एस्तर 5
1 तिन दिनपछि एस्तरले आफ्नो राजकीय पोशाक पहिरिन्, र राजदरबारको सामु रहेको चोकमा खडा हुन गइन् । राजाचाहिँ राजदरबारको राजकीय सिंहासनमा बसेर मूल ढोकातर्फ हेरिरहेका थिए ।
On the third day, Esther put on her regalia and stood in the inner court of the royal palace opposite the king’s house. The king was sitting on his throne in the palace, opposite the entrance.
2 जब राजाले एस्तरलाई चोकमा खडा भएको देखे, तब तिनका नजरमा उनले स्वीकृति पाइन् । तिनले आफ्नो हातमा भएको सुनको राजदण्ड उनीतिर पसारे । त्यसैले एस्तर नजिक गइन् र राजदण्डको टुप्पोलाई छोइन् ।
When he saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she won his favour, and he held out to her the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the top of the sceptre.
3 तब राजाले उनलाई भने, “रानी एस्तर, तिमी के चाहन्छ्यौ? तिम्रो अनुरोध के छ? मेरो आधा राज्यसम्म पनि म तिमीलाई दिनेछु ।”
Then the king said to her, ‘What is it, Queen Esther? Whatever your request is, it will be granted, even if it is the half of the kingdom.’
4 एस्तरले भनिन्, “राजालाई खुसी लागेमा मैले हजुरको निम्ति तयार पारेको भोजमा हजुर र हामानको सवारी होस् ।”
‘If it seems best to the king,’ Esther said, ‘let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.’
5 तब राजाले भने, “एस्तरले भनेकी कुरा गर्न हामानलाई झट्टै ल्याओ ।” त्यसैले राजा र हामान एस्तरले तयार पारेको भोजमा गए ।
Then the king ordered, ‘Bring Haman quickly, so that Esther’s wish may be gratified.’ So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
6 भोजमा दाखमद्य टक्र्याइँदा राजाले एस्तरलाई भने, “तिम्रो बिन्ती के हो? त्यो तिमीलाई दिइनेछ । तिम्रो अनुरोध के हो? तिमीलाई आधा राज्यसम्म पनि दिइनेछ ।”
While they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, ‘Whatever your petition is, it will be granted. Your request, it will be done – even if it takes half of my kingdom.’
7 एस्तरले जवाफ दिइन्, “मेरो बिन्ती र मेरो अनुरोध यही हो,
Esther answered,
8 मैले राजाको दृष्टिमा निगाह प्राप्त गरेकी छु भने र राजालाई मेरो बिन्ती पुरा गर्न र मेरो अनुरोधलाई आदर गर्न खुसी लाग्यो भने मैले हजुरको निम्ति भोली तयार गर्ने भोजमा राजा र हामानको सवारी होस्, अनि म राजाको प्रश्नको जवाफ दिनेछु ।”
‘If I have won the king’s favour and if it seems best to the king to grant my petition and to accede to my request, my petition and my request are that the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will answer the king’s question as he wishes.’
9 त्यस दिन हामान आनन्दित र हृदयमा प्रसन्न भएर गए । तर जब हामानले राजाको ढोकामा मोर्दकैलाई न खडा भएको न त तिनको सामु डरले थरथर काँपेको देखे, तब तिनी मोर्दकैको विरुद्धमा रिसले चुर भए ।
Haman went out that day joyful and elated, but when he saw Mordecai in the king’s gate and noticed that he neither stood up nor moved for him, he was furiously angry with Mordecai.
10 तापनि हामानले आफैलाई नियन्त्रण गरी आफ्नो घर लागे । तिनले आफ्ना मित्रहरूलाई खबर पठाए र आफ्नी पत्नी जेरेशसहित तिनीहरूलाई एकसाथ भेला गरे ।
Nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home. He called together his friends and Zeresh his wife
11 हामानले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो धनदौलतको रवाफ, आफ्ना धेरै जना छोराहरू, राजाले तिनलाई दिएका सबै पदोन्नति अनि राजाका सबै अधिकारी र सेवकहरूभन्दा बढी तिनको प्रगति कसरी भयो भनेर बयान दिए ।
and recounted to them the greatness of his wealth, how many children he had, and all the ways in which the king had honoured him, and how he had promoted him above the officials and the royal courtiers.
12 हामानले भने, “रानी एस्तरले तयार पार्नुभएको भोजमा उहाँले राजासँगै आउन मबाहेक अरू कसैलाई निमन्त्रणा दिनुभएन । भोली पनि उहाँले राजासँगै मलाई निमन्त्रणा दिनुभएको छ ।
‘What is more,’ Haman said, ‘Queen Esther brought no one in with the king to the banquet which she had prepared except me, and tomorrow also I am invited by her along with the king.
13 तर मैले मोर्दकैलाई राजाको ढोकामा बसिरहेको देखेसम्म मेरा लागि यी सबै कुराले कुनै अर्थ राख्दैन ।”
Yet all this does not satisfy me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.’
14 तर तिनकी पत्नी जेरेशले हामान र तिनका सबै मित्रहरूलाई भनिन्, “तिनीहरूले पच्चिस मिटर अग्लो एउटा फाँसीको काठ बनाऊन् । बिहान मोर्दकैलाई त्यसमा झुण्ड्याउन राजासित कुरा गर्नुहोस् । तब आनन्दित भएर राजासँगै भोजमा जानुहोस् ।” हामानलाई यो कुरा मन पर्यो, र तिनले एउटा फाँसीको काठ बनाउन लगाए ।
Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, ‘Let a gallows seventy-five feet high be erected, and in the morning speak to the king and let Mordecai be hanged on it. Then go merrily with the king to the banquet.’ The advice pleased Haman, and so he had the gallows erected.
