Holiday readings
Purim פורים
“Lots” · Exodus 17:8–16 · Megillat Esther
Purim
14 Adar (15 Adar, Shushan Purim, in Jerusalem); in a leap year, 14 Adar II. Haman was a descendant of Amalek, so on Purim morning the Torah tells of Amalek’s attack at Refidim (Rephidim) and Hashem’s war with Amalek “from generation to generation” (17:16). One scroll, three aliyot: 17:8–10, 17:11–13 and 17:14–16. There is no haftarah; Megillat Esther is read in the evening and again in the morning. The Shabbat before Purim is Shabbat Zachor (Deuteronomy 25:17–19), and the day before Purim is the Fast of Esther (see Fast days).
17:8Then came Amalek, and fought with Yisrael (Israel) in Refidim (Rephidim).
17:8Entonces vino Amalek y peleó contra Yisrael (Israel) en Refidim.
17:8తరువాత అమాలేకు వచ్చి రెఫీదీమ్‌లో (రెఫీదీము) యిస్రాయేల్‌తో (ఇశ్రాయేలు) యుద్ధము చేసెను.
Vayavo Amalek vayilaḥem im-Yisra'el biRfidim.
חוַיָּבֹ֖א עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּרְפִידִֽם׃
17:9And Moshe (Moses) said unto Yehoshua (Joshua), “Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.”
17:9Y dijo Moshé (Moisés) a Yehoshúa (Josué): «Escógenos hombres, y sal a pelear contra Amalek; mañana yo estaré sobre la cumbre del collado, y la vara de Dios en mi mano».
17:9మోషే యెహోషువతో, “మనకొరకు మనుష్యులను ఏర్పరచుకొని బయలువెళ్లి అమాలేకుతో యుద్ధముచేయుము; రేపు నేను దేవుని కఱ్ఱను చేతపట్టుకొని కొండశిఖరముమీద నిలిచెదను” అనెను.
Vayomer Mosheh el-Yehoshua beḥar-lanu anashim vetze hilaḥem ba'Amalek maḥar anoḥi nitzav al-rosh hagiv'ah umateh ha'Elohim beyadi.
טוַיֹּ֨אמֶר משֶׁ֤ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ בְּחַר־לָ֣נוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְצֵ֖א הִלָּחֵ֣ם בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק מָחָ֗ר אָֽנֹכִ֤י נִצָּב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַגִּבְעָ֔ה וּמַטֵּ֥ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדִֽי׃
17:10So Yehoshua did as Moshe had said to him, and fought with Amalek; and Moshe, Aharon (Aaron), and Chur (Hur) went up to the top of the hill.
17:10E hizo Yehoshúa como le dijo Moshé, peleando contra Amalek; y Moshé, Aharón (Aarón) y Jur (Hur) subieron a la cumbre del collado.
17:10యెహోషువ మోషే తనతో చెప్పినట్లు చేసి అమాలేకుతో యుద్ధము చేసెను; మోషే అహరోన్ (అహరోను) ఖూర్ (హూరు) అనువారు కొండశిఖరమెక్కిరి.
Vaya'as Yehoshua ka'asher amar-lo Mosheh lehilaḥem ba'Amalek uMosheh Aharon veḤur alu rosh hagiv'ah.
יוַיַּ֣עַשׂ יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר אָֽמַר־לוֹ֙ משֶׁ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק וּמשֶׁה֙ אַֽהֲרֹ֣ן וְח֔וּר עָל֖וּ רֹ֥אשׁ הַגִּבְעָֽה׃
17:11And it came to pass, when Moshe held up his hand, that Yisrael prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
17:11Y sucedía que cuando alzaba Moshé su mano, Yisrael prevalecía; mas cuando él bajaba su mano, prevalecía Amalek.
17:11మోషే తన చెయ్యి పైకెత్తినప్పుడు యిస్రాయేల్ గెలిచెను; తన చెయ్యి దింపినప్పుడు అమాలేకు గెలిచెను.
Vehayah ka'asher yarim Mosheh yado vegavar Yisra'el veḥa'asher yaniaḥ yado vegavar Amalek.
יאוְהָיָ֗ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֥ים משֶׁ֛ה יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנִ֛יחַ יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֥ר עֲמָלֵֽק׃
17:12But Moshe’s hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aharon and Chur held up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
17:12Y las manos de Moshé se cansaban; por lo que tomaron una piedra, y la pusieron debajo de él, y se sentó sobre ella; y Aharón y Jur sostenían sus manos, el uno de un lado y el otro del otro; así hubo en sus manos firmeza hasta que se puso el sol.
17:12మోషే చేతులు బరువెక్కగా వారు ఒక రాయి తీసికొని అతని క్రింద ఉంచిరి; అతడు దానిమీద కూర్చుండెను; అహరోన్ ఖూర్‌లు ఒకడు ఈ ప్రక్కను ఒకడు ఆ ప్రక్కను అతని చేతులను ఆదుకొనిరి; కాబట్టి అతని చేతులు సూర్యుడు అస్తమించువరకు నిలుకడగా ఉండెను.
Videi Mosheh kevedim vayikḥu-even vayasimu taḥtav vayeshev aleha ve'Aharon veḤur tamḥu veyadav mizeh eḥad umizeh eḥad vayehi yadav emunah ad-bo hashamesh.
יבוִידֵ֤י משֶׁה֙ כְּבֵדִ֔ים וַיִּקְחוּ־אֶ֛בֶן וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ תַחְתָּ֖יו וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב עָלֶ֑יהָ וְאַֽהֲרֹ֨ן וְח֜וּר תָּֽמְכ֣וּ בְיָדָ֗יו מִזֶּ֤ה אֶחָד֙ וּמִזֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י יָדָ֛יו אֱמוּנָ֖ה עַד־בֹּ֥א הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
17:13And Yehoshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
17:13Y Yehoshúa deshizo a Amalek y a su pueblo a filo de espada.
17:13అట్లు యెహోషువ అమాలేకును అతని జనులను కత్తివాడిచేత ఓడించెను.
Vayaḥalosh Yehoshua et-Amalek ve'et-amo lefi-ḥarev.
יגוַיַּֽחֲל֧שׁ יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֥ק וְאֶת־עַמּ֖וֹ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
17:14And Hashem said unto Moshe, “Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Yehoshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.”
17:14Y Hashem dijo a Moshé: «Escribe esto para memoria en un libro, y dilo a oídos de Yehoshúa: que del todo borraré la memoria de Amalek de debajo del cielo».
17:14అప్పుడు హషేమ్ మోషేతో ఇట్లనెను: “జ్ఞాపకార్థముగా గ్రంథములో దీని వ్రాసి యెహోషువ చెవులలో వినిపించుము; ఏలయనగా నేను ఆకాశముక్రిందనుండి అమాలేకు జ్ఞాపకమును బొత్తిగా తుడిచివేయుదును.”
Vayomer Adonai el-Mosheh ketov zot zikaron basefer vesim be'oznei Yehoshua ki-maḥoh emḥeh et-zeḥer Amalek mitaḥat hashamayim.
ידוַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶל־ משֶׁ֗ה כְּתֹ֨ב זֹ֤את זִכָּרוֹן֙ בַּסֵּ֔פֶר וְשִׂ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ כִּֽי־מָחֹ֤ה אֶמְחֶה֙ אֶת־זֵ֣כֶר עֲמָלֵ֔ק מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
17:15And Moshe built an altar, and called the name of it Hashem Nissi (Hashem is my banner).
17:15Y Moshé edificó un altar, y llamó su nombre Hashem Nisí (Hashem es mi estandarte).
17:15తరువాత మోషే ఒక బలిపీఠమును కట్టి దానికి హషేమ్ నిస్సీ (హషేమ్ నా ధ్వజము) అని పేరు పెట్టెను.
Vayiven Mosheh mizbeaḥ vayikra shemo Adonai Nisi.
טווַיִּ֥בֶן משֶׁ֖ה מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ יְהֹוָ֥ה ׀ נִסִּֽי׃
17:16And he said, “Because Hashem has sworn that Hashem will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
17:16Y dijo: «Por cuanto Hashem ha jurado: Hashem tendrá guerra contra Amalek de generación en generación».
17:16మరియు అతడు, “హషేమ్ ప్రమాణము చేసెను గనుక తరతరములవరకు అమాలేకుతో హషేమ్‌కు యుద్ధము కలుగును” అనెను.
Vayomer ki-yad al-kes Yah milḥamah la-Adonai ba'Amalek midor dor.
טזוַיֹּ֗אמֶר כִּי־יָד֙ עַל־כֵּ֣ס יָ֔הּ מִלְחָמָ֥ה לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק מִדֹּ֖ר דֹּֽר׃
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- Hebrew text
- The Masoretic text with vowels (nikkud) and cantillation marks (ta’amim). The readings from Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus are as published on Chabad.org (checked character by character against Chabad’s Tanakh); the readings from Numbers and Deuteronomy and the haftarot are from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, from the open-source Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. Where the written text (ketiv) differs from the reading (qere), the reading is shown and the written form follows in small type.
- English translation
- The King James Version (public domain), lightly modernized by Benei Avraham: “thee/thou/ye” become “you,” older verb forms are updated (“hath” to “has,” “begat” to “begot”), and archaic words are replaced only where the meaning would otherwise be unclear. People and places carry their Hebrew names, with the familiar English name in parentheses the first time (e.g., Moshe (Moses)). The Divine Name (יהוה, “the LORD” in the KJV) is written “Hashem”; “God” (Elohim) is unchanged. Verse numbers follow the Hebrew Bible.
- Spanish translation
- The Reina-Valera 1909 (public domain), lightly modernized by Benei Avraham in the same way as the English: older spellings and verb forms are updated (“á” to “a,” “bendecirte he” to “te bendeciré”), people and places carry their Hebrew names with the familiar Spanish name in parentheses the first time (e.g., Avram (Abram)), the Divine Name (“Jehová” in the Reina-Valera) is written “Hashem,” and “Dios” (Elohim) is unchanged. Choose the translation with the Language drop-down; the choice is remembered on this device.
- Telugu translation
- The Telugu Old Version of the Bible Society of India (Satyavedamu, public domain), lightly updated by Benei Avraham in the same way as the English and Spanish: the Divine Name (“యెహోవా” in the Old Version) is written “హషేమ్” (Hashem), people and places carry their Hebrew names with the familiar Telugu name in parentheses the first time (e.g., అవ్రామ్ (అబ్రాము)), quotation marks are added, and words damaged in the digital source text are restored. The classical style of the Old Version is kept. Choose the translation with the Language drop-down; the choice is remembered on this device.
- Transliteration
- Produced from the Hebrew with the open-source hebrew-transliteration library, adapted to Sephardic/Israeli pronunciation and reviewed by hand: ḥ for Chet and Chaf, tz for Tzadi, k for Kuf, and the Divine Name read “Adonai.” Names are capitalized.
- Aliyot & haftarot
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