For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?”

我何忍见我本族的人受害？何忍见我同宗的人被灭呢？”

我何忍见我本族的人受害？何忍见我同宗的人被灭呢？”

我何忍见我本族的人受害？何忍见我同宗的人被灭呢？”

我怎能忍心看我本族的人受害？我怎能忍心看我的亲族被杀？”

因为我怎忍看见我的同胞受害呢？我怎忍看见我的族人消灭呢？”

我怎么能看着我的民族遭受这灾祸呢？怎么能看着我的宗族灭亡呢？”

我何忍見我本族的人受害？何忍見我同宗的人被滅呢？」

我何忍見我本族的人受害？何忍見我同宗的人被滅呢？」

我何忍見我本族的人受害？何忍見我同宗的人被滅呢？」

我怎能忍心看我本族的人受害？我怎能忍心看我的親族被殺？」

因為我怎忍看見我的同胞受害呢？我怎忍看見我的族人消滅呢？”

因為我怎忍得見我本族之民受害呢？我怎忍得見我的親族被滅盡呢？』

我怎麼能看著我的民族遭受這災禍呢？怎麼能看著我的宗族滅亡呢？」

我民遇害、我何以堪、我族被滅、我何忍見、

我之民族、遇害被殺、我何忍見。

我何忍見我民族遇害、何忍見我同宗被滅、

I couldn’t stand by and see the horrible trouble that would fall on my people! I couldn’t stand to see my family destroyed!”

For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?”

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”

For how can I endure to see the disaster which will happen to my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?”

For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?”

for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?”

For how can I endure to see the evil that would come to my people? How can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?”

For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.”

I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race,

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.

As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over itand said,“ If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace— but now it is hidden from your eyes.

but I said to the king,“ May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father.”

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them.

Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.

Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people.