And in the twelfthוּבִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרmonth,חֹדֶשׁwhichהוּאisthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Adar,אֲדָרon the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof it,בּוֹwhenאֲשֶׁרthe wordדְּבַרof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְand his lawוְדָתוֹcameהִגִּיעַto be carried out,לְהֵעָשׂוֹתon the dayבַּיּוֹםwhenאֲשֶׁרthe enemiesאֹיְבֵיof the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםhopedשִׂבְּרוּto ruleלִשְׁלוֹטover them,בָּהֶםit was turned around,וְנַהֲפוֹךְ הוּאso thatאֲשֶׁרthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםthemselvesהֵמָּהruledיִשְׁלְטוּoverבְּthose who hated them.שֹׂנְאֵיהֶם
The Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםassembledנִקְהֲלוּin their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶםin allבְּכָלthe provincesמְדִינוֹתof King Ahasuerusהַמֶּלֶךְ אֳחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁto stretch outלִשְׁלֹחַtheirhandיָדagainstבִּthose who soughtמְבַקְשֵׁיtheir harm;רָעָתָםand no oneוְאִישׁ לֹאstoodעָמַדbefore them,לִפְנֵיהֶםforכִּיthe dread of themפַּחְדָּםhad fallenנָפַלonעַלallכָּלthe peoples.הָעַמִּים
And allוְכָלthe officialsשָׂרֵיof the provinces,הַמְּדִינוֹתand the satraps,וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִיםand the governors,וְהַפַּחוֹתand those who didוְעֹשֵׂיthe king’sאֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְwork,הַמְּלָאכָהwere supportingמְנַשְּׂאִיםthe Jews,הַיְּהוּדִיםforכִּיthe dreadפַּחַדof Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיhad fallenנָפַלon them.עֲלֵיהֶם
ForכִּיMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיwasgreatגָדוֹלin the houseבְּבֵיתof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand his fameוְשָׁמְעוֹwas goingהוֹלֵךְthrough allבְּכָלthe provinces;הַמְּדִינוֹתforכִּיthe manהָאִישׁMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיkept growingהוֹלֵךְgreater.וְגָדוֹל
And the Jewsוַ הַיְּהוּדִיםstruckיַּכּוּallבְּכָלtheir enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶםwith a blowמַכַּתof the sword,חֶרֶבand slaughter,וְהֶרֶגand ruin,וְאַבְדָןand they didוַיַּעֲשׂוּto those who hated themבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶםaccording to their will.כִּרְצוֹנָם
And in Susa,וּבְשׁוּשַׁןthe fortress,הַבִּירָהthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםkilledהָרְגוּand made perishוְאַבֵּדfiveחֲמֵשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmen,אִישׁ
and Parshandatha,וְ פַּרְשַׁנְדָּתָאand Dalphon,וְ דַּלְפוֹןand Aspatha,וְ אַסְפָּתָא
and Poratha,וְ פּוֹרָתָאand Adalia,וְ אֲדַלְיָאand Aridatha,וְ אֲרִידָתָא
and Parmashta,וְ פַּרְמַשְׁתָּאand Arisai,וְ אֲרִיסַיand Aridai,וְ אֲרִדַיand Vaizatha,וְ וַיְזָתָא
the tenעֲשֶׂרֶתsonsבְּנֵיof Haman,הָמָןsonבֶּןof Hammedatha,הַמְּדָתָאthe adversaryצֹרֵרof the Jews,הַיְּהוּדִיםthey killed;הָרָגוּbut on the plunderוּבַבִּזָּהthey did notלֹאstretch outשָׁלְחוּtheir hand.יָדָם
On thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםthe numberמִסְפַּרof those killedהַהֲרוּגִיםin Susa,בְּשׁוּשַׁןthe fortress,הַבִּירָהcameבָּאbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaidיֹּאמֶרto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּרthe queen,הַמַּלְכָּה“In Susa,בְּשׁוּשַׁןthe fortress,הַבִּירָהthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםhave killedהָרְגוּand made perishוְאַבֵּדfiveחֲמֵשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmenאִישׁandוְthe tenעֲשֶׂרֶתsonsבְּנֵיof Haman;הָמָןin the restבִּשְׁאָרof the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְprovincesמְדִינוֹתwhatמֶהhave they done?עָשׂוּAnd whatוּמַהisyour request?שְּׁאֵלָתֵךְIt will be givenוְיִנָּתֵןto you.לָךְAnd whatוּמַהisyour petitionבַּקָּשָׁתֵךְfurther?עוֹדIt will be done.”וְתֵעָשׂ
And Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרsaid,תֹּאמֶר“Ifאִםit seems goodטוֹבtoעַלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְlet it be grantedיִנָּתֵןalsoגַּםtomorrowמָחָרto the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִיםwho areאֲשֶׁרin Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁןto doלַעֲשׂוֹתaccording to the lawכְּדָתof today;הַיּוֹםand let them hangוְ יִתְלוּthe tenעֲשֶׂרֶתsonsבְּנֵיof Hamanהָמָןonעַלthe pole.”הָעֵץ
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaidיֹּאמֶרthat it should be doneלְהֵעָשׂוֹתso;כֵּןand a lawוַ דָּתwas givenתִּנָּתֵןin Susa,בְּשׁוּשָׁןand they hangedוְ תָּלוּthe tenעֲשֶׂרֶתsonsבְּנֵיof Haman.הָמָן
And the Jewsוַ הַיְּהוּדִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁןassembledיִּקָּהֲלוּalsoגַּםon the fourteenthבְּ אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof the monthלְחֹדֶשׁof Adar,אֲדָרand they killedוַיַּהַרְגוּin Susaבְשׁוּשָׁןthreeשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmen;אִישׁbut on the plunderוּבַבִּזָּהthey did notלֹאstretch outשָׁלְחוּtheir hand.יָדָם
And the restוּשְׁאָרof the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin the king’sבִּ הַמֶּלֶךְprovincesמְדִינוֹתassembledנִקְהֲלוּand stoodוְעָמֹדforעַלtheir lives,נַפְשָׁםand had restוְנוֹחַfrom their enemies,מֵאֹיְבֵיהֶםand killedוְהָרֹגamong those who hated themבְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶםseventy-fiveחֲמִשָּׁה וְשִׁבְעִיםthousand;אָלֶףbut on the plunderוּבַבִּזָּהthey did notלֹאstretch outשָׁלְחוּtheir hand.יָדָם
This wason the thirteenthבְּ שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof the monthלְחֹדֶשׁof Adar;אֲדָרand they restedוְנוֹחַon the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרof it,בּוֹand madeוְעָשֹׂהitאֹתוֹa dayיוֹםof banquetingמִשְׁתֶּהand gladness.וְשִׂמְחָה
But the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁןassembledנִקְהֲלוּon the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂרof itבּוֹand on the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרof it,בּוֹand restedוְנוֹחַon the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂרof it,בּוֹand madeוְעָשֹׂהitאֹתוֹa dayיוֹםof banquetingמִשְׁתֶּהand gladness.וְשִׂמְחָה
Thereforeעַל כֵּןthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםof the open country,הַפְּרָזִיםwho liveהַיֹּשְׁבִיםin the unwalledהַפְּרָזוֹתcities,בְּעָרֵיmakeעֹשִׂיםthe fourteenthאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof the monthלְחֹדֶשׁof Adarאֲדָרa day ofgladnessשִׂמְחָהand banquetingוּמִשְׁתֶּהand a goodוְ טוֹבday,יוֹםand of sendingוּמִשְׁלוֹחַportionsמָנוֹתeachאִישׁto his companion.לְרֵעֵהוּ
And Mordecaiוַ מָרְדֳּכַיwroteיִּכְתֹּבtheseהָאֵלֶּהthingsהַדְּבָרִיםand sentוַיִּשְׁלַחlettersסְפָרִיםtoאֶלallכָּלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin allבְּכָלthe provincesמְדִינוֹתof King Ahasuerus,הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁthose nearהַקְּרוֹבִיםand those far,וְהָרְחוֹקִים
to establishלְקַיֵּםfor themעֲלֵיהֶםthat they shouldלִהְיוֹתobserveעֹשִׂיםthe fourteenthאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof the monthלְחֹדֶשׁof Adarאֲדָרandוְthe fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof it,בּוֹeveryבְּכָלyear,שָׁנָה וְשָׁנָה
as the daysכַּיָּמִיםin whichאֲשֶׁר בָהֶםthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםrestedנָחוּfrom their enemies,מֵאוֹיְבֵיהֶםand the monthוְהַחֹדֶשׁthatאֲשֶׁרwas turnedנֶהְפַּךְfor themלָהֶםfrom sorrowמִיָּגוֹןinto gladnessלְשִׂמְחָהand from mourningוּמֵאֵבֶלinto a goodלְ טוֹבday;יוֹםthat they should makeלַעֲשׂוֹתthemאוֹתָםdaysיְמֵיof banquetingמִשְׁתֶּהand gladness,וְשִׂמְחָהand of sendingוּמִשְׁלוֹחַportionsמָנוֹתeachאִישׁto his companion,לְרֵעֵהוּand giftsוּמַתָּנוֹתto the needy.לָאֶבְיוֹנִים
And the Jewsוְ הַיְּהוּדִיםacceptedקִבֵּלwhatאֲשֶׁרthey had begunהֵחֵלּוּto do,לַעֲשׂוֹתandוְwhatאֲשֶׁרMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיhad writtenכָּתַבto them.אֲלֵיהֶם
ForכִּיHaman,הָמָןsonבֶּןof Hammedatha,הַמְּדָתָאthe Agagite,הָאֲגָגִיthe adversaryצֹרֵרof allכָּלthe Jews,הַיְּהוּדִיםhad plottedחָשַׁבagainstעַלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםto make them perish,לְאַבְּדָםand had castוְהִפִּילPurפּוּר—that is,הוּאthe lot—הַגּוֹרָלto throw them into turmoilלְהֻמָּםand to make them perish.וּלְאַבְּדָם
But when she cameוּבְבֹאָהּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְhe saidאָמַרwithעִםthe letterהַסֵּפֶרthat his evilהָרָעָהplot,מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹwhichאֲשֶׁרhe had plottedחָשַׁבagainstעַלthe Jews,הַיְּהוּדִיםshould returnיָשׁוּבonעַלhis own head;רֹאשׁוֹand they hangedוְתָלוּhimאֹתוֹandוְhis sonsבָּנָיוonעַלthe pole.הָעֵץ
Thereforeעַל כֵּןthey calledקָרְאוּtheseהָאֵלֶּהdaysלַיָּמִיםPurim,פוּרִיםafterעַלthe nameשֵׁםof Pur.הַפּוּרTherefore,עַל כֵּןbecause ofעַלallכָּלthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof thisהַזֹּאתletter,הָאִגֶּרֶתand whatוּמָהthey had seenרָאוּconcerningעַלthis,כָּכָהand whatוּמָהhad comeהִגִּיעַto them,אֲלֵיהֶם
the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםestablishedקִיְּמוּand acceptedוְקִבְּלוּfor themselvesעֲלֵיהֶםand for their offspringוְעַל זַרְעָםand for allוְעַל כָּלwho joinedהַנִּלְוִיםthem,עֲלֵיהֶםso that it would notוְלֹאpass away,יַעֲבוֹרthat they wouldלִהְיוֹתobserveעֹשִׂיםtheseהָאֵלֶּהtwoשְׁנֵיdaysהַיָּמִיםaccording to their writingכִּכְתָבָםand according to their appointed time,וְכִזְמַנָּםeveryבְּכָלyear;שָׁנָה וְשָׁנָה
and theseוְ הָאֵלֶּהdaysהַיָּמִיםwould be rememberedנִזְכָּרִיםand observedוְנַעֲשִׂיםin everyבְּכָלgeneration,דּוֹר וָדוֹרeach family,מִשְׁפָּחָה וּמִשְׁפָּחָהeach province,מְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהand each city;וְעִיר וָעִירand theseוִ הָאֵלֶּהdaysימֵיof Purimהַפּוּרִיםwould notלֹאpass awayיַעַבְרוּfrom amongמִתּוֹךְthe Jews,הַיְּהוּדִיםand the remembrance of themוְזִכְרָםwould notלֹאceaseיָסוּףfrom their offspring.מִזַּרְעָם
And Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרthe queen,הַמַּלְכָּהdaughterבַתof Abihail,אֲבִיחַיִלand Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיthe Jewהַיְּהוּדִיwroteתִּכְתֹּבwith allכָּלauthorityתֹּקֶףto establishלְקַיֵּםthisהַזֹּאתsecondהַשֵּׁנִיתletterאִגֶּרֶתof Purim.הַפּוּרִים
And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַחlettersסְפָרִיםtoאֶלallכָּלthe Jews,הַיְּהוּדִיםtoאֶלthe hundredמֵאָהandוּtwenty-sevenשֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִיםprovincesמְדִינָהof the kingdomמַלְכוּתof Ahasuerus,אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁwordsדִּבְרֵיof peaceשָׁלוֹםand truth,וֶאֱמֶת
to establishלְקַיֵּםtheseהָאֵלֶּהdaysיְמֵיof Purimהַפֻּרִיםat their appointed times,בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיthe Jewהַיְּהוּדִיand Estherוְאֶסְתֵּרthe queenהַמַּלְכָּהhad establishedקִיַּםfor them,עֲלֵיהֶםand asוְכַאֲשֶׁרthey had establishedקִיְּמוּfor themselvesעַל נַפְשָׁםand for their offspring:וְעַל זַרְעָםthe mattersדִּבְרֵיof the fastsהַצֹּמוֹתand of their crying out.וְזַעֲקָתָם
And the commandוּמַאֲמַרof Estherאֶסְתֵּרestablishedקִיַּםtheseהָאֵלֶּהmattersדִּבְרֵיof Purim,הַפֻּרִיםand it was writtenוְנִכְתָּבin the book.בַּסֵּפֶר