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 these things, king Assuerus advanced Aman, the son of Amadathi, who was of the race of Agag: and he set his throne above all the princes that were with him.
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, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him.
3 Maka para pegawai raja yang di pintu gerbang istana raja berkata kepada Mordekhai: "Mengapa engkau melanggar perintah raja?"
And the king’s servants that were chief at the doors of the palace, said to him: Why dost thou alone not observe the king’s commandment?
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 often, and he would not hearken to them; they told Aman, desirous 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 Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding 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 counted it nothing to lay his hands upon Mardochai alone: for he had heard that he was of the nation of the Jews, and he chose rather to destroy all the nation of the Jews that were in the kingdom of Assuerus.
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 a of the reign of Assuerus, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Phur, before Aman, on what day and what month the nation of the Jews should be destroyed: and there came out 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 Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king’s ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity.
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 please thee, decree that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers.
10 Maka raja mencabut cincin meterainya dari jarinya, lalu diserahkannya kepada Haman bin Hamedata, orang Agag, seteru orang Yahudi itu,
And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the 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: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee.
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 king’s scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king’s lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, 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.
Were sent by the king’s messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods.
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 contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that 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 that were sent made haste to fulfill the king’s commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.
