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这事{H1697}以后{H310},亚哈随鲁{H325}王{H4428}抬举{H1431}亚甲族{H91}哈米大他{H4099}的儿子{H1121}哈曼{H2001},使他高升{H5375},叫{H7760}他的爵位{H3678}超过与他同事的一切臣宰{H8269}。

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在朝门{H4428}{H8179}的一切臣仆{H5650}都跪{H3766}拜{H7812}哈曼{H2001},因为王{H4428}如此吩咐{H6680};惟独末底改{H4782}不跪{H3766}不拜{H7812}。

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在朝门{H4428}{H8179}的臣仆{H5650}问末底改{H4782}说{H559}:「你为何违背{H5674}王{H4428}的命令{H4687}呢?」

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他们天天{H3117}{H3117}劝{H559}他,他还是不听{H8085},他们就告诉{H5046}哈曼{H2001},要看{H7200}末底改{H4782}的事{H1697}站得住站不住{H5975},因他已经告诉{H5046}他们自己是犹大人{H3064}。

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哈曼{H2001}见{H7200}末底改{H4782}不跪{H3766}不拜{H7812},他就怒气{H2534}填胸{H4390}。

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他们已将末底改{H4782}的本族{H5971}告诉{H5046}哈曼{H2001};他以为{H5869}下{H7971}手{H3027}害末底改{H4782}一人是小事{H959},就要{H1245}灭绝{H8045}亚哈随鲁{H325}王通国{H4438}所有的犹大人{H3064},就是末底改{H4782}的本族{H5971}。

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亚哈随鲁{H325}王{H4428}十二{H8147}{H6240}年{H8141}正{H7223}月{H2320},就是尼散{H5212}月{H2320},人在哈曼{H2001}面前{H6440},按日{H3117}日{H3117}月{H2320}月{H2320}掣{H5307}普珥{H6332},就是掣籤{H1486},要定何月何日为吉,择定了十二{H8147}{H6240}月,就是亚达{H143}月{H2320}。

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哈曼{H2001}对亚哈随鲁{H325}王{H4428}说{H559}:有{H3426}一种{H259}民{H5971}散居{H6340}{H6504}在王国{H4438}各省{H4082}的民{H5971}中;他们的律例{H1881}与万民{H5971}的律例不同{H8138},也不守{H6213}王{H4428}的律例{H1881},所以容留他们{H3240}与王{H4428}无益{H7737}。

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王{H4428}若以为美{H2895},请下旨意{H3789}灭绝{H6}他们;我就捐{H8254}一万{H6235}{H505}他连得{H3603}银子{H3701}交给{H3027}掌管{H6213}国帑{H4399}的人,纳入{H935}王{H4428}的府库{H1595}。」

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于是王{H4428}从自己手上{H3027}摘下{H5493}戒指{H2885}给{H5414}犹大人{H3064}的仇敌{H6887}―亚甲族{H91}哈米大他{H4099}的儿子{H1121}哈曼{H2001}。

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王{H4428}对哈曼{H2001}说{H559}:「这银子{H3701}仍赐{H5414}给你,这民{H5971}也交给你,你可以随意{H5869}{H2896}待{H6213}他们。」

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正{H7223}月{H2320}十叁{H7969}{H6240}日{H3117},就召{H7121}了王{H4428}的书记{H5608}来,照着哈曼{H2001}一切所吩咐{H6680}的,用各省{H4082}的文字{H3791}、各族{H5971}的方言{H3956},奉亚哈随鲁{H325}王{H4428}的名{H8034}写{H3789}旨意,传与总督{H323}和各省{H4082}的省长{H6346},并各族{H5971}的首领{H8269};又用王{H4428}的戒指{H2885}盖印{H2856},

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交给驿卒{H7323}传到{H7971}王{H4428}的各省{H4082},吩咐将犹大人{H3064},无论老{H2205}少{H5288}妇女{H802}孩子{H2945},在一{H259}日{H3117}之间,十二{H8147}{H6240}月{H2320},就是亚达{H143}月{H2320}十叁{H7969}{H6240}日,全然剪除{H8045},杀戮{H2026}灭绝{H6},并夺他们的财{H7998}为掠物{H962}。

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抄录{H6572}{H3791}这旨意{H1881},颁行{H5414}各省{H4082},宣告{H1540}各族{H5971},使他们预备等候{H6264}那日{H3117}。

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驿卒{H7323}奉王{H4428}命{H1697}急忙{H1765}起行{H3318},旨意{H1881}也传遍{H5414}书珊{H7800}城{H1002}。王{H4428}同哈曼{H2001}坐下{H3427}饮酒{H8354},书珊{H7800}城{H5892}的民却都慌乱{H943}。