Estè 2
1 Apre bagay sa yo, lè kòlè a Wa Assuérus te vin kalme, li te sonje Vasthi ak sa li te fè a, e dekrè ki te fèt kont li an.
After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought about Vashti and what she had done. He also thought about the decree that he had made against her.
2 Alò, asistan a wa a ki te sèvi li yo, te di: “Annou fè rechèch pou jwenn jenn vyèj ki byen bèl pou wa a.
Then the king's young men who served him said, “Let a search be made on the king's behalf for beautiful young virgins.
3 Kite wa a apwente sipèvizè nan tout pwovens a wayòm li yo pou yo kab rasanble tout bèl vyèj pou vin parèt nan sitadèl Suse la, antre nan kay fanm a wa a ki sou kontwòl Hégué a, enik a wa a, ki an chaj fanm yo. Kite yo byen prepare ak tout bagay pou fè yo bèl yo.
Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, to gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the fortress in Susa. Let them be put under the care of Hegai, the king's official, who is in charge of the women, and let him give them their cosmetics.
4 Alò, kite jenn fi ki bay wa a plezi a, vin regne la nan plas a Vasthi a.” Koze a te fè wa a kontan e se konsa li te fè l.
Let the young girl who pleases the king become queen in the place of Vashti.” This advice pleased the king, and he did so.
5 Te gen nan sitadèl Suse la, yon Jwif ki te rele Mardochée, fis a Jaïr, fis a Schimeï, fis a Kis, yon Benjamit,
There was a certain Jew in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish, who was a Benjamite.
6 ki te ale an egzil soti Jérusalem avèk kaptif ki te ekzile avèk Jeconia yo, wa Juda ke Nebudkanetsar, wa Babylone nan, te fè ekzile a.
He had been taken away from Jerusalem with the exiles along with those taken with Jehoiachin, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia carried away.
7 Li t ap elve Hadassa, sa vle di, Esther, fi a tonton li an, paske li pa t gen papa ni manman. Alò, jenn demwazèl la te byen bèl sou fòm ni figi li e lè papa li avèk manman li te mouri, Mardochée te pran li kon pwòp fi pa li.
He was caring for Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, because she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely in appearance. Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
8 Konsa, li te vin rive ke lè kòmand avèk dekrè a wa a te tande e anpil jèn fi te ranmase nan sitadèl Suse la sou sipèvizyon a Hégaï, ke Esther te pran pou antre nan palè a wa a, anba sipèvizyon a Hégaï, ki te responsab fanm yo.
When the king's order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa. They were put under Hegai's care. Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, the overseer of the women.
9 Alò, jèn fi a te fè l plezi e te twouve favè devan l. Pou sa, li te bay li tout atik twalèt avèk manje san fè reta, e li te ba li sèt sèvant de chwa nan palè a wa a, e te voye li avèk sèvant li yo nan pi bon kote pami fanm a wa yo.
The young girl pleased him, and she found favor with him. Immediately he provided her with cosmetics and her portion of food. He assigned to her seven servant girls from the king's palace, and he moved her and the servant girls to the best place in the house of the women.
10 Esther pa t fè pèsòn konnen ras pèp li a ni fanmi li yo, paske Mardochée te enstwi li pou li pa ta dwe fè sa rekonèt.
Esther had not told anyone who her people or relatives were, for Mordecai had instructed her not to tell.
11 Chak jou, Mardochée te mache ale retou devan lakou fanm a wa yo pou vin aprann jan Esther te ye ak jan afè l t ap mache.
Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard outside the house of the women, to learn about Esther's welfare, and about what would be done with her.
12 Alò, lè chans a chak jèn demwazèl te vin rive pou antre kote wa Assuérus la, lè l te fin fè preparasyon douz mwa anba règleman pou fanm yo—paske jou pou konplete preparasyon bèlte yo te fini konsa: si mwa avèk lwil lami a, e si mwa avèk aplikasyon epis ak pafen pou fanm—
When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus—complying with the regulations for the women, each girl had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments, six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumes and cosmetics—
13 Men kòman jèn fi a ta antre kote wa a: nenpòt bagay ke li te dezire, ta bay a li menm pou pran avè l soti lakay fanm yo pou rive nan palè a wa a.
when a young woman went to the king, whatever she desired was given to her from the house of the women, for her to take to the palace.
14 Nan aswè, li ta ale ladann e nan maten, li ta retounen nan dezyèm kay fanm yo, sou responsabilite Schaaschgaz, enik a wa a ki te an chaj konkibin a wa yo. Li pa t antre kote wa a ankò sof ke wa a te kontan anpil avèk li e te rele li eksprè pa non l.
In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second house of the women, and to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's official, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king again unless he had taken great pleasure in her and called for her again.
15 Alò lè lè pou Esther, fi de Abichaïl la, tonton li, Mardochée, ki te pran li kon pwòp pitit pa li, te rive antre kote wa a, li pa t mande anyen sof ke sa ke Hégaï, enik a wa a ki te an chaj fanm yo, te konseye yo. Epi Esther te jwenn favè nan zye a tout moun ki te wè l yo.
Now when the time came for Esther (daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter) to go in to the king, she did not ask for anything but what Hegai the king's official, who was in charge of the women, suggested. Now Esther received the favor of all who saw her.
16 Pou sa, Esther te mennen vè Wa Assuérus nan palè wayal li a nan dezyèm mwa ki nan mwa Tébeth la, nan setyèm ane pouvwa li a.
Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into the royal residence on the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Wa a te renmen Esther plis pase tout fanm yo, e li te twouve gras avèk favè devan li menm plis pase tout lòt vyèj yo, jiskaske li te mete kouwòn wayal la sou tèt li e te fè li rèn nan plas a Vasthi a.
The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she received acceptance and favor before him, more than all the other virgins. So he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Epi wa a te bay yon gran bankè pou tout chèf li yo ak sèvitè li yo. Li te rele l bankè Esther. Li te pwokame l yon jou fèt pou pwovens yo, epi li te bay yo kado selon jenewozite a wa a.
The king gave a great feast for all his officials and his servants, “Esther's feast,” and he granted relief from taxation to the provinces. He also gave gifts with royal generosity.
19 Lè vyèj yo te reyini ansanm yon dezyèm fwa a, alò, Mardochée t ap chita nan pòtay a wa a.
Now when the virgins had been gathered together a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
20 Esther potko fè yo konnen fanmi li yo, ni pèp li a, jis jan ke Mardochée te bay li lòd fè a, jis jan li te fè lè se te li ki t ap swaye li a.
Esther had not yet told anyone about her relatives or her people, as Mordecai had instructed her. She continued to follow Mordecai's advice, as she had done when she was raised by him.
21 Nan jou sa yo, pandan Mardochée te chita nan pòtay palè a wa a, Bigthan avèk Théresch, de ofisye a wa yo ki t ap veye pòt la, te vin fache, e te chache mete men sou wa Assuérus.
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, two of the king's officials, Bigthana and Teresh, who guarded the doorway, became angry and sought to do harm to King Ahasuerus.
22 Men konplo a te vin rekonèt pa Mardochée e li te pale rèn Esther, e Esther te pale wa a nan non a Mardochée.
When the matter was revealed to Mordecai, he told Queen Esther, and Esther spoke to the king in the name of Mordecai.
23 Alò, lè yo fè rechèch nan konplo a e jwenn bout li, yo tou de te pann sou yon bwa; epi sa te ekri nan Liv Achiv Kwonik Yo nan prezans wa a.
The report was investigated and confirmed, and both the men were hanged from a gallows. This account was written in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.
