Esther 9
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1So on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said above is called Adar, when all the Jews were designed to be massacred, and their enemies were greedy after their blood, the case being altered, the Jews began to have the upper hand, and to revenge themselves of their adversaries.
1十二月，乃亞達月十三日，王的諭旨將要舉行，就是 猶大 人的仇敵盼望轄制他們的日子， 猶大 人反倒轄制恨他們的人。
2And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people.
2猶大 人在 亞哈隨魯 王各省的城裏聚集，下手擊殺那要害他們的人。無人能敵擋他們，因為各族都懼怕他們。
3And the judges of the provinces, and the governors, and lieutenants, and every one in dignity, that presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardochai:
3各省的首領、總督、省長，和辦理王事的人，因懼怕 末底改 ，就都幫助 猶大 人。
4For they knew him to be prince of the palace, and to have great power: and the fame of his name increased daily, and was spread abroad through all men’s mouths.
4末底改 在朝中為大，名聲傳遍各省，日漸昌盛。
5So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them:
5猶大 人用刀擊殺一切仇敵，任意殺滅恨他們的人。
6Insomuch that even in Susan they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews: whose names are these:
6在 書珊 城， 猶大 人殺滅了五百人；
7Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and Esphatha,
7又殺 巴珊大他 、 達分 、 亞斯帕他 、
8And Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
8破拉他 、 亞大利雅 、 亞利大他 、
9And Phermesta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Jezatha.
9帕瑪斯他 、 亞利賽 、 亞利代 、 瓦耶撒他 ；
10And when they had slain them, they would not touch the spoils of their goods.
10這十人都是 哈米大他 的孫子、 猶大 人仇敵 哈曼 的兒子。 猶大 人卻沒有下手奪取財物。
11And presently the number of them that were killed in Susan was brought to the king.
11當日，將 書珊 城被殺的人數呈在王前。
12And he said to the queen: The Jews have killed five hundred men in the city of Susan, besides the ten sons of Aman: how many dost thou think they have slain in all the provinces? What askest thou more, and what wilt thou have me to command to be done?
12王對王后 以斯帖 說：「 猶大 人在 書珊 城殺滅了五百人，又殺了 哈曼 的十個兒子，在王的各省不知如何呢？現在你要甚麼，我必賜給你；你還求甚麼，也必 為你 成就。」
13And she answered: If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews, to do tomorrow in Susan as they have done today, and that the ten sons of Aman may be hanged upon gibbets.
13以斯帖 說：「王若以為美，求你准 書珊 的 猶大 人，明日也照今日的旨意行，並將 哈曼 十個兒子的屍首掛在木架上。」
14And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.
14王便允准如此行。旨意傳在 書珊 ，人就把 哈曼 十個兒子的屍首掛起來了。
15And on the fourteenth day of the month Adar the Jews gathered themselves together, and they killed in Susan three hundred men: but they took not their substance.
15亞達月十四日， 書珊 的 猶大 人又聚集在 書珊 ，殺了三百人，卻沒有下手奪取財物。
16Moreover through all the provinces which were subject to the king’s dominion the Jews stood for their lives, and slew their enemies and persecutors: insomuch that the number of them that were Billed amounted to seventy-five thousand, and no man took any of their goods.
16在王各省其餘的 猶大 人也都聚集保護性命，殺了恨他們的人七萬五千，卻沒有下手奪取財物。這樣，就脫離仇敵，得享平安。
17Now the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with them all of the slaughter, and on the fourteenth day they left off. Which they ordained to be kept holy day, so that all times hereafter they should celebrate it with feasting, joy, and banquets.
17亞達月十三日， 行了這事 ；十四日安息，以這日為設筵歡樂的日子。
18But they that were killing in the city of Susan, were employed in the slaughter on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month: and on the fifteenth day they rested. And therefore they appointed that day to be a holy day of feasting and gladness.
18但 書珊 的 猶大 人，這十三日、十四日聚集 殺戮仇敵 ；十五日安息，以這日為設筵歡樂的日子。
19But those Jews that dwelt in towns not walled and in villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for banquets and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day, and send one another portions of their banquets and meats.
19所以住無城牆鄉村的 猶大 人，如今都以亞達月十四日為設筵歡樂的吉日，彼此餽送禮物。
20And Mardochai wrote all these things, and sent them comprised in letters to the Jews that abode in all the king’s provinces, both those that lay near and those afar off,
20末底改 記錄這事，寫信與 亞哈隨魯 王各省遠近所有的 猶大 人，
21That they should receive the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for holy days, and always at the return of the year should celebrate them with solemn honour:
21囑咐他們每年守亞達月十四、十五兩日，
22Because on those days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in which they should send one to another portions of meats; and should give gifts to the poor.
22以這月的兩日為 猶大 人脫離仇敵得平安、轉憂為喜、轉悲為樂的吉日。在這兩日設筵歡樂，彼此餽送禮物，賙濟窮人。
23And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done.
23於是， 猶大 人按着 末底改 所寫與他們的信，應承照初次所守的守為永例；
24For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them: and had cast Phur, that is, the lot.
24是因 猶大 人的仇敵 亞甲 族 哈米大他 的兒子 哈曼 設謀殺害 猶大 人，掣普珥，就是掣籤，為要殺盡滅絕他們；
25And afterwards Esther went in to the king, beseeching him that his endeavours might be made void by the king’s letters: and the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. And so both he and his sons were hanged upon gibbets.
25這事報告於王，王便降旨使 哈曼 謀害 猶大 人的惡事歸到他自己的頭上，並吩咐把他和他的眾子都掛在木架上。
26And since that time these days are called Phurim, that is, of lots: because Phur, that is, the lot, was cast into the urn. And all things that were done, are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book:
26照着普珥的名字， 猶大 人就稱這兩日為「普珥日」。他們因這信上的話，又因所看見所遇見的事，
27And the things that they suffered, and that were afterwards changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all that had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be lawful for none to pass these days without solemnity: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another.
27就應承自己與後裔，並歸附他們的人，每年按時必守這兩日，永遠不廢。
28These are the days which shall never be forgot: and which all provinces in the whole world shall celebrate throughout all generations: neither is there any city wherein the days of Phurim, that is, of lots, must not be observed by the Jews, and by their posterity, which is bound to these ceremonies.
28各省各城、家家戶戶、世世代代紀念遵守這兩日，使這「普珥日」在 猶大 人中不可廢掉，在他們後裔中也不可忘記。
29And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mardochai the Jew, wrote also a second epistle, that with all diligence this day should be established a festival for the time to come.
29亞比孩 的女兒－王后 以斯帖 和 猶大 人 末底改 以全權寫第二封信，堅囑 猶大 人守這「普珥日」，
30And they sent to all the Jews that were in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of king Assuerus, that they should have peace, and receive truth,
30用和平誠實話寫信給 亞哈隨魯 王 國中一百二十七省所有的 猶大 人，
31And observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy in their proper time: as Mardochai and Esther had appointed, and they undertook them to be observed by themselves and by their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of lots,
31勸他們按時守這「普珥日」，禁食呼求，是照 猶大 人 末底改 和王后 以斯帖 所囑咐的，也照 猶大 人為自己與後裔所應承的。
32And all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther.
32以斯帖 命定守「普珥日」，這事也記錄在書上。
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