Esther 3
1 After these things, king Assuerus advanced Aman, the son of Amadathi, who was of the race of Agag: and he set his throne above all the princes that were with him.
यी कुरापछि राजा अहासूरसले अगागी हम्मदाताका छोरा हामानलाई बढुवा गरे, र तिनीसित भएका सबै अधिकारीभन्दा तिनको अधिकारको पद माथि राखिदिए ।
2 And all the king’s servants, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him.
राजाको ढोकामा भएका सबै सेवकले हामानको सामु घुँडा टेक्नु र लम्पसार परेर दण्डवत् गर्नु भन्ने आदेश राजाबाट भएको थियो । तर मोर्दकैले न घँडा टेके, न लम्पसार परे ।
3 And the king’s servants that were chief at the doors of the palace, said to him: Why dost thou alone not observe the king’s commandment?
तब राजाको ढोकामा बस्ने राजाका सेवकहरूले मोर्दकैलाई भने, “राजाको आज्ञालाई तपाईं किन अटेर गर्नुहुन्छ?”
4 And when they were saying this often, and he would not hearken to them; they told Aman, desirous to know whether he would continue in his resolution: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
तिनीहरूले दिनप्रतिदिन तिनीसित उही कुरा गरे तापनि तिनले उनीहरूका इच्छाको बेवास्ता गरे । त्यसैले मोर्दकैको बारेमा त्यस्तै रहन्छ कि रहँदैन भनी तिनीहरूले त्यो कुरा हामानलाई बताए किनकि मोर्दकै यहूदी थिए भनी उनले तिनीहरूलाई भनेका थिए ।
5 Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding angry.
हामानको सामु मोर्दकैले घुँडा नटेकेको र ननिहुरेको कुरा जब हामानले देखे, तब तिनी रिसले चूर भए ।
6 And he counted it nothing to lay his hands upon Mardochai alone: for he had heard that he was of the nation of the Jews, and he chose rather to destroy all the nation of the Jews that were in the kingdom of Assuerus.
मोर्दकैलाई मात्र मार्नुपर्छ भन्ने विचारलाई तिनले टेरेनन् किनकि मोर्दकैका मानिसहरू को थिए भनी राजाका सेवकहरूले तिनलाई बताएका थिए । हामानले अहासूरसको सम्पूर्ण राज्यमा भएका सारा यहूदी अर्थात् मोर्दकैको जातिलाई सखाप पार्न चाहन्थे ।
7 In the first month (which is called Nisan) in the twelfth year a of the reign of Assuerus, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Phur, before Aman, on what day and what month the nation of the Jews should be destroyed: and there came out the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
राजा अहासूरसको बाह्रौँ वर्षको पहिलो महिनामा (जुन नीसान महिना हो) दिन र महिनाको छनोट गर्न हामानको सामु पुर अर्थात् चिट्ठा हालियो । चिट्ठा बाह्रौँ महिनामा (जुन अदार महिना हो) नपरेसम्म तिनीहरूले चिट्ठा हालिरहे ।
8 And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king’s ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity.
तब हामानले राजा अहासूरसलाई भने, “एउटा कोही मानिसहरू छन् जुन हजुरको राज्यका सारा प्रान्तभिर छरिएर रहेका छन् । तिनीहरूको व्यवस्था अरू मानिसहरूको भन्दा फरक छ, र तिनीहरूले राजाको व्यवस्था पालन गर्दैनन् । त्यसैले तिनीहरूलाई छोडिदिनु राजाको लागि उचित होइन ।
9 If it please thee, decree that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers.
राजालाई खुसी लागेमा तिनीहरूलाई मार्ने आदेश दिनुहोस्, र यो काम गर्ने राजाका कर्मचारीहरूका निम्ति म राजकोषमा जम्मा गर्न तिन लाख किलो चाँदी दिनेछु ।”
10 And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews,
तब राजाले आफ्नो हातबाट छाप-औँठी निकाले र यहूदीहरूका शत्रु अगागी हम्मदाताका छोरा हामानलाई त्यो दिए ।
11 And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee.
राजाले हामानलाई भने, “तिमी र तिम्रा मानिसहरूलाई रुपियाँ-पैसा फिर्ता दिइएको म हेर्नेछु । तिमीलाई इच्छा छ त्यही त्यसले गर ।”
12 And the king’s scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king’s lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring,
तब पहिलो महिनाको तेह्रौँ दिनमा राजाका सचिवहरूलाई बोलाइयो, र हामानको आदेश समावेश गर्ने गरी एउटा उर्दी लेखेर राजा प्रान्तीय गभर्नरहरू, सबै प्रान्तका अधिकारीहरू, विभिन्न जातिका सबै गभर्नरहरू, सबैजातिका अधिकारीहरूलाई हरेक प्रान्तमा तिनीहरूको आफ्नै लिपि र हरेक जातिको आफ्नै भाषामा पठाइयो । यसलाई राजा अहासूरसको नाउँमा लेखिएको र त्यसलाई तिनको औँठीद्वारा छाप लगाइएको थियो ।
13 Were sent by the king’s messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods.
बाह्रौँ महिना (जुन अदार महिना हो) को तेह्रौँ दिनमा युवादेखि वृद्धसम्म, बालबालिका र महिला सबै यहूदीलाई एकै दिनमा नामेट पार्न, मार्न र नाश गर्न अनि तिनीहरूका धन-सम्पत्ति खोस्न राजाका सारा प्रान्तमा पत्रवाहकहरूद्वारा चिठ्ठीहरू पठाइए ।
14 And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day.
हरेक प्रान्तमा उक्त चिट्ठीको एकप्रतिलाई कानुन बनाइयो । तिनीहरू त्यही दिन तयार हुनुपर्छ भनेर हरेक प्रान्तमा सबै मानिसलाई जानकारी गराइयो ।
15 The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfill the king’s commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.
राजाको आदेशलाई वितरण गर्न पत्रवाहकहरू हतारिए गए । शूशनको किल्लाभित्र पनि उर्दी बाँडियो । राजा र हामान पिउनलाई बसे, तर शूशन सहरमा भने हलचल मच्चियो ।
