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 ।
After these events, when the fury of king Achashverosh was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what had been decreed concerning her.
2 तब राजाको सेवा गर्ने जवान मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “राजाको लागि सुन्दरी कन्या युवतीहरूको खोजी गर्ने काम होस् ।
Thus said the king's young men, his servants, Let there be sought for the king virgins handsome in appearance;
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 the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the young virgins, handsome in appearance, unto Shushan the capital, into the house of the women, under the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let them give them their customary anointings;
4 राजालाई खुसी पार्ने युवतीचाहिं वश्तीको सट्टामा रानी होऊन् ।” राजालाई यो सल्लाह मन पर्यो, र तिनले त्यसै गरे ।
And let the maiden who may be pleasing in the eyes of the king become queen instead of Vashti: and the speech was pleasing in the eyes of the king, and he did so.
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 certain Jew in Shushan the capital, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Yair, the son of Shim'i, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6 तिनी यहूदाका राजा यहोयाकीनसँगै यरूशलेमबाट निर्वासनमा लगिनेहरूमध्ये एक जना थिए जसलाई बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदनेसरले कैद गरेर लगेका थिए ।
Who had been carried away into exile from Jerusalem with the exiles who had been exiled with Jeconyah, the king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile.
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 ।
And he had brought up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle; for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was beautiful in form and handsome in appearance; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai had taken her to himself as a 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 it came to pass, when the king's order and his decree were heard, and when many maidens were brought together unto Shushan the capital, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was brought unto the king's house, under the custody of Hegai, the keeper of the 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 ।
And the maiden was pleasing in his eyes, and she obtained favor before him; and he made haste to give her her anointings, with her presents, and the seven maidens, who were selected to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maidens with the best things in the house of the women.
10 एस्तरको मानिसहरू र उनका नातेदारहरू को थिए भनेर उनले कसैलाई भनेकी थिइनन्, किनकि मोर्दकैले त्यो नबताउन उनलाई निर्देशन दिएका थिए ।
Esther told nothing of her people or of her descent; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not tell.
11 एस्तरको अवस्था र उनलाई के गरिन्छ भनी जान्न हरेक दिन मोर्दकै स्त्री-घरको बाहिरपट्टि चोकमा ओहोर-दोहोर गर्थे ।
And day by day did Mordecai walk before the court of the house of women, to ascertain the well-being of Esther, and what would be done with 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—
And when the turn of every maiden was come to go in unto king Achashverosh, at the expiration [of the time] that she had been treated according to the custom of the women, twelve months; for so were the days of their anointings accomplished, six months with the oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors, and with other ointments of the women;
13 एक जना युवती राजाकहाँ जाँदा, स्त्री-घरबाट तिनलाई जे लिएर जाने इच्छा हुन्थ्यो त्यो तिनलाई राजदरबारमा लान दिइन्थ्यो ।
And thus came the maiden unto the king; [and] whatsoever she asked for was given her to go with her out of the house of the women as far as the house of the king.
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 ।
In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned unto the second house of the women, to the custody of Sha'ashgas, the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the concubines: she used not to come again unto the king, except the king desired for her, and she was called 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 ।
And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abichayil, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her to himself as a daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, said: and Esther obtained grace in the eyes of all those that beheld her.
16 अहासूरसको सातौँ वर्षको दसौँ महिना अर्थात् तेबेत महिनामा एस्तरलाई राजाको राजकीय बासस्थानमा लगियो ।
And Esther was taken unto king Achashverosh, unto his royal house, in the tenth month, which is the month 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 Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor before him more than all the virgins; and he placed the royal crown upon her head, and 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 the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, the feast of Esther; and he made a release of taxes to the provinces, and gave presents, according to the ability of the king.
19 अब दोस्रो पटक कन्याहरू भेला भइरहेका समयमा मोर्दकै राजाको मूलद्वारमा बसिरहेका थिए ।
And when virgins were gathered together the second time, then was Mordecai sitting in 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 ।
[But] Esther had not yet told of her descent nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her; and Esther did [fulfill] the order of Mordecai, equally as when she was under his guardianship.
21 ती दिनमा मोर्दकै राजाको मूलद्वारमा बसिरहँदा राजाका दुई जना द्वारपाल अधिकारीहरू बिग्थाना र तेरेश रिसाए, अनि तिनीहरूले राजा अहासूरसको हानि गर्न खोजे ।
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, Bigthan and Theresh, two chamberlains of the king, of those who kept the door, became wroth, and sought to lay [their] hand on king Achashverosh.
22 मोर्दकैले यो कुरो थाहा पाएपछि तिनले रानी एस्तरलाई बताए, अनि रानीले मोर्दकैको नाउँ लिएर राजालाई बताइन् ।
And the thing became known to Mordecai, and he told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther said it to the king in the name of Mordecai.
23 त्यो सुचनको अनुसन्धान भयो र पुष्टि भयो, अनि दुवै जनालाई फाँसीको सजाए दिएर काठमा झुण्ड्याइयो । यो कुरोलाई राजाको उपस्थितिमा इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखियो ।
And the thing was inquired into and found true; and they were both of them hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of chronicles before the king.
