On thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםKing Ahasuerusהַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁgaveנָתַןto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּרthe queenהַמַּלְכָּהthe houseבֵּיתof Haman,הָמָןthe adversaryצֹרֵרof the Jews;הַיְּהוּדִיםand Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיcameבָּאbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְforכִּיEstherאֶסְתֵּרhad made knownהִגִּידָהwhatמַהheהוּאwasto her.לָהּ
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְremovedיָּסַרhis ring,טַבַּעְתּוֹwhichאֲשֶׁרhe had taken awayהֶעֱבִירfrom Haman,מֵהָמָןand gave itוַיִּתְּנָהּto Mordecai;לְמָרְדֳּכָיand Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרsetתָּשֶׂםMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיoverעַלthe houseבֵּיתof Haman.הָמָן
And Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרspokeוַתְּדַבֵּרagainתּוֹסֶףbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְand fellוַתִּפֹּלbeforeלִפְנֵיhis feet,רַגְלָיוand weptוַתֵּבְךְּand imploredוַתִּתְחַנֶּןhimלוֹto take awayלְהַעֲבִירthe evilרָעַתof Hamanהָמָןthe Agagiteהָאֲגָגִיandוְhis plotמַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe had plottedחָשַׁבagainstעַלthe Jews.הַיְּהוּדִים
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְheld outיּוֹשֶׁטto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּרthe goldenהַזָּהָבscepter,שַׁרְבִטand Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרroseתָּקָםand stoodוַתַּעֲמֹדbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ
and she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Ifאִםit seems goodטוֹבtoעַלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְand ifוְאִםI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןbefore him,לְפָנָיוand the matterוְ הַדָּבָרisrightכָשֵׁרbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְand Iוְ אֲנִיampleasingטוֹבָהin his eyes,בְּעֵינָיוlet it be writtenיִכָּתֵבto turn backלְהָשִׁיבthe letters,הַסְּפָרִיםthe plotמַחֲשֶׁבֶתof Haman,הָמָןsonבֶּןof Hammedatha,הַמְּדָתָאthe Agagite,הָאֲגָגִיwhichאֲשֶׁרhe wroteכָּתַבto make perishלְאַבֵּדthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםwho areאֲשֶׁרin allבְּכָלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְprovinces.מְדִינוֹת
Forכִּיhowאֵיכָכָהcould Iאוּכַלseeוְרָאִיתִיthe evilבָּרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרwould findיִמְצָאmy people?עַמִּיAnd howוְאֵיכָכָהcould Iאוּכַלseeוְרָאִיתִיthe ruinבְּאָבְדַןof my kindred?”מוֹלַדְתִּי
And King Ahasuerusוַ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁsaidיֹּאמֶרto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּרthe queenהַמַּלְכָּהand to Mordecaiוּלְמָרְדֳּכַיthe Jew,הַיְּהוּדִי“Look,הִנֵּהthe houseבֵיתof HamanהָמָןI have givenנָתַתִּיto Esther,לְאֶסְתֵּרand himוְאֹתוֹthey have hangedתָּלוּonעַלthe pole,הָעֵץbecauseעַל אֲשֶׁרhe stretched outשָׁלַחhis handיָדוֹagainst the Jews.בַּיְּהוּדִים
And you,וְאַתֶּםwriteכִּתְבוּconcerningעַלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםasכַּseems goodטּוֹבin your eyes,בְּעֵינֵיכֶםin the nameבְּשֵׁםof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand seal itוְחִתְמוּwith the king’sבְּ הַמֶּלֶךְring;טַבַּעַתforכִּיa writingכְתָבthatאֲשֶׁרis writtenנִכְתָּבin the nameבְּשֵׁםof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְand sealedוְנַחְתּוֹםwith the king’sבְּ הַמֶּלֶךְringטַבַּעַתcannotאֵין לְbe turned back.”הָשִׁיב
And the king’sוַ הַמֶּלֶךְscribesסֹפְרֵיwere summonedיִּקָּרְאוּat thatבָּ הַהִיאtime,עֵתin the thirdבַּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwhichהוּאisthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Sivan,סִיוָןon the twenty-thirdבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה וְעֶשְׂרִיםdayof it;בּוֹand it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵבaccording to allכְּכָלthatאֲשֶׁרMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיcommanded,צִוָּהtoאֶלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםand toוְאֶלthe satrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִיםand the governorsוְהַפַּחוֹתand the officialsוְשָׂרֵיof the provincesהַמְּדִינוֹתthat areאֲשֶׁרfrom IndiaמֵהֹדּוּtoוְעַדCush,כּוּשׁa hundredמֵאָהandוּtwenty-sevenשֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִיםprovinces,מְדִינָהto each provinceמְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהaccording to its scriptכִּכְתָבָהּand each peopleוְעַם וָעָםaccording to its language,כִּלְשֹׁנוֹand toוְאֶלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםaccording to their scriptכִּכְתָבָםand according to their language.וְכִלְשׁוֹנָם
And he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּבin the nameבְּשֵׁםof King Ahasuerusהַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁand sealed itוַיַּחְתֹּםwith the king’sבְּ הַמֶּלֶךְring,טַבַּעַתand sentוַיִּשְׁלַחlettersסְפָרִיםby the handבְּיַדof the couriersהָרָצִיםon horses,בַּסּוּסִיםridingרֹכְבֵיthe royalהָאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִיםsteeds,הָרֶכֶשׁsonsבְּנֵיof the mares,הָרַמָּכִים
in whichאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְgrantedנָתַןthe Jewsלַיְּהוּדִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin everyבְּכָלcityעִיר וָעִירpermissionto assembleלְהִקָּהֵלand to standוְלַעֲמֹדforעַלtheir lives,נַפְשָׁםto destroy,לְהַשְׁמִידto kill,וְלַהֲרֹגand to make perishוּלְאַבֵּדanyכָּלarmyחֵילof any peopleעַםor provinceוּמְדִינָהthat might harassהַצָּרִיםthem,אֹתָםlittle onesטַףand women,וְנָשִׁיםand to plunderוּ לָבוֹזtheir spoil,שְׁלָלָם
on oneבְּ אֶחָדdayיוֹםin allבְּכָלthe provincesמְדִינוֹתof King Ahasuerus,הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁon the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂרof the twelfthלְ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂרmonth,חֹדֶשׁwhichהוּאisthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Adar.אֲדָר
A copyפַּתְשֶׁגֶןof the writing,הַכְּתָבto be givenלְהִנָּתֵןas lawדָּתin everyבְּכָלprovince,מְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהwas publishedגָּלוּיto allלְכָלthe peoples,הָעַמִּיםand thatוְלִthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםshould beהְיוֹתreadyעֲתִידִיםforלַthisהַזֶּהdayיּוֹםto avenge themselvesלְהִנָּקֵםon their enemies.מֵאֹיְבֵיהֶם
The couriers,הָרָצִיםridingרֹכְבֵיthe royalהָאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִיםsteeds,הָרֶכֶשׁwent outיָצְאוּhurriedמְבֹהָלִיםand urged onוּדְחוּפִיםby the wordבִּדְבַרof the king;הַמֶּלֶךְand the lawוְהַדָּתwas givenנִתְּנָהin Susa,בְּשׁוּשַׁןthe fortress.הַבִּירָה
And Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיwent outיָצָאfrom beforeמִלִּפְנֵיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְin a royalמַלְכוּתrobeבִּלְבוּשׁof blueתְּכֵלֶתand white cloth,וָחוּרand with a greatוַ גְּדוֹלָהgoldenזָהָבcrownעֲטֶרֶתand a mantleוְתַכְרִיךְof fine linenבּוּץand purple;וְאַרְגָּמָןand the cityוְהָעִירof Susaשׁוּשָׁןshouted for joyצָהֲלָהand was glad.וְשָׂמֵחָה
For the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִיםthere wasהָיְתָהlightאוֹרָהand gladness,וְשִׂמְחָהand joyוְשָׂשֹׂןand honor.וִיקָר
And in every province,וּבְכָל מְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהand in every city,וּבְכָל עִיר וָעִירin the placeמְקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁרthe wordדְּבַרof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְand his lawוְדָתוֹreached,מַגִּיעַthere wasgladnessשִׂמְחָהand joyוְשָׂשׂוֹןfor the Jews,לַיְּהוּדִיםa banquetמִשְׁתֶּהand a goodוְ טוֹבday;יוֹםand manyוְרַבִּיםof the peoplesמֵעַמֵּיof the landהָאָרֶץbecame Jews,מִתְיַהֲדִיםforכִּיthe dreadפַּחַדof the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםhad fallenנָפַלon them.עֲלֵיהֶם