Книга Есфири 3

1 И по сих прослави царь Артаксеркс Амана сына Амадафуина Вугеанина и вознесе его, и председяше вышше всех другов его:

After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him.

2 и вси, иже во дворе (цареве), покланяхуся Аману: сице бо повеле царь творити. Мардохей же не кланяшеся ему.

And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.

3 И глаголаша сущии во дворе цареве Мардохею: мардохее, чесо ради не слушаеши глаголемых от царя?

Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?

4 По вся же дни глаголаху ему, и не послушаше их. И возвестиша Аману, яко Мардохей сопротивляется повелению цареву, и поведа им Мардохей, яко Иудеанин есть.

Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew.

5 И уведав Аман, яко не кланяется ему Мардохеи, разгневася зело

And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.

6 и умысли погубити вся Иудеи, иже в царстве Артаксерксове:

But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

7 и сотвори совет в лето второенадесять царства Артаксерксова, и меташе жребия день от дне и месяц от месяца, яко погубити во един день род Мардохеев: и паде жребий на четвертыйнадесять день месяца, иже есть Адар.

In the first month, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, from day to day and from month to month they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.

8 И рече (Аман) ко царю Артаксерксу, глаголя: есть язык разсеянный во языцех во всем царстве твоем: законы же их странни паче всех язык, и законов царских не слушают, и не пользует царю оставити их:

And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.

9 и аще годе есть цареви, да повелит погубити я: аз же запишу в сокровище царево десять тысящ талант сребра.

If it is the king's pleasure, let a statement ordering their destruction be put in writing: and I will give to those responsible for the king's business, ten thousand talents of silver for the king's store-house.

10 И снем царь перстень (с руки своея), даде в руце Аману, да запечатает писания написанная на Иудей.

And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews.

11 И рече царь Аману: сребро убо имей ты себе, людем же твори, якоже хощеши.

And the king said to Haman, The money is yours, and the people, to do with them whatever seems right to you.

12 И призвани быша писцы царевы в третийнадесять день месяца перваго, и написаша, якоже повеле Аман, к воеводам и началником по всем странам, от Индийския области даже и до Ефиопии, сто двадесяти седми странам, началствующым над языки по их языку, именем Артаксеркса царя.

Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were sent for, and they put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people: for every division of the kingdom in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs; it was signed in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with the king's ring.

13 И посла с писмоносцы писания в царство Артаксерксово, да побиют род Жидовский в день един месяца вторагонадесять, иже есть Адар, и да расхитят имения их.

And letters were sent by the runners into every division of the kingdom ordering the death and destruction of all Jews, young and old, little children and women, on the same day, even the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and the taking of all their goods by force.

14 Списания же епистолии посылахуся по странам, и повелено бысть всем языком готовым быти в нареченный день.

A copy of the writing, to be made public in every part of the kingdom, was sent out to all the peoples, so that they might be ready when that day came.

15 Приспе же дело и в Сусы: и царь убо и Аман пирующа наслаждастася, град же (Сусы) мятяшеся.

The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled.