Esther 1
1 And it was in [the] days of Ahasuerus that Ahasuerus who reigned from India and to Cush seven and twenty and one hundred province[s].
Pada zaman Ahasyweros--dialah Ahasyweros yang merajai seratus dua puluh tujuh daerah mulai dari India sampai ke Etiopia--,
2 In the days those when sat - the king Ahasuerus on [the] throne of royalty his which [was] in Susa the citadel.
pada zaman itu, ketika raja Ahasyweros bersemayam di atas takhta kerajaannya di dalam benteng Susan,
3 In year three of reigning his he made a feast for all officials his and servants his [the] army of - Persia and Media the nobles and [the] officials of the provinces [were] before him.
pada tahun yang ketiga dalam pemerintahannya, diadakanlah oleh baginda perjamuan bagi semua pembesar dan pegawainya; tentara Persia dan Media, kaum bangsawan dan pembesar daerah hadir di hadapan baginda.
4 When showed he [the] wealth of [the] splendor of kingdom his and [the] honor of [the] glory of greatness his days many eighty and one hundred day[s].
Di samping itu baginda memamerkan kekayaan kemuliaan kerajaannya dan keindahan kebesarannya yang bersemarak, berhari-hari lamanya, sampai seratus delapan puluh hari.
5 And when were completed - the days these he made the king for all the people who were found in Susa the citadel from great and unto insignificant a feast seven days in [the] court of [the] garden of [the] palace of the king.
Setelah genap hari-hari itu, maka raja mengadakan perjamuan lagi tujuh hari lamanya bagi seluruh rakyatnya yang terdapat di dalam benteng Susan, dari pada orang besar sampai kepada orang kecil, bertempat di pelataran yang ada di taman istana kerajaan.
6 White material - cotton and violet material [was] held with cords of fine linen and purple on rods of silver and pillars of marble couches of - gold and silver on a pavement of porphyry and marble and mother-of-pearl and paving stone.
Di situ tirai-mirai dari pada kain lenan, mori halus dan kain ungu tua, yang terikat dengan tali lenan halus dan ungu muda bergantung pada tombol-tombol perak di tiang-tiang marmar putih, sedang katil emas dan perak ditempatkan di atas lantai pualam, marmar putih, gewang dan pelinggam.
7 And they gave to drink in vessels of gold and vessels from vessels [were] differing and wine of royalty [was] much according to [the] hand of the king.
Minuman dihidangkan dalam piala emas yang beraneka warna, dan anggurnya ialah anggur minuman raja yang berlimpah-limpah, sebagaimana layak bagi raja.
8 And the drinking [was] according to the law there not [was one who] compelled for thus - he had appointed the king on every chief of house his to do according to [the] pleasure of man and man.
Adapun aturan minum ialah: tiada dengan paksa; karena beginilah disyaratkan raja kepada semua bentara dalam, supaya mereka berbuat menurut keinginan tiap-tiap orang.
9 Also Vashti the queen she made a feast of women [the] house of royalty which [belonged] to the king Ahasuerus.
Juga Wasti, sang ratu, mengadakan perjamuan bagi semua perempuan di dalam istana raja Ahasyweros.
10 On the day seventh when was good [the] heart of the king by the wine he said to Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha and Abagtha Zethar and Carcas [the] seven the eunuchs who served with [the] face of the king Ahasuerus.
Pada hari yang ketujuh, ketika raja riang gembira hatinya karena minum anggur, bertitahlah baginda kepada Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar dan Karkas, yakni ketujuh sida-sida yang bertugas di hadapan raja Ahasyweros,
11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with a crown of royalty to show the peoples and the officials beauty her for [was] good of appearance she.
supaya mereka membawa Wasti, sang ratu, dengan memakai mahkota kerajaan, menghadap raja untuk memperlihatkan kecantikannya kepada sekalian rakyat dan pembesar-pembesar, karena sang ratu sangat elok rupanya.
12 And she refused the queen Vashti to come at [the] word of the king which [was] by [the] hand of the eunuchs and he was angry the king exceedingly and rage his it burned in him.
Tetapi ratu Wasti menolak untuk menghadap menurut titah raja yang disampaikan oleh sida-sida itu, sehingga sangat geramlah raja dan berapi-apilah murkanya.
13 And he said the king to wise men [who] knew the times for [was] thus [the] manner of the king before all [those who] knew law and judgment.
Maka bertanyalah raja kepada orang-orang arif bijaksana, orang-orang yang mengetahui kebiasaan zaman--karena demikianlah biasanya masalah-masalah raja dikemukakan kepada para ahli undang-undang dan hukum;
14 And the [ones] close to him [were] Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres Marsena Memucan [the] seven [the] officials of - Persia and Media [who] saw [the] face of the king who sat foremost in the kingdom.
adapun yang terdekat kepada baginda ialah Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena dan Memukan, ketujuh pembesar Persia dan Media, yang boleh memandang wajah raja dan yang mempunyai kedudukan yang tinggi di dalam kerajaan--, tanya raja:
15 According to [the] law what? [is] to do with the queen Vashti on - that not she did [the] command of the king Ahasuerus by [the] hand of the eunuchs.
"Apakah yang harus diperbuat atas ratu Wasti menurut undang-undang, karena tidak dilakukannya titah raja Ahasyweros yang disampaikan oleh sida-sida?"
16 And he said (Memucan *Q(k)*) before the king and the officials not on the king to only him she did wrong Vashti the queen for on all the officials and on all the peoples which [are] in all [the] provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Maka sembah Memukan di hadapan raja dan para pembesar itu: "Wasti, sang ratu, bukan bersalah kepada raja saja, melainkan juga kepada semua pembesar dan segala bangsa yang di dalam segala daerah raja Ahasyweros.
17 For it will go forth [the] matter of the queen to all the women to make despicable husbands their in view their because will say they the king Ahasuerus he said to bring Vashti the queen before him and not she came.
Karena kelakuan sang ratu itu akan merata kepada semua perempuan, sehingga mereka tidak menghiraukan suaminya, apabila diceritakan orang: Raja Ahasyweros menitahkan, supaya Wasti, sang ratu, dibawa menghadap kepadanya, tetapi ia tidak mau datang.
18 And the day this they will say - [the] noble ladies of Persia and Media who they have heard [the] matter of the queen to all [the] officials of the king and [will be] as enough of contempt and anger.
Pada hari ini juga isteri para pembesar raja di Persia dan Media yang mendengar tentang kelakuan sang ratu akan berbicara tentang hal itu kepada suaminya, sehingga berlarut-larutlah penghinaan dan kegusaran.
19 If [is] on the king good let it go forth a word of royalty from to before him and let it be written in [the] laws of Persia and Media and not it will pass away that not she will come Vashti before the king Ahasuerus and queenhood her let him give the king to fellow woman her good more than she.
Jikalau baik pada pemandangan raja, hendaklah dikeluarkan suatu titah kerajaan dari hadapan baginda dan dituliskan di dalam undang-undang Persia dan Media, sehingga tidak dapat dicabut kembali, bahwa Wasti dilarang menghadap raja Ahasyweros, dan bahwa raja akan mengaruniakan kedudukannya sebagai ratu kepada orang lain yang lebih baik dari padanya.
20 And it will be heard [the] decree of the king which he will make in all kingdom his for [is] great it and all the women they will give honor to husbands their from great and unto insignificant.
Bila keputusan yang diambil raja kedengaran di seluruh kerajaannya--alangkah besarnya kerajaan itu! --, maka semua perempuan akan memberi hormat kepada suami mereka, dari pada orang besar sampai kepada orang kecil."
21 And it was good the word in [the] eyes of the king and the officials and he did the king according to [the] word of Memucan.
Usul itu dipandang baik oleh raja serta para pembesar, jadi bertindaklah raja sesuai dengan usul Memukan itu.
22 And he sent out documents to all [the] provinces of the king to province and province according to writing its and to people and people according to language its to be every man ruler in own household his and speaking according to [the] language of people his.
Dikirimkanlah oleh baginda surat-surat ke segenap daerah kerajaan, tiap-tiap daerah menurut tulisannya dan tiap-tiap bangsa menurut bahasanya, bunyinya: "Setiap laki-laki harus menjadi kepala dalam rumah tangganya dan berbicara menurut bahasa bangsanya."
