During the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s directive and bylaw were to be put in effect; on the very day when the enemies of the Yehudim anticipated that they would subdue them—it was totally reversed, for they׀the Yehudim׀subdued their enemies.

Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put into execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over those who hated them;)

And on the twelfth month, the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day therein, on the day that the king's edict and his ordinance came into effect, on the day that the foes of the Jews hoped to prevail against them, and it was overturned, the Jews prevailing against their foes,

Now in the twelfth 🌜, that is, the 🌜 Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put into execution, on the day that the enemies of the ✡️ hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the ✡️ had rule over those who hated them;)

The Yehudim assembled in their colonies througout all of King Achashverosh’s colonies to assault those who sought their harm, and no man resisted them, for their awesomeness had descended over all the peoples.

the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Aĥashverosh, to lay hands on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all the peoples.

the Jews congregated in their cities in all the provinces of King Achashverosh to set their hands against those who sought their evil; and no man stood up against them, for their awe had fallen over all the peoples.

the ✡️ gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king 🤴🏽, to lay ✋ on such as sought their hurt: and no 👨🏽 could withstand them; for the 😨 of them fell upon all the peoples.

All of the colonial ministers, envoys, and governors, and the imperial executive staff, exalted the Yehudim, as Mordechai’s awesomeness had descended over them.

And all the rulers of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and the royal officials, supported the Jews; because the fear of Mordokhay had fallen upon them.

And all the rulers of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and the king's officials exalted the Jews, for Mordecai's awe had fallen upon them.

And all the rulers of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and the royal officials, supported the ✡️; because the 😨 of 👳🏽‍♂️ had fallen upon them.

For Mordechai was powerful at the royal palace, and his prestige extended throughout the colonies; for the distinguished Mordechai’s greatness flourished.

For Mordokhay was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for the man Mordokhay grew greater and greater.

For Mordecai was great in the palace of the king, and his fame spread through all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew ever greater.

For 👳🏽‍♂️ was great in the king’s 🏠, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for the 👨🏽 👳🏽‍♂️ grew greater and greater.

The Yehudim struck all their enemies with rapier blows, slaughter, and annihilation, doing as they pleased with their enemies.

Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter, and destruction, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.

And the Jews smote all of their foes, with sword stroke, and slaughter and destruction; and they did as they pleased with those who hated them.

Thus the ✡️ smote all their enemies with the stroke of the ⚔️, and with slaughter, and destruction, and did as they 😃 to those who hated them.

In the capital city of Shushan, the Yehudim killed and annihilated five hundred men.

And in Shushan the capital the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men,

And in Shushan, the capital, the Jews killed, and they destroyed, five hundred men.

And in Shushan the 🏛️ the ✡️ slew and destroyed 5️⃣ 💯 men,

And Parshandasa, and Dalfon, and Aspasa.

and they also slew Parshandata, and Dalfon, and Aspata,

And Parshandatha, and Dalfon, and Aspatha,

and they also slew Parshandata,and Dalfon,and Aspata,

And Porasa, and Adalia, and Aridasa.

and Porata, and Adalya, and Aridata,

And Poratha, and Adalya, and Aridatha,

and Porata,and Adalya,and Aridata,

And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizasa,

and Parmashta, and Arisay, and Ariday, and Vayzata,

And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,

and Parmashta,and Arisay,and Ariday,and Vayzata,

The ten sons of Haman, son of Hamdasa, oppressor of the Yehudim, they killed. But they did not lay their hands on the spoils.

the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedata, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

the ten sons of Haman the son of Hamdatha, oppressor of the Jews, [(those who had written a libel against Judah and Jerusalem to halt the rebuilding of the Temple [viz. Ezra 4:6]. After the death of Koresh, when Achashverosh reigned and Haman rose to power, they wrote in the name of Achashverosh to the officers across the river to halt the building)], [("the ten sons of Haman")] they killed; and they did not stretch forth their hand to the spoils [(so that the king not begrudge them their wealth)].

the 🔟 sons of 👺 the son of Hammedata, the enemy of the ✡️; but they did not lay their ✋ on the plunder.

On that day, the total of those killed in the capital city of Shushan came to the king’s attention.

On that day the number of those who were slain in Shushan the capital was brought before the king.

On that day, the count of those killed in Shushan, the capital, came before the king.

On that day the number of those who were slain in Shushan the 🏛️ was brought before the king.

The king said to Queen Esther, “In the capital city of Shushan, the Yehudim killed and annihilated five hundren men, and Haman’s ten sons, so in the remaining territories of the king, [imagine] what they have done. Now, whatever you request shall be granted you, whatever else you wish shall be fulfilled.”

And the king said to Ester the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the capital, and also the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what more dost thou request? and it shall be done.

And the king said to Queen Esther: In Shushan the capital, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman. In the other provinces of the king, what did they do? Now, what is your petition, and it will be granted you; and what, further, is your request, and it will be done.

And the king said to 👸🏽 the queen, The ✡️ have slain and destroyed 5️⃣ 💯 men in Shushan the 🏛️, and also the 🔟 sons of 👺; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what more dost thou request? and it shall be done.

Esther replied, “If his majesty deems it proper, then let tomorrow, too, be granted to the Yehudim who are in Shushan, to act in accordance with today’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hung from a gallows.”

Then Ester said, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

And Esther said to the king: If it pleases the king, let the morrow also be given to the Jews in Shushan to do according to the ordinance of this day, and let the ten [(slain)] sons of Haman be strung up on the gallows.

Then 👸🏽 said, If it please the king, let it be granted to the ✡️ who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day’s decree, and let 👺’s 🔟 sons be hanged upon the gallows.

The king gave word for this to be done. The decree was proclaimed in Shushan, and Haman’s ten sons were hung.

And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

And the king ordered that this be done, and the ordinance was promulgated in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman were strung up.

And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged 👺’s 🔟 sons.

The Yehudim who were in Shushan assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and killed, in Shushan, three hundren men, but they did not lay their hand on the spoils.

For the Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together also on the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

And the Jews who were in Shushan also congregated on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they killed in Shushan three hundred men, and they did not stretch forth their hands to the spoils.

For the ✡️ who were in Shushan gathered themselves together also on the fourteenth day of the 🌜 Adar, and slew three 💯 men at Shushan; but they did not lay their ✋ on the plunder.

Now the remaining Yehudim who were in the king’s colonies assembled and stood in defense of their lives, bringing deliverance from their enemies killing seventy-five thousand of their antagonists. But they did not lay their hands on the spoils.

But the other Jews who were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood up for themselves, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy five thousand, (but they did not lay their hands on the plunder,)

And the remainder of the Jews, which were in the king's provinces, congregated and stood up for their lives, and gained respite of their foes, and killed of their enemies seventy-five thousand, and they did not stretch forth their hands to the spoils,

But the other ✡️ who were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood up for themselves, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy 5️⃣ thousand, (but they did not lay their ✋ on the plunder,)

[The victory was] on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, while the deliverance was realized on the fourteenth of the month, making it a day of feasting and rejoicing.

on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, achieving respite on the fourteenth day thereof, and they made it a day of feasting and joy.

on the thirteenth day of the 🌜 Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Whereas the Yehudim who were in Shushan assembled on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth of the month, and realized deliverance on the fifteenth of the month, making it a day of feasting and rejoicing.

But the Jews who were at Shushan gathered together on the thirteenth of the month, and on the fourteenth of it; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

And the Jews who were in Shushan congregated on the thirteenth day thereof and on the fourteenth day thereof, achieving respite on the fifteenth day, which they made a day of feasting and joy.

But the ✡️ who were at Shushan gathered together on the thirteenth of the 🌜, and on the fourteenth of it; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

For this reason,“unwalled” Yehudim—those who reside in unwalled cities—observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar [as a day of] feasting, rejoicing, and a day of celebration, sending gifts of food to one another.

Therefore the Jews of the villages, who dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and holiday, and of sending choice portions to one another.

Therefore, the Jews of the outlying towns, those who live in the unwalled cities, celebrate the fourteenth day of the month of Adar with joy and feasting and festivity, and with the sending of portions one to another [(and those who live in cities walled from the days of Joshua the son of Nun, like Shushan, celebrate the fifteenth day.)]

Therefore the ✡️ of the villages, who dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the 🌜 Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and holiday, and of sending choice portions to 1️⃣ another.

Mordechai wrote of these matters, and dispatched scrolls to all the Yehudim in all of King Achashverosh’s colonies, those nearby and those distant.

And Mordokhay wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of the king Aĥashverosh, both near and far,

And Mordecai wrote these things [(this Megillah, as it is,)], and he sent letters to all the provinces of King Achashverosh, the near and the far,

And 👳🏽‍♂️ ✍️ these things, and sent 📜 to all the ✡️ who were in all the provinces of the king 🤴🏽, both near and far,

Mandating that they resolve to permanently observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day of the month, each and every year.

to enjoin upon them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, year by year,

To take it upon themselves to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day therein, year after year,

to enjoin upon them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the 🌜 Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, year by year,

Corresponding with the days when the Yehudim realized deliverance from their antagonists, and the month which had been transformed for them, from one of anguish to rejoicing, from grief to days of celebration; to observe them as days of feasting and rejoicing, sending gifts of food to one another, and gifts to the poor.

as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to holiday: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending choice portions to one another, and gifts to the poor.

as the days in which the Jews gained respite from their foes, and the month which was transformed for them from sorrow to joy, from mourning to festivity, to celebrate them as days of feasting and joy, and the sending of portions one to another and gifts to the poor.

as the days on which the ✡️ rested from their enemies, and the 🌜 which was 🙃 from 😰 to 😄, and from mourning to holiday: that they should make them days of feasting and 😄, and of sending choice portions to 1️⃣ another, and 🎁 to the poor.

The Yehudim accepted, as binding, the observances that they had begun, and those that Mordechai had mandated in his letter to them.

And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordokhay had written to them;

And the Jews accepted what they had begun to do and what Mordecai had written to them.

And the ✡️ undertook to do as they had begun, and as 👳🏽‍♂️ had written to them;

For Haman, the son of Hamdasa, the Agagite, oppressor of all the Yehudim, thought that he would annihilate the Yehudim. He cast a pur, meaning “lot,” to terrorize, then annihilate them.

because Haman the son of Hammedata, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, (that is, the lot,) to consume them, and to destroy them;

For Haman the son of Hamdatha, the Agagite, oppressor of the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and he had cast pur, the lot, in order to confound them and destroy them.

because 👺 the son of Hammedata, the Agagite, the enemy of all the ✡️, had schemed against the ✡️ to destroy them, and had cast 🗳️, (that is, the lot,) to consume them, and to destroy them;

But when she came before the king, he directed, in writing, that the evil scheme which he intended for the Yehudim rebound against his own head, and they hung him and his sons from a gallows.

but when Ester came before the king, he gave orders in writing that his wicked scheme, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

And when she [(Esther)] came before the king [(to plead with him)], he said [(and he commanded)] with the letter [i.e., that letters be written to that effect], that his evil scheme which he plotted against the Jews be turned back upon his head; and they hanged him and his sons upon the gallows.

but when 👸🏽 came before the king, he gave orders in 📝 that his wicked 🤔, which he had devised against the ✡️, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

For this reason, these days are entitled purim, because of the lottery. [They are celebrated] for this reason—because of all that is narrated in this letter. [This letter records] why they saw fit to act in such a way, and what happened to them as a result.

Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of what they had seen concerning this matter, and what had befallen them,

Therefore, they called these days "Purim," because of the "pur" [the lot]. Therefore, because of all that is written in this letter [(these days were set aside and what occurred in them recorded for future generations)], and what they [(the protagonists)] saw, to [do] this [i.e., to act as they did], and what transpired with them [(as the result of their acts)].

Therefore they 🗣️ these days Purim after the name of 🗳️. Therefore because of all the words of this 📜, and of what they had 👀 concerning this matter, and what had befallen them,

The Yehudim resolved׀accepting as binding—for themselves, their progeny, and anyone associated with them, never to be changed, that they would observe these two days, as written, and at the proper time each year.

the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all who joined themselves to them, that they should unfailingly keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;

The Jews fulfilled and they accepted upon themselves and upon their seed, and upon all those who joined them [(to be proselytized)] — not to be passed over — to celebrate these two days, according to their writing [Ashurith (Hebrew script)] and according to their time, each and every year.

the ✡️ ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all who joined themselves to them, that they should unfailingly keep these two days according to their 📝, and according to their appointed 🕰️ every year;

These days shall be recalled and observed in every generation, by every family, in every colony and every city; and these Purim days shall never pass from among the Yehudim, nor their memory depart from their descendants.

and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, or the memorial of them perish from their seed.

And these days are remembered [(by reading of the Megillah)] and celebrated [(by feasting, rejoicing, and festivity and by sending portions and gifts)] in each and every generation. Each family [gathers together and eats and drinks together]. And [they, likewise, accepted upon themselves that] these days of Purim shall not pass away from the midst of the Jews and (that) their remembrance [(the reading of the Megillah)] shall not cease from their children.

and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, every province, and every 🏙️; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the ✡️, or the memorial of them perish from their seed.

Queen Esther, daughter of Avichail, wrote together with Mordechai the Yehudi, with all the power [of their position] confirming this Purim letter a second time.

Then Ester the queen, the daughter of Aviĥayil, and Mordokhay the Jew, wrote with all emphasis, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

And, in the second [year] Queen Esther, the daughter of Avichayil, and Mordecai the Jew [again] wrote [to the Jews] to fulfill this letter of Purim, [recounting] all the power [of the miracle of Achashverosh, of Haman, of Mordecai, and of Esther].

Then 👸🏽 the queen, the daughter of Aviĥayil, and 👳🏽‍♂️ the ✡️, ✍️ with all emphasis, to confirm this 2️⃣ 📜 of Purim.

Scrolls were dispatched to all the Yehudim, to the one hundred and twenty-seven colonies of Achashveros’s kingdom; words of peace and truth.

And he sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred and twenty seven provinces of the kingdom of Aĥashverosh, in words of peace and truth,

And he sent letters to all the Jews, to a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, the kingdom of Achashverosh, words of peace and truth.

And he sent 📜 to all the ✡️, to the 💯 and twenty 7️⃣ provinces of the kingdom of 🤴🏽, in words of 🕊️ and truth,

To maintain these Purim days at the proper time, as was resolved and confirmed by Mordechai the Yehudi and Queen Esther, and as they had resolved for themselves and their descendants; [commemorating] the incidents of the fasts and their cries.

to confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordokhay the Jew and Ester the queen had enjoined on them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, with regard to the fastings and the order of lamentation.

To fulfill these days of Purim in their times, as instituted for them by Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther, and as they fulfilled in themselves and in their seed, the words of the fasts and their outcries.

to confirm these days of Purim in their 🕰️ appointed, according as 👳🏽‍♂️ the ✡️ and 👸🏽 the queen had enjoined on them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, with regard to the fastings and the order of lamentation.

On the basis of Esther’s request, these Purim matters were perpetuated, and inscribed in a scroll.

And the decree of Ester confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

And the word of Esther [i.e., her request of the sages of the generation to incorporate Megillath Esther with the other chronicles], he fulfilled, and it [Megillath Esther] was written [i.e., incorporated] in the book [of Chronicles].

And the decree of 👸🏽 confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.