前に戻る　【エステル書8章1節】

その日ひアハシユエロス王わうユダヤ人びとの敵てきハマンの家いへを后きさきエステルに賜たまふ モダカイもまた王わうの前󠄃まへに來きたれり 是こはエステル彼かれが己おのれと何いかなる係かかはりなるかを吿つげたればなり
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

前に戻る　【エステル書8章2節】

王わうハマンより取とりかへせし己おのれの指ゆび環わをはづしてモルデカイに與あたふ 而しかしてエステル、モルデカイをしてハマンの家いへをつかさどらしむ

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

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エステルふたゝび王わうの前󠄃まへに奏そうしてその足下あしもとにひれふしアガグ人びとハマンがユダヤ人びとを害󠄅がいせんと謀はかりしその謀計はかりごとを除のぞかんことを淚なみだながらに乞こひ求もとめたり
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

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王わうエステルにむかひて金圭きんけいを伸のべければエステル起󠄃おきて王わうの前󠄃まへに立たち
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

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言いひけるは王わうもし之これを善よしとしたまひ我われもし王わうの前󠄃まへに恩めぐみを得えこの事こともし王わうに正たゞしと見みえ我われもし御おん目めにかなひたらば アガグ人びとハンメダタの子こハマンが王わうの諸州しよしうにあるユダヤ人びとをほろぼさんと謀はかりて書かきおくりたる書ふみをとりけすべき旨むねを書かきくだしたまへ
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:

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われ豈あにわが民たみに臨のぞまんとする禍害󠄅わざはひを見みるに忍󠄄しのびんや 豈あにわが宗族やからのほろぶるを見みるにしのびんや
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

前に戻る　【エステル書8章7節】

アハシユエロス王わう后きさきエステルとユダヤ人びとモルデカイにいひけるはハマン、ユダヤ人びとを殺ころさんとしたれば我われすでにハマンの家いへをエステルに與あたへまたハマンを木きにかけたり
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

前に戻る　【エステル書8章8節】

なんぢらも亦またおのれの好このむごとく王わうの名なをもて書ふみをつくり王わうの指ゆび環わをもてこれに印いんしてユダヤ人びとにつたへよ王わうの名なをもて書かき王わうの指ゆび環わをもて印いんしたる書ふみは誰たれもとりけすこと能あたはざればなり

Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.

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ここをもてその時ときまた王わうの書記しよき官くわんを召めしあつむ是これ三月ぐわつすなはちシワンの月つきの二十三日にちなりきしかして印度いんどよりエテオピアまでの百ひやく二十七州しうのユダヤ人びと州しう牧ぼく諸州しよしうの方伯はうはく牧伯等つかさたちにモルデカイが命めいぜんとするところを盡こと〴〵く書かきしるさしむ 即すなはちもろもろの州しうにおくるものはその文字もじをもちひ諸もろ〳〵の民たみにおくるものはその言語ことばをもちひて書かきおくりユダヤ人びとにおくるものはその文字もじと言語ことばをもちふ
Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

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かれアハシユエロス王わうの名なをもてこれをかき王わうの指ゆび環わをもてこれに印いんし驛卒はゆまづかひをして御み廐むまやにてそだてたる逸はや足あしの御ご用よう馬むまにのりてその書ふみをおくりつたへしむ
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

前に戻る　【エステル書8章11節】

その中うちに云いふ王わうすべての邑まちにあるユダヤ人びとに許ゆるす彼かれらあひ集あつまり立たちておのれの生命いのちを保護ほごしおのれを襲おそふ諸國しよこく諸州しよしうの一切すべての兵へい民みんをその妻つま子こもろともにほろぼし殺ころし絕たやし且かつその所󠄃有物もちものを奪うばふべし
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,

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アハシユエロス王わうの諸州しよしうにおいて十二月ぐわつすなはちアダルの月つきの十三日にち一日にちの內うちかくのごとくするを許ゆるさる
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

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この詔旨みことのりを諸州しよしうにつたへんがためまたユダヤ人びとをしてかの日ひのために準備そなへしてその敵てきに仇あだをかへさしめんがためにその書かける物ものの寫本うつしを一切すべての民たみに開ひらきて示しめせり
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

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驛卒はゆまづかひ逸はや足あしの御ご用よう馬むまにのり王わうの命めいによりて急󠄃いそがせられせきたてられて出いでゆけりこの詔書みことのりはシユシヤンの城しろにおいて出いだされたり

So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

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かくてモルデカイは藍あゐと白しろの朝󠄃服󠄃てうふくを着き大おほいなる金きんの冠かんむりを戴いただき紫色むらさきの細布ほそぬのの外衣うはぎをまとひて王わうの前󠄃まへよりいできたれり シユシヤンの邑まち中ぢう聲こゑをあげて喜よろこびぬ
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

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ユダヤ人びとには光輝ひかりあり喜悅よろこびあり快樂たのしみあり尊󠄅榮ほまれありき
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

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いづれの州しうにても何いづれの邑まちにても凡すべて王わうの命令おふせと詔書みことのりのいたるところにてはユダヤ人びとよろこぴ樂たのしみ酒宴しゆえんをひらきて此この日ひを吉よき日ひとなせりしかして國くにの民たみおほくユダヤ人びととなれり是こはユダヤ人びとを畏おそるる心こゝろおこりたればなり
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.