एस्तर 2
1 यी कुरापछि जब राजा अहासूरसको रिस मर्यो तिनले वश्ती र उनले गरेकी कुराको बारेमा सोचे । तिनले उनको विरुद्धमा निकालेको आदेशको बारेमा पनि सोचे ।
And so, after this had been carried out, and the indignation of king Artaxerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what had happened to her.
2 तब राजाको सेवा गर्ने जवान मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “राजाको लागि सुन्दरी कन्या युवतीहरूको खोजी गर्ने काम होस् ।
And the servants of the king, and his ministers, said, “Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,
3 राजाले शूशनको किल्लाको स्त्री-घरमा सबै सुन्दरी कन्या युवतीहरू ल्याउनलाई आफ्नो राज्यका सारा प्रान्तहरूमा अधिकारीहरू नियुक्त गर्ने काम होस् । तिनीहरूलाई स्त्रीहरूको निरिक्षक राजाका अधिकारी हेगेको हेरचाहमा राखियोस्, र तिनले उनीहरूलाई आफ्ना सिङ्गारका सामानहरू उपलब्ध गराऊन् ।
and let investigators be sent throughout all the provinces for young women, beautiful and virgins. And let them bring them to the city of Susa, and deliver them to the house of the women under the hand of Hegai the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king’s women. And let them receive feminine ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.
4 राजालाई खुसी पार्ने युवतीचाहिं वश्तीको सट्टामा रानी होऊन् ।” राजालाई यो सल्लाह मन पर्यो, र तिनले त्यसै गरे ।
And whoever among them all will please the king’s eyes, let her reign instead of Vashti.” The idea pleased the king, and so he ordered it to be done as they had suggested.
5 शूशनको किल्लामा कोही एक जना यहूदी थिए जसको नाउँ मोर्दकै थियो जो याईरका छोरा, शिमीका नाति र कीशका पनाति बेन्यामीन कुलका थिए ।
There was a Jewish man in the city of Susa, by the name of Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, of the house of Benjamin,
6 तिनी यहूदाका राजा यहोयाकीनसँगै यरूशलेमबाट निर्वासनमा लगिनेहरूमध्ये एक जना थिए जसलाई बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदनेसरले कैद गरेर लगेका थिए ।
who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon carried away Jeconiah king of Judah,
7 तिनले हदस्सा अर्थात् आफ्ना काकाकी छोरी एस्तरको हेरचाह गर्दै थिए, किनकि उनका बुबाआमा थिएनन् । यी युवतीको चेहरा सुन्दर थियो, र हेर्दा राम्री देखिन्थिन् । मोर्दकैले उनलाई आफ्नै छोरीको रूपमा लिएका थिए ।
who had raised his brother’s daughter Hadassah, who by another name was called Esther. And she had lost both her parents. She was very beautiful, with a graceful appearance. Since her father and mother had both died, Mordecai adopted her as his own daughter.
8 जब राजाको आदेश र उर्दीको घोषणा गरियो, तब धेरै जना युवतीहरू शूशनको किल्लामा ल्याइए । तिनीहरूलाई हेगेको हेरचाहमा राखियो । एस्तर पनि राजदरबारमा लगिइन् र स्त्रीहरूको निरिक्षक हेगेको हेरचाहमा राखिइन् ।
And when the king’s command became very well-known, in accordance with his command, many beautiful virgins were brought to Susa, and were delivered to Hegai the eunuch. Likewise, Esther, along with the other young women, was delivered to him, to be protected with the assembled women.
9 यी युवतीले तिनलाई खुसी पारिन्, र उनले तिनको निगाह पाइन् । तिनले तुरुन्तै उनको लागि सिङ्गारका सामानहरू र उनको खानाको हिस्सा उपलब्ध गराए । तिनले उनको लागि राजदरबारका सात जना सेविका तोकिदिए, र तिनले उनी र उनका सेविकाहरूलाई स्त्री-घरको सबैभन्दा राम्रो ठाउँमा सारे ।
She was pleasing to him, and she found favor in his sight. And he commanded a eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver her share to her, along with seven of the most beautiful young women of the king’s house, so as to both adorn and honor her and her handmaids.
10 एस्तरको मानिसहरू र उनका नातेदारहरू को थिए भनेर उनले कसैलाई भनेकी थिइनन्, किनकि मोर्दकैले त्यो नबताउन उनलाई निर्देशन दिएका थिए ।
She was not willing to reveal to him her people or her native land. For Mordecai had instructed her that she should keep silent about all these things.
11 एस्तरको अवस्था र उनलाई के गरिन्छ भनी जान्न हरेक दिन मोर्दकै स्त्री-घरको बाहिरपट्टि चोकमा ओहोर-दोहोर गर्थे ।
He went for a walk every day, in the front courtyard of the house in which the chosen virgins were kept, having concern for Esther’s welfare and wanting to know what would happen to her.
12 स्त्रीहरूका लागि तोकिएको प्रावधानअनुसार, छ महिनासम्म मूर्रको तेल दलेर र छ महिनासम्म अत्तरसाथै सिङ्गारका सामानहरूले सिङ्गारिएर हरेक कन्याले बाहृ महिनासम्म सुन्दरतामा ध्यान दिएपछि—प्रत्येक स्त्रीको राजा अहासूरसकहाँ जाने पालो आउँथ्यो—
But, when the time came for each in the line of young women to go in to the king, after everything had been completed concerning feminine grooming, the twelfth month had been reached, to the extent that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for another six months they used certain types of makeup and perfumes.
13 एक जना युवती राजाकहाँ जाँदा, स्त्री-घरबाट तिनलाई जे लिएर जाने इच्छा हुन्थ्यो त्यो तिनलाई राजदरबारमा लान दिइन्थ्यो ।
And when they were going in to the king, whatever they requested to adorn themselves, they received, and when each was pleased with herself, having been prepared in the chamber of the women, she passed on to the king’s chamber.
14 साँझमा तिनी भित्र जान्थिन्, र भोलिपल्ट बिहान तिनी दोस्रो स्त्री-घरमा फर्केर आउँथिन्, र फर्केर आएकाहरू उपपत्नीहरूका निरिक्षक राजाका अधिकारी शाश्गजको अधीनमा रहन्थे । राजाले तिनलाई मन पराएर फेरि तिनलाई नबोलाएसम्म तिनी फेरि राजाकहाँ फर्केर जानछैनन् ।
And whoever entered at evening, departed in the morning, and then from there she was led to the second house, which was under the hand of Shaashgaz the eunuch, who presided over the king’s concubines. Nor did she have the power to return again to the king, unless the king desired it and had summoned her by name.
15 जब राजाकहाँ जाने एस्तरको पालो आयो, (मोर्दकैका काका अबीहेलकी छोरी, जसलाई तिनले आफ्नै छोरी बनाएका थिए) स्त्रीहरूका निरक्षक राजाका अधिकारी हेगेले दिएका सल्लाहबाहेक उनले कुनै कुनै थोक मागिनन् । एस्तरलाई देख्ने सबै जनाबाट उनले निगाह पाइन् ।
But, as the order continued to progress, the day arrived when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mordecai, whom he had adopted as his daughter, was required to go in to the king. She did not seek feminine ornaments, except that whatever Hegai the eunuch and keeper of the virgins chose, he gave her to adorn her. For she was very attractive, and her incredible beauty made her appear gracious and amiable in the eyes of all.
16 अहासूरसको सातौँ वर्षको दसौँ महिना अर्थात् तेबेत महिनामा एस्तरलाई राजाको राजकीय बासस्थानमा लगियो ।
And so she was led to the chamber of king Artaxerxes, in the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 राजाले अन्य कुनै स्त्रीलाई भन्दा एस्तरलाई बढी मन पराए, र अन्य सबै कन्याहरूले भन्दा बढी उनले स्वीकृति र निगाह पाए । त्यसैले तिनले उनको शिरमा राजकीय शिरपेच पहिराइदिए, र वश्तीको साटो उनलाई रानी बनाए ।
And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favor and mercy in his eyes above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and he made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 राजाले आफ्ना सबै अधिकारी र सेवकहरूलाई एउटा ठुलो, “एस्तरको भोज” भोज दिए र तिनले प्रान्तहरूलाई कर छुट दिए । तिनले राजकीय उदारतासहित उपहारहरू पनि दिए ।
And he ordered a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the rulers, and for his servants, because of the union and wedding of Esther. And he gave a holiday to all the provinces, and he bestowed gifts befitting of princely generosity.
19 अब दोस्रो पटक कन्याहरू भेला भइरहेका समयमा मोर्दकै राजाको मूलद्वारमा बसिरहेका थिए ।
And when the virgins were sought for the second time and gathered together, Mordecai remained at the king’s gate.
20 मोर्दकैले एस्तरलाई निर्देशन दिएअनुसार उनले आफ्नो जाति र आफ्ना नातेदारहरूको बारेमा कसैलाई भनेकी थिइनन् । मोर्दकैले उनलाई हुर्काउँदाको बेलामा झैँ उनले तिनको सल्लाहलाई निरन्तर मानिन् ।
Esther had not yet declared her native land and her people, according to his command. For whatever he instructed, Esther observed. And so she did all things as she had become accustomed in the time when he raised her from early childhood.
21 ती दिनमा मोर्दकै राजाको मूलद्वारमा बसिरहँदा राजाका दुई जना द्वारपाल अधिकारीहरू बिग्थाना र तेरेश रिसाए, अनि तिनीहरूले राजा अहासूरसको हानि गर्न खोजे ।
Therefore, at that time, when Mordecai was staying at the king’s gate, Bagatha and Thara, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were gatekeepers and who presided over the first entryway of the palace, were angry, and they decided to rise up against the king and kill him.
22 मोर्दकैले यो कुरो थाहा पाएपछि तिनले रानी एस्तरलाई बताए, अनि रानीले मोर्दकैको नाउँ लिएर राजालाई बताइन् ।
But Mordecai did not keep this secret, and immediately he reported it to queen Esther, and she reported it to the king in Mordecai’s name, who had brought the matter to her.
23 त्यो सुचनको अनुसन्धान भयो र पुष्टि भयो, अनि दुवै जनालाई फाँसीको सजाए दिएर काठमा झुण्ड्याइयो । यो कुरोलाई राजाको उपस्थितिमा इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखियो ।
It was inquired into and discovered, and they were both hanged on a gallows. And it was committed to the histories and the chronicles which are delivered in the sight of the king.
