¹After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

¹Pärast neid sündmusi ülendas kuningas Ahasveros agaglase Haamani, Hammedata poja, edutas teda ja pani ta istme ülemale kõigist vürstidest, kes ta juures olid.

²And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence.

²Ja kõik kuninga sulased, kes olid kuninga väravas, pidid heitma põlvili ja kummardama Haamanit, sest nõnda oli kuningas tema suhtes käskinud; aga Mordokai ei põlvitanud ega kummardanud.

³Then the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

³Siis ütlesid kuninga sulased, kes olid kuninga väravas, Mordokaile: 'Miks sa kuninga käsust üle astud?'

⁴Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

⁴Ja kui nad seda temale iga päev olid öelnud, aga tema neid kuulda ei võtnud, siis teatasid nad sellest Haamanile, et näha, kas Mordokai põhjus on küllaldane, kuna ta neile oli öelnud enese juudi olevat.

⁵And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

⁵Kui Haaman nägi, et Mordokai ei põlvitanud ja teda ei kummardanud, siis täitus Haaman vihaga.

⁶But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

⁶Aga sellest oli tema silmis vähe, et pista kätt üksnes Mordokai külge - sest temale oli Mordokai rahvus teatavaks tehtud -, ja nõnda püüdis Haaman hävitada kõiki juute, kes olid kogu Ahasverose kuningriigis.

⁷In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], which is the month Adar.

⁷Esimeses kuus, see on niisanikuus, kuningas Ahasverose kaheteistkümnendal aastal, heideti Haamani ees päevast päeva puuri, see on liisku; nõnda kuust kuusse kaheteistkümnendani, see on adarikuuni.

⁸And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [those of] every people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

⁸Ja Haaman ütles kuningas Ahasverosele: 'Üks rahvas on hajutatuna ja eraldatuna rahvaste keskel sinu kuningriigi kõigis maades; nende seadused on teistsugused kui kõigil muudel rahvastel ja nad ei tee kuninga seaduste järgi; seepärast ei ole kuningal kasulik neid sallida.

⁹If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have the charge of the [king's] business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

⁹Kui kuningas heaks arvab, siis käskigu ta kirjutada, et nad tuleb hukata; mina vaen siis kümme tuhat talenti hõbedat ametnike kätte, et see viidaks kuninga varaaitadesse.'

¹⁰And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

¹⁰Siis võttis kuningas oma pitserisõrmuse sõrmest ja andis selle agaglasele Haamanile, Hammedata pojale, juutide vaenlasele.

¹¹And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

¹¹Ja kuningas ütles Haamanile: 'Hõbe olgu antud sulle, nõndasamuti rahvas, et sa temaga talitaksid, nagu su meelest hea on!'

¹²Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof; and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring.

¹²Ja esimese kuu kolmeteistkümnendal päeval kutsuti kuninga kirjutajad ning lasti kirjutada kõik, mida Haaman käskis, kuninga asehaldureile ja maavalitsejaile, kes olid iga maa üle, ja iga rahva vürstidele, igale maale tema kirjaviisis ja igale rahvale tema keeles; seda kirjutati kuningas Ahasverose nimel ja see kinnitati kuninga pitserisõrmusega.

¹³And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

¹³Siis läkitati jooksjatega kirjad kõigisse kuninga maadesse, et tuleb hävitada, tappa ja hukata kõik juudid, noored ja vanad, lapsed ja naised ühel päeval, kaheteistkümnenda kuu, see on adarikuu kolmeteistkümnendal päeval, ja et nende varandus tuleb riisuda.

¹⁴A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

¹⁴Kirja ärakiri oli antud seadusena igale maale, avaldamiseks kõigile rahvastele, et nad oleksid selleks päevaks valmis.

¹⁵The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.

¹⁵Jooksjad läksid kuninga käsul rutates välja, kui seadus Suusani palees oli antud; kuningas ja Haaman istusid jooma, aga Suusani linn oli ärevuses.