Estera 8

1 Amy andro zay ty nanolora’ i Akasverose mpanjaka amy Estere mpanjaka-ampela ty anjomba’ i Hamane rafelahi’ o nte-Iehodao. Le niatreke i mpanjakay t’i Mordekay amy te natoro’ i Estere t’ie inoñe ama’e.

On that day the king Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the Jews' enemy, to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he [was] to her.

2 Aa le nafaha’ i mpanjakay i bange’e nafaha’e amy Hamaney naho natolo’e amy Mordekay vaho najado’ i Estere ho mpifehe’ i anjomba’ i Hamaney t’i Mordekay.

And the king took off his ring which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

3 Nisaontsy añatrefa’ i mpanjakay in­draike t’i Estere, le nibabok’ am-pandia’e eo naho nihalalia’e an-dranom-pihaino ty hampipoke i fikitroha’ i Hamane nte-Agagey naho i fikililiañe nanoe’e amo nte-Iehodaoy.

And Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

4 Aa le nahiti’ i mpanjakay amy Estere i kobay volamenay. Le nitroatse t’i Estere nijohañe añatrefa’ i mpanjakay.

Then the king held out the golden scepter towards Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

5 Le hoe re: Naho no’ i mpanjakay naho nahaoni-pañisohañe ampahaoniña’e naho mahity añatrefa’ i mpanjakay i rahay vaho soa am-pihaino’e eo iraho, le ehe te ho sokireñe ty hamo­terañe o taratasy nisafirie’ i Hamane ana’ i Hamedatà nte-Agageo, i sinoki’e hamongorañe ze hene nte-Iehoda amo fifeleha’ i mpanjakaio;

And said, If it shall please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing [shall seem] right before the king, and I [am] pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who [are] in all the king's provinces:

6 amy te aia ty hahafeahako trea ty hankàñe hifetsak’ am’ondatikoo? vaho aia ty hahatantezako isake ty fandrotsahañe o longokoo.

For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

7 Le hoe t’i Akasverose mpanjaka amy Estere mpanjaka-ampela naho amy Mordekay nte-Iehoda: Ingo fa natoloko amy Estere mpanjaka-ampela ty anjomba’ i Hamane, ie fa naradorado amy firadoradoañey, ie nañity fitàñe amo nte-Iehodao.

Then the king Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

8 Aa le sokiro ka ty amo nte-Iehodao, amy ze tea’o hanoeñe, ami’ty tahina’ i mpanjakay, le voli-tomboho amy bange’ i mpanjakaiy; amy te tsy mete afotetse ze tsey sinokitse ami’ty tahina’ i mpanjakay naho tinombok’ amy bange’ey.

Write ye also for the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king's name, and seal [it] with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, no man may reverse.

9 Kinoik’ amy zao o mpitan-tsoki’ i mpanjakaio, amy volam-paha-teloy, toe volan-tsakamasay, ty andro faha roapolo-telo’ ambi’e; le ze nandilia’ i Mordekay ro sinokitse amo nte-Iehodao naho amo sorotào naho amo mpifelekeo naho amo roandria’ o fifelehañeoo, mifototse an-Karane añe pake Kose añe, fifelehañe zato-tsi-roapolo-fito’ amby, ho amy ze songa fifelehañe amy fisoki’ey naho ze hene ondaty amy fisaontsi’ey naho ze nte-Iehoda, ami’ty soki’ iareo naho ami’ty fisaontsi’ iareo;

Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that [is], the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day] of it; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which [are] from India to Cush, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

10 naho nisokireñe amy tahina’ i Akasverose mpanjakay naho tinombo’ iareo amy bangem-panjakay naho nampihitrifeñe añamo mpiningi-tsoavalao naho o mpijoñe an-drameva vaho am-borìke vosi’eo;

And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus's name, and sealed [it] with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, [and] riders on mules, camels, [and] young dromedaries:

11 te natolo’ i mpanjakay amo nte-Iehodao amo rova iabio ty hifanontoñe, hijadoñe ho ami’ty fiai’e, handrotsake, hanjamañe naho hamongotse ze haozara’ ondaty ndra fifeheañe miatreatre am’iareo naho amo keleia’ iareoo naho amo roakemba’ iareoo vaho hampikopaheñe ty hanaña’ iareo ho tambe,

In which the king granted the Jews who [were] in every city to assemble, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, [both] little ones and women, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey,

12 ami’ty andro raike, amo fonga fifeleha’ i Akasveroseo, le i andro faha folo-telo’ ambi’ i volam-paha-folo-ro’ambiy, i volan-kiahiay.

Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, [namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which [is] the month Adar,

13 Ty dika-hamba’ i soki­tsey le hatolotse ho lily amy ze hene fifelehañe, ho tseizeñe am’ondaty iabio, ham­pihentseñañe o nte-Iehodao hamalea’ iareo fate o rafelahi’eo.

The copy of the writing for a commandment, to be given in every province [was] published to all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

14 Aa le nionjomb’eo an-tsoavalam-panjaka o mpañitrikeo, nitaentaeñe naho nosiheñe ami’ty nandilia’ i mpanjakay; vaho nitaro­ñeñe an-drova’ i Sosane ao i liliy.

[So] the posts that rode upon mules [and] camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

15 Aa ie nienga am-piatrefa’ i mpanjakay t’i Mordekay, an-tsarom-panjaka manga naho foty naho sabaka volamena ra’elahy añ’ambone’e eo, an-tsalotse leny matify malòmavo; le nirebeke ty an-drova’ i Sosane vaho nifale.

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced, and was glad:

16 Aa naho o nte Iehodao, fonga hazavañe, hafaleañe, firebehañe, vaho asiñe.

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

17 Le hafaleañe naho firebehañe amy ze fifelehañe iaby naho amy ze hene rova nivo­traha’ i lilim-panjakay naho i koi’ey ty amo nte-Iehodao vaho nanao takataka fa andro soa. Maro am’ondati’ i taneio ty niova ho nte-Iehodà; fa nihotrak’ am’iereo ty fañeveñañe amo nte-Iehodao.

And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.