Ester 3
1 DOPO queste cose, il re Assuero ingrandì Haman, figliuolo di Hammedata, Agageo, e l'innalzò, e pose il suo seggio disopra a tutti i principi ch'[erano] con lui.
After these things, did King Ahasuerus promote to power Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and exalted him, —and placed his seat above all the rulers who were with him.
2 E tutti i servitori del re ch'erano alla porta del re s'inchinavano, e adoravano Haman; perciocchè il re avea comandato [che si facesse così] inverso lui. Ma Mardocheo non s'inchinava, e non lo adorava.
And, all the kings servants who were in the kings gate, used to bend and bow themselves down unto Haman, for, so, had the king given command concerning him, —but, Mordecai, bent not nor bowed himself down.
3 Ed i servitori del re ch'[erano] alla porta del re, dissero a Mardocheo: Perchè trapassi il comandamento del re?
Then said the king’s servants who were in the king’s gate unto Mordecai, —
4 Ora, come essi glielo dicessero ogni giorno, ed egli non desse loro orecchie, essi [lo] rapportarono ad Haman, per vedere se le parole di Mardocheo sarebbero costanti; perciocchè egli avea lor dichiarato ch'egli [era] Giudeo.
Wherefore art, thou, transgressing the command of the king? And it came to pass, when they had spoken unto him day by day, and he had not hearkened unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether the account of Mordecai would stand, for he had told them, that, he, was a Jew.
5 Haman adunque vide che Mardocheo non s'inchinava, e non l'adorava, e fu ripieno di furore.
And, when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bend nor bow down unto him, then was Haman filled with wrath;
6 Ma egli sdegnava di metter la mano sopra Mardocheo solo; anzi, perchè gli era stato dichiarato il popolo di Mardocheo, cercava di distruggere tutti i Giudei, popolo di Mardocheo, ch'[erano] in tutto il regno di Assuero.
but, it was contemptible in his eyes, to thrust forth a hand on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai, —and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.
7 E nel primo mese, [che] è il mese di Nisan, nell'anno duodecimo del re Assuero, fu tirata Pur, cioè la sorte, davanti ad Haman, per ciascun giorno, e per ciascun mese; [e la sorte cadde] sul duodecimo mese [che] è il mese di Adar.
In the first month—the same, was the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, was Pur cast—the same, is the Lot, before Haman, from day to day, and from month to month, —and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar.
8 Ed Haman disse al re Assuero: Ei v'è un popolo sparso e diviso fra gli [altri] popoli, in tutte le provincie del tuo regno, le cui leggi son differenti da [quelle di] ogni [altro] popolo; ed esso non osserva le leggi del re; talchè non [è] spediente al re di lasciarlo [vivere].
Then said Haman unto King Ahasuerus, There is a certain people, scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples, throughout all the provinces of thy kingdom, —whose laws, are diverse from every people, and, the laws of the king, they observe not, for the king, therefore, it is not fit, to suffer them.
9 Se così par bene al re, scrivasi che sia distrutto; ed io pagherò, in mano di coloro che fanno le faccende del re, diecimila talenti di argento, per portarli ne' tesori del re.
If, unto the king, it seem good, let it be written, to destroy them, —and, ten thousand talents of silver, will I weigh out upon the hands of them who are doing the business, to bring [it] into the treasuries of the king.
10 Allora il re si trasse il suo anello di mano, e lo diede ad Haman, figliuolo di Hammedata, Agageo, nemico de' Giudei.
So then the king took his signet-ring from off his hand, and gave it unto Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the adversary of the Jews;
11 E il re disse ad Haman: Quell'argento ti è rimesso in dono; e pur sia fatto a quel popolo come ti parrà bene.
and the king said unto Haman, The silver, is granted thee, —and the people, to do with them, as may seem good in thine eyes.
12 E nel tredicesimo giorno del primo mese, furono chiamati i segretari del re, e furono scritte [lettere], interamente come Haman comandò, a' satrapi del re, e a' governatori di ciascuna provincia, ed a' principi di ciascun popolo; a ciascuna provincia, secondo la sua maniera di scrivere, ed a ciascun popolo, secondo il suo linguaggio. [E quelle furono] scritte a nome del re Assuero, e suggellate con l'anello del re.
Then were called the scribes of the king, in the first month, on the thirteenth day therein, and it was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the satraps of the king, and unto the pashas, who were over every province, and unto the rulers of every people, every province according to the writing thereof, and every people according to the tongue thereof, —in the name of King Ahasuerus, was it written, and sealed with the signet- ring of the king.
13 E furono mandate, per man de' corrieri, a tutte le provincie del re, per far distruggere, uccidere, e sterminare tutti i Giudei, fanciulli, vecchi, piccoli figliuoli, e femmine, in un medesimo giorno, [cioè], nel tredicesimo [giorno] del duodecimo mese, [ch]'è il mese di Adar, e per predar le loro spoglie.
Then were sent letters, by the hand of the runners, into all the provinces of the king, To destroy, to slay and to cause to perish all Jews, both young and old, little ones and women, in one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar, —and the spoil of them to be a prey.
14 Il tenore delle lettere [era], che si bandisse un decreto in ciascuna provincia, [sì che fosse] palese a tutti i popoli; acciocchè fosser presti per quel giorno.
A copy of the writing, to be delivered as an edict throughout every province, was published to all the peoples, —that they should be ready against this day.
15 I corrieri, sollecitati dal comandamento del re, si misero in cammino; e il decreto fu bandito in Susan, stanza reale. E il re, ed Haman, sedevano bevendo, mentre la città di Susan [era] in gran perplessità.
The runners, went forth, urged on by the word of the king, and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace, —and, the king and Haman, sat down to drink, but, the city of Shusan, was perplexed.
