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[1] After this, King Ahasuerus highly honored Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Bugaean. He exalted him and set his seat above all his friends. [2] All in the palace bowed down to him, for so the king had given orders to do; but Mordecai didn’t bow down to him. [3] And they in the king’s palace said to Mordecai, “Mordecai, why do you transgress the commands of the king?” [4] They questioned him daily, but he didn’t listen to them; so they reported to Haman that Mordecai resisted the commands of the king; and Mordecai had shown to them that he was a Jew. [5] When Haman understood that Mordecai didn’t bow down to him, he was greatly enraged, [6] and plotted to utterly destroy all the Jews who were under the rule of Ahasuerus. [7] In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahasuerus, Haman made a decision by casting lots by day and month, to kill the race of Mordecai in one day. The lot fell on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar. [8] So he spoke to King Ahasuerus, saying, “There is a nation scattered among the nations in all your kingdom, and their laws differ from all the other nations. They disobey the king’s laws. It is not expedient for the king to tolerate them. [9] If it seem good to the king, let him make a decree to destroy them, and I will remit into the king’s treasury ten thousand talents of silver.” [10] So the king took off his ring, and gave it into the hands of Haman to seal the decrees against the Jews. [11] The king said to Haman, “Keep the silver, and treat the nation as you will.” [12] So the king’s recorders were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and they wrote as Haman commanded to the captains and governors in every province, from India even to Ethiopia, to one hundred twenty-seven provinces; and to the rulers of the nations according to their languages, in the name of King Ahasuerus. [13] The message was sent by couriers throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, to utterly destroy the race of the Jews on the first day of the twelfth month, which is Adar, and to plunder their goods.ⓘ [The following is the copy of the letter. “From the great King Ahasuerus to the rulers and the governors under them of one hundred twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia, who hold authority under him:“Ruling over many nations and having obtained dominion over the whole world, I was determined (not elated by the confidence of power, but ever conducting myself with great moderation and gentleness) to make the lives of my subjects continually tranquil, desiring both to maintain the kingdom quiet and orderly to its utmost limits, and to restore the peace desired by all men. When I had asked my counselors how this should be brought to pass, Haman, who excels in soundness of judgment among us, and has been manifestly well inclined without wavering and with unshaken fidelity, and had obtained the second post in the kingdom, informed us that a certain ill-disposed people is scattered among all the tribes throughout the world, opposed in their law to every other nation, and continually neglecting the commands of the king, so that the united government blamelessly administered by us is not quietly established. Having then conceived that this nation is continually set in opposition to every man, introducing as a change a foreign code of laws, and injuriously plotting to accomplish the worst of evils against our interests, and against the happy establishment of the monarchy, we instruct you in the letter written by Haman, who is set over the public affairs and is our second governor, to destroy them all utterly with their wives and children by the swords of the enemies, without pitying or sparing any, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, of the present year; that the people aforetime and now ill-disposed to us having been violently consigned to death in one day, may hereafter secure to us continually a well constituted and quiet state of affairs.”] [14] Copies of the letters were published in every province; and an order was given to all the nations to be ready for that day. [15] This business was hastened also in Susa. The king and Haman began to drink, but the city was confused.

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  1. ⓘ 3:13 Note: The part in brackets is not in Hebrew
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[1] Μετὰ G3326 δὲ G1161 ταῦτα G5023 ἐδόξασεν G1392 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Ἀρταξέρξης Αμαν Αμαδαθου Βουγαῖον καὶ G2532 ὕψωσεν G5312 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπρωτοβάθρει πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 φίλων G5384 αὐτοῦ. G846 [2] Καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 αὐλῇ G833 προσεκύνουν G4352 αὐτῷ, G846 οὕτως G3779 γὰρ G1063 προσέταξεν G4367 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 ποιῆσαι· G4160 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 Μαρδοχαῖος οὐ G3756 προσεκύνει G4352 αὐτῷ. G846 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἐλάλησαν G2980 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 αὐλῇ G833 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 τῷ G3588 Μαρδοχαίῳ Μαρδοχαῖε, τί G5101 παρακούεις G3878 τὰ G3588 ὑπὸ G5259 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 λεγόμενα; G3004 [4] Καθ’ G2596 ἑκάστην G1538 ἡμέραν G2250 ἐλάλουν G2980 αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 οὐχ G3756 ὑπήκουεν G5219 αὐτῶν· G846 καὶ G2532 ὑπέδειξαν G5263 τῷ G3588 Αμαν Μαρδοχαῖον τοῖς G3588 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 λόγοις G3056 ἀντιτασσόμενον· G498 καὶ G2532 ὑπέδειξεν G5263 αὐτοῖς G846 ὁ G3588 Μαρδοχαῖος ὅτι G3754 Ιουδαῖός G2453 ἐστιν. G2076 [5] Καὶ G2532 ἐπιγνοὺς G1921 Αμαν ὅτι G3754 οὐ G3756 προσκυνεῖ G4352 αὐτῷ G846 Μαρδοχαῖος, ἐθυμώθη G2373 σφόδρα G4970 [6] καὶ G2532 ἐβουλεύσατο G1011 ἀφανίσαι G853 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 ὑπὸ G5259 τὴν G3588 Ἀρταξέρξου βασιλείαν G932 Ιουδαίους. G2453 [7] Καὶ G2532 ἐποίησεν G4160 ψήφισμα ἐν G1722 ἔτει G2094 δωδεκάτῳ G1428 τῆς G3588 βασιλείας G932 Ἀρταξέρξου καὶ G2532 ἔβαλεν G906 κλήρους G2819 ἡμέραν G2250 ἐξ G1537 ἡμέρας G2250 καὶ G2532 μῆνα G3376 ἐκ G1537 μηνὸς G3376 ὥστε G5620 ἀπολέσαι G622 ἐν G1722 μιᾷ G3391 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τὸ G3588 γένος G1085 Μαρδοχαίου, καὶ G2532 ἔπεσεν G4098 ὁ G3588 κλῆρος G2819 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην G5065 τοῦ G3588 μηνός, G3376 ὅς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 Αδαρ. [8] Καὶ G2532 ἐλάλησεν G2980 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 βασιλέα G935 Ἀρταξέρξην λέγων G3004 Ὑπάρχει G5225 ἔθνος G1484 διεσπαρμένον G1289 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἔθνεσιν G1484 ἐν G1722 πάσῃ G3956 τῇ G3588 βασιλείᾳ G932 σου, G4675 οἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 νόμοι G3551 αὐτῶν G846 ἔξαλλοι παρὰ G3844 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ἔθνη, G1484 τῶν G3588 δὲ G1161 νόμων G3551 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 παρακούουσιν, G3878 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 συμφέρει G4851 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 ἐᾶσαι G1439 αὐτούς· G846 [9] εἰ G1487 δοκεῖ G1380 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ, G935 δογματισάτω G1379 ἀπολέσαι G622 αὐτούς, G846 κἀγὼ G2504 διαγράψω εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 γαζοφυλάκιον G1049 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 ἀργυρίου G694 τάλαντα G5007 μύρια. G3463 [10] Καὶ G2532 περιελόμενος G4014 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 τὸν G3588 δακτύλιον G1146 ἔδωκεν G1325 εἰς G1519 χεῖρα G5495 τῷ G3588 Αμαν σφραγίσαι G4972 κατὰ G2596 τῶν G3588 γεγραμμένων G1125 κατὰ G2596 τῶν G3588 Ιουδαίων. G2453 [11] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 τῷ G3588 Αμαν Τὸ G3588 μὲν G3303 ἀργύριον G694 ἔχε, G2192 τῷ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἔθνει G1484 χρῶ G5530 ὡς G5613 βούλει. G1014 [12] Καὶ G2532 ἐκλήθησαν G2564 οἱ G3588 γραμματεῖς G1122 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 μηνὶ G3376 πρώτῳ G4413 τῇ G3588 τρισκαιδεκάτῃ καὶ G2532 ἔγραψαν, G1125 ὡς G5613 ἐπέταξεν G2004 Αμαν, τοῖς G3588 στρατηγοῖς G4755 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἄρχουσιν G758 κατὰ G2596 πᾶσαν G3956 χώραν G5561 ἀπὸ G575 Ἰνδικῆς ἕως G2193 τῆς G3588 Αἰθιοπίας, ταῖς G3588 ἑκατὸν G1540 εἴκοσι G1501 ἑπτὰ G2033 χώραις, G5561 τοῖς G3588 τε G5037 ἄρχουσι G758 τῶν G3588 ἐθνῶν G1484 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 αὐτῶν G846 λέξιν δι’ G1223 Ἀρταξέρξου τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως. G935 [13] Καὶ G2532 ἀπεστάλη G649 διὰ G1223 βιβλιαφόρων εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 Ἀρταξέρξου βασιλείαν G932 ἀφανίσαι G853 τὸ G3588 γένος G1085 τῶν G3588 Ιουδαίων G2453 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 μιᾷ G3391 μηνὸς G3376 δωδεκάτου, G1428 ὅς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 Αδαρ, καὶ G2532 διαρπάσαι G1283 τὰ G3588 ὑπάρχοντα G5225 αὐτῶν. G846 —a τῆς G3588 δὲ G1161 ἐπιστολῆς G1992 ἐστιν G2076 τὸ G3588 ἀντίγραφον τόδε G3592 Βασιλεὺς G935 μέγας G3173 Ἀρταξέρξης τοῖς G3588 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 Ἰνδικῆς ἕως G2193 τῆς G3588 Αἰθιοπίας ἑκατὸν G1540 εἴκοσι G1501 ἑπτὰ G2033 χωρῶν G5561 ἄρχουσι G758 καὶ G2532 τοπάρχαις ὑποτεταγμένοις G5293 τάδε G3592 γράφει G1125 b Πολλῶν G4183 ἐπάρξας ἐθνῶν G1484 καὶ G2532 πάσης G3956 ἐπικρατήσας οἰκουμένης G3625 ἐβουλήθην, G1014 μὴ G3361 τῷ G3588 θράσει τῆς G3588 ἐξουσίας G1849 ἐπαιρόμενος, G1869 ἐπιεικέστερον G1933 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 μετὰ G3326 ἠπιότητος ἀεὶ G104 διεξάγων, τοὺς G3588 τῶν G3588 ὑποτεταγμένων G5293 ἀκυμάτους διὰ G1223 παντὸς G3956 καταστῆσαι G2525 βίους, G979 τήν G3588 τε G5037 βασιλείαν G932 ἥμερον καὶ G2532 πορευτὴν μέχρι G3360 περάτων G4009 παρεξόμενος G3930 ἀνανεώσασθαί G365 τε G5037 τὴν G3588 ποθουμένην τοῖς G3588 πᾶσιν G3956 ἀνθρώποις G444 εἰρήνην. G1515 c πυθομένου G4441 δέ G1161 μου G3450 τῶν G3588 συμβούλων G4825 πῶς G4459 ἂν G302 ἀχθείη G71 τοῦτο G5124 ἐπὶ G1909 πέρας, G4009 σωφροσύνῃ G4997 παρ’ G3844 ἡμῖν G2254 διενέγκας G1308 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 εὐνοίᾳ G2133 ἀπαραλλάκτως καὶ G2532 βεβαίᾳ G949 πίστει G4102 ἀποδεδειγμένος G584 καὶ G2532 δεύτερον G1208 τῶν G3588 βασιλειῶν G932 γέρας ἀπενηνεγμένος G667 Αμαν d ἐπέδειξεν G1925 ἡμῖν G2254 ἐν G1722 πάσαις G3956 ταῖς G3588 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 οἰκουμένην G3625 φυλαῖς G5443 ἀναμεμεῖχθαι δυσμενῆ λαόν G2992 τινα G5100 τοῖς G3588 νόμοις G3551 ἀντίθετον πρὸς G4314 πᾶν G3956 ἔθνος G1484 τά G3588 τε G5037 τῶν G3588 βασιλέων G935 παραπέμποντας διηνεκῶς διατάγματα G1297 πρὸς G4314 τὸ G3588 μὴ G3361 κατατίθεσθαι G2698 τὴν G3588 ὑφ’ G5259 ἡμῶν G2257 κατευθυνομένην G2720 ἀμέμπτως G274 συναρχίαν. e διειληφότες οὖν G3767 τόδε G3592 τὸ G3588 ἔθνος G1484 μονώτατον G3441 ἐν G1722 ἀντιπαραγωγῇ παντὶ G3956 διὰ G1223 παντὸς G3956 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 κείμενον G2749 διαγωγὴν νόμων G3551 ξενίζουσαν G3579 παραλλάσσον καὶ G2532 δυσνοοῦν τοῖς G3588 ἡμετέροις G2251 πράγμασιν G4229 τὰ G3588 χείριστα G5501 συντελοῦν G4931 κακὰ G2556 καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 τὸ G3588 μὴ G3361 τὴν G3588 βασιλείαν G932 εὐσταθείας τυγχάνειν· G5177 f προστετάχαμεν G4367 οὖν G3767 τοὺς G3588 σημαινομένους G4591 ὑμῖν G5213 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 γεγραμμένοις G1125 ὑπὸ G5259 Αμαν τοῦ G3588 τεταγμένου G5021 ἐπὶ G1909 τῶν G3588 πραγμάτων G4229 καὶ G2532 δευτέρου G1208 πατρὸς G3962 ἡμῶν G2257 πάντας G3956 σὺν G4862 γυναιξὶ G1135 καὶ G2532 τέκνοις G5043 ἀπολέσαι G622 ὁλορριζεὶ ταῖς G3588 τῶν G3588 ἐχθρῶν G2190 μαχαίραις G3162 ἄνευ G427 παντὸς G3956 οἴκτου καὶ G2532 φειδοῦς τῇ G3588 τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ G5065 τοῦ G3588 δωδεκάτου G1428 μηνὸς G3376 Αδαρ τοῦ G3588 ἐνεστῶτος G1764 ἔτους, G2094 g ὅπως G3704 οἱ G3588 πάλαι G3819 καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 δυσμενεῖς ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 μιᾷ G3391 βιαίως εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 ᾅδην G86 κατελθόντες G2718 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 μετέπειτα G3347 χρόνον G5550 εὐσταθῆ καὶ G2532 ἀτάραχα παρέχωσιν G3930 ἡμῖν G2254 διὰ G1223 τέλους G5056 τὰ G3588 πράγματα. G4229 — [14] τὰ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἀντίγραφα τῶν G3588 ἐπιστολῶν G1992 ἐξετίθετο G1620 κατὰ G2596 χώραν, G5561 καὶ G2532 προσετάγη G4367 πᾶσι G3956 τοῖς G3588 ἔθνεσιν G1484 ἑτοίμους G2092 εἶναι G1511 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν G2250 ταύτην. G3778 [15] Ἐσπεύδετο G4692 δὲ G1161 τὸ G3588 πρᾶγμα G4229 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 Σουσαν· ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 βασιλεὺς G935 καὶ G2532 Αμαν ἐκωθωνίζοντο, ἐταράσσετο G5015 δὲ G1161 ἡ G3588 πόλις. G4172
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