The king’s edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate the armed men of any nationality or province who might attack them and their women and children, and to plunder the property of their enemies.

谕旨中，王准各省各城的犹大人在一日之间，十二月，就是亚达月十三日，聚集保护性命，剪除杀戮灭绝那要攻击犹大人的一切仇敌和他们的妻子儿女，夺取他们的财为掠物。

王准各城各镇的犹太人在一日之内，在十二月，就是亚达月的十三日聚集，在亚哈随鲁王的各省保护自己的性命，剪除，杀戮，灭绝那要攻击犹太人的各省各族所有的军队，以及他们的妻子儿女，夺取他们的财产为掠物。

王准各城各镇的犹太人在一日之内，在十二月，就是亚达月的十三日聚集，在亚哈随鲁王的各省保护自己的性命，剪除，杀戮，灭绝那要攻击犹太人的各省各族所有的军队，以及他们的妻子儿女，夺取他们的财产为掠物。

谕旨上说，王准许各城的犹太人在十二月，即亚达月十三日，聚集起来自卫，铲除、杀光、灭尽各族各省攻击他们的仇敌及其儿女、妻子，夺取仇敌的财物。

文书上写着：王准许在各城的犹大人，可以聚集起来，保护自己的性命；也可以毁灭、杀尽和灭绝那些敌对犹大人的各族和各省的势力，包括妇孺，并且可以掠夺他们的财产；

在诏书中，王允许各个城市的犹太人，在亚哈随鲁王各省中，在十二月（亚达月）十三日，一天之内，聚集起来，保护自己的性命，除灭、击杀、消灭所有攻击犹太人的各族各省的武装力量，甚至他们的孩童和妇女，并且掠夺他们的财物。

諭旨中，王准各省各城的猶大人在一日之間，十二月，就是亞達月十三日，聚集保護性命，剪除殺戮滅絕那要攻擊猶大人的一切仇敵和他們的妻子兒女，奪取他們的財為掠物。

王准各城各鎮的猶太人在一日之內，在十二月，就是亞達月的十三日聚集，在亞哈隨魯王的各省保護自己的性命，剪除，殺戮，滅絕那要攻擊猶太人的各省各族所有的軍隊，以及他們的妻子兒女，奪取他們的財產為掠物。

王准各城各鎮的猶太人在一日之內，在十二月，就是亞達月的十三日聚集，在亞哈隨魯王的各省保護自己的性命，剪除，殺戮，滅絕那要攻擊猶太人的各省各族所有的軍隊，以及他們的妻子兒女，奪取他們的財產為掠物。

諭旨上說，王准許各城的猶太人在十二月，即亞達月十三日，聚集起來自衛，剷除、殺光、滅盡各族各省攻擊他們的仇敵及其兒女、妻子，奪取仇敵的財物。

文書上寫著：王准許在各城的猶大人，可以聚集起來，保護自己的性命；也可以毀滅、殺盡和滅絕那些敵對猶大人的各族和各省的勢力，包括婦孺，並且可以掠奪他們的財產；

文書中王准一省一省的猶大人在一日之間、在十二月、就是亞達月、十三日、都可以聚集，站起來保護自己的性命，將任何族任何省分要攻擊他們、的一切軍兵、連小孩和婦女、全都消滅、屠殺滅盡，並且奪取他們的資財作為掠物。

在詔書中，王允許各個城市的猶太人，在亞哈隨魯王各省中，在十二月（亞達月）十三日，一天之內，聚集起來，保護自己的性命，除滅、擊殺、消滅所有攻擊猶太人的各族各省的武裝力量，甚至他們的孩童和婦女，並且掠奪他們的財物。

詔曰、王許各州諸邑之猶大人、於十二月、即亞達月十三日、一日之間咸集、自相扞衛、以保其生、殺戮翦滅各州作勢攻彼之人、使之隕亡、及厥婦孺、取其貨財、以為己有、

詔曰、王畿之內、各州之邑、凡爾猶大人、於十二月、即亞達月、十三日咸集、自相扞衛、如有擊爾者、爾反攻之、剿滅厥眾、戮其子女、得其貨財。

詔中大旨、乃亞哈隨魯王許其國各州各邑之猶大人、在一日內、在十二月、即亞達月十三日、聚集自衛、以保其生、無論何州、與其為敵之兵民、可以翦除殺戮勦滅、延及嬰孩婦女、並取其貨財、

The Jews in every city could now gather together and fight for their lives. The king’s order gave them that right. But suppose soldiers from any nation or territory attacked them, their women or children. Then the Jews could destroy, kill and wipe out those soldiers. They could also take the goods that belonged to their enemies.

saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to gather and defend their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, and to plunder their goods,

The king’s decree gave the Jews in every city authority to unite to defend their lives. They were allowed to kill, slaughter, and annihilate anyone of any nationality or province who might attack them or their children and wives, and to take the property of their enemies.

The king’s edict gave the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate every ethnic and provincial army hostile to them, including women and children, and to take their possessions as spoils of war.

In the letters the king granted the Jews who were in each and every city the right to assemble and to defend their lives, to destroy, kill, and eliminate the entire army of any people or province which was going to attack them, including children and women, and to plunder their spoils,

By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to gather together and protect their lives— to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions,

wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

The king’s edict gave the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate every ethnic and provincial army hostile to them, including women and children, and to take their possessions as spoils of war.

Wherein the king granted the Jews which[ were] in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them,[ both] little ones and women, and[ to take] the spoil of them for a prey,

The king thereby allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and to stand up for themselves– to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any army of whatever people or province that should become their adversaries, including their women and children, and to confiscate their property.

In those letters, the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together, and to defend their life, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to plunder their possessions,

Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews— young and old, women and children— on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.

They will not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons for fuel. And they will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Sovereign Lord.

The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them.And all the nobles of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because fear of Mordecai had seized them.Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha,the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.The number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king that same day.The king said to Queen Esther,“ The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman in the citadel of Susa. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? It will also be granted.”“ If it pleases the king,” Esther answered,“ give the Jews in Susa permission to carry out this day’s edict tomorrow also, and let Haman’s ten sons be impaled on poles.”So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they impaled the ten sons of Haman.The Jews in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they put to death in Susa three hundred men, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.Meanwhile, the remainder of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces also assembled to protect themselves and get relief from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of them but did not lay their hands on the plunder.

Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us.

He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever.He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free,the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.

But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.