< Esther 4 >

1 And when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his garments, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and bitter cry,
A IKE ae la o Moredekai i na mea a pau i hanaia'i, alaila, haehae iho la ia i kona aahu. a komo ia i ke kapa inoino, a me ka lehu, a puka aku la iwaho iwaena o ke kulanakauhale, a uwe iho la, he uwe nui ehaeha loa.
2 and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
A hele oia imua o ka pukapa o ke alii; no ka mea, aole e komo iloko o ka pukapa o ke alii ka mea i aahuia i ke kapa inoino.
3 And in every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing: many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
A ma na aina a pau kahi i laha aku ai ka olelo a ke alii, a me kona kanawai, nui loa iho la ke kanikau ana o na Iudaio, a me ka hookeai ana, a me ka uwe ana, a me ke kumakena ana; a nui iho la ka poe i moe me ke kapa inoino, a me ka lehu.
4 And Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told [it] her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him; but he received [it] not.
A hele aku la na wahine a me na luna o Esetera, a hai aku la ia ia. Alaila, ehaeha loa ke alii wahine, a hoouna ae la ia i ka aahu e hoaahu ai ia Moredekai, a e lawe aku hoi i kona kapa inoino. Aole nae ia i lawe ia mea.
5 Then Esther called for Hatach, [one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to wait upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
Alaila, hea ae la o Esetera ia Hataka, i kekahi luna o ke alii, ana i hoonoho ai ma ko ia la alo, a kauoha ae la ia ia no Moredekai, i ike oia ia mea, a me ke kumu o ia mea.
6 And Hatach went forth to Mordecai, unto the public place of the city which was before the king's gate.
Alaila, hele aku la o Hataka ia Moredekai, ma ke alanui o ke kulanakauhale, ma ke alo o ka pukapa o ke alii.
7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, and of the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
Hai mai la o Moredekai i na mea a pau i loohia mai ai oia, a me ke kala a Hamana i olelo ai e haawi maloko o na waihonakala o ke alii, no na Iudaio, e luku ai ia lakou.
8 And he gave him a copy of the writing of the decree that had been given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew [it] to Esther, and to declare [it] to her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication to him, and to make request before him, for her people.
A haawi no hoi ia ia i ke kope o ka palapala o ke kanawai i kauia ma Susana, e luku ia lakou, e hoike aku ai ia Esetera, a e hai aku ia ia, a e kauoha aku ia ia e hele aku iloko i ke alii e olelo aku ia ia, a e noi aku no kona poe kanaka.
9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
Hoi mai la o Hataka, a hai ae la ia Esetera i na olelo a Moredekai.
10 And Esther spoke to Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai:
Olelo hou ae la o Esetera ia Hataka, a ma o na la oia i kauoha'i ia Moredekai;
11 All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces do know that whoever, whether man or woman, shall come to the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law, to put [him] to death, except [such] to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; and I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
Ua ike no na kanaka a pau o ke alii, a me na lahuikanaka o na aina o ke alii, o ka mea hele i ke alii la, ma ka pahale oloko, o ke kane a me ka wahine, me ke kii ole ia mai, hookahi kanawai nona, e make ia, ke o ole mai ke alii i ke kookooalii gula ia ia, i mea e ola'i. Aole hoi au i kiina mai e hele i ke alii la, i keia mau la he kanakolu.
12 And they told Mordecai Esther's words.
Hai mai la lakou ia Moredekai i na olelo a Esetera.
13 And Mordecai bade to answer Esther: Imagine not in thy heart that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
Alaila, kauoha ae la o Moredekai, e olelo aku ia Esetera, Mai manao oe iloko o kou naau, e pakele oe iloko o ka hale o ke alii, a e ole na Iudaio e a pau.
14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there arise relief and deliverance to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall perish. And who knows whether thou art [not] come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
No ka mea, ina e hamau oe i kau olelo i keia manawa, alaila, loaa no i na Iudaio ka hoakeaia, a me ke ola, mai kahi e mai; a e make no oe, a me ko ka hale o kou makuakane. Malia paha o kou mea ia i hiki ai i ke aupuni no ka manawa e like me neia?
15 And Esther bade to answer Mordecai:
Alaila, kauoha ae la o Esetera, e olelo aku lakou ia Moredekai.
16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise, and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.
O hele, a e hoakoakoa mai i na Iudaio a pau i loaa ma Susana nei, a e hookeai oukou no'u, mai ai, mai inu hoi, i na la ekolu, aole i ka po, aole i ke ao; a owau no kekahi e hookeai, a me ko'u poe wahine, a pela wau e komo aku ai i ke alii la: aole ia i ku pono i ke kanawai; aka, ina e make au, make no.
17 And Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Alaila, hele aku la o Moredekai, a hana iho la e like me na mea a pau a Esetera i kauoha mai ai ia ia.

< Esther 4 >