Esther 2
1 And after this the king’s anger was pacified, and he no more mentioned Astin, bearing in mind what she had said, and how he had condemned her.
Ie añe, naho fa nanintsiñe ty fiforoforoa’ i Akasverose mpanjaka, le nitiahi’e t’i Vastý, i nanoa’ey vaho i nandiliañe azey.
2 Then the servants of the king said, Let there be sought for the king chaste [and] beautiful young virgins.
Le hoe o mpitoro’ i mpanjakay niatrak’ azeo: Ehe te ho tsoeheñe ho a i mpanjakay ty somondrara soa vintañe t’ie isaheñe;
3 And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair [and] chaste young damsels [and bring them] to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given [to them].
le ehe te hanendre sorotà amo hene fifeleha’ i fifehea’eio i mpanjakay hanontonañe an-drova’ i Sosane atoy, añ’ anjomban-drakemba ao, ambane’ ty lili’ i Hegè, mpiatrak’ i mpanjakay, mpañambeñe o ampelao, ze fonga somondrara tsomerentsereñe ho tolorañe ze paia’e ho ami’ty fihaminañe;
4 And let the woman who shall please the king be queen instead of Astin. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
vaho ty somondrara tea’ i mpanjakay ty ho mpanjaka-ampela handimbe i Vastý. Nitea’ i mpanjakay i entañey le nanoe’e.
5 Now there was a Jew in the city Susa, and his name was Mardochæus, the [son] of Jairus, [the son] of Semeias, [the son] of Cisæus, of the tribe of Benjamin;
Teo t’i nte-Iehoda an-drova’ i Sosane ao, i Mordekay, ana’ Iaire, ana’ i Simeý, ana’ i Kise, ana’ i Beniamine ty tahina’e;
6 who had been brought a prisoner from Jerusalem, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried into captivity.
amo nendeseñe boak’ Ierosalaimeo, o nasese an-drohy nindre am’ Iekonià mpanjaka’ Iehodao, o nasese’ i Nebokadnetsare mpanjaka’ i Bavele mb’eoo.
7 And he had a foster-child, daughter of Aminadab his father’s brother, and her name [was] Esther; and when her parents were dead, he brought her up for a wife for himself: and the damsel was beautiful.
Le nibeize’e t’i Hadasae, natao Estere, anak’ ampelan-drahalahin-drae’e; fa bode-rae naho tsy aman-drene naho nisoa vintañe vaho trenotreno’e i somondraray; aa kanao fa nihomake ty rae’e naho i rene’e le rinambe’ i Mordekay re ho anak’ ampela’e.
8 And because the king’s ordinance was published, many damsels were gathered to the city Susa under the hand of Gai; and Esther was brought to Gai the keeper of the women.
Aa ie jinanjiñe ty lily naho tsei’ i mpanjakay, le natontoñe an-drova’ i Sosane ao ty somondrara maro ambane’ ty fifehea’ i Hegey; le nampihovaeñe añ’ anjomba’ i mpanjakay, ambane’ i Hegè mpañambeñe o somondrarao, ka t’i Estere.
9 And the damsel pleased him, and she found favour in his sight; and he hasted to give her the things for purification, and her portion, and the seven maidens appointed her out of the palace: and he treated her and her maidens well in the women’s apartment.
Le nahafale aze i somondraray, le nahaoniña’e tretre, le nitolora’e aniany ze nipaiaeñe amy fañaliova’ey naho o faha’eo vaho ty somondrara fito nañeva boak’ añ’ anjombam-panjaka ao; le nasì’e mb’amy toetse soay re rekets’ i mpiatra’e rey.
10 But Esther discovered not her family nor her kindred: for Mardochæus had charged her not to tell.
Tsy naboa’ i Estere ondati’eo ndra i toñon-droae’ey, fa nafanto’ i Mordekay ama’e te tsy ho volañe’e.
11 But Mardochæus used to walk every day by the women’s court, to see what would become of Esther.
Le nidraidraitse aolon-kiririsan’ anjomban-drakemba eo boak’ andro t’i Mordekay handrendreke i Estere naho ze nanoañe.
12 Now this was the time for a virgin to go in to the king, when she should have fulfilled twelve months; for so are the days of purification fulfilled, six months while they are anointing themselves with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices and women’s purifications.
Nitsatoke ho a o somondrarao te sindre hiheo añatrefa’ i Akasverose mpanjaka eo naho fa heneke ty volañe folo-ro’ amby ty amy lilin-tsomondraray (fa Izay ty nahaheneke o androm-piliovañeo, toe enem-bolañe an-tsolike rame naho enem-bolañe ami’ty mañidè naho o soli-drakemba ila’eo),
13 And then [the damsel] goes in to the king; and [the officer] to whomsoever he shall give the command, will bring her to come in with him from the women’s apartment to the king’s chamber.
Zao ty niheova’ ty somondrara mb’amy mpanjakay mb’eo; natolotse aze ndra inoñ’ inoñe paiae’e hindeseñe boak’ amy anjomban-drakembay mb’ amy anjomba’ i mpanjakay mb’eo.
14 She enters in the evening, and in the morning she departs to the second women’s apartment, where Gai the king’s chamberlain [is] keeper of the women: and she goes not in to the king again, unless she should be called by name.
Nizilik’ ao re te hariva, le niavotse mb’añ’ anjomba faharoe’ o roakembao mb’eo te loak’ andro, ho ambane’ ty fifehea’ i Sasgaze, mpiatra’ i mpanjakay, mpañambeñe o sakezao; le tsy niheo mb’amy mpanjakay ka re naho tsy te nitea’e vaho nikanjie’e ami’ty añara’e.
15 And when the time was fulfilled for Esther the daughter of Aminadab the brother of Mardochæus’ father to go in to the king, she neglected nothing which the chamberlain, the women’s keeper, commanded; for Esther found grace in the sight of all that looked upon her.
Ie nitsatok’ amy Estere, ana’ i Abihaile, rahalahin-drae’ i Mordekay nandrambe aze ho ana’ey, ty himoak’ amy mpanjakay, le tsy ino ty nipaia’e naho tsy ze natoro’ i Hege, mpiatra’ i mpanjakay, mpañamben-droakembay. Le nahaonim-pañisohañe am-pihaino’ ze hene nahaisak’ aze t’i Estere.
16 So Esther went in to king Artaxerxes in the twelfth month, which is Adar, in the seventh year of his reign.
Aa le nasese mb’amy Akasverose mpanjaka mb’añ’ anjombam-panjaka mb’eo amy volam-pahafolo, volam-balasira, taom-pahafitom-pifehea’ey t’i Estere.
17 And the king loved Esther, and she found favour beyond all the [other] virgins: and he put on her the queen’s crown.
Le nikokoa’ i mpanjakay mandikoatse ze somondrara iaby t’i Estere, ie nahaonim-pañisohañe naho fitretrezañe am-pahaisaha’e eo ambone’ o somondrara iabio, aa le nasampe’e an-doha’e eo i sabakam-pifeheañey, le nanoe’e mpanjaka-ampela handimbe i Vastý.
18 And the king made a banquet for all his friends and great men for seven days, and he highly celebrated the marriage of Esther; and he made a release to those who were under his dominion.
Le nanao betitake, ty takataka’ i Estere, ho a ze hene roandria’e naho mpitoro’e i mpanjakay; le nampitofa’e o fifelehañeo vaho nitolora’e falalàñe mañeva ty vara’ i mpanjakay.
19 But Mardochæus served in the palace.
Ie natontoñe fañindroe’e o somondrarao le niambesatse an-dalambeim-panjaka eo t’i Mordekay.
20 Now Esther had not discovered her kindred; for so Mardochæus commanded her, to fear God, and perform his commandments, as when she was with him: and Esther changed not her manner of life.
Mbe tsy vinola’ i Estere ty filongoa’e ndra ondati’eo, namantoha’ i Mordekaiy; fa mbe nañorike ty lili’ i Mordekay t’i Estere manahake tamy nañabeiza’ey.
21 And two chamberlains of the king, the chiefs of the body-guard, were grieved, because Mardochæus was promoted; and they sought to kill king Artaxerxes.
Tamy andro rezay, ie niambesatse an-dalambei’ i mpanjakay t’i Mordekay; le niboseke t’i Bigtane naho i Terese, roe amo mpiatra’ i mpanjakaio, mpañambeñe i lalañey, ie nikilily hampipao-pitàñe amy Akasverose mpanjaka.
22 And the matter was discovered to Mardochæus, and he made it known to Esther, and she declared to the king the matter of the conspiracy.
Fe nioni’ i Mordekay i kiniay naho natalili’e amy Estere, mpanjaka-ampelay vaho tinaro’ i Estere amy mpanjakay amy tahina’ i Mordekaiy.
23 And the king examined the two chamberlains, and hanged them: and the king gave orders to make a note for a memorial in the royal records of the good offices of Mardochæus, as a commendation.
Ie nitsikaraheñe i kililiy le nirendreke naho songa naradorado an-katae ie roe; vaho nisokireñe am-boken-talily añatrefa’ i mpanjakay ao.
