Estè 8
1 Nan menm jou sa a, Wa Assuérus te bay lakay Haman, lènmi a Jwif yo, a rèn Esther. Mardochée te parèt devan wa a, paske Esther te pale wa a sa li te ye pou li.
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 Wa a te fin retire bag so ke li te retire nan men a Haman an e te bay li a Mardochée. Konsa, Esther te plase Mardochée sou kay Haman an.
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 Esther te pale ankò a wa a, te tonbe nan pye li, te kriye e te sipliye li pou evite mechanste Haman an, Agagit la, avèk konplo ke li te prepare kont Jwif yo.
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 Wa a te lonje baton an lò a vè Esther. Konsa, Esther te leve kanpe devan wa a.
Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.
5 Li te di: “Si sa fè wa a plezi, si mwen te twouve favè devan li, wa a twouve koz sa a bon, e sa fè kè l kontan pou wè m, kite li ekri pou anile lèt ki te manevre pa Haman an, fis a Hammedatha a, Agagit la, ke li te ekri pou detwi Jwif ki nan tout pwovens a wa yo.
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 Paske, kijan mwen kab sipòte wè gwo dezas ki va rive pèp mwen an, e kijan mwen kab sipòte wè destriksyon a fanmi mwen 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 Pou sa, Wa Assuérus te pale a rèn Esther e a Mardochée, Jwif la: “Veye byen, Mwen te bay lakay Haman a Esther e li menm, yo te pann li sou wo etaj la akoz li te lonje men li kont Jwif yo.
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 Alò, ou menm ekri a Jwif yo jan ou twouve li bon nan non a wa a, e sele lèt la avèk bag so a wa a; paske, yon dekrè ki ekri nan non a wa a e sele avèk bag so a wa a p ap kapab anile.”
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 Pou sa, grefye a wa yo te rele nan lè sa a nan twazyèm mwa a (sa vle di, mwa Sivan an), nan twazyèm jou a; epi, li te ekri selon tout sa ke Mardochée te kòmande a Jwif yo, reprezantan a wa yo nan pwovens yo, gouvènè yo, avèk chèf a pwovens ki te lonje rive soti nan Inde jis rive Ethiopie, san-venn-sèt pwovens, a chak pwovens selon ekriti pa li e a chak pèp selon langaj yo, epi anplis a Jwif yo selon ekriti pa yo, avèk langaj pa yo.
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 Li te ekri nan non a Wa Assuérus, te sele li avèk bag so a wa a e te voye lèt yo pa mesaje yo monte sou cheval ki te nan ras cheval wayal yo.
And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:
11 Nan lèt sa yo, wa a te bay dwa a Jwif yo nan chak vil, pou rasanble e fè defans lavi yo, pou detwi, pou touye e pou anile tout lame a nenpòt pèp oswa pwovens ki ta vin atake yo, menm ansanm avèk pitit yo ak fanm yo, e piyaje 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 nan yon sèl jou nan tout pwovens a Wa Assuérus yo, trèzyèm jou nan douzyèm mwa a, (sa vle di, mwa Adar a).
on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is Adar.
13 Yon kopi a dekrè a te gen pou pibliye kon lwa nan chak pwovens e te pibliye a tout pèp yo, pou Jwif yo ta parèt nan jou sila pou fè revandikasyon yo sou lènmi yo.
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 Mesaje yo byen prese, bourade pa lòd a wa a, te sòti monte sou cheval wayal yo. Konsa, dekrè a te distribye nan sitadèl Suse la.
So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king’s commands; and the ordinance was also published in Susa.
15 Epi Mardochée te sòti nan prezans a wa a nan vètman wayal la ki te an koulè ble e blan, avèk yon gran kouwòn an lò ak yon manto fèt an len fen e mov; epi lavil Suse te fè yon gwo kri avèk jwa, e te rejwi.
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 Pou Jwif yo, te gen limyè, kè kontan, lajwa avèk lonè.
And the Jews had light and gladness,
17 Nan chak pwovens nèt ak nan chak vil nenpòt kote lòd a wa a avèk dekrè li te rive a, te gen kè kontan avèk lajwa pou Jwif yo, yon fèt bankè avèk yon jou fèt. Epi anpil moun pami pèp peyi yo te vin Jwif yo, paske krent a Jwif yo te vin tonbe sou yo.
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.
