Esta 9

1 Nʼabalị iri na atọ nke ọnwa iri na abụọ, nke bụ ọnwa Ada, bụ ụbọchị a gaara emezu iwu ahụ eze nyere. Nʼụbọchị a, ndị iro ndị Juu lere anya na ha ga-ekpochapụ ha. Ma ugbu a, a tụgharịala iwu ahụ, mee ya ka ọ bụrụ ihe megidere ndị ahụ kpọrọ ndị Juu asị.

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them; whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;

2 Ndị Juu chịkọtara onwe ha ọnụ nʼobodo niile dị nʼalaeze eze Sekses, maka ịzọ ndụ ha. Ma o nweghị onye ọbụla pụrụ imegide ha, nʼihi na egwu ha dakwasịrị ndị obodo niile dị iche iche.

the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples.

3 Ndịisi ọchịchị obodo niile, ndị na-anọchite anya eze, na ndịisi, na ndị ozi eze, nyeere ndị Juu aka, nʼihi na ha tụrụ egwu Mọdekai.

And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king’s business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them.

4 Nʼihi na Mọdekai bụ onye a ma ama nʼụlọeze, ọ bụkwa onye a maara aha ya nʼalaeze ahụ niile, nʼihi na ike ọchịchị ya na-abawanye ụba karịa ụbọchị niile.

For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces: for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

5 Nke a mere, na ndị Juu ji mma agha gbuo, ma bibie ndị iro ha niile. Ha mesoro ndị kpọrọ ha asị mmeso ọbụla masịrị ha.

And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them.

6 Nʼime obodo ahụ e wusiri ike bụ Susa, ndị Juu gburu narị ndị ikom ise laa ha nʼiyi.

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

7 Ha gbukwara Pashandata, Dalfon, Aspata,

And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

8 Porata, Adalia, Aridata,

and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

9 Pamashta, Arisai Aridai na Vaizata,

and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,

10 ha bụkwa ụmụ ndị ikom iri Heman nwa Hamedata, onye iro ndị Juu mụtara. Ma ha emetụghị akụnụba ha aka.

the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

11 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, a gwara eze ọnụọgụgụ ndị e gburu nʼobodo Susa.

On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

12 Eze sịrị Esta bụ nwunye eze, “Ndị Juu egbuola narị mmadụ ise nʼobodo Susa, gbukwaa ụmụ ndị ikom Heman iri. Ebe ha mere otu a nʼebe a, onye ma ihe ha mere nʼobodo dị iche iche nʼalaeze m? Ugbu a, gịnị ọzọ bụ arịrịọ gị? A ga-emezuru gị ya. Gịnị ọzọ bụ ihe ị chọrọ? A ga-emekwa ya.”

And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

13 Esta sịrị, “Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị eze mma, ka ndị Juu bi na Susa meekwa ihe ha mere taa echi, ka a kwụbakwa ụmụ ndị ikom iri Heman nʼelu osisi.”

Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

14 Ya mere, eze kwenyere, a kụkwara ya dịka ekwe na Susa, a kwụbara ụmụ iri Heman nʼelu osisi.

And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

15 Ndị Juu bi na Susa chịkọtakwara onwe ha ọnụ nʼụbọchị iri na anọ nke ọnwa Ada, gbuo narị mmadụ atọ ọzọ nʼobodo Susa. Ma ha emetụghị akụnụba ndị ahụ aka.

And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

16 Ma ndị Juu ndị ọzọ bi nʼobodo ndị ọzọ dị iche iche eze na-achị, jikọtakwara onwe ha ọnụ ịzọ ndụ ha, site otu a nwere onwe ha pụọ nʼaka ndị iro ha. Ha gburu iri puku mmadụ asaa na ise bụ ndị kpọrọ ha asị, ma ha emetụghị akụnụba ha aka.

And the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

17 E mere ihe ndị a nʼabalị iri na atọ nke ọnwa Ada, ha zukwara ike nʼụbọchị so ya bụ abalị iri na anọ. Ha mere ụbọchị ahụ, ụbọchị ọṅụ na nke oriri na ọṅụṅụ.

[This was done] on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

18 Ma ndị Juu nọ na Susa zukọtara nʼụbọchị nke iri na atọ, na nʼụbọchị nke iri na anọ. Emesịa, nʼụbọchị nke iri na ise ha zuru ike, mekwa ya ụbọchị ọṅụ na nke oriri na ọṅụṅụ.

But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth [day] thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth [day] of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

19 Ọ bụ nke a mere ndị Juu niile bi nʼime ime obodo ji eme mmemme ọṅụ na nke oriri na ọṅụṅụ nʼabalị iri na anọ nke ọnwa iri na abụọ nke afọ ọbụla. Ha mere ụbọchị ahụ ka ọ bụrụkwa ụbọchị inyerịta onyinye.

Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar [a day of] gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

20 Emesịa, Mọdekai dere ihe ndị a niile nʼakwụkwọ, zigakwara ndị Juu niile nọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị eze Sekses, ma ndị nọ nso ma ndị nọ nʼebe dị anya,

And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

21 ka ha na-eme mmemme a kwa afọ nʼụbọchị nke iri na anọ na nke iri na ise nke ọnwa Ada ọbụla.

to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

22 Nke a bụ iji gosi mgbe ndị Juu nweere onwe ha site nʼaka ndị iro ha, na iji cheta mgbe iru ụjụ ha ghọrọ ọṅụ, na mgbe ịkwa akwa ha ghọrọ ụbọchị mmemme ọṅụ. O deere ha ka ha debe ụbọchị ndị a dịka ụbọchị mmemme ọṅụ na oriri na ọṅụṅụ, na inyerịta onwe ha onyinye ihe oriri na inye ụmụ ogbenye onyinye dị iche iche.

as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

23 Ya mere, ndị Juu kwenyere ịga nʼihu ime mmemme a nke ha malitere ime, dịka Mọdekai si deere ha ya,

And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;

24 nʼihi na Heman nwa Hamedata, onye Agag, onye iro ndị Juu niile, kpebiri ịla ha nʼiyi nʼụbọchị ahụ ọ tụpụtara site nʼife nza.

because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;

25 Mgbe izu ọjọọ a ruru eze ntị, o nyere iwu nke e debanyere nʼakwụkwọ sị, ka echiche ọjọọ nke Heman megide ndị Juu tụgharịa nʼisi ya, ọ kwukwara ka akwụgbuo ya na ụmụ ndị ikom niile nʼelu osisi.

but when [the matter] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and that he and his sons should he hanged on the gallows.

26 Ya mere, a kpọrọ ụbọchị ndị ahụ Purim nke sitere na mkpụrụ okwu Pur. Nʼihi ihe niile e dere nʼakwụkwọ ahụ na nke ha hụkwara na nke mekwaara ha.

Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

27 Ndị Juu niile kwekọrịtara idebe mmemme a, na imekwa ka ụmụ ha, na ndị niile kwenyere iso ha, na-emekwa ya. Ha kpebiri na ha ga-edebe ụbọchị abụọ ndị ahụ kwa afọ, nʼụzọ nakwa oge e zubere ka ọ bụrụ.

the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;

28 Aga na-echeta ụbọchị ndị a, na-eme kwa ya nʼọgbọ niile ọbụla, nʼezinaụlọ ọbụla, nʼala ọbụla a na-achị nakwa obodo ọbụla. Ndị Juu aghaghị idebe mmemme ụbọchị Purim, ma ọ bụkwanụ ncheta ụbọchị ndị a apụọ nʼobi ọgbọ ha niile.

and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

29 Nʼoge a, Esta nwunye eze, nwa Abihail, na Mọdekai onye Juu jikọtara aka dee akwụkwọ ọzọ nke e ji mesie akwụkwọ ahụ Mọdekai dere ike, maka ịmalite mmemme Purim.

Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.

30 Mọdekai zipụrụ akwụkwọ ozi nke okwu udo na eziokwu dị nʼime ya, nye ndị Juu niile bi nʼime mpaghara alaeze Sekses, nke dị otu narị na iri abụọ na asaa.

And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, [with] words of peace and truth,

31 E ji akwụkwọ a mesie okwu ahụ ike na a ga-edebe ụbọchị ndị ahụ kwa afọ maka mmemme Purim dịka Mọdekai onye Juu na Esta nwunye eze nyere nʼiwu. Ndị Juu niile na ụmụ ụmụ ha ga-eme mmemme a nʼoge a kara aka, dịka ha si edebe iwu ndị ọzọ metụtara oge ibu ọnụ na oge iru ụjụ.

to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, in the matter of the fastings and their cry.

32 Iwu a Esta nyere mesịrị ụkpụrụ mmemme Purim ike. E dekwara ya nʼakwụkwọ.

And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.