¹После тога, подиже цар Асвир Амана, сина Амедатиног, Агагеја, и узвиси га, и намести му престо више свих кнезова што беху код њега.

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.

²И све слуге цареве што беху на вратима царевим клањаху се и падаху пред Аманом, јер тако беше цар заповедио за њ. Али Мардохеј не клањаше се нити падаше.

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

³И слуге цареве што беху на вратима царевим говораху Мардохеју: Зашто преступаш заповест цареву?

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

⁴И пошто му од дана на дан говораше, а он не послуша, јавише Аману да виде хоће ли остати речи Мардохејеве, јер им беше казао да је Јудејац.

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.

⁵А кад виде Аман да се Мардохеј не клања нити пада пред њим, напуни се гнева Аман.

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

⁶Али мишљаше да није вредно да дигне руку на Мардохеја самог, јер му казаше ког народа беше Мардохеј, него гледаше да истреби све Јудејце што беху по свему царству Асвировом, народ Мардохејев.

⁶And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed 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.

⁷Првог месеца, а то је месец Нисан, године дванаесте царовања Асвировог, бацаше Фур, то јест жреб, пред Аманом, од дана до дана и од месеца до месеца, до дванаестог месеца, а то је месец Адар.

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 from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

⁸И Аман рече цару Асвиру: Има народ расејан и расут по народима по свим земљама царства твог, ког су закони другачији од закона свих народа, и не извршује закона царевих, па није пробитачно цару да их остави.

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

⁹Ако је цару угодно, да се пише да се истребе; и ја ћу измерити десет хиљада таланата сребра у руке приставима да донесу у цареву ризницу.

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

¹⁰Тада цар сними прстен с руке своје и даде га Аману сину Амедатином Агагеју непријатељу јудејском.

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

¹¹И рече Аману: То сребро нека теби, а од народа чини шта ти је драго.

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.

¹²Зато дозваше писаре цареве првог месеца тринаестог дана, и написа се све како заповеди Аман, намесницима царевим и војводама у свакој земљи и кнезовима сваког народа, свакој земљи писмом њеним и сваком народу језиком његовим, у име цара Асвира написа се и прстеном царевим запечати се.

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

¹³И разаслаше се књиге по гласницима у све земље цареве да потру, побију и истребе све Јудејце, старо и младо, децу и жене у један дан, тринаестог дана дванаестог месеца, које је месец Адар, и да разграбе имање њихово.

¹³And the letters were sent by posts 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, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

¹⁴У књигама се говораше да се огласи заповест по свим земљама и да се објави свим народима да буду готови за онај дан.

¹⁴The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.

¹⁵Гласници отидоше брзо по заповести царевој, и заповест би оглашена у Сусану, царском граду. А цар и Аман сеђаху и пијаху, а град се Сусан смете.

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