Esther 2
1 After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered:
Rehefa afaka izany, nony efa nionona ny fahatezeran’ i Ahasoerosy mpanjaka, dia nahatsiaro an’ i Vasty sy izay efa nataony izy ary ny efa nitsarana azy.
2 And the king’s servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,
Ka dia hoy ireo zatovon’ ny mpanjaka izay nanompo azy: Aoka ny mpanjaka hitadiavana zazavavy virijina tsara tarehy;
3 And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king’s women: and let them receive women’s ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.
ary aoka ny mpanjaka hanendry olona any amin’ ny isan-tokony eran’ ny ny fanjakany rehetra, dia aoka hovorin’ ireny ny zazavavy virijina tsara tarehy rehetra ho ato Sosana renivohitra ho ao an-tranom-behivavy amin’ ny fehin’ i Hegay, tsindranolahin’ i ny mpanjaka, mpifehy ny vehivavy; ary aoka homena ny zavatra fidiovany izy,
4 And whosoever among them all shall please the king’s eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.
koa izay zazavavy sitraky ny mpanjaka no aoka hanjaka hisolo an’ i Vasty. Dia sitraky ny mpanjaka izany teny izany, ka dia nataony.
5 There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,
Ary nisy Jiosy anankiray tany Sosana renivohitra. Mordekay no anarany, zanak’ i Jaïra, zanak’ i Simey, zanak’ i Kisy, avy tamin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina,
6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda,
izay efa nentina ho babo avy tany Jerosalema tamin’ ny babo izay nentina niaraka tamin’ i Jekonia, mpanjakan’ ny Joda, izay nobaboin’ i Nebokadnezara, mpanjakan’ i Babylona.
7 And he had brought up his brother’s daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter.
Ary izy nitaiza an’ i Hadasa (Estera izany), zanakavavin’ ny rahalahin-drainy, izay tsy nanana ray sy reny intsony; ary razazavavy dia soa sady tsara tarehy, ary noraisin’ i Mordekay ho zanany izy, rehefa maty rainy sy reniny.
8 And when the king’s ordinance was noised abroad, and according to his commandment many beautiful virgins were brought to Susan, and were delivered to Egeus the eunuch: Esther also among the rest of the maidens was delivered to him to be kept in the number of the women.
Koa nony re ny tenin’ ny mpanjaka sy ny lalàny, ka voavory tany Sosana renivohitra ny zazavavy maro ho andin’ ny fehin’ i Hegay, dia mba nentina ho ao an-tranon’ ny mpanjaka koa Estera ho amin’ ny fehin’ i Hegay, mpifehy ny vehivavy.
9 And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king’s house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids.
Ary nahafaly azy razazavavy ka nahita fitia teo imasony; dia nomeny faingana an-drazazavavy ny zavatra fidiovany sy ny anjara-haniny ary ny ankizivavy fito izay voafantina homena azy avy tao an-tranon’ ny mpanjaka; ary nafindrany ho ao amin’ ny fitoerana tsara indrindra ao an-tranom-behivavy izy sy ny ankizivaviny.
10 And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that:
Nefa Estera tsy mbola nilaza ny fireneny na ny fianakaviany, satria nopeperan’ i Mordekay mba tsy hilaza izany izy.
11 And he walked every day before the court of the house, in which the chosen virgins were kept, having a care for Esther’s welfare, and desiring to know what would befall her.
Ary Mordekay nitsangantsangana isanandro teo anoloan’ ny kianjan’ ny tranom-behivavy, mba hahafantarany izay toetran’ i Estera sy izay anaovana azy.
12 Now when every virgin’s turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices.
Ary nony tonga ny andro hidiran’ ny zazavavy tsirairay isan’ andro tany amin’ i Ahasoerosy mpanjaka, rehefa tapitra taminy ny roa ambin’ ny folo volana, araka ny fomba fanomanana ny vehivavy (fa tapitra tamin’ izay ny andro fidiovany, dia enim-bolana tamin’ ny diloilo nisy miora, ary enim-bolana tamin’ ny zava-manitra sy ny zavatra sasany koa fidiovan’ ny vehivavy),
13 And when they were going in to the king, whatsoever they asked to adorn themselves they received: and being decked out, as it pleased them, they passed from the chamber of the women to the king’s chamber.
koa nony hiditra ao amin’ ny mpanjaka ny zazavavy tamin’ izany, dia nomena azy izay rehetra nilainy ho entiny avy amin’ ny tranom-behivavy ho ao an-tranon’ ny mpanjaka.
14 And she that went in at evening, came out in the morning, and from thence she was conducted to the second house, that was under the hand of Susagaz the eunuch, who had the charge over the king’s concubines: neither could she return any more to the king, unless the king desired it, and had ordered her by name to come.
Tamin’ ny hariva no nandeha izy, ary nony maraina dia niverina izy ho ao an-trano faharoa nitoeran’ ny vehivavy, ho amin’ ny fehin’ i Sasegaza, tsindranolahin’ i ny mpanjaka, mpitandrina ny vaditsindrano; ary tsy mba niditra tao amin’ ny mpanjaka intsony izy, raha tsy tian’ ny mpanjaka, ka voatonona ny anarany.
15 And as the time came orderly about, the day was at hand, when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mardochai, whom he had adopted for his daughter, was to go in to the king. But she sought not women’s ornaments, but whatsoever Egeus the eunuch the keeper of the virgins had a mind, he gave her to adorn her. For she was exceeding fair, and her incredible beauty made her appear agreeable and amiable in the eyes of all.
Ary rehefa tonga ny anjara-andron’ i Estera, zanakavavin’ i Abihaila, rahalahin-drain’ i Mordekay izay efa nandray azy ho zananivavy, hidirany ao an-tranon’ ny mpanjaka, dia tsy nila na inona na inona izy mihoatra noho izay notononin’ i Hegay, tsindranolahin’ i ny mpanjaka, mpitandrina ny vehivavy. Ary Estera nahita fitia teo imason’ ny olona rehetra izay nijery azy.
16 So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Dia nentina ho ao amin’ i Ahasoerosy mpanjaka Estera, ho ao an-tranon’ ny fanjakana, tamin’ ny volana fahafolo (volana Tebeta izany) tamin’ ny taona fahafito nanjakany.
17 And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.
Ary tian’ ny mpanjaka mihoatra noho ny vehivavy rehetra Estera, ka nahita fitia sy sitraka teo imasony mihoatra noho ny virijina rehetra izy, ka dia nosatrohany ny satro-boninahitry ny fanjakana izy ka nampanjakainy hisolo an’ i Vasty.
18 And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence.
Ary ny mpanjaka nanao fanasana lehibe ho an’ ny mpanapaka rehetra sy ny mpanompony, dia fanasan’ i Estera izany; ary nanendry andro fifaliana ho an’ ny fanjakana rehetra isan-tokony izy sady nanome zavatra araka ny fanomen’ ny mpanjaka.
19 And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate,
Ary raha nisy virijina novorina fanindroany, dia nipetraka teo am-bavahadin’ ny mpanjaka Mordekay.
20 Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one.
Nefa Estera tsy mbola nilaza izay fianakaviany na izay fireneny, araka ilay nameperan’ i Mordekay azy ihany; fa ny tenin’ i Mordekay dia nankatoavin’ i Estera tahaka ny fony Izy mbola nitaiza azy ihany.
21 At that time, therefore, when Mardochai abode at the king’s gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were porters, and presided in the first entry of the palace, were angry: and they designed to rise up against the king, and to kill him.
Tamin’ izany andro izany, raha Mordekay nipetraka teo am-bavahadin’ ny mpanjaka, dia tezitra Bigtana sy Taresy, roa lahy isan’ ny tsindranolahin’ i ny mpanjaka, dia ilay mpiambina teo am-baravarana, ka nitady hamono an’ i Ahasoerosy mpanjaka izy.
22 And Mardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to queen Esther: and she to the king in Mardochai’s name, who had reported the thing unto her.
Ary fantatr’ i Mordekay izany ka nambarany tamin’ i Estera, vadin’ ny mpanjaka; dia nambaran’ i Estera tamin’ ny mpanjaka kosa izany araka ny nampilazain’ i Mordekay azy.
23 It was inquired into, and found out: and they were both hanged on a gibbet. And it was put in the histories, and recorded in the chronicles before the king.
Atỳ rehefa nodinihina izany zavatra izany, dia, indro, marina; ka dia nahantona tamin’ ny hazo izy roa lahy; ary nosoratana tao amin’ ny bokin’ ny tantara teo anatrehan’ ny mpanjaka izany.
