“ Come,” they say.“ Let’s destroy that whole nation. Then the name of Israel won’t be remembered anymore.”

他们说：“来吧，我们将他们剪灭，使他们不再成国！使以色列的名不再被人记念！”

他们说：“来吧，我们将他们除灭，使他们不再成国！使以色列的名不再被人记念！”

他们说：“来吧，我们将他们除灭，使他们不再成国！使以色列的名不再被人记念！”

他们说：“来吧，让我们铲除以色列，让他们亡国，被人遗忘。”

他们说：“来吧！我们来把他们除灭，使他们不再成国，使以色列的名不再被人记念。”

他们说：“来吧！让我们将他们除灭，不再是一个国，使以色列的名不再被人记念。”

他們說：來吧，我們將他們剪滅，使他們不再成國！使以色列的名不再被人記念！

他們說：「來吧，我們將他們除滅，使他們不再成國！使以色列的名不再被人記念！」

他們說：「來吧，我們將他們除滅，使他們不再成國！使以色列的名不再被人記念！」

他們說：「來吧，讓我們剷除以色列，讓他們亡國，被人遺忘。」

他們說：“來吧！我們來把他們除滅，使他們不再成國，使以色列的名不再被人記念。”

他們說：『來吧，我們將他們抹除，使他們不再成國；使以色列的名不再被記得。』

他們說：「來吧！讓我們將他們除滅，不再是一個國，使以色列的名不再被人記念。」

曰、其來絕之、不復為國、使以色列之名、不復見憶兮、

曰、莫若絶之、滅其國民、使以色列之名、不復設憶兮、

曰、我儕莫若勦絕斯人、使之不再成國、使以色列之名、更無人記憶、

欲害主所庇。相聚共議謀。

“ Come,” they say,“ let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”

They say,“ Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!”

“ Come,” they say,“ let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence.”

They say,“ Come, let’s wipe them out as a nation so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”

They have said,“ Come, and let’s wipe them out as a nation, So that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”

They have said,“ Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

They say,“ Come, let us wipe them out as a nation so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from[ being] a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

They say,“ Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

“ Come,” they say,“ let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

I had been like a gentle lamb led off to be killed. I didn’t realize they had made plans against me. They had said,“ Let’s destroy the tree and its fruit. Let’s take away his life. Then his name won’t be remembered anymore.”

We have to stop this thing. It must not spread any further among the people. We have to warn these men. They must never speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.”

Meanwhile, Saul continued to oppose the Lord’s followers. He said they would be put to death. He went to the high priest.He asked the priest for letters to the synagogues in Damascus. He wanted to find men and women who belonged to the Way of Jesus. The letters would allow him to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

The next day was the day after Preparation Day. The chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.“ Sir,” they said,“ we remember something that liar said while he was still alive. He claimed,‘ After three days I will rise again.’So give the order to make the tomb secure until the third day. If you don’t, his disciples might come and steal the body. Then they will tell the people that Jesus has been raised from the dead. This last lie will be worse than the first.”“ Take some guards with you,” Pilate answered.“ Go. Make the tomb as secure as you can.”So they went and made the tomb secure. They put a royal seal on the stone and placed some guards on duty.

They had said in their hearts,“ We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where you were worshiped in the land.

Moab will not be praised anymore. In Heshbon people will plan its fall from power. They will say,‘ Come. Let’s put an end to that nation.’ City of Madmen, you too will be silent. My sword will hunt you down.

But he had found out who Mordecai’s people were. So he didn’t want to kill only Mordecai. He also looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people. They were Jews. He wanted to kill all of them everywhere in the kingdom of Xerxes.The lot was cast in front of Haman. The lot was called Pur. It was cast in the first month of the 12th year that Xerxes was king. That month was called Nisan. The lot was cast to choose a day and a month. The month chosen was the 12th month. That month was called Adar.Then Haman said to King Xerxes,“ Certain people are scattered among the nations. They live in all the territories in your kingdom. They keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their practices are different from the practices of all other people. They don’t obey your laws. It really isn’t good for you to put up with them.If it pleases you, give the order to destroy them. I’ll even add 375 tons of silver to the king’s officials for the royal treasures.”

“ Suppose my orders for creation disappear from my sight,” announces the Lord.“ Only then will the people of Israel stop being a nation in my sight.”

Come. We must deal with them carefully. If we don’t, there will be even more of them. Then if war breaks out, they’ll join our enemies. They’ll fight against us and leave the country.”

Let’s swallow them alive, as the grave does. Let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down into the pit.

He’ll speak against the Most High God. He’ll treat God’s holy people badly. He will try to change the times and laws that were given by God. God’s holy people will be placed under his power for three and a half years.