أَسْتِير 3

١ 1 بَعْدَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ عَظَّمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ أَحَشْوِيرُوشُ هَامَانَ بْنَ هَمَدَاثَا ٱلْأَجَاجِيَّ وَرَقَّاهُ، وَجَعَلَ كُرْسِيَّهُ فَوْقَ جَمِيعِ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.

Aftir these thingis kyng Assuerus enhaunside Aaman, the sone of Amadathi, that was of the kynrede of Agag, and settide his trone aboue alle the princes whiche he hadde.

٢ 2 فَكَانَ كُلُّ عَبِيدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِينَ بِبَابِ ٱلْمَلِكِ يَجْثُونَ وَيَسْجُدُونَ لِهَامَانَ، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا أَوْصَى بِهِ ٱلْمَلِكُ. وَأَمَّا مُرْدَخَايُ فَلَمْ يَجْثُ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ.

And alle the seruauntis of the kyng, that lyuyden in the yatis of the paleis, kneliden, and worschipiden Aaman; for the emperour hadde comaundid so to hem; Mardochee aloone bowide not the knees, nethir worschipide hym.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ عَبِيدُ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِينَ بِبَابِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِمُرْدَخَايَ: «لِمَاذَا تَتَعَدَّى أَمْرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ؟»

`To whom the children of the kyng seiden, that saten bifore at the yatis of the paleis, Whi kepist `thou not the comaundementis of the kyng, othere wise than othere men?

٤ 4 وَإِذْ كَانُوا يُكَلِّمُونَهُ يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَسْمَعْ لَهُمْ، أَخْبَرُوا هَامَانَ لِيَرَوْا هَلْ يَقُومُ كَلَامُ مُرْدَخَايَ، لِأَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُمْ بِأَنَّهُ يَهُودِيٌّ.

And whanne thei seiden ful ofte these thingis, and he nolde here, thei tolden to Aaman, `and wolden wite, whether he contynuede in sentence; for he hadde seid to hem, that he was a Jew.

٥ 5 وَلَمَّا رَأَى هَامَانُ أَنَّ مُرْدَخَايَ لَا يَجْثُو وَلَا يَسْجُدُ لَهُ، ٱمْتَلَأَ هَامَانُ غَضَبًا.

And whanne Aaman hadde herd this thing, and hadde preued `bi experience, that Mardochee bowide not the kne to hym, nethir worschipide hym, he was ful wrooth,

٦ 6 وَٱزْدُرِيَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ أَنْ يَمُدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى مُرْدَخَايَ وَحْدَهُ، لِأَنَّهُمْ أَخْبَرُوهُ عَنْ شَعْبِ مُرْدَخَايَ. فَطَلَبَ هَامَانُ أَنْ يُهْلِكَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي كُلِّ مَمْلَكَةِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ، شَعْبَ مُرْدَخَايَ.

and he ledde for nouyt to sette hise hondis on Mardochee aloone; for he hadde herd, that Mardochee was of the folc of Jewis, and more he wolde leese al the nacioun of Jewis, that weren in the rewme of Assuerus.

٧ 7 فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، أَيْ شَهْرِ نِيسَانَ، فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةِ عَشَرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ، كَانُوا يُلْقُونَ فُورًا، أَيْ قُرْعَةً، أَمَامَ هَامَانَ، مِنْ يَوْمٍ إِلَى يَوْمٍ، وَمِنْ شَهْرٍ إِلَى شَهْرٍ، إِلَى ٱلثَّانِي عَشَرَ، أَيْ شَهْرِ أَذَارَ.

In the firste monethe, whos nam is Nysan, in the tweluethe yeer of the rewme of Assuerus, lot was sent in to a vessel, which lot is seid in Ebrew phur, `bifor Aaman, in what dai and in what monethe the folk of Jewis ouyte to be slayn; and the tweluethe monethe yede out, which is clepid Adar.

٨ 8 فَقَالَ هَامَانُ لِلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ: «إِنَّهُ مَوْجُودٌ شَعْبٌ مَّا مُتَشَتِّتٌ وَمُتَفَرِّقٌ بَيْنَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ فِي كُلِّ بِلَادِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ، وَسُنَنُهُمْ مُغَايِرَةٌ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ، وَهُمْ لَا يَعْمَلُونَ سُنَنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَلَا يَلِيقُ بِٱلْمَلِكِ تَرْكُهُمْ.

And Aaman seide to the king Assuerus, A puple is scaterid bi alle the prouynces of thi rewme, and is departid fro it silf togidere, and vsith newe lawis and cerymonyes, and ferthermore it dispisith also the comaundementis of the kyng; and thou knowest best, that it spedith not to thi rewme, `that it encreesse in malice bi licence.

٩ 9 فَإِذَا حَسُنَ عِنْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فَلْيُكْتَبْ أَنْ يُبَادُوا، وَأَنَا أَزِنُ عَشَرَةَ آلَافِ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ فِي أَيْدِي ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلْعَمَلَ لِيُؤْتَى بِهَا إِلَى خَزَائِنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ».

If it plesith thee, `deme thou that it perisch, and Y schal paie ten thousynde of talentis to the keperis of thi tresour.

١٠ 10 فَنَزَعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ خَاتَمَهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَأَعْطَاهُ لِهَامَانَ بْنِ هَمَدَاثَا ٱلْأَجَاجِيِّ عَدُوِّ ٱلْيَهُودِ.

Therfor the kyng took `fro his hond the ryng which he vside, and yaf it to Aaman, the sone of Amadathi, of the kynrede of Agag, to the enemy of Jewis.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِهَامَانَ: «ٱلْفِضَّةُ قَدْ أُعْطِيَتْ لَكَ، وَٱلشَّعْبُ أَيْضًا، لِتَفْعَلَ بِهِ مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ».

And the kyng seide to hym, The siluer, which thou bihiytist, be thin; do thou of the puple that, that plesith thee.

١٢ 12 فَدُعِيَ كُتَّابُ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنْهُ، وَكُتِبَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ هَامَانُ إِلَى مَرَازِبَةِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَإِلَى وُلَاةِ بِلَادٍ فَبِلَادٍ، وَإِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ شَعْبٍ فَشَعْبٍ، كُلِّ بِلَادٍ كَكِتَابَتِهَا، وَكُلِّ شَعْبٍ كَلِسَانِهِ، كُتِبَ بِٱسْمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ وَخُتِمَ بِخَاتَمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

And the scryuens of the kyng weren clepid in the firste monethe Nysan, in the threttenthe dai of the same monethe; and it was writun, as Aaman hadde comaundid, to alle prynces of the kyng, and to domesmen of prouynces and of dyuerse folkis, that ech folk myyte rede and here, `for dyuersite of langagis, bi the name of kyng Assuerus. And lettris aseelid with

١٣ 13 وَأُرْسِلَتِ ٱلْكِتَابَاتُ بِيَدِ ٱلسُّعَاةِ إِلَى كُلِّ بُلْدَانِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِإِهْلَاكِ وَقَتْلِ وَإِبَادَةِ جَمِيعِ ٱلْيَهُودِ، مِنَ ٱلْغُلَامِ إِلَى ٱلشَّيْخِ وَٱلْأَطْفَالِ وَٱلنِّسَاءِ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، فِي ٱلثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلثَّانِي عَشَرَ، أَيْ شَهْرِ أَذَارَ، وَأَنْ يَسْلِبُوا غَنِيمَتَهُمْ.

the ring of the kyng weren sent bi the corouris of the kyng to alle hise prouynces, that thei schulden sle, and `do awei alle Jewis, fro a child to an eld man, litle children and wymmen, in o dai, that is, in the thrittenthe dai of the tweluethe monethe, which is clepid Adar; and that thei schulden take awei the goodis of Jewis.

١٤ 14 صُورَةُ ٱلْكِتَابَةِ ٱلْمُعْطَاةِ سُنَّةً فِي كُلِّ ٱلْبُلْدَانِ، أُشْهِرَتْ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ لِيَكُونُوا مُسْتَعِدِّينَ لِهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

Forsothe the sentence `in schort of the pistlis was this, that alle prouyncis schulden wite, and make hem redi to the forseid dai.

١٥ 15 فَخَرَجَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ وَأَمْرُ ٱلْمَلِكِ يَحُثُّهُمْ، وَأُعْطِيَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فِي شُوشَنَ ٱلْقَصْرِ. وَجَلَسَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَهَامَانُ لِلشُّرْبِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَدِينَةُ شُوشَنُ فَٱرْتَبَكَتْ.

And the coroures, that weren sent, hastiden to fille the comaundement of the kyng; and anoon the comaundement hangide in Susa, `while the kyng and Aaman maden feeste, and `the while that alle Jewis wepten, that weren in the citee.