Esther 2
1 Xerxes lunghan adailhah phat in, Vashti in ipi anabolla chule aman ama chung chang ipi dan anasem am ti ahin gel pantan ahi.
After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2 Hijeh chun lengpa kinaipi, thumop phabep in akomah, “Naleng gamsunga nang dingin nungah theng, amel hoitah khat lhengdoh uhite tin,” ngehna aneitaovin ahi.
Then the king’s servants who served him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
3 “Na lenggam sunga gambih sung tinnah khangdong numei melhoitah ho hinpuija Susa khopi sung lengte numei kholna munna hinkhol khomding nganse phabep kipansah henlang, lengpa inpia nukiso ho lah a lamkai Hegai hin numei kikholna munna umho chu amellu ahoithei nadiuva akijen ding dan nu hin vesui dingin kinganse hen.
Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the citadel of Susa, to the women’s house, to the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, keeper of the women. Let cosmetics be given them;
4 Hiche jouteng chuleh khangdong numei ho lah a lengpa lung lhaisah theipen chu Vashti khellin lengnu kihisah hen,” atiuve. Hiche thumop hin lengpa alung lhaisah lheh jengin, hijeh chun hiche tohgon chu achelhah sahtai.
and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” The thing pleased the king, and he did so.
5 Hiche laitah chun Susa khopi sunga chun Jair chapa Mordecai kiti Judate mikhat ana um'in ahi. Amachu Benjamin phung sunga Kish le Shimei chilhah khat anahi.
There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
6 Amahi Nebuchadnezzer lengpan Juda lengpa Jehoiachin Jerusalema konna Babylon na ahin kailut tha holah a insung mikhat ahi.
who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7 Hiche mipa hin Hadassah ahilou leh Esther tiajong kihe, apangahpa chanu khat ana vahdoh ahin, amanu hi mimel hoitah leh dei umtah nungah ahi. Amahi anule apa athi phatna Mordecai hin ainsung mikhatna ahin kilah lutna achanu tabang banga ahn kikhou khah ahi.
He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
8 Lengpa dan thupeh dungjuija khangdong numei dang tamtah toh Susa khopi sunga leng in na numei kikholna mun ah ahin puilut’un Hegai vesuina noijah akoi taovin ahi.
So, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel of Susa, to the custody of Hegai, Esther was taken into the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9 Amanu hin Hegai chu alung lhaisah lheh jengin hijeh chun amanjong Esther chu khohsahna neitah in ajen pantan ahi. Aman gangtah in nehle chah atuipen agonpeh in, amelhoina dinga akinuding jong agonpeh loi jengin ahi. Aman amanu jenle dingin leng inpia kon in nungah sagi agonpeh in numei kikholna a mun nompen laitah a ajenle nungah hotoh aumsah in ahi.
The maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him. He quickly gave her cosmetics and her portions of food, and the seven choice maidens who were to be given her out of the king’s house. He moved her and her maidens to the best place in the women’s house.
10 Mordecai in aseipeh dungjuijin amanu hin koi nam mi koi insunga kon ahi koimacha kom’a aseidoh pon ahi.
Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.
11 Niseh in, Mordecai chun Esther chunga chu itobang thu sohtam ti ahetnom jeh'in numeiho kikholna munlai tah leitol vella chun avahle le jin ahi.
Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would become of her.
12 Hiche nungah hochu lengpa jalkhunna akipuilut masangin lha somleni melhoina dinga kijenna phat chu kipea ahi; lhagup sungchu Myrrh thao kinuding, lhagup ma chu gim namtui phapen ho akinudiu ahi.
Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after her purification for twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet fragrances and with preparations for beautifying women).
13 Lengpa kom’a acheding tengleh numei kikholna konna chu numei kijep pahna thil itobang hijongleh akichoi nom penkhat akichoi ding ahi.
The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women’s house to the king’s house.
14 Hiche nilhah teng chuleh amanu chu lengpa indan tumbeh khatna kipuilut ding, chujou teng ajing jingkah tengle lengpa inpi numei kholna anichanna lengpa jite chenna a chu puilut ding ahi. Hichea chu lengpa thaikem ho chingpa Shaashgaz vetsuina noija umdiu ahi. Amachu ijemtia lengpan ngaichatna aneija aminna ahinkou tilouva lengpa kom’a chu lutkit lou helding ahi.
In the evening she went, and on the next day she returned into the second women’s house, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch, who kept the concubines. She came in to the king no more, unless the king delighted in her, and she was called by name.
15 Esther chu Mordecai pangah Abihail chanu ahi (Mordecai jin apangahpa chanu khangdongcha Esther chu ahin vahdoh ahi). Lengpa kom’a Esther chephat ahung hiphat in, numei kholna a avesui apang nukiso Hegai in ahilna chengse chu akimel chih in ahi. Amanun thildang imacha donlouvin amapan aseipeh bouchu akichoijin ahileh amujousen a-ot chalheh jengun ahi.
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
16 Esther chu leng Xerxes avaihomna kum sagi channa phalbi hunglhun tilchun lengpa khopia lengpa koma chun apuilut’un ahi.
So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Lengpan khangdong numei dangho sangin alungset jon ahi. Lengpan amanu chu adeilheh jengin, hijeh chun lallukhuh chu akhuhpeh in Vashti khellin lengnun atung tan ahi.
The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Hiche chu alopna in Esther min’in milen milal holeh vaihom hochu golvah abolpeh in gambih ho jousea nikhat choldo nikho alhapeh in kipa thilpeh jong mijouse apen ahi.
Then the king made a great feast for all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces, and gave gifts according to the king’s bounty.
19 Khangdong numei hochu numei kholna anichanna a chu asollut jouvun, chule Mordecai chu khopi sunga vaihom khat in ahungpang tan ahi.
When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.
20 Hichan geijin jong Esther chun anam leh akonna insung aphongdoh hih laiye. Aman Mordecai in na aumlaija athu angai bangin tunjong athupeh ajui nalaije
Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him.
21 Nikhat hi Mordecai chu lengpa kotpi kom’a anatohna munna ana toupet chun lengpa dinga nukiso, lengpa achom’a agena indan ngah teni Bigthan le Teresh chu lengpa Xerxes chunga alung hang lhonnin thadoh dingin agong lhontan ahi.
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, who were doorkeepers, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
22 Ahinlah Mordecai jin athilgon lhonchu ana jadoh in lengnu Esther kom’a chun thu chu analhut in ahi. Amanun hichu lengpa kom’a aseidoh in Mordecai akonna kihedoh ahichu ana hetsah e.
This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.
23 Hichu kholtohna aneiyun ahile Mordecai thusei chu adih monge ti photchetna aum phat in nukiso teni chu thingchunga akhailih taovin ahi. Hichehi Xerxes lengpa thusimbua akijih lut tan ahi.
When this matter was investigated, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king’s presence.
