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这些事以后，亚哈随鲁王使亚甲人哈米大他的儿子哈曼尊大，提升了他，叫他的爵位超过所有与他同朝的官长。
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在朝门，王所有的臣仆都跪拜哈曼，因为王如此吩咐，但末底改不跪不拜。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在朝门，王的臣仆对末底改说：“你为何违背王的命令呢？”Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
4他们天天劝他，他还是不听，他们就告诉哈曼，要看末底改的事是否站得住，因他已经告诉他们自己是犹太人。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哈曼见末底改不跪不拜，就非常愤怒。And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
6有人把末底改的宗族告诉哈曼。哈曼看下手只害末底改一人是小事，还图谋要灭绝亚哈随鲁王全国所有的犹太人，就是末底改的宗族。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亚哈随鲁王十二年正月，就是尼散月，人在哈曼面前抽普珥，普珥即签，要定何月何日；抽到了十二月，就是亚达月。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哈曼对亚哈随鲁王说：“有一民族散居在王国各省的民族中，与众不同；他们的律例与万民的律例不同，也不守王的律例，所以容留他们对王无益。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王若以为好，请下谕旨灭绝他们，我就捐一万他连得银子交给管财政的人，纳入王的府库。”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于是王从自己手上摘下戒指给犹太人的仇敌，亚甲人哈米大他的儿子哈曼。And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
11王对哈曼说：“这银子赐给你，这民族也交给你，可以照你眼中看为好的待他们。”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正月十三日，王的一些书记受召而来，照着哈曼一切所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的语言，奉亚哈随鲁王的名写谕旨，又用王的戒指盖印，传给王的总督、各省的省长，以及各族的领袖。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诏书由信差传到王的各省，限令一日之内，就是在十二月，亚达月十三日，把所有的犹太人，无论老少妇女孩子，全然剪除，杀戮灭绝，并抢夺他们的财产。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这谕旨的抄本以敕令的方式在各省颁布，通知各族，预备等候那日。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信差奉王的命令急忙起行，敕令传遍了书珊城堡。王同哈曼坐下饮酒，书珊城堡却陷入慌乱中。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.