כַּיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־נָ֨חוּ בָהֶ֤ם הַיְּהוּדִים֙ מֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר֩ נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ לָהֶ֤ם מִיָּגוֹן֙ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמֵאֵ֖בֶל לְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹב לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם יְמֵי֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה וְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַ מָנוֹת֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וּמַתָּנ֖וֹת לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃
ayon sa mga araw na nagkaroon ng kapahingahan ang mga Judio mula sa kanilang mga kaaway, at sa buwan na nabaligtad para sa kanila mula sa dalamhati tungo sa kagalakan, at mula sa pagluluksa tungo sa isang araw ng kapistahan; upang gawin nila ang mga ito na mga araw ng pagpipiging at pagsasaya, at ng pagpapadala ng mga bahagi ng pagkain sa isa't isa, at ng mga kaloob sa mga dukha.
German Commentary
Fasten und Beschenkung der Armen gestattet. Der Tag, an welchem die Dorfbewohner die Esterrolle vorzeitig gelesen haben, ist für sie kein Fest, an welchem Trauerfeier und Fasten verboten wäre; doch dürfen sie an diesem Tage schon die für Purim vorgeschriebenen Geldgeschenke (Ester 9, 22) an die Armen verteilen, obgleich das Festmahl und die damit verbundenen Freundesgaben (daselbst) auch für sie an den vierzehnten Adar gebunden sind.
Daf Shevui to Megillah
Rabbah the son of Rava says that work may even be performed on Purim itself. He derives this from a discrepancy between Esther 8:17 and 9:22. The earlier verse refers to Purim as a “good day (Yom Tov)” implying that work is prohibited. However, the latter verse does not mention “Yom Tov.” Thus the Jews accepted that they are not allowed to mourn or fast on Purim, but the work prohibition they did not accept.
Rashi
כמשלש חדשים ABOUT THREE MONTHS AFTER — the greater part of the first, the greater part of the third and the entire middle (second) one (Genesis Rabbah 85:10). The expression כמשלש חדשים signifies “when the months repeated themselves three times”. The word משלש is similar in form to (Ester 9:19) “and sending (ומשלח) portions”; (Isaiah 11:14), “sending (משלח) forth their hand”. Onkelos renders it similarly כתלתות ירחיא (where תלתות is the infinitive of תַּלַּת “when the months become three”).