एस्तर 8
1 त्यस दिन राजा अहासूरसले रानी एस्तरलाई यहूदीहरूका शत्रु हामानको सम्पत्ति दिए, र मोर्दकैले राजाको सामु सेवा गर्न थाले किनकि कसरी मोर्दकै उनीसित सम्बन्धित थिए भनी एस्तरले राजालाई बताएकी थिइन् ।
On that day, did King Ahasuerus give unto Esther the queen, the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews, —and, Mordecai, came in before the king, for Esther had told, what he was to her.
2 राजाले हामानबाट लिएको आफ्नो छाप-औँठी निकालेर मोर्दकैलाई दिए । एस्तरले मोर्दकैलाई हामानको जमिनको जिम्मा दिइन् ।
And the king took off his signet-ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai, —and Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
3 तब एस्तरले फेरि राजासित कुरा गरिन् । उनले भुइँतिर शिर झुकाइन्, र अगागी हामानले यहूदीहरूको विरुद्धमा रचेको षडयन्त्र, खराब योजनालाई रद्द गरिदिन उनले रुँदै राजालाई बिन्ती गरिन् ।
Yet again, spake Esther before the king, and fell down at his feet, —and wept and made supplication unto him, to cause the mischief of Haman the Agagite to pass away, even the plot which he had plotted against the Jews.
4 राजाले एस्तरतिर सुनको राजदण्ड पसारे, तब उनी उठिन् र राजाको सामु खडा भइन् ।
And the king held out unto Esther, the golden sceptre, —so Esther arose, and stood before the king;
5 उनले भनिन्, “राजालाई खुसी लागेमा, र मैले हजुरको नजरमा निगाह पाएकी छु भने, राजाको सामु यो कुरो ठिक लाग्छ भने, र हजुरको नजरमा मैले हजुरलाई खुशी पार्न सकेकी छु भने, अगागी हम्मदाताको छोरा हामानद्वारा राजाका सबै प्रान्तमा भएका यहूदीहरूलाई नष्ट पार्न भनी लेखिएका चिट्ठीहरू रद्द गर्न एउटा आदेश लेखियोस् ।
and said—If, unto the king, it seem good, and if I have found favour before him, and the thing be approved before the king, and, I myself, be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written, to reverse the letters plotted by Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy thee Jews, who are in all the provinces of the king.
6 किनकि मेरो जातिमाथि आइपर्ने विपत्ती देख्दा म कसरी सहन सक्छु? मेरा नातेदारहरूको विनाश हेर्ने कुरा मैले कसरी सहन सक्छु?”
For how can I endure to see the ruin that shall overtake my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
7 राजा अहासूरसले रानी एस्तर र यहूदी मोर्दकैलाई भने, “हेर, मैले एस्तरलाई हामानको घर दिएको छु, र तिनीहरूले त्यसलाई फाँसीको काठमा झुण्ड्याएका छन् किनकि त्यसले यहूदीहरूलाई आक्रमण गर्न खोज्दै थियो ।
Then said King Ahasuerus unto Esther the queen, and unto Mordecai the Jew, —Lo! the house of Haman, have I given unto Esther, and, him, have they hanged upon the gallows, because he thrust forth his hand against the Jews.
8 राजाको नाउँमा यहूदीहरूको पक्षमा अर्को आदेश लेखे र त्यसमा राजाको औँठीले छाप लगाओ । किनकि पहिले नै राजाको नाउँमा लेखिएको आदेश जसमा राजाको औँठीको छाप लागेको छ, त्यो रद्द हुन सक्दैन ।”
Ye, therefore, write concerning the Jews as may seem good in your own eyes, in the name of the king, and seal it with the kings signet-ring, —for a writing which hath been written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s signet-ring, none can reverse.
9 तब तेस्रो महिना अर्थात् सीवान महिनाको तेइसौँ दिनमा राजाका सचिवहरूलाई बोलाइयो । यहूदीहरूको सम्बन्धमा मोर्दकैले दिएका सबै आदेशलाई समावेश गर्दै एउटा आदेश लेखियो । भारतदेखि कूश देशसम्मका एक सय सत्ताइस प्रान्तका गभर्नरहरू, स्थानीय गभर्नरहरू र अधिकारीहरूलाई हरेक प्रान्तलाई आ-आफ्नो लिपिअनुसार र हरेक जातिलाई आफ्नै भाषामा र यहूदीहरूलाई पनि आफ्नै लिपि र भाषामा एउटा लिखित आदेश लेखियो ।
Then were called the king’s scribes at that time—in the third month, the same, is the month Siwan, on the twenty-third thereof, and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and unto the satraps and pashas and rulers of the provinces, which are from India even unto Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, every province according to the writing thereof, and every people according to their tongue, —and unto the Jews, according to their writing, and according to their tongue;
10 मोर्दकैले राजा अहासूरसको नाउँमा त्यो लेखे र त्यसमा राजाको छाप-औँठीले छाप लगाए । राजको सेवामा प्रयोग गरिने छिटो कुद्ने घोडाहरूमा सवार गराएर पत्रवाहकहरूद्वारा तिनले ती चिठ्ठीहरू पठाए ।
and he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet-ring, —and sent letters by the hand of runners on horses, riding the swift steeds used in the kings service, bred of the stud:
11 हरेक सहरमा भएका यहूदीहरूलाई एकसाथ भेला हुन र आ-आफ्नो जीवनको रक्षाको निम्ति संगठित हुन, अनि तिनीहरू, बालबालिका, र स्त्रीहरूलाई आक्रमण गर्ने कुनै पनि जाति वा प्रान्तका सशस्त्र मानिसहरूलाई नाश गर्न, मार्न र नामेट पार्न अनि तिनीहरूका धनदौलत लुट्न राजाले तिनीहरूलाई अनुमति दिए ।
That the king had granted unto the Jews who were in every city, to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay and to cause to perish—all the force of the people and province who should distress them, their little ones and women, —and [to take] the spoil of them as a prey:
12 बाह्रौँ महिना वा अदार महिनाको तेह्रौँ दिनमा राजा अहासूरसका सबै प्रान्तमा यसलाई कार्यान्वयन गरिनुपर्थ्यो ।
upon one day, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, —upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar:
13 यो आदेशको एकप्रति नक्कल कानुनको रूपमा जारी भयो र सबै मानिसकहाँ सार्वजनिक रूपमा सूचना टाँसियो । त्यस दिन आफ्ना शत्रुहरूमाथि बदला लिन यहूदीहरू तयार रहनुपर्थ्यो ।
A copy of the writing to be given, as an edict, throughout every province, was published to all the peoples, —and that the Jews be ready against that day, to avenge themselves on their enemies.
14 त्यसैले पत्रवाहकहरू राजाको सेवामा प्रयोग गरिने राजकीय घोडाहरूमा सवार भए । तिनीहरू ढिलो नगरी गए । राजाको आदेशलाई शूशनस्थित राजदरबारबाट पनि जारी गरियो ।
The runners that rode on the swift steeds used in the king’s service, went forth, being urged forward and pressed on, by the word of the king, —and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace.
15 तब मोर्दकैले निलो र सेतो राजकीय पोशाकहरू पहिरिए अनि सुनको ठुलो मुकुट पहिरिए र, मलमलको बैजनी वस्त्र लगाए र राजाको उपस्थितिबाट गए, अनि शूशन सहरले जयजयकार गर्यो र आनन्द मनायो ।
And, Mordecai, went forth from the presence of the king, in royal apparel, of blue and white, with a large diadem of gold, and a mantle of fine linen and purple, —and, the city Shusan, was bright and joyful.
16 यहूदीहरू खुसी र प्रसन्न भए अनि तिनीहरूका निम्ति आनन्द र सम्मानको दिन भयो ।
To the Jews, had come light, and joy, —and gladness and honour.
17 राजाको आदेश पुगेको हरेक प्रान्त र सहरमा यहूदीहरूका माझमा खुसी र आनन्द अनि भोज र बिदाको दिन भयो । देशमा अरू विविध जातिका धेरै मानिसहरू यहूदी भए किनकि तिनीहरूमाथि यहूदीहरूको डर परेको थियो ।
And, in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the word of the king and his edict did reach, joy and gladness, had the Jews, —a banquet and a happy day, —and, many from among the peoples of the land, were becoming Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen upon them.
