1
So the
king and
Haman came to
banquet with
Esther the
queen.
h'K.l;M;h reT.s,a -mi[ tw{T.vil !'m'h.w .$,l,M;h a{b'Y;w
2
And the
king said again unto
Esther on the
second day at the
banquet of
wine, What is thy
petition, queen Esther? and it shall be
granted thee: and what is thy
request? and it shall be
performed, even to the
half of the
kingdom.
heT.vim.B yineV;h ~w{Y;B ~;G reT.s,a.l .$,l,M;h r,ma{Y;w ? !et'Nit.w h'K.l;M;h reT.s,a .$et'lea.V -h;m !Iy;Y;h ? f'[et.w t.Wk.l;M;h yic]x -d;[ .$et'v'Q;B -h;m.W .$'l
3
Then
Esther the
queen answered and
said, If I have
found favour in thy
sight, O
king, and if it
please the
king, let my
life be
given me at my
petition, and my
people at my
request:
yita'c'm -mia r;ma{T;w h'K.l;M;h reT.s,a !;[;T;w ? bw{j .$,l,M;h -l;[ -mia.w .$,l,M;h '$y,nye[.B !ex ? yit'v'Q;b.B yiM;[.w yit'lea.viB yiv.p;n yil -n,t'NiT
4
For we are
sold, I and my
people, to be
destroyed, to be
slain, and to
perish. But
if we had been
sold for
bondmen and
bondwomen, I had held my
tongue, although the
enemy could not
countervail the
king's damage.
gw{r]h;l dyim.v;h.l yiM;[.w yin]a .Wn.r;K.min yiK ? .Wn.r;K.min tw{x'p.vil.w ~yid'b][;l .WLia.w deB;a.l.W ? .$,l,M;h q,zen.B h,w{v r'C;h !yea yiK yiT.v;r/x,h
5
Then the
king Ahasuerus answered and
said unto
Esther the
queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst
presume in his
heart to
do so?
reT.s,a.l r,ma{Y;w vw{rew.v;x]a .$,l,M;h r,ma{Y;w ? w{a'l.m -r,v]a a.Wh h,z -yea.w h,z a.Wh yim h'K.l;M;h ? !eK tw{f][;l w{Bil
6
And
Esther said, The
adversary and enemy is this
wicked Haman. Then
Haman was
afraid before the
king and the
queen.
['r'h ]n'm'h beyw{a.w r;c vyia reT.s,a -r,ma{T;w ? h'K.l;M;h.w .$,l,M;h yen.piLim t;[.bin !'m'h.w h,Z;h