Esiteri 8
1 Mũthenya o ro ũcio, Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu akĩhe mũtumia wake Esiteri indo cia Hamani, ũcio thũ ya Ayahudi. Nake Moridekai agĩũka mbere ya mũthamaki, nĩ ũndũ Esiteri nĩoigĩte ũrĩa maatarainie.
And in that day king Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Aman the slanderer: and Mardochæus was called by the king; for Esther had shewn that he was related to her.
2 Mũthamaki akĩruta gĩcũhĩ kĩa mũhũũri wake kĩrĩa aatunyĩte Hamani, na agĩkĩhe Moridekai. Nake Esiteri agĩtua Moridekai mũrũgamĩrĩri wa indo cia Hamani.
And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Aman, and gave it to Mardochæus: and Esther appointed Mardochæus over all that had been Aman’s.
3 Esiteri agĩthaitha mũthamaki o rĩngĩ, akĩĩgũithagia magũrũ-inĩ make akĩrĩraga. Akĩmũhooya aniine mũbango ũcio mũũru wa Hamani ũcio Mũagagi, ũrĩa aaciirĩire wa gũũkĩrĩra Ayahudi.
And she spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and besought [him] to do away the mischief of Aman, and all that he had done against the Jews.
4 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩtambũrũkĩria Esiteri rũthanju rwa thahabu rwa ũthamaki, nake Esiteri agĩũkĩra akĩrũgama mbere yake.
Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.
5 Akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki angĩona kwagĩrĩire, na ngorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte nĩwe na one ũndũ ũcio nĩguo wagĩrĩire nĩ gwĩkwo, na akorwo nĩ akenetio nĩ niĩ-rĩ, nĩetĩkĩre kwandĩkithia watho wa kũgarũra marũa marĩa maatũmĩtwo nĩ Hamani mũrũ wa Hamedatha, ũcio Mũagagi, ũrĩa aaciirĩire na akĩandĩkithia nĩguo aniinithie Ayahudi mabũrũri-inĩ marĩa mothe mũthamaki athamakaga.
And Esther said, If it seem good to thee, and I have found favour [in thy sight], let an order be sent that the letters sent by Aman may be reversed, that were written for the destruction of the Jews, who are in thy kingdom.
6 Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, ingĩhota atĩa gũkirĩrĩria ngĩonaga ngero ĩrĩa ĩkũgerwo andũ akwa? Ingĩhota atĩa gũkirĩrĩria kuona andũ a nyũmba yakwa makĩniinwo?”
For how shall I be able to look upon the affliction of my people, and how shall I be able to survive the destruction of my kindred?
7 Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu agĩcookeria Esiteri mũtumia wa mũthamaki na Moridekai ũrĩa Mũyahudi atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ Hamani nĩaciirĩire kũũragithia Ayahudi, indo ciake nĩndĩciheete Esiteri, na nĩ mamũcuurĩtie mũtĩ-igũrũ.
And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted thee all that was Aman’s, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what dost thou yet further seek?
8 Na rĩrĩ, andĩkithiai uuge ũngĩ na rĩĩtwa rĩa mũthamaki wa gũteithia Ayahudi ta ũrĩa mũkuona kwagĩrĩire, na mũhũũre marũa macio mũhũũri na gĩcũhĩ kĩa mũthamaki, nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ marũa mandĩkĩtwo na rĩĩtwa rĩa mũthamaki na makahũũrwo mũhũũri wa gĩcũhĩ gĩake mangĩgarũrwo.”
Write ye also in my name, as it seems good to you, and seal [it] with my ring: for whatever [orders] are written at the command of the king, and sealed with my ring, it is not lawful to gainsay them.
9 O rĩmwe aandĩki-marũa a ũthamaki magĩĩtwo, mũthenya wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ithatũ, mweri-inĩ wa gatatũ, mweri wa Sivani. Makĩandĩka watho wothe wa Moridekai kũrĩ Ayahudi na anene a mũthamaki, na abarũthi, na andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta a mabũrũri 127 matambũrũkĩte kuuma bũrũri wa Ahĩndĩ nginya bũrũri wa Kushi. Mawatho macio maandĩkirwo na mwandĩkĩre wa o bũrũri na rũthiomi rwa a andũ, o na kũrĩ Ayahudi na mwandĩkĩre na rũthiomi rwao.
So the scribes were called in the first month, which is Nisan, on the three and twentieth day of the same year; and [orders] were written to the Jews, whatever [the king had] commanded to the local governors and chiefs of the satraps, from India even to Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven satraps, according to the several provinces, according to their dialects.
10 Moridekai nĩandĩkithirie marũa na rĩĩtwa rĩa Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu, makĩhũũrwo mũhũũri wa gĩcũhĩ kĩa mũthamaki, na akĩmatũma na andũ arĩa maathiiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi, o arĩa maahaicaga mbarathi iria ciarĩ ihenya, nacio ciaciarĩtwo nĩ mbarathi cia mũthamaki.
And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:
11 Itua rĩu rĩa mũthamaki rĩgĩtĩkĩria Ayahudi a matũũra mothe marĩa manene kĩhooto gĩa kũngana megitĩre; maniine, na moorage, na mahukie mbũtũ o ciothe cia rũruka o ruothe kana bũrũri ũrĩa ũngĩmatharĩkĩra, o hamwe na andũ-a-nja na ciana ciao; na matahe indo cia thũ ciao.
wherein he charged them to use their [own] laws in every city, and to help each other, and to treat their adversaries, and those who attacked them, as they pleased,
12 Mũthenya ũrĩa wamũrirwo wa Ayahudi gwĩka ũguo mabũrũri-inĩ mothe ma Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu warĩ mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩtatũ mweri wa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ, naguo nĩ mweri wa Adari.
on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is Adar.
13 Kobi ya marũa macio ma itua rĩu yarĩ ĩheanwo ĩrĩ watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo mabũrũri-inĩ mothe, na itua rĩu rĩmenyithio andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciothe, nĩguo Ayahudi mehaarĩrie mũthenya ũcio merĩhĩrie harĩ thũ ciao.
And let the copies be posted in conspicuous places throughout the kingdom, and let all the Jews be ready against this day, to fight against their enemies.
14 Atwari acio a marũa, mahaicĩte mbarathi cia mũthamaki, magĩthiĩ na ihenya nĩkũhĩkwo nĩ watho wa mũthamaki. Narĩo itua rĩu nĩrĩaheanirwo kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya mũthamaki kũu Shushani.
So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king’s commands; and the ordinance was also published in Susa.
15 Moridekai oimire mbere ya mũthamaki ekĩrĩte nguo cia ũthamaki cia rangi wa bururu na rangi mwerũ, na arĩ na tanji nene ya thahabu mũtwe, na akehumba nguo ndaaya ya rangi wa ndathi ya gatani ĩrĩa njega. Nao andũ a itũũra rĩa Shushani magĩkũngũĩra itua rĩu marĩ na gĩkeno.
And Mardochæus went forth robed in the royal apparel, and wearing a golden crown, and a diadem of fine purple linen: and the people in Susa saw [it] and rejoiced.
16 Kũrĩ Ayahudi rĩu rĩarĩ ihinda rĩa gũkena, na kũigua wega na gũcanjamũka o na gũtĩĩka.
And the Jews had light and gladness,
17 Thĩinĩ wa bũrũri o wothe o na thĩinĩ wa itũũra inene o rĩothe, kũrĩa guothe itua rĩu rĩa mũthamaki rĩatwarirwo, Ayahudi nĩmagĩire na gĩkeno na magĩcanjamũka, makĩruga maruga magĩkũngũĩra. Na andũ aingĩ a ndũrĩrĩ ingĩ makĩĩgarũra magĩĩtua Ayahudi tondũ nĩmanyiitĩtwo nĩ guoya wa gwĩtigĩra Ayahudi.
in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth: and many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews.
