Esther 1
1 NOW IT came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus — this is Ahasuerus who reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces —
Vwala se te sou rèy wa Asyeris. Li t'ap gouvènen sanvennsèt (127) pwovens depi peyi Lend rive peyi Letiopi.
2 that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,
Lè sa a, wa a te rete lavil Souz, kapital la, ki te tankou yon sitadèl.
3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;
Li te gen twazan depi li te wa. Yon jou, li bay yon gwo fèt babako pou tout chèf li yo ak pou tout moun k'ap sèvi avè l' nan gouvènman an. Tout lame peyi Pès ak peyi Medi a te la tou ansanm ak tout gouvènè ak tout gwo zotobre pwovens yo.
4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty, many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.
Pandan sis mwa, wa a t'ap fè yo wè jan palè l' la te rich, jan li te grannèg anpil, ak kantite bèl bagay li te genyen.
5 And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the castle, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
Apre tout jou sa yo, wa a fè yon gwo fèt pou tout moun, rich kou pòv, ki te rete lavil Souz, kapital la. Pandan sèt jou, li resevwa mesye yo nan lakou jaden palè l' la.
6 there were hangings of white, fine cotton, and blue, bordered with cords of fine linen and purple, upon silver rods and pillars of marble; the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of green, and white, and shell, and onyx marble.
Lakou palè a te dekore ak bèl rido koulè blan ak ble. Yo te mare rido yo ak bèl ti kòdon koulè violèt nan bag fèt an ajan moute sou gwo poto fèt an mab. Yo te ranje bèl ti kabann fèt an lò ak an ajan nan tout lakou a. Lakou a te pave ak mab blan, mab wouj, mab nwa, gwo pèl klere, ak bèl pye ble.
7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold — the vessels being diverse one from another — and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.
Yo te sèvi bweson nan gwo gode lò. Chak gode te gen yon fòm apa. Yo te bay diven wa a an kantite, jan wa a te vle l' la.
8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel; for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
Tout moun t'ap bwè san pesonn pa kontwole bouch yo, paske wa a te bay kanbizye li yo lòd pou chak moun te jwenn mezi yo vle.
9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Larenn Vachti bò pa l' t'ap resevwa medam yo anndan palè wa Asyeris la.
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Bizzetha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
Dènye jou fèt la, wa a t'ap bwè, kè l' te kontan. Li fè rele sèt nan nèg konfyans pa l' yo: Se te Mayouman, Bizta, Abona, Bigta, Obagta, Zeta ak Kakas.
11 to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on.
Li ba yo lòd pou y' al chache larenn Vachti ak tout kouwòn li sou tèt li. Larenn lan te yon bèl fanm. Wa a te vle fè pèp la ak tout chèf li yo wè jan li bèl.
12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains; therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Men lè nèg konfyans yo al di larenn Vachti lòd wa a te ba yo a, li derefize vini. Sa te fè wa a fache. Li te move anpil.
13 Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times — for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment;
Se te koutim lan lè sa a chak fwa wa a te gen yon bagay pou l' regle, li toujou pran konsèy nan men moun ki konnen sa ki dwat ak sa lalwa mande. Se konsa, wa a fè chache konseye l' yo pou yo di l' sa pou l' fè.
14 and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat the first in the kingdom:
Men konseye ki te pi pre l' yo se te Kachna, Cheta, Admata, Tachich, Meris, Masena ak Mimoukan, sèt gwo chèf ki te soti nan peyi Pès ak nan peyi Medi ki te gen dwa wè wa a lè yo vle. Lèfini, se yo ki te gen premye plas nan gouvènman an.
15 'What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, forasmuch as she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?'
Wa a di yo konsa: -Dapre lalwa, kisa pou m' fè larenn Vachti? Mwen voye nèg konfyans mwen yo al ba li yon lòd, li derefize obeyi m'.
16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes: 'Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples, that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Lè sa a Mimoukan pran lapawòl devan wa a ak tout lòt chèf yo, li di konsa: -Se pa sèlman wa a larenn Vachti manke dega. Se tout chèf ak tout gason k'ap viv nan tout peyi ki sou lòd wa a li manke dega.
17 For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it will be said: The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
Lè medam yo va konnen sa larenn Vachti fè a, yo tout yo pral pran mari yo pou bòbòy. Y'ap di: Wa Asyeris ki wa Asyeris, li te bay larenn Vachti lòd pou vin bò kote l', larenn lan te derefize!
18 And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say the like unto all the king's princes. So will there arise enough contempt and wrath.
Lè madanm chèf peyi Pès ak peyi Medi yo va konnen sa larenn lan fè la a, se sa ase yo pral pale nan zòrèy mari yo depi jòdi a menm. Lè sa a, toupatou medam yo p'ap respekte mari yo ankò. Mari yo menm pral fè kòlè sou madanm yo.
19 If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus, and that the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
Si wa a dakò, se pou l' fè yon deklarasyon pou l' fè tout moun konnen larenn Vachti pa janm gen dwa parèt devan l' ankò. Li pral chwazi yon lòt madanm pi bon pase l' mete larenn nan plas li. Lèfini, l'a fè ekri lòd sa a nan liv lalwa peyi Pès ak peyi Medi a, pou yo pa janm chanje l'.
20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom, great though it be, all the wives will give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.'
Y'a pibliye lòd wa a nan tout gwo peyi ou la pou tout moun konnen. Lè sa a, mesye yo te mèt grannèg, yo te mèt ti nèg, madanm yo va gen respè pou yo.
21 And the word pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan;
Wa a ansanm ak chèf yo te renmen lide Mimoukan te bay la. Se konsa wa a fè sa Mimoukan te di fè a.
22 for he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and speak according to the language of his people.
Li voye mesaj nan tout peyi ki te anba baton kòmandman l' lan. Mesaj la te ekri nan lang chak peyi, jan yo ekri lang lan nan peyi a. Li voye di se pou chak gason chèf lakay yo: Lè yo pale, se fini!
