एस्तर 1
1 अहासूरसको राजकाजको दिनमा तिनले भारतदेखि कूशसम्म १२७ प्रान्तमाथि राज्य गरे ।
These events happened in the time of Ahasuerus, who ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia
2 ती दिनमा राजा अहासूरस शूशनको किल्लामा अवस्थित आफ्नो राजकीय सिंहासनमा बसे ।
from his royal throne in the fortified palace of 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, the king gave a feast for all his officers and courtiers. The commanders of the military forces of Persia and Media, the nobles and provincial rulers were present
4 तिनले एक सय असी दिनसम्म आफ्नो राज्यको वैभवशाली धनदौलत र आफ्नो महान्ताको महिमाको रवाफ देखाए ।
while for one hundred and eighty days he showed them the glorious riches of his kingdom and the costliness of his magnificent regalia.
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 ।
When these days were ended, the king held a banquet for all the people who were present in the royal palace at Susa, high and low alike. It was a seven days’ feast in the enclosed garden of the royal palace.
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 ।
There were white and violet cotton curtains fastened to silver rings and pillars of marble with cords of fine purple wool and linen. The couches were of gold and silver placed upon a mosaic pavement of alabaster, white marble, mother-of-pearl, and dark stone.
7 सुनका कचौराहरूमा दाखमद्य बाँडियो । प्रत्येक कचौरा विशिष्ट थियो र राजाको उदारताको कारणले धेरै राजकीय दाखमद्य बाँडिएको थियो ।
Drink was brought in vessels of gold – which were all different – and the king’s wine was provided with royal liberality.
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 drinking was unrestricted, for the king had directed all the officers of his household to let each man do as he pleased.
9 रानी वश्तीले पनि राजा अहासूरसको दरबारमा स्त्रीहरूलाई एउटा भोज दिइन् ।
Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the King Ahasuerus’ royal palace.
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, when the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zathar and Carkas, his seven eunuch attendants
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 before him with the royal diadem on her head, to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was very beautiful.
12 तर अधिकारीहरूद्वारा ल्याइएको राजाको आदेश मानेर आउनलाई रानी वश्तीले इन्कार गरिन् । तब राजा सार्है रिसाए । आफूभित्रै तिनी रिसले क्रुद्ध भए ।
But Queen Vashti refused to come as the king commanded through the eunuchs. Then the king became very angry and his fury burned within him.
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) ।
The king turned to the wise men who knew the precedents, for it was his custom to confer with those wise in law.
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 next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king and were highest in the kingdom.
15 राजाले सोधे, “अधिकारीहरूद्वारा रानी वश्तीकहाँ लगिएको राजा अहासूरसको आदेशलाई नमानेकी हुनाले कानुनको आदेशअनुसार उनलाई के गरिनुपर्छ?”
“Queen Vashti”, the king said, “has failed to obey my royal command – the command of King Ahasuerus conveyed through the eunuchs! What does the law say should be done to her?”
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 replied before the king and the officials, “Queen Vashti has done wrong not only to the king but also to all the officials and to all the peoples in all of the king’s provinces.
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 ।'
The refusal of the queen will be reported to all the women with the result that it will make them despise their husbands. They will say, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in before him, but she did not 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 ।
This very day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the refusal of the queen will tell it to all the king’s officials, and there will be contempt and strife!
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 seems best to the king, let him send out a royal edict. Let it be written among the laws of Persia and Media, never to be repealed, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus. Let the king give her place as queen to another who is more worthy than she.
20 जब राजाको विशाल राज्यभरि उहाँको आदेशको घोषणा गरिन्छ, तब ठुलादेखि साना सबै जनाको पत्नीले आ-आफ्ना पतिलाई आदर गर्नेछन् ।”
When the king’s decree which he makes is heard throughout his kingdom – great as it is – the wives of all classes will give honor to their husbands.”
21 यस सल्लाहबाट राजा र तिनका कुलिनहरू खुसी भए, र ममूकानले प्रस्ताव गरेझैँ राजाले गरे ।
The proposal pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan advised.
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 the provinces, to every province in its own system of writing and to every people in their language, that every man should be master in his own house!
