Estè 4
1 Lè Mardochée te vin aprann tout sa ki te fèt yo, li te chire rad li. Li te mete twal sak avèk sann sou li, te ale deyò nan mitan lavil la, e te kriye byen fò anlè avèk amètim.
When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
2 Li te rive jis nan pòtay a wa a, paske nanpwen pèsòn ki te abiye an twal sak ki ta kab antre sou pòtay a kay wa a.
But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.
3 Nan chak pwovens kote lòd la avèk dekrè a wa a te rive, te gen gwo doulè pami Jwif yo, avèk fè jèn, gwo kriye avèk lamantasyon. Epi anpil te kouche sou twal sak avèk sann.
In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4 Konsa, sèvant a Esther yo avèk enik li yo te vin di li sa, e rèn nan te tòde vire ak gwo lapèn. Konsa, li te voye rad pou abiye Mardochée pou l ta kab retire twal sak la sou li, men li te refize.
When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
5 Alò, Esther te voye mande prezans a Hathac soti nan enik a wa yo, pou wa a te chwazi okipe li e te pase l lòd pou parèt kote Mardochée pou mande sa ki t ap pase a, e poukisa?
Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.
6 Konsa, Hathac te sòti ale kote Mardochée nan plas lavil la devan pòtay a wa a.
So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,
7 Mardochée te rakonte li tout sa ki te rive li an detay, kantite fòs ajan ke Haman te fè pwomès pou bay nan kès a wa a pou fin detwi tout Jwif yo.
and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.
8 Anplis, li te bay li yon kopi a dekrè ki te pibliye Suse la pou detwi yo, pou li ta kapab montre Esther pou fè l konnen e bay li lòd pou rive antre kote wa a pou plede pou favè li e plede avè l pou pwoteksyon pèp li a.
Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
9 Hathac te retounen e te fè Esther konnen pawòl a Mardochée yo.
So Hathach went back and relayed Mordecai’s response to Esther.
10 Esther te pale avèk Hathac e te mande li bay repons a Mardochée:
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and instructed him to tell Mordecai,
11 “Tout sèvitè a wa yo avèk pèp an pwovens a wa yo byen konnen ke si nenpòt gason oswa fanm antre devan wa a nan lakou enteryè a san envite pa li menm, li gen yon sèl lwa; ke li va mete a lanmò, sof ke wa a lonje baton a wa a pou l kab viv. Epi mwen pa t envite kote wa a pandan trant jou sila yo.”
“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”
12 Yo te pataje pawòl a Esther yo avèk Mardochée.
When Esther’s words were relayed to Mordecai,
13 Epi Mardochée te di yo reponn a Esther: “Pa imajine ke ou menm nan palè a wa a kab gen chans chape plis ke tout lòt Jwif yo.
he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.
14 Paske, si ou rete an silans nan moman sa a, sekou avèk delivrans va sòti pou Jwif yo soti yon lòt kote, e ou menm avèk lakay papa ou va peri. Kilès ki kab konnen si se pa pou moman sa a ke ou te rive nan pozisyon wayal sila a.”
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
15 Alò, Esther te di yo prepare reponn Mardochée,
Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:
16 “Ale rasanble tout Jwif ki rete Suse yo e fè jèn pou mwen. Pa manje ni bwè pandan twa jou, ni lannwit, ni lajounen. Mwen avèk sèvant mwen yo va fè jèn nan menm jan an. Epi se konsa, mwen va antre kote wa a, ki pa selon lalwa; epi si mwen peri, mwen peri.”
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
17 Konsa, Mardochée te sòti ale fè jis sa ke Esther te bay li lòd fè a.
So Mordecai went and did all that Esther had instructed him.
