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.
On that day, did King Ahasuerus give unto Esther the queen, the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews, —and, Mordecai, came in before the king, for Esther had told, what he was 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 off his signet-ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai, —and Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
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.
Yet again, spake Esther before the king, and fell down at his feet, —and wept and made supplication unto him, to cause the mischief of Haman the Agagite to pass away, even the plot which he had plotted against the Jews.
4 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩtambũrũkĩria Esiteri rũthanju rwa thahabu rwa ũthamaki, nake Esiteri agĩũkĩra akĩrũgama mbere yake.
And the king held out unto Esther, the golden sceptre, —so Esther arose, and stood before 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 said—If, unto the king, it seem good, and if I have found favour before him, and the thing be approved before the king, and, I myself, be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written, to reverse the letters plotted by Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy thee Jews, who are in all the provinces of the king.
6 Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, ingĩhota atĩa gũkirĩrĩria ngĩonaga ngero ĩrĩa ĩkũgerwo andũ akwa? Ingĩhota atĩa gũkirĩrĩria kuona andũ a nyũmba yakwa makĩniinwo?”
For how can I endure to see the ruin that shall overtake my people? or how can I endure to see 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.
Then said King Ahasuerus unto Esther the queen, and unto Mordecai the Jew, —Lo! the house of Haman, have I given unto Esther, and, him, have they hanged upon the gallows, because he thrust forth his hand against the Jews.
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.”
Ye, therefore, write concerning the Jews as may seem good in your own eyes, in the name of the king, and seal it with the kings signet-ring, —for a writing which hath been written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s signet-ring, none can reverse.
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.
Then were called the king’s scribes at that time—in the third month, the same, is the month Siwan, on the twenty-third thereof, and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and unto the satraps and pashas and rulers of the provinces, which are from India even unto Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, every province according to the writing thereof, and every people according to their tongue, —and unto the Jews, according to their writing, and according to their tongue;
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 he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet-ring, —and sent letters by the hand of runners on horses, riding the swift steeds used in the kings service, bred of the stud:
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.
That the king had granted unto the Jews who were in every city, to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay and to cause to perish—all the force of the people and province who should distress them, their little ones and women, —and [to take] the spoil of them as a prey:
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.
upon one day, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, —upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month 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.
A copy of the writing to be given, as an edict, throughout every province, was published to all the peoples, —and that the Jews be ready against that day, to avenge themselves on 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.
The runners that rode on the swift steeds used in the king’s service, went forth, being urged forward and pressed on, by the word of the king, —and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace.
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, Mordecai, went forth from the presence of the king, in royal apparel, of blue and white, with a large diadem of gold, and a mantle of fine linen and purple, —and, the city Shusan, was bright and joyful.
16 Kũrĩ Ayahudi rĩu rĩarĩ ihinda rĩa gũkena, na kũigua wega na gũcanjamũka o na gũtĩĩka.
To the Jews, had come light, and joy, —and gladness and honour.
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.
And, in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the word of the king and his edict did reach, joy and gladness, had the Jews, —a banquet and a happy day, —and, many from among the peoples of the land, were becoming Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen upon them.
