang perak sepuluh ribu talenta dan menyerahkannya kepada tangan para pejabat yang bersangkutan, supaya mereka memasukkannya ke dalam perbendaharaan raja."
If it pleases you, declare that they may be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”
10 Maka raja mencabut cincin meterainya dari jarinya, lalu diserahkannya kepada Haman bin Hamedata, orang Agag, seteru orang Yahudi itu,
And so the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage, enemy of the Jews.
11 kemudian titah raja kepada Haman: "Perak itu terserah kepadamu, juga bangsa itu untuk kauperlakukan seperti yang kaupandang baik."
And he said to him, “Let the silver, which you promise, be for yourself. As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”
12 Maka dalam bulan yang pertama pada hari yang ketiga belas dipanggillah para panitera raja, lalu, sesuai dengan segala yang diperintahkan Haman, ditulislah surat kepada wakil-wakil raja, kepada setiap bupati yang menguasai daerah dan kepada setiap pembesar bangsa, yakni kepada tiap-tiap daerah menurut tulisannya dan kepada tiap-tiap bangsa menurut bahasanya; surat itu ditulis atas nama raja Ahasyweros dan dimeterai dengan cincin meterai raja.
And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his ring.
13 Surat-surat itu dikirimkan dengan perantaraan pesuruh-pesuruh cepat ke segala daerah kerajaan, supaya dipunahkan, dibunuh dan dibinasakan semua orang Yahudi dari pada yang muda sampai kepada yang tua, bahkan anak-anak dan perempuan-perempuan, pada satu hari juga, pada tanggal tiga belas bulan yang kedua belas--yakni bulan Adar--, dan supaya dirampas harta milik mereka.
These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities.
14 Salinan surat itu harus diundangkan di dalam tiap-tiap daerah, lalu diumumkan kepada segala bangsa, supaya mereka bersiap-siap untuk hari itu.
And the effect of the letters was this: that all provinces would know and prepare for the prescribed day.
15 Maka dengan tergesa-gesa berangkatlah pesuruh-pesuruh cepat itu, atas titah raja, dan undang-undang itu dikeluarkan di dalam benteng Susan. Sementara itu raja serta Haman duduk minum-minum, tetapi kota Susan menjadi gempar.
The couriers, who had been sent, hurried to complete the king’s command, but the edict was hung up in Susa immediately. And the king and Haman celebrated a feast, while all the Jews in the city were weeping.
