Then said Esther, If, unto the king, it seem good, let it be granted, to-morrow also, unto the Jews who are in Shusan, to do according to the edict of to-day, - and that, the ten sons of Haman, be hanged upon the gallows.

The Jews established and took upon themselves - and upon their seed, and upon all who should join themselves unto them, that it might not pass away, that they would continue to keep these two days, according to the writing concerning them and at their set time, - always year by year.

And, these days, were to be remembered and to be kept, always from generation to generation, by every family, every province, and every city, - that, these days of Purim, should not pass away, out of the midst of the Jews, and, the memorial of them, not cease from their seed.

to establish these days of the Purim, in their set times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined upon them, and according as they had enjoined upon their own soul, and upon their seed, - the story of the fastings and of their outcry.

For, Mordecai the Jew, was next unto King Ahasuerus, and became great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brethren, - seeking happiness for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

And so it was, when the days of the banquet came round, that Job sent and hallowed them, and rising early in the morning offered ascending-sacrifices according to the number of them all; for Job said, Peradventure my sons have sinned, and have cursed God in their hearts. Thus and thus, was Job wont to do all the days.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Whence comest thou? And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and wandering about therein.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one revering God and avoiding evil?

And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, Is it, for nought, that Job revereth God?

Hast not, thou thyself, made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? The work of his hands, thou hast blessed, and, his substance, hath broken forth in the land.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Lo! all that he hath, is in thy hand, only, against himself, do not put forth thy hand. So the accuser went forth from the presence of Yahweh.

And, a messenger, came in unto Job, and said, - The oxen, were plowing, and, the asses, feeding beside them;

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, - A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, - Thy sons and thy daughters, were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother;

and said - Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked must I return thither, Yahweh, gave, and, Yahweh, hath taken away, - The name of Yahweh be blessed!

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Whence comest thou? And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from wandering about therein.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one who revereth God, and avoideth evil; and still he is holding fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

Then the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, Skin for skin, and so, all that a man hath, will he give for his life.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Behold him! in thy hand, - only, his life, preserve thou!

Then said his wife unto him, Art thou still holding fast thine integrity? Curse God, and die!

And he said unto her, As one of the base women speaketh, speakest thou? Blessing, shall we accept from God, and, misfortune, shall we not accept? In all this, Job sinned not with his lips.

And they sat with him upon the ground, seven days and seven nights, - and none was speaking unto him a word, for they saw that, exceeding great, was the stinging pain.

So then Job began, and said:

Perish, the day wherein I was born, and the night it was said, Lo! a manchild!

Then responded Eliphaz the Temanite, and said: -

Yet indeed, I, would seek unto El, and, unto Elohim, would I set forth any cause: -

And thou shalt know, that numerous is thy seed, and, thine offspring, like the young shoots of the field.

Then responded Job, and said: -

That it would please GOD to crush me, That he would set free his hand, and cut me off!

Is it that I said, Make me a gift, or, out of your abundance, offer a bribe on my behalf;

Am, I, a sea, or a sea-monster, - That thou shouldst set over me a watch?

I have sinned, What can I do for thee, thou watcher of men? Wherefore hast thou set me as thine object of attack, or have I become, unto thee, a burden?

Then responded Bildad the Shuhite, and said: -

Then responded Job, and said -

One thing, there is, for which cause, I have said it, The blameless and the lawless, he bringeth to an end.

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will lay aside my sad countenance, and brighten up,

Are not my days, few? - then forbear, and set me aside, that I may brighten up for a little;

Then responded Zophar the Naamathite, and said: -

Since thou hast said, Right is my doctrine, and pure am I in his eyes.

Even he, will be on my side - unto salvation, For, not before his face, shall any impious person come.

Lo! I pray you, I have set forth in order a plea, I know that, I, shall be found right.

Oh that, in hades, thou wouldst hide me! that thou wouldst keep me secret, until the turn of thine anger, that thou wouldst set for me a fixed time, and remember me:

Then responded Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:

At ease, was I when he shattered me, Yea he seized me by my neck, and dashed me in pieces, then set me up for himself as a mark:

Appoint it, I pray thee - be thou surety for me with thyself, Who is there that, on my side, can pledge himself?

But he hath set me, as the byword of peoples, And, one to be spit on in the face, do I become.

Let his strength be famished, and, calamity, be ready at his side;

Let him have neither scion nor seed among his people, neither any survivor in his place of sojourn:

He hath ruined me on every side, and I am gone, and he hath taken away - like a tree - my hope;

Whom, I myself, shall see, on my side, and, mine own eyes, shall have looked upon, and not those of a stranger. Exhausted are my deepest desires in my bosom!

Though, a sweet taste in his mouth, be given by vice, though he hide it under his tongue;

Their seed, is established in their sight, along with them, yea their offspring, before their eyes;

Yet they said unto GOD, Depart from us, and, In the knowledge of thy ways, find we no pleasure.

I would set out, before him, a plea, and, my mouth, would I fill with arguments;

Maternal love shall forget him, the worm shall find him sweet, No more shall he be remembered, but perversity shall be shivered like a tree.

And Job again took up his measure, and said: -

An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;

The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!

Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!

And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.

And Job again took up his measure, and said,

When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,

Then said I, Like a stem, shall I grow old, yea, as the sand, shall I multiply days:

I chose out their way, and sat chief, - and abode, as king, in an army, as one who, to mourners, giveth comfort.

But, now, they who are of fewer days than I, have poured derision upon me; whose fathers I refused - to set with the dogs of my flock.

If I made gold my stay, and, to precious metal, said, My confidence!

If the men of my household have not said, Oh for some of his flesh - we cannot get filled,

So then Elihu, son of Barachel, the Buzite, responded and said: - Young, am I, whereas, ye, are aged, For this cause, I faltered, and feared - to shew my knowledge unto you:

I said, Days, should speak, - and, the multitude of years, should make known wisdom.

Therefore, I said, Hearken unto me, I will show my knowledge - even I.

If thou art able to answer me, Set in order before me - take thy stand!

He keepeth back his said from the pit, and his life from passing away by a weapon.

His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;

Then hath he shewed him favour, and said, Set him free from going down to the pit, I have found a price of redemption!

He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not;

Furthermore Elihu responded, and said: -

For Job hath said - I am righteous, But, GOD, hath turned away my right;

For he hath said, It profiteth not a man, when, his good pleasure, is with God.

Who set him in charge of the earth? Or who appointed him the whole world?

If he should set against him his heart, His spirit and his inspiration, unto himself he should withdraw.

For, unto GOD, hath one ever said - I have borne punishment, I will not be perverse;

Moreover Elihu, responded and said: -

This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said - My righteousness is more than GOD'S.

And Elihu added and said: -

Thus hath he uncovered their ear to a warning, and said - that they should turn from iniquity.

Yea he might even have allured thee - out of the mouth of straitness, into a wide space - no narrowness there, - and, the food set down on thy table, should have been full of fatness.

Who enjoined on him his way? and who ever said, Thou hast wrought perversity?

Give thou ear unto this, O Job, Stay, and consider well the wonders of GOD: -

Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, by reason of darkness.

Then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: -

Who set the measurements thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched out over it a line?

And said - Hitherto, shalt thou come, and no further, - and, here, shalt thou set a limit to the majesty of thy waves?

Wilt thou put faith in him, that he will bring back thy seed? and that, corn for thy threshing-floor, he will gather?

And Yahweh responded to Job, and said: -

Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: -

So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: -

Lo! any hope of him, hath been found deceptive, Even at the sight of him, shall not one be overwhelmed?

And it came to pass, after Yahweh had spoken these words unto Job, that Yahweh, said unto Eliphaz the Temanite, Kindled is mine anger against thee and against thy two friends, for ye have not spoken concerning me the thing that is right, like my servant Job.

How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless, - and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;