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1 Alò li te vin rive nan tan Wa Assuréus la, menm Assuréus ki te renye soti Inde jis rive Éthiopie sou san-venn-sèt pwovens yo,
And it came to pass after these things in the days of Artaxerxes, —(this Artaxerxes ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India)—
2 nan jou sa yo, pandan wa Assuréus te chita sou twòn wayal li a ki te nan sitadèl Suse la,
in those days, when king Artaxerxes was on the throne in the city of Susa,
3 nan twazyèm ane pouvwa li a, li te fè yon gran fèt pou tout chèf li yo avèk asistan li yo, chèf lame Perse avèk Mèdes yo, moun prensipal lavil yo, avèk chèf pwovens li yo, tout moun ki te nan prezans li.
in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to his friends, and the other nations, and to the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and the chief of the satraps.
4 Konsa li te montre tout richès avèk glwa wayal li yo, avèk mayifisans a gran majeste li pandan anpil jou, san-katre-ven jou.
And after this, after he had shewn to them the wealth of his kingdom, and the abundant glory of his wealth during a hundred and eighty days,
5 Lè jou sa yo te fin acheve, wa a te bay yon gwo bankè ki te dire pandan sèt jou pou tout moun ki te prezan nan sitadèl Suse la, soti nan sila ki pi pwisan an jis rive nan sila ki pi piti a, nan lakou jaden a palè wa a.
when, [I say], the days of the marriage feast were completed, the king made a banquet to the nations who were present in the city six days, in the court of the king’s house,
6 Te gen bagay pann ki fèt an len fen blan e vyolèt ki te kenbe pa kòd fèt an len fen mov, wondèl an ajan avèk pilye an mèb. Devan yo te fèt an lò avèk ajan te plase sou yon pave mozayik ki fèt ak mab wouj, mab blan, gwo pèl klere avèk pyè presye.
[which was] adorned with [hangings] of fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs, on pillars of Parian marble and stone: [there were] golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of pearl, and of Parian stone, and open-worked coverings variously flowered, [having] roses worked round about;
7 Bwason yo te sèvi nan veso an lò a plizyè kalite, e diven wayal la te anpil, selon bonte a wa a.
gold and silver cups, and a small cup of carbuncle set out of the value of thirty thousand talents, abundant and sweet wine, which the king himself drank.
8 Jan yo te bwè se te selon lalwa, san fòse moun, paske wa a te pase lòd a chak ofisye a chak kay ke li ta dwe fè sa selon dezi a chak moun.
And this banquet was not according to the appointed law; but so the king would have it: and he charged the stewards to perform his will and that of the company.
9 Anplis, Larenn Vasthi te bay yon bankè pou fanm nan palè ki te pou Wa Assuérus la.
Also Astin the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where king Artaxerxes [dwelt].
10 Nan setyèm jou a, lè kè a wa a te kontan ak diven, li te bay lòd a Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zéthar, avèk Carcas, sèt enik ki te sèvi wa Assuérus,
Now on the seventh day the king, being merry, told Aman, and Bazan, and Tharrha, and Barazi, and Zatholtha, and Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of king Artaxerxes,
11 pou mennen fè parèt nan prezans li, rèn nan, Vasthi, avèk kouwòn wayal la, pou montre bèlte li a pèp la e a moun pwisan yo, paske li te tèlman bèl.
to bring in the queen to him, to enthrone her, and crown her with the diadem, and to shew her to the princes, and her beauty to the nations: for she was beautiful.
12 Men rèn Vasthi te refize vini sou lòd a wa a, ki te livre pa enik yo. Konsa, wa a te vin byen fache e lakòlè te brile anndan l.
But queen Astin hearkened not to him to come with the chamberlains: so the king was grieved and angered.
13 Alò, wa a te mande a mesye saj ki te konprann tan yo—paske se te koutim a wa a pou pale devan tout sila ki te konprann lalwa a avèk jistis;
And he said to his friends, Thus has Astin spoken: pronounce therefore upon this [case] law and judgment.
14 epi te gen toupre li: Carschena, Schéthar, Admatha, Tarsis, Mérés, Marsena, Memucan, sèt chèf de Perse avèk Médie yo, ki te gen abitid antre nan prezans a wa a, e te chita nan premye plas nan wayòm nan—
So Arkesæus, and Sarsathæus, and Malisear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief [in rank] by the king, drew near to him,
15 “Selon lalwa a, se kisa ki ta dwe fèt avèk rèn Vasthi, akoz li pa t obeyi lòd a Wa Assuérus ki te livre pa enik yo?”
and reported to him according to the laws how it was proper to do to queen Astin, because she had not done the things commanded of the king by the chamberlains.
16 Nan prezans a wa a avèk chèf yo, Memucan te di: “Rèn Vasthi te fè tò a wa a, men anplis tout moun nan pwovens a Wa Assuérus yo.
And Muchæus said to the king and to the princes, Queen Astin has not wronged the king only, but also all the king’s rulers and princes:
17 Paske, si kondwit a rèn nan vin rekonèt a tout fanm yo pou fè yo vin gade mari yo avèk mepriz, epi vin di: ‘Wa Assuérus te kòmande rèn Vasthi pou parèt devan l, men li pa t vini.’
for he has told them the words of the queen, and how she disobeyed the king. As then, [said he], she refused [to obey] king Artaxerxes,
18 Nan jou sa a, fanm a Perse avèk Médie ki te tande afè kondwit rèn nan, va pale tout chèf a wa a nan menm fason an, e va genyen anpil mepriz avèk mekontantman.
so this day shall the other ladies of the chiefs of the Persians and Medes, having heard what she said to the king, dare in the same way to dishonour their husbands.
19 “Si sa fè wa a kontan, kite yon dekrè wayal sòti nan li, e kite li ekri nan lalwa a Perse avèk Médie a, pou l pa kab ranvèse, ke Vasthi p ap kab ankò antre nan prezans a Wa Assuérus la. E konsa, kite wa a bay pozisyon wayal pa li a yon lòt moun ki pi merite l pase li.
If then it seem good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter [it]: and let not the queen come in to him any more; and let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she.
20 Lè dekrè ke a wa a va fè a tande nan tout wayòm li an, ki tèlman gran, alò tout fanm va gen respè a mari yo, kit gran, kit piti.”
And let the law of the king which he shall have made, be widely proclaimed, in his kingdom: and so shall all the women give honour to their husbands, from the poor even to the rich.
21 Pawòl sa a te fè wa a kontan, avèk chèf yo, epi wa a te fè kon Memucan te pwopoze a.
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Muchæus had said,
22 Konsa, li te voye lèt a tout pwovens a wa yo, a chak pwovens selon ekriti pa li, e a chak pèp selon langaj pa yo, ke tout mesye yo ta dwe mèt nan pwòp kay pa yo, e sila te pale nan lang a pwòp pèp li.
and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, in order that men might be feared in their own houses.
