Ester 1
1 Pada zaman Ahasyweros--dialah Ahasyweros yang merajai seratus dua puluh tujuh daerah mulai dari India sampai ke Etiopia--,
In the days of Assuerus, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces:
2 pada zaman itu, ketika raja Ahasyweros bersemayam di atas takhta kerajaannya di dalam benteng Susan,
When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.
3 pada tahun yang ketiga dalam pemerintahannya, diadakanlah oleh baginda perjamuan bagi semua pembesar dan pegawainya; tentara Persia dan Media, kaum bangsawan dan pembesar daerah hadir di hadapan baginda.
Now in the third year of his reign he made a great feast for all the princes, and for his servants, for the most mighty of the Persians, and the nobles of the Medes, and the governors of the provinces in his sight,
4 Di samping itu baginda memamerkan kekayaan kemuliaan kerajaannya dan keindahan kebesarannya yang bersemarak, berhari-hari lamanya, sampai seratus delapan puluh hari.
That he might shew the riches of the glory of his kingdom, and the greatness, and boasting of his power, for a long time, to wit, for a hundred and fourscore days.
5 Setelah genap hari-hari itu, maka raja mengadakan perjamuan lagi tujuh hari lamanya bagi seluruh rakyatnya yang terdapat di dalam benteng Susan, dari pada orang besar sampai kepada orang kecil, bertempat di pelataran yang ada di taman istana kerajaan.
And when the days of the feast were expired, he invited all the people that were found in Susan, from the greatest to the least: and commanded a feast to be made seven days in the court of the garden, and of the wood, which was planted by the care and the hand of the king.
6 Di situ tirai-mirai dari pada kain lenan, mori halus dan kain ungu tua, yang terikat dengan tali lenan halus dan ungu muda bergantung pada tombol-tombol perak di tiang-tiang marmar putih, sedang katil emas dan perak ditempatkan di atas lantai pualam, marmar putih, gewang dan pelinggam.
And there were hung up on every side sky coloured, and green, and violet hangings, fastened with cords of silk, and of purple, which were put into rings of ivory, and were held up with marble pillars. The beds also were of gold and silver, placed in order upon a floor paved with porphyry and white marble: which was embellished with painting of wonderful variety.
7 Minuman dihidangkan dalam piala emas yang beraneka warna, dan anggurnya ialah anggur minuman raja yang berlimpah-limpah, sebagaimana layak bagi raja.
And they that were invited, drank in golden cups, and the meats were brought in divers vessels one after another. Wine also in abundance and of the best was presented, as was worthy of a king’s magnificence.
8 Adapun aturan minum ialah: tiada dengan paksa; karena beginilah disyaratkan raja kepada semua bentara dalam, supaya mereka berbuat menurut keinginan tiap-tiap orang.
Neither was there any one to compel them to drink that were not willing, but as the king had appointed, who set over every table one of his nobles, that every man might take what he would.
9 Juga Wasti, sang ratu, mengadakan perjamuan bagi semua perempuan di dalam istana raja Ahasyweros.
Also Vasthi the queen made a feast for the women in the palace, where king Assuerus was used to dwell.
10 Pada hari yang ketujuh, ketika raja riang gembira hatinya karena minum anggur, bertitahlah baginda kepada Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar dan Karkas, yakni ketujuh sida-sida yang bertugas di hadapan raja Ahasyweros,
Now on the seventh day, when the king was merry, and after very much drinking was well warmed with wine, he commanded Mauman, and Bazatha, and Harbona, and Bagatha, and Abgatha, and Zethar, and Charcas, the seven eunuchs that served in his presence,
11 supaya mereka membawa Wasti, sang ratu, dengan memakai mahkota kerajaan, menghadap raja untuk memperlihatkan kecantikannya kepada sekalian rakyat dan pembesar-pembesar, karena sang ratu sangat elok rupanya.
To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful.
12 Tetapi ratu Wasti menolak untuk menghadap menurut titah raja yang disampaikan oleh sida-sida itu, sehingga sangat geramlah raja dan berapi-apilah murkanya.
But she refused, and would not come at the king’s commandment, which he had signified to her by the eunuchs. Whereupon the king, being angry, and inflamed with a very great fury,
13 Maka bertanyalah raja kepada orang-orang arif bijaksana, orang-orang yang mengetahui kebiasaan zaman--karena demikianlah biasanya masalah-masalah raja dikemukakan kepada para ahli undang-undang dan hukum;
Baked the wise men, who according to the custom of the kings, were always near his person, and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws, and judgments of their forefathers:
14 adapun yang terdekat kepada baginda ialah Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena dan Memukan, ketujuh pembesar Persia dan Media, yang boleh memandang wajah raja dan yang mempunyai kedudukan yang tinggi di dalam kerajaan--, tanya raja:
(Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians, and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him: )
15 "Apakah yang harus diperbuat atas ratu Wasti menurut undang-undang, karena tidak dilakukannya titah raja Ahasyweros yang disampaikan oleh sida-sida?"
What sentence ought to pass upon Vasthi the queen, who had refused to obey the commandment of king Assuerus, which he had sent to her by the eunuchs?
16 Maka sembah Memukan di hadapan raja dan para pembesar itu: "Wasti, sang ratu, bukan bersalah kepada raja saja, melainkan juga kepada semua pembesar dan segala bangsa yang di dalam segala daerah raja Ahasyweros.
And Mamuchan answered, in the hearing of the king and the princes: Queen Vasthi hath not only injured the king, but also all the people and princes that are in all the provinces of king Assuerus.
17 Karena kelakuan sang ratu itu akan merata kepada semua perempuan, sehingga mereka tidak menghiraukan suaminya, apabila diceritakan orang: Raja Ahasyweros menitahkan, supaya Wasti, sang ratu, dibawa menghadap kepadanya, tetapi ia tidak mau datang.
For this deed of the queen will go abroad to all women, so that they will despise their husbands, and will say: King Assuerus commanded that queen Vasthi should come in to him, and she would not.
18 Pada hari ini juga isteri para pembesar raja di Persia dan Media yang mendengar tentang kelakuan sang ratu akan berbicara tentang hal itu kepada suaminya, sehingga berlarut-larutlah penghinaan dan kegusaran.
And by this example all the wives of the princes of the Persians and the Medes will slight the commandments of their husbands: wherefore the king’s indignation is just.
19 Jikalau baik pada pemandangan raja, hendaklah dikeluarkan suatu titah kerajaan dari hadapan baginda dan dituliskan di dalam undang-undang Persia dan Media, sehingga tidak dapat dicabut kembali, bahwa Wasti dilarang menghadap raja Ahasyweros, dan bahwa raja akan mengaruniakan kedudukannya sebagai ratu kepada orang lain yang lebih baik dari padanya.
If it please thee, let an edict go out from thy presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and of the Medes, which must not be altered, that Vasthi come in no more to the king, but another, that is better than her, be made queen in her place.
20 Bila keputusan yang diambil raja kedengaran di seluruh kerajaannya--alangkah besarnya kerajaan itu! --, maka semua perempuan akan memberi hormat kepada suami mereka, dari pada orang besar sampai kepada orang kecil."
And let this be published through all the provinces of thy empire, (which is very wide, ) and let all wives, as well of the greater as of the lesser, give honour to their husbands.
21 Usul itu dipandang baik oleh raja serta para pembesar, jadi bertindaklah raja sesuai dengan usul Memukan itu.
His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.
22 Dikirimkanlah oleh baginda surat-surat ke segenap daerah kerajaan, tiap-tiap daerah menurut tulisannya dan tiap-tiap bangsa menurut bahasanya, bunyinya: "Setiap laki-laki harus menjadi kepala dalam rumah tangganya dan berbicara menurut bahasa bangsanya."
And he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, as every nation could hear and read, in divers languages and characters, that the husbands should be rulers and masters in their houses: and that this should be published to every people.
