< Esther 2 >
1 Later on, after all this had happened, King Xerxes' anger subsided and he thought about Vashti and what she'd done, and the decree issued against her.
यी कुरापछि जब राजा अहासूरसको रिस मर्यो तिनले वश्ती र उनले गरेकी कुराको बारेमा सोचे । तिनले उनको विरुद्धमा निकालेको आदेशको बारेमा पनि सोचे ।
2 His advisors suggested to him, “Why not order a search to find beautiful young virgins for Your Majesty?
तब राजाको सेवा गर्ने जवान मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “राजाको लागि सुन्दरी कन्या युवतीहरूको खोजी गर्ने काम होस् ।
3 Your Majesty should put officers in charge in each province of his empire to gather all the beautiful young women and bring them to the king's harem at the fortress of Susa. They should placed under the supervision of Hegai, the king's eunuch in charge of the women, and they should be given beauty treatments.
राजाले शूशनको किल्लाको स्त्री-घरमा सबै सुन्दरी कन्या युवतीहरू ल्याउनलाई आफ्नो राज्यका सारा प्रान्तहरूमा अधिकारीहरू नियुक्त गर्ने काम होस् । तिनीहरूलाई स्त्रीहरूको निरिक्षक राजाका अधिकारी हेगेको हेरचाहमा राखियोस्, र तिनले उनीहरूलाई आफ्ना सिङ्गारका सामानहरू उपलब्ध गराऊन् ।
4 The young woman the king finds most attractive can become queen in place of Vashti.” The king thought this was a good idea, so he acted upon it.
राजालाई खुसी पार्ने युवतीचाहिं वश्तीको सट्टामा रानी होऊन् ।” राजालाई यो सल्लाह मन पर्यो, र तिनले त्यसै गरे ।
5 There was a Jewish man living in the fortress of Susa named Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite
शूशनको किल्लामा कोही एक जना यहूदी थिए जसको नाउँ मोर्दकै थियो जो याईरका छोरा, शिमीका नाति र कीशका पनाति बेन्यामीन कुलका थिए ।
6 who was among those taken prisoner with King Jehoiachin of Judah and carried into exile from Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
तिनी यहूदाका राजा यहोयाकीनसँगै यरूशलेमबाट निर्वासनमा लगिनेहरूमध्ये एक जना थिए जसलाई बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदनेसरले कैद गरेर लगेका थिए ।
7 He had brought up Hadassah (or Esther), his uncle's daughter, because she had no father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was very attractive. After her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.
तिनले हदस्सा अर्थात् आफ्ना काकाकी छोरी एस्तरको हेरचाह गर्दै थिए, किनकि उनका बुबाआमा थिएनन् । यी युवतीको चेहरा सुन्दर थियो, र हेर्दा राम्री देखिन्थिन् । मोर्दकैले उनलाई आफ्नै छोरीको रूपमा लिएका थिए ।
8 When the king's order and decree had been announced, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa under the supervision of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the king's palace and placed under the care of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.
जब राजाको आदेश र उर्दीको घोषणा गरियो, तब धेरै जना युवतीहरू शूशनको किल्लामा ल्याइए । तिनीहरूलाई हेगेको हेरचाहमा राखियो । एस्तर पनि राजदरबारमा लगिइन् र स्त्रीहरूको निरिक्षक हेगेको हेरचाहमा राखिइन् ।
9 Esther caught his eye and he treated her favorably. He quickly arranged beauty treatments and special food for her. He also provided her with seven specially-chosen maids from the king's palace, and moved her and her maids to the best location in the harem.
यी युवतीले तिनलाई खुसी पारिन्, र उनले तिनको निगाह पाइन् । तिनले तुरुन्तै उनको लागि सिङ्गारका सामानहरू र उनको खानाको हिस्सा उपलब्ध गराए । तिनले उनको लागि राजदरबारका सात जना सेविका तोकिदिए, र तिनले उनी र उनका सेविकाहरूलाई स्त्री-घरको सबैभन्दा राम्रो ठाउँमा सारे ।
10 Esther had not let anyone know her nationality or who her family was, because Mordecai had ordered her not to.
एस्तरको मानिसहरू र उनका नातेदारहरू को थिए भनेर उनले कसैलाई भनेकी थिइनन्, किनकि मोर्दकैले त्यो नबताउन उनलाई निर्देशन दिएका थिए ।
11 Each day Mordecai spent time walking around in front of the courtyard of the harem so he could find out how Esther was doing and what was happening to her.
एस्तरको अवस्था र उनलाई के गरिन्छ भनी जान्न हरेक दिन मोर्दकै स्त्री-घरको बाहिरपट्टि चोकमा ओहोर-दोहोर गर्थे ।
12 Before it was the turn of a young woman to go to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments for women that were required: six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumed oils and ointments.
स्त्रीहरूका लागि तोकिएको प्रावधानअनुसार, छ महिनासम्म मूर्रको तेल दलेर र छ महिनासम्म अत्तरसाथै सिङ्गारका सामानहरूले सिङ्गारिएर हरेक कन्याले बाहृ महिनासम्म सुन्दरतामा ध्यान दिएपछि—प्रत्येक स्त्रीको राजा अहासूरसकहाँ जाने पालो आउँथ्यो—
13 When it was time for the young woman to go to the king, she was given whatever she asked for to take with her from the harem to the king's palace.
एक जना युवती राजाकहाँ जाँदा, स्त्री-घरबाट तिनलाई जे लिएर जाने इच्छा हुन्थ्यो त्यो तिनलाई राजदरबारमा लान दिइन्थ्यो ।
14 In the evening she would go, and in the morning she would return to a different harem under the supervision of Shaashgaz, who was the king's eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not go back to be with the king again unless he was particularly attracted to her and called for her by name.
साँझमा तिनी भित्र जान्थिन्, र भोलिपल्ट बिहान तिनी दोस्रो स्त्री-घरमा फर्केर आउँथिन्, र फर्केर आएकाहरू उपपत्नीहरूका निरिक्षक राजाका अधिकारी शाश्गजको अधीनमा रहन्थे । राजाले तिनलाई मन पराएर फेरि तिनलाई नबोलाएसम्म तिनी फेरि राजाकहाँ फर्केर जानछैनन् ।
15 (Esther was the daughter of Abihail, Mordecai's uncle. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.) When it was Esther's turn to go to the king, she didn't ask for anything to take with her except what Hegai advised. (He was the king's eunuch in charge of the women.) Esther was looked on with admiration by everybody.
जब राजाकहाँ जाने एस्तरको पालो आयो, (मोर्दकैका काका अबीहेलकी छोरी, जसलाई तिनले आफ्नै छोरी बनाएका थिए) स्त्रीहरूका निरक्षक राजाका अधिकारी हेगेले दिएका सल्लाहबाहेक उनले कुनै कुनै थोक मागिनन् । एस्तरलाई देख्ने सबै जनाबाट उनले निगाह पाइन् ।
16 Esther was taken to King Xerxes into his royal palace, in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
अहासूरसको सातौँ वर्षको दसौँ महिना अर्थात् तेबेत महिनामा एस्तरलाई राजाको राजकीय बासस्थानमा लगियो ।
17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women. He treated her more favorably and with greater kindness than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
राजाले अन्य कुनै स्त्रीलाई भन्दा एस्तरलाई बढी मन पराए, र अन्य सबै कन्याहरूले भन्दा बढी उनले स्वीकृति र निगाह पाए । त्यसैले तिनले उनको शिरमा राजकीय शिरपेच पहिराइदिए, र वश्तीको साटो उनलाई रानी बनाए ।
18 The king gave a great feast for all his officials and administrators—Esther's feast. He also declared it a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed generous gifts.
राजाले आफ्ना सबै अधिकारी र सेवकहरूलाई एउटा ठुलो, “एस्तरको भोज” भोज दिए र तिनले प्रान्तहरूलाई कर छुट दिए । तिनले राजकीय उदारतासहित उपहारहरू पनि दिए ।
19 Even though there had been a second gathering of virgins, and Mordecai had been given a position by the king,
अब दोस्रो पटक कन्याहरू भेला भइरहेका समयमा मोर्दकै राजाको मूलद्वारमा बसिरहेका थिए ।
20 Esther still did not let anyone know about her family or her nationality, as Mordecai had ordered her. She followed Mordecai's instructions just as she did when he brought her up.
मोर्दकैले एस्तरलाई निर्देशन दिएअनुसार उनले आफ्नो जाति र आफ्ना नातेदारहरूको बारेमा कसैलाई भनेकी थिइनन् । मोर्दकैले उनलाई हुर्काउँदाको बेलामा झैँ उनले तिनको सल्लाहलाई निरन्तर मानिन् ।
21 At that time, as Mordecai was doing his work at the palace gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the entrance to the king's rooms, became furious with King Xerxes and looked for a way to assassinate him.
ती दिनमा मोर्दकै राजाको मूलद्वारमा बसिरहँदा राजाका दुई जना द्वारपाल अधिकारीहरू बिग्थाना र तेरेश रिसाए, अनि तिनीहरूले राजा अहासूरसको हानि गर्न खोजे ।
22 Mordecai found out about the plot and reported it to Queen Esther. Esther in turn told the king on Mordecai's behalf.
मोर्दकैले यो कुरो थाहा पाएपछि तिनले रानी एस्तरलाई बताए, अनि रानीले मोर्दकैको नाउँ लिएर राजालाई बताइन् ।
23 When the plot was investigated and found to be true, both men were impaled on poles. This was recorded in the official Book of Records by order of the king.
त्यो सुचनको अनुसन्धान भयो र पुष्टि भयो, अनि दुवै जनालाई फाँसीको सजाए दिएर काठमा झुण्ड्याइयो । यो कुरोलाई राजाको उपस्थितिमा इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखियो ।