全卷开篇的密释纳:以斯帖书卷在亚达月十一日至十五日之间诵读,不早也不迟。自约书亚的时代就有城墙环绕的城在十五日诵读,村庄与大镇在十四日诵读;但众贤许村庄把诵读提前到聚集之日,就是法庭开庭、当众诵读妥拉的星期一或星期四。
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以斯帖书卷 在亚达月的十一日、十二日、十三日、十四日或十五日诵读,不可早于此,也不可迟于此。
The Megilla is read on the eleventh, on the twelfth, on the thirteenth, on the fourteenth, or on the fifteenth of the month of Adar, not earlier and not later.
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密释纳说明在何种情形下,以斯帖书卷 在这几日中的哪一日诵读。
The mishna explains the circumstances when the Megilla is read on each of these days.
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自嫩的儿子约书亚的时代就有城墙环绕的城邑,在亚达月十五日诵读 以斯帖书卷;而自嫩的儿子约书亚的时代以来没有城墙的村庄与大镇,在十四日诵读。
Cities [kerakin] that have been surrounded by a wall since the days of Joshua, son of Nun, read the Megilla on the fifteenth of Adar, whereas villages and large towns that have not been walled since the days of Joshua, son of Nun, read it on the fourteenth.
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然而众贤定下:村庄可把诵读提前到聚集之日,就是星期一或星期四;那两日法庭开庭,当众诵读妥拉,村民因此会进到较大的城镇里来。
However, the Sages instituted that the villages may advance their reading to the day of assembly, i.e., Monday or Thursday, when the rabbinical courts are in session and the Torah is read publicly, and the villagers therefore come to the larger towns.