< Estera 3 >
1 Rehefa afaka izany zavatra izany, dia nasandratr’ i Ahasoerosy mpanjaka Hamana, zanak’ i Hamedota Agagita, ka nomeny voninahitra, ary ny sezany nataony teo alohan’ ny an’ ny mpanapaka rehetra izay teo aminy.
After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and placed his seat of authority above all the officials who were with him.
2 Ary ny mpanompon’ ny mpanjaka rehetra izay teo am-bavahadin’ ny mpanjaka dia nandohalika sy niankohoka teo anatrehan’ i Hamana; fa izany no didin’ ny mpanjaka. Fa Mordekay kosa tsy mba nety nandohalika na niankohoka.
All the king's servants who were at the king's gate always knelt and prostrated themselves to Haman, as the king had ordered them to do. But Mordecai neither knelt nor prostrated himself.
3 Dia hoy ny mpanompon’ ny mpanjaka izay teo am-bavahadin’ ny mpanjaka tamin’ i Mordekay: Nahoana ianao no mandika ny didin’ ny mpanjaka?
Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king's command?”
4 Nefa na dia niteny taminy isan’ andro aza ireo, dia tsy mba nihaino azy izy, ka nolazain’ Ireo tamin’ i Hamana, mba hizahany na haharitra amin’ ny teniny ihany Mordekay, na tsia; fa efa nilaza tamin’ ireo izy fa Jiosy.
They spoke with him day after day, but he refused to comply with their demands. So they spoke with Haman to see if the matter about Mordecai would remain like that, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 Ary rehefa hitan’ i Hamana fa Mordekay tsy mba nety nandohalika na niankohoka teo anatrehany, dia tezitra loatra izy.
When Haman saw that Mordecai did not kneel and bow down to him, Haman was filled with rage.
6 Ary nataon’ i Hamana ho zavatra kely loatra ny haninji-tanana hamely an’ i Mordekay irery ihany (fa efa nambara azy ny firenen’ i Mordekay), ka dia nitady handringana ny Jiosy rehetra eran’ ny fanjakan’ i Ahasoerosy koa izy, dia ny firenen’ i Mordekay.
He had contempt for the idea of killing only Mordecai, for the king's servants had told him who Mordecai's people were. Haman wanted to exterminate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were in the entire kingdom of Ahasuerus.
7 Tamin’ ny volana voalohany (volana Nisana izany) tamin’ ny taona faharoa ambin’ ny folo nanjakan’ i Ahasoerosy mpanjaka, nisy nanao pora (filokana izany) teo anatrehan’ i Hamana ny amin’ ny isan’ andro isan’ andro sy ny isam-bolana isam-bolana hatramin’ ny volana faharoa ambin’ ny folo (volana Adara izany)
In the first month (which is the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, the Pur—that is the lot—was thrown before Haman, to select a day and month. They cast the lot over and over until the lot fell on the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar).
8 Ary hoy Hamana tamin’ i Ahasoerosy mpanjaka: tsisy firenena iray efa miely sy mihahaka eny amin’ ny firenena samy hafa isan-tokony eran’ ny fanjakanao; ary hafa lalàna noho ny firenena rehetra ireny sady tsy mba mankatò ny lalàn’ ny mpanjaka; ary tsy mendrika amin’ ny mpanjaka ny hamela azy ho eny;
Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and distributed among all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so it is not suitable for the king to let them stay.
9 koa raha sitraky ny mpanjaka, aoka hosoratana mba haringana ireny, dia handoa talenta volafotsy iray alina ho eo an-tànan’ ny mpanao raharaha aho ho entina ao an-trano firaketan’ ny mpanjaka.
If it please the king, give a command to kill them, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business, for them to put it into the king's treasury.”
10 Dia nesorin’ ny mpanjaka tamin’ ny tànany ny peratra fanombohany ka nomeny an’ i Hamana, zanak’ i Hamedota Agagita, fahavalon’ ny Jiosy.
Then the king took the signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
11 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin’ i Hamana: Homena anao ihany ny volafotsy sy ny olona koa hanaovanao azy araka izay sitrakao.
The king said to Haman, “I will see that the money is given back to you and your people. You will do with it whatever you wish.”
12 Dia nantsoina ny mpanoratry ny mpanjaka tamin’ ny andro fahatelo ambin’ ny folo tamin’ ny volana voalohany, ka nosoratana izany araka izay rehetra nandidian’ i Hamana ho an’ ny solo-mpanjaka sy ny governora tamin’ ny isan-tokony ary ny mpanapaka ny firenena rehetra, ho any amin’ ny isan-tokony araka ny sorany avy, ary ho amin’ ny isam-pirenena araka ny fiteniny avy; dia tamin’ ny anaran’ i Ahasoerosy mpanjaka no nanoratany azy ka notombohiny tamin’ ny peratra fanombohan’ ny mpanjaka.
Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written to the king's provincial governors, those who were over all the provinces, to the governors of all the various peoples, and to the officials of all the people, to every province in their own writing, and to every people in their own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with his ring.
13 Ary ny taratasy dia nampitondrainy ny tsimandoa ho any amin’ ny isan-tokony amin’ ny fanjakan’ ny mpanjaka mba hampandringana sy hampamono ary hampandripaka ny Jiosy rehetra, na tanora na antitra hatramin’ ny zaza amim-behivavy aza, amin’ ny indray andro monja, dia tamin’ ny andro fahatelo ambin’ ny folo tamin’ ny volana faharoa ambin’ ny folo (volana Adara izany), ary handroba ny fananany.
Documents were hand-delivered by couriers to all the king's provinces, to annihilate, kill, and destroy all Jews, from young to old, children and women, in one day—on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar)—and to plunder their possessions.
14 Ny kopen’ ny teny izay natao didy ho amin’ ny isan-tokony amin’ ny fanjakana dia nisokatra mba ho hitan’ ny olona rehetra hampiomana azy ho amin’ izany andro izany.
A copy of the letter was made law in every province. In every province it was made known to all the people that they should prepare for this day.
15 Dia nivoaka ny tsimandoa, ka nododonan’ ny tenin’ ny mpanjaka; ary nantsoina tany Sosana renivohitra koa ny lalàna. Ary ny mpanjaka sy Hamana nipetraka hisotro; fa ny tao an-tanàna Sosana kosa dia very hevitra.
The couriers went out and hurried to distribute the king's order. The decree was also distributed within the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in turmoil.