Esteres 8
1 Tanī dienā ķēniņš Ahasverus deva ķēniņienei Esterei Amana, tā Jūdu ienaidnieka, namu, un Mardakajs nāca ķēniņa priekšā, jo Estere bija stāstījusi, kas viņš tai esot.
[Later] on that same day, King Xerxes declared that everything that Haman, the enemy of the Jews, owned, would now belong to Queen Esther. Esther told the king that Mordecai was her cousin. [When] the king [heard that, he sent a message to tell] Mordecai to come in.
2 Un ķēniņš novilka savu gredzenu, ko no Amana bija ņēmis, un to deva Mardakajam, un Estere iecēla Mardakaju pār Amana namu.
When Mordecai came in, the king took off the ring that had his official seal on it, the ring that he had [previously] given to Haman, and gave it to Mordecai, [to indicate that Mordecai was now his most important official]. And Esther appointed Mordecai to be in charge of everything that had belonged to Haman.
3 Un Estere runāja vēl ķēniņa priekšā un krita viņam pie kājām un raudāja un viņu lūdza, ka viņš atņemtu Amana, tā Agaģieša, ļaunumu un viņa nodomu, ko viņš izdomājis pret Jūdiem.
Esther again [came to] talk to the king. She prostrated herself at his feet, crying. She [wanted to] plead for him to stop what Haman had planned, to kill all the Jews.
4 Tad ķēniņš Esterei piesniedza zelta scepteri, un Estere cēlās un stāvēja ķēniņa priekšā.
The king held out his gold scepter/staff toward Esther, so Esther arose and stood in front of him.
5 Un viņa sacīja: ja ķēniņam patīk, un ja es žēlastību esmu atradusi viņa priekšā, un ja tas pareizi ir ķēniņa priekšā, un es patīkama esmu viņa acīs, tad lai top rakstīts, ka Amana, Medatus, tā Agaģieša dēla, grāmatas un domas top iznīcinātas, ko viņš rakstījis, gribēdams Jūdus nomaitāt, kas ir visās ķēniņa valstīs.
She said, “Your majesty, if you are pleased with me, and if you think that it is the right thing to do, make a new law to cancel what Haman decreed, that all the Jews in all the provinces in your empire should be killed.
6 Jo kā es varētu redzēt to nelaimi, kas maniem ļaudīm uzies, un kā es varētu uzlūkot savu radu nomaitāšanu?
I cannot bear seeing all my family and [all the rest of] my people killed.”
7 Tad ķēniņš Ahasverus sacīja uz ķēniņieni Esteri un uz Jūdu Mardakaju: redzi, Amana namu es esmu devis Esterei, un viņš ir pakārts pie koka, tādēļ ka savu roku pielicis pie Jūdiem.
King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and Mordecai, “Because Haman tried to get rid of all the Jews, I have given to Esther everything that belonged to Haman, and I have ordered [my soldiers] to hang Haman.
8 Tad nu jūs rakstiet par tiem Jūdiem, kā jums patīk ķēniņa vārdā un aizspiežat to ar ķēniņa gredzenu, jo to rakstu, kas ķēniņa vārdā rakstīts un ar ķēniņa zieģeli aizspiests, to nedrīkst pārgrozīt.
So now I am also permitting you to write other letters, to [save] your people. You may put my name [on the letters], and use my ring to seal them because no letter that has my name on it and which is sealed with my ring can ever be changed.”
9 Tad ķēniņa rakstītāji tanī laikā tapa aicināti trešā mēnesī, tas ir Zivana mēnesis, divdesmit trešā dienā, un tapa rakstīts, tā kā Mardakajs pavēlēja, Jūdiem un valdniekiem un zemes valdītājiem un valsts lieliem kungiem, no Indijas līdz Moru zemei, simts divdesmit septiņās valstīs un uz ikvienu valsti viņas rakstā un uz ikvienu tautu viņas valodā, un Jūdiem pēc viņu rakstiem un pēc viņu valodas.
Then the king summoned his secretaries, on June 25th, and [Mordecai told them to] write letters to the Jews and to all the governors and other officials in all of the 127 provinces, which extended from India [in the east] to Ethiopia [in the west]. They wrote these letters in all the languages that the people in each area spoke. They also wrote letters to the Jewish people, in their language.
10 Un tas tapa rakstīts ķēniņa Ahasverus vārdā un aizspiests ar ķēniņa gredzenu. Un tās grāmatas tapa sūtītas caur skrējējiem, kas jāja uz čakliem zirgiem no ķēniņa staļļiem.
They wrote in those letters that the Jews in every city were permitted by the king to gather together to protect themselves. They also were permitted to kill any group of soldiers who attacked them. They were also permitted to kill the women and children of those who attacked them, and to take the possessions of the people whom they killed.
11 Ķēniņš atļaujot Jūdiem visās pilsētās sapulcēties un savu dzīvību aizstāvēt, izdeldēt, nokaut un nomaitāt visu to ļaužu un valsts spēku, kas nāktu virsū, laupīt bērnus un sievas, un viņu mantu, -
12 Vienā dienā, pa visām ķēniņa Ahasverus valstīm, trīspadsmitā dienā divpadsmitā mēnesī, tas ir Adara mēnesis.
[All this was to be done] on March 7th of the following year. Mordecai signed the king’s name on the letters, and sealed them with the seal that was on the king’s ring. Then he gave them to messengers, who rode on fast horses that had been raised especially for the king.
13 Tais grāmatās bija rakstīts: ka pavēle dota pa visām valstīm, ka visiem ļaudīm nāk zināms, lai Jūdi ir gatavi uz to dienu atriebties pie saviem ienaidniekiem.
Copies of this law were to be nailed to posts in every province and read to all the people, in order that the Jews would be ready to (get revenge on/fight against) their enemies on March 7th.
14 Tad tie skrējēji izgāja jāšus ar ķēniņa čakliem zirgiem ātri steigdamies, pēc ķēniņa vārda, un tā pavēle tapa dota Sūsanas pilī.
The king commanded the men who took these letters [to all the provinces] to ride quickly on the king’s horses. And copies of the letter were also posted and read to the people in [the capital city, ] Susa.
15 Un Mardakajs izgāja no ķēniņa ar pazilām un baltām ķēniņa drēbēm un ar lielu zelta kroni un ar uzvalku no dārga audekla un purpura, un Sūsanas pilsēta gavilēja un līksmojās.
Before Mordecai left the palace, he put on the blue and white robe and a large gold crown that the king had given him. He also put on a coat made of fine purple cloth. When the people in Susa heard the new law, they all shouted and cheered.
16 Pie Jūdiem bija spožums un līksmība un prieks un gods.
The Jews in Susa were very happy, and [other people] honored [them].
17 Un visās valstīs un visās pilsētās, kur ķēniņa vārds un pavēle nāca zināmi, bija prieks un līksmība pie Jūdiem, dzīres un labas dienas, un daudz no pagāniem palika par Jūdiem, jo bailes no Jūdiem tiem bija uzkritušas.
And when the new law arrived in every city and province, the Jews there celebrated and prepared feasts and were very joyful. And many men throughout the empire [were circumcised and] became Jews, because they were now afraid of [what] the Jews [would do to them if they were not Jews].
