Esta 8
1 Nʼotu ụbọchị ahụ, Ahasuerọs bụ eze, nyefere Esta nwunye eze akụnụba niile Heman onye iro ndị Juu nwere. E mekwara ka Mọdekai bịa nʼihu eze, nʼihi na Esta agwala eze na ọ bụ nwanne nna ya.
And in that day king Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Aman the slanderer: and Mardochaeus was called by the king; for Esther had shown that he was related to her.
2 Mgbe ahụ, eze wepụtara ọlaaka ikike ya, nke a gbapụtara site nʼaka Heman nye ya Mọdekai. Esta mekwara Mọdekai onye nlekọta akụnụba Heman.
And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Aman, and gave it to Mardochaeus: and Esther appointed Mardochaeus over all that had been Aman's.
3 Ọzọkwa, Esta bịara nʼihu eze daa nʼala nʼụkwụ eze rịọ ya arịrịọ nʼanya mmiri ka ọ kwụsị echiche ọjọọ ahụ Heman onye Agag, chere megide ndị Juu.
And she spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and implored [him] to do away the mischief of Aman, and all that he had done against the Jews.
4 Eze setịpụrụ mkpara ọlaedo ya nye Esta. Esta biliri, guzo nʼihu eze,
Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.
5 ọ sịrị, “Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị eze mma, ọ bụrụkwa na m hụtara amara nʼihu ya, bụrụkwa ihe ziri ezi nʼanya eze, ọ bụrụkwa na ihe m masịrị ya, ka ede iwu nʼakwụkwọ ịkagbu ozi Heman nwa Hamedata, onye Agag, nke o chepụtara dee ime ka a laa ndị Juu nʼiyi nʼala niile eze na-achị.
And Esther said, If it seem good to you, and I have found favour [in your 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 your kingdom.
6 Nʼihi na m ga-esi aṅaa nagide ya, ịhụ ka a na-egbu ndị m, na-alakwa ụmụnna m nʼiyi?”
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 Mgbe ahụ, eze bụ Ahasuerọs gwara Esta nwunye eze na Mọdekai onye Juu okwu sị ha, “Enyela m Esta akụnụba Heman, ha akwụgbukwaala Heman nʼosisi, nʼihi na ọ chọrọ ịla ndị Juu nʼiyi.
And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted you all that was Aman's, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what do you yet further seek?
8 Ugbu a, deenụ akwụkwọ ozi banyere ndị Juu niile, dee ihe ọbụla dị mma nʼanya unu nʼaha eze. Werekwa ọlaaka ikike eze kaa ya akara, nʼihi na ọ dịghị akwụkwọ ọbụla e dere nʼaha eze, kaakwa ya akara mgbaaka eze nke a pụrụ imegharị.”
Write you 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 Otu mgbe ahụ, akpọrọ ndị ode akwụkwọ eze. Ọ bụ nʼiri abalị na atọ nke ọnwa atọ nʼafọ nke bụ ọnwa Sivan ka ihe ndị a mere. Ha dere iwu niile Mọdekai nyere banyere ndị Juu, ndịisi ọchịchị niile na ndị ọchịchị niile na-elekọta mpaghara alaeze niile site nʼIndia ruo Kush. Ọnụọgụgụ ha niile dị otu narị na iri abụọ na asaa. E depụtasịrị iwu ahụ nʼodide akwụkwọ nke ala ọbụla a na-achị achị si dị, na dịka asụsụ ndị ọbụla si dị, ma nyekwa ndị Juu dịka odide akwụkwọ na asụsụ ha si dị.
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 Mọdekai dere akwụkwọ ahụ nʼaha eze, bụ Ahasuerọs, werekwa ọlaaka ikike eze kaa ya akara, zipụ akwụkwọ ndị a site nʼaka ndị ọgba ọsọ ndị ịnyịnya na-ebu, bụ ndị na-agba ịnyịnya ụkwụ ọsọ nke e leziri anya nke ọma zụọ maka ije ozi dịrị eze.
And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:
11 Akwụkwọ nke iwu eze a, nyere ndị Juu niile nọ nʼobodo ọbụla ike izukọta nʼotu maka ịzọ ndụ ha, nyekwa ha ikike ibibi, gbuo ma laa nʼiyi ndị agha nke mba ọbụla, maọbụ ala ndị ahụ a na-achị achị bụ ndị nwere ike ịla ha, ndị inyom ha na ụmụntakịrị ha nʼiyi, na ịpụnara ha akụnụba ha.
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 Ụbọchị a akara aka maka ndị Juu ime ihe ndị a nʼobodo niile nʼalaeze eze Ahasuerọs bụ nʼabalị iri na atọ nke ọnwa Ada.
on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is Adar.
13 E kwukwara nʼakwụkwọ iwu ahụ na a ghaghị ịnabata iwu eze ahụ nʼobodo ọbụla dị nʼalaeze ya. E kwukwara na a ga-agụpụtara ya mmadụ niile, kọwazie ya ime ka ndị Juu niile nọdụ na njikere imeri ndị iro ha.
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 Ndị ahụ na-agba ọsọ, bụ ndị na-ebu akwụkwọ ozi, nọkwasịrị nʼelu ịnyịnya eze mee ngwangwa pụọ, ebe iwu eze kwaliri ha. E nyekwara iwu a na Susa.
So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king's commands; and the ordinance was also published in Susa.
15 Mgbe Mọdekai si nʼihu eze pụọ, o yi uwe ndị eze nke na-acha ọcha, na nke na-achakwa anụnụ anụnụ, kpurukwa okpueze ọlaedo dị ukwuu, na uwe mwụda e ji ezi akwa nke na-acha odo odo dụọ nʼahụ ya. Obodo Susa tiri mkpu ṅụrịakwa ọṅụ.
And Mardochaeus 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 Nye ndị Juu nʼonwe ha, ọ bụ oge ịṅụrị ọnụ, obi ụtọ na nsọpụrụ.
And the Jews had light and gladness,
17 Na mpaghara alaeze ahụ niile, na nʼobodo ọbụla nke iwu eze ahụ bịaruru, e nwere ọṅụ na obi ụtọ nʼetiti ndị Juu niile, nweekwa oke oriri na ọṅụṅụ. Ọtụtụ mmadụ nʼime ndị si mba dị iche iche ghọrọ ndị Juu, nʼihi egwu ndị Juu dakwasịrị ha.
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.
