Estè 8
1 Menm jou sa a, wa Asyeris pran tout byen Aman yo, nonm ki pa t' vle wè jwif yo, li fè larenn Estè kado. Estè fè wa a konnen Madoche se fanmi li. Depi lè sa a, Madoche te gen dwa parèt devan wa a.
And in that day king Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Aman the slanderer: and Mardochaeus was called by the king; for Esther had shown that he was related to her.
2 Wa a wete bag li te reprann nan men Aman an, li bay Madoche li. Estè menm mete Madoche reskonsab tout byen Aman yo.
And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Aman, and gave it to Mardochaeus: and Esther appointed Mardochaeus over all that had been Aman's.
3 Apre sa, Estè al pale ak wa a ankò. Li lage kò l' nan pye l' ap kriye. Li mande l' pou l' fè kichòy pou kraze vye konplo Aman, moun laras Agag la, te moute sou do jwif yo.
And she spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and implored [him] to do away the mischief of Aman, and all that he had done against the Jews.
4 Wa a lonje baton an lò a bay Estè. Estè leve epi li di:
Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.
5 -Si sa fè wa a plezi, si wa a kontan avè m', si se yon bagay li ka fè, si mwen fè wa a plezi, tanpri, ekri yon lèt pou revoke lòd Aman, pitit Amedata, moun laras Agag la, te bay pou yo te touye dènye kras jwif toupatou nan peyi wa a.
And Esther said, If it seem good to you, and I have found favor [in your 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 your kingdom.
6 Mwen p'ap ka rete konsa pou m' wè malè sa a ap tonbe sou moun pèp mwen yo, pou m' wè y'ap touye tout fanmi m' yo.
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 Wa Asyeris di Estè ak Madoche konsa: -Gade, mwen fè pann Aman poutèt konplo li te moute sou do jwif yo, lèfini, m' bay Estè tout byen li yo.
And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted you all that was Aman's, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what do you yet further seek?
8 Men, depi yo bay yon lòd piblik nan non wa a, avèk so wa a sou li, li pa ka revoke. Tansèlman, nou menm, nou gen dwa ekri yon lèt bay jwif yo nan non mwen avèk so mwen sou li.
Write you 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 Tou sa te pase nan venntwazyèm jou twazyèm mwa a, mwa Sivan an. Madoche fè chache tout sekretè wa yo, li di yo tou sa pou yo mete nan lèt pou yo voye bay jwif yo, bay gouvènè yo, bay prefè yo ak lòt chèf pèp yo, nan tout sanvennsèt (127) pwovens yo, depi peyi Lend rive peyi Letiopi. Lèt yo te ekri pou chak pwovens yo nan lang yo, dapre jan yo ekri lang lan nan peyi a. Yo ekri lèt pou jwif yo nan lang pa yo, dapre jan yo ekri lang pa yo a tou.
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 Madoche fè ekri lèt yo nan non wa a, epi li mete so wa a sou yo. Yo renmèt lèt yo bay mesaje pote ale. Mesaje yo te moute sou chwal yo te pran nan ekri wa a.
And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:
11 Dapre sa ki te nan lèt yo, wa a te bay tout jwif yo pèmisyon pou yo te òganize yo nan chak lavil peyi a pou yo te ka defann tèt yo. Nenpòt moun lòt nasyon ki ta atake yo ak zam nan nenpòt pwovens, se pou yo koresponn ak yo, se pou yo masakre yo ansanm ak madanm yo ak pitit yo. Se pou yo touye yo nèt ale, lèfini pou yo pran tout byen yo.
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 Se sa pou jwif yo fè nan tout pwovens peyi wa Asyeris la, nan trèzyèm jou douzyèm mwa a, ki vle di mwa Ada a.
on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is Adar.
13 Nan chak pwovens, se pou yo te konsidere lèt la tankou yon lwa. Se pou yo te pibliye l' pou tout moun te ka konnen sa ki ladan l'. Jwif yo menm te pou pare pou yo te tire revanj yo sou lènmi yo jou sa a.
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 Jan wa a te bay lòd la, mesaje yo moute sou chwal wa yo, yo kouri pote lèt yo ale. Yo te mache fè konnen lòd wa a nan lavil Souz, kapital la, tou.
So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king's commands; and the ordinance was also published in Susa.
15 Madoche soti kite palè wa a. Li te gen yon bèl rad ble e blan, tankou rad wa a, sou li, yon gwo kouwòn lò sou tèt li ak yon manto koulè violèt sou zepòl li. Tout moun lavil Souz te kontan, yo t'ap fè fèt.
And Mardochaeus 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 Pou jwif yo menm, se te yon gwo soulajman; yo te kontan, yo t'ap fè fèt, se te yon bèl bagay pou yo.
And the Jews had light and gladness,
17 Nan tout pwovens yo, nan chak lavil yo, toupatou kote yo te li lèt wa a te voye a, jwif yo pase jou a ap fè fèt, yo te kontan, yo fè resepsyon, yo bay manje. Anpil moun lòt nasyon fè yo jwif lè sa a, paske yo te pè jwif yo anpil.
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.
