< Esther 8 >

1 That very day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the property that had belonged to Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Also, Mordecai came before the king, because Esther had explained who he was to her.
Amy andro zay ty nanolora’ i Akasverose mpanjaka amy Estere mpanjaka-ampela ty anjomba’ i Hamane rafelahi’ o nte-Iehodao. Le niatreke i mpanjakay t’i Mordekay amy te natoro’ i Estere t’ie inoñe ama’e.
2 The king removed his signet ring which he had taken back from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther put Mordecai in charge of Haman's property.
Aa le nafaha’ i mpanjakay i bange’e nafaha’e amy Hamaney naho natolo’e amy Mordekay vaho najado’ i Estere ho mpifehe’ i anjomba’ i Hamaney t’i Mordekay.
3 Esther went to speak to the king again, falling down at his feet and weeping, pleading with him to do away with the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite that he had thought up to destroy the Jews.
Nisaontsy añatrefa’ i mpanjakay in­draike t’i Estere, le nibabok’ am-pandia’e eo naho nihalalia’e an-dranom-pihaino ty hampipoke i fikitroha’ i Hamane nte-Agagey naho i fikililiañe nanoe’e amo nte-Iehodaoy.
4 Once again the king held out the golden scepter to Esther. She got up and stood before him.
Aa le nahiti’ i mpanjakay amy Estere i kobay volamenay. Le nitroatse t’i Estere nijohañe añatrefa’ i mpanjakay.
5 Esther said, “If it please Your Majesty, and if he looks on me favorably, and if the king believes it is the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be issued that revokes the letters sent out by Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, with his devious scheme to destroy the Jews in all the provinces of the king.
Le hoe re: Naho no’ i mpanjakay naho nahaoni-pañisohañe ampahaoniña’e naho mahity añatrefa’ i mpanjakay i rahay vaho soa am-pihaino’e eo iraho, le ehe te ho sokireñe ty hamo­terañe o taratasy nisafirie’ i Hamane ana’ i Hamedatà nte-Agageo, i sinoki’e hamongorañe ze hene nte-Iehoda amo fifeleha’ i mpanjakaio;
6 For how can I bear to see the disaster about to fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?”
amy te aia ty hahafeahako trea ty hankàñe hifetsak’ am’ondatikoo? vaho aia ty hahatantezako isake ty fandrotsahañe o longokoo.
7 King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Notice that I have given Haman's estate to Esther, and he was impaled on a pole because he wanted to kill the Jews.
Le hoe t’i Akasverose mpanjaka amy Estere mpanjaka-ampela naho amy Mordekay nte-Iehoda: Ingo fa natoloko amy Estere mpanjaka-ampela ty anjomba’ i Hamane, ie fa naradorado amy firadoradoañey, ie nañity fitàñe amo nte-Iehodao.
8 Now you may write an order regarding the Jews in whatever way you want, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's signet ring. For no decree written in the king's name and sealed with his signet ring can be revoked.”
Aa le sokiro ka ty amo nte-Iehodao, amy ze tea’o hanoeñe, ami’ty tahina’ i mpanjakay, le voli-tomboho amy bange’ i mpanjakaiy; amy te tsy mete afotetse ze tsey sinokitse ami’ty tahina’ i mpanjakay naho tinombok’ amy bange’ey.
9 The king's secretaries were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan, they wrote a decree of all of Mordecai's orders to the Jews and to the king's chief officers, the governors, and the nobles of the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. They wrote to every province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
Kinoik’ amy zao o mpitan-tsoki’ i mpanjakaio, amy volam-paha-teloy, toe volan-tsakamasay, ty andro faha roapolo-telo’ ambi’e; le ze nandilia’ i Mordekay ro sinokitse amo nte-Iehodao naho amo sorotào naho amo mpifelekeo naho amo roandria’ o fifelehañeoo, mifototse an-Karane añe pake Kose añe, fifelehañe zato-tsi-roapolo-fito’ amby, ho amy ze songa fifelehañe amy fisoki’ey naho ze hene ondaty amy fisaontsi’ey naho ze nte-Iehoda, ami’ty soki’ iareo naho ami’ty fisaontsi’ iareo;
10 He wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He sent the letters by messenger on horseback, who rode fast thoroughbred horses of the king.
naho nisokireñe amy tahina’ i Akasverose mpanjakay naho tinombo’ iareo amy bangem-panjakay naho nampihitrifeñe añamo mpiningi-tsoavalao naho o mpijoñe an-drameva vaho am-borìke vosi’eo;
11 The letters from the king authorized the Jews in every city to gather together in self-defense, and to destroy, kill, and annihilate any armed group of a people or province that might attack them, including women and children, and to confiscate their possessions.
te natolo’ i mpanjakay amo nte-Iehodao amo rova iabio ty hifanontoñe, hijadoñe ho ami’ty fiai’e, handrotsake, hanjamañe naho hamongotse ze haozara’ ondaty ndra fifeheañe miatreatre am’iareo naho amo keleia’ iareoo naho amo roakemba’ iareoo vaho hampikopaheñe ty hanaña’ iareo ho tambe,
12 This was to happen on one day throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
ami’ty andro raike, amo fonga fifeleha’ i Akasveroseo, le i andro faha folo-telo’ ambi’ i volam-paha-folo-ro’ambiy, i volan-kiahiay.
13 A copy of the decree was to be issued as law in every province and publicized to the people so that the Jews would be ready on that day to pay back their enemies.
Ty dika-hamba’ i soki­tsey le hatolotse ho lily amy ze hene fifelehañe, ho tseizeñe am’ondaty iabio, ham­pihentseñañe o nte-Iehodao hamalea’ iareo fate o rafelahi’eo.
14 By order of the king, the messengers riding the king's relay horses rushed out, hurrying on their way. The decree was also issued in the fortress of Susa.
Aa le nionjomb’eo an-tsoavalam-panjaka o mpañitrikeo, nitaentaeñe naho nosiheñe ami’ty nandilia’ i mpanjakay; vaho nitaro­ñeñe an-drova’ i Sosane ao i liliy.
15 Then Mordecai left the king, wearing royal clothes of blue and white, with a large golden crown and a purple robe made of fine linen. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
Aa ie nienga am-piatrefa’ i mpanjakay t’i Mordekay, an-tsarom-panjaka manga naho foty naho sabaka volamena ra’elahy añ’ambone’e eo, an-tsalotse leny matify malòmavo; le nirebeke ty an-drova’ i Sosane vaho nifale.
16 For the Jews it was a bright time of happiness, joy, and respect.
Aa naho o nte Iehodao, fonga hazavañe, hafaleañe, firebehañe, vaho asiñe.
17 In every province and in every city, wherever the king's order and decree had reached, the Jews were joyful and happy—they feasted and celebrated. Many people became Jews, because they had become afraid of them.
Le hafaleañe naho firebehañe amy ze fifelehañe iaby naho amy ze hene rova nivo­traha’ i lilim-panjakay naho i koi’ey ty amo nte-Iehodao vaho nanao takataka fa andro soa. Maro am’ondati’ i taneio ty niova ho nte-Iehodà; fa nihotrak’ am’iereo ty fañeveñañe amo nte-Iehodao.

< Esther 8 >