1 ب َعدَ هَذِهِ الأحداثِ، رَفَّعَ المَلِكُ أحَشْوِيرُوشُ هامانَ بْنَ هَمَداثا الأجاجِيَّ وَرَقّاهُ، وَأعطاهُ مَركَزاً أعلَى مِنْ كُلِّ الرُؤَساءِ الآخَرِينَ.

After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

2 و َبِأمرٍ مِنَ المَلِكِ، كانَ عَلَى كُلِّ الخُدّامِ الَّذينَ فِي القَصْرِ أنْ يَنحَنُوا وَيَسجُدُوا لِهامانَ. وَلَكِنَّ مُرْدَخايَ رَفَضَ أنْ يَنحَنِي وَيَسجُدَ لِهامانَ.

And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

3 ف َقالَ الخُدّامُ الَّذينَ فِي القَصرِ لِمُرْدَخايَ: «لِماذا لا تُطِيعُ أمرَ المَلِكِ؟»

Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

4 ف َلَمْ يُصْغِ إلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ يُكَلِّمُونَهُ يَوماً بَعْدَ يَومٍ، بَلْ قالَ إنَّهُ يَهُوديُّ. فَأخبَرُوا هامانَ لِيَرَوْا إنْ كانَ سَيقْبَلُ كَلامَ مُرْدَخايَ.

Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

5 ف َغَضِبَ هامانُ جَدّاً لَمَّا عَلِمَ أنَّ مُرْدَخايَ لا يَنحَنِي وَلا يَسْجُدُ لَهُ.

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

6 ل َكِنَّ هامانَ لَمْ يُرِدْ أنْ يُعاقِبَ مُرْدَخايَ وَحدَهُ، لأنَّهُ عَرَفَ أنَّ مُرْدَخايَ يَهُودِيٌّ. بَلْ أرادَ أنْ يَقتُلَ كُلَّ اليَهُودِ الَّذينَ يَعِيشُونَ فِي مَملَكَةِ أحَشْوِيرُوشَ.

And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

7 و َفِي الشَّهرِ الأوَّلِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنُ حُكمِ المَلِكِ أحَشْوِيرُوشَ، أُجرِيَتْ قُرعَةٌ بِحُضُورِ هامانَ لِتَعيينِ مَوعِدٍ للقَضاءِ عَلَى شَعبِ مُرْدَخايَ اليَهُودِي. وَتَمَّ اختِيارُ اليَومِ الثّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثّانِي عَشَرَ – شَهْرِ آذارَ.

In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

8 و َقالَ هامانُ للمَلِكِ أحَشْوِيرُوشَ: «هُناكَ شَعبٌ يَعِيشُ مُتَفَرِقاً مُشَتَّتاً بَينَ الشُّعُوبِ فِي كُلِّ مُقاطَعاتِ مَملَكَتِكَ. وَشَرائِعُ هَذا الشَّعبِ تَختَلِفُ عَنْ شَرائِعِ الشُّعُوبِ الأُخْرَى. فَهُمْ لا يُطِيعُونَ شَرائِعَ المَلِكِ! وَلَيسَ مُلائِماً للمَلِكِ أنْ يَترُكَهُمْ وَشَأنَهُمْ.

And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

9 ف َإنِ استَحسَنَ المَلِكُ، فَلْيُصدِرْ مَرْسُوماً بِقَتلِهِم جَمِيعاً. وَسَأدْفَعُ عَشْرَةَ آلافِ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ للضُّبّاطِ لِيَضَعُوها فِي خَزِينَةِ المَلِكِ.»

If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

10 ف َنَزَعَ المَلِكُ خاتَمَهُ، وَأعطاهُ لِعَدُوِّ اليَهودِ هامانَ بْنِ هَمَداثا الأجاجِيّ.

And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

11 و َقالَ المَلِكُ لِهامانَ: «احتَفِظْ بِالمالِ وَافْعَلْ بِهَذا الشَّعبِ ما تَراهُ مُناسِباً.»

And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

12 و َفِي اليَومِ الثّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهرِ الأوَّلِ، اسْتَدعَى هامانُ كَتَبَةَ المَلِكِ. فَكَتَبُوا ما أمَرَهُمْ بِهِ بِاسْمِ المَلِكِ أحَشْوِيرُوشَ وَخَتَمُوهُ بِخاتَمِهِ. وَقَدْ أرسَلُوا هَذِهِ الكُتُبَ إلَى القادَةِ وَإلَى حُكّامِ البِلادِ بِحَسَبِ أُسلُوبِ كِتابَتِهِمْ، وَبِحَسَبِ لُغَةِ كُلِّ شَعبٍ.

Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

13 و َحَمَلَ الرُّسُلُ هَذِهِ الأوامِرَ المَكْتُوبَةَ إلَى كُلِّ بِلادِ المَلِكِ أحَشْوِيرُوشَ. حَيثُ تَقْضِي هَذِهِ الأوامِرُ بِأنْ يَتِمَّ القَضاءُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ اليَهْودِ، وَقَتلُهُمْ وَإبادَتُهُمْ كِباراً وَصِغاراً، نِساءً وَأطفالاً، وَأنْ يُؤخَذَ كُلُّ ما لَهُمْ غَنِيمَةً. وَأنْ يَتِمَّ هَذا كُلُّهُ فِي يَومٍ واحِدٍ، هُوَ اليَومُ الثّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهرِ الثّانِي عَشَرَ – شَهْرِ آذارَ.

And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

14 و َنُشِرَتْ نُسَخٌ مِنْ هَذا القَرارِ المَكتُوبِ فِي كُلِّ البِلادِ وَالمُقاطَعاتِ، وَأُعلِنَتْ لِكُلِّ الشُّعُوبِ وَذَلِكَ ليَكُونُوا مُسْتَعِدِّينَ لِذَلِكَ اليَومِ.

The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.

15 و َبِأمرٍ مِنَ المَلِكِ، أسرَعَ الرُّسُلُ وَنَشَرُوا الأمرِ فِي العاصِمَةِ شُوشَنَ، حَتَّى اضَّطَرَبَ سُكّانُها. أما المَلِكُ وَهامانُ فَقَدْ جَلَسا لِيَشْرَبا الخَمرَ.

The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.