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 things, when the wrath of King Achashyerosh was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2 तब राजाको सेवा गर्ने जवान मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “राजाको लागि सुन्दरी कन्या युवतीहरूको खोजी गर्ने काम होस् ।
Then the king's servants who served him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
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 ।
Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the citadel of Shushan, to the women's house, to the custody of Hegai the king's eunuch, keeper of the women. Let cosmetics be given them;
4 राजालाई खुसी पार्ने युवतीचाहिं वश्तीको सट्टामा रानी होऊन् ।” राजालाई यो सल्लाह मन पर्यो, र तिनले त्यसै गरे ।
and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." The thing pleased 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 the citadel of Shushan, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, 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 from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
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 ।
He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for 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 ।
So it happened, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel of Shushan, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, 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 ।
The maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him. He quickly gave her cosmetics and her portions of food, and the seven choice maidens who were to be given her out of the king's house. He moved her and her maidens to the best place in the women's house.
10 एस्तरको मानिसहरू र उनका नातेदारहरू को थिए भनेर उनले कसैलाई भनेकी थिइनन्, किनकि मोर्दकैले त्यो नबताउन उनलाई निर्देशन दिएका थिए ।
Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.
11 एस्तरको अवस्था र उनलाई के गरिन्छ भनी जान्न हरेक दिन मोर्दकै स्त्री-घरको बाहिरपट्टि चोकमा ओहोर-दोहोर गर्थे ।
Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women's house, to find out how Esther did, and what would become of 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—
Each young woman's turn came to go in to King Achashyerosh after her purification for twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet fragrances and with preparations for beautifying women).
13 एक जना युवती राजाकहाँ जाँदा, स्त्री-घरबाट तिनलाई जे लिएर जाने इच्छा हुन्थ्यो त्यो तिनलाई राजदरबारमा लान दिइन्थ्यो ।
The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women's house to the king's house.
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 on the next day she returned into the second women's house, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who kept the secondary wives. She came in to the king no more, unless the king delighted in 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 ।
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
16 अहासूरसको सातौँ वर्षको दसौँ महिना अर्थात् तेबेत महिनामा एस्तरलाई राजाको राजकीय बासस्थानमा लगियो ।
So Esther was taken to King Achashyerosh into 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 ।
The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on 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 ।
Then the king made a great feast for all his officials and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces, and gave gifts according to the king's bounty.
19 अब दोस्रो पटक कन्याहरू भेला भइरहेका समयमा मोर्दकै राजाको मूलद्वारमा बसिरहेका थिए ।
When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was 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 ।
Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him.
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, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, who were doorkeepers, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the King Achashyerosh.
22 मोर्दकैले यो कुरो थाहा पाएपछि तिनले रानी एस्तरलाई बताए, अनि रानीले मोर्दकैको नाउँ लिएर राजालाई बताइन् ।
This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai's name.
23 त्यो सुचनको अनुसन्धान भयो र पुष्टि भयो, अनि दुवै जनालाई फाँसीको सजाए दिएर काठमा झुण्ड्याइयो । यो कुरोलाई राजाको उपस्थितिमा इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखियो ।
When this matter was investigated, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king's presence.
