Chapter 9 of 16

The Jews kill their enemies which would have killed them. 6. namely the ten sons of Aman are hanged on gallows, 13. more slain the next day. 17. the day following is made holy, and so to be kept every year.The Iewes kil their enemies which would haue killed them. 6. namely the tenne sonns of Aman are hanged on gallowes, 13. more slaine the next day. 17. the day folowing is made holie, and so to be kept euerie yeare.✦

Therefore in the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which we have said now before to be called Adar, when slaughter was prepared for all the Jews, and their enemies gaped after their blood, the case being changed to the contrary, the Jews began to be superiorssuperiores: prevailing, having the upper hand, not persons of higher rank to revenge themselves of their adversaries.THERFORE in the thirtenth day of the twelth moneth, which we haue said now before to be called Adar, when slaughter was prepared for al the Iewes, and their enemies gaped after their bloud, the case being changed to the contrarie, the Iewes began to be superiours, and to reuenge them selues of their aduersaries.¶Igitur duodecimi mensis, quem Adar vocari ante jam diximus, tertiadecima die, quando cunctis Judæis interfectio parabatur, et hostes eorum inhiabant sanguini, versa vice Judæi superiores esse cœperunt, et se de adversariis vindicare.

2And they were gathered together in every city, and town, and place, to extend their hand against their enemies, and their persecutors. And none durst resist, because the fear of their greatness did penetrate all peoples.And they were gathered together in euerie citie, and towne, and place, to extend their hand against their enemies, and their persecutors. And none durst resist, because the feare of their greatnes did penetrate al peoples.Congregatique sunt per singulas civitates, oppida, et loca, ut extenderent manum contra inimicos, et persecutores suos. Nullusque ausus est resistere, eo quod omnes populos magnitudinis eorum formido penetrarat.

3For both the judges of the provinces, and captains, and lieutenants, and every dignity, that was chief over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardocheus:For both the iudges of the prouinces, and captaynes, and lieutenantes, and euerie dignitie, that was chiefe ouer euerie place and worke, extolled the Iewes for feare of Mardocheus:Nam et provinciarum judices, et duces, et procuratores, omnisque dignitas quæ singulis locis ac operibus præerat, extollebant Judæos timore Mardochæi,

4whom they knew to be prince of the palace, and to be able to do very much: the fame also of his name increased daily, and flew abroad through all men's mouths.whom they knew to be prince of the palace, and to be able to doe very much: the fame also of his name increased dayly, and flew abroad through al mens mouthes.quem principem esse palatii, et plurimum posse cognoverant : fama quoque nominis ejus crescebat quotidie, et per cunctorum ora volitabat.

5Therefore the Jews struck their enemies with a great slaughter, and slew them, repaying them that which they had prepared to do to them:Therfore the Iewes stroke their enemies with a great slaughter, and slew them, repaying them that which they had prepared to doe to them:Itaque percusserunt Judæi inimicos suos plaga magna, et occiderunt eos, reddentes eis quod sibi paraverant facere :

6in so much that in Susan also they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite the enemy of the Jews: whose names be these:in so much that in Susan also they killed fiue hundred men, besides the tenne sonnes of Aman the Agagite the enemie of the Iewes: whose names be these:✦in tantum ut etiam in Susan quingentos viros interficerent, extra decem filios Aman Agagitæ hostis Judæorum : quorum ista sunt nomina :

7Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and Esphatha,Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and Esphatha,Pharsandatha, et Delphon, et Esphatha,

8and Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,and Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,et Phoratha, et Adalia, et Aridatha,

9and Phermesta, and Aritai, and Aridai, and Iezatha.and Phermesta, and Aritai, and Aridai, and Iezatha.et Phermesta, et Arisai, et Aridai, et Jezatha.

10Whom when they had slain, they would not take preysprædas: spoils, plunder, booty, not prayers of their goods.Whom when they had slaine, they would not take prayes of their goodes.✦Quos cum occidissent, prædas de substantiis eorum tangere noluerunt.

11And bystatim: at once, immediately, not eventually, after a while and by the number of them that were killed in Susan, was brought to the king.And by and by the number of them that were killed in Susan, was brought to the king.Statimque numerus eorum, qui occisi erant in Susan, ad regem relatus est.

12Who said to the queen: In the city of Susan the Jews have killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman: how great a slaughter thinkest thou do they make in all the provinces? what askest thou more, & what wilt thou that I command to be done?Who said to the queene: In the citie of Susan the Iewes haue killed fiue hundred men, besides the ten sonnes of Aman: how great a slaughter thinkest thou doe they make in al the prouinces? what askest thou more, & what wilt thou that I comand to be done?Qui dixit reginæ : In urbe Susan interfecerunt Judæi quingentos viros, et alios decem filios Aman : quantam putas eos exercere cædem in universis provinciis ? quid ultra postulas, et quid vis ut fieri jubeam ?

13To whom she answered: If it please the king, let there authority be given to the Jews, that as they have done to day in Susan, so also they may do to morrow, and that the ten sons of Aman be hanged on gibbetspatibulis: gallows, hanging-beams.To whom she answered: If it please the king, let there authoritie be geuen to the Iewes, that as they haue done to day in Susan, so also they may doe to morow, and that the tenne sonnes of Aman be hanged on gibbettes.Cui illa respondit : Si regi placet, detur potestas Judæis, ut sicut fecerunt hodie in Susan, sic et cras faciant, et decem filii Aman in patibulis suspendantur.

14And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict hung in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict hong in Susan, and the tenne sonnes of Aman were hanged.Præcepitque rex ut ita fieret. Statimque in Susan pependit edictum, et decem filii Aman suspensi sunt.

15The fourteenth day of the month Adar the Jews being gathered together, there were killed in Susan three hundred men: neither was their substance spoiled by them.The fourthtenth day of the moneth Adar the Iewes being gathered together, there were killed in Susan three hundred men: neither was their substance spoyled by them.Congregatis Judæis quartadecima die mensis Adar, interfecti sunt in Susan trecenti viri : nec eorum ab illis direpta substantia est.

16Yea and through all provinces, which were subject to the king's dominion, the Jews stood for their lives, their enemies and persecutors being slain: in so much that there was fully seventy five thousand of them that were killed, and no man took any of their goods.Yea and through al prouinces, which were subiect to the kings dominion, the Iewes stood for their liues, their enemies and persecutors being slayne: in so much that there was fully seuentie fiue thousand of them that were killed, and no man tooke any of their goodes.✦Sed et per omnes provincias quæ ditioni regis subjacebant, pro animabus suis steterunt Judæi, interfectis hostibus ac persecutoribus suis : in tantum ut septuaginta quinque millia occisorum implerentur, et nullus de substantiis eorum quidquam contingeret.

17And the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with them all of the slaughter, & the fourteenth day they ceased to kill. Which they ordained to be solemn, so that in it at all times afterward they gave themselves to good cheer, mirth & banquets.And the thirtenth day of the moneth Adar was the first day with them al of the slaughter, & the fourtenth day they ceased to kil. Which they ordayned to be solemne, so that in it at al times afterward they gaue them selues to good chere, mirth & bankets.Dies autem tertiusdecimus mensis Adar primus apud omnes interfectionis fuit, et quartadecima die cædere desierunt. Quem constituerunt esse solemnem, ut in eo omni tempore deinceps vacarent epulis, gaudio, atque conviviis.

18But they that made the slaughter in the city of Susan, were occupied in the slaughter the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month: and in the fifteenth day they ceased to kill. And therefore they ordained the same a solemn day of good cheer and joyfulness.But they that made the slaughter in the citie of Susan, were occupied in the slaughter the thirtenth and fourtenth day of the same moneth: and in the fiftenth day they ceased to kil. And therfore they ordayned the same a solemne day of good cheere and ioyfulnes.At hi, qui in urbe Susan cædem exercuerant, tertiodecimo et quartodecimo die ejusdem mensis in cæde versati sunt : quintodecimo autem die percutere desierunt. Et idcirco eumdem diem constituerunt solemnem epularum atque lætitiæ.

19But those Jews, that abode in towns not walled and villages, ordained the fourteenth day of the month Adar for banquets and joy, so that they rejoice in it, and send one another portions of banquets and meats.But those Iewes, that abode in townes not walled and villages, ordayned the fourtenth day of the moneth Adar for bankettes and ioy, so that they reioyse in it, and send one an other portions of bankets and meates.Hi vero Judæi, qui in oppidis non muratis ac villis morabantur, quartumdecimum diem mensis Adar conviviorum et gaudii decreverunt, ita ut exsultent in eo, et mittant sibi mutuo partes epularum et ciborum.

20Mardocheus therefore wrote all these things, and being comprised in letters sent them to the Jews, that abode in all the king's provinces, as well those that lay near, as far off,Mardocheus therfore wrote al these things, and being comprised in letters sent them to the Iewes, that abode in al the kings prouinces, as wel those that lay neere, as far of,Scripsit itaque Mardochæus omnia hæc, et litteris comprehensa misit ad Judæos qui in omnibus regis provinciis morabantur, tam in vicino positis, quam procul,

21that they should take the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for feasts, and the year always returning should celebrate them with solemn honour:that they should take the fourtenth and fistenth day of the moneth Adar for feastes, and the yeare alwayes returning should celebrate them with solemne honour:ut quartamdecimam et quintamdecimam diem mensis Adar pro festis susciperent, et revertente semper anno solemni celebrarent honore :

22because in the same days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of good cheer and gladness, and they should send one to another portions of meats, and should give gifts to the poor.because in the same dayes the Iewes reuenged them selues of their enemies, and mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and ioy, and that these should be dayes of good cheere and gladnesse, and they should send one to an other portions of meates, and should geue giftes to the poore.quia in ipsis diebus se ulti sunt Judæi de inimicis suis, et luctus atque tristitia in hilaritatem gaudiumque conversa sunt, essentque dies isti epularum atque lætitiæ, et mitterent sibi invicem ciborum partes, et pauperibus munuscula largirentur.

23And the Jews received into a solemn rite all things, which they had begun to do at that time, and which Mardocheus by letters had commanded to be done.And the Iewes receiued into a solemne rite al things, which they had begune to doe at that time, and which Mardocheus by letters had commanded to be done.Susceperuntque Judæi in solemnem ritum cuncta quæ eo tempore facere cœperant, et quæ Mardochæus litteris facienda mandaverat.

24For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the stock of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, purposed evil against them, to kill them and destroy them: and he cast Phur, which in our language is turned, a lot.For Aman, the sonne of Amadathi of the stocke of Agag, the enemie and aduersarie of the Iewes, purposed euil against them, to kil them and destroy them: and he cast Phur, which in our language is turned, a lot.Aman enim, filius Amadathi stirpis Agag, hostis et adversarius Judæorum, cogitavit contra eos malum, ut occideret illos atque deleret : et misit phur, quod nostra lingua vertitur in sortem.

25And afterward Esther went, in to the king, beseeching that his endeavours might by the king's letters be made void: & the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. Finally they hung both him and his sons upon the gallows,And afterward Esther went, in to the king, beseching that his endeuours might by the kings letters be made voyde: & the euil that he had intended against the Iewes, might returne vpon his owne head. Finally they hong both him and his sonnes vpon the gallowes,Et postea ingressa est Esther ad regem, obsecrans ut conatus ejus litteris regis irriti fierent, et malum quod contra Judæos cogitaverat, reverteretur in caput ejus. Denique et ipsum et filios ejus affixerunt cruci,

26and since that time these days are called Phurim, that is, of Lots: because Phur, that is, a lot, was cast into the pot. And all things, that were done, are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book:and since that time these dayes are called Phurim, that is, of Lottes: because Phur, that is, a lot, was cast into the pot. And al things, that were done, are contayned in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this booke:✦atque ex illo tempore dies isti appellati sunt phurim, id est sortium : eo quod phur, id est sors, in urnam missa fuerit. Et cuncta quæ gesta sunt, epistolæ, id est, libri hujus volumine, continentur :

27and the things that they sustained, and that were afterward changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all, that would be joined to their religion, that it should be lawful for none to pass without solemnity these days: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as years continually succeed one another.and the thinges that they susteyned, and that were afterward changed, the Iewes tooke vpon them selues and their seede, and vpon al, that would be ioyned to theyr religion, that it should be lawful for none to passe without solemnitie these dayes: which the writing testifieth, and certaine times require, as yeares continually succede one an other.✦quæque sustinuerunt, et quæ deinceps immutata sunt, susceperunt Judæi super se et semen suum, et super cunctos qui religioni eorum voluerunt copulari, ut nulli liceat duos hos dies absque solemnitate transigere, quos scriptura testatur, et certa expetunt tempora, annis sibi jugiter succedentibus.

28These are days, which no oblivion shall ever put out: and all provinces in all the world shall celebrate throughout all generations: neither is there any city, wherein the days of Phurim, that is, of lots, must not be observed of the Jews, and of their progeny, which is bound to these ceremonies.These are daies, which no obliuion shal euer put out: and al prouinces in al the world shal celebrate through out al generations: neither is there any citie, wherein the daies of Phurim, that is, of lottes, must not be obserued of the Iewes, and of their progenie, which is bound to these ceremonies.Isti sunt dies, quos nulla umquam delebit oblivio, et per singulas generationes cunctæ in toto orbe provinciæ celebrabunt : nec est ulla civitas, in qua dies phurim, id est sortium, non observentur a Judæis, et ab eorum progenie, quæ his cæremoniis obligata est.

29And Esther the queen the daughter of Abihail, and Mardocheus the Jew wrote also the second epistle, that with all diligence this day should be established solemn for the time to come.And Esther the queene the daughter of Abihail, and Mardocheus the Iew wrote also the second epistle, that with al diligence this day should be established solemne for the time to come.Scripseruntque Esther regina filia Abihail, et Mardochæus Judæus, etiam secundam epistolam, ut omni studio dies ista solemnis sanciretur in posterum :

30and they sent to all the Jews, that were in the hundred and seven and twenty provinces of king Assuerus, that they should have peace, and receive truth,and they sent to al the Iewes, that were in the hundred and seuen and twentie prouinces of king Assuerus, that they should haue peace, and receiue truth,✦et miserunt ad omnes Judæos qui in centum viginti septem provinciis regis Assueri versabantur, ut haberent pacem, et susciperent veritatem,

31observing the Days of lots, and in their time should celebrate them with joy: as Mardocheus and Esther had appointed, and they took upon them to be observed of themselves, and of their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of Lots,obseruing the Daies of lottes, and in their time should celebrate them with ioy: as Mardocheus and Esther had appoynted, and they tooke vpon them to be obserued of them selues, and of their seede, fastes, and cries, and the daies of Lottes,✦observantes dies sortium, et suo tempore cum gaudio celebrarent : sicut constituerant Mardochæus et Esther, et illi observanda susceperunt a se, et a semine suo, jejunia, et clamores, et sortium dies,

32and all things, which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther.and al thinges, which are conteyned in the historie of this booke, which is called Esther.et omnia quæ libri hujus, qui vocatur Esther, historia continentur.