Esther 4
1 And Mordecai he knew all that it had been done and he tore Mordecai clothes his and he put on sackcloth and ash[es] and he went out in [the] midst of the city and he cried a cry loud and bitter.
Ketika Mordekhai mendengar apa yang telah terjadi, ia merobek pakaiannya dan memakai kain karung sebagai tanda sedih. Ia menaburkan abu di kepalanya, lalu berjalan di kota sambil menangis dengan nyaring dan pilu.
2 And he went to before [the] gate of the king for not to go into [the] gate of the king in clothing of sackcloth.
Di depan pintu gerbang istana ia berhenti, sebab orang yang berpakaian karung dilarang masuk.
3 And in every province and province [the] place where [the] word of the king and law his [were] reaching mourning great [belonged] to the Jews and fasting and weeping and wailing sackcloth and ash[es] it was spread as a bed by many [people].
Juga di segala provinsi, orang-orang Yahudi meratap setelah perintah raja diumumkan. Mereka berpuasa, menangis dan mengaduh, dan banyak di antara mereka memakai kain karung dan berbaring di atas abu.
4 (And they came *Q(k)*) [the] maids of Esther and eunuchs her and they told to her and she agonized the queen exceedingly and she sent garments to clothe Mordecai and to remove sackcloth his from on him and not he accepted [them].
Ketika gadis-gadis dan para pejabat khusus yang melayani Ratu Ester melaporkan kepadanya apa yang sedang dilakukan Mordekhai, Ester sedih sekali. Ia mengirim pakaian kepada Mordekhai sebagai pengganti kain karungnya, tetapi Mordekhai tidak mau menerimanya.
5 And she summoned Esther Hathach one of [the] eunuchs of the king whom he had made stand before her and she commanded him on Mordecai to know what? [was] this and concerning what? [was] this.
Kemudian Ester memanggil Hatah, salah seorang pejabat khusus yang ditugaskan oleh raja untuk melayani Ester. Disuruhnya Hatah menanyakan kepada Mordekhai apa yang sedang terjadi dan mengapa ia bertindak seperti itu.
6 And he went out Hathach to Mordecai to [the] open place of the city which [was] before [the] gate of the king.
Maka pergilah Hatah kepada Mordekhai di lapangan kota di depan pintu gerbang istana.
7 And he told to him Mordecai all that it had happened to him and - [the] exact amount of the silver which he had said Haman to weigh out to [the] treasuries of the king (for the Jews *Q(k)*) to destroy them.
Mordekhai menceritakan kepadanya apa yang telah terjadi dan berapa uang perak yang dijanjikan Haman untuk dimasukkan ke dalam kas raja, sesudah semua orang Yahudi dibinasakan.
8 And copy of [the] writing of the law which it had been given in Susa to annihilate them he gave to him to show Esther and to tell to her and to command to her to go to the king to seek favor to him and to request from to before him on people her.
Mordekhai juga memberikan kepada Hatah salinan surat raja yang telah dikeluarkan di Susan dan yang berisi perintah untuk membinasakan orang Yahudi. Ia menyuruh Hatah memberikan surat itu kepada Ester dan menerangkan perkara itu kepadanya, juga untuk meminta supaya Ester menghadap raja guna memohon belas kasihan bagi bangsanya.
9 And he came Hathach and he told to Esther [the] words of Mordecai.
Lalu pergilah Hatah kepada Ester dan menyampaikan pesan Mordekhai kepadanya.
10 And she said Esther to Hathach and she commanded him to Mordecai.
Tetapi Ester mengutus dia kembali kepada Mordekhai dengan pesan ini,
11 All [the] servants of the king and [the] people of [the] provinces of the king [are] knowing that every man and woman who he goes to the king into the court inner who not he is summoned [is] one law his to put to death apart from that he extends to him the king [the] scepter of gold and he will live and I not (I have been summoned *L(abh)*) to go to the king this thirty day[s].
"Setiap orang, baik laki-laki maupun wanita, yang tanpa dipanggil, menghadap raja di halaman dalam istana, harus dihukum mati. Itu adalah undang-undang dan semua orang mulai dari penasihat raja sampai kepada rakyat di provinsi-provinsi, mengetahui hal itu. Hanya ada satu jalan untuk luput dari undang-undang itu, yaitu apabila raja mengulurkan tongkat emasnya kepada orang itu. Kalau itu terjadi, ia akan selamat. Tetapi sudah sebulan ini aku tidak dipanggil raja."
12 And they told to Mordecai [the] words of Esther.
Lalu Hatah menyampaikan pesan Ester itu kepada Mordekhai.
13 And he said Mordecai to bring back to Esther may not you imagine in self your to escape [the] house of the king from all the Jews.
Maka Mordekhai mengirim peringatan ini kepada Ester, "Jangan menyangka engkau akan lebih aman daripada orang Yahudi lain, hanya karena engkau tinggal di istana!
14 That except certainly you will keep quiet at the time this relief and deliverance it will arise for the Jews from a place another and you and [the] house of father your you will perish and who? [is] knowing if for a time like this you have reached the queenhood.
Orang Yahudi pasti akan mendapat pertolongan dengan cara bagaimanapun juga sehingga mereka selamat. Tetapi kalau engkau tetap diam saja dalam keadaan seperti ini, engkau sendiri akan mati dan keluarga ayahmu akan habis riwayatnya. Siapa tahu, barangkali justru untuk saat-saat seperti ini engkau telah dipilih menjadi ratu!"
15 And she said Esther to bring back to Mordecai.
Maka Ester mengirimkan berita ini kepada Mordekhai,
16 Go gather all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast on me and may not you eat and may not you drink three days night and day also I and maids my I will fast thus and in such I will go to the king which not [is] according to the law and just as I have perished I have perished.
"Kumpulkanlah semua orang Yahudi yang ada di Susan untuk berdoa bagiku. Janganlah makan dan minum selama tiga hari dan tiga malam. Aku sendiri dan gadis-gadis pelayanku akan berpuasa juga. Setelah itu aku akan menghadap raja, meskipun itu melanggar undang-undang. Kalau aku harus mati karena itu, biarlah aku mati!"
17 And he passed on Mordecai and he did according to all that she had commanded to him Esther.
Lalu pergilah Mordekhai dan melakukan semua yang dipesankan Ester kepadanya.
