Esther 2

1 After the things these when subsided [the] anger of the king Ahasuerus he remembered Vashti and [that] which she had done and [that] which it had been decreed on her.

۱ بعد از این وقایع، چون غضب اخشورش پادشاه فرو نشست، وشتی و آنچه را که او کرده بود و حکمی که درباره او صادر شده بود، به یاد آورد.

2 And they said [the] young men of the king [who were] serving him let people seek for the king young women virgins good of appearance.

۲ و ملازمان پادشاه که او را خدمت می‌کردند، گفتند که «دختران باکره نیکو منظربرای پادشاه بطلبند.

3 And let him appoint the king appointees in all [the] provinces of kingdom his and let them gather every girl virgin good of appearance to Susa the citadel to [the] house of the women into [the] hand of Hegai [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the women and let him give rubbings their.

۳ و پادشاه در همه ولایتهای مملکت خود وکلا بگمارد که همه دختران باکره نیکو منظر را به دارالسلطنه شوشن در خانه زنان زیر دست هیجای که خواجه‌سرای پادشاه ومستحفظ زنان می‌باشد، جمع کنند و به ایشان اسباب طهارت داده شود.

4 And the young woman who she will be good in [the] eyes of the king she will reign in place of Vashti and it was good the word in [the] eyes of the king and he did thus.

۴ و دختری که به نظرپادشاه پسند آید، در جای وشتی ملکه بشود.» پس این سخن در نظر پادشاه پسند آمد و همچنین عمل نمود.

5 A man Jewish he was in Susa the citadel and name his [was] Mordecai [the] son of Jair [the] son of Shimei [the] son of Kish a man a Jaminite.

۵ شخصی یهودی در دارالسلطنه شوشن بودکه به مردخای بن یائیر ابن شمعی ابن قیس بنیامینی مسمی بود.

6 Who he had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the exile[s] which it had been taken into exile with Jeconiah [the] king of Judah whom he had taken into exile Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon.

۶ و او از اورشلیم جلای وطن شده بود، با اسیرانی که همراه یکنیا پادشاه یهودا جلای وطن شده بودند که نبوکدنصر پادشاه بابل ایشان را به اسیری آورده بود.

7 And he was raising Hadassah that [is] Esther [the] daughter of uncle his for not [belonged] to her a father and a mother and the young woman [was] beautiful of shape and good of appearance and at [the] death of father her and mother her he took her Mordecai of him to a daughter.

۷ و او هدسه، یعنی استر، دختر عموی خود را تربیت می‌نمودچونکه وی را پدر و مادر نبود و آن دختر، خوب صورت و نیکومنظر بود و بعد از وفات پدر ومادرش، مردخای وی را به‌جای دختر خودگرفت.

8 And it was when were heard [the] edict of the king and orders his and when were gathered young women many to Susa the citadel into [the] hand of Hegai and she was taken Esther to [the] house of the king into [the] hand of Hegai [the] keeper of the women.

۸ پس چون امر و فرمان پادشاه شایع گردید ودختران بسیار در دارالسلطنه شوشن زیر دست هیجای جمع شدند، استر را نیز به خانه پادشاه، زیر دست هیجای که مستحفظ زنان بود آوردند.

9 And she was good the young woman in view his and she bore favor before him and he hastened rubbings her and portions her to give to her and [the] seven the servant girls chosen to give to her from [the] house of the king and he moved her and servant girls her to [the] good [place] of [the] house of the women.

۹ و آن دختر به نظر او پسند آمده، در حضورش التفات یافت. پس به زودی، اسباب طهارت وتحفه هایش را به وی داد و نیز هفت کنیز را که از خانه پادشاه برگزیده شده بودند که به وی داده شوند و او را با کنیزانش به بهترین خانه زنان نقل کرد.

10 Not she had told Esther people her and kindred her for Mordecai he had commanded to her that not she will tell.

۱۰ و استر، قومی و خویشاوندی خود رافاش نکرد، زیرا که مردخای او را امر فرموده بودکه نکند.

11 And on every day and day Mordecai [was] walking back and forth to front of [the] court of [the] house of the women to know [the] welfare of Esther and what? was it done with her.

۱۱ و مردخای روز به روز پیش صحن خانه زنان گردش می‌کرد تا از احوال استر و ازآنچه به وی واقع شود، اطلاع یابد.

12 And when arrived [the] turn of a young woman and a young woman to go - to the king Ahasuerus from [the] end to be for her according to [the] regulation of the women two [plus] ten month[s] for thus they were completed [the] days of rubbings their six months with [the] oil of myrrh and six months with balsam oil and with [the] rubbings of women.

۱۲ و چون نوبه هر دختر می‌رسید که نزداخشورش پادشاه داخل شود، یعنی بعد از آنکه آنچه را که برای زنان مرسوم بود که در مدت دوازده ماه کرده شود چونکه ایام تطهیر ایشان بدین منوال تمام می‌شد، یعنی شش ماه به روغن مر و شش ماه به عطریات و اسباب تطهیر زنان.

13 And in this [way] the young woman [was] going into the king all that she said it was given to her to go with her from [the] house of the women to [the] house of the king.

۱۳ آنگاه آن دختر بدین طور نزد پادشاه داخل می‌شد که هر‌چه را می‌خواست به وی می‌دادند تاآن را از خانه زنان به خانه پادشاه با خود ببرد.

14 In the evening - she [was] going and in the morning she [was] returning to [the] house of the women second in [the] hand of Shaashgaz [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the concubines not she went again into the king that except he delighted in her the king and she was summoned by name.

۱۴ در وقت شام داخل می‌شد و صبحگاهان به خانه دوم زنان، زیر دست شعشغاز که خواجه‌سرای پادشاه و مستحفظ متعه‌ها بود، برمی گشت و بار دیگر، نزد پادشاه داخل نمی شد، مگر اینکه پادشاه در او رغبت کرده، او را بنام بخواند.

15 And when arrived [the] turn of Esther [the] daughter of Abihail [the] uncle of Mordecai whom he had taken of him to a daughter to go to the king not she requested anything that except [that] which he said Hegai [the] eunuch of the king [the] keeper of the women and she was Esther bearing favor in [the] eyes of all [those who] saw her.

۱۵ و چون نوبه استر، دختر ابیحایل، عموی مردخای که او را بجای دختر خود گرفته بودرسید که نزد پادشاه داخل شود، چیزی سوای آنچه هیجای، خواجه‌سرای پادشاه و مستحفظزنان گفته بود نخواست و استر در نظر هر‌که او رامی دید، التفات می‌یافت.

16 And she was taken Esther to the king Ahasuerus into [the] house of royalty his in the month tenth that [is] [the] month of Tebeth in year seven of reign his.

۱۶ پس استر را نزداخشورش پادشاه، به قصر ملوکانه‌اش در ماه دهم که ماه طیبیت باشد، در سال هفتم سلطنت اوآوردند.

17 And he loved the king Esther more than all the women and she bore favor and favor before him more than all the virgins and he put a crown of royalty on head her and he made queen her in place of Vashti.

۱۷ و پادشاه، استر را از همه زنان زیاده دوست داشت و از همه دوشیزگان، در حضور وی نعمت و التفات زیاده یافت. لهذا تاج ملوکانه را بر سرش گذاشت و او را در جای وشتی ملکه ساخت.

18 And he made the king a feast great for all officials his and servants his [the] feast of Esther and a holiday for the provinces he made and he gave tribute according to [the] hand of the king.

۱۸ و پادشاه ضیافت عظیمی یعنی ضیافت استر را برای همه روسا و خادمان خودبرپا نمود و به ولایتها راحت بخشیده، برحسب کرم ملوکانه خود، عطایا ارزانی داشت.

19 And when were gathered virgins a second [time] and Mordecai [was] sitting at [the] gate of the king.

۱۹ و چون دوشیزگان، بار دیگر جمع شدند، مردخای بر دروازه پادشاه نشسته بود.

20 Not Esther [was] telling kindred her and people her just as he had commanded to her Mordecai and [the] command of Mordecai Esther [was] doing just as she had done in guardianship with him.

۲۰ و استرهنوز خویشاوندی و قومی خود را بر وفق آنچه مردخای به وی امر فرموده بود فاش نکرده بود، زیرا که استر حکم مردخای را مثل زمانی که نزدوی تربیت می‌یافت بجا می‌آورد.

21 In the days those and Mordecai [was] sitting at [the] gate of the king he was angry Bigthan and Teresh two of [the] eunuchs of the king from [the] guards of the threshold and they sought to stretch out a hand on the king Ahasuerus.

۲۱ در آن ایام، حینی که مردخای در دروازه پادشاه نشسته بود، دونفر از خواجه‌سرایان پادشاه و حافظان آستانه یعنی بغتان و تارش غضبناک شده، خواستند که بر اخشورش پادشاه دست بیندازند.

22 And it was made known the matter to Mordecai and he told to Esther the queen and she spoke Esther to the king in [the] name of Mordecai.

۲۲ و چون مردخای از این امر اطلاع یافت، استر ملکه را خبر داد و استر، پادشاه را اززبان مردخای مخبر ساخت.

23 And it was sought the matter and it was found and they were hanged [the] two of them on a gallows and it was written in [the] book of [the] matters of the days before the king.

۲۳ پس این امر راتفحص نموده، صحیح یافتند و هر دوی ایشان رابر دار کشیدند و این قصه در حضور پادشاه، درکتاب تواریخ ایام مرقوم شد.