¹Post hæc rex Assuerus exaltavit Aman filium Amadathi,After this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha,qui erat de stirpe Agag:who was of Agag lineage,et posuit solium ejus super omnes principes quos habebat.and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.

¹Post hæc rex Assuerus exaltavit Aman filium Amadathi,After this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha,qui erat de stirpe Agag:who was of Agag lineage,et posuit solium ejus super omnes principes quos habebat.and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.

²Cunctique servi regis,And all the king’s servants,qui in foribus palatii versabantur,who passed by the doors of the palace,flectebant genua,bent their kneeset adorabant Aman:and adored Haman,sic enim præceperat eis imperator:for so the ruler had instructed them.solus Mardochæus non flectebat genu,Only Mordecai did not bend his knee,neque adorabat eum.nor adore him.

²Cunctique servi regis,And all the king’s servants,qui in foribus palatii versabantur,who passed by the doors of the palace,flectebant genua,bent their kneeset adorabant Aman:and adored Haman,sic enim præceperat eis imperator:for so the ruler had instructed them.solus Mardochæus non flectebat genu,Only Mordecai did not bend his knee,neque adorabat eum.nor adore him.

³Cui dixerunt pueri regis,The king’s servants,qui ad fores palatii præsidebant:who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him,Cur præter ceteros non observas mandatum regis?“Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”

³Cui dixerunt pueri regis,The king’s servants,qui ad fores palatii præsidebant:who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him,Cur præter ceteros non observas mandatum regis?“Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”

⁴Cumque hoc crebrius dicerent,And when they were saying this frequently,et ille nollet audire,and he would not listen to them,nuntiaverunt Aman,they reported it to Haman,scire cupientes utrum perseveraret in sententia:desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution,dixerat enim eis se esse Judæum.for he had told them that he was a Jew.

⁴Cumque hoc crebrius dicerent,And when they were saying this frequently,et ille nollet audire,and he would not listen to them,nuntiaverunt Aman,they reported it to Haman,scire cupientes utrum perseveraret in sententia:desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution,dixerat enim eis se esse Judæum.for he had told them that he was a Jew.

⁵Quod cum audisset Aman,Now when Haman had heard this,et experimento probasset quod Mardochæus non flecteret sibi genu,and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him,nec se adoraret,nor adore him,iratus est valde,he was very angry.

⁵Quod cum audisset Aman,Now when Haman had heard this,et experimento probasset quod Mardochæus non flecteret sibi genu,and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him,nec se adoraret,nor adore him,iratus est valde,he was very angry.

⁶et pro nihilo duxit in unum Mardochæum mittere manus suas:And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone,audierat enim quod esset gentis Judææ;for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people.magisque voluit omnem Judæorum,And so he wanted more:qui erant in regno Assueri,to destroy the entire nation of the Jews,perdere nationem.who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.

⁶et pro nihilo duxit in unum Mardochæum mittere manus suas:And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone,audierat enim quod esset gentis Judææ;for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people.magisque voluit omnem Judæorum,And so he wanted more:qui erant in regno Assueri,to destroy the entire nation of the Jews,perdere nationem.who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.

⁷Mense primo (cujus vocabulum est Nisan),In the first month,anno duodecimo regni Assueri,which is called Nisan,missa est sors in urnam,in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes,quæ hebraice dicitur phur,the lot was cast into an urn,coram Aman,which in Hebrew is called Pur,quo diein the presence of Haman,et quo mense gens Judæorum deberet interfici:to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed.et exivit mensis duodecimus,And it turned out to be the twelfth month,qui vocatur Adar.which is called Adar.

⁷Mense primo (cujus vocabulum est Nisan),In the first month,anno duodecimo regni Assueri,which is called Nisan,missa est sors in urnam,in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes,quæ hebraice dicitur phur,the lot was cast into an urn,coram Aman,which in Hebrew is called Pur,quo diein the presence of Haman,et quo mense gens Judæorum deberet interfici:to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed.et exivit mensis duodecimus,And it turned out to be the twelfth month,qui vocatur Adar.which is called Adar.

⁸Dixitque Aman regi Assuero:And Haman said to king Artaxerxes,Est populus per omnes provincias regni tui dispersus, et a se mutuo separatus,“There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another,novis utens legibus et cæremoniis,who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who,insuper et regis scita contemnens:in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances.et optime nosti quod non expediat regno tuo ut insolescat per licentiam.And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.

⁸Dixitque Aman regi Assuero:And Haman said to king Artaxerxes,Est populus per omnes provincias regni tui dispersus, et a se mutuo separatus,“There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another,novis utens legibus et cæremoniis,who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who,insuper et regis scita contemnens:in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances.et optime nosti quod non expediat regno tuo ut insolescat per licentiam.And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.

⁹Si tibi placet,If it pleases you,decerne, ut pereat,declare that they may be destroyed,et decem millia talentorum appendam arcariis gazæ tuæ.and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”

⁹Si tibi placet,If it pleases you,decerne, ut pereat,declare that they may be destroyed,et decem millia talentorum appendam arcariis gazæ tuæ.and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”

¹⁰Tulit ergo rex annulum, quo utebatur,And so the king took the ring that he used,de manu sua,from his own hand,et dedit eum Aman filio Amadathi de progenie Agag,and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage,hosti Judæorum,enemy of the Jews.

¹⁰Tulit ergo rex annulum, quo utebatur,And so the king took the ring that he used,de manu sua,from his own hand,et dedit eum Aman filio Amadathi de progenie Agag,and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage,hosti Judæorum,enemy of the Jews.

¹¹dixitque ad eum: Argentum,And he said to him, “Let the silver,quod tu polliceris, tuum sit;which you promise, be for yourself.de populo age quod tibi placet.As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”

¹¹dixitque ad eum: Argentum,And he said to him, “Let the silver,quod tu polliceris, tuum sit;which you promise, be for yourself.de populo age quod tibi placet.As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”

¹²Vocatique sunt scribæ regis mense primo Nisan,And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan,tertiadecima die ejusdem mensis:on the thirteenth day of the same month.et scriptum est,And it was written,ut jusserat Aman,as Haman had commanded,ad omnes satrapas regis,to all the king’s governors,et judices provinciarum,and to the judges of the provinces,diversarumque gentium,and to various peoples,ut quæque gens legere poterat et audire pro varietate linguarum ex nomine regis Assueri:so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes.et litteræ signatæ ipsius annuloAnd the letters were sealed with his ring.

¹²Vocatique sunt scribæ regis mense primo Nisan,And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan,tertiadecima die ejusdem mensis:on the thirteenth day of the same month.et scriptum est,And it was written,ut jusserat Aman,as Haman had commanded,ad omnes satrapas regis,to all the king’s governors,et judices provinciarum,and to the judges of the provinces,diversarumque gentium,and to various peoples,ut quæque gens legere poterat et audire pro varietate linguarum ex nomine regis Assueri:so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes.et litteræ signatæ ipsius annuloAnd the letters were sealed with his ring.

¹³missæ sunt per cursores regis ad universas provincias,These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces,ut occiderentso as to kill and destroy all the Jews,atque delerent omnes Judæos,from children all the way to the elderly,a puero usque ad senem,even little children and women,parvuloson one day,et mulieres,that is,uno die,on the thirteenth of the twelfth month,hoc est tertiodecimo mensis duodecimi,which is called Adar,qui vocatur Adar;and to plunder their goods,et bona eorum diriperent.even their necessities.

¹³missæ sunt per cursores regis ad universas provincias,These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces,ut occiderentso as to kill and destroy all the Jews,atque delerent omnes Judæos,from children all the way to the elderly,a puero usque ad senem,even little children and women,parvuloson one day,et mulieres,that is,uno die,on the thirteenth of the twelfth month,hoc est tertiodecimo mensis duodecimi,which is called Adar,qui vocatur Adar;and to plunder their goods,et bona eorum diriperent.even their necessities.

¹⁴Summa autem epistolarum hæc fuit,And the effect of the letters was this:ut omnes provinciæ scirent,that all provinces would knowet pararent se ad prædictam diem.and prepare for the prescribed day.

¹⁴Summa autem epistolarum hæc fuit,And the effect of the letters was this:ut omnes provinciæ scirent,that all provinces would knowet pararent se ad prædictam diem.and prepare for the prescribed day.

¹⁵Festinabant cursores,The couriers, who had been sent,qui missi erant, regis imperium explere.hurried to complete the king’s command,Statimque in Susan pependit edictum,but the edict was hung up in Susa immediately.rege et Aman celebrante convivium,And the king and Haman celebrated a feast,et cunctis Judæis, qui in urbe erant, flentibus.while all the Jews in the city were weeping.

¹⁵Festinabant cursores,The couriers, who had been sent,qui missi erant, regis imperium explere.hurried to complete the king’s command,Statimque in Susan pependit edictum,but the edict was hung up in Susa immediately.rege et Aman celebrante convivium,And the king and Haman celebrated a feast,et cunctis Judæis, qui in urbe erant, flentibus.while all the Jews in the city were weeping.