פרק ג, יב-טו
Esther – Chapter 3, 12-15
(יב) וַיִּקָּֽרְאוּ֩ סֹֽפְרֵ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁ֗וֹן בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣ר יוֹם֮ בּוֹ֒ וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב כְּֽכָל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה הָמָ֡ן אֶ֣ל אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ וְֽאֶל־הַפַּח֞וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ עַל־מְדִינָ֣ה וּמְדִינָ֗ה וְאֶל־שָׂ֤רֵי עַם֙ וָעָ֔ם מְדִינָ֤ה וּמְדִינָה֙ כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ וְעַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ בְּשֵׁ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ נִכְתָּ֔ב וְנֶחְתָּ֖ם בְּטַבַּ֥עַת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
(יג) וְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַ סְפָרִ֜ים בְּיַ֣ד הָֽרָצִים֮ אֶל־כָּל־מְדִינ֣וֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ לְהַשְׁמִ֡יד לַֽהֲרֹ֣ג וּלְאַבֵּ֣ד אֶת־כָּל־הַ֠יְּהוּדִים מִנַּ֨עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֜ן טַ֤ף וְנָשִׁים֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֑ר וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם לָבֽוֹז׃
(יד) פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַכְּתָ֗ב לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽן דָּת֙ בְּכָל־מְדִינָ֣ה וּמְדִינָ֔ה גָּל֖וּי לְכָל־הָֽעַמִּ֑ים לִֽהְי֥וֹת עֲתִדִ֖ים לַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
(טו) הָֽרָצִ֞ים יָֽצְא֤וּ דְחוּפִים֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְהַדָּ֥ת נִתְּנָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְהָמָן֙ יָֽשְׁב֣וּ לִשְׁתּ֔וֹת וְהָעִ֥יר שׁוּשָׁ֖ן נָבֽוֹכָה׃
Esther – Chapter 3, 12-15
(ה) וַיַּ֣רְא הָמָ֔ן כִּי־אֵ֣ין מָרְדֳּכַ֔י כֹּרֵ֥עַ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א הָמָ֖ן חֵמָֽה׃
(5) When Haman saw that Mordechai would not kneel or bow before him, Haman was filled with wrath.
(5) When Haman saw that Mordechai would not kneel or bow before him even out of courtesy when he passed near him, Haman was filled with wrath because he realized that Mordechai hated him.
(ו) וַיִּ֣בֶז בְּעֵינָ֗יו לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ יָד֙ בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י לְבַדּ֔וֹ כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥ידוּ ל֖וֹ אֶת־עַ֣ם מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ הָמָ֗ן לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּכָל־מַלְכ֥וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ עַ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃
(6) But he thought it contemptible to kill only Mordechai, for they had informed him of Mordechai’s national Haman sought to annihilate all the Jews, Mordechai’s people, throughout Achashverosh’s entire kingdom.
(6) But he thought it contemptible to kill only Mordechai, for they had informed him that it was because of Mordechai’s nationalreligion that he was not bowing. So Haman sought to annihilate all the Jews, Mordechai’s people who followed his beliefs, throughout Achashverosh’s entire kingdom.
(ז) בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֔ן בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ הִפִּ֣יל פּוּר֩ ה֨וּא הַגּוֹרָ֜ל לִפְנֵ֣י הָמָ֗ן מִיּ֧וֹם ׀ לְי֛וֹם וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁ לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא־חֹ֥דֶשׁ אֲדָֽר׃
(7) In the first month, which is the month of Nissan, in the twelfth year of King Achashverosh’s reign, Haman cast a pur, which is a type of lot he used to cast, from day to day, and month to month, on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
(7) In the first month, which is the month of Nissan, in the twelfth year of King Achashverosh’s reign, Haman cast a pur, which is a type of lot he used to cast, from day to day, and the lot came out negative every day until the last, and month to month until the last month. Since he started casting lots from the next day which was the fourteenth of Nissan the pur fell on the thirteenth day of thetwelfth month, which is the month of Adar. Although the lot pushed off his plans to the latest day possible, Haman didn’t take the hint that his plan would not happen.
(ח) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ עַם־אֶחָ֗ד מְפֻזָּ֤ר וּמְפֹרָד֙ בֵּ֣ין הָֽעַמִּ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ וְדָֽתֵיהֶ֞ם שֹׁנ֣וֹת מִכָּל־עָ֗ם וְאֶת־דָּתֵ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵינָ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֵין־שֹׁוֶ֖ה לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃
(8) Haman said to King Achashverosh, “There is one nation, scattered and dispersed among the nations throughout the provinces of your kingdom, whose laws are unlike those of any other nation and who do not obey the laws of the King. It is not in the King’s interest to tolerate them.
(8) Haman knew that the king would not want to harm the Jews because they were considered very talented and valuable to the kingdom, so he said to King Achashverosh, “There is one nameless nation, scattered in different countries, and even within each country they are dispersed among the nations throughout the provinces of your kingdom, whose laws are completely unlike those of any other nation in food, dress, and behavior, and who do not obey the laws of the King regarding taxes and other duties. It is not in the King’s interest to tolerate them because other nations learn from them to be lax in their duties.”
(ט) אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב יִכָּתֵ֖ב לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וַֽעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֜ים כִּכַּר־כֶּ֗סֶף אֶשְׁקוֹל֙ עַל־יְדֵי֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה לְהָבִ֖יא אֶל־גִּנְזֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
(9) “If it please the King, let be issued for their destruction, and I will weigh out ten thousand silver talents by the functionaries deposited in the King’s treasuries.
(9) “If it please the King, let an edict be issued for their religious destruction, and I will weigh out ten thousand silver talents that will happily be paid by the functionaries who want to enlighten these lost souls, deposited in the King’s treasuries to defray the expenses.”
(י) וַיָּ֧סַר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־טַבַּעְתּ֖וֹ מֵעַ֣ל יָד֑וֹ וַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּ לְהָמָ֧ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֛תָא הָֽאֲגָגִ֖י צֹרֵ֥ר הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃
(10) The king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, son of Hamdata, the Agagite, persecutor of the Jews.
(10) The king assumed Haman meant only to edify a backward nation, so without reading the edict he removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, son of Hamdata, the Agagite. It was only Haman who was the persecutor of the Jews, not Achashverosh.
(יא) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ לְהָמָ֔ן הַכֶּ֖סֶף נָת֣וּן לָ֑ךְ וְהָעָ֕ם לַֽעֲשׂ֥וֹת בּ֖וֹ כַּטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
(11) The king said to Haman, “The money is yours to keep, and the nation is yours to do with as you please.”
(11) Since the king thought this was a benevolent endeavor, he said to Haman, “The money is yours to keep, and the nation is yours to do with as you please.”
