Estera 1
1 Teo tañandro’ i Akasverose, i Akasverose nifehe boake Hodò pake Kose, nifeleke tane zato-tsi-roapolo-fito’ ambiy,
And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (that is, the Ahasuerus that reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces),
2 tamy andro rezay, te niambesatse am-piambesam-pifehea’e am-positse e Sosane ao t’i Akasverose,
in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress,
3 amy taom-paha-telo’ i fifehea’ey le nanao sabadidake ho a’ o roandria’e naho mpitoro’e iabio, o mpiaolom-balobohò’ i Parasè miharo Madaio, o androanavy naho roandriam-pifeleha’e miatrek’ azeo;
in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces being before him;
4 le nisengea’e andro maro o vara’ i fifehea’e fanjakao naho ty asi’ i volonahe’e ra’elahiy, toe zato-tsi-valom-polo andro.
when he shewed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the splendid magnificence of his grandeur many days, a hundred and eighty days.
5 Ie niheneke i andro rezay, le nanao sabadidake e Sosane am-positse ao i mpanjakay, ho amy ze hene ondaty ty bey naho ty kede, fito andro, an-kiririsan-kodobo’ i anjombam-panjakay ao;
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast to all the people that were present in Shushan the fortress, both to great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
6 niradorado eo ty hasiñe marerarera naho manga, niarifehèñe taly leny malòmavo, ami’ty boda volafoty naho faham-bato-hara’e; naho fiambesatse volamena naho volafoty, an-tane nilafiheñ’ antsetra naho foty naho sakatsike vaho vato-haran-gero’e.
White, green, and blue [hangings] were fastened with cords of byssus and purple to silver rings and pillars of white marble; couches of gold and silver [lay] upon a pavement of red and white marble, and alabaster, and black marble.
7 Nanjotsoañe rano am-pitovy volamena—fanake sambe mifañambake—naho divaim-panjaka tsifotofoto, ty amy fiotrotròam-panjakay.
And they gave drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the king's bounty.
8 Ty lili’ i finomañey, le t’ie tsy an-jitse, ami’ty nafanto’ i mpanjakay amy mpifehen’ anjomba’ey, te sindre hanao an-tsatri’e ondatio.
And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
9 Nanao takataka ho amo rakembao ka t’i Vastý mpanjaka-ampela, añ’ anjombam-panjaka’ i Akasverose ao.
Also the queen Vashti made a feast for the women of the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10 Ie amy andro faha-fitoy, ie navarimbarin-divay ty arofo’ i mpanjakay, le linili’e t’i Mehomane, i Biztà, i Karbonà, i Bigtà naho i Abagtà, i Zetare vaho i Karkase, i mpiatrake fito mpitoroñe añatrefa’ i Akasverose mpanjaka rey,
On the seventh day, when the king's heart was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of king Ahasuerus,
11 te hasese aolo’ i mpanjakay t’i Vastý mpanjaka-ampela rekets’ i sabakan-engeñey hisenge ty hamontramontra’e am’ ondatio naho amo mpifelekeo, amy t’ie homozohozo am-pahaisahañe.
to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance.
12 F’ie nifoneñe tsy nimb’ amy linili’ i mpanjakay añamo mpiatrakeoy; aa le niforoforo i mpanjakay, nisolebotse ty haviñera’e.
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king which was [sent] by the chamberlains; and the king was very wroth, and his fury burned in him.
13 Le hoe i mpanjakay amo mahihitse mahafohiñe o sào; (toe Izay ty nisata’ i mpanjakay añatrefa’ o mpahay lily naho zakao;
And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business [conducted] before all that knew law and judgment;
14 naho o narine azeo: t’i Karsenà, i Setare, i Admatà, i Tarsise, i Merese, i Marsenà vaho i Memokane, i mpifehe fito’ i Parase naho i Maday mpahaisake ty lahara’ i mpanjakay rey, ie mpiambesatse an-dohà’ i fifeheañey; )
and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and who sat first in the kingdom),
15 Ino ty hanoan-tika amy Vastý mpanjaka-ampela ty amy liliy kanao tsy hinao’e ty nandilia’ i Akasverose mpanjaka añamo mpiatra’eo?
What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16 Le hoe ty natoi’ i Memokane añatrefa’ i mpanjakay naho o roandriañeo, Tsy vaho amy mpanjakay avao ty nanoa’ i Vastý mpanjaka-ampela hakeo, fa toe amo roandriañe iabio naho amy ze hene ondaty am-pifeleha’ i Akasverose mpanjaka.
Then said Memucan before the king and the princes, The queen Vashti has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 Amy te hiboele amy ze hene rakemba i nanoe’ i mpanjaka-ampelaiy vaho songa hanirìka’ i vali’ey, ami’ty hoe: Linili’ i Akasverose mpanjaka te hasese añatrefa’e eo t’i Vastý mpanjaka ampela, f’ie tsy nimb’eo.
For the act of the queen will come abroad to all women, so as to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when they shall say, The king Ahasuerus commanded the queen Vashti to be brought in before him, and she came not!
18 Fonga hanao i hoe zay te anito o tañanjomba’ i Parase naho i Maday mahajanjiñe ty sata’ i mpanjaka ampelaio amo mpifele’ i mpanjakaio, le ho ra’elahy ty sirika naho fombo.
And the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's act, will say it this day to all the king's princes, and there will be contempt and anger enough.
19 Aa naho no’ i mpanjakay, ee te haboele’e ty nafèm-panjaka naho ho sokireñe amo lili’ i Parase naho i Madaio, tsy hiova’e, te tsy hiheo añatrefa’ i Akasverose mpanjaka eo ka t’i Vastý vaho hatolo’ i mpanjakay ami’ty lombolombo’e ty fandilia’e.
If it please the king, let a royal order go forth from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it may not pass, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another that is better than she;
20 Ie hanitsike ty fifehea’e ty fijanjiñañe i tsey hanoe’ i mpanjakaiy, ndra te ie bey henehene, le songa hiasy ty vali’e o tañanjombao, ty bey naho ty kede.
and when the king's edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm — for it is great — all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least.
21 Niteà’ i mpanjakay naho o roandriañeo i saontsy zay vaho nanoe’ i mpanjakay i nitaroñe’ i Memokaney;
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
22 le hene nampihitrife’e amy ze fifeleha’ i mpanjakay ty taratasy ty amy sinokitsey naho mb’amy ze karaza’ ondaty amy saontsi’ey, soa te songa hanandily añ’anjomba’e ao o lahilahio vaho haboele amy ze fonga saontsi’ ondaty Izay.
And he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language, That every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people.
