| 1 ܘܒܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܦܪ̣ܕܬ ܫܢܬܗ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ܆ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܡܥܠܘ ܣ̣ܦܪ ܥܘܗ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܡ̣̈ܠܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܘܗܘܘ ܩ̇ܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. | 1 And this was the text of the letter: “Artaxerxes, the great king from India all the way to Ethiopia, to the leaders and generals of the one hundred twenty-seven provinces, which are subject to his authority, greetings. |
| 2 ܘܐܫܬܟܚ ܕܟܬܝܒ܆ ܕܚ̇ܘܝ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܥܠ ܒܓܬܢ ܘܬܪܫ. ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܢ̇ܛܪ̈ܝ ܬܪܥܐ܆ ܕܒܥܘ ܕܢܘܫܛܘܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܐܚܫܝܪܝܫ. ܀ | 2 Although I have reigned over many nations and subjugated the whole world under my realm, I was by no means willing to abuse the greatness of this power, but to govern my subjects with clemency and leniency, so that they would settle into a quiet life, apart from any terror, and delight in peace, as all mortals would choose to do. |
| 3 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܪܒܘܬܐ ܠܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܘܗܝ. ܠܐ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܡܕܡ ܀ | 3 Yet, in asking my counselors how this might be able to be accomplished, one who excelled the others in wisdom and fidelity, and who was second after the king, named Haman, |
| 4 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܡܢܘ ܒܕܪܬܐ. ܘܗܡܢ ܐܬ̣ܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܕܪܬܐ ܒܪܝܬܐ܇ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܢܬ̣ܠܐ ܠܡܘܪܕܟܝ. ܥܠ ܩܝܣܐ ܕܬܩܢ ܠܗ. | 4 explained to me that there was a people, scattered throughout the whole world, that used strange laws, and, acting against the customs of all peoples, despised the commandments of kings and violated the harmony of all nations with their dissension. |
| 5 ܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܗܐ ܗܡܢ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܒܕܪܬܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܢ̇ܥܘܠ. | 5 When we had learned this, seeing one nation rebellious against all mankind, having overthrown the usefulness of laws, and going against our orders, and disturbing the peace and harmony of the provinces subject to us, |
| 6 ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܡܢ̣ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܡܢܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܗ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܗܡܢ ܒܠܒܗ. ܠܡܢ̣ܘ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܠܝ. | 6 we commanded that whomever Haman, who is chief over all the provinces, and second after the king, and whom we honor in the place of a father, whomever he would point out should be destroyed by their enemies, with their wives and children, and that no one may take pity on them, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year, |
| 7 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܗܡܢ ܠܡܠܟܐ. ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܗ܆ | 7 so that these guilty men, all on one day, may go down to the underworld, restoring to our empire the peace that they had disturbed.” |
| 8 ܢܝܬܘܢ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܠܒ̇ܫ ܡܠܟܐ܆ ܘܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܪܟ̇ܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ܆ ܟܕ ܐܢܬ ܬܣܝܡ ܬܓܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ. | 8 And the effect of the letters was this: that all provinces would know and prepare for the prescribed day. |
| 9 ܘܢܬܝܗܒ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܘܣܘܣܝܐ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܦܪ̈ܬܘܝܐ ܘܢܠܒܫܝܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܗ. ܘܢܪܟܒܘܢܗ ܥܠ ܣܘܣܝܐ. ܘܢܚܕܪܘܢܗ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܘܢܩܪܘܢ ܩܕܡܘܗ̣ܝ. ܗܟܢܐ ܢܬܥܒܕ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܗ. | 9 The couriers, who had been sent, hurried to complete the king’s command, but the edict was hung up in Susa immediately. And the king and Haman celebrated a feast, while all the Jews in the city were weeping. |
| 10 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܠܗܡܢ. ܒܥܓܠ ܣܒ̣ ܠܒܘܫܐ܆ ܘܕ̣ܒܪ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ̣ܪܬ. ܘܥ̣ܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ܇ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܕܠܐ ܬ̇ܒܨܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܡ̣ܪܬ. | |
| 11 ܘܢܣ̣ܒ ܗܡܢ ܠܒܘܫܐ. ܘܢܣ̣ܒ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܘܐܠܒܫܗ ܠܡܘܪܕܟܝ. ܘܐܟܪܟܗ ܒܫܘܩܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܘܩ̣ܪܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ. ܗܟܢܐ ܢܬܥܒܕ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܨ̣ܒ̇ܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܗ. | |
| 12 ܘܐܬ̣ܐ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܠܬ̇ܪܥܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟ̇ܐ. ܘܗܡܢ ܐ̣ܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܟܕ ܐܒܝܠ ܘܡ̇ܚܦܝ ܪ̣ܫܗ. | |
| 13 ܘܐܫܬܥܝ ܗܡܢ ܠܙܪܫ ܐܢܬܬܗ܆ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܓ̣ܕܫ ܠܗ. ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܪ̈ܚ̇ܡܘܗܝ ܘܙܪܫ ܐܢܬܬܗ. ܐܢ ܡܢ ܙܪܥܐ ܗܘ ܕܝܗ̇ܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ̣. ܘܫܪܝܬ ܠܡܦܠ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ܆ ܠܐ ܡܨ̣ܐ ܐܢܬ ܚܝܠܗ. ܐܠܐ ܬܘܒ̣ ܢ̇ܦܠ ܐܢܬ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ. ܀ | |
| 14 ܘܥܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ܆ ܡ̇ܛܝܘ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܘܣܪܗܒܘܗܝ ܠܗ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܡܫܬܝܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܬ ܐܣܬܝܪ. | |
