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1 Hagi ana knama evutegeno'a, kini ne' Serksisi'a Agagi nagapinti ne' Hamedata nemofo Hemanina eri'zama'afintira azeri anaga atregeno maka agranema eri'zama e'neriza eri'za vahetmina zmagatereno rankva manino kegava huzmantene.

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.]

2 Hagi maka ranra kva vahe'ma kini ne'mofo kuma kafante'ma mani'naza vahe'mo'za zamare'na re'za ra agia Hemanina ami'naze. Na'ankure kini ne'mo'a, e'ina hiho huno huzmante'negu anara hu'naze. Hianagi Modekai'a ana nera antahiminora arena reno ra agia omi'ne.

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.

3 Anante kini ne'mofo eri'za vahe'ma kini ne' kuma kafante'ma nemani'za vahe'mo'za Modekaina antahige'za, nahigenka kini ne'mo'ma hiankea rutagre'nane?

The [other] officials [saw that, and they] asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey what the king commanded?”

4 Hagi maka knane knanena Modekaina nanekea asami'nazanagi, kezmia ontahige'za ana zantera Hemani'a na'a huntegahifi ke'nune nehu'za Hemanina ome asmi'naze. Na'ankure Modekaia'a huno nagra Jiu vahe mani'noanki'na Hemanintera narena oregosue huno hu'ne.

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.

5 Hagi Hemani'ma keama Modekaia'ma arenama reno ragima omigeno'a, tusi arimpa Modekaina ahente'ne.

When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down to him, he became extremely angry.

6 Hianagi Modekai'ma agriake'ma ahe frizankura avresra Hemani'a hu'ne. Na'ankure Modekai'a Jiu ne' mani'noema huno'ma higenoma keno antahinoma nehuno'a, Jiu vahetmima Serksisima kegavama hu'nea maka mopafima mani'naza vahera maka zamahe fanene hu vagarenaku agesa antahi'ne.

[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.

7 Hagi kini ne' Serksisi'ma 12fu'a kafuma kinima nemanigeno'a, ese ikana Nisanie nehaza ikantera Hemanima Jiu vahe'ma zamahenia kna erintenaku hige'za agri avuga satu zokago re'za ke'naze. Hagi satu zokagoma re'za kazana 12fu ikana Adarie nehaza ikamofonte efore hu'ne.

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].

8 Hagi anante Hemani'a kini ne' Serksisinte vuno amanage huno ome asmi'ne, Kegavama hu'nana mopafina mago'a vahera ruzahu vahetami mani'naze. Zamagri zamavu'zmavamo'a ama mopafi vahe'mokizmi zamavuzmava knara osu'ne. Hagi kasegezmimo'a ruzahu hu'neankino, kagri kasegea novaririze. E'ina hu'negu zamatresanke'za amafina omanitfa hanaze.

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.

9 Hagi kini ne'moka ama ana kere'ma musema hanunka, ana vahetmima zamahe friho hunka huvempa hunka avona krenanke'na kna'amo'a 375 tani hu'nenia silva zago, feno zanka'arema kegavama hu'naza vahera zamisuge'za fenoma nentana nompina ome antegahaze.

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.”

10 Hagi ana kema kini ne'mo'ma nentahino'a, avonkreno hu izoma huno renekamrea rini azampinti zafino Agati nagapinte ne' Hamedata nemofo Jiu vahe ha' ne' Hemanina nemino,

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.

11 amanage hu'ne, Zagoma naminaku'ma hanana kagraka'a enerinka, na'anoma hunaku'ma hanana zana amne ana vahetmina huzmanto.

The king told Haman, “Keep your money, but do what you want to with those people [whom you talked about]!”

12 E'inage higeno ese ikantera 13ni kna zupa Hemani'a kehige'za kini nete'ma avonkre eri'zama e'neri'za vahe'mo'za eme atru hu'naze. Hagi maka kema zamasamia kea mago mago kumate vahe'mofo agerupinti'ene avompinti avona krete'za kini nemofo rinireti avame'za ana avontera rekamrentete'za ranra kva vahetegane (Satraps), gavana vahetamintegane atrazageno mago mago provinsifima mani'nazarega vuno eno hu'ne.

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,

13 Hagi avoma atrazageno maka kumategama vuno eno'ma hu'nea avomo'a anage hu'ne, 12fu ikamofona 13ni knazupa magoke knafinke Jiu vahera mofavrereti vuno tavava ozafare'ma uhanati'neana zamahe hana hinkeno, kini ne'mo'ma kegavama hu'nea mopafina miko omanitfa hina, maka zazmi eriho huno kretre'ne.

14 Hagi maka kumate vahe'mo'za ana avona eri'za kasege me'nenige'za amage antegahaze hu'za nehu'za, ana knama esigu tro hu'za manigahaze.

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].

15 Hagi kini ne'mo'a hankave ke huzmantege'za ana avontafera maka kumatega ame hu'za eri'za vu'za eza hu'naze. Hagi vihuma hugagi'naza rankumapima Susama nemani'naza vahera ama ana nanekea eriama hazage'za maka vahe'mo'za antahi'naze. Hagi anama huteke kini ne'ene kea waini tina nenekema mani'nakeno'a Susa kumapi vahera antahintahi zamimo'a savri hige'za tusi koro nehu'za antahitahi hakare hu'naze.

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].