AfterאַחַרtheseהָאֵלֶּהthingsהַדְּבָרִיםKing Ahasuerusהַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁmade greatגִּדַּלHaman,הָמָןsonבֶּןof Hammedatha,הַמְּדָתָאthe Agagite,הָאֲגָגִיand exalted him,וַיְנַשְּׂאֵהוּand setוַיָּשֶׂםhis seatכִּסְאוֹaboveמֵעַלallכָּלthe officialsהַשָּׂרִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרwith him.אִתּוֹ
And allוְכָלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְservantsעַבְדֵיwho wereאֲשֶׁרin the gateבְּשַׁעַרof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְkneltכֹּרְעִיםand bowed downוּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיםto Haman,לְהָמָןforכִּיsoכֵןthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhad commandedצִוָּהconcerning him;לוֹbut Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיdid notלֹאkneelיִכְרַעnorוְלֹאbow down.יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה
And the king’sוַ הַמֶּלֶךְservantsעַבְדֵיwho wereאֲשֶׁרin the gateבְּשַׁעַרof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidיֹּאמְרוּto Mordecai,לְמָרְדֳּכָי“Whyמַדּוּעַdo youאַתָּהtransgressעוֹבֵרthe commandmentמִצְוַתof the king?”הַמֶּלֶךְ
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen they spokeכְּאָמְרָםto himאֵלָיוdayיוֹםafter dayוָיוֹםand he did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto them,אֲלֵיהֶםthat they made it knownוַיַּגִּידוּto Haman,לְהָמָןto seeלִרְאוֹתwhetherהֲMordecai’sמָרְדֳּכַיwordsדִּבְרֵיwould stand;יַעַמְדוּforכִּיhe had made knownהִגִּידto themלָהֶםthatאֲשֶׁרheהוּאwasa Jew.יְהוּדִי
And Hamanוַ הָמָןsawיַּרְאthatכִּיMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיwas notאֵיןkneelingכֹּרֵעַor bowing downוּמִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהto him,לוֹand Hamanוַ הָמָןwas filledיִּמָּלֵאwith fury.חֵמָה
But in his eyesבְּעֵינָיוit was beneath himוַיִּבֶזto stretch outלִשְׁלֹחhishandיָדagainstבְּMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיalone,לְבַדּוֹforכִּיthey had made knownהִגִּידוּto himלוֹthe peopleעַםof Mordecai;מָרְדֳּכָיand Hamanוַ הָמָןsoughtיְבַקֵּשׁto destroyלְהַשְׁמִידallכָּלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin allבְּכָלthe kingdomמַלְכוּתof Ahasuerus,אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁthe peopleעַםof Mordecai.מָרְדֳּכָי
In the firstבַּ הָרִאשׁוֹןmonth,חֹדֶשׁwhichהוּאisthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Nisan,נִיסָןin the twelfthשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהyearבִּשְׁנַתof King Ahasuerus,לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁPurפּוּרwas castהִפִּיל—that is,הוּאthe lot—הַגּוֹרָלbeforeלִפְנֵיHamanהָמָןfrom dayמִיּוֹםto dayלְיוֹםand from monthוּמֵחֹדֶשׁto month,לְחֹדֶשׁto thetwelfth,שְׁנֵים עָשָׂרwhichהוּאisthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Adar.אֲדָר
And Hamanוַ הָמָןsaidיֹּאמֶרto King Ahasuerus,לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ“There isיֶשְׁנוֹa certainאֶחָדpeopleעַםscatteredמְפֻזָּרand separatedוּמְפֹרָדamongבֵּיןthe peoplesהָעַמִּיםin allבְּכֹלthe provincesמְדִינוֹתof your kingdom,מַלְכוּתֶךָand their lawsוְדָתֵיהֶםare differentשֹׁנוֹתfrom those ofמִeveryכָּלpeople,עָםandוְthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְlawsדָּתֵיthey do notאֵינָםkeep;עֹשִׂיםand for the kingוְלַמֶּלֶךְit is notאֵיןworthwhileשֹׁוֶהto leave them alone.לְהַנִּיחָם
Ifאִםit seems goodטוֹבtoעַלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְlet it be writtenיִכָּתֵבto make them perish;לְאַבְּדָםand tenוַעֲשֶׂרֶתthousandאֲלָפִיםtalentsכִּכַּרof silverכֶּסֶףI will weigh outאֶשְׁקוֹלintoעַלthe handsיְדֵיof those who doעֹשֵׂיthe work,הַמְּלָאכָהto bring itלְהָבִיאintoאֶלthe treasuriesגִּנְזֵיof the king.”הַמֶּלֶךְ
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְremovedיָּסַרhis ringטַבַּעְתּוֹfromמֵעַלhis handיָדוֹand gave itוַיִּתְּנָהּto Haman,לְהָמָןsonבֶּןof Hammedatha,הַמְּדָתָאthe Agagite,הָאֲגָגִיthe adversaryצֹרֵרof the Jews.הַיְּהוּדִים
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaidיֹּאמֶרto Haman,לְהָמָן“The silverהַכֶּסֶףis givenנָתוּןto you,לָךְand the people,וְהָעָםto doלַעֲשׂוֹתwith itבּוֹasכַּseems goodטּוֹבin your eyes.”בְּעֵינֶיךָ
And the king’sוַ הַמֶּלֶךְscribesסֹפְרֵיwere summonedיִּקָּרְאוּin the firstבַּ הָרִאשׁוֹןmonth,חֹדֶשׁon the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof it,בּוֹand it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵבaccording to allכְּכָלthatאֲשֶׁרHamanהָמָןcommanded,צִוָּהtoאֶלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְsatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵיand toוְאֶלthe governorsהַפַּחוֹתwho wereאֲשֶׁרoverעַלeach provinceמְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהand toוְאֶלthe officialsשָׂרֵיof each people,עַם וָעָםto each provinceמְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהaccording to its scriptכִּכְתָבָהּand each peopleוְעַם וָעָםaccording to its language;כִּלְשׁוֹנוֹin the nameבְּשֵׁםof King Ahasuerusהַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁit was written,נִכְתָּבand it was sealedוְנֶחְתָּםwith the king’sבְּ הַמֶּלֶךְring.טַבַּעַת
And lettersוְ סְפָרִיםwere sentנִשְׁלוֹחַby the handבְּיַדof the couriersהָרָצִיםtoאֶלallכָּלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְprovinces,מְדִינוֹתto destroy,לְהַשְׁמִידto kill,לַהֲרֹגand to make perishוּלְאַבֵּדallכָּלthe Jews,הַיְּהוּדִיםfrom the young manמִנַּעַרtoוְעַדthe old man,זָקֵןlittle onesטַףand women,וְנָשִׁיםon oneבְּ אֶחָדday,יוֹםthe thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂרof the twelfthלְ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂרmonth,חֹדֶשׁwhichהוּאisthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Adar,אֲדָרand to plunderוּ לָבוֹזtheir spoil.שְׁלָלָם
A copyפַּתְשֶׁגֶןof the writing,הַכְּתָבto be givenלְהִנָּתֵןas lawדָּתin everyבְּכָלprovince,מְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהwas publishedגָּלוּיto allלְכָלthe peoples,הָעַמִּיםthat they should beלִהְיוֹתreadyעֲתִדִיםforלַthisהַזֶּהday.יּוֹם
The couriersהָרָצִיםwent outיָצְאוּurged onדְחוּפִיםby the wordבִּדְבַרof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand the lawוְהַדָּתwas givenנִתְּנָהin Susa,בְּשׁוּשַׁןthe fortress.הַבִּירָהAnd the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְand Hamanוְהָמָןsat downיָשְׁבוּto drink,לִשְׁתּוֹתbut the cityוְהָעִירof Susaשׁוּשָׁןwas in confusion.נָבוֹכָה