1<\/span><\/a> \u00derett\u00e1nda dag t\u00f3lfta m\u00e1na\u00f0ar, m\u00e1na\u00f0arins adar, skyldi framfylgja tilskipun og lagabo\u00f0i konungs. \u00deann dag h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00f3vinir Gy\u00f0inga v\u00e6nst \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1 vald sitt en \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00e1 annan veg. N\u00fa kom \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed hlut Gy\u00f0inga sj\u00e1lfra a\u00f0 yfirbuga fjandmenn s\u00edna. 2<\/span><\/a> Gy\u00f0ingar s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ust saman \u00ed borgum s\u00ednum \u00ed \u00f6llum h\u00e9ru\u00f0um konungsr\u00edkis Xerxesar til a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0ast gegn hverjum \u00feeim sem reyndi a\u00f0 vinna \u00feeim mein. Enginn gat veitt \u00feeim vi\u00f0n\u00e1m enda st\u00f3\u00f0 n\u00fa \u00f6llum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um \u00f3gn af \u00feeim. 3<\/span><\/a> H\u00e9ra\u00f0sh\u00f6f\u00f0ingjar, skattlandsstj\u00f3rar, landsh\u00f6f\u00f0ingjar og emb\u00e6ttismenn konungs l\u00f6g\u00f0u allir Gy\u00f0ingum li\u00f0 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir \u00f3ttu\u00f0ust Mordeka\u00ed, 4<\/span><\/a> en \u00e1hrif Mordeka\u00ed voru or\u00f0in mikil vi\u00f0 hir\u00f0 konungs og f\u00f3r miklum s\u00f6gum af honum um \u00f6ll h\u00e9ru\u00f0in. V\u00f6ld Mordeka\u00ed f\u00f3ru s\u00edvaxandi. 5<\/span><\/a> Gy\u00f0ingar hjuggu \u00f3vini s\u00edna me\u00f0 sver\u00f0i, dr\u00e1pu \u00fe\u00e1 og eyddu \u00feeim. Fjandmenn s\u00edna l\u00e9ku \u00feeir eins og \u00fe\u00e1 lysti. 6<\/span><\/a> \u00cd virkisborginni S\u00fasa dr\u00e1pu Gy\u00f0ingar og tort\u00edmdu fimm hundru\u00f0um manna. 7<\/span><\/a> \u00deeir dr\u00e1pu einnig \u00fe\u00e1 Parsandata, Dalf\u00f3n, Aspata, 8<\/span><\/a> P\u00f3rata, Adalja, Ar\u00eddata, 9<\/span><\/a> Parmasta, Ar\u00edsa\u00ed, Ar\u00edda\u00ed og Vajsata, 10<\/span><\/a> t\u00edu syni Hamans, sonar Hamdata, hatursmanns Gy\u00f0inga. En r\u00e1nsfeng t\u00f3ku \u00feeir engan. 20<\/span><\/a> \u00deessa atbur\u00f0i skr\u00e1setti Mordeka\u00ed. Hann sendi br\u00e9f til allra Gy\u00f0inga \u00ed \u00f6llum h\u00e9ru\u00f0um konungsr\u00edkis Xerxesar, jafnt n\u00e1l\u00e6gum sem fjarl\u00e6gum, 21<\/span><\/a> til a\u00f0 gera \u00feeim skylt a\u00f0 halda \u00e1rlega helgan fj\u00f3rt\u00e1nda og fimmt\u00e1nda dag m\u00e1na\u00f0arins adar. 22<\/span><\/a> \u00de\u00e1 daga \u00f6\u00f0lu\u00f0ust Gy\u00f0ingar fri\u00f0 fyrir \u00f3vinum s\u00ednum og \u00ed \u00feeim m\u00e1nu\u00f0i snerist sorg \u00feeirra \u00ed f\u00f6gnu\u00f0 og hrygg\u00f0 \u00feeirra \u00ed h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0. Skyldu \u00feeir dagar ver\u00f0a dagar veisluhalds og fagna\u00f0ar og menn senda hver \u00f6\u00f0rum matargjafir en gefa f\u00e1t\u00e6kum \u00f6lmusu. 23<\/span><\/a> Og Gy\u00f0ingar l\u00f6gleiddu \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feannig stofna\u00f0 til og Mordeka\u00ed haf\u00f0i skrifa\u00f0 \u00feeim um. P\u00far\u00edmdagarnir 1 \u00derett\u00e1nda dag t\u00f3lfta m\u00e1na\u00f0ar, m\u00e1na\u00f0arins adar, skyldi framfylgja tilskipun og lagabo\u00f0i konungs. \u00deann dag h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00f3vinir Gy\u00f0inga v\u00e6nst \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1 vald sitt en \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00e1 annan veg. N\u00fa kom \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed hlut Gy\u00f0inga sj\u00e1lfra a\u00f0 yfirbuga fjandmenn s\u00edna. 2 Gy\u00f0ingar s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ust saman \u00ed borgum s\u00ednum \u00ed \u00f6llum h\u00e9ru\u00f0um konungsr\u00edkis Xerxesar til a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0ast gegn hverjum \u00feeim sem reyndi a\u00f0 vinna \u00feeim mein. Enginn gat veitt \u00feeim vi\u00f0n\u00e1m enda st\u00f3\u00f0 n\u00fa \u00f6llum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um \u00f3gn af \u00feeim. 3 H\u00e9ra\u00f0sh\u00f6f\u00f0ingjar, skattlandsstj\u00f3rar, landsh\u00f6f\u00f0ingjar og emb\u00e6ttismenn konungs l\u00f6g\u00f0u allir Gy\u00f0ingum li\u00f0 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir \u00f3ttu\u00f0ust Mordeka\u00ed, 4 en […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"bibliukaflar_NT.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2052","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/biblian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/biblian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/biblian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/biblian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/biblian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/biblian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/biblian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
11<\/span><\/a> Sama dag var konungi greint fr\u00e1 fj\u00f6lda \u00feeirra sem drepnir h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 \u00ed virkisborginni S\u00fasa. 12<\/span><\/a> Konungur sag\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 Ester drottningu: \u201e\u00cd virkisborginni S\u00fasa hafa Gy\u00f0ingar n\u00fa bana\u00f0 og tort\u00edmt fimm hundru\u00f0 m\u00f6nnum og t\u00edu sonum Hamans a\u00f0 auki. Hva\u00f0 skyldu \u00feeir hafa gert \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum h\u00e9ru\u00f0um konungsr\u00edkisins? En hver er \u00f3sk \u00fe\u00edn? H\u00fan skal veitast \u00fe\u00e9r. Eigir\u00f0u enn einhverja b\u00f3n skal \u00e9g ver\u00f0a vi\u00f0 henni.\u201c
13<\/span><\/a> Ester svara\u00f0i: \u201e\u00de\u00f3knist \u00fea\u00f0 konungi skal Gy\u00f0ingum \u00ed virkisborginni S\u00fasa heimila\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara hinu sama fram \u00e1 morgun og \u00ed dag og hinir t\u00edu synir Hamans skulu festir \u00e1 g\u00e1lga.\u201c
14<\/span><\/a> Konungur skipa\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feetta skyldi gert og var tilskipun birt \u00ed S\u00fasa. T\u00edu synir Hamans voru festir \u00e1 g\u00e1lga. 15<\/span><\/a> Gy\u00f0ingar \u00ed S\u00fasa s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ust enn saman \u00e1 fj\u00f3rt\u00e1nda degi m\u00e1na\u00f0arins adar og dr\u00e1pu \u00ferj\u00fa hundru\u00f0 manns \u00ed S\u00fasa. Ekki t\u00f3ku \u00feeir \u00fe\u00f3 neinn r\u00e1nsfeng.
16<\/span><\/a> A\u00f0rir Gy\u00f0ingar, sem bjuggu \u00ed h\u00e9ru\u00f0um konungsr\u00edkisins, s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ust einnig saman til a\u00f0 verja sig og \u00f6\u00f0last fri\u00f0 fyrir \u00f3vinum s\u00ednum. \u00deeir dr\u00e1pu sj\u00f6t\u00edu og fimm \u00fe\u00fasund fjandmanna en t\u00f3ku engan r\u00e1nsfeng. 17<\/span><\/a> \u00deetta ger\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00e1 \u00ferett\u00e1nda degi m\u00e1na\u00f0arins adar en t\u00f3ku s\u00e9r hv\u00edld fj\u00f3rt\u00e1nda dag m\u00e1na\u00f0arins og ger\u00f0u hann a\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ar- og veisludegi. 18<\/span><\/a> Gy\u00f0ingar \u00feeir sem bjuggu \u00ed S\u00fasa h\u00f6f\u00f0u hins vegar safnast saman b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ferett\u00e1nda og fj\u00f3rt\u00e1nda dag m\u00e1na\u00f0arins. Fimmt\u00e1nda daginn t\u00f3ku \u00feeir s\u00e9r hv\u00edld og ger\u00f0u \u00feann dag a\u00f0 fagna\u00f0ar- og veisludegi. 19<\/span><\/a> Vegna \u00feessa hafa Gy\u00f0ingar \u00ed afskekktum sveita\u00feorpum \u00feann si\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera s\u00e9r fj\u00f3rt\u00e1nda dag m\u00e1na\u00f0arins adar a\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ar-, veislu- og gle\u00f0idegi og skiptast menn \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 matargj\u00f6fum.<\/p>\n\u00c1kvar\u00f0anir um p\u00far\u00edmh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0<\/h3>\n
24<\/span><\/a> Haman Hamdatason og afkomandi Agags, hatursma\u00f0ur allra Gy\u00f0inga, haf\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0gert a\u00f0 tort\u00edma Gy\u00f0ingum og gerey\u00f0a \u00feeim. Til \u00feess haf\u00f0i hann varpa\u00f0 p\u00far, \u00fea\u00f0 er hlutkesti, a\u00f0 honum m\u00e6tti takast a\u00f0 afm\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 og ey\u00f0a \u00feeim. 25<\/span><\/a> En m\u00e1li\u00f0 haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 fyrir konung og hann haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 skipa\u00f0 svo fyrir me\u00f0 br\u00e9fi a\u00f0 f\u00f3lskubr\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00feau sem Haman hug\u00f0ist beita Gy\u00f0inga skyldu koma honum sj\u00e1lfum \u00ed koll og hann og synir hans skyldu festir \u00e1 g\u00e1lga. 26<\/span><\/a> Vegna \u00feessa voru dagarnir nefndir p\u00far\u00edm eftir or\u00f0inu p\u00far. Og af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum, vegna alls sem \u00ed br\u00e9finu st\u00f3\u00f0 og vegna \u00feess sem \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u s\u00e9\u00f0 e\u00f0a sj\u00e1lfir reynt, 27<\/span><\/a> ger\u00f0u Gy\u00f0ingar \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 skyldu og l\u00f6gbundinni, \u00f3fr\u00e1v\u00edkjanlegri venju, jafnt sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r, \u00f6llum ni\u00f0jum s\u00ednum og \u00feeim sem t\u00e6kju Gy\u00f0ingatr\u00fa, a\u00f0 \u00feessir tveir dagar skyldu haldnir heilagir \u00e1rlega \u00e1 tilsettum t\u00edma og samkv\u00e6mt fyrirm\u00e6lunum. 28<\/span><\/a> \u00deessara daga skulu menn minnast kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 eftir kynsl\u00f3\u00f0, \u00ed hverri \u00e6tt, \u00ed hverju h\u00e9ra\u00f0i og hverri borg svo a\u00f0 p\u00far\u00edmdagarnir ver\u00f0i \u00e1fram helgir me\u00f0 Gy\u00f0ingum og minningin, sem \u00feeir var\u00f0veita, falli aldrei \u00ed gleymsku me\u00f0al ni\u00f0ja \u00feeirra.
29<\/span><\/a> Ester drottning, d\u00f3ttir Ab\u00edha\u00edls, veitti Gy\u00f0ingnum Mordeka\u00ed skriflegt umbo\u00f0 til a\u00f0 beita \u00f6llum \u00e1hrifam\u00e6tti s\u00ednum til a\u00f0 gera s\u00ed\u00f0ara br\u00e9fi\u00f0 um p\u00far\u00edm a\u00f0 l\u00f6gum. 30<\/span><\/a> Og br\u00e9f voru send til allra Gy\u00f0inga \u00ed h\u00e9ru\u00f0unum hundra\u00f0 tuttugu og sj\u00f6 \u00ed r\u00edki Xerxesar me\u00f0 \u00e1rna\u00f0ar- og hughreystingaror\u00f0um 31<\/span><\/a> til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 p\u00far\u00edmdagar v\u00e6ru haldnir \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum t\u00edma eins og Gy\u00f0ingurinn Mordeka\u00ed haf\u00f0i m\u00e6lt fyrir um, \u00e1 sama h\u00e1tt og \u00feau fyrirm\u00e6li um f\u00f6stur og harmakvein sem Gy\u00f0ingar h\u00f6f\u00f0u gert s\u00e9r og ni\u00f0jum s\u00ednum skylt a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a. 32<\/span><\/a> \u00dea\u00f0 var tilskipun Esterar, sem ger\u00f0i \u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0in um p\u00far\u00edm a\u00f0 l\u00f6gum, og var h\u00fan skr\u00e1\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00f3k.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"