एस्तर 1
1 अहासूरसको राजकाजको दिनमा तिनले भारतदेखि कूशसम्म १२७ प्रान्तमाथि राज्य गरे ।
This is an account of what happened during the time of King Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
2 ती दिनमा राजा अहासूरस शूशनको किल्लामा अवस्थित आफ्नो राजकीय सिंहासनमा बसे ।
At the time King Xerxes was ruling from his royal throne at the fortress in Susa.
3 आफ्नो शासनकालको तेस्रो वर्षमा तिनले आफ्ना सबै अधिकारी र सेवकहरूलाई एउटा भोज दिए । फारसी तथा मादी सेना, कुलीनहरू र प्रान्तका गभर्नरहरू तिनको उपस्थितिमा थिए ।
In the third year of his reign he organized a feast for his officials and administrators. The army commanders of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the provincial officials were all there with him.
4 तिनले एक सय असी दिनसम्म आफ्नो राज्यको वैभवशाली धनदौलत र आफ्नो महान्ताको महिमाको रवाफ देखाए ।
He put on display his wealth and the glory of his kingdom, showing how majestic, splendid, and glorious he was, for 180 days.
5 यी दिन समाप्त भएपछि राजाले सात दिनसम्म अर्को भोज दिए । यो शूशनको किल्लामा भएका सबैभन्दा ठुलादेखि सानासम्म सबै मानिसका लागि थियो । यो भोज राजदरबारको बगैँचाको चोकमा दिइएको थियो ।
After that the king gave a feast lasting for seven days for all the people, great and small, who were there in the fortress of Susa in the garden courtyard of the king's pavilion.
6 बगैँचाको चोकलाई सुती कपडाका सेता र निला, राम्ररी बाटेका सुती र बैजनीका डोरीहरूले सिङ्गारिएको थियो र ती सिङ्गमरमरका खम्बाहरूमा भएका चाँदीका गोलचक्रहरूमा बाँधिएका थिए । त्यहाँ बुट्टा बनाइएका राता, सेता, सिङ्गमरमर र अन्य मूल्यवान् पत्थरहरू छापिएको रङ्गीचङ्गी अग्रपेटीमा सुन र चाँदीका बस्ने सोफहरू थिए ।
It was decorated with white and blue cotton curtains tied with cords of fine linen and purple thread on silver rings, held up by marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were placed on a pavement made of purple porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and expensive stones.
7 सुनका कचौराहरूमा दाखमद्य बाँडियो । प्रत्येक कचौरा विशिष्ट थियो र राजाको उदारताको कारणले धेरै राजकीय दाखमद्य बाँडिएको थियो ।
Drinks were served in golden goblets of different kinds, and the royal wine flowed freely because of the king's generosity.
8 “जबरजस्ती गरिनुहुँदैन” भन्ने आदेशको ख्याल गर्दै दाखमद्य बाँडिएको थियो, किनकि यसरी नै राजाले हरेक मानिसको इच्छामुताबिक गर्न आफ्नो दरबारका सबै अधिकारीलाई आदेश दिएका थिए ।
The king had ruled that there was to be no limit on how much a guest could drink; he had told his servants to give each guest whatever they wanted.
9 रानी वश्तीले पनि राजा अहासूरसको दरबारमा स्त्रीहरूलाई एउटा भोज दिइन् ।
Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Xerxes.
10 सातौँ दिनमा जब राजाको हृदय दाखमद्यको कारणले प्रसन्न भएको थियो, तब तिनले महूमान, बिज्था, हर्बोना, बिग्ता, अबगथा, जेथेर र कर्कास (यी सात जना अधिकारीहरूले राजाको सामु सेवा गर्थे) लाई,
On the seventh day of the feast, the king, feeling happy from drinking wine, ordered the seven eunuchs who were his attendants, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas,
11 रानी वश्तीलाई उनको राजकीय शिरपेच पहिरेर आफ्नो सामु ल्याउने हुकुम गरे । तिनले मानिसहरू र अधिकारीहरूलाई उनको सौन्दर्य देखाउन चाहन्थे, किनकि उनको चेहरा असाध्य सुन्दर थियो ।
to bring Queen Vashti to him wearing her royal headdress, so he could show her beauty to the people and officials, for she was very good-looking.
12 तर अधिकारीहरूद्वारा ल्याइएको राजाको आदेश मानेर आउनलाई रानी वश्तीले इन्कार गरिन् । तब राजा सार्है रिसाए । आफूभित्रै तिनी रिसले क्रुद्ध भए ।
But when the eunuchs delivered the order from the king, Queen Vashti refused to come. The king became extremely angry—he was absolutely furious.
13 त्यसैले राजाले बुद्धिमानी भनी चिनिएका मानिसहरू जसले परिस्थितिलाई बुझेका थिए, तिनीहरूसित सल्लाह लिए (किनकि कानुन र न्यायमा पोख्तहरू सबैसित सल्लाह लिने राजाको प्रचलन थियो) ।
Then the king spoke with the wise men who would know what to do, for it was the custom for him to ask the opinion of experts in procedures and legal matters.
14 फारस र मादीका सात जना राजकुमार अर्थात् कर्शेना, शेथार, अद्माथा, तर्शीश, मेरेस, मर्सेना र ममूकान राजाका नजिकका मानिसहरू थिए । तिनीहरू राजाकहाँ जान सक्थे, र तिनीहरू राज्यमा उच्चतम पदहरूमा थिए ।
Those closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had frequent meetings with the king and had the highest positions in the kingdom.
15 राजाले सोधे, “अधिकारीहरूद्वारा रानी वश्तीकहाँ लगिएको राजा अहासूरसको आदेशलाई नमानेकी हुनाले कानुनको आदेशअनुसार उनलाई के गरिनुपर्छ?”
“What does the law say should be done with Queen Vashti?” he asked. “She refused to obey the direct order of King Xerxes as delivered by the eunuchs!”
16 राजा र अधिकारीहरूका सामु ममूकानले भने, “रानी वश्तीले राजाको विरुद्धमा मात्र होइन तर राजा अहासूरसका सबै प्रान्तका सारा अधिकारीहरू र सारा मानिसहरूको विरुद्धमा पनि गलत गर्नुभएको छ ।
Memucan gave his answer before the king and the nobles, “Queen Vashti hasn't just insulted the king but all the nobles and all the people of all the provinces of King Xerxes.
17 रानीको यो विषय सारा स्त्रीहरूलाई थाहा हुनेछ । यस कुराले तिनीहरूलाई आ-आफ्ना पतिलाई तुच्छ व्यवहार गर्ने बनाउनेछ । तिनीहरूले भन्नेछन्, 'राजा अहासूरसले रानी वश्तीलाई उहाँको सामु ल्याइयोस् भनी हुकुम गर्नुभयो, तर उनले इन्कार गरिन् ।'
Once it gets out what the queen has done, all wives will despise their husbands, looking down on them and telling them, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti brought to him but she didn't come!’
18 आजको दिन समाप्त नहुँदै रानीको यस विषयलाई सुन्ने फारस र मादीका कुलीन स्त्रीहरूले राजाका सबै अधिकारीलाई उही कुरा भन्नेछन् । धेरै अनादर र क्रोध पैदा हुनेछ ।
By the end of the day, the wives of all the nobles throughout Persia and Media who have heard what the queen did will treat their noble husbands with angry contempt!
19 राजालाई यस कुराले खुसी लाग्छ भने, वश्ती अबदेखि उहाँको सामु नआऊन् भनी उहाँबाट एउटा राजकीय आदेश होस्, र यसलाई रद्द गर्न नसकिने फारसी र मादीहरूको कानुनमा लेखियोस् । राजाले उनीभन्दा अझै असल स्त्रीलाई उनको स्थानमा रानीको दर्जा दिइयोस् ।
If it please Your Majesty, issue a royal decree, in accordance with the laws of Persia and Media which cannot be changed, that Vashti is banished from the presence of King Xerxes, and that Your Majesty will give her royal position to another, one who is better than her.
20 जब राजाको विशाल राज्यभरि उहाँको आदेशको घोषणा गरिन्छ, तब ठुलादेखि साना सबै जनाको पत्नीले आ-आफ्ना पतिलाई आदर गर्नेछन् ।”
When Your Majesty's decree is proclaimed throughout your vast empire, all wives will respect their husbands, highborn or lowborn.”
21 यस सल्लाहबाट राजा र तिनका कुलिनहरू खुसी भए, र ममूकानले प्रस्ताव गरेझैँ राजाले गरे ।
This advice looked good to the king and the nobles, so the king did what Memucan had said.
22 तिनले सारा राजकीय प्रान्तमा हरेक प्रदेशमा आ-आफ्नो लिपिअनुसार र हरेक जातिको आ-आफ्नो भाषाअनुसार तिनीहरूलाई चिट्ठीहरू पठाए । हरेक पुरुष आफ्नो घरानाको मालिक हुनुपर्छ भनी तिनले आज्ञा दिए । साम्राज्यको हरेक जातिको भाषामा यो आदेश दिइएको थियो ।
He sent letters to all provinces in the empire, in each province's script and language, that every man should rule his own home, and use his own mother tongue.
