Translations
Modern
These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.
Traditional
And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
Literal
…and these days shall be remembered and kept in every generation and generation, family and family, province and province, and city and city. And these days of Purim shall not pass away from the midst of the Jews, and their remembrance shall not cease among their seed.
Latin
Isti sunt dies, quos nulla umquam delebit oblivio, et per singulas generationes cunctæ in toto orbe provinciæ celebrabunt: nec est ulla civitas, in qua dies phurim, id est sortium, non observentur a Judæis, et ab eorum progenie, quæ his cæremoniis obligata est.
Original
Hebrew
English
These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.
Notes
This paragraph explains why Purim is an accepted Jewish festival, even though Moses did not authorize it with other festival days.
People
Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Purim: Jewish festival commemorating the events in the book of Esther
Glossary
Ancient Letter Writing Book of Esther Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Esther, Additions to Feasts and Festivals of Israel Purim
Topics
Lots, Feast of Purim: The: The Jews Bound Themselves to Keep Purim: A Feast Instituted to Commemorate the Deliverance of the Jews from the Plot of Haman