以斯帖記 3
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
哈曼陰謀除滅猶太人
3 這些事以後，亞哈隨魯王使亞甲人哈米大他的兒子哈曼尊大，提升了他，叫他的爵位超過所有與他同朝的官長。 2 在朝門，王所有的臣僕都跪拜哈曼，因為王如此吩咐，但末底改不跪不拜。 3 在朝門，王的臣僕對末底改說：「你為何違背王的命令呢？」 4 他們天天勸他，他還是不聽，他們就告訴哈曼，要看末底改的事是否站得住，因他已經告訴他們自己是猶太人。 5 哈曼見末底改不跪不拜，就非常憤怒。 6 有人把末底改的宗族告訴哈曼。哈曼看下手只害末底改一人是小事，還圖謀要滅絕亞哈隨魯王全國所有的猶太人，就是末底改的宗族。
7 亞哈隨魯王十二年正月，就是尼散月，人在哈曼面前抽普珥，普珥即籤，要定何月何日；抽到了十二月，就是亞達月。 8 哈曼對亞哈隨魯王說：「有一民族散居在王國各省的民族中，與眾不同；他們的律例與萬民的律例不同，也不守王的律例，所以容留他們對王無益。 9 王若以為好，請下諭旨滅絕他們，我就捐一萬他連得銀子交給管財政的人，納入王的府庫。」 10 於是王從自己手上摘下戒指給猶太人的仇敵，亞甲人哈米大他的兒子哈曼。 11 王對哈曼說：「這銀子賜給你，這民族也交給你，可以照你眼中看為好的待他們。」
12 正月十三日，王的一些書記受召而來，照着哈曼一切所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的語言，奉亞哈隨魯王的名寫諭旨，又用王的戒指蓋印，傳給王的總督、各省的省長，以及各族的領袖。 13 詔書由信差傳到王的各省，限令一日之內，就是在十二月，亞達月十三日，把所有的猶太人，無論老少婦女孩子，全然剪除，殺戮滅絕，並搶奪他們的財產。 14 這諭旨的抄本以敕令的方式在各省頒佈，通知各族，預備等候那日。 15 信差奉王的命令急忙起行，敕令傳遍了書珊城堡。王同哈曼坐下飲酒，書珊城堡卻陷入慌亂中。
Esther 3
King James Version
3 After 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.
2 And 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.
3 Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
4 Now 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.
5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
6 And 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.
7 In 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.
8 And 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.
9 If 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.
10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
12 Then 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.
13 And 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.
14 The 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.
15 The 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.
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