Esther 9

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 When the day arrived on which the order decreed by the king was to be carried out, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar, on which the enemies of the Jews had expected to become masters of them, the situation was reversed: the Jews became masters of their enemies.	1 ܘܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܐܕܪ ܒܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ: ܟܕ ܡ̇ܛܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܠܡܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܒܥܠܕ̈ܒܒܝܗܘܢ܆ ܐܫܬܚ̣ܠܦܬ ܥ̣ܒܝܕܬܐ ܕܢܫܬܠܛܘܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܒܣܢܐܝܗܘܢ
2 The Jews mustered in their cities throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus to attack those who sought to do them harm, and no one could withstand them, but all peoples were seized with a fear of them.	2 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ܆ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܗ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܐܚܫܝܪܝܫ. ܕܢܘܫܛܘܢ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܒ̇ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܘܬܗܘܢ. ܘܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܩܡ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܢܦ̣ܠܬ ܕܚܠܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ܆
3 Moreover, all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, governors, and royal procurators supported the Jews from fear of Mordecai;	3 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ. ܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ. ܘܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܡܝܩܪܝܢ ܠܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܢܦ̣ܠܬ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ.
4 for Mordecai was powerful in the royal palace, and the report was spreading through all the provinces that he was continually growing in power.	4 ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̣ܪܒ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ. ܘܫܡܗ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܘܝܪܒ.
5 The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them; they did to their enemies as they pleased.	5 ܘܡܚܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܥܠܕܒܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܡܚܘܬܐ̇ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܘܕܩܛܠܐ̣ ܘܕܐܒܕܢܐ. ܘܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܒܣ̈ܢܐܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ.
6 In the stronghold of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.	6 ܘܒܫܘܫܢ ܒܝܪܬܐ ܩ̇ܛܠܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܘܐܘܒܕܘ ܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ.
7 They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,	7 ܘܠܦܫܝܪܘܬ ܘܠܕܝܠܟܘܢ. ܘܠܐܣܦܘܬ̣
8 Porathai, Adalia, Aridatha, 9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,	8 ܘܠܦܪܠܛ ܘܠܕܠܝܐ. ܘܠܕܝܪܬ.
	9 ܘܠܐܦܪܣܡܘܬ. ܘܠܕܝܣܝ ܘܠܐܕܪܝ ܘܠܙܘܬ
10 the ten sons of Haman, son of Hammedatha, the foe of the Jews. However, they did not engage in plundering.	10 ܥܣܪܐ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܗܡܢ ܒܪ ܗܡܕܬ ܐܓܓܝܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ. ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ̣ ܩ̇ܛܠܘ. ܘܠܒܙܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܘܫܛܘ ܐܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ.
11 On the same day, when the number of those killed in the stronghold of Susa was reported to the king,	11 ܘܥܠ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܕܒܫܘܫܢ ܒܝܪܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ.
12 he said to Queen Esther: "In the stronghold of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, as well as the ten sons of Haman. What must they have done in the other royal provinces! You shall again be granted whatever you ask, and whatever you request shall be honored."	12 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐܣܬܝܪ ܡܠܟܬܐ. ܒܫܘܫܢ ܒܝܪܬܐ ܩ̇ܛܠܘ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܐܘܒܕܘ ܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܓܒܪܝܢ. ܘܠܥܣܪܐ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܗܡܢ. ܒܫܪܟܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܘ. ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܫܐܠܬܟܝ. ܢܬܝܗܒ ܠܟܝ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܒܥܘܬܟܝ̣ ܢ̇ܬܥܒܕ ܠܟܝ.
13 So Esther said, "If it pleases your majesty, let the Jews in Susa be permitted again tomorrow to act according to today's decree, and let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on gibbets."	13 ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬ ܐܣܬܝܪ ܢ̇ܬܝܗܒ ܡܚܪ ܠܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ̇ ܕܒܫܘܫܢ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ. ܘܠܥܣܪܐ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܗܡܢ ܢܬܠܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܝܣ̈ܐ.
14 The king then gave an order to this effect, and the decree was published in Susa. So the ten sons of Haman were hanged,	14 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ. ܘܐܬܦܩܕ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܒܫܘܫܢ. ܘܠܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܗܡܢ ܬܠܘ.
15 and the Jews in Susa mustered again on the fourteenth of the month of Adar and killed three hundred men in Susa. However, they did not engage in plundering.	15 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܫܘܫܢ. ܐܦ ܒܐܪܒܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܪܚܐ܆ ܘܩܛܠܘ ܒܫܘܫܢ ܬܠܬ ܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ. ܘܠܒܙܬܐ̣ ܠܐ ܐܘܫܛܘ ܐܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ.
16 The other Jews, who dwelt in the royal provinces, also mustered and defended themselves, and obtained rest from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of their foes, without engaging in plunder,	16 ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ܆ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܘܩ̇ܡܘ ܠܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚܘ ܡܢ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܘܩܛܠܘ ܡܢ ܣܢܐܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ. ܘܠܒܙܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܘܫܛܘ ܐܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ̇·
17 on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. On the fourteenth of the month they rested, and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.	17 ܒܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ܆ ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚܘ ܒܐܪ̈ܒܥܣܪܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܪܚܐ.
18 (The Jews in Susa, however, mustered on the thirteenth and fourteenth of the month. But on the fifteenth they rested, and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.)	18 ܘܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܫܬܝܐ̣ ܘܕܚܕܘܬܐ.
19 That is why the rural Jews, who dwell in villages, celebrate the fourteenth of the month of Adar as a day of rejoicing and feasting, a holiday on which they send gifts of food to one another.	19 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܒܕܪ̈ܐ ܝܬܒ̈ܝ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܒܕܪ̈ܬܐ܆ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ ܒܐܕܪ. ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܡܫܬܝܐ ܘܝܘܡܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ. ܘܡܫܕܪܝܢ ܡܢܘ̈ܬܐ ܓܒܪ ܠܚܒܪܗ.
20 Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews, both near and far, in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.	20 ܘܟܬܒܝ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܕ̈ܝܢܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܐܚܫܝܪܝܫ܆ ܕܩܪܝܒܝܢ ܘܕܪ̈ܚܝܩܝܢ.
21 He ordered them to celebrate every year both the fourteenth and the fifteenth of the month of Adar	21 ܕܢܩܒܠܘܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ܆ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ ܒܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ ܘܒܟܣܐܐ ܒܐܕܪ ܟܠ ܫܢܐ ܒܫܢܐ܇
22 as the days on which the Jews obtained rest from their enemies and as the month which was turned for them from sorrow into joy, from mourning into festivity. They were to observe these days with feasting and gladness, sending food to one another and gifts to the poor.	22 ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܬܬܢܝܚܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ܇ ܝܪܚܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܠܦ ܡܢ ܕܘܘܢܐ ܠܚܕܘܬܐ܇ ܘܡܢ ܐܒܠܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ. ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܕܡܫܬܝܐ. ܘܕܚܕܘܬܐ܆ ܘܕܢܫܕܪܘܢ ܡܢܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܚܒܪܗ܆ ܘܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܐ ܠܒܝܫ̈ܐ.
23 The Jews took upon themselves for the future this observance which they instituted at the written direction of Mordecai.	23 ܘܩ̇ܒܠܘ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܫ̇ܪܝܘ ܠܡܥܒܕ. ܘܡܕܡ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ.
24 Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the foe of all the Jews, had planned to destroy them and had cast the pur, or lot, for the time of their defeat and destruction.	24 ܡܛܠ ܗܡܢ ܒܪ ܗܡܕܬ ܐܓܓܝܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ܇ ܘܐܬܚܫܒ ܥܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܢܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܐܪܡܝ ܦܨ̈ܐ ܕܢܚܪܘܒ ܘܢܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ
25 Yet, when Esther entered the royal presence, the king ordered in writing that the wicked plan Haman had devised against the Jews should instead be turned against Haman and that he and his sons should be hanged on gibbets.	25 ܘܡܐ ܕܥܐ̇ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܐܣܬܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ܆ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܗܘܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܢܗ̈ܦܟܢ ܡܚܫܒ̈ܬܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܬܚܫܒ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܘܢܬܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܘܠܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܥܠ ܩܝܣ̈ܐ.
26 And so these days have been named Purim after the word pur. Thus, because of all that was contained in this letter, and because of what they had witnessed and experienced in this affair,	26 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܝܐ. ܥܠ ܫܡ ܦܨܚܐ. ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܙܘ. ܘܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܓ̣ܕܫ ܠܗܘܢ̇
27 the Jews established and took upon themselves, their descendants, and all who should join them, the inviolable obligation of celebrating these two days every year in the manner prescribed by this letter, and at the time appointed.	27 ܘܩ̇ܒܠܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܙܪܥܗܘܢ܆ ܘܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܕܡܬܠܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ. ܕܠܐ ܢܒ̇ܛܠ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ܇ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܙܒܢܗܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܫܢܐ.
28 These days were to be commemorated and kept in every generation, by every clan, in every province, and in every city. These days of Purim were never to fall into disuse among the Jews, nor into oblivion among their descendants.	28 ܘܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܡܬܕܟܪܝܢ ܘܡܬܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܟܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ. ܘܡܕ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ. ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܥܒܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܘܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܡܢ ܙܪܥܗܘܢ.
29 Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail and of Mordecai the Jew, wrote to confirm with full authority this second letter about Purim,	29 ܘܟܬ̣ܒܬ ܐܣܬܝܪ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܒܪܬ ܐܒܝܚܝܠ ܘܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܬܐ܇ ܕܢܫܪܘܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܝܐ.
30 when Mordecai sent documents concerning peace and security to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of Ahasuerus' kingdom.	30 ܘܫ̇ܕܪ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ܇ ܠܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܡܕܝܢܢ܇ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܚܫܝܪܝܫ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܘܕܫܠܡܐ.
31 Thus were established, for their appointed time, these days of Purim which Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had designated for the Jews, just as they had previously enjoined upon themselves and upon their race the duty of fasting and supplication.	31 ܕܢܫܪܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܙܒܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܫ̣ܪܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܘܐܣܬܝܪ ܡܠܟܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܫܪܘ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ. ܘܨܘܡܗܘܢ ܘܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ
32 The command of Esther confirmed these prescriptions for Purim and was recorded in the book.	32 ܘܡܐܡܪܗ̇ ܕܐܣܬܝܪ. ܐܫܪ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒ̣ ܒܣܦܪܐ.