9:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבִשְׁנֵים֩ עָשָׂ֨ר חֹ֜דֶשׁ הוּא ־חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֗ר בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יוֹם֙ בּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִגִּ֧יעַ דְּבַר ־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְדָת֖וֹ לְהֵעָשׂ֑וֹת בַּיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר שִׂבְּר֜וּ אֹיְבֵ֤י הַיְּהוּדִים֙ לִשְׁל֣וֹט בָּהֶ֔ם וְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְ ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁלְט֧וּ הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים הֵ֖מָּה בְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם ׃
ἐν γὰρ τῷ δωδεκάτῳ μηνὶ τρισκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνός ὅς ἐστιν Αδαρ παρῆν τὰ γράμματα τὰ γραφέντα ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως
Igitur duodecimi mensis , quem Adar vocari ante jam diximus , tertiadecima die , quando cunctis Judaeis interfectio parabatur , et hostes eorum inhiabant sanguini , versa vice Judaei superiores esse coeperunt , et se de adversariis vindicare .
ወበይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ጸገዋ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ አርጤክስስ ፡ ለአስቴር ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ንዋዮ ፡ ለሐማ ፡ መስተዋድይ ፡ ወፀውዖ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ለመርዶክዮስ ፡ ወአይድዓቶ ፡ አስቴር ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ከመ ፡ በቤቱ ፡ ልህቀት ።
Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s commandment and his decree came near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it turned out that the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),
9:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ נִקְהֲל֨וּ הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗ם בְּכׇל ־מְדִינוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖י רָֽעָתָ֑ם וְאִישׁ֙ לֹא ־עָמַ֣ד לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם* (במגילות אשכנז בִּפְנֵיהֶ֔ם ) כִּֽי ־נָפַ֥ל פַּחְדָּ֖ם עַל ־כׇּל ־הָעַמִּֽים ׃
ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἀπώλοντο οἱ ἀντικείμενοι τοῖς Ιουδαίοις οὐδεὶς γὰρ ἀντέστη φοβούμενος αὐτούς
Congregatique sunt per singulas civitates , oppida , et loca , ut extenderent manum contra inimicos , et persecutores suos . Nullusque ausus est resistere , eo quod omnes populos magnitudinis eorum formido penetrarat .
ወነሥአ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ህልቀቶ ፡ እንተ ፡ ነሥአ ፡ እምእደ ፡ ሐማ ፡ ወወሀቦ ፡ ለመርዶክዮስ ፡ ወሤመቶ ፡ አስቴር ፡ ለመርዶክዮስ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘሐማ ።
the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who wanted to harm them. No one could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen on all the people.
9:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְכׇל ־שָׂרֵ֨י הַמְּדִינ֜וֹת וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣ים וְהַפַּח֗וֹת וְעֹשֵׂ֤י הַמְּלָאכָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מְנַשְּׂאִ֖ים אֶת ־הַיְּהוּדִ֑ים כִּֽי ־נָפַ֥ל פַּֽחַד ־מׇרְדֳּכַ֖י עֲלֵיהֶֽם ׃
οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες τῶν σατραπῶν καὶ οἱ τύραννοι καὶ οἱ βασιλικοὶ γραμματεῖς ἐτίμων τοὺς Ιουδαίους ὁ γὰρ φόβος Μαρδοχαίου ἐνέκειτο αὐτοῖς
Nam et provinciarum judices , et duces , et procuratores , omnisque dignitas quae singulis locis ac operibus praeerat , extollebant Judaeos timore Mardochaei ,
ወእምዝ ፡ ዳግመ ፡ ነበበቶ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ወአስተብቊዓቶ ፡ ወሰገደት ፡ ታሕተ ፡ እገሪሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይኅድግ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ እኪተ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ ሐማ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ አይሁድ ።
All the princes of the provinces, the local governors, the governors, and those who did the king’s business helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.
9:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־גָד֤וֹל מׇרְדֳּכַי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְשׇׁמְע֖וֹ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּכׇל ־הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת כִּֽי ־הָאִ֥ישׁ מׇרְדֳּכַ֖י הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֽוֹל ׃
προσέπεσεν γὰρ τὸ πρόσταγμα τοῦ βασιλέως ὀνομασθῆναι ἐν πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ
quem principem esse palatii , et plurimum posse cognoverant : fama quoque nominis ejus crescebat quotidie , et per cunctorum ora volitabat .
ወአንሥአ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ በትሮ ፡ ዘወርቅ ፡ ወአንበረ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ርእሳ ፡ ለአስቴር ፡ ወተንሥአት ፡ ወቆመት ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ንጉሥ ።
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.
9:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּכּ֤וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ בְּכׇל ־אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם מַכַּת ־חֶ֥רֶב וְהֶ֖רֶג וְאַבְדָ֑ן וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם כִּרְצוֹנָֽם ׃
— Itaque percusserunt Judaei inimicos suos plaga magna , et occiderunt eos , reddentes eis quod sibi paraverant facere :
ወትቤሎ ፡ አስቴር ፡ ለእመ ፡ ትፈቅደኒ ፡ ወረከብኩ ፡ ሞገሰ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ፡ ለአክ ፡ ያምጽኡ ፡ መጽሐፈ ፡ ዘጸሐፈ ፡ ሐማ ፡ ከመይቅትልዎሙ ፡ ለአይሁድ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መንግሥትከ ።
The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they wanted to those who hated them.
9:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֗ה הָרְג֤וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ וְאַבֵּ֔ד חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִֽישׁ ׃
καὶ ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει ἀπέκτειναν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἄνδρας πεντακοσίους
in tantum ut etiam in Susan quingentos viros interficerent , extra decem filios Aman Agagitae hostis Judaeorum : quorum ista sunt nomina :
ወእፎ ፡ እክል ፡ ርእዮተ ፡ እኪቶሙ ፡ ለሕዝብየ ፡ ወእፎ ፡ እክል ፡ ሐይወ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ሞቶሙ ፡ ለሕዝብየ ።
In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
9:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאֵ֧ת ׀פַּרְשַׁנְדָּ֛תָא וְאֵ֥ת ׀דַּֽלְפ֖וֹן וְאֵ֥ת ׀אַסְפָּֽתָא ׃
τόν τε Φαρσαννεσταιν καὶ Δελφων καὶ Φασγα
Pharsandatha , et Delphon , et Esphatha ,
ወይቤላ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ለአስቴር ፡ ናሁ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ንዋዮ ፡ ለሐማ ፡ ወሀብኩኪ ፡ ወጸገውኩኪ ፡ ወኪያሁ ፡ ሰቀልኩ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ እስመ ፡ አንሥአ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ አይሁድ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ትፈቅዲ ፡ ይጽሐፉ ።
They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
9:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאֵ֧ת ׀פּוֹרָ֛תָא וְאֵ֥ת ׀אֲדַלְיָ֖א וְאֵ֥ת ׀אֲרִידָֽתָא ׃
καὶ Φαρδαθα καὶ Βαρεα καὶ Σαρβαχα
et Phoratha , et Adalia , et Aridatha ,
ንሥኢ ፡ ህልቀትየ ፡ ወይኅትሙ ፡ እንከሰ ፡ በማኅተምየ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ትፈቅዲ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ ፡ በትእዛዘ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ተኀትመ ፡ በማኅተመ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘየአቢ ።
Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
9:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאֵ֤ת ׀פַּרְמַ֙שְׁתָּא֙ וְאֵ֣ת ׀אֲרִיסַ֔י וְאֵ֥ת ׀אֲרִדַ֖י* (בספרים אחרים אֲרִידַ֖י וכך כתוב במגילות רבות ) וְאֵ֥ת ׀וַיְזָֽתָא ׃
καὶ Μαρμασιμα καὶ Αρουφαιον καὶ Αρσαιον καὶ Ζαβουθαιθαν
et Phermesta , et Arisai , et Aridai , et Jezatha .
ወጸውዑ ፡ ጸሐፍተ ፡ በቀዳሚ ፡ ወርኀ ፡ ኔሳን ፡ አመ ፡ ዓሠርቱ ፡ ወሠለስቱ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ወጸሐፉ ፡ ለአይሁድ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ አዘዞሙ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ለመንግሥቱ ፡ ወለመኳንንቱ ፡ ወለመሳፍንቱ ፡ እምነ ፡ ህንደኬ ፡ እስከ ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ፡ በበበሐውርቲሁ ፡ ወበበነገረ ፡ ብሔሮሙ ።
Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
9:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֲ֠שֶׂ֠רֶת בְּנֵ֨י הָמָ֧ן בֶּֽן ־הַמְּדָ֛תָא צֹרֵ֥ר הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים הָרָ֑גוּ וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁלְח֖וּ אֶת ־יָדָֽם ׃
τοὺς δέκα υἱοὺς Αμαν Αμαδαθου Βουγαίου τοῦ ἐχθροῦ τῶν Ιουδαίων καὶ διήρπασαν
Quos cum occidissent , praedas de substantiis eorum tangere noluerunt .
ወጸሐፉ ፡ በቃለ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ወኀተሙ ፡ በማኅተሙ ፡ ወፈነዉ ፡ መጻሕፍቲሁ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ሐዋርያት ።
the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy, but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.
9:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא בָּ֣א מִסְפַּ֧ר הַֽהֲרוּגִ֛ים בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃
ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐπεδόθη ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῷ βασιλεῖ τῶν ἀπολωλότων ἐν Σούσοις
Statimque numerus eorum , qui occisi erant in Susan , ad regem relatus est .
ወከመዝ ፡ አዘዞሙ ፡ ይግበሩ ፡ በስሙ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ አህጉር ፡ ወይርድእዎሙ ፡ ወይዕቀብዎሙ ፡ እምእደ ፡ ፀሮሙ ፡ ወእምእለ ፡ ይቀውሙ ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ፡ በከመ ፡ ይፈቅዱ ፡ እሙንቱ ።
On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king.
9:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֡ה הָרְגוּ֩ הַיְּהוּדִ֨ים וְאַבֵּ֜ד חֲמֵ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אִ֗ישׁ וְאֵת֙ עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת בְּנֵֽי ־הָמָ֔ן בִּשְׁאָ֛ר מְדִינ֥וֹת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ וּמַה ־שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙ וְיִנָּ֣תֵֽן לָ֔ךְ וּמַה ־בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְ ע֖וֹד וְתֵעָֽשׂ ׃
εἶπεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Εσθηρ ἀπώλεσαν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει ἄνδρας πεντακοσίους ἐν δὲ τῇ περιχώρῳ πῶς οἴει ἐχρήσαντο τί οὖν ἀξιοῖς ἔτι καὶ ἔσται σοι
Qui dixit reginae : In urbe Susan interfecerunt Judaei quingentos viros , et alios decem filios Aman : quantam putas eos exercere caedem in universis provinciis ? quid ultra postulas , et quid vis ut fieri jubeam ?
በይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ በኵሉ ፡ መንግሥቱ ፡ ለአከ ፡ አርጤክስስ ፡ አመ ፡ ዓሡሩ ፡ ወሠሉሱ ፡ ለወርኀ ፡ አዳር ፡ ዘዓሠርቱ ፡ ወክልኤቱ ፡ አውራኅ ።
The king said to Esther the queen, “The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the citadel of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your further request? It shall be done.”
9:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶסְתֵּר֙ אִם ־עַל ־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב יִנָּתֵ֣ן גַּם ־מָחָ֗ר לַיְּהוּדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ן לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת כְּדָ֣ת הַיּ֑וֹם וְאֵ֛ת עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת בְּנֵֽי ־הָמָ֖ן יִתְל֥וּ עַל ־הָעֵֽץ ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Εσθηρ τῷ βασιλεῖ δοθήτω τοῖς Ιουδαίοις χρῆσθαι ὡσαύτως τὴν αὔριον ὥστε τοὺς δέκα υἱοὺς κρεμάσαι Αμαν
Cui illa respondit : Si regi placet , detur potestas Judaeis , ut sicut fecerunt hodie in Susan , sic et cras faciant , et decem filii Aman in patibulis suspendantur .
— Then Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Susa to do tomorrow also according to today’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
9:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֔ן וַתִּנָּתֵ֥ן דָּ֖ת בְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ן וְאֵ֛ת עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת בְּנֵֽי ־הָמָ֖ן תָּלֽוּ ׃
καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν οὕτως γενέσθαι καὶ ἐξέθηκε τοῖς Ιουδαίοις τῆς πόλεως τὰ σώματα τῶν υἱῶν Αμαν κρεμάσαι
Praecepitque rex ut ita fieret . Statimque in Susan pependit edictum , et decem filii Aman suspensi sunt .
— The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Susa; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
9:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ (היהודיים ) [הַיְּהוּדִ֣ים ] אֲשֶׁר ־בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן גַּ֠ם בְּי֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּ בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ן שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁלְח֖וּ אֶת ־יָדָֽם ׃
καὶ συνήχθησαν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἐν Σούσοις τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ Αδαρ καὶ ἀπέκτειναν ἄνδρας τριακοσίους καὶ οὐδὲν διήρπασαν
Congregatis Judaeis quartadecima die mensis Adar , interfecti sunt in Susan trecenti viri : nec eorum ab illis direpta substantia est .
— The Jews who were in Susa gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Susa; but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.
9:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּשְׁאָ֣ר הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ בִּמְדִינ֨וֹת הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ נִקְהֲל֣וּ ׀ וְעָמֹ֣ד עַל ־נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְנ֙וֹחַ֙ מֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָרוֹג֙ בְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָֽׁלְח֖וּ אֶת ־יָדָֽם ׃
οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ τῶν Ιουδαίων οἱ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ συνήχθησαν καὶ ἑαυτοῖς ἐβοήθουν καὶ ἀνεπαύσαντο ἀπὸ τῶν πολεμίων ἀπώλεσαν γὰρ αὐτῶν μυρίους πεντακισχιλίους τῇ τρισκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ Αδαρ καὶ οὐδὲν διήρπασαν
Sed et per omnes provincias quae ditioni regis subjacebant , pro animabus suis steterunt Judaei , interfectis hostibus ac persecutoribus suis : in tantum ut septuaginta quinque millia occisorum implerentur , et nullus de substantiis eorum quidquam contingeret .
— The other Jews who were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, defended their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them; but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.
9:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּיוֹם ־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֑ר וְנ֗וֹחַ בְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וְעָשֹׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ י֖וֹם מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה וְשִׂמְחָֽה ׃
καὶ ἀνεπαύσαντο τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς καὶ ἦγον αὐτὴν ἡμέραν ἀναπαύσεως μετὰ χαρᾶς καὶ εὐφροσύνης
Dies autem tertiusdecimus mensis Adar primus apud omnes interfectionis fuit , et quartadecima die caedere desierunt . Quem constituerunt esse solemnem , ut in eo omni tempore deinceps vacarent epulis , gaudio , atque conviviis .
— This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of that month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
9:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ (והיהודיים ) [וְהַיְּהוּדִ֣ים ] אֲשֶׁר ־בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן נִקְהֲלוּ֙ בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר בּ֑וֹ וְנ֗וֹחַ בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וְעָשֹׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ י֖וֹם מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה וְשִׂמְחָֽה ׃
οἱ δὲ Ιουδαῖοι οἱ ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει συνήχθησαν καὶ τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ καὶ οὐκ ἀνεπαύσαντο ἦγον δὲ καὶ τὴν πεντεκαιδεκάτην μετὰ χαρᾶς καὶ εὐφροσύνης
At hi , qui in urbe Susan caedem exercuerant , tertiodecimo et quartodecimo die ejusdem mensis in caede versati sunt : quintodecimo autem die percutere desierunt . Et idcirco eumdem diem constituerunt solemnem epularum atque laetitiae .
— But the Jews who were in Susa assembled together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth days of the month; and on the fifteenth day of that month, they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
9:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־כֵּ֞ן הַיְּהוּדִ֣ים (הפרוזים ) [הַפְּרָזִ֗ים ] הַיֹּשְׁבִים֮ בְּעָרֵ֣י הַפְּרָזוֹת֒ עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר שִׂמְחָ֥ה וּמִשְׁתֶּ֖ה וְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹב וּמִשְׁלֹ֥חַ מָנ֖וֹת אִ֥ישׁ לְרֵעֵֽהוּ ׃ {ס}
διὰ τοῦτο οὖν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι οἱ διεσπαρμένοι ἐν πάσῃ χώρᾳ τῇ ἔξω ἄγουσιν τὴν τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην τοῦ Αδαρ ἡμέραν ἀγαθὴν μετ’ εὐφροσύνης ἀποστέλλοντες μερίδας ἕκαστος τῷ πλησίον οἱ δὲ κατοικοῦντες ἐν ταῖς μητροπόλεσιν καὶ τὴν πεντεκαιδεκάτην τοῦ Αδαρ ἡμέραν εὐφροσύνην ἀγαθὴν ἄγουσιν ἐξαποστέλλοντες μερίδας τοῖς πλησίον
Hi vero Judaei , qui in oppidis non muratis ac villis morabantur , quartumdecimum diem mensis Adar conviviorum et gaudii decreverunt , ita ut exultent in eo , et mittant sibi mutuo partes epularum et ciborum .
— Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a holiday, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.
9:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב מׇרְדֳּכַ֔י אֶת ־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל ־כׇּל ־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּכׇל ־מְדִינוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ הַקְּרוֹבִ֖ים וְהָרְחוֹקִֽים ׃
ἔγραψεν δὲ Μαρδοχαῖος τοὺς λόγους τούτους εἰς βιβλίον καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν τοῖς Ιουδαίοις ὅσοι ἦσαν ἐν τῇ Ἀρταξέρξου βασιλείᾳ τοῖς ἐγγὺς καὶ τοῖς μακράν
Scripsit itaque Mardochaeus omnia haec , et litteris comprehensa misit ad Judaeos qui in omnibus regis provinciis morabantur , tam in vicino positis , quam procul ,
— Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
9:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְקַיֵּם֮ עֲלֵיהֶם֒ לִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וְאֵ֛ת יוֹם ־חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר בּ֑וֹ בְּכׇל ־שָׁנָ֖ה וְשָׁנָֽה ׃
στῆσαι τὰς ἡμέρας ταύτας ἀγαθὰς ἄγειν τε τὴν τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην καὶ τὴν πεντεκαιδεκάτην τοῦ Αδαρ
ut quartamdecimam et quintamdecimam diem mensis Adar pro festis susciperent , et revertente semper anno solemni celebrarent honore :
— to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly,
9:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר ־נָ֨חוּ בָהֶ֤ם הַיְּהוּדִים֙ מֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר֩ נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ לָהֶ֤ם מִיָּגוֹן֙ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמֵאֵ֖בֶל לְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹב לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם יְמֵי֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה וְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמִשְׁלֹ֤חַ מָנוֹת֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וּמַתָּנ֖וֹת לָֽאֶבְיֹנִֽים ׃
ἐν γὰρ ταύταις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἀνεπαύσαντο οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν καὶ τὸν μῆνα ἐν ᾧ ἐστράφη αὐτοῖς ὃς ἦν Αδαρ ἀπὸ πένθους εἰς χαρὰν καὶ ἀπὸ ὀδύνης εἰς ἀγαθὴν ἡμέραν ἄγειν ὅλον ἀγαθὰς ἡμέρας γάμων καὶ εὐφροσύνης ἐξαποστέλλοντας μερίδας τοῖς φίλοις καὶ τοῖς πτωχοῖς
quia in ipsis diebus se ulti sunt Judaei de inimicis suis , et luctus atque tristitia in hilaritatem gaudiumque conversa sunt , essentque dies isti epularum atque laetitiae , et mitterent sibi invicem ciborum partes , et pauperibus munuscula largirentur .
— as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy.
9:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְקִבֵּל֙ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר ־הֵחֵ֖לּוּ לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר ־כָּתַ֥ב מׇרְדֳּכַ֖י אֲלֵיהֶֽם ׃
καὶ προσεδέξαντο οἱ Ιουδαῖοι καθὼς ἔγραψεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Μαρδοχαῖος
Susceperuntque Judaei in solemnem ritum cuncta quae eo tempore facere coeperant , et quae Mardochaeus litteris facienda mandaverat .
— The Jews accepted the custom that they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them,
9:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּי֩ הָמָ֨ן בֶּֽן ־הַמְּדָ֜תָא הָֽאֲגָגִ֗י צֹרֵר֙ כׇּל ־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים חָשַׁ֥ב עַל ־הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וְהִפִּ֥ל פּוּר֙ ה֣וּא הַגּוֹרָ֔ל לְהֻמָּ֖ם וּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם ׃
πῶς Αμαν Αμαδαθου ὁ Μακεδὼν ἐπολέμει αὐτούς καθὼς ἔθετο ψήφισμα καὶ κλῆρον ἀφανίσαι αὐτούς
Aman enim , filius Amadathi stirpis Agag , hostis et adversarius Judaeorum , cogitavit contra eos malum , ut occideret illos atque deleret : et misit phur , quod nostra lingua vertitur in sortem .
— because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast “Pur”, that is the lot, to consume them and to destroy them;
9:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבְבֹאָהּ֮ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֒לֶךְ֒ אָמַ֣ר עִם ־הַסֵּ֔פֶר יָשׁ֞וּב מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר ־חָשַׁ֥ב עַל ־הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים עַל ־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וְתָל֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וְאֶת ־בָּנָ֖יו עַל ־הָעֵֽץ ׃
καὶ ὡς εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα λέγων κρεμάσαι τὸν Μαρδοχαῖον ὅσα δὲ ἐπεχείρησεν ἐπάξαι ἐπὶ τοὺς Ιουδαίους κακά ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἐγένοντο καὶ ἐκρεμάσθη αὐτὸς καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ
Et postea ingressa est Esther ad regem , obsecrans ut conatus ejus litteris regis irriti fierent , et malum quod contra Judaeos cogitaverat , reverteretur in caput ejus . Denique et ipsum et filios ejus affixerunt cruci ,
— but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked plan, which he had planned against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
9:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְאוּ֩ לַיָּמִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה פוּרִים֙ עַל ־שֵׁ֣ם הַפּ֔וּר עַל ־כֵּ֕ן עַל ־כׇּל ־דִּבְרֵ֖י הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת הַזֹּ֑את וּמָֽה ־רָא֣וּ עַל ־כָּ֔כָה וּמָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵיהֶֽם ׃
διὰ τοῦτο ἐπεκλήθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι αὗται Φρουραι διὰ τοὺς κλήρους ὅτι τῇ διαλέκτῳ αὐτῶν καλοῦνται Φρουραι διὰ τοὺς λόγους τῆς ἐπιστολῆς ταύτης καὶ ὅσα πεπόνθασιν διὰ ταῦτα καὶ ὅσα αὐτοῖς ἐγένετο
atque ex illo tempore dies isti appellati sunt phurim , id est sortium : eo quod phur , id est sors , in urnam missa fuerit . Et cuncta quae gesta sunt , epistolae , id est , libri hujus volumine , continentur :
— Therefore they called these days “Purim”, from the word “Pur.” Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them,
9:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ קִיְּמ֣וּ (וקבל ) [וְקִבְּל֣וּ ] הַיְּהוּדִים֩ ׀עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀וְעַל ־זַרְעָ֜ם וְעַ֨ל כׇּל ־הַנִּלְוִ֤ים עֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲב֔וֹר לִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י הַיָּמִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה כִּכְתָבָ֖ם וְכִזְמַנָּ֑ם בְּכׇל ־שָׁנָ֖ה וְשָׁנָֽה ׃
καὶ ἔστησεν καὶ προσεδέχοντο οἱ Ιουδαῖοι ἐφ’ ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς προστεθειμένοις ἐπ’ αὐτῶν οὐδὲ μὴν ἄλλως χρήσονται αἱ δὲ ἡμέραι αὗται μνημόσυνον ἐπιτελούμενον κατὰ γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν καὶ πόλιν καὶ πατριὰν καὶ χώραν
quaeque sustinuerunt , et quae deinceps immutata sunt , susceperunt Judaei super se et semen suum , et super cunctos qui religioni eorum voluerunt copulari , ut nulli liceat duos hos dies absque solemnitate transigere , quos scriptura testatur , et certa expetunt tempora , annis sibi jugiter succedentibus .
— the Jews established and imposed on themselves, on their descendants, and on all those who joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail that they would keep these two days according to what was written and according to its appointed time every year;
9:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהַיָּמִ֣ים הָ֠אֵ֠לֶּה נִזְכָּרִ֨ים וְנַעֲשִׂ֜ים בְּכׇל ־דּ֣וֹר וָד֗וֹר מִשְׁפָּחָה֙ וּמִשְׁפָּחָ֔ה מְדִינָ֥ה וּמְדִינָ֖ה וְעִ֣יר וָעִ֑יר וִימֵ֞י הַפּוּרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה לֹ֤א יַֽעַבְרוּ֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְזִכְרָ֖ם לֹא ־יָס֥וּף מִזַּרְעָֽם ׃ {ס}
αἱ δὲ ἡμέραι αὗται τῶν Φρουραι ἀχθήσονται εἰς τὸν ἅπαντα χρόνον καὶ τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπῃ ἐκ τῶν γενεῶν
Isti sunt dies , quos nulla umquam delebit oblivio , et per singulas generationes cunctae in toto orbe provinciae celebrabunt : nec est ulla civitas , in qua dies phurim , id est sortium , non observentur a Judaeis , et ab eorum progenie , quae his caeremoniis obligata est .
— and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor their memory perish from their offspring.
9:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַ֠תִּכְתֹּ֠ב אֶסְתֵּ֨ר הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה בַת ־אֲבִיחַ֛יִל וּמׇרְדֳּכַ֥י הַיְּהוּדִ֖י אֶת ־כׇּל ־תֹּ֑קֶף לְקַיֵּ֗ם אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת הַפֻּרִ֛ים הַזֹּ֖את הַשֵּׁנִֽית ׃
καὶ ἔγραψεν Εσθηρ ἡ βασίλισσα θυγάτηρ Αμιναδαβ καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ Ιουδαῖος ὅσα ἐποίησαν τό τε στερέωμα τῆς ἐπιστολῆς τῶν Φρουραι
Scripseruntque Esther regina filia Abihail , et Mardochaeus Judaeus , etiam secundam epistolam , ut omni studio dies ista solemnis sanciretur in posterum :
— Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
9:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל ־כׇּל ־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֶל ־שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה מַלְכ֖וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת ׃
— et miserunt ad omnes Judaeos qui in centum viginti septem provinciis regis Assueri versabantur , ut haberent pacem , et susciperent veritatem ,
— He sent letters to all the Jews in the hundred twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus with words of peace and truth,
9:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְקַיֵּ֡ם אֶת ־יְמֵי֩ הַפֻּרִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ קִיַּ֨ם עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם מׇרְדֳּכַ֤י הַיְּהוּדִי֙ וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה וְכַאֲשֶׁ֛ר קִיְּמ֥וּ עַל ־נַפְשָׁ֖ם וְעַל ־זַרְעָ֑ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַצּוֹמ֖וֹת וְזַעֲקָתָֽם ׃
καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος καὶ Εσθηρ ἡ βασίλισσα ἔστησαν ἑαυτοῖς καθ’ ἑαυτῶν καὶ τότε στήσαντες κατὰ τῆς ὑγιείας αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν βουλὴν αὐτῶν
observantes dies sortium , et suo tempore cum gaudio celebrarent : sicut constituerant Mardochaeus et Esther , et illi observanda susceperunt a se , et a semine suo , jejunia , et clamores , et sortium dies ,
— to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had decreed, and as they had imposed upon themselves and their descendants in the matter of the fastings and their mourning.
9:32 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּמַאֲמַ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר קִיַּ֕ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפֻּרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְתָּ֖ב בַּסֵּֽפֶר ׃ {ס}
καὶ Εσθηρ λόγῳ ἔστησεν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ ἐγράφη εἰς μνημόσυνον
et omnia quae libri hujus , qui vocatur Esther , historia continentur .
— The commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.