פרק ט, כט-לב
(כט)וַ֠תִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּ֨ר הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה בַת־אֲבִיחַ֛יִל וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י הַיְּהוּדִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־תֹּ֑קֶף לְקַיֵּ֗ם אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת הַפֻּרִ֛ים הַזֹּ֖את הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃
(ל)וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֶל־שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה מַלְכ֖וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם וֶֽאֱמֶֽת׃
(לא)לְקַיֵּ֡ם אֶת־יְמֵי֩ הַפֻּרִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֩ קִיַּ֨ם עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם מָרְדֳּכַ֤י הַיְּהוּדִי֙ וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה וְכַֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר קִיְּמ֥וּ עַל־נַפְשָׁ֖ם וְעַל־זַרְעָ֑ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַצּוֹמ֖וֹת וְזַֽעֲקָתָֽם׃
(לב)וּמַֽאֲמַ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר קִיַּ֕ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפֻּרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְתָּ֖ב בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃
פרק י, א-ג
(א)וַיָּשֶׂם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֧שׁ ׀ מַ֛ס עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאִיֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃
(ב)וְכָל־מַֽעֲשֵׂ֤ה תָקְפּוֹ֙ וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וּפָֽרָשַׁת֙ גְּדֻלַּ֣ת מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר גִּדְּל֖וֹ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֨פֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔ים לְמַלְכֵ֖י מָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃
(ג)כִּ֣י ׀ מָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֗י מִשְׁנֶה֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וְגָדוֹל֙ לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְרָצ֖וּי לְרֹ֣ב אֶחָ֑יו דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְעַמּ֔וֹ וְדֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְכָל־זַרְעֽוֹ׃
Esther – Chapter 9, 29-32
(כט)וַ֠תִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּ֨ר הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה בַת־אֲבִיחַ֛יִל וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י הַיְּהוּדִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־תֹּ֑קֶף לְקַיֵּ֗ם אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת הַפֻּרִ֛ים הַזֹּ֖את הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃
(29) Queen Esther, daughter of Avichayil, and Mordechai the Jew, established as a law the practice of this second Purim epistle.
(29) Mordechai and Esther knew that there were sages who disagreed with their decree to add the megila to the Holy Scriptures and to celebrate these two days, so Queen Esther, daughter of Avichayil, and Mordechai the Jew, who both had royal permission to force the Jews to celebrate, established as a law the practice of this second Purim epistle, the megila we read today, and the days we celebrate.
(ל)וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֶל־שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה מַלְכ֖וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם וֶֽאֱמֶֽת׃
(30) And he sent letters to all the Jews, to the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of Achashverosh’s kingdom, words of peace and truth,
(30) And he sent letters to all the Jews, to the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of Achashverosh’s kingdom, words of peace to conciliate the various opinions and to prove the truth of their halachic stance,
(לא)לְקַיֵּ֡ם אֶת־יְמֵי֩ הַפֻּרִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֩ קִיַּ֨ם עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם מָרְדֳּכַ֤י הַיְּהוּדִי֙ וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה וְכַֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר קִיְּמ֥וּ עַל־נַפְשָׁ֖ם וְעַל־זַרְעָ֑ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַצּוֹמ֖וֹת וְזַֽעֲקָתָֽם׃
(31) to observe these days of Purim on different dates in the manner established for them by Mordechai the Jew and Queen Esther just as they had accepted upon themselves and upon their descendants the observance of the fasts and their lamentations
(31) saying that for different groups to observe these days of Purim on different dates in the manner established for them by Mordechai the Jew and Queen Esther is not included in the prohibition against adding holidays to the ones proscribed in the Torah, and as proof they claimed that it is just as they had accepted upon themselves and upon their descendants the observance of the fasts and their lamentations which aren’t proscribed by the Torah yet mentioned explicitly in the book of Zechariah.
(לב)וּמַֽאֲמַ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר קִיַּ֕ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפֻּרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְתָּ֖ב בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃
(32) And the word of Esther confirmed the observance of these Purim days, and was included in Scripture.
(32) And based on the word of Esther confirmed the observance of these Purim days by the sages, and the megila was included in Scripture as Mordechai and Esther requested.
Esther – Chapter 10, 1-3
(א)וַיָּשֶׂם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֧שׁ ׀ מַ֛ס עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאִיֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃
(1) King Achashverosh levied a tax upon the mainland and the islands of the sea.
(1) After Mordechai was appointed minister he helped King Achashverosh to conquer many more lands, near and far, and thereby levied a tax upon the mainland which was near, and even on the far islands of the sea.
(ב)וְכָל־מַֽעֲשֵׂ֤ה תָקְפּוֹ֙ וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וּפָֽרָשַׁת֙ גְּדֻלַּ֣ת מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר גִּדְּל֖וֹ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֨פֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔ים לְמַלְכֵ֖י מָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃
(2) And the entire story of his power and strength, and the account of Mordechai’s greatness bestowed on him by the king, is recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
(2) And the entire story of his power and strength, and the account of how it was done through Mordechai’s greatness which was bestowed on him by the king, is recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
(ג)כִּ֣י ׀ מָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֗י מִשְׁנֶה֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וְגָדוֹל֙ לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְרָצ֖וּי לְרֹ֣ב אֶחָ֑יו דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְעַמּ֔וֹ וְדֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְכָל־זַרְעֽוֹ׃
(3) For Mordechai the Jew was second to King Achashverosh, a leader to the Jews, and loved by his many brethren. He sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace for all their descendants.
(3) For Mordechai the Jew succeeded in furthering Achashverosh’s kingdom because he was second to King Achashverosh. Even though he was primarily a leader to the Jews he ruled over them mercifully, and therefore was loved by his many brethren. He sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace for all their descendants.
