ଏଷ୍ଟର ବିବରଣ 9:1
ଅଦର ନାମକ ଦ୍ବାଦଶ ମାସ ରେ ତ୍ରଯୋଦଶ ଦିନ ରେ ରାଜା ଆଜ୍ଞା ଓ ନିଯମର ସିଧି ସମୟ ନିକଟତର ହେଲା। ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଯେଉଁଦିନ ୟିହୁଦୀଯମାନଙ୍କ ଶତୃଗଣ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଉପରେ କତ୍ତୁର୍ତ୍ବ କରିବାକୁ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରିଥିଲେ। ସହେିଦିନ ଏପରି ବିପରୀତ ଘଟଣା ହେଲା, ଯେ ୟିହୁଦୀଯମାନେ ନିଜର ଘୃଣାକାରୀମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କତ୍ତୁର୍ତ୍ବ କଲେ।
| Now in the twelfth | וּבִשְׁנֵים֩ | ûbišnêm | oo-veesh-NAME |
| עָשָׂ֨ר | ʿāśār | ah-SAHR | |
| month, | חֹ֜דֶשׁ | ḥōdeš | HOH-desh |
| that | הוּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| month the is, | חֹ֣דֶשׁ | ḥōdeš | HOH-desh |
| Adar, | אֲדָ֗ר | ʾădār | uh-DAHR |
| on the thirteenth | בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה | bišlôšâ | beesh-loh-SHA |
| עָשָׂ֥ר | ʿāśār | ah-SAHR | |
| day | יוֹם֙ | yôm | yome |
| of the same, when | בּ֔וֹ | bô | boh |
| the king's | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| commandment | הִגִּ֧יעַ | higgîaʿ | hee-ɡEE-ah |
| decree his and | דְּבַר | dĕbar | deh-VAHR |
| drew near | הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| execution, in put be to | וְדָת֖וֹ | wĕdātô | veh-da-TOH |
| in the day | לְהֵֽעָשׂ֑וֹת | lĕhēʿāśôt | leh-hay-ah-SOTE |
| that | בַּיּ֗וֹם | bayyôm | BA-yome |
| the enemies | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| Jews the of | שִׂבְּר֜וּ | śibbĕrû | see-beh-ROO |
| hoped | אֹֽיְבֵ֤י | ʾōyĕbê | oh-yeh-VAY |
| to have power | הַיְּהוּדִים֙ | hayyĕhûdîm | ha-yeh-hoo-DEEM |
| it (though them, over | לִשְׁל֣וֹט | lišlôṭ | leesh-LOTE |
| was turned | בָּהֶ֔ם | bāhem | ba-HEM |
| to the contrary, that | וְנַֽהֲפ֣וֹךְ | wĕnahăpôk | veh-na-huh-FOKE |
| Jews the | ה֔וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| had rule over | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| them | יִשְׁלְט֧וּ | yišlĕṭû | yeesh-leh-TOO |
| that hated | הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים | hayyĕhûdîm | ha-yeh-hoo-DEEM |
| them;) | הֵ֖מָּה | hēmmâ | HAY-ma |
| בְּשֹֽׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃ | bĕśōnĕʾêhem | beh-SOH-neh-ay-HEM |