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.
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 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 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 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.
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 Wa a te lonje baton an lò a vè Esther. Konsa, Esther te leve kanpe devan wa a.
And the king held out unto Esther, the golden sceptre, —so Esther arose, and stood before 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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.”
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 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.
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 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 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 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,
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 nan yon sèl jou nan tout pwovens a Wa Assuérus yo, trèzyèm jou nan douzyèm mwa a, (sa vle di, mwa Adar a).
upon one day, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, —upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month 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.
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 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.
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 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, 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 Pou Jwif yo, te gen limyè, kè kontan, lajwa avèk lonè.
To the Jews, had come light, and joy, —and gladness and honour.
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.
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.
