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1:1	Now it took place in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,	Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,
1:3	in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his princes and attendants, the army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of his provinces being in his presence.	in the third year of his reign, he held a feast for all his princes and servants, the military officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of his provinces being in his presence,
1:4	And he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days.	while he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days.
1:5	When these days were completed, the king gave a banquet lasting seven days for all the people who were present at the citadel in Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the court of the garden of the kings palace.	And when these days were fulfilled, the king held a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present at the citadel in Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the court of the garden of the kings palace.
1:6	There were hangings of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother of pearl and precious stones.	There were hangings of fine white and blue linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble pillars, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother of pearl, and precious stones.
1:7	Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful according to the kings bounty.	And drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful according to the kings hand.
1:8	The drinking was done according to the law, there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household that he should do according to the desires of each person.	And the drinking was done according to the law; there was no compulsion, for so the king had established it for each official of his household—that he should do according to what pleased each person.
1:9	Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.	Queen Vashti also held a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
1:10	On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,	On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he said for Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who attended to the presence of King Ahasuerus,
1:11	to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she was beautiful.	to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she was beautiful in appearance.
1:12	But Queen Vashti refused to come at the kings command delivered by the eunuchs. Then the king became very angry and his wrath burned within him.	But Queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king which was delivered by the hand of the eunuchs. Then the king became exceedingly furious, and his wrath burned within him.
1:13	Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times—for it was the custom of the king so to speak before all who knew law and justice	Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times—for it was the custom of the king thus to speak before all who knew law and justice
1:14	and were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to the kings presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom—	and were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to the kings presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom—
1:15	According to law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?	According to law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she did not do the declaration of King Ahasuerus delivered by the hand of the eunuchs?
1:16	In the presence of the king and the princes, Memucan said, Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.	Then in the presence of the king and the princes, Memucan said, Queen Vashti has committed iniquity against not only the king but also against all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
1:17	For the queens conduct will become known to all the women causing them to look with contempt on their husbands by saying, King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in to his presence, but she did not come.	For the word about the queen will get out to all the women causing them to despise their husbands in their eyes by saying, King Ahasuerus said for Queen Vashti to be brought in to his presence, but she did not come.
1:18	This day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the queens conduct will speak in the same way to all the kings princes, and there will be plenty of contempt and anger.	This day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the word about the queen will speak in the same way to all the kings princes, and there will be plenty of spite and indignation.
1:19	If it pleases the king, let a royal edict be issued by him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to another who is more worthy than she.	If it seems good to the king, let a royal word go forth from him, and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.
1:20	When the kings edict which he will make is heard throughout all his kingdom, great as it is, then all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small.	And the kings sentence, which he will make, will be heard throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, and all women will give respect to their husbands, great and small.
1:21	This word pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.	And this word was good in the eyes of the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
1:22	So he sent letters to all the kings provinces, to each province according to its script and to every people according to their language, that every man should be the master in his own house and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.	So he sent letters to all the kings provinces, to each province according to its script and to every people according to their tongue, that every man should be the ruler in his own house and the one who speaks in the tongue of his own people.
2:1	After these things when the anger of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.	After these things when the wrath of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decided against her.
2:2	Then the kings attendants, who served him, said, Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.	Then the young men of the king, who attended to him, said, Let young virgins, beautiful in appearance, be sought for the king.
2:3	Let the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the kings eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given them.	And let the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather every young virgin, beautiful in appearance, to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the hand of Hegai, the kings eunuch, who keeps charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given to them.
2:4	Then let the young lady who pleases the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the matter pleased the king, and he did accordingly.	Then let the young lady who is good in the eyes of the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the word was good in the eyes of the king, and he did so.
2:5	Now there was at the citadel in Susa a Jew whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,	Now there was at the citadel in Susa a Jew. And his name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
2:6	who had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the captives who had been exiled with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had exiled.	who had been taken away into exile from Jerusalem with the exiles who had been taken away into exile with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken away into exile.
2:7	He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncles daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.	And he was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncles daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
2:8	So it came about when the command and decree of the king were heard and many young ladies were gathered to the citadel of Susa into the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the kings palace into the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.	Now it happened that when the word and law of the king were heard and many young ladies were gathered to the citadel of Susa into the hand of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the kings house into the hand of Hegai, who kept charge of the women.
2:9	Now the young lady pleased him and found favor with him. So he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and food, gave her seven choice maids from the kings palace and transferred her and her maids to the best place in the harem.	And the young lady was good in his eyes, and she advanced in lovingkindness before him. So he hurried to give her cosmetics and portions of food to her, and to give to her seven choice young women from the kings house. And he transferred her and her young women to the best place in the harem.
2:10	Esther did not make known her people or her kindred, for Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make them known.	Esther did not tell anyone about her people or her kinsmen, for Mordecai had commanded her that she should not tell anyone about them.
2:11	Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and how she fared.	And every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the court of the harem to know the well being of Esther and how she fared.
2:12	Now when the turn of each young lady came to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women—for the days of their beautification were completed as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women—	Now when it reached the turn of each young lady to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women—for the days of their cosmetic treatment were fulfilled as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women—
2:13	the young lady would go in to the king in this way: anything that she desired was given her to take with her from the harem to the kings palace.	then the young lady would go in to the king in this way: anything that she said she desired was given to her to come with her from the harem to the kings house.
2:14	In the evening she would go in and in the morning she would return to the second harem, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the kings eunuch who was in charge of the concubines. She would not again go in to the king unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.	In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second harem, to the hand of Shaashgaz, the kings eunuch who kept charge of the concubines. She would not again go in to the king unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.
2:15	Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, came to go in to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai, the kings eunuch who was in charge of the women, advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of all who saw her.	Now when it reached the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she did not seek anything except what Hegai, the kings eunuch who kept charge of the women, said. And Esther advanced in favor in the eyes of all who saw her.
2:16	So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus to his royal palace in the tenth month which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.	So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus to his royal house in the tenth month which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
2:17	The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she found favor and kindness with him more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.	And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she advanced in favor and lovingkindness before him more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
2:18	Then the king gave a great banquet, Esthers banquet, for all his princes and his servants; he also made a holiday for the provinces and gave gifts according to the kings bounty.	Then the king held a great feast, Esthers feast, for all his princes and his servants; he also held a remission of taxes for the provinces and gave gifts according to the kings hand.
2:19	When the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting at the kings gate.	And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting at the kings gate.
2:20	Esther had not yet made known her kindred or her people, even as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her as she had done when under his care.	Esther had not yet told anyone about her kinsmen or her people, just as Mordecai had commanded her; indeed Esther was doing what Mordecai declared that she do, just as she had done when she was being brought up by him.
2:21	In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the kings gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the kings officials from those who guarded the door, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.	In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the kings gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the kings eunuchs from those who were doorkeepers, became furious and sought to send forth their hand against King Ahasuerus.
2:22	But the plot became known to Mordecai and he told Queen Esther, and Esther informed the king in Mordecais name.	But the matter became known to Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther said it to the king in Mordecais name.
2:23	Now when the plot was investigated and found to be so, they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the Book of the Chronicles in the kings presence.	Then the matter was sought out and found to be true, so they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the kings presence.
3:1	After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and established his authority over all the princes who were with him.	After these things, King Ahasuerus magnified Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.
3:2	All the kings servants who were at the kings gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman; for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage.	And all the kings servants who were at the kings gate were bowing down and prostrating themselves before Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow down or prostrate himself.
3:3	Then the kings servants who were at the kings gate said to Mordecai, Why are you transgressing the kings command?	So the kings servants who were at the kings gate said to Mordecai, Why do you trespass against the kings command?
3:4	Now it was when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecais reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.	Now it happened when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecais words would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.
3:5	When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage.	Then Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or prostrating himself before him. So Haman was filled with wrath.
3:6	But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.	But he despised in his eyes to send forth his hand against Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.
3:8	Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people and they do not observe the kings laws, so it is not in the kings interest to let them remain.	Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people, and they do not do the kings laws, so it is not worth it for the king to let them remain.
3:9	If it is pleasing to the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry on the kings business, to put into the kings treasuries.	If it seems good to the king, let it be written down that they should perish, and I will pay 10,000 talents of silver into the hands of those who do this work, to bring into the kings treasuries.
3:10	Then the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.	Then the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the adversary of the Jews.
3:11	The king said to Haman, The silver is yours, and the people also, to do with them as you please.	And the king said to Haman, The silver is yours, and the people also, to do with them according to what is good in your eyes.
3:12	Then the kings scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written just as Haman commanded to the kings satraps, to the governors who were over each province and to the princes of each people, each province according to its script, each people according to its language, being written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the kings signet ring.	Then the kings scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written just as Haman commanded to the kings satraps, to the governors who were over each province, and to the princes of each people, each province according to its script, each people according to its tongue, being written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the kings signet ring.
3:13	Letters were sent by couriers to all the kings provinces to destroy, to kill and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to seize their possessions as plunder.	And letters were sent by the hand of couriers to all the kings provinces to destroy, to kill, and to cause all the Jews to perish, both young and old, little ones and women, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to plunder their spoil.
3:14	A copy of the edict to be issued as law in every province was published to all the peoples so that they should be ready for this day.	A copy of that which was written down to be given as law in every province was revealed to all the peoples so that they should be ready for this day.
3:15	The couriers went out impelled by the kings command while the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in confusion.	The couriers went out, hastened by the word of the king. And the law was given at the citadel in Susa. Now the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
4:1	When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly.	Now Mordecai came to know of all that had been done. And he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and cried out loudly and bitterly.
4:2	He went as far as the kings gate, for no one was to enter the kings gate clothed in sackcloth.	And he went as far as the kings gate, for no one was to enter the kings gate clothed in sackcloth.
4:3	In each and every province where the command and decree of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing; and many lay on sackcloth and ashes.	Now in each and every province where the word and law of the king reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing; and many made their bed in sackcloth and ashes.
4:4	Then Esthers maidens and her eunuchs came and told her, and the queen writhed in great anguish. And she sent garments to clothe Mordecai that he might remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.	Then Esthers young women and her eunuchs came and told her, and the queen writhed in great anguish. And she sent garments to clothe Mordecai and to remove his sackcloth from upon him, but he did not accept them.
4:5	Then Esther summoned Hathach from the kings eunuchs, whom the king had appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was.	Then Esther summoned Hathach from the kings eunuchs, whom the king had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai to know what this was and why it was.
4:7	Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay to the kings treasuries for the destruction of the Jews.	And Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact amount of silver that Haman had promised to pay to the kings treasuries to cause the Jews to perish.
4:8	He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict which had been issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show Esther and inform her, and to order her to go in to the king to implore his favor and to plead with him for her people.	He also gave him a copy of the written law which had been given in Susa for their destruction, in order to show Esther and to tell her and to command her to go in to the king to implore his favor and to seek him out for her people.
4:9	Hathach came back and related Mordecais words to Esther.	Then Hathach came back and told Mordecais words to Esther.
4:10	Then Esther spoke to Hathach and ordered him to reply to Mordecai:	Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to reply to Mordecai:
4:12	They related Esthers words to Mordecai.	So they told Esthers words to Mordecai.
4:13	Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, Do not imagine that you in the kings palace can escape any more than all the Jews.	Then Mordecai said for them to respond to Esther, Do not imagine that you in the kings house can escape any more than all the Jews.
4:14	For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your fathers house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?	For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your fathers house will perish. And who knows whether you have not reached royalty for such a time as this?
4:15	Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai,	Then Esther said for them to respond to Mordecai,
4:16	Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.	Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.
5:1	Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the kings palace in front of the kings rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace.	Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the kings house in front of the kings rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room, opposite the entrance to his house.
5:2	When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king extended to Esther the golden scepter which was in his hand. So Esther came near and touched the top of the scepter.	Now it happened that when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she advanced in favor in his eyes; and the king extended to Esther the golden scepter which was in his hand. So Esther came near and reached out and touched the top of the scepter.
5:4	Esther said, If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.	And Esther said, If it seems good to the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the feast that I have prepared for him.
5:5	Then the king said, Bring Haman quickly that we may do as Esther desires. So the king and Haman came to the banquet which Esther had prepared.	Then the king said, Bring Haman quickly that we may do the word of Esther. So the king and Haman came to the feast which Esther had prepared.
5:6	As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said to Esther, What is your petition, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.	Then, as they drank their wine at the feast, the king said to Esther, What is your petition? For it shall be given to you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.
5:7	So Esther replied, My petition and my request is:	So Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is:
5:8	if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and do what I request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king says.	if I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it seems good to the king to give heed to my petition and to do my request, may the king and Haman come to the feast which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do according to the word of the king.
5:9	Then Haman went out that day glad and pleased of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the kings gate and that he did not stand up or tremble before him, Haman was filled with anger against Mordecai.	Then Haman went out that day glad and merry of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the kings gate and that he did not stand up or tremble before him, Haman was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
5:10	Haman controlled himself, however, went to his house and sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh.	But Haman controlled himself, went to his house, and sent for and brought his friends and his wife Zeresh.
5:11	Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him above the princes and servants of the king.	Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches and the number of his sons and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
5:12	Haman also said, Even Esther the queen let no one but me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king.	Haman also said, Even Esther the queen let no one but me come with the king to the feast which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am called to come to her with the king.
5:13	Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the kings gate.	Yet all of this is worth nothing to me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the kings gate.
5:14	Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, Have a gallows fifty cubits high made and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet. And the advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.	Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, Have a gallows fifty cubits high made and in the morning say to the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it; then go gladly with the king to the feast. And the word was good to Haman, so he had the gallows made.
6:1	During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.	During that night, sleep had fled from the king, so he said for them to bring the book of memoranda, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
6:2	It was found written what Mordecai had reported concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the kings eunuchs who were doorkeepers, that they had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.	And it was found written what Mordecai had told concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the kings eunuchs from those who were doorkeepers, that they had sought to send forth their hand against King Ahasuerus.
6:3	The king said, What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this? Then the kings servants who attended him said, Nothing has been done for him.	And the king said, What honor or greatness has been done to Mordecai for this? Then the kings young men who attended him said, Nothing has been done for him.
6:4	So the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the kings palace in order to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared for him.	So the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had entered the outer court of the kings house in order to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had set up for him.
6:5	The kings servants said to him, Behold, Haman is standing in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.	And the kings young men said to him, Behold, Haman is standing in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
6:6	So Haman came in and the king said to him, What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor? And Haman said to himself, Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?	So Haman came in, and the king said to him, What is to be done for the man whom the king delights to honor? And Haman said in his heart, Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?
6:7	Then Haman said to the king, For the man whom the king desires to honor,	Then Haman said to the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,
6:8	let them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown has been placed;	let them bring a royal robe which the king clothes himself in, and the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown has been placed;
6:9	and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the kings most noble princes and let them array the man whom the king desires to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.	and let the robe and the horse be given over to the hand of one of the kings most noble princes, and let them clothe the man whom the king delights to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square and call out before him, Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.
6:10	Then the king said to Haman, Take quickly the robes and the horse as you have said, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the kings gate; do not fall short in anything of all that you have said.	Then the king said to Haman, Take quickly the robes and the horse as you have said, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the kings gate; do not fall short in anything of all that you have spoken.
6:11	So Haman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.	So Haman took the robe and the horse and clothed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square and called out before him, Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.
6:12	Then Mordecai returned to the kings gate. But Haman hurried home, mourning, with his head covered.	Then Mordecai returned to the kings gate. But Haman hastened home, mourning, with his head covered.
6:13	Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish origin, you will not overcome him, but will surely fall before him.	And Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the seed of the Jews, you will not overcome him, but will surely fall before him.
6:14	While they were still talking with him, the kings eunuchs arrived and hastily brought Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.	While they were still speaking with him, the kings eunuchs reached Hamans home and hastily brought Haman to the feast which Esther had prepared.
7:1	Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen.	Then the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen.
7:2	And the king said to Esther on the second day also as they drank their wine at the banquet, What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.	And the king said to Esther on the second day also as they drank their wine at the feast, What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be given you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.
7:3	Then Queen Esther replied, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me as my petition, and my people as my request;	Then Queen Esther answered and said, If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it seems good to the king, let my life be given to me as my petition, and my people as my request;
7:4	for we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed and to be annihilated. Now if we had only been sold as slaves, men and women, I would have remained silent, for the trouble would not be commensurate with the annoyance to the king.	for we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be caused to perish. Now if we had only been sold as slaves, men and women, I would have remained silent, for the adversity would not be worth the annoyance to the king.
7:5	Then King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, Who is he, and where is he, who would presume to do thus?	Then King Ahasuerus said—he said to Esther the Queen, Who is this one, and where is this one, who fills his heart to do thus?
7:6	Esther said, A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman! Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.	So Esther said, An adversary and an enemy is this evil Haman! Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.
7:7	The king arose in his anger from drinking wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm had been determined against him by the king.	And the king arose in his wrath from drinking wine and went into the garden of his palace; but Haman stayed to seek for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that calamity had been determined against him by the king.
7:8	Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, Will he even assault the queen with me in the house? As the word went out of the kings mouth, they covered Hamans face.	Now the king returned from the garden of his palace into the place where they were drinking wine. And Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. So the king said, Will he even assault the queen with me in the house? As the word went out of the kings mouth, they covered Hamans face.
7:9	Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were before the king said, Behold indeed, the gallows standing at Hamans house fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai who spoke good on behalf of the king! And the king said, Hang him on it.	Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were before the king, said, Behold indeed, the gallows—which Haman made for Mordecai who spoke good on behalf of the king—are standing at Hamans house fifty cubits high! And the king said, Hang him on it.
7:10	So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the kings anger subsided.	So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had set up for Mordecai, and the kings wrath subsided.
8:1	On that day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had disclosed what he was to her.	On that day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her.
8:2	The king took off his signet ring which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.	And the king removed his signet ring, which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
8:3	Then Esther spoke again to the king, fell at his feet, wept and implored him to avert the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite and his plot which he had devised against the Jews.	Then Esther spoke again to the king, fell at his feet, wept, and implored him to repeal the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite and his scheme which he had devised against the Jews.
8:4	The king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.	And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.
8:5	Then she said, If it pleases the king and if I have found favor before him and the matter seems proper to the king and I am pleasing in his sight, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the kings provinces.	Then she said, If it seems good to the king, and if I have found favor before him and the matter seems proper to the king and I am good in his eyes, let it be written to turn back the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to cause the Jews who are in all the kings provinces to perish.
8:6	For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?	For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the perishing of my kinsmen?
8:7	So King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and him they have hanged on the gallows because he had stretched out his hands against the Jews.	So King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and him they have hanged on the gallows because he had sent forth his hand against the Jews.
8:8	Now you write to the Jews as you see fit, in the kings name, and seal it with the kings signet ring; for a decree which is written in the name of the king and sealed with the kings signet ring may not be revoked.	Now you write to the Jews, according to what is good in your eyes, in the kings name, and seal it with the kings signet ring; for a written decree which is written in the name of the king and sealed with the kings signet ring may not be turned back.
8:9	So the kings scribes were called at that time in the third month that is, the month Sivan, on the twenty third day; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, the satraps, the governors and the princes of the provinces which extended from India to Ethiopia, 127 provinces, to every province according to its script, and to every people according to their language as well as to the Jews according to their script and their language.	So the kings scribes were called at that time in the third month that is, the month Sivan, on the twenty third day; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the princes of the provinces which extended from India to Ethiopia, 127 provinces, to every province according to its script, and to every people according to their tongue as well as to the Jews according to their script and their tongue.
8:10	He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the kings signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on steeds sired by the royal stud.	And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the kings signet ring and sent letters by the hand of couriers on horses, riding on steeds sired by the royal stud.
8:11	In them the king granted the Jews who were in each and every city the right to assemble and to defend their lives, to destroy, to kill and to annihilate the entire army of any people or province which might attack them, including children and women, and to plunder their spoil,	In them the king gave the Jews who were in each and every city the right to assemble and to make a stand for their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish the entire military force of any people or province which would act as their adversaries, including little ones and women, and to plunder their spoil,
8:13	A copy of the edict to be issued as law in each and every province was published to all the peoples, so that the Jews would be ready for this day to avenge themselves on their enemies.	A copy of that which was written down to be given as law in each and every province was revealed to all the peoples, so that the Jews would be ready for this day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
8:14	The couriers, hastened and impelled by the kings command, went out, riding on the royal steeds; and the decree was given out at the citadel in Susa.	The couriers, hurried and hastened by the kings word, went out, riding on the royal steeds; and the law was given out at the citadel in Susa.
8:15	Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.	Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and fine white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa cried aloud and was glad.
8:17	In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the kings commandment and his decree arrived, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.	And in each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the kings word and his law reached, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.
9:1	Now in the twelfth month that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day when the kings command and edict were about to be executed, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, it was turned to the contrary so that the Jews themselves gained the mastery over those who hated them.	Now in the twelfth month that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day when the kings word and law had reached the point for them to be done, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, it was turned around so that the Jews themselves gained power over those who hated them.
9:2	The Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm; and no one could stand before them, for the dread of them had fallen on all the peoples.	The Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to send forth their hand against those who sought their calamity; and no one could stand before them, for the dread of them had fallen on all the peoples.
9:3	Even all the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and those who were doing the kings business assisted the Jews, because the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them.	Even all the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and those who were doing the kings work advanced the Jews, because the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them.
9:4	Indeed, Mordecai was great in the kings house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.	Indeed, Mordecai was great in the kings house, and the report about him went throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.
9:5	Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.	Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and causing them to perish; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.
9:6	At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,	And at the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and caused to perish 500 men,
9:9	Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha,	Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
9:10	the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews enemy; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.	the 10 sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews adversary; but they did not send forth their hand for the plunder.
9:11	On that day the number of those who were killed at the citadel in Susa was reported to the king.	On that day the number of those who were killed at the citadel in Susa came to the king.
9:12	The king said to Queen Esther, The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman at the citadel in Susa. What then have they done in the rest of the kings provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall even be granted you. And what is your further request? It shall also be done.	So the king said to Queen Esther, The Jews have killed and caused to perish 500 men and the 10 sons of Haman at the citadel in Susa. Now in the rest of the kings provinces, what have they done? So what is your petition? It shall even be given to you. And what is your further request? It shall also be done.
9:13	Then said Esther, If it pleases the king, let tomorrow also be granted to the Jews who are in Susa to do according to the edict of today; and let Hamans ten sons be hanged on the gallows.	Then Esther said, If it is good to the king, let tomorrow also be given to the Jews who are in Susa to do according to the law for today; and let Hamans 10 sons be hanged on the gallows.
9:14	So the king commanded that it should be done so; and an edict was issued in Susa, and Hamans ten sons were hanged.	So the king said that it should be done so; and a law was given in Susa, and Hamans 10 sons were hanged.
9:15	The Jews who were in Susa assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month Adar and killed three hundred men in Susa, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.	And the Jews who were in Susa assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month Adar and killed 300 men in Susa, but they did not send forth their hand for the plunder.
9:16	Now the rest of the Jews who were in the kings provinces assembled, to defend their lives and rid themselves of their enemies, and kill 75,000 of those who hated them; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.	Now the rest of the Jews who were in the kings provinces assembled, to make a stand for their lives and obtain rest for themselves from their enemies, and to kill 75,000 of those who hated them; but they did not send forth their hand for the plunder.
9:17	This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.	This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
9:18	But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth of the same month, and they rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.	But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth of the same month, and they rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
9:19	Therefore the Jews of the rural areas, who live in the rural towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a holiday for rejoicing and feasting and sending portions of food to one another.	Therefore the Jews of the rural areas, who live in the rural towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a holiday for gladness and feasting and sending portions of food to one another.
9:20	Then Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,	Then Mordecai wrote down these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
9:21	obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually,	to establish among them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually,
9:22	because on those days the Jews rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and rejoicing and sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the poor.	because on those days the Jews obtained rest for themselves from their enemies, and it was a month which was turned around for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness and sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
9:23	Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.	Thus the Jews fully accepted what they had started to do and what Mordecai had written to them.
9:24	For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to destroy them and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and destroy them.	For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to cause them to perish and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to throw them into confusion and cause them to perish.
9:25	But when it came to the kings attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.	But when it came before the king, he said by letter that his evil scheme, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
9:26	Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. And because of the instructions in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had happened to them,	Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore, because of the words in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had reached them,
9:27	the Jews established and made a custom for themselves and for their descendants and for all those who allied themselves with them, so that they would not fail to celebrate these two days according to their regulation and according to their appointed time annually.	the Jews established and accepted a custom for themselves and for their seed and for all those who joined themselves to them, so that celebrating these two days according to what was written down and according to their fixed time from year to year would not pass away.
9:28	So these days were to be remembered and celebrated throughout every generation, every family, every province and every city; and these days of Purim were not to fail from among the Jews, or their memory fade from their descendants.	So these days were to be remembered and celebrated throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; thus these days of Purim were not to pass away from among the Jews, nor their memory come to an end from their seed.
9:29	Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim.	Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to establish this second letter about Purim.
9:30	He sent letters to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, namely, words of peace and truth,	And he sent letters to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, namely, words of peace and truth,
9:31	to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their descendants with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations.	to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their seed with words concerning their times of fasting and their crying out.
9:32	The command of Esther established these customs for Purim, and it was written in the book.	And the declaration of Esther established these words concerning Purim, and it was written in the book.
10:1	Now King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.	Then King Ahasuerus set forced labor upon the land and the coastlands of the sea.
10:2	And all the accomplishments of his authority and strength, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?	And the entire work of his authority and his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had made so great, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
10:3	For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.	For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus and was great among the Jews and pleasing to his many fellow brothers, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the peace of all his seed.