1vay·hi bai·yo·vm ha·she·li·shi vat·til·bash es·ter mal·chut, vat·ta·'a·mod ba·cha·tzar beit-ham·me·lech hap·pe·ni·mit, no·chach beit ham·me·lech; ve·ham·me·lech yo·v·shev al-kis·se mal·chu·tov be·veit ham·mal·chut, no·chach pe·tach hab·ba·yit. 2vay·hi chir·'o·vt ham·me·lech et-es·ter ham·mal·kah o·me·det be·cha·tzer, na·se·'ah chen be·'ei·nav; vai·yo·v·shet ham·me·lech le·'es·ter et-shar·vit haz·za·hav a·sher be·ya·dov, vat·tik·rav es·ter, vat·tig·ga be·rosh ha·shar·vit. s 3vai·yo·mer lah ham·me·lech, mah-lach es·ter ham·mal·kah; u·mah-bak·ka·sha·tech ad-cha·tzi ham·mal·chut ve·yin·na·ten lach. 4vat·to·mer es·ter, im-al-ham·me·lech to·vv; ya·vo·v ham·me·lech ve·ha·man hai·yo·vm, el-ham·mish·teh a·sher-a·si·ti lov.

5vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech, ma·ha·ru et-ha·man, la·'a·so·vt et-de·var es·ter; vai·ya·vo ham·me·lech ve·ha·man, el-ham·mish·teh a·sher-a·se·tah es·ter. 6vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech le·'es·ter be·mish·teh hai·ya·yin, mah-she·'e·la·tech ve·yin·na·ten lach; u·mah-bak·ka·sha·tech ad-cha·tzi ham·mal·chut ve·te·'as. 7vat·ta·'an es·ter vat·to·mar; she·'e·la·ti u·vak·ka·sha·ti. 8im-ma·tza·ti chen be·'ei·nei ham·me·lech ve·'im-al-ham·me·lech to·vv, la·tet et-she·'e·la·ti, ve·la·'a·so·vt et-bak·ka·sha·ti; ya·vo·v ham·me·lech ve·ha·man el-ham·mish·teh a·sher e·'e·seh la·hem, u·ma·char e·'e·seh kid·var ham·me·lech.

9vai·ye·tze ha·man bai·yo·vm ha·hu, sa·me·ach ve·to·vv lev; ve·chir·'o·vt ha·man et-ma·re·do·chai be·sha·'ar ham·me·lech ve·lo-kam ve·lo-za mim·men·nu, vai·yim·ma·le ha·man al-ma·re·do·chai che·mah. 10vai·yit·'ap·pak ha·man, vai·ya·vo·v el-bei·tov; vai·yish·lach vai·ya·ve et-o·ha·vav ve·'et-ze·resh ish·tov. 11vay·sap·per la·hem ha·man et-ke·vo·vd a·she·rov ve·rov ba·nav; ve·'et kol-a·sher gid·de·lov ham·me·lech ve·'et a·sher nis·se·'ov, al-has·sa·rim ve·'av·dei ham·me·lech. 12vai·yo·mer ha·man af lo-he·vi·'ah es·ter ham·mal·kah im-ham·me·lech el-ham·mish·teh a·sher-a·sa·tah ki im-o·v·ti; ve·gam-le·ma·char a·ni ka·ru-lah im-ham·me·lech. 13ve·chol-zeh ei·nen·nu sho·veh li; be·chol-et a·sher a·ni ro·'eh et-ma·re·do·chai haiy·hu·di, yo·v·shev be·sha·'ar ham·me·lech. 14vat·to·mer lov ze·resh ish·tov ve·chol-o·ha·vav ya·'a·su-etz ga·voh·ah cha·mi·shim am·mah u·vab·bo·ker e·mor lam·me·lech ve·yit·lu et-ma·re·do·chai a·lav, u·vo-im-ham·me·lech el-ham·mish·teh sa·me·ach; vai·yi·tav had·da·var lif·nei ha·man vai·ya·'as ha·'etz. f