Esther 1
1 This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
Ma inge sikyak in pacl lal Ahasuerus, su tuh leum fin facl siofok longoul itkosr, India me na nwe Ethiopia.
2 In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
In len ingo Tokosra Ahasuerus el muta ke tron lal in acn pot kulana in acn Susa.
3 In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
In yac se aktolu ma el tokosra, el orala kufwa se nu sin mwet leum ac mwet fulat lal nukewa. Un mwet mweun lun Persia ac Media elos wi, oayapa governor ac mwet fulat lun facl nukewa el leumi.
4 And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
Ke lusen malem onkosr el akkalemye lupan kasrup lal nu selos, ac el konkin ke fulat lal ac wolana lun acn sel.
5 At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.
Toko, tokosra el oru sie pac kufwa nu sin mukul nukewa in siti fulat Susa, mwet kasrup ac mwet sukasrup oana sie. Orek ke wik nufon se ke inkul lun tokosra su yokla ke ros ac sak.
6 Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
Naweyukla inkul sac ke mwe lisrlisr folfol ac fasrfasr, kapiri ke mwe srem sroninmutuk linen srik eoa, ac kapiryang ke ring silver nu ke sru marble. Mwe muta orekla ke gold ac silver takinyukla ke likinum ke inkul sac, su loeyukla ke eot fwel ac saok inge: marble fasrfasr, srusra, folfol, ac eot saromrom.
7 Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
Mwet uh nimnim ke cup gold ma orekla ke kain in lumah puspis, ac tokosra el kulang ac sang elos nim yokna ke wain lal sifacna.
8 By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
Wangin lupa se sikulyen mwe nimnim — tokosra el sapkin nu sin mwet kulansap lal tuh in filfilla nu sin mwet nukewa in eis lupa na mwet lungse.
9 Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
In pacl sac pacna, Kasra Vashti el oru sie kufwa in lohm sin tokosra, nu sin mutan uh.
10 On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
Ke len se akitkosr lun kufwa lal tokosra, el nimnim ac pulakin pwar lal. Ouinge el solani eunuch itkosr su mwet kulansap lal sifacna: Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, ac Carkas.
11 to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
El sap nu selos elos in usalu Kasra Vashti, ac elan sonang tefuro lun kasra. Kasra el mutan na oasku se, ac tokosra el ke konkin katoiyal nu sin mwet fulat ac mwet nukewa ma wi kufwa sac.
12 Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
Tusruktu ke mwet kulansap uh fahkang nu sel Kasra Vashti sap lun tokosra, el tia lungse som. Ma se inge oru tokosra el foloyak.
13 Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
In pacl ma oasr mwe siyuk ke ma sap ac oakwuk, tokosra el ac pangoneni mwet pwapa lal, mweyen elos pa etu ouiya ma fal in orek.
14 His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
Elos su el kwacna siyuk kasru se pa Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, ac Memucan — mwet fulat itkosr lun Persia ac Media su wal fulat oemeet in tokosrai lal.
15 “According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
El fahk nu sin mwet inge, “Nga, Tokosra Ahasuerus, nga tuh supwala mwet kulansap luk nu yorol Kasra Vashti ke sie sap ku, a el tia lungse akos sap sac! Mea ma sap uh akkalemye mu kut in oru nu sel?”
16 And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
Na Memucan el akkalemye nu sin tokosra ac mwet fulat lal: “Ma koluk se ma Kasra Vashti el oru inge tia ma nu sum mukena, a ma nu sin mwet fulat lom ac oayapa mukul nukewa in tokosrai uh!
17 For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’
Mutan nukewa in tokosrai uh fin lohng ma kasra el oru inge, na elos ac mutawauk in pilesru pac mukul tumalos. Elos ac mu, ‘Tokosra Ahasuerus el sap solal Kasra Vashti nu yorol, a el srangesr som.’
18 This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
Ke mutan kien mwet fulat Persia ac Media elos ac lohng ke ma kasra el oru inge, elos ac srumun misenge pacna nu sin mukul tumalos. Mutan payuk yen nukewa ac fah tila akfulatye mukul tumalos, ac mukul tumalos ac fah sulung sin mutan kialos.
19 So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
Fin wo sin Tokosra, orala sie mwe fahkak sin tokosra lah Vashti el fah tia sifilpa sikyak ye mutun tokosra. Sang in simla ke ma sap lun Persia ac Media, tuh in fah tiana ku in ikilyukla. Na toko, sang wal lun kasra nu sin sie mutan ma wo lukel.
20 The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
Ke pacl se mwe fahkak lom sulkakinyuk sasla fin tokosrai lulap se inge, mutan nukewa ac fah akpusiselyalos nu sin mukul tumalos, elos finne kasrup ku sukasrup.”
21 The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.
Tokosra ac mwet fulat lal nukewa insese nu ke nunak sac, ac tokosra el oru oana ma Memucan el fahk.
22 He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
El supwalik mwe fahkak sac nu sin kais sie facl ma el leumi, ke kas lalos ac ouiyen sim lalos, fahk mu kais sie mukul in leum in lohm sel sifacna.
