Esther 4
1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
Ketika Mordekai mengetahui isi surat yang diperintahkan Haman, dia merobek pakaiannya dan mengenakan kain karung dan menaburkan abu di atas kepalanya sebagai tanda berduka. Dia berjalan ke kota sambil meratap.
2 And came even before the king's gate: for none [might] enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Mordekai berhenti di depan pintu gerbang istana, sebab orang yang memakai kain karung sebagai pakaian dilarang masuk.
3 And in every province whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, [there was] great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Ketika surat perintah raja diumumkan di seluruh wilayah kerajaan, orang-orang Yahudi menunjukkan kesedihan mereka dengan menangis, meratap dan berpuasa. Sebagai tanda berduka, banyak di antara mereka membentangkan kain karung ke tanah, menaburkan abu di atasnya, lalu berbaring disitu.
4 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told [it] to her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received [it] not.
Ketika para pelayan perempuan dan pelayan khusus Ester datang memberitahukan tentang Mordekai, hati Ester sangat sedih. Ester kemudian mengirim pakaian kepada Mordekai supaya dia membuka kain karungnya itu, tetapi Mordekai menolak.
5 Then called Esther for Hatach, [one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it [was], and why it [was].
Maka Ester memanggil Hatah— yang ditugaskan raja secara khusus untuk melayani Ester, dan memerintahkan dia untuk menemui dan mencari tahu dari Mordekai mengapa dia berduka.
6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai, to the street of the city, which [was] before the king's gate.
Lalu pergilah Hatah menemui Mordekai yang berada di alun-alun yang letaknya di depan pintu gerbang istana.
7 And Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
Mordekai menceritakan semua yang sudah terjadi. Dia juga memberitahukan mengenai 340.000 kilogram perak yang sudah Haman janjikan untuk dimasukkan dalam kas kerajaan, apabila raja bersedia memberi perintah untuk membinasakan semua orang Yahudi.
8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to show [it] to Esther, and to declare [it] to her, and to charge her that she should go in to the king, to make supplication to him, and to make request before him for her people.
Mordekai juga memberikan salinan surat perintah raja yang sudah dikeluarkan di Susan— yang isinya menyatakan bahwa semua orang Yahudi harus dilenyapkan. Mordekai meminta Hatah menunjukkan serta menjelaskan surat itu kepada Ester dan memerintahkannya untuk menghadap dan memohon belas kasihan raja atas bangsanya.
9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
Maka Hatah kembali kepada Ester dan melaporkan semua yang sudah disampaikan Mordekai.
10 Again Esther spoke to Hatach, and gave him commandment to Mordecai;
Kemudian Ester menyuruh Hatah untuk kembali kepada Mordekai dan menyampaikan pesannya,
11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whoever, whether man or woman, shall come to the king into the inner court, who is not called, [there is] one law of his to put [him] to death, except him to whom the king shall hold out the golden scepter, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.
“Semua pejabat negara serta masyarakat di seluruh wilayah kerajaan mengetahui peraturan kerajaan yang menyatakan siapa saja yang ingin bertemu raja tanpa undangan akan dihukum mati— kecuali bila raja mengulurkan tongkat emasnya kepada orang itu. Sedangkan saya sendiri terakhir kali menerima undangan raja lebih dari sebulan yang lalu.”
12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
Maka Hatah kembali menyampaikan pesan Ester kepada Mordekai.
13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house more than all the Jews.
Mordekai memperingatkan Ester melalui Hatah, “Jangan pikir kamu akan lebih aman dibandingkan seluruh bangsa Yahudi lainnya karena tinggal di istana!
14 For if thou shalt altogether hold thy peace at this time, [then] will there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house will be destroyed: and who knoweth, whether thou hast come to the kingdom for [such] a time as this?
Jika kamu saat ini tinggal diam, maka pertolongan dan pembebasan orang Yahudi akan datang dari tempat lain dan kamu serta keluargamu akan dibunuh. Mungkin saja kamu ditempatkan sebagai ratu di kerajaan ini untuk menyelamatkan bangsa kita!”
15 Then Esther bade [them] return Mordecai [this answer],
Kemudian Ester menyampaikan pesannya melalui Hatah kepada Mordekai,
16 Go, assemble all the Jews [that are] present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in to the king, which [is] not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.
“Kumpulkanlah semua bangsa kita yang ada di Susan untuk berpuasa, yaitu tidak makan ataupun minum selama tiga hari tiga malam. Saya dan para pelayan perempuan juga akan berpuasa. Setelah itu saya akan menghadap raja meski pun melanggar undang-undang. Kalau memang saya harus mati karena itu, biarlah saya mati!”
17 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Lalu pergilah Mordekai dan melaksanakan pesan Ester.
