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1  On that¹⁹³¹ night³⁹¹⁵ could not⁵⁰⁷⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ sleep,⁸¹⁴² and he commanded⁵⁵⁹ to bring^{935 853} the book⁵⁶¹² of records²¹⁴⁶ of the chronicles;^{1697 3117} and they were¹⁹⁶¹ read⁷¹²¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

2  And it was found⁴⁶⁷² written,³⁷⁸⁹ that⁸³⁴ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² had told⁵⁰⁴⁶ of⁵⁹²¹ Bigthana⁹⁰⁴ and Teresh,⁸⁶⁵⁷ two⁸¹⁴⁷ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ chamberlains,⁵⁶³¹ the keepers^{4480 8104} of the door,⁵⁵⁹² who⁸³⁴ sought¹²⁴⁵ to lay⁷⁹⁷¹ hand³⁰²⁷ on the king⁴⁴²⁸ Ahasuerus.³²⁵

3  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ What⁴¹⁰⁰ honor³³⁶⁶ and dignity¹⁴²⁰ hath been done⁶²¹³ to Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² for⁵⁹²¹ this?²⁰⁸⁸ Then said⁵⁵⁹ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ servants⁵²⁸⁸ that ministered⁸³³⁴ unto him, There is nothing^{3808 1697} done⁶²¹³ for⁵⁹⁷³ him.

4  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ Who⁴³¹⁰ is in the court?²⁶⁹¹ Now Haman²⁰⁰¹ was come⁹³⁵ into the outward²⁴³⁵ court²⁶⁹¹ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ to speak⁵⁵⁹ unto the king⁴⁴²⁸ to hang^{8518 853} Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² on⁵⁹²¹ the gallows⁶⁰⁸⁶ that⁸³⁴ he had prepared³⁵⁵⁹ for him.

5  And the king's⁴⁴²⁸ servants⁵²⁸⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ Haman²⁰⁰¹ standeth⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the court.²⁶⁹¹ And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ Let him come in.⁹³⁵

6  So Haman²⁰⁰¹ came in.⁹³⁵ And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, What⁴¹⁰⁰ shall be done⁶²¹³ unto the man³⁷⁶ whom⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ delighteth²⁶⁵⁴ to honor?³³⁶⁶ Now Haman²⁰⁰¹ thought⁵⁵⁹ in his heart,³⁸²⁰ To whom⁴³¹⁰ would the king⁴⁴²⁸ delight²⁶⁵⁴ to do⁶²¹³ honor³³⁶⁶ more than³¹⁴⁸ to⁴⁴⁸⁰ myself?

7  And Haman²⁰⁰¹ answered^{559 413} the king,⁴⁴²⁸ For the man³⁷⁶ whom⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ delighteth²⁶⁵⁴ to honor,³³⁶⁶

8  Let the royal⁴⁴³⁸ apparel³⁸³⁰ be brought⁹³⁵ which⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ useth to wear,³⁸⁴⁷ and the horse⁵⁴⁸³ that⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ rideth⁷³⁹² upon,⁵⁹²¹ and the crown³⁸⁰⁴ royal⁴⁴³⁸ which⁸³⁴ is set⁵⁴¹⁴ upon his head:⁷²¹⁸

9  And let this apparel³⁸³⁰ and horse⁵⁴⁸³ be delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ to⁵⁹²¹ the hand³⁰²⁷ of one³⁷⁶ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ most noble⁶⁵⁷⁹ princes,^{4480 8269} that they may array^{3847 853} the man³⁷⁶ withal whom⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ delighteth²⁶⁵⁴ to honor,³³⁶⁶ and bring⁷³⁹² him on⁵⁹²¹ horseback⁵⁴⁸³ through the street⁷³³⁹ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and proclaim⁷¹²¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him, Thus³⁶⁰² shall it be done⁶²¹³ to the man³⁷⁶ whom⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ delighteth²⁶⁵⁴ to honor.³³⁶⁶

10  Then the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ to Haman,²⁰⁰¹ Make haste,⁴¹¹⁶ and take^{3947 853} the apparel³⁸³⁰ and the horse,⁵⁴⁸³ as⁸³⁴ thou hast said,¹⁶⁹⁶ and do⁶²¹³ even so³⁶⁵¹ to Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² the Jew,³⁰⁶⁴ that sitteth³⁴²⁷ at the king's⁴⁴²⁸ gate:⁸¹⁷⁹ let nothing^{408 1697} fail⁵³⁰⁷ of all^{4480 3605} that⁸³⁴ thou hast spoken.¹⁶⁹⁶

11  Then took³⁹⁴⁷ Haman^{2001 853} the apparel³⁸³⁰ and the horse,⁵⁴⁸³ and arrayed^{3847 853} Mordecai,⁴⁷⁸² and brought him on horseback⁷³⁹² through the street⁷³³⁹ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and proclaimed⁷¹²¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him, Thus³⁶⁰² shall it be done⁶²¹³ unto the man³⁷⁶ whom⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ delighteth²⁶⁵⁴ to honor.³³⁶⁶

12  And Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² came again⁷⁷²⁵ to⁴¹³ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ gate.⁸¹⁷⁹ But Haman²⁰⁰¹ hasted¹⁷⁶⁵ to⁴¹³ his house¹⁰⁰⁴ mourning,⁵⁷ and having his head⁷²¹⁸ covered.²⁶⁴⁵

13  And Haman²⁰⁰¹ told⁵⁶⁰⁸ Zeresh²²³⁸ his wife⁸⁰² and all³⁶⁰⁵ his friends^{157 853} every³⁶⁰⁵ thing that⁸³⁴ had befallen⁷¹³⁶ him. Then said⁵⁵⁹ his wise men²⁴⁵⁰ and Zeresh²²³⁸ his wife⁸⁰² unto him, If⁵¹⁸ Mordecai⁴⁷⁸² be of the seed^{4480 2233} of the Jews,³⁰⁶⁴ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ whom⁸³⁴ thou hast begun²⁴⁹⁰ to fall,⁵³⁰⁷ thou shalt not³⁸⁰⁸ prevail³²⁰¹ against him, but³⁵⁸⁸ shalt surely fall^{5307 5307} before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him.

14  And while they were yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ talking¹⁶⁹⁶ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, came⁵⁰⁶⁰ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ chamberlains,⁵⁶³¹ and hasted⁹²⁶ to bring^{935 853} Haman²⁰⁰¹ unto⁴¹³ the banquet⁴⁹⁶⁰ that⁸³⁴ Esther⁶³⁵ had prepared.⁶²¹³

Sep

1 ὁ δὲ κύριος ἀπέστησεν τὸν ὕπνον ἀπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως τὴν νύκτα ἐκείνην καὶ εἶπεν τῷ διδασκάλῳ αὐτοῦ εἰσφέρειν γράμματα μνημόσυνα τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀναγινώσκειν αὐτῷ

2 εὗρεν δὲ τὰ γράμματα τὰ γραφέντα περὶ Μαρδοχαίου ὡς ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ βασιλεῖ περὶ τῶν δύο εὐνούχων τοῦ βασιλέως ἐν τῷ φυλάσσειν αὐτοὺς καὶ ζητῆσαι ἐπιβαλεῖν τὰς χεῖρας Ἀρταξέρξῃ

3 εἶπεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεύς τίνα δόξαν ἢ χάριν ἐποιήσαμεν τῷ Μαρδοχαίῳ καὶ εἶπαν οἱ διάκονοι τοῦ βασιλέως οὐκ ἐποίησας αὐτῷ οὐδέν

4 ἐν δὲ τῷ πυνθάνεσθαι τὸν βασιλέα περὶ τῆς εὐνοίας Μαρδοχαίου ἰδοὺ Αμαν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ εἶπεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεύς τίς ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ ὁ δὲ Αμαν εἰσῆλθεν εἰπεῖν τῷ βασιλεῖ κρεμάσαι τὸν Μαρδοχαῖον ἐπὶ τῷ ξύλῳ ᾧ ἡτοίμασεν

5 καὶ εἶπαν οἱ διάκονοι τοῦ βασιλέως ἰδοὺ Αμαν ἕστηκεν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς καλέσατε αὐτόν

6 εἶπεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ Αμαν τί ποιήσω τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ὃν ἐγὼ θέλω δοξάσαι εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ Αμαν τίνα θέλει ὁ βασιλεὺς δοξάσαι εἰ μὴ ἐμέ

7 εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ἄνθρωπον ὃν ὁ βασιλεὺς θέλει δοξάσαι

8 ἐνεγκάτωσαν οἱ παῖδες τοῦ βασιλέως στολὴν βυσσίνην ἣν ὁ βασιλεὺς περιβάλλεται καὶ ἵππον ἐφ᾽ ὃν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπιβαίνει

9 καὶ δότω ἑνὶ τῶν φίλων τοῦ βασιλέως τῶν ἐνδόξων καὶ στολισάτω τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὃν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀγαπᾷ καὶ ἀναβιβασάτω αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸν ἵππον καὶ κηρυσσέτω διὰ τῆς πλατείας τῆς πόλεως λέγων οὕτως ἔσται παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ ὃν ὁ βασιλεὺς δοξάζει

10 εἶπεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ Αμαν καθὼς ἐλάλησας οὕτως ποίησον τῷ Μαρδοχαίῳ τῷ Ιουδαίῳ τῷ θεραπεύοντι ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ καὶ μὴ παραπεσάτω σου λόγος ὧν ἐλάλησας

11 ἔλαβεν δὲ Αμαν τὴν στολὴν καὶ τὸν ἵππον καὶ ἐστόλισεν τὸν Μαρδοχαῖον καὶ ἀνεβίβασεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸν ἵππον καὶ διῆλθεν διὰ τῆς πλατείας τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἐκήρυσσεν λέγων οὕτως ἔσται παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ ὃν ὁ βασιλεὺς θέλει δοξάσαι

12 ἐπέστρεψεν δὲ ὁ Μαρδοχαῖος εἰς τὴν αὐλήν Αμαν δὲ ὑπέστρεψεν εἰς τὰ ἴδια λυπούμενος κατὰ κεφαλῆς

13 καὶ διηγήσατο Αμαν τὰ συμβεβηκότα αὐτῷ Ζωσαρα τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῖς φίλοις καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ φίλοι καὶ ἡ γυνή εἰ ἐκ γένους Ιουδαίων Μαρδοχαῖος ἦρξαι ταπεινοῦσθαι ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ πεσὼν πεσῇ οὐ μὴ δύνῃ αὐτὸν ἀμύνασθαι ὅτι θεὸς ζῶν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

14 ἔτι αὐτῶν λαλούντων παραγίνονται οἱ εὐνοῦχοι ἐπισπεύδοντες τὸν Αμαν ἐπὶ τὸν πότον ὃν ἡτοίμασεν Εσθηρ

Tan

‎1 ‏בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֔וּא נָדְדָ֖ה שְׁנַ֣ת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְהָבִ֞יא אֶת־סֵ֤פֶר הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֥וּ נִקְרָאִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎2 ‏וַיִּמָּצֵ֣א כָת֗וּב אֲשֶׁר֩ הִגִּ֨יד מָרְדֳּכַ֜י עַל־בִּגְתָ֣נָא וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ שְׁנֵי֙ סָרִיסֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י הַסַּ֑ף אֲשֶׁ֤ר בִּקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃

‎3 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מַֽה־נַּעֲשָׂ֞ה יְקָ֧ר וּגְדוּלָּ֛ה לְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י עַל־זֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ נַעֲרֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יו לֹא־נַעֲשָׂ֥ה עִמּ֖וֹ דָּבָֽר׃

‎4 ‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִ֣י בֶחָצֵ֑ר וְהָמָ֣ן בָּ֗א לַחֲצַ֤ר בֵּית־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה לֵאמֹ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִתְלוֹת֙ אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַ֔י עַל־הָעֵ֖ץ אֲשֶׁר־הֵכִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃

‎5 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ נַעֲרֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּ֥ה הָמָ֖ן עֹמֵ֣ד בֶּחָצֵ֑ר וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יָבֽוֹא׃

‎6 ‏וַיָּבוֹא֮ הָמָן֒ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מַה־לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת בָּאִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֣ץ בִּיקָר֑וֹ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ בְּלִבּ֔וֹ לְמִ֞י יַחְפֹּ֥ץ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת יְקָ֖ר יוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

‎7 ‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הָמָ֖ן אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֥ץ בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃

‎8 ‏יָבִ֙יאוּ֙ לְב֣וּשׁ מַלְכ֔וּת אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָֽבַשׁ־בּ֖וֹ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְס֗וּס אֲשֶׁ֨ר רָכַ֤ב עָלָיו֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִתַּ֛ן כֶּ֥תֶר מַלְכ֖וּת בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃

‎9 ‏וְנָת֨וֹן הַלְּב֜וּשׁ וְהַסּ֗וּס עַל־יַד־אִ֞ישׁ מִשָּׂרֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔ים וְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ אֶת־הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֣ץ בִּֽיקָר֑וֹ וְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּ עַל־הַסּוּס֙ בִּרְח֣וֹב הָעִ֔יר וְקָרְא֣וּ לְפָנָ֔יו כָּ֚כָה יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה לָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֥ץ בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃

‎10 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהָמָ֗ן מַ֠הֵר קַ֣ח אֶת־הַלְּב֤וּשׁ וְאֶת־הַסּוּס֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ וַֽעֲשֵׂה־כֵן֙ לְמָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֔י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אַל־תַּפֵּ֣ל דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃

‎11 ‏וַיִּקַּ֤ח הָמָן֙ אֶת־הַלְּב֣וּשׁ וְאֶת־הַסּ֔וּס וַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁ אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙ בִּרְח֣וֹב הָעִ֔יר וַיִּקְרָ֣א לְפָנָ֔יו כָּ֚כָה יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה לָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֥ץ בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃

‎12 ‏וַיָּ֥שָׁב מָרְדֳּכַ֖י אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְהָמָן֙ נִדְחַ֣ף אֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ אָבֵ֖ל וַחֲפ֥וּי רֹֽאשׁ׃

‎13 ‏וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר הָמָ֜ן לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ וּלְכָל־אֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרָ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩³ ל֨וֹ חֲכָמָ֜יו וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אִ֣ם מִזֶּ֣רַע הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים מָרְדֳּכַ֞י אֲשֶׁר֩ הַחִלּ֨וֹתָ לִנְפֹּ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ לֹא־תוּכַ֣ל ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־נָפ֥וֹל תִּפּ֖וֹל לְפָנָֽיו׃

‎14 ‏עוֹדָם֙ מְדַבְּרִ֣ים עִמּ֔וֹ וְסָרִיסֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הִגִּ֑יעוּ וַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙ לְהָבִ֣יא אֶת־הָמָ֔ן אֶל־הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֥ה אֶסְתֵּֽר׃

Vul

1 Noctem illam duxit rex insomnem, jussitque sibi afferri historias et annales priorum temporum. Quæ cum illo præsente legerentur,

2 ventum est ad illum locum ubi scriptum erat quomodo nuntiasset Mardochæus insidias Bagathan et Thares eunuchorum, regem Assuerum jugulare cupientium.

3 Quod cum audisset rex, ait: Quid pro hac fide honoris ac præmii Mardochæus consecutus est? Dixerunt ei servi illius ac ministri: Nihil omnino mercedis accepit.

4 Statimque rex: Quis est, inquit, in atrio? Aman quippe interius atrium domus regiæ intraverat, ut suggereret regi, et juberet Mardochæum affigi patibulo, quod ei fuerat præparatum.

5 Responderunt pueri: Aman stat in atrio. Dixitque rex: Ingrediatur.

6 Cumque esset ingressus, ait illi: Quid debet fieri viro, quem rex honorare desiderat? Cogitans autem in corde suo Aman, et reputans quod nullum alium rex, nisi se, vellet honorare,

7 respondit: Homo, quem rex honorare cupit,

8 debet indui vestibus regiis, et imponi super equum, qui de sella regis est, et accipere regium diadema super caput suum:

9 et primus de regiis principibus ac tyrannis teneat equum ejus, et per plateam civitatis incedens clamet, et dicat: Sic honorabitur, quemcumque voluerit rex honorare.

10 Dixitque ei rex: Festina, et sumpta stola et equo, fac, ut locutus es, Mardochæo Judæo, qui sedet ante fores palatii. Cave ne quidquam de his, quæ locutus es, prætermittas.

11 Tulit itaque Aman stolam et equum, indutumque Mardochæum in platea civitatis, et impositum equo præcedebat, atque clamabat: Hoc honore condignus est, quemcumque rex voluerit honorare.

12 Reversusque est Mardochæus ad januam palatii: et Aman festinavit ire in domum suam, lugens et operto capite:

13 narravitque Zares uxori suæ, et amicis, omnia quæ evenissent sibi. Cui responderunt sapientes quos habebat in consilio, et uxor ejus: Si de semine Judæorum est Mardochæus, ante quem cadere cœpisti, non poteris ei resistere, sed cades in conspectu ejus.

14 Adhuc illis loquentibus, venerunt eunuchi regis, et cito eum ad convivium, quod regina paraverat, pergere compulerunt.