אסתר
Esther
Read whole every Purim. Court intrigue, and not one mention of God.
The opening
וַיְהִי בִּימֵי אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ הוּא אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ הַמֹּלֵךְ מֵהֹדּוּ וְעַד־כּוּשׁ שֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה מְדִינָֽה׃
It was in the days of Achashverosh—this was the Achashverosh who reigned from Hodu to Cush—one hundred and twenty-seven colonies.
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כְּשֶׁבֶת ׀ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָֽה׃
In those days, when king Achashverosh had established himself on his imperial throne, in the capital city of Shushan.
Translation
- The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001Metsudah Publications, Lakewood N.J.A linear translation, made to be read beside the Hebrew.CC-BY
2609 words, about 20 minutes of reading.
Read it Someone has already translated this one.