Esther 3

3 ¹After all dis, King Xerxes lift Haman, di pikin of Hammedatha, di Agagite man, high; e promote am and put im seat above all di ogas wey dey with am. ²All di king servant wey dey for di king gate bin dey kneel down and bow for Haman, as di king don command. But Mordecai no gree kneel or bow. ³So di king servant wey dey for di king gate ask Mordecai, “Why you dey disobey di king command?” ⁴Day after day dem dey press am, but e refuse; so dem go tell Haman, to see whether Mordecai own go stand, sotay e don tell dem sey na Jew man e be. ⁵Wen Haman see sey Mordecai no go kneel or bow for am, vex full im belle. ⁶To kill only Mordecai bin be small tin for im eye, sotay dem don tell am who Mordecai people be; so Haman come dey find way to destroy all Mordecai people, di Jew people, for evrywhere for Xerxes kingdom.

⁷For di first month, Nisan, for King Xerxes im twelfth year, dem cast Pur (di lot) for front of Haman for evri day and evri month; and di lot fall on di twelfth month, Adar. ⁸Haman tell King Xerxes, “Some particular people dey scatter and spread among di oda people for evrywhere for your kingdom province dem. Dia law different from evribody own, and dem no dey obey di king law; e no go profit di king anytin to leave dem dey. ⁹If e make di king happy, make dem write am down sey make dem destroy dem; and I go weigh 375 tons of silver give im ogas for di royal treasury.”

¹⁰Di king remove im signet ring for im hand and give am to Haman, di pikin of Hammedatha di Agagite man, di enemy of di Jew people. ¹¹“Di silver na your own,” di king tell Haman, “and di people too—do wetin you like with dem.”

¹²For di thirteenth day of di first month, dem call di king scribe dem, and dem write Haman order to di king satrap dem, di governor wey dey over evri province, and di ogas of evri people—evri province for im own writing, evri people for dia own language. Dem write am for King Xerxes im name, and seal am with im signet ring. ¹³Message-carrier dem carry letter go all di king province dem: destroy, kill, and wipe out all di Jew people—young and old, woman and pikin—for one day, di thirteenth of di twelfth month, Adar, and grab all dia property. ¹⁴Dem suppose send copy of di order as law for evri province, and show am to all di people, so dat dem go ready for dat day. ¹⁵For di king command, di message-carrier dem rush comot, and dem announce di order for di fortress of Susa. Di king and Haman sidon dey drink, but di city of Susa dey confuse.