< Esther 5 >

1 Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, next to the king's house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.
तिन दिनपछि एस्तरले आफ्नो राजकीय पोशाक पहिरिन्, र राजदरबारको सामु रहेको चोकमा खडा हुन गइन् । राजाचाहिँ राजदरबारको राजकीय सिंहासनमा बसेर मूल ढोकातर्फ हेरिरहेका थिए ।
2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near, and touched the top of the scepter.
जब राजाले एस्तरलाई चोकमा खडा भएको देखे, तब तिनका नजरमा उनले स्‍वीकृति पाइन् । तिनले आफ्नो हातमा भएको सुनको राजदण्ड उनीतिर पसारे । त्यसैले एस्तर नजिक गइन् र राजदण्डको टुप्पोलाई छोइन् ।
3 Then the king asked her, "What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom."
तब राजाले उनलाई भने, “रानी एस्तर, तिमी के चाहन्छ्यौ? तिम्रो अनुरोध के छ? मेरो आधा राज्यसम्म पनि म तिमीलाई दिनेछु ।”
4 Esther said, "If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him."
एस्तरले भनिन्, “राजालाई खुसी लागेमा मैले हजुरको निम्ति तयार पारेको भोजमा हजुर र हामानको सवारी होस् ।”
5 Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly, so that it may be done as Esther has said." So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
तब राजाले भने, “एस्तरले भनेकी कुरा गर्न हामानलाई झट्टै ल्याओ ।” त्यसैले राजा र हामान एस्तरले तयार पारेको भोजमा गए ।
6 The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, "What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed."
भोजमा दाखमद्य टक्र्याइँदा राजाले एस्तरलाई भने, “तिम्रो बिन्ती के हो? त्यो तिमीलाई दिइनेछ । तिम्रो अनुरोध के हो? तिमीलाई आधा राज्यसम्म पनि दिइनेछ ।”
7 Then Esther answered and said, "My petition and my request is this.
एस्तरले जवाफ दिइन्, “मेरो बिन्ती र मेरो अनुरोध यही हो,
8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said."
मैले राजाको दृष्‍टिमा निगाह प्राप्‍त गरेकी छु भने र राजालाई मेरो बिन्ती पुरा गर्न र मेरो अनुरोधलाई आदर गर्न खुसी लाग्यो भने मैले हजुरको निम्ति भोली तयार गर्ने भोजमा राजा र हामानको सवारी होस्, अनि म राजाको प्रश्नको जवाफ दिनेछु ।”
9 Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the King's Gate, that he did not stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
त्यस दिन हामान आनन्दित र हृदयमा प्रसन्‍न भएर गए । तर जब हामानले राजाको ढोकामा मोर्दकैलाई न खडा भएको न त तिनको सामु डरले थरथर काँपेको देखे, तब तिनी मोर्दकैको विरुद्धमा रिसले चुर भए ।
10 Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.
तापनि हामानले आफैलाई नियन्त्रण गरी आफ्नो घर लागे । तिनले आफ्ना मित्रहरूलाई खबर पठाए र आफ्नी पत्‍नी जेरेशसहित तिनीहरूलाई एकसाथ भेला गरे ।
11 Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and servants of the king.
हामानले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो धनदौलतको रवाफ, आफ्‍ना धेरै जना छोराहरू, राजाले तिनलाई दिएका सबै पदोन्‍नति अनि राजाका सबै अधिकारी र सेवकहरूभन्दा बढी तिनको प्रगति कसरी भयो भनेर बयान दिए ।
12 Haman also said, "Yes, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow I am also invited by her together with the king.
हामानले भने, “रानी एस्तरले तयार पार्नुभएको भोजमा उहाँले राजासँगै आउन मबाहेक अरू कसैलाई निमन्त्रणा दिनुभएन । भोली पनि उहाँले राजासँगै मलाई निमन्त्रणा दिनुभएको छ ।
13 Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King's Gate."
तर मैले मोर्दकैलाई राजाको ढोकामा बसिरहेको देखेसम्म मेरा लागि यी सबै कुराले कुनै अर्थ राख्‍दैन ।”
14 Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows be made seventy-three feet eight inches high, and in the morning speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet." This pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
तर तिनकी पत्‍नी जेरेशले हामान र तिनका सबै मित्रहरूलाई भनिन्, “तिनीहरूले पच्‍चिस मिटर अग्‍लो एउटा फाँसीको काठ बनाऊन् । बिहान मोर्दकैलाई त्यसमा झुण्ड्याउन राजासित कुरा गर्नुहोस् । तब आनन्दित भएर राजासँगै भोजमा जानुहोस् ।” हामानलाई यो कुरा मन पर्‍यो, र तिनले एउटा फाँसीको काठ बनाउन लगाए ।

< Esther 5 >