Ester 2
1 Sesudah peristiwa-peristiwa ini, setelah kepanasan murka raja Ahasyweros surut, terkenanglah baginda kepada Wasti dan yang dilakukannya, dan kepada apa yang diputuskan atasnya.
After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered:
2 Maka sembah para biduanda raja yang bertugas pada baginda: "Hendaklah orang mencari bagi raja gadis-gadis, yaitu anak-anak dara yang elok rupanya;
And the king’s servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,
3 hendaklah raja menempatkan kuasa-kuasa di segenap daerah kerajaannya, supaya mereka mengumpulkan semua gadis, anak-anak dara yang elok rupanya, di dalam benteng Susan, di balai perempuan, di bawah pengawasan Hegai, sida-sida raja, penjaga para perempuan; hendaklah diberikan wangi-wangian kepada mereka.
And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king’s women: and let them receive women’s ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.
4 Dan gadis yang terbaik pada pemandangan raja, baiklah dia menjadi ratu ganti Wasti." Hal itu dipandang baik oleh raja, dan dilakukanlah demikian.
And whosoever among them all shall please the king’s eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.
5 Pada waktu itu ada di dalam benteng Susan seorang Yahudi, yang bernama Mordekhai bin Yair bin Simei bin Kish, seorang Benyamin
There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,
6 yang diangkut dari Yerusalem sebagai salah seorang buangan yang turut dengan Yekhonya, raja Yehuda, ketika ia diangkut ke dalam pembuangan oleh raja Nebukadnezar, raja Babel.
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda,
7 Mordekhai itu pengasuh Hadasa, yakni Ester, anak saudara ayahnya, sebab anak itu tidak beribu bapa lagi; gadis itu elok perawakannya dan cantik parasnya. Ketika ibu bapanya mati, ia diangkat sebagai anak oleh Mordekhai.
And he had brought up his brother’s daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter.
8 Setelah titah dan undang-undang raja tersiar dan banyak gadis dikumpulkan di dalam benteng Susan, di bawah pengawasan Hegai, maka Esterpun dibawa masuk ke dalam istana raja, di bawah pengawasan Hegai, penjaga para perempuan.
And when the king’s ordinance was noised abroad, and according to his commandment many beautiful virgins were brought to Susan, and were delivered to Egeus the eunuch: Esther also among the rest of the maidens was delivered to him to be kept in the number of the women.
9 Maka gadis itu sangat baik pada pemandangannya dan menimbulkan kasih sayangnya, sehingga Hegai segera memberikan wangi-wangian dan pelabur kepadanya, dan juga tujuh orang dayang-dayang yang terpilih dari isi istana raja, kemudian memindahkan dia dengan dayang-dayangnya ke bagian yang terbaik di dalam balai perempuan.
And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king’s house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids.
10 Ester tidak memberitahukan kebangsaan dan asal usulnya, karena dilarang oleh Mordekhai.
And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that:
11 Tiap-tiap hari berjalan-jalanlah Mordekhai di depan pelataran balai perempuan itu untuk mengetahui bagaimana keadaan Ester dan apa yang akan berlaku atasnya.
And he walked every day before the court of the house, in which the chosen virgins were kept, having a care for Esther’s welfare, and desiring to know what would befall her.
12 Tiap-tiap kali seorang gadis mendapat giliran untuk masuk menghadap raja Ahasyweros, dan sebelumnya ia dirawat menurut peraturan bagi para perempuan selama dua belas bulan, sebab seluruh waktu itu digunakan untuk pemakaian wangi-wangian: enam bulan untuk memakai minyak mur dan enam bulan lagi untuk memakai minyak kasai serta lain-lain wangi-wangian perempuan.
Now when every virgin’s turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices.
13 Lalu gadis itu masuk menghadap raja, dan segala apa yang dimintanya harus diberikan kepadanya untuk dibawa masuk dari balai perempuan ke dalam istana raja.
And when they were going in to the king, whatsoever they asked to adorn themselves they received: and being decked out, as it pleased them, they passed from the chamber of the women to the king’s chamber.
14 Pada waktu petang ia masuk dan pada waktu pagi ia kembali, tetapi sekali ini ke dalam balai perempuan yang kedua, di bawah pengawasan Saasgas, sida-sida raja, penjaga para gundik. Ia tidak diperkenankan masuk lagi menghadap raja, kecuali jikalau raja berkenan kepadanya dan ia dipanggil dengan disebutkan namanya.
And she that went in at evening, came out in the morning, and from thence she was conducted to the second house, that was under the hand of Susagaz the eunuch, who had the charge over the king’s concubines: neither could she return any more to the king, unless the king desired it, and had ordered her by name to come.
15 Ketika Ester--anak Abihail, yakni saudara ayah Mordekhai yang mengangkat Ester sebagai anak--mendapat giliran untuk masuk menghadap raja, maka ia tidak menghendaki sesuatu apapun selain dari pada yang dianjurkan oleh Hegai, sida-sida raja, penjaga para perempuan. Maka Ester dapat menimbulkan kasih sayang pada semua orang yang melihat dia.
And as the time came orderly about, the day was at hand, when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mardochai, whom he had adopted for his daughter, was to go in to the king. But she sought not women’s ornaments, but whatsoever Egeus the eunuch the keeper of the virgins had a mind, he gave her to adorn her. For she was exceeding fair, and her incredible beauty made her appear agreeable and amiable in the eyes of all.
16 Demikianlah Ester dibawa masuk menghadap raja Ahasyweros ke dalam istananya pada bulan yang kesepuluh--yakni bulan Tebet--pada tahun yang ketujuh dalam pemerintahan baginda.
So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Maka Ester dikasihi oleh baginda lebih dari pada semua perempuan lain, dan ia beroleh sayang dan kasih baginda lebih dari pada semua anak dara lain, sehingga baginda mengenakan mahkota kerajaan ke atas kepalanya dan mengangkat dia menjadi ratu ganti Wasti.
And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.
18 Kemudian diadakanlah oleh baginda suatu perjamuan bagi semua pembesar dan pegawainya, yakni perjamuan karena Ester, dan baginda menitahkan kebebasan pajak bagi daerah-daerah serta mengaruniakan anugerah, sebagaimana layak bagi raja.
And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence.
19 Selama anak-anak dara dikumpulkan untuk kedua kalinya, Mordekhai duduk di pintu gerbang istana raja.
And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate,
20 Adapun Ester tidak memberitahukan asal usul dan kebangsaannya seperti diperintahkan kepadanya oleh Mordekhai, sebab Ester tetap berbuat menurut perkataan Mordekhai seperti pada waktu ia masih dalam asuhannya.
Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one.
21 Pada waktu itu, ketika Mordekhai duduk di pintu gerbang istana raja, sakit hatilah Bigtan dan Teresh, dua orang sida-sida raja yang termasuk golongan penjaga pintu, lalu berikhtiarlah mereka untuk membunuh raja Ahasyweros.
At that time, therefore, when Mardochai abode at the king’s gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were porters, and presided in the first entry of the palace, were angry: and they designed to rise up against the king, and to kill him.
22 Tetapi perkara itu dapat diketahui oleh Mordekhai, lalu diberitahukannyala kepada Ester, sang ratu, dan Ester mempersembahkannya kepada raja atas nama Mordekhai.
And Mardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to queen Esther: and she to the king in Mardochai’s name, who had reported the thing unto her.
23 Perkara itu diperiksa dan ternyata benar, maka kedua orang itu disulakan pada tiang. Dan peristiwa itu dituliskan di dalam kitab sejarah, di hadapan raja.
It was inquired into, and found out: and they were both hanged on a gibbet. And it was put in the histories, and recorded in the chronicles before the king.
