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وَحَدَثَ فِي أَيَّامِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ، هُوَ أَحَشْوِيرُوشُ ٱلَّذِي مَلَكَ مِنَ ٱلْهِنْدِ إِلَى كُوشٍ عَلَى مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ كُورَةً، ١ 1
And it came to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus, —the same, Ahasuerus that reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven provinces:
أَنَّهُ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ حِينَ جَلَسَ ٱلْمَلِكُ أَحَشْوِيرُوشُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ مُلْكِهِ ٱلَّذِي فِي شُوشَنَ ٱلْقَصْرِ، ٢ 2
in those days, —when King Ahasuerus was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shusan the palace;
فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، عَمِلَ وَلِيمَةً لِجَمِيعِ رُؤَسَائِهِ وَعَبِيدِهِ جَيْشِ فَارِسَ وَمَادِي، وَأَمَامَهُ شُرَفَاءُ ٱلْبُلْدَانِ وَرُؤَسَاؤُهَا، ٣ 3
in the third year of his reign, he made a banquet unto all his rulers, and his servants, —the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and the rulers being before him;
حِينَ أَظْهَرَ غِنَى مَجْدِ مُلْكِهِ وَوَقَارَ جَلَالِ عَظَمَتِهِ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً، مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ يَوْمًا. ٤ 4
when he showed the riches of the glory of his kingdom, and the splendour of his excellent majesty, many days, a hundred and eighty days;
وَعِنْدَ ٱنْقِضَاءِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، عَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلْمَوْجُودِينَ فِي شُوشَنَ ٱلْقَصْرِ، مِنَ ٱلْكَبِيرِ إِلَى ٱلصَّغِيرِ، وَلِيمَةً سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي دَارِ جَنَّةِ قَصْرِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. ٥ 5
that, when these days were fulfilled, the king made—for all the people that were present in Shusan the palace, both for great and small—a banquet, seven days, —in the court of the garden of the palace of the king:
بِأَنْسِجَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ وَخَضْرَاءَ وَأَسْمَانْجُونِيَّةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ بِحِبَالٍ مِنْ بَزٍّ وَأُرْجُوانٍ، فِي حَلَقَاتٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، وَأَعْمِدَةٍ مِنْ رُخَامٍ، وَأَسِرَّةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ، عَلَى مُجَزَّعٍ مِنْ بَهْتٍ وَمَرْمَرٍ وَدُرٍّ وَرُخَامٍ أَسْوَدَ. ٦ 6
white stuff, cotton and blue, being held fast with cords of fine linen and purple, upon rods of silver, and pillars of white marble, —the couches being of gold and silver, upon a pavement of alabaster and white marble, and pearl and black marble.
وَكَانَ ٱلسِّقَاءُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَٱلْآنِيَةُ مُخْتَلِفَةُ ٱلْأَشْكَالِ، وَٱلْخَمْرُ ٱلْمَلِكِيُّ بِكَثْرَةٍ حَسَبَ كَرَمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. ٧ 7
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, vessels, from vessels, being diverse, —even the wine of the kingdom in abundance, by the bounty of the king.
وَكَانَ ٱلشُّرْبُ حَسَبَ ٱلْأَمْرِ. لَمْ يَكُنْ غَاصِبٌ، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا رَسَمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ عَلَى كُلِّ عَظِيمٍ فِي بَيْتِهِ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ رِضَا كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ. ٨ 8
And, the drinking, was according to the law, no one compelling, —for, so, had the king appointed unto every chief of his household, that every man, should do according to his pleasure.
وَوَشْتِي ٱلْمَلِكَةُ عَمِلَتْ أَيْضًا وَلِيمَةً لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْمُلْكِ ٱلَّذِي لِلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ. ٩ 9
Also Vashti the queen, made a banquet for the women, —in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّابِعِ لَمَّا طَابَ قَلْبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ بِٱلْخَمْرِ، قَالَ لِمَهُومَانَ وَبِزْثَا وَحَرْبُونَا وَبِغْثَا وَأَبَغْثَا وَزِيثَارَ وَكَرْكَسَ، ٱلْخِصْيَانِ ٱلسَّبْعَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَخْدِمُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ، ١٠ 10
On the seventh day, when merry was the heart of the king with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who were waiting before King Ahasuerus, —
أَنْ يَأْتُوا بِوَشْتِي ٱلْمَلِكَةِ إِلَى أَمَامِ ٱلْمَلِكِ بِتَاجِ ٱلْمُلْكِ، لِيُرِيَ ٱلشُّعُوبَ وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءَ جَمَالَهَا، لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ حَسَنَةَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ. ١١ 11
to bring in Vashti the queen, with the royal crown, —to show the peoples and the rulers her beauty, for, of pleasing appearance, was she.
فَأَبَتِ ٱلْمَلِكَةُ وَشْتِي أَنْ تَأْتِيَ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَنْ يَدِ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ، فَٱغْتَاظَ ٱلْمَلِكُ جِدًّا وَٱشْتَعَلَ غَضَبُهُ فِيهِ. ١٢ 12
But Queen Vashti refused to come in at the command of the king, which was given through the eunuchs, —and the king was exceeding wroth, and, his anger, burned within him.
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِلْحُكَمَاءِ ٱلْعَارِفِينَ بِٱلْأَزْمِنَةِ، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا كَانَ أَمْرُ ٱلْمَلِكِ نَحْوَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْعَارِفِينَ بِٱلسُّنَّةِ وَٱلْقَضَاءِ، ١٣ 13
Then said the king unto the wise men having knowledge of the times, —for, so, was the manner of the king before all having knowledge of law and judgment;
وَكَانَ ٱلْمُقَرِّبُونَ إِلَيْهِ كَرْشَنَا وَشِيثَارَ وَأَدْمَاثَا وَتَرْشِيشَ وَمَرَسَ وَمَرْسَنَا وَمَمُوكَانَ، سَبْعَةَ رُؤَسَاءِ فَارِسَ وَمَادِي ٱلَّذِينَ يَرَوْنَ وَجْهَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَيَجْلِسُونَ أَوَّلًا فِي ٱلْمُلْكِ: ١٤ 14
and, near unto him, were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, —the seven rulers of Persia and Media, who used to behold the face of the king, who sat first, in the kingdom—
«حَسَبَ ٱلسُّنَّةِ، مَاذَا يُعْمَلُ بِٱلْمَلِكَةِ وَشْتِي لِأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَعْمَلْ كَقَوْلِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ عَنْ يَدِ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ؟» ١٥ 15
According to law, what ought to be done, with Queen Vashti, —for that she hath not performed the command of King Ahasuerus, through the eunuchs?
فَقَالَ مَمُوكَانُ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ: «لَيْسَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَحْدَهُ أَذْنَبَتْ وَشْتِي ٱلْمَلِكَةُ، بَلْ إِلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَجَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي كُلِّ بُلْدَانِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ. ١٦ 16
Then said Memucan before the king and the rulers, Not against the king alone, hath Vashti the queen acted perversely, —but against all the rulers, and against all the peoples, who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
لِأَنَّهُ سَوْفَ يَبْلُغُ خَبَرُ ٱلْمَلِكَةِ إِلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلنِّسَاءِ، حَتَّى يُحْتَقَرَ أَزْوَاجُهُنَّ فِي أَعْيُنِهِنَّ عِنْدَمَا يُقَالُ: إِنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُؤْتَى بِوَشْتِي ٱلْمَلِكَةِ إِلَى أَمَامِهِ فَلَمْ تَأْتِ. ١٧ 17
For the report of the queen, will go forth, unto all women, so putting contempt upon their lords, in their eyes, —when it is reported to them, King Ahasuerus, commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
وَفِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ تَقُولُهُ رَئِيسَاتُ فَارِسَ وَمَادِي ٱللَّوَاتِي سَمِعْنَ خَبَرَ ٱلْمَلِكَةِ لِجَمِيعِ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. وَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ٱحْتِقَارٌ وَغَضَبٌ. ١٨ 18
And, this day, shall the ladies of Persia and Media, who have heard the report of the queen, tell it, unto all the lords of the king, —with enough of contempt and wrath.
فَإِذَا حَسُنَ عِنْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَلْيَخْرُجْ أَمْرٌ مَلِكِيٌّ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ، وَلْيُكْتَبْ فِي سُنَنِ فَارِسَ وَمَادِي فَلَا يَتَغَيَّرَ، أَنْ لَا تَأْتِ وَشْتِي إِلَى أَمَامِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ، وَلْيُعْطِ ٱلْمَلِكُ مُلْكَهَا لِمَنْ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهَا. ١٩ 19
If, unto the king, it seem good, let there go forth a royal declaration from before him, and let it be written among the laws of Persia and Media, so that it shall not pass away, —That Vashti, is not to come in, before King Ahasuerus, and, her royal estate, let the king give unto her neighbour, who is better than she.
فَيُسْمَعُ أَمْرُ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِي يُخْرِجُهُ فِي كُلِّ مَمْلَكَتِهِ لِأَنَّهَا عَظِيمَةٌ، فَتُعْطِي جَمِيعُ ٱلنِّسَاءِ ٱلْوَقَارَ لِأَزْوَاجِهِنَّ مِنَ ٱلْكَبِيرِ إِلَى ٱلصَّغِيرِ». ٢٠ 20
When the edict of the king which he shall make, is published throughout all his kingdom, for, great, it is, then, all wives, will give honour unto their lords, both great and small.
فَحَسُنَ ٱلْكَلَامُ فِي أَعْيُنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ، وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ مَمُوكَانَ. ٢١ 21
And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king, and the rulers, —and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
وَأَرْسَلَ كُتُبًا إِلَى كُلِّ بُلْدَانِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، إِلَى كُلِّ بِلَادٍ حَسَبَ كِتَابَتِهَا، وَإِلَى كُلِّ شَعْبٍ حَسَبَ لِسَانِهِ، لِيَكُونَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مُتَسَلِّطًا فِي بَيْتِهِ، وَيُتَكَلَّمَ بِذَلِكَ بِلِسَانِ شَعْبِهِ. ٢٢ 22
So he sent letters, into all the provinces of the king, into every province according to she writing thereof, and unto every people according to their tongue, —That every man should he ruler in his own house, and issue his commands, according to the tongue of his people.

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