Al‑malik charraf Mardakaay
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1 Wa fi l‑leele di,
al‑noom aba uyuun al‑malik.
Wa khalaas,
amar yijiibu kitaab al‑taariikh hana l‑mamlaka.
Wa humman jaabooh wa garooh giddaam al‑malik.
2 Wa ligo al‑bakaan al‑Mardakaay bayyan khittat Bigtaan wa Tarach hurraas al‑itneen al‑yahfado madkhal gasir al‑malik.
Humman al‑fattacho tariiga le yaktulu al‑malik Achawiruuch.
3 Wa l‑malik gaal :
« Chunu al‑charaf wa l‑mukaafa al‑antoohum le Mardakaay fi chaan al‑cheyy da ?
» Wa l‑subyaan al‑yakhdumu leyah gaalo :
« Ma charrafooh be cheyy. »
4 Wa l‑malik gaal :
« Yaatu al‑gaaʼid fi l‑fadaay ?
» Wa fi nafs al‑wakit da,
Hamaan ja fi l‑fadaay al‑barraaniiye hana l‑gasir achaan yihajji le l‑malik yiʼallugu Mardakaay fi raas al‑uud al‑hu jahhazah leyah.
5 Wa l‑subyaan gaalo le l‑malik :
« Hamaan bas gaaʼid barra fi l‑fadaay.
» Wa l‑malik gaal :
« Khalli yadkhul. »
6 Wa Hamaan dakhal wa l‑malik gaal leyah :
« Yisawwu chunu le l‑naadum al‑malik yidoor yicharrifah ?
» Wa Hamaan gaal fi nafsah :
« Le yaatu battaan al‑malik yidoor yantiih charaf ziyaada minni ana ? »
7 Wa khalaas,
Hamaan radda le l‑malik wa gaal :
« Kan al‑malik yidoor yicharrif naadum,
8 khalli yantuuh khalag al‑libsah al‑malik wa juwaad al‑rikib foogah al‑malik wa yukhuttu fi raas al‑juwaad da taaj al‑mamlaka.
9 Wa yantu al‑khalag wa l‑juwaad le waahid min masaaʼiil al‑malik wa yilabbusu al‑naadum al‑malik yidoor yicharrifah.
Wa yirakkubuuh fi l‑juwaad wa yiwadduuh fi l‑nagaʼa hana l‑hille wa yiʼiitu giddaamah wa yuguulu :
‹ Daahu al‑cheyy al‑yisawwu le l‑naadum al‑malik yidoor yicharrifah.
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10 Wa l‑malik gaal le Hamaan :
« Ajala chiil al‑khalag wa l‑juwaad misil inta gultah wa sawwiih le Mardakaay al‑Yahuudi al‑gaaʼid fi khachum baab gasir al‑malik.
Ma tikhalli cheyy min kulla l‑kalaam al‑inta gultah. »
11 Wa khalaas,
Hamaan chaal al‑khalag wa l‑juwaad wa labbas al‑khalag le Mardakaay wa rakkabah fi l‑juwaad wa waddaah fi l‑nagaʼa hana l‑hille wa gaaʼid yiʼiit giddaamah wa yuguul :
« Daahu al‑cheyy al‑yisawwu le l‑naadum al‑malik yidoor yicharrifah. »
12 Wa baʼad da,
Mardakaay gabbal fi khachum baab gasir al‑malik.
Wa Hamaan kamaan gabbal ajala le beetah haznaan wa mukhatti raasah min al‑eeb.
13 Wa Hamaan khabbar martah Zarach wa kulla rufgaanah be l‑cheyy al‑hasal.
Wa rufgaanah al‑hakiimiin wa martah gaalo leyah :
« Kan giddaam Mardakaay al‑Yahuudi da bas inta badeet tiʼiib,
inta ma tagdar tisawwi cheyy diddah.
Wa laakin daayman tabga aayib giddaamah. »
14 Wa wakit lissaaʼhum gaaʼidiin yihajju maʼaayah ke bas,
khaddaamiin al‑malik jo wa waddo Hamaan ajala fi l‑aazuuma al‑sawwatha Astiir.