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 the king Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came 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 ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to 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 ।
And Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his plot that he had devised against the Jews.
4 राजाले एस्तरतिर सुनको राजदण्ड पसारे, तब उनी उठिन् र राजाको सामु खडा भइन् ।
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. 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 it shall please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing shall seem right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces:
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 evil that shall come to 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 the king Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon 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 ।”
Write ye also for the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, no man may 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 the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day of it; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India to Cush, an hundred and twenty and seven provinces, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
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 king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
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 ।
In which the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together, and to defend their lives, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to plunder them for spoil,
12 बाह्रौँ महिना वा अदार महिनाको तेह्रौँ दिनमा राजा अहासूरसका सबै प्रान्तमा यसलाई कार्यान्वयन गरिनुपर्थ्यो ।
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which 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 ।
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was proclaimed to all people, and that the Jews should be ready for 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 ।
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan 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 out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
16 यहूदीहरू खुसी र प्रसन्न भए अनि तिनीहरूका निम्ति आनन्द र सम्मानको दिन भयो ।
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, 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, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
