Revised Literal Translation

Esther 6

1On that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915could notנָדְדָ֖הna.de.DahH5074the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142,and he commandedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935the bookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of recordsהַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ha.zikh.ro.nOtH2146of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697;and they were readנִקְרָאִ֖יםnik.ra.'ImH7121beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

2And it was foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֣אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672writtenכָת֗וּבkha.TuvH3789,that Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had toldהִגִּ֨ידhi.GidH5046of Bigthanaבִּגְתָ֣נָאbig.Ta.na'H904and Tereshוָתֶ֗רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsסָרִיסֵ֣יsa.ri.SeiH5631,the keepersמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104of the doorהַסַּ֑ףha.SafH5592,who soughtבִּקְשׁוּ֙bik.ShuH1245to layלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handיָ֔דYadH3027on the kingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

3And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What honourיְקָ֧רye.KarH3366and dignityוּגְדוּלָּ֛הu.ge.du.LahH1420hath been doneנַּעֲשָׂ֞הna.'a.SahH6213to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782for this? Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288that ministeredמְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוme.Sha.re.TavH8334unto him, There is nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697doneנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for him.

4And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who isin the courtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691?Now Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001was comeבָּ֗אBa'H935into the outwardהַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.NahH2435courtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,to speakלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559unto the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428to hangלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782on the gallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086that he had preparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for him.

5And the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold, Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001standethעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975in the courtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let him come inיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

6So Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001came inוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What shall be doneלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto the manבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366?Now Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001thoughtוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820,To whom would the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightיַחְפֹּ֥ץyach.PotzH2654to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213honourיְקָ֖רye.KarH3366moreיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148than to myself?

7And Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,For the manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366,

8Let the royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438apparelלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3830be broughtיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935which the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428usethto wearלָֽבַשׁ־la.vash-H3847,and the horseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483that the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ridethרָכַ֤בra.KhavH7392upon, and the crownכֶּ֥תֶרKe.terH3804royalמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438which is setנִתַּ֛ןni.TanH5414upon his headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218:

9And let this apparelהַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and horseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483be deliveredוְנָת֨וֹןve.na.TonH5414to the handיַד־yad-H3027of oneאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428most nobleהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.MimH6579princesמִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.ReiH8269,that they may arrayוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuH3847the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376withalwhom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366,and bringוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392him on horsebackהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483through the streetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and proclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, Thus shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.

10Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001,Make hasteמַ֠הֵרMa.herH4116, andtakeקַ֣חkachH3947the apparelהַלְּב֤וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and the horseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483,as thou hast saidדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,and doוַֽעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213even so to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,that sittethהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179:let nothingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697failתַּפֵּ֣לta.PelH5307of all that thou hast spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

11Then tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001the apparelהַלְּב֣וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and the horseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483,and arrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,and brought him on horsebackוַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.ki.Ve.huH7392through the streetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, Thus shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213unto the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.

12And Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782came againוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.But Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001hastedנִדְחַ֣ףnid.ChafH1765to his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57,and having his headרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218coveredוַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.FuiH2645.

13And Hamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608Zereshלְזֶ֤רֶשׁle.Ze.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and all his friendsאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו'o.ha.VavH157every thingthat had befallenקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136him. Then saidוַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩vai.Yo.me.ruH559his wise menחֲכָמָ֜יוcha.kha.MavH2450and Zereshוְזֶ֣רֶשׁve.Ze.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802unto him, If Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֞יma.re.do.KhaiH4782beof the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440whom thou hast begunהַחִלּ֨וֹתָha.chi.Lo.taH2490to fallלִנְפֹּ֤לlin.PolH5307,thou shalt not prevailתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201against him, but shalt surelyנָפ֥וֹלna.FolH5307fallתִּפּ֖וֹלti.PolH5307beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

14And while they wereyet talkingמְדַבְּרִ֣יםme.da.be.RimH1696with him, cameהִגִּ֑יעוּhi.Gi.'uH5060the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsוְסָרִיסֵ֥יve.sa.ri.SeiH5631,and hastedוַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙vai.yav.Hi.luH926to bringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001unto the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960that Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

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