1
During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles *, and they were read before the king.
r,ma{Y;wt0559 .$,l,M;ht04428 t;n.v h'd.d'nt05074 a.Wh;h h'l.y;L;Bt03915 ? ~yim'Y;h yer.biDt01697 tw{n{r.kiZ;h r,pest05612 -t,a ayib'h.l ? .$,l,M;ht04428 yen.pilt06440 ~yia'r.qint07121 .Wy.hiY;w
2
It was found written what Mordecai had reported concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs who were doorkeepers, that they had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
a'n't.giBt0904 -l;[ y;k\D.r'mt04782 dyiGiht03027 r,v]a b.Wt'k aec'MiY;wt04672 ? r,v]a @;S;ht05592 yer.m{Vimt08104 .$,l,M;ht04428 yesyir'st05631 yen.vt08147 v,r,t'wt08657 ? vw{rew.v;x]at0325 .$,l,M;Bt04428 d'y ;x{l.vilt07971 .Wv.qiBt01245
3
The king said, "What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" Then the king's servants who attended him said, "Nothing * has been done for him."
h'L.Wd.g.Wt01420 r'q.yt03366 h'f][;Nt06213 -h;m .$,l,M;ht04428 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? .$,l,M;ht04428 yer][;nt05288 .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 h,z -l;[ y;k\D.r'm.lt04782 ? r'b'Dt01697 w{Mi[ h'f][;n -a{l wy't.r'v.mt08334
4
So the king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace in order to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared for him.
r;c]x;lt02691 a'B !'m'h.wt02001 rec'x,bt02691 yim .$,l,M;ht04428 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? tw{l.tilt08518 .$,l,M;lt04428 r{maelt0559 h'nw{cyix;h .$,l,M;ht04428 -tyeBt01004 ? w{l !yikeh -r,v]a #e['ht06086 -l;[ y;k\D.r'mt04782 -t,a
5
The king's servants said to him, "Behold, Haman is standing in the court." And the king said, "Let him come in."
dem{[t05975 !'m'h heNih wy'lea .$,l,M;ht04428 yer][;nt05288 .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? aw{b'yt0935 .$,l,M;ht04428 r,ma{Y;wt0559 rec'x,Bt02691
6
So Haman came in and the king said to him, "What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?" And Haman said to himself, "Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?"
tw{f][;l -h;m .$,l,M;ht04428 w{l r,ma{Y;wt0559 !'m'h aw{b'Y;wt0935 ? !'m'h r,ma{Y;wt0559 w{r'qyiBt03366 #ep'xt02654 .$,l,M;ht04428 r,v]a vyia'Bt0376 ? retw{yt03148 r'q.yt03366 tw{f][;l .$,l,M;ht04428 #{P.x;yt02654 yim.l w{Bil.Bt03820 ? yiN,Mim
7
Then Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king desires to honor,
.$,l,M;ht04428 r,v]a vyiat0376 .$,l,M;ht04428 -l,a !'m'h r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? w{r'qyiBt03366 #ep'xt02654
8
let them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown has been placed;
.$,l,M;ht04428 w{B -v;b'lt03847 r,v]at07218 t.Wk.l;mt04438 v.Wb.lt03830 .Wayib'y ? !;Tin r,v]a;w .$,l,M;ht04428 wy'l'[ b;k'rt07392 r,v]a s.Ws.wt05483 ? w{va{r.B t.Wk.l;mt04438 r,t,Kt03804
9
and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most noble princes and let them array the man whom the king desires to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, 'Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.' "
yer'Fim vyiat0376 -d;yt03027 -l;[ s.WS;h.wt05483 v.Wb.L;ht03830 !w{t'n.w ? r,v]a vyia'ht0376 -t,a .WvyiB.lih.w ~yim.T.r;P;ht06579 .$,l,M;ht04428 ? s.WS;ht05483 -l;[ .WhUbyiK.rih.w w{r'qyiBt03366 #ep'xt02654 .$,l,M;ht04428 ? h,f'[ey h'k'K wy'n'p.lt06440 .Wa.r'q.wt07121 ryi['ht05892 bw{x.riB ? w{r'qyiBt03366 #ep'xt02654 .$,l,M;ht04428 r,v]a vyia'lt0376
10
Then the king said to Haman, "Take quickly the robes and the horse as you have said, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king's gate; do not fall short in anything of all that you have said."
v.Wb.L;ht03830 -t,a x;q reh;mt04116 !'m'h.l .$,l,M;ht04428 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? y;k\D.r'm.lt04782 !ek -hef][;w 'T.r;BiDt01696 r,v]a;K s.WS;ht05483 -t,a.w ? leP;T -l;a .$,l,M;ht04428 r;[;v.Bt08179 bevw{Y;h yid.Wh.Y;h ? 'T.r;BiDt01697 r,v]a l{Kim r'b'Dt01696
11
So Haman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, "Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor."
veB.l;Y;wt03847 s.WS;ht05483 -t,a.w v.Wb.L;ht03830 -t,a !'m'h x;QiY;wt03947 ? a'r.qiY;wt07121 ryi['ht05892 bw{x.riBt07339 .WhebyiK.r;Y;w y'k\D.r'mt04782 -t,a ? #ep'xt02654 .$,l,M;ht04428 r,v]a vyia'lt0376 h,f'[ey h'k'K wy'n'p.lt06440 ? w{r'qyiBt03366
12
Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried home, mourning, with his head covered.
@;x.dint01765 !'m'h.wt02001 .$,l,M;ht04428 r;[;vt08179 -l,a y;k\D.r'mt04782 b'v'Y;w ? va{rt07218 y.Wp]x;w leb'at057 w{tyeBt01004 -l,a
13
Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish origin, you will not overcome him, but will surely fall before him."
wy'b]h{at0157 -l'k.l.Wt03201 w{T.via v,r,z.lt02238 !'m'h reP;s.y;wt05608 ? wy'm'k]xt04782 w{l ].Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 .Wh'r'qt07136 r,v]a -l'K tea ? y;k\D.r'm ~yid.Wh.Y;ht03064 [;r,Zimt02233 ~ia w{T.via v,r,z.wt02238 ? w{l l;k.Wt -a{l wy'n'p.lt06440 l{P.nilt05307 'tw{Lix;h r,v]a ? wy'n'p.lt06440 lw{PiT lw{p'n -yiK
14
While they were still talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and hastily brought Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.
.W[yiGih .$,l,M;ht04428 yesyir's.wt05631 w{Mi[ ~yir.B;d.mt01696 ~'dw{[ ? h,T.viM;ht04960 -l,a !'m'h -t,a ayib'h.l .Wlih.b;Y;w ? reT.s,at0635 h't.f'[ -r,v]a