[和合本] 以这月的两日为犹大人脱离仇敌得平安、转忧为喜、转悲为乐的吉日。在这两日设筵欢乐,彼此馈送礼物,周济穷人。
[新标点] 以这月的两日为犹大人脱离仇敌得平安、转忧为喜、转悲为乐的吉日。在这两日设筵欢乐,彼此馈送礼物,周济穷人。
[和合修] 以这两日为犹太人摆脱仇敌得享平安、转忧为喜、转悲为乐的吉日,并在这两日设宴欢乐,彼此馈送礼物,周济穷人。
[新译本] 以这月的两日,为犹大人脱离仇敌,得享安宁的日子,是转忧为喜,转哀为乐的吉日,叫他们在这两日饮宴欢乐,大家互赠礼物,也赒济穷人。
[当代修] 设宴欢庆,互赠礼物,周济穷人,以纪念犹太人在此月此日得以脱离仇敌,化忧为乐,转悲为喜。
[现代修] 因为这两天是犹太人除灭仇敌的日子;这个月是犹太人转悲痛绝望为欢喜快乐的月份。他们要守这节日,欢宴庆祝,互赠礼物,并且救济穷人。
[吕振中] 作为犹大人脱离仇敌、得享平安的日子,作为从愁苦转为欢乐、从悲哀转为快乐的假日月分,叫他们以这两天作为宴饮欢乐的日子,彼此赠送礼物、给穷人送恩物。
[思高本] 因为这两天是犹太人彻底摆脱仇敌的日子,而这一月为他们是化忧为喜,化凶为吉的一月,因此该以欢宴庆祝这两天,互赠礼物,救济穷困。
[文理本] 以是月是日、犹大人免敌之扰、转忧为喜、转戚为愉、守为佳日、于此二日、筵宴喜乐、互相馈遗、赒恤贫乏、
[GNT] These were the days on which the Jews had rid themselves of their enemies; this was a month that had been turned from a time of grief and despair into a time of joy and happiness. They were told to observe these days with feasts and parties, giving gifts of food to one another and to the poor.
[BBE] As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good th
[KJV] As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gift
[NKJV] as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor.
[KJ21] as the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another and gifts t
[NASB] because on those days the Jews (Lit had rest from)rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was turned for them from grief into joy, and from mourning into a (Lit good day)holiday; that they were to make them days of feasting and rejoicing, and sending portions of food to one another, and gifts to the poor.
[NRSV] as the days on which the Jews gained relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of
[WEB] as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy.
[ESV] as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
[NIV] as the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one
[NIrV] Mordecai told the Jews to celebrate the time when they got rest from their enemies. That was the month when their sadness was turned into joy. It was when their sobbing turned into a day for celebrating. He wrote the letters to celebrate those days as times of joy. He wanted the people to enjoy good food. He told them to give presents of food to one another. He also wanted them to give gifts to those who were poor.
[HCSB] because during those days the Jews got rid of their enemies. That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday. They were to be days of feasting, rejoicing, and of sending gifts to one another and the poor.
[CSB] because during those days the Jews got rid of their enemies. That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday. They were to be days of feasting, rejoicing, and of sending gifts to one another and the poor.
[AMP] As the days on which the Jews got rest from their enemies, and as the month which was turned for them from sorrow to gladness and from mourning into a holiday--that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days of sending choice portions to one another and gifts to the poor.
[NLT] He told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness and by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the poor. This would commemorate a time when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, when their sorrow was turned into gladness and their mourning into joy.
[YLT] as days on which the Jews have rested from their enemies, and the month that hath been turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, to make them days of banquet and of joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.