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13 Y Ester respondió:

—Si a Su Majestad le parece bien, que se permita a los judíos de Susa hacer mañana lo mismo que han hecho conforme al decreto, y que se cuelguen en la horca los cuerpos de los diez hijos de Amam.

14 El rey ordenó que se hiciera así. El decreto se publicó en Susa, y los cadáveres de los diez hijos de Amam fueron colgados.

15 Los judíos que vivían en Susa se volvieron a reunir el día catorce del mes de Adar, y mataron allí a trescientos hombres más; pero no tocaron sus bienes.

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13 Esther replied, “If the king is so inclined, let the Jews who are in Susa be permitted to act tomorrow also according to today’s law, and let them hang the ten sons of Haman on the gallows.”

14 So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged. 15 The Jews who were in Susa then assembled on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they killed 300 men in Susa. But they did not confiscate their property.

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13 Esther answered, “Your Majesty, please let the Jews in Susa fight to defend themselves tomorrow, just as they did today. And order the bodies of Haman's ten sons to be hanged in public.”

14 King Xerxes did what Esther had requested, and the bodies of Haman's sons were hung in Susa. 15 Then on the fourteenth day of Adar the Jews of the city got together and killed 300 more people. But they still did not take anything that belonged to their enemies.

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