Esther 3
1 After these things has King Ahasuerus exalted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and lifts him up, and sets his throne above all the heads who [are] with him,
Baada ya mambo haya, Mfalme Ahusiero alimpandisha cheo Hamani mwana wa Hammedatha mwagagi, na akaweka kiti chake cha ukuu juu ya wakuu wote waliokuwa pamoja naye.
2 and all servants of the king, who [are] in the gate of the king, are bowing and doing homage to Haman, for so the king has commanded for him; and Mordecai does not bow nor pay respect.
Na watumishi wote wa mfalme waliokuwa katika lango la mfalme walipaswa kupiga magoti na kusujudia Hamani, kama mfalme alivyoagiza. Lakini Modekai hakupiga magoti wala kusujudu mbele ya Hamani.
3 And the servants of the king, who [are] in the gate of the king, say to Mordecai, “Why [are] you transgressing the command of the king?”
Kisha watumishi wa mfalme waliokuwa langoni mwa mfalme walimwambia Modekai, kwa nini hautii amri ya mfalme?
4 And it comes to pass, in their speaking to him, day by day, and he has not listened to them, that they declare [it] to Haman, to see whether the words of Mordecai stand, for he has declared to them that he [is] a Jew.
Walisema naye siku kwa siku, lakini alikataa kufuata matakwa yao. Hivyo wakaongea na Hamani kuona kama swala la Modekai lingebaki hivyo alikuwa amewataarifu kuwa Modekai alikuwa Muyahudi.
5 And Haman sees that Mordecai is not bowing and doing homage to him, and Haman is full of fury,
Hamani alipoona kuwa Modekai hapigi magoti wala kumsujudia, alipatwa na hasira.
6 and it is contemptible in his eyes to put forth a hand on Mordecai by himself, for they have declared to him the people of Mordecai, and Haman seeks to destroy all the Jews who [are] in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
Alikuwa na wazo la kumuua Modekai, watumishi wa mfalme walikuwa wamemueleza kuwa Modekai na jamaa zake walikuwa Wayahudi. Hamani akaazimu kuwaangamiza Wayahudi wote, watu wa Modekai, ambao walikuwa katika ufalme wa Ahusiero.
7 In the first month—it [is] the month of Nisan—in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, has one caused to fall Pur (that [is] the lot) before Haman, from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth, it [is] the month of Adar.
Katika mwezi wa kwanza, (ambao ni mwezi wa Nisani) ndani ya mwaka wa kumi na mbili wa Mfalme Ahusiero, walipiga kura mbele ya Hamani kura kila siku na mwezi, kuchagua siku na mwezi hadi walipochagua mwezi wa kumi na mbili, (mwezi wa Adari.
8 And Haman says to King Ahasuerus, “There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of your kingdom, and their laws [are] diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to permit them;
Kisha Hamani akamwambia mfalme Ahusiro, “kuna watu fulani katika majimbo yote ya ufalme wako wasiofuata sheria zako. Na kwa tabia yao ya kutofuata sheria zako hawapasi kuendelea kuwa hai.
9 if to the king [it be] good, let it be written to destroy them, and ten thousand talents of silver I weigh into the hands of those doing the work, to bring [it] into the treasuries of the king.”
Kama ikimpendeza mfalme, toa amri watu hawa wote wakatiliwe mbali, nami nitapima talanta elfu kumi za fedha katika mikono ya wale ambao ni wasimamizi wa maswala ya mfalme, ili kwamba waweke katika hazina ya mfalme.”
10 And the king turns aside his signet from off his hand, and gives it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, adversary of the Jews;
Ndipo mfamle akavua pete yake ya muhuri na kumpa Hamani, adui wa Wayahudi.
11 and the king says to Haman, “The silver is given to you, and the people, to do with it as [it is] good in your eyes.”
Mfalme akamwambia Hamani, “Nitahakikisha kwamba fedha inarudi kwako na kwa watu wako. Ili muitumie kama mpendavyo.”
12 And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman has commanded, to lieutenants of the king, and to the governors who [are] over province and province, and to the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of King Ahasuerus it has been written and sealed with the signet of the king,
Kisha waandishi wa mfalme walikusanyika katika siku ya kumi na tatu ya mwezi wa kwanza, na mbiu iliyokuwa na matakwa ya Hamani yalikuwa yameandikwa na kupelekwa kwa wasimamizi wa majimbo, na wale wote waliokuwa juu ya wasimamizi wa majimbo yote, na wasimamizi wa watu, na kwa kila jimbo kwa andiko lao, na kila watu na lugha yao. Mbiu hii ilikuwa imeandikwa kwa jina la mfalme Ahusiero na kupigwa muhuri wa pete yake.
13 and letters to be sent by the hand of the runners to all provinces of the king, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy all the Jews, from young even to old, infant and women, on one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month—it [is] the month of Adar—and to seize their spoil,
Barua hizi za kutaka kuwakatilia mbali Wayahudi wote zilizambazwa katika majimbo yote ya Mfalme Ahusiero, kuangamiza, kuua na kuwaharibu Wayahudi wote, tangu mdogo hadi mkubwa, watoto na wanawake, ndani ya siku moja katika siku ya kumi na tatu ya mwezi wa kumi na mbili (ambao ni mwezi wa Adari) na kuteka mali zo.
14 a copy of the writing to be made law in each and every province is revealed to all the peoples, to be ready for this day.
Nakala ya ilifanywa kuwa sheria na kupelekwa kila jimbo. Taarifa juu ya maangamizi ya Wayahudi ilienea katika kila jimbo kwamba watu wote wajiandae katika siku hiyo.
15 The runners have gone forth, hurried by the word of the king, and the law has been given in Shushan the palace, and the king and Haman have sat down to drink, and the city Shushan is perplexed.
Wasambazajia walisambaza agizo la mfalme. Tangazo hili pioa lilitolewa na kusambazwa katika mji wa Shushani. Mfalme alikuwa na Hamani walikaa na kunywa, lakini mji wa Shushani, lakini mjiwa Shushani ulikuwa katika uangamivu.
