📖 📄 📘 DÌ‐65 ((DÌ [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(LIÙ·SHÍ·WǓ SIX · TENS · FIVE → [SIXTY-FIVE] 65) → [65^TH]) KÈ (LESSON 课 課)

📖 📄 📘 Yǐsītiē (Esther 以斯帖) Yīngyǒng (Yīng·yǒng {Being Flower → [Being Outstanding Person]} · {Being Brave} → [Heroically] 英勇) Jiù (Saves 救 救/捄) Tóngbāo (Tóng·bāo [(Ones from the)] Same · Womb → [Fellow Countrymen] 同胞) 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 Yóutài (Jewish 犹太 猶太) shàonǚ (shào·nǚ young · girl 少女) Yǐsītiē (Esther 以斯帖) zhù (lived 住) zài (in 在) Bōsī (Persian 波斯) Dìguó (Dì·guó Emperor’s · Nation → [Empire] 帝国 帝國) de (’s 的) Shūshān (Shuʹshan 书珊 書珊) Chéng ({City Wall} → [City] 城). Duō nián qián, tā de jiārén bèi Níbùjiǎnísā (Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar 尼布甲尼撒) Wáng (King 王) cóng (from 从 從) Yēlùsālěng (Jerusalem 耶路撒冷) dàidào zhèlǐ. Yǐsītiē de tángxiōng jiào Mòdǐgǎi (Morʹde·cai 末底改), tā shì Bōsī Wáng Yàhāsuílǔ (A·has·u·eʹrus 亚哈随鲁 亞哈隨魯) de (’s 的) chénpú. Yǐsītiē zài Mòdǐgǎi de fǔyǎng xià jiànjiàn zhǎngdà.

📖 📄 📘 Bōsī (Persian 波斯) wáng (king 王) xiǎngyào (wanted 想要) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) xīn (new 新) wánghòu (wáng·hòu king’s · queen → [queen] 王后), tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) púrén (pú·rén servant · people 仆人 僕人) jiù (then 就) zài (in 在) quánguó (quán·guó whole · nation 全国 全國) shàng (up → [(from) leadership] 上)‐xià (down → [(to) the masses] 下) xúnzhǎo piàoliang de nǚzǐ, Yǐsītiē yě bèi dàidàole wánggōng. Mòdǐgǎi zhǔfu Yǐsītiē, qiānwàn búyào gàosu biéren tā (she 她) shì (was 是) Yóutài‐rén ((Yóutài Judah 犹太 猶太)‐(rén person 人) → [Jew]). Hòulái, wáng xuǎnzhòngle Yǐsītiē, ràng tā dāng wánghòu.

📖 📄 📘 Yǒu ({(there) was having} → [(there) was] 有) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) jiào (called 叫 叫/呌) Hāmàn (Haʹman 哈曼) de (’s 的) rén (man 人), dìwèi (dì·wèi {ground → [position]} · {place → [rank]} → [position] 地位) bǐ ({compared to} 比) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) whom} · {(there) were having → [(there) were]} → [all] 所有) dàchén (dà·chén {big → [great]} · officials’ 大臣) dōu ({all of them} 都) gāo ({was high(er)} 高). Tā (he 他) hěn ({very much} 很) jiāo’ào ({was proud} 骄傲 驕傲), xiǎngyào (wanted 想要) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) whom} · {(there) were having → [(there) were]} → [all] 所有) rén (people 人) xiàng (to 向 向/曏/嚮) tā (him 他) xiàbài (xià·bài downward · {to bow} → [to bow down] 下拜). Mòdǐgǎi (Morʹde·cai 末底改) què (however 却 卻) jiānjué (jiān·jué (being) firmly · determined 坚决 堅決) bú (not 不) xiàng (to 向 向/曏/嚮) tā (him 他) xiàbài (xià·bài downward · {did bow} → [did bow down] 下拜). Hāmàn fēicháng shēngqì, xiǎng shāsǐ Mòdǐgǎi. Hòulái Hāmàn zhīdào Mòdǐgǎi shì Yóutài‐rén, jiù xiǎngchūle yí ge zhǔyi, yào shāsǐ guó nèi suǒyǒu Yóutài‐rén. Hāmàn duì wáng shuō: “Wáng a, Yóutài‐rén shì ge hěn wēixiǎn de mínzú, yào chèdǐ xiāomiè tāmen cái hǎo.” Wáng shuō: “Zhèi jiàn shì jiù jiāogěi nǐ ba.” Wáng yòu gěi Hāmàn quánlì, Hāmàn jiù zhìdìng yì tiáo fǎlǜ, ràng rén zài Yàdá yuè shísān rì nèi tiān, shāsǐ (shā·sǐ kill · {to be dead} 杀死 殺死) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) whom} · {(there) were having → [(there) were]} → [all] 所有) Yóutài‐rén ((Yóutài Judah 犹太 猶太)‐(rén people 人) → [Jews]). Zhèixiē (Zhèi·xiē this · {indefinite number of} → [these] 这些 這些) shì (matters 事), Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) zài (on 在) tiānshang (tiān·shang heaven · upon 天上) dōu ({all of them} 都) kàndào (kàn·dào saw · {arriving at} 看到) le ([(at the end of a phrase/sentence) indicates a change] 了).

📖 📄 📘 Yǐsītiē (Esther 以斯帖) què (however 却 卻) bù (not 不) zhīdào (zhī·dào {did know about} · {(the) way (of)} → [did know about] 知道) zhèi (this 这 這) jiàn ({item of} → [mw] 件) shì (matter 事). Mòdǐgǎi (Morʹde·cai 末底改) bǎ (held 把) zhèi (this 这 這) tiáo fǎlǜ chāo xialai gěi tā kàn, qǐng tā xiàng wáng qiúqíng. Yǐsītiē shuō: “Méiyǒu shòu yāoqǐng qù jiàn wáng de rén huì bèi chǔsǐ, chúfēi wáng shēnchu jīnzhàng cái néng miǎn sǐ. Wáng yǐjing 30 tiān méi ràng wǒ qù jiàn tā le. Búguò (Bú·guò not · {do pass} → [however] 不过 不過), jiùsuàn (jiù·suàn {even if} · {figuring → [considering]} 就算) sǐ ({(I) die} 死), wǒ (I 我) yě (also 也) yào (must 要) qù (go 去).”

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