أَسْتِير 4

١ 1 وَلَمَّا عَلِمَ مُرْدَخَايُ كُلَّ مَا عُمِلَ، شَقَّ مُرْدَخَايُ ثِيَابَهُ وَلَبِسَ مِسْحًا بِرَمَادٍ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى وَسَطِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَصَرَخَ صَرْخَةً عَظِيمَةً مُرَّةً،

And Mordecai he knew all that it had been done and he tore Mordecai clothes his and he put on sackcloth and ash[es] and he went out in [the] midst of the city and he cried a cry loud and bitter.

٢ 2 وَجَاءَ إِلَى قُدَّامِ بَابِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَدْخُلُ أَحَدٌ بَابَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَهُوَ لَابِسٌ مِسْحًا.

And he went to before [the] gate of the king for not to go into [the] gate of the king in clothing of sackcloth.

٣ 3 وَفِي كُلِّ كُورَةٍ حَيْثُمَا وَصَلَ إِلَيْهَا أَمْرُ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَسُنَّتُهُ، كَانَتْ مَنَاحَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ عِنْدَ ٱلْيَهُودِ، وَصَوْمٌ وَبُكَاءٌ وَنَحِيبٌ. وَٱنْفَرَشَ مِسْحٌ وَرَمَادٌ لِكَثِيرِينَ.

And in every province and province [the] place where [the] word of the king and law his [were] reaching mourning great [belonged] to the Jews and fasting and weeping and wailing sackcloth and ash[es] it was spread as a bed by many [people].

٤ 4 فَدَخَلَتْ جَوَارِي أَسْتِيرَ وَخُصْيَانُهَا وَأَخْبَرُوهَا، فَٱغْتَمَّتِ ٱلْمَلِكَةُ جِدًّا وَأَرْسَلَتْ ثِيَابًا لِإِلْبَاسِ مُرْدَخَايَ، وَلِأَجْلِ نَزْعِ مِسْحِهِ عَنْهُ، فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ.

(And they came *Qk) [the] maids of Esther and eunuchs her and they told to her and she agonized the queen exceedingly and she sent garments to clothe Mordecai and to remove sackcloth his from on him and not he accepted [them].

٥ 5 فَدَعَتْ أَسْتِيرُ هَتَاخَ، وَاحِدًا مِنْ خِصْيَانِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِي أَوْقَفَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا، وَأَعْطَتْهُ وَصِيَّةً إِلَى مُرْدَخَايَ لِتَعْلَمَ مَاذَا وَلِمَاذَا.

And she summoned Esther Hathach one of [the] eunuchs of the king whom he had made stand before her and she commanded him on Mordecai to know what? [was] this and concerning what? [was] this.

٦ 6 فَخَرَجَ هَتَاخُ إِلَى مُرْدَخَايَ إِلَى سَاحَةِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَمَامَ بَابِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

And he went out Hathach to Mordecai to [the] open place of the city which [was] before [the] gate of the king.

٧ 7 فَأَخْبَرَهُ مُرْدَخَايُ بِكُلِّ مَا أَصَابَهُ، وَعَنْ مَبْلَغِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ ٱلَّذِي وَعَدَ هَامَانُ بِوَزْنِهِ لِخَزَائِنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَنِ ٱلْيَهُودِ لِإِبَادَتِهِمْ،

And he told to him Mordecai all that it had happened to him and - [the] exact amount of the silver which he had said Haman to weigh out to [the] treasuries of the king (for the Jews *Qk) to destroy them.

٨ 8 وَأَعْطَاهُ صُورَةَ كِتَابَةِ ٱلْأَمْرِ ٱلَّذِي أُعْطِيَ فِي شُوشَنَ لِإِهْلَاكِهِمْ، لِكَيْ يُرِيَهَا لِأَسْتِيرَ، وَيُخْبِرَهَا وَيُوصِيَهَا أَنْ تَدْخُلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَتَتَضَرَّعَ إِلَيْهِ وَتَطْلُبَ مِنْهُ لِأَجْلِ شَعْبِهَا.

And copy of [the] writing of the law which it had been given in Susa to annihilate them he gave to him to show Esther and to tell to her and to command to her to go to the king to seek favor to him and to request from to before him on people her.

٩ 9 فَأَتَى هَتَاخُ وَأَخْبَرَ أَسْتِيرَ بِكَلَامِ مُرْدَخَايَ.

And he came Hathach and he told to Esther [the] words of Mordecai.

١٠ 10 فَكَلَّمَتْ أَسْتِيرُ هَتَاخَ وَأَعْطَتْهُ وَصِيَّةً إِلَى مُرْدَخَايَ:

And she said Esther to Hathach and she commanded him to Mordecai.

١١ 11 «إِنَّ كُلَّ عَبِيدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَشُعُوبِ بِلَادِ ٱلْمَلِكِ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ كُلَّ رَجُلٍ دَخَلَ أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، إِلَى ٱلدَّارِ ٱلدَّاخِلِيَّةِ وَلَمْ يُدْعَ، فَشَرِيعَتُهُ وَاحِدَةٌ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ، إِلَّا ٱلَّذِي يَمُدُّ لَهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ قَضِيبَ ٱلذَّهَبِ فَإِنَّهُ يَحْيَا. وَأَنَا لَمْ أُدْعَ لِأَدْخُلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ هَذِهِ ٱلثَّلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا».

All [the] servants of the king and [the] people of [the] provinces of the king [are] knowing that every man and woman who he goes to the king into the court inner who not he is summoned [is] one law his to put to death apart from that he extends to him the king [the] scepter of gold and he will live and I not I have been summoned to go to the king this thirty day[s].

١٢ 12 فَأَخْبَرُوا مُرْدَخَايَ بِكَلَامِ أَسْتِيرَ.

And they told to Mordecai [the] words of Esther.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ مُرْدَخَايُ أَنْ تُجَاوَبَ أَسْتِيرُ: «لَا تَفْتَكِرِي فِي نَفْسِكِ أَنَّكِ تَنْجِينَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ دُونَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْيَهُودِ.

And he said Mordecai to bring back to Esther may not you imagine in self your to escape [the] house of the king from all the Jews.

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّكِ إِنْ سَكَتِّ سُكُوتًا فِي هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ يَكُونُ ٱلْفَرَجُ وَٱلنَّجَاةُ لِلْيَهُودِ مِنْ مَكَانٍ آخَرَ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتِ وَبَيْتُ أَبِيكِ فَتَبِيدُونَ. وَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ إِنْ كُنْتِ لِوَقْتٍ مِثْلِ هَذَا وَصَلْتِ إِلَى ٱلْمُلْكِ؟».

That except certainly you will keep quiet at the time this relief and deliverance it will arise for the Jews from a place another and you and [the] house of father your you will perish and who? [is] knowing if for a time like this you have reached the queenhood.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَتْ أَسْتِيرُ أَنْ يُجَاوَبَ مُرْدَخَايُ:

And she said Esther to bring back to Mordecai.

١٦ 16 «ٱذْهَبِ ٱجْمَعْ جَمِيعَ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلْمَوْجُودِينَ فِي شُوشَنَ وَصُومُوا مِنْ جِهَتِي وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا وَلَا تَشْرَبُوا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا. وَأَنَا أَيْضًا وَجَوَارِيَّ نَصُومُ كَذَلِكَ. وَهَكَذَا أَدْخُلُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ خِلَافَ ٱلسُّنَّةِ. فَإِذَا هَلَكْتُ، هَلَكْتُ».

Go gather all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast on me and may not you eat and may not you drink three days night and day also I and maids my I will fast thus and in such I will go to the king which not [is] according to the law and just as I have perished I have perished.

١٧ 17 فَٱنْصَرَفَ مُرْدَخَايُ وَعَمِلَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَتْهُ بِهِ أَسْتِيرُ.

And he passed on Mordecai and he did according to all that she had commanded to him Esther.