1Chiah-ê tāi-chì以後，A-hap-sûi-ló͘王舉起A-kah族Hap-bí-tāi-tha ê kiáⁿ Hap-bān，高升伊，hō͘伊ê位khah高tī一切同僚 ê人臣。Chiah ê tāi-chì í-āu, A-hap-sûi-ló͘ ông kú-khí A-kah cho̍k Hap-bí-tāi-tha ê kiáⁿ Hap-bān, ko-seng i, hō͘ i ê ūi khah-koâiⁿ tī it-chhè tâng-liâu ê jîn-sîn.

2王ê人臣tiàm tī王ê門ê，lóng跪teh拜Hap-bān，因為王也bat命令tio̍h án-ni款待伊；獨獨Bo̍k-tí-kái m̄跪m̄拜。Ông ê jîn-sîn tiàm tī ông ê mn̂g ê, lóng kūi-teh pài Hap-bān, in-ūi ông iā bat bēng-lēng tio̍h án-ni khoán-thāi i; to̍k-to̍k Bo̍k-tí-kái m̄-kūi m̄-pài.

3Hit時王ê人臣，tiàm tī王ê門ê，kā Bo̍k-tí-kái講，你啥事違逆王ê命令ah？Hit-sî ông ê jîn-sîn, tiàm tī ông ê mn̂g ê, kā Bo̍k-tí-kái kóng, Lí siáⁿ-sū ûi-ke̍h ông ê bēng-lēng ah?

4In日日kā伊講，伊也m̄聽in；in就kā Hap-bān講，beh看Bo̍k-tí-kái ê事khiā能tiâu á-bōe；因為伊有kā in講伊是猶大人。In ji̍t-ji̍t kā i kóng, i iā m̄-thiaⁿ in; in chiū kā Hap-bān kóng, beh khòaⁿ Bo̍k-tí-kái ê sū khiā ōe tiâu á-bōe; in-ūi i ū kā in kóng i sī Iû-tāi lâng.

5Hap-bān看見Bo̍k-tí-kái m̄跪m̄拜伊；Hap-bān就滿腹受氣。Hap-bān khòaⁿ-kìⁿ Bo̍k-tí-kái m̄-kūi m̄-pài i; Hap-bān chiū móa-pak siū-khì.

6In已經用Bo̍k-tí-kái ê本族kā Hap-bān講；Hap-bān掠做下手害Bo̍k-tí-kái一人是小khóa事，就計謀beh滅A-hap-sûi-ló͘ thong國ê猶大人，就是Bo̍k-tí-kái ê本族。In í-keng ēng bo̍k-tí-kái ê pún-cho̍k kā Hap-bān kóng; Hap-bān lia̍h-chòe hē-chhiú hāi Bo̍k-tí-kái chi̍t-lâng sī sió-khóa sū, chiū kè-bô͘ beh bia̍t A-hap-sûi-ló͘ thong-kok ê Iû-tāi lâng, chiū-sī Bo̍k-tí-kái ê pún-cho̍k.

7當A-hap-sûi-ló͘王第十二年正月，就是Nî-sàn月，人tī Hap-bān ê面前，將hiah-ê日日月月來poa̍h phó͘-jíⁿ，就是抽籤，poa̍h-tio̍h十二月就是A-ta̍t月。Tng A-hap-sûi-ló͘ ông tē cha̍p-jī nî chiaⁿ-ge̍h, chiū-sī Nî-sàn ge̍h, lâng tī Hap-bān ê bīn-chêng, chiong hiah ê ji̍t-ji̍t ge̍h-ge̍h lâi poa̍h phó͘-jíⁿ, chiū-sī thiu-chhiam, poa̍h-tio̍h cha̍p-jī ge̍h chiū-sī A-ta̍t ge̍h.

8Hap-bān對A-hap-sûi-ló͘王講，有一族ê百姓，散開tī你ê國ta̍k省ê百姓中，in ê律例khah各樣tī萬百姓ê律例，也無守王ê律例；所以若容允in，實在無利益tī王。Hap-bān tùi A-hap-sûi-ló͘ ông kóng, Ū chi̍t cho̍k ê peh-sìⁿ, sòaⁿ-khui tī lí ê kok ta̍k-séng ê peh-sìⁿ tiong, in ê lu̍t-lē khah koh-iūⁿ tī bān peh-sìⁿ ê lu̍t-lē, iā bô siú ông ê lu̍t-lē; só͘-í nā iông-ún in, si̍t-chāi bô lī-ek tī ông.

9王若掠做好，tio̍h出命令來滅in；我就用銀一萬tha-liân-tek交tī管理chit-ê事ê人ê手，thang收入王ê庫房。Ông nā lia̍h-chòe hó, tio̍h chhut bēng-lēng lâi bia̍t in; góa chiū ēng gûn chi̍t-bān tha-liân-tek kau tī koán-lí chit ê sū ê lâng ê chhiú, thang siu-ji̍p ông ê khò͘-pâng.

10王就剝伊家己ê手指hō͘猶大人ê對敵，A-kah族Hap-bí-tāi-tha ê kiáⁿ Hap-bān。Ông chiū pak i ka-kī ê chhiú-chí hō͘ Iû-tāi lâng ê tùi-te̍k, A-kah cho̍k Hap-bí-tāi-tha ê kiáⁿ Hap-bān.

11王kā Hap-bān講，chit-ê銀hō͘你，hit-ê百姓也hō͘你，照你所看做好ê處治in。Ông kā Hap-bān kóng, Chit ê gûn hō͘ lí, hit ê peh-sìⁿ iā hō͘ lí, chiàu lí só͘ khòaⁿ-chòe hó ê chhú-tī in.

12正月十三日就召王ê書記來，照Hap-bān一切所命令ê行文hō͘王ê人臣kap ta̍k省ê總督，kap眾百姓ê首領；到ta̍k省照in ê文字，到眾百姓照in ê腔口，用A-hap-sûi-ló͘王ê名寫伊，koh用王ê手指蓋印。Chiaⁿ-ge̍h cha̍p-saⁿ ji̍t chiū tiàu ông ê su-kì lâi, chiàu Hap-bān it-chhè só͘ bēng-lēng-ê kiâⁿ bûn hō͘ ông ê jîn-sîn kap ta̍k-séng ê chóng-tok, kap chèng peh-sìⁿ ê siú-léng; kàu ta̍k-séng chiàu in ê bûn-jī, kàu chèng peh-sìⁿ chiàu in ê khiuⁿ-kháu, ēng A-hap-sûi-ló͘ ông ê miâ siá i, koh ēng ông ê chhiú-chí khàm-ìn.

13Hit-ê詔是tùi王ê走文書ê傳到王ê ta̍k省，命令將猶大人，tùi少年到老，嬰á、婦人人，tī一日內，A-ta̍t月，就是十二月，十三日，剿滅伊，thâi死伊，hō͘伊死無，koh搶in ê貨財做贓物。Hit ê chiàu sī tùi ông ê cháu-bûn-su--ê thoân kàu ông ê ta̍k-séng, bēng-lēng chiong Iû-tāi lâng, tùi siàu-liân kàu lāu, eⁿ-á, hū-jîn-lâng, tī chi̍t-ji̍t-lāi, A-ta̍t ge̍h, chiū-sī cha̍p-jī ge̍h, cha̍p-saⁿ ji̍t, châu-bia̍t i, thâi-sí i, hō͘ i sí-bô, koh chhiúⁿ in ê hè-châi chòe chong-bu̍t.

14Hit-ê諭旨ê稿，抄寄hō͘ ta̍k省，宣布hō͘眾百姓；hō͘ in預備thèng候hit日。Hit ê jū-chí ê kó, chhau kià hō͘ ta̍k-séng, soan-pò͘ hō͘ chèng peh-sìⁿ; hō͘ in ū-pī thèng-hāu hit-ji̍t.

15走文書ê thàn王ê命令，緊緊起身，chit-ê諭旨tī Su-san宮傳出。王kap Hap-bān坐teh lim酒；總是Su-san城大紛亂。Cháu-bûn-su--ê thàn ông ê bēng-lēng, kín-kín khí-sin, chit ê jū-chí tī Su-san keng thoân-chhut. Ông kap Hap-bān chē--teh lim chiú; chóng-sī Su-san siâⁿ tōa hun-loān.

1Bo̍k-tí-kái已經知一切ê所做，Bo̍k-tí-kái就拆裂衫，穿麻衫，sám火灰，出去城內，大聲悲哀啼哭；Bo̍k-tí-kái í-keng chai it-chhè ê só͘ chòe, Bo̍k-tí-kái chiū thiah-li̍h saⁿ, chhēng môa-saⁿ, sám hé-hu, chhut-khì siâⁿ-lāi, tōa-siaⁿ pi-ai thî-khàu;

2到tī王ê門前；因為見若穿麻衫ê bōe得thang入王ê門。kàu tī ông ê mn̂g-chêng; in-ūi kìⁿ-nā chhēng môa-saⁿ--ê bōe-tit-thang ji̍p ông ê mn̂g.

3Tī ta̍k省，就是王ê命令kap諭旨所到ê所在，tī猶大人ê中間，有悲哀禁食啼哭慘慼；koh有chōe-chōe人倒tī麻衫kap火灰裡。Tī ta̍k-séng, chiū-sī ông ê bēng-lēng kap jū-chí só͘ kàu ê só͘-chāi, tī Iû-tāi lâng ê tiong-kan, ū pi-ai kìm-chia̍h thî-khàu chhám-chhoeh; koh ū chōe-chōe lâng tó tī môa-saⁿ kap hé-hu--nih.

4以斯帖ê宮女kap伊ê太監來kā伊講；王后就憂悶到極；寄衣服hō͘ Bo̍k-tí-kái穿，ài thǹg去伊ê麻衫，總是伊m̄承受。Í-su-thiap ê kiong-lú kap i ê thài-kàm lâi kā i kóng; ông-hō͘ chiū iu-būn kàu-ke̍k; kià i-ho̍k hō͘ Bo̍k-tí-kái chhēng, ài thǹg--khì i ê môa-saⁿ, chóng-sī i m̄ sêng-siū.

5以斯帖就召王所派伺候伊ê太監，名叫Hap-tha-kek ê來，kah伊去Bo̍k-tí-kái hia，ài知chit-ê是甚麼tāi-chì，甚麼因端。Í-su-thiap chiū tiàu ông só͘ phài su-hāu i ê thài-kàm, miâ kiò Hap-tha-kek ê lâi, kah i khì Bo̍k-tí-kái hia, ài chai chit-ê sī sím-mi̍h tāi-chì, sím-mi̍h in-toaⁿ.

6Hap-tha-kek就出去到城ê寬闊ê所在，就是tī王ê門前，到Bo̍k-tí-kái hia。Hap-tha-kek chiū chhut-khì kàu siâⁿ ê khoan-khoah ê só͘-chāi, chiū-sī tī ông ê mn̂g-chêng, kàu Bo̍k-tí-kái hia.

7Bo̍k-tí-kái就將伊一切所tú-tio̍h-ê，以及Hap-bān所講beh獻tī王ê庫房ê銀確實ê數額，thang剿滅猶大人ê，lóng kā伊講；Bo̍k-tí-kái chiū chiong i it-chhè só͘ tú-tio̍h-ê, í-ki̍p Hap-bān só͘ kóng beh hiàn tī ông ê khò͘-pâng ê gûn khak-si̍t ê siàu-gia̍h, thang châu-bia̍t Iû-tāi lâng ê, lóng kā i kóng;

8koh將伊抄寫tī Su-san城所傳beh剿滅猶大人ê諭旨hō͘伊，hō͘伊the̍h hō͘以斯帖看，續kā伊講明，koh吩咐伊入去見王來懇求伊，tī王ê面前為tio̍h本族ê百姓懇切祈求。koh chiong i chhau-siá tī Su-san siâⁿ só͘ thoân beh châu-bia̍t Iû-tāi lâng ê jū-chí hō͘ i, hō͘ i the̍h hō͘ Í-su-thiap khòaⁿ, sòa kā i kóng-bêng, koh hoan-hù i ji̍p-khì kìⁿ ông lâi khún-kiû i, tī ông ê bīn-chêng ūi-tio̍h pún-cho̍k ê peh-sìⁿ khún-chhiat kî-kiû.

9Hap-tha-kek tò來用Bo̍k-tí-kái ê話kā以斯帖講。Hap-tha-kek tò-lâi ēng Bo̍k-tí-kái ê ōe kā Í-su-thiap kóng.

10以斯帖koh kā Hap-tha-kek講，託伊kā Bo̍k-tí-kái講，Í-su-thiap koh kā Hap-tha-kek kóng, thok i kā Bo̍k-tí-kái kóng,

11王ê眾人臣，kap王hiah-ê省ê百姓，lóng知有一條定tio̍h ê例，若無受召，自專入內院見王ê，無論男女，若m̄是王kia̍h伊金ê柺á hō͘伊得tio̍h活ê，就tio̍h hō͘伊死；taⁿ我無受召到王hia已經三十日久lah。Ông ê chèng jîn-sîn, kap ông hiah ê séng ê peh-sìⁿ, lóng chai ū chi̍t-tiâu tiāⁿ-tio̍h ê lē, nā bô siū tiàu, chū-choan ji̍p lāi-īⁿ kìⁿ ông ê, bô-lūn lâm-lú, nā m̄-sī ông kia̍h i kim ê koáiⁿ-á hō͘ i tit-tio̍h oa̍h ê, chiū tio̍h hō͘ i sí; taⁿ góa bô siū tiàu kàu ông hia í-keng saⁿ-cha̍p ji̍t kú lah.

12In就用以斯帖ê話kā Bo̍k-tí-kái講。In chiū ēng Í-su-thiap ê ōe kā Bo̍k-tí-kái kóng.

13Bo̍k-tí-kái吩咐人kā以斯帖講，你m̄-thang phah算你tī王宮內比眾猶大人khah能脫離；Bo̍k-tí-kái hoan-hù lâng kā Í-su-thiap kóng, Lí m̄-thang phah-sǹg lí tī ông-kiong-lāi pí chèng Iû-tāi lâng khah ōe thoat-lī;

14tī chit時你若靜靜lóng無講，猶大人beh tùi別位得tio̍h脫離，得tio̍h拯救，你kap你ê老父ê家會tú-tio̍h滅無；beh啥知你得tio̍h王后ê位m̄是為tio̍h今á日ê時勢ah？tī chit-sî lí nā chēng-chēng lóng bô kóng, Iû-tāi lâng beh tùi pa̍t-ūi tit-tio̍h thoat-lī, tit-tio̍h chín-kiù, lí kap lí ê lāu-pē ê ke ōe tú-tio̍h bia̍t-bô; beh siáⁿ-chai lí tit-tio̍h ông-hō͘ ê ūi m̄-sī ūi-tio̍h kin-á-ji̍t ê sî-sè ah?

15以斯帖就吩咐人回覆Bo̍k-tí-kái講，Í-su-thiap chiū hoan-hù lâng hê-hok Bo̍k-tí-kái kóng,

16去招集tī Su-san所有ê猶大人，為tio̍h我禁食三日，日暝無食無lim；我kap我ê宮女也beh禁食；然後我beh無照例入去見王；死就hō͘伊死。Khì chio-chi̍p tī Su-san só͘ ū ê Iû-tāi lâng, ūi-tio̍h góa kìm-chia̍h saⁿ-ji̍t, ji̍t-mî bô chia̍h bô lim; góa kap góa ê kiong-lú iā beh kìm-chia̍h; jiân-āu góa beh bô chiàu-lē ji̍p-khì kìⁿ ông; sí chiū hō͘ i sí.

17Bo̍k-tí-kái就去，照以斯帖一切所命令ê去行。Bo̍k-tí-kái chiū khì, chiàu Í-su-thiap it-chhè só͘ bēng-lēng ê khì kiâⁿ.

1第三日，以斯帖穿王后ê禮服，khiā tī王宮ê內院，tī王宮ê對面；hit時王tī王宮內坐伊ê王位，tī王宮ê門ê對面。Tē-saⁿ ji̍t, Í-su-thiap chhēng ông-hō͘ ê lé-ho̍k, khiā tī ông-kiong ê lāi-īⁿ, tī ông-kiong ê tùi-bīn; hit-sî ông tī ông-kiong-lāi chē i ê ông-ūi, tī ông-kiong ê mn̂g ê tùi-bīn.

2王看見王后以斯帖khiā tī院內，伊就得tio̍h恩典tī王ê目睭前；王kia̍h起手中所kia̍h ê金柺á ǹg以斯帖。以斯帖就進前，摸伊柺á ê尾溜。Ông khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ông-hō͘ Í-su-thiap khiā tī īⁿ-lāi, i chiū tit-tio̍h un-tián tī ông ê ba̍k-chiu-chêng; ông kia̍h-khí chhiú-tiong só͘ kia̍h ê kim koáiⁿ-á ǹg Í-su-thiap. Í-su-thiap chiū chìn-chêng, bong i koáiⁿ-á ê bé-liu.

3王對伊講，王后以斯帖ah，你beh ti̍h甚麼，beh求甚麼？就若國ê一半，也beh hō͘你。Ông tùi i kóng, Ông-hō͘ Í-su-thiap ah, lí beh ti̍h sím-mi̍h, beh kiû sím-mi̍h? chiū nā kok ê chi̍t-pòaⁿ, iā beh hō͘ lí.

4以斯帖講，王若掠做好，就請王kap Hap-bān今á日來赴我為tio̍h伊所設ê筵席。Í-su-thiap kóng, Ông nā lia̍h-chòe hó, chiū chhiáⁿ ông kap Hap-bān kin-á-ji̍t lâi hù góa ūi-tio̍h i só͘ siat ê iân-sia̍h.

5王就講，命令Hap-bān緊緊來，thang照以斯帖所講ê去行。王kap Hap-bān就去赴以斯帖所設ê筵席。Ông chiū kóng, Bēng-lēng Hap-bān kín-kín lâi, thang chiàu Í-su-thiap só͘-kóng-ê khì kiâⁿ. Ông kap Hap-bān chiū khì hù Í-su-thiap só͘ siat ê iân-sia̍h.

6Tī酒筵ê中間，王koh kā以斯帖講，你所請是甚麼？beh hō͘你；你所求是甚麼？就若國ê一半，也beh做成伊。Tī chiú-iân ê tiong-kan, ông koh kā Í-su-thiap kóng, Lí só͘ chhéng sī sím-mi̍h? beh hō͘ lí; lí só͘ kiû sī sím-mi̍h? chiū nā kok ê chi̍t-pòaⁿ, iā beh chòe-chiâⁿ i.

7以斯帖應講，我所請所求ê是án-ni；Í-su-thiap ìn kóng, Góa só͘ chhéng só͘ kiû ê sī án-ni;

8我若得tio̍h恩典tī王ê目睭前，王若歡喜允准我所請，行我所求ê，就請王kap Hap-bān來赴我所beh替in設ê筵席；我明á日beh照王所講ê來行。góa nā tit-tio̍h un-tián tī ông ê ba̍k-chiu-chêng, ông nā hoaⁿ-hí ún-chún góa só͘ chhéng, kiâⁿ góa só͘ kiû ê, chiū chhiáⁿ ông kap Hap-bān lâi hù góa só͘ beh thòe in siat ê iân-sia̍h; góa bîn-á-ji̍t beh chiàu ông só͘ kóng ê lâi kiâⁿ.

9Hit日Hap-bān歡喜，心內快樂，就出來；總是Hap-bān看見Bo̍k-tí-kái tī王ê門無起來，也無為tio̍h伊來振動，就滿心受氣Bo̍k-tí-kái。Hit-ji̍t Hap-bān hoaⁿ-hí, sim-lāi khoài-lo̍k, chiū chhut-lâi; chóng-sī Hap-bān khòaⁿ-kìⁿ Bo̍k-tí-kái tī ông ê mn̂g bô khí-lâi, iā bô ūi-tio̍h i lâi tín-tāng, chiū móa-sim siū-khì Bo̍k-tí-kái.

10總是Hap-bān家己勉強忍teh，tò去in厝；就差人叫伊ê朋友kap伊ê bó͘ Sè-lī-su。Chóng-sī Hap-bān ka-kī bián-kióng lún--teh, tò-khì in chhù; chiū chhe lâng kiò i ê pêng-iú kap i ê bó͘ Sè-lī-su.

11Hap-bān就將伊富有ê榮光，kap kiáⁿ兒ê chōe，kap王高升伊，舉起伊pôaⁿ過王hiah-ê首領人臣ê頂面，lóng講hō͘ in聽。Hap-bān chiū chiong i pù-ū ê êng-kng, kap kiáⁿ-jî ê chōe, kap ông ko-seng i, kú-khí i pôaⁿ-kè ông hiah ê siú-léng jîn-sîn ê téng-bīn, lóng kóng hō͘ in thiaⁿ.

12Hap-bān koh講，王后以斯帖，除去我以外，m̄准甚麼人kap王赴伊所設ê筵席；明á日我又koh kap王hō͘伊請；Hap-bān koh kóng, Ông-hō͘ Í-su-thiap, tû-khì góa í-gōa, m̄-chún sím-mi̍h lâng kap ông hù i só͘ siat ê iân-sia̍h; bîn-á-ji̍t góa iū-koh kap ông hō͘ i chhiáⁿ;

13總是我看見猶大人Bo̍k-tí-kái坐tī王ê門，就chit-ê lóng無利益tī我。chóng-sī góa khòaⁿ-kìⁿ Iû-tāi lâng Bo̍k-tí-kái chē tī ông ê mn̂g, chiū chit-ê lóng bô lī-ek tī góa.

14伊ê bó͘ Sè-lī-su kap伊ê眾朋友kā伊講，Tio̍h khiā一個柴架高五十肘，明á早起求王召Bo̍k-tí-kái tī hí頂面：然後你thang歡歡喜喜kap王去赴筵席。Hap-bān o-ló伊ê話好，就kah人khiā柴架。I ê bó͘ Sè-lī-su kap i ê chèng pêng-iú kā i kóng, Tio̍h khiā chi̍t ê chhâ-kè koâiⁿ gō͘-cha̍p tiú, bîn-á-chá-khí kiû ông tiàu Bo̍k-tí-kái tī hí téng-bīn: jiân-āu lí thang hoaⁿ-hoaⁿ hí-hí kap ông khì hù iân-sia̍h. Hap-bān o-ló i ê ōe hó, chiū kah lâng khiā chhâ-kè.