Esther 1
1 Ma inge sikyak in pacl lal Ahasuerus, su tuh leum fin facl siofok longoul itkosr, India me na nwe Ethiopia.
In the days of Artaxerxes, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over one hundred twenty-seven provinces,
2 In len ingo Tokosra Ahasuerus el muta ke tron lal in acn pot kulana in acn Susa.
when he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city of Susa was the root of his kingdom.
3 In yac se aktolu ma el tokosra, el orala kufwa se nu sin mwet leum ac mwet fulat lal nukewa. Un mwet mweun lun Persia ac Media elos wi, oayapa governor ac mwet fulat lun facl nukewa el leumi.
And so, in the third year of his reign, he made a great feast for all the leaders and his servants, for the most powerful among the Persians and the distinguished among the Medes, and for the rulers of the provinces before him,
4 Ke lusen malem onkosr el akkalemye lupan kasrup lal nu selos, ac el konkin ke fulat lal ac wolana lun acn sel.
so that he might show the glorious riches of his kingdom, as well as its greatness, and so boast of his power, for a long time, namely, one hundred and eighty days.
5 Toko, tokosra el oru sie pac kufwa nu sin mukul nukewa in siti fulat Susa, mwet kasrup ac mwet sukasrup oana sie. Orek ke wik nufon se ke inkul lun tokosra su yokla ke ros ac sak.
And when the days of the feast were nearly completed, he invited all the people, who had been found in Susa, from the greatest even to the least, and he commanded a feast to be prepared, for seven days, in the court of the garden and the arboretum, which had been planted by the care and by the hand of the king.
6 Naweyukla inkul sac ke mwe lisrlisr folfol ac fasrfasr, kapiri ke mwe srem sroninmutuk linen srik eoa, ac kapiryang ke ring silver nu ke sru marble. Mwe muta orekla ke gold ac silver takinyukla ke likinum ke inkul sac, su loeyukla ke eot fwel ac saok inge: marble fasrfasr, srusra, folfol, ac eot saromrom.
And, in every direction, tents the color of the sky and of flax as well as hyacinth were hung up, suspended by cords of linen and even purple, which had been placed through rings of ivory and were held up with marble columns. The couches also, of gold and silver, had been arranged over a pavement of emerald-green, bearing scattered jewels, which was decorated with a wonderful variety of images.
7 Mwet uh nimnim ke cup gold ma orekla ke kain in lumah puspis, ac tokosra el kulang ac sang elos nim yokna ke wain lal sifacna.
Moreover, those who had been invited drank from golden cups, and dishes of foods were brought in one after another. Likewise, choice wine was presented in abundance, as was worthy of royal magnificence.
8 Wangin lupa se sikulyen mwe nimnim — tokosra el sapkin nu sin mwet kulansap lal tuh in filfilla nu sin mwet nukewa in eis lupa na mwet lungse.
Nor was anyone compelled to drink who was unwilling, but, just as the king had appointed, one of his nobles was set over each table, so that each one might select what he wanted.
9 In pacl sac pacna, Kasra Vashti el oru sie kufwa in lohm sin tokosra, nu sin mutan uh.
Likewise, Vashti the queen made a feast for the women, in the palace where king Artaxerxes was accustomed to stay the night.
10 Ke len se akitkosr lun kufwa lal tokosra, el nimnim ac pulakin pwar lal. Ouinge el solani eunuch itkosr su mwet kulansap lal sifacna: Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, ac Carkas.
And so, on the seventh day, when the king was more cheerful, and, after excessive drinking, had become warmed with wine, he ordered Mehuman, and Biztha, and Harbona, and Bigtha, and Abagtha, and Zethar, and Charkas, seven eunuchs who served in his presence,
11 El sap nu selos elos in usalu Kasra Vashti, ac elan sonang tefuro lun kasra. Kasra el mutan na oasku se, ac tokosra el ke konkin katoiyal nu sin mwet fulat ac mwet nukewa ma wi kufwa sac.
to bring in queen Vashti before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to show her beauty to the whole people and to the leaders, for she was very beautiful.
12 Tusruktu ke mwet kulansap uh fahkang nu sel Kasra Vashti sap lun tokosra, el tia lungse som. Ma se inge oru tokosra el foloyak.
She refused, and she showed contempt towards the king’s command, which he had delivered to her by the eunuchs. Whereupon the king, being angry and inflamed with a very great fury,
13 In pacl ma oasr mwe siyuk ke ma sap ac oakwuk, tokosra el ac pangoneni mwet pwapa lal, mweyen elos pa etu ouiya ma fal in orek.
questioned the wise men, who, according to royal custom were always near him and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws as well as the judgments of their ancestors,
14 Elos su el kwacna siyuk kasru se pa Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, ac Memucan — mwet fulat itkosr lun Persia ac Media su wal fulat oemeet in tokosrai lal.
(but first and foremost were Carshena, and Shethar, and Admatha, and Tarshish, and Meres, and Marsena, and Memucan, seven rulers of the Persians as well as the Medes, who saw the face of the king and who were accustomed to sitting down first after him, )
15 El fahk nu sin mwet inge, “Nga, Tokosra Ahasuerus, nga tuh supwala mwet kulansap luk nu yorol Kasra Vashti ke sie sap ku, a el tia lungse akos sap sac! Mea ma sap uh akkalemye mu kut in oru nu sel?”
as to what sentence should fall upon Vashti the queen, who had refused to do the commandment of king Artaxerxes, which he had delivered to her by the eunuchs.
16 Na Memucan el akkalemye nu sin tokosra ac mwet fulat lal: “Ma koluk se ma Kasra Vashti el oru inge tia ma nu sum mukena, a ma nu sin mwet fulat lom ac oayapa mukul nukewa in tokosrai uh!
And Memucan answered, in the hearing of the king as well as the rulers, “Queen Vashti has wounded not only the king, but also all the people and the leaders, who are in all the provinces of king Artaxerxes.
17 Mutan nukewa in tokosrai uh fin lohng ma kasra el oru inge, na elos ac mutawauk in pilesru pac mukul tumalos. Elos ac mu, ‘Tokosra Ahasuerus el sap solal Kasra Vashti nu yorol, a el srangesr som.’
For word about the queen will go out to all the women, so that they will show contempt for their husbands, and they will say, ‘King Artaxerxes ordered that queen Vashti should enter before him, and she would not.’
18 Ke mutan kien mwet fulat Persia ac Media elos ac lohng ke ma kasra el oru inge, elos ac srumun misenge pacna nu sin mukul tumalos. Mutan payuk yen nukewa ac fah tila akfulatye mukul tumalos, ac mukul tumalos ac fah sulung sin mutan kialos.
And so, by this example all the wives of the leaders of the Persians and the Medes will belittle the authority of their husbands; therefore, the indignation of the king is just.
19 Fin wo sin Tokosra, orala sie mwe fahkak sin tokosra lah Vashti el fah tia sifilpa sikyak ye mutun tokosra. Sang in simla ke ma sap lun Persia ac Media, tuh in fah tiana ku in ikilyukla. Na toko, sang wal lun kasra nu sin sie mutan ma wo lukel.
If it pleases you, let an edict be sent out from your presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and the Medes, which it is forbidden to disregard, that Vashti shall no longer enter before the king, but let another, who is better than her, receive her queenship.
20 Ke pacl se mwe fahkak lom sulkakinyuk sasla fin tokosrai lulap se inge, mutan nukewa ac fah akpusiselyalos nu sin mukul tumalos, elos finne kasrup ku sukasrup.”
And let this be published in all the provinces of your empire, (which is very wide, ) and let all wives, the greater as much as the lesser, give honor to their husbands.”
21 Tokosra ac mwet fulat lal nukewa insese nu ke nunak sac, ac tokosra el oru oana ma Memucan el fahk.
His counsel pleased the king and the rulers, and the king acted according to the counsel of Memucan,
22 El supwalik mwe fahkak sac nu sin kais sie facl ma el leumi, ke kas lalos ac ouiyen sim lalos, fahk mu kais sie mukul in leum in lohm sel sifacna.
and he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, so that every nation was able to hear and to read, in various languages and letters, that husbands are to be the greater rulers in their own houses, and that this should be published to every people.
