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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

⁴And it came to pass as they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

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

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

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.

⁶But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.

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.

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

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.

⁸And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a 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, and they keep not the king's laws; and it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

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.'

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

¹⁴That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

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

¹⁵The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation.