Ester 1
1 Di Susan, ibukota Persia, Ahasyweros memerintah sebagai raja. Kerajaannya terdiri dari 127 provinsi, mulai dari India sampai ke Sudan.
And it was in [the] days of Ahasuerus that Ahasuerus who reigned from India and to Cush seven and twenty and one hundred province[s].
In the days those when sat - the king Ahasuerus on [the] throne of royalty his which [was] in Susa the citadel.
3 Pada tahun ketiga pemerintahannya, Raja Ahasyweros mengadakan pesta besar untuk semua pembesar dan pegawainya. Para panglima Persia dan Media hadir juga pada pesta itu, begitu juga para gubernur dan para pejabat tinggi provinsi.
In year three of reigning his he made a feast for all officials his and servants his [the] army of - Persia and Media the nobles and [the] officials of the provinces [were] before him.
4 Enam bulan lamanya raja memamerkan kekayaan istananya dan kemegahan serta keagungan kerajaannya.
When showed he [the] wealth of [the] splendor of kingdom his and [the] honor of [the] glory of greatness his days many eighty and one hundred day[s].
5 Setelah itu raja mengadakan pesta lagi untuk seluruh rakyat di Susan, baik kaya maupun miskin. Pesta itu berlangsung seminggu penuh dan diadakan di taman istana raja.
And when were completed - the days these he made the king for all the people who were found in Susa the citadel from great and unto insignificant a feast seven days in [the] court of [the] garden of [the] palace of the king.
6 Halaman istana dihias dengan gorden dari kain lenan berwarna biru dan putih, diikat dengan tali lenan halus dan disangkutkan pada gelang-gelang perak yang terpasang di tiang-tiang pualam. Di bawahnya ditempatkan dipan-dipan emas dan perak di atas lantai yang berhiaskan pualam putih, hablur merah, kulit mutiara yang berkilap dan batu pirus biru.
White material - cotton and violet material [was] held with cords of fine linen and purple on rods of silver and pillars of marble couches of - gold and silver on a pavement of porphyry and marble and mother-of-pearl and paving stone.
7 Raja menyediakan anggur berlimpah-limpah yang dihidangkan dalam piala-piala emas beraneka ragam.
And they gave to drink in vessels of gold and vessels from vessels [were] differing and wine of royalty [was] much according to [the] hand of the king.
8 Para tamu tidak dibatasi anggurnya atau dipaksa minum. Raja telah memberi perintah kepada para pelayan istana, supaya setiap tamu dilayani menurut keinginannya masing-masing.
And the drinking [was] according to the law there not [was one who] compelled for thus - he had appointed the king on every chief of house his to do according to [the] pleasure of man and man.
9 Sementara itu Wasti, permaisuri raja, juga mengadakan pesta untuk para wanita di dalam istana.
Also Vashti the queen she made a feast of women [the] house of royalty which [belonged] to the king Ahasuerus.
10 Pada hari yang ketujuh, raja minum-minum sampai merasa gembira sekali. Sebab itu ia memanggil ketujuh pejabat khusus yang menjadi pelayan pribadinya; mereka adalah Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar dan Karkas.
On the day seventh when was good [the] heart of the king by the wine he said to Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha and Abagtha Zethar and Carcas [the] seven the eunuchs who served with [the] face of the king Ahasuerus.
11 Ia menyuruh mereka membawa ke hadapannya Ratu Wasti dengan mahkota kerajaan di atas kepalanya. Ratu cantik sekali, dan raja hendak memamerkan kecantikannya kepada para pembesar dan semua tamunya.
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with a crown of royalty to show the peoples and the officials beauty her for [was] good of appearance she.
12 Tetapi ketika para pelayan itu menyampaikan perintah raja kepada Ratu Wasti, ratu tidak mau datang, sehingga raja marah sekali.
And she refused the queen Vashti to come at [the] word of the king which [was] by [the] hand of the eunuchs and he was angry the king exceedingly and rage his it burned in him.
13 Raja mempunyai kebiasaan untuk minta pendapat para ahli mengenai persoalan hukum dan adat. Sebab itu dipanggilnya para penasihatnya yang mengetahui apa yang harus dilakukan dalam perkara semacam itu.
And he said the king to wise men [who] knew the times for [was] thus [the] manner of the king before all [those who] knew law and judgment.
14 Para penasihat yang paling sering dipanggil raja ialah: Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena dan Memukan. Mereka adalah pejabat-pejabat Persia dan Media yang mempunyai kedudukan tertinggi di kerajaan.
And the [ones] close to him [were] Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres Marsena Memucan [the] seven [the] officials of - Persia and Media [who] saw [the] face of the king who sat foremost in the kingdom.
15 Kata raja kepada ketujuh orang itu, "Aku telah mengutus pelayan-pelayanku kepada Ratu Wasti untuk menyuruh dia datang kepadaku. Tetapi ia tidak mau. Menurut hukum, tindakan apa yang harus kita ambil terhadap dia?"
According to [the] law what? [is] to do with the queen Vashti on - that not she did [the] command of the king Ahasuerus by [the] hand of the eunuchs.
16 Maka kata Memukan kepada raja dan para pembesar, "Dengan perbuatan itu, bukan Baginda saja yang telah dihina oleh Ratu Wasti, melainkan semua pegawai Baginda, bahkan setiap orang laki-laki di kerajaan ini!
And he said (Memucan *Q(k)*) before the king and the officials not on the king to only him she did wrong Vashti the queen for on all the officials and on all the peoples which [are] in all [the] provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 Sebab perbuatan ratu itu akan diketahui oleh semua wanita, dan mereka akan meremehkan suaminya masing-masing. Mereka akan berkata bahwa Baginda telah memerintahkan Ratu Wasti untuk menghadap, tetapi sang ratu tidak mau datang.
For it will go forth [the] matter of the queen to all the women to make despicable husbands their in view their because will say they the king Ahasuerus he said to bring Vashti the queen before him and not she came.
18 Jadi, bilamana istri-istri para pembesar di Persia dan Media mendengar hal itu, pasti mereka akan segera memberitahukannya kepada suami mereka masing-masing. Akibatnya ialah, istri akan melawan perintah suaminya dan suami akan memarahi istrinya.
And the day this they will say - [the] noble ladies of Persia and Media who they have heard [the] matter of the queen to all [the] officials of the king and [will be] as enough of contempt and anger.
19 Oleh sebab itu, kami mohon supaya Baginda mengambil keputusan bahwa Ratu Wasti tidak boleh lagi menghadap Baginda. Keputusan itu harus dijadikan undang-undang Persia dan Media, supaya tak mungkin dicabut kembali. Setelah itu, berikanlah kedudukan Ratu Wasti kepada wanita lain yang lebih baik dari dia.
If [is] on the king good let it go forth a word of royalty from to before him and let it be written in [the] laws of Persia and Media and not it will pass away that not she will come Vashti before the king Ahasuerus and queenhood her let him give the king to fellow woman her good more than she.
20 Bilamana keputusan Baginda itu telah tersebar di seluruh kerajaan yang luas ini, setiap istri akan menghormati suaminya, baik kaya maupun miskin."
And it will be heard [the] decree of the king which he will make in all kingdom his for [is] great it and all the women they will give honor to husbands their from great and unto insignificant.
21 Usul Memukan itu disetujui oleh raja dan para pembesar, maka raja segera melaksanakannya.
And it was good the word in [the] eyes of the king and the officials and he did the king according to [the] word of Memucan.
22 Ia mengirim surat perintah kepada semua provinsi kerajaan, dalam bahasa dan tulisan provinsi itu masing-masing. Perintah itu berbunyi bahwa di dalam setiap rumah tangga, suamilah yang harus menjadi kepala, dan yang patut mengambil segala keputusan.
And he sent out documents to all [the] provinces of the king to province and province according to writing its and to people and people according to language its to be every man ruler in own household his and speaking according to [the] language of people his.
