“now in the 12th month. That is the month of Adar on the 13th day. The time came for the king's command in his decree to be executed on. The day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them the opposite occurred in…”
Esther 9
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1On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king's command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
“Now, in the twelfth month, that is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put into execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power…”
“Now in the twelfth month that is the month Adar here we've come to the great day at last on the thirteenth day of the same when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be Put in execution in the day that the enemies of…”
2In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
“The Jews gathered together in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm and no one could withstand them. Because fear of them fell upon all people.”
“The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king, the king of Hazaras, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt, and no man could withstand them, for the fear of them fell upon the…”
3And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king's administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.
“and all the rulers of the provinces and the Lieutenants and the deputies and officers of the king helped the Jews because the fear of Mordechai Fell upon them”
4For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
“For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces. For this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.”
“for Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went throughout all the provinces. For this man, Mordecai, waxed greater and greater.”
“for Mordechai I was great in the king's house and his fame Went out throughout all the provinces for this man Mordechai Wax greater and greater.”
5The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.
“thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.”
“Thus the Jews smoked all their enemies with a stroke of the sword and Slaughter and destruction and did what they would unto those that hated them.”
6In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
“And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed 500 men”
“in Shushan the palace, the Jews slew and destroyed 500 men.”
7including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
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8Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
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9Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.
“and Parmashta, and Erisai, and Eridai, and Vajesatha.”
10They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
“the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hamadathah, the enemy of the Jews, slew they, but on the spoil laid they not their hand.”
“The ten sons of Haman, the son of Hamadeth, the enemy of the Jews, slew they, but on the spoil laid they not their hands.”
11On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king,
“on that day, the number of those who were killed in Shushan, the citadel was brought to the king.”
“on that day. The number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king”
“On that day, the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.”
12who said to Queen Esther, "In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman's ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled."
“The king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed 500 men in Shushan the palace and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? Now, what is thy petition? And it shall be…”
“And the king said to queen Esther, the Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men in Shushan, the citadel and 10 sons of Haman. And what have they done in the rest of the provinces? Now, this is the king speaking. Now, what is your…”
“and the king said unto Esther the Queen The Jews are slain and destroyed 500 men in Shushan the palace and the ten sons of Haman what have they done in the rest of the king's promises. Now what is thy petition and it should be…”
13Esther replied, "If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today's edict, and may the bodies of Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows."
“Then said Esther, if it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day's decree and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.”
“Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be impaled. Well, it says hanged upon the gallows”
“Then said Esther if it pleased the king let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also According out of this day's decree and let Haman's ten son sons be hanged upon the gallows”
14So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
“and the king commanded it So to be done and the decree was given at Shushan and they hanged Haman's ten sons.”
“And the king commanded it so to be done. And the decree was given at Shushan. And they hanged Haman's ten sons.”
15On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
“For the Jews that were in shade Shushan gathered themselves together on the 14th day also of the month Adam and slew 300 men at Shushan but on the prey they laid not their hand”
“The Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day, also the month of Adar, and slew three hundred men of Shushan. But on the prey they laid not their hand.”
16The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
“But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand. But they laid not their hands on the…”
“but the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together and stood for their lives and had rest from their enemies and slew of their foes 75 Thousand but they laid not their hand on the prey”
17This was done on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested, making it a day of feasting and joy.
“on the 13th day of the month Adam and on the 14th day of the same Rested day and made it a day of feasting and gladness.”
“On the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fourteenth day of the same, rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.”
18The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.
“But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth day thereof, and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.”
19This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.
“Therefore, the Jews of the villages that dwelt in the unwalled towns made the fourteenth day of the month of Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.”
“Therefore, the Jews of the villages that dwelt in the unwalled towns made the 14th day of the month of Adar the day of gladness and feasting and a good day of sending portions one to another.”
20Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
“And Naudekei wrote these things and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,”
21to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar
“to establish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,”
“To establish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and the fifteenth day of the same yearly,”
22as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.
“as the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day, that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions…”
“as the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to good day, that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to…”
23So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.
“And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Naudekei had written unto them,”
24For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.
“Because Haman, the son of Hamadathah, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast poor, that is the lot, to consume them and destroy them.”
“because Haman the son of Hamadathah, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast poor, that is to say, lots, to consume them and to destroy them.”
25But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
“But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his son should be hanged on the gallows.”
“But when yesterday came before the king, he commanded by letters, that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his son should be hanged in the gallows.”
26Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
“Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Purim. Therefore all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,”
27the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.
“the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their…”
“the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days, according to their writing, and according to their…”
28These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.
“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 the memorial of them perish from…”
“and that these days should be remembered, and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, every city, and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor a memorial of them perish from their…”
29So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.
“Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.”
“Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abahel, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.”
30And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
“And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred, twenty, and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,”
“he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, and the words of peace and truth,”
31in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation.
“to confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.”
“to confirm these days of Purim, in their times appointed, according to Mordecai the Jew, and Esther the queen, had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves, and for their seed, the matters of fastings and their cry.”
32So Esther's decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.
“And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim, and it was written in the book.”
“And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim. It was written in the book.”