1bai·yo·vm ha·hu na·tan ham·me·lech a·chash·ve·ro·vsh le·'es·ter ham·mal·kah, et-beit ha·man tzo·rer haiy·hu·di·yim ch haiy·hu·dim; k u·ma·re·do·chai ba lif·nei ham·me·lech, ki-hig·gi·dah es·ter mah hu-lah. 2vai·ya·sar ham·me·lech et-tab·ba'·tov a·sher he·'e·vir me·ha·man, vai·yit·te·nah le·ma·re·do·chai; vat·ta·sem es·ter et-ma·re·do·chai al-beit ha·man. f

3vat·to·v·sef es·ter vat·te·dab·ber lif·nei ham·me·lech, vat·tip·pol lif·nei rag·lav; vat·te·ve·ke vat·tit·chan·nen-lov le·ha·'a·vir et-ra·'at ha·man ha·'a·ga·gi, ve·'et ma·cha·shav·tov, a·sher cha·shav al-haiy·hu·dim. 4vai·yo·v·shet ham·me·lech le·'es·ter, et shar·vit haz·za·hav; vat·ta·kam es·ter, vat·ta·'a·mod lif·nei ham·me·lech. 5vat·to·mer im-al-ham·me·lech to·vv ve·'im-ma·tza·ti chen le·fa·nav ve·cha·sher had·da·var lif·nei ham·me·lech, ve·to·v·vah a·ni be·'ei·nav; yik·ka·tev le·ha·shiv et-has·se·fa·rim ma·cha·she·vet ha·man ben-ham·me·da·ta ha·'a·ga·gi, a·sher ka·tav le·'ab·bed et-haiy·hu·dim, a·sher be·chol-me·di·no·vt ham·me·lech. 6ki ei·cha·chah u·chal ve·ra·'i·ti, ba·ra·'ah a·sher-yim·tza et-am·mi; ve·'ei·cha·chah u·chal ve·ra·'i·ti, be·'a·ve·dan mo·v·lad·ti. s

7vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech a·chash·ve·rosh le·'es·ter ham·mal·kah, u·le·ma·re·do·chai haiy·hu·di; hin·neh veit-ha·man na·tat·ti le·'es·ter ve·'o·tov ta·lu al-ha·'etz, al a·sher-sha·lach ya·dov baiy·hu·di·yim ch baiy·hu·dim. k

8ve·'at·tem kit·vu al-haiy·hu·dim kat·to·vv be·'ei·nei·chem be·shem ham·me·lech, ve·chit·mu be·tab·ba·'at ham·me·lech; ki-che·tav a·sher-nich·tav be·shem-ham·me·lech ve·nach·to·vm be·tab·ba·'at ham·me·lech ein le·ha·shiv.

9vai·yik·ka·re·'u so·fe·rei-ham·me·lech ba·'et-ha·hi ba·cho·desh ha·she·li·shi hu-cho·desh si·van bish·lo·v·shah ve·'es·rim bov vai·yik·ka·tev ke·chol-a·sher-tziv·vah ma·re·do·chai el-haiy·hu·dim ve·'el ha·'a·chash·dar·pe·nim-ve·hap·pa·cho·vt ve·sa·rei ham·me·di·no·vt a·sher me·hod·du ve·'ad-kush she·va ve·'es·rim u·me·'ah me·di·nah, me·di·nah u·me·di·nah kich·ta·vah, ve·'am va·'am kil·sho·nov; ve·'el-haiy·hu·dim, kich·ta·vam ve·chil·sho·v·nam. 10vai·yich·tov be·shem ham·me·lech a·chash·ve·rosh, vai·yach·tom be·tab·ba·'at ham·me·lech; vai·yish·lach se·fa·rim be·yad ha·ra·tzim bas·su·sim ro·che·vei ha·re·chesh ha·'a·chash·te·ra·nim, be·nei ha·ram·ma·chim. 11a·sher na·tan ham·me·lech laiy·hu·dim a·sher be·chol-ir-va·'ir le·hik·ka·hel ve·la·'a·mod al-naf·sham le·hash·mid ve·la·ha·rog u·le·'ab·bed et-kol-cheil am u·me·di·nah ha·tza·rim o·tam taf ve·na·shim; u·she·la·lam la·vo·vz. 12be·yo·vm e·chad, be·chol-me·di·no·vt ham·me·lech a·chash·ve·ro·vsh; bish·lo·v·shah a·sar le·cho·desh she·neim-a·sar hu-cho·desh a·dar. 13pat·she·gen hak·ke·tav le·hin·na·ten dat be·chol-me·di·nah u·me·di·nah, ga·l? le·chol-ha·'am·mim; ve·lih·yo·vt haiy·hu·di·yim ch haiy·hu·dim k a·tu·dim ch a·ti·dim k lai·yo·vm haz·zeh, le·hin·na·kem me·'o·ye·vei·hem. 14ha·ra·tzim ro·che·vei ha·re·chesh ha·'a·chash·te·ra·nim, ya·tze·'u me·vo·ha·lim u·de·chu·fim bid·var ham·me·lech; ve·had·dat nit·te·nah be·shu·shan hab·bi·rah. f

15u·ma·re·do·chai ya·tza mil·lif·nei ham·me·lech bil·vush mal·chut te·che·let va·chur, va·'a·te·ret za·hav ge·do·v·lah, ve·tach·rich butz ve·'ar·ga·man; ve·ha·'ir shu·shan, tza·ha·lah ve·sa·me·chah. 16laiy·hu·dim ha·ye·tah o·v·rah ve·sim·chah; ve·sa·son vi·kar. 17u·ve·chol-me·di·nah u·me·di·nah u·ve·chol-ir va·'ir me·ko·vm a·sher de·var-ham·me·lech ve·da·tov mag·gi·a', sim·chah ve·sa·so·vn laiy·hu·dim, mish·teh ve·yo·vm to·vv; ve·rab·bim me·'am·mei ha·'a·retz mit·ya·ha·dim, ki-na·fal pa·chad-haiy·hu·dim a·lei·hem.