एस्तर 1
1 अहासूरसको राजकाजको दिनमा तिनले भारतदेखि कूशसम्म १२७ प्रान्तमाथि राज्य गरे ।
And it came to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus, —the same, Ahasuerus that reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven provinces:
2 ती दिनमा राजा अहासूरस शूशनको किल्लामा अवस्थित आफ्नो राजकीय सिंहासनमा बसे ।
in those days, —when King Ahasuerus was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shusan the palace;
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 made a banquet unto all his rulers, and his servants, —the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and the rulers being before him;
4 तिनले एक सय असी दिनसम्म आफ्नो राज्यको वैभवशाली धनदौलत र आफ्नो महान्ताको महिमाको रवाफ देखाए ।
when he showed the riches of the glory of his kingdom, and the splendour of his excellent majesty, many days, a hundred and eighty 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 ।
that, when these days were fulfilled, the king made—for all the people that were present in Shusan the palace, both for great and small—a banquet, seven days, —in the court of the garden of the palace of the king:
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 ।
white stuff, cotton and blue, being held fast with cords of fine linen and purple, upon rods of silver, and pillars of white marble, —the couches being of gold and silver, upon a pavement of alabaster and white marble, and pearl and black marble.
7 सुनका कचौराहरूमा दाखमद्य बाँडियो । प्रत्येक कचौरा विशिष्ट थियो र राजाको उदारताको कारणले धेरै राजकीय दाखमद्य बाँडिएको थियो ।
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, vessels, from vessels, being diverse, —even the wine of the kingdom in abundance, by the bounty of the king.
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 ।
And, the drinking, was according to the law, no one compelling, —for, so, had the king appointed unto every chief of his household, that every man, should do according to his pleasure.
9 रानी वश्तीले पनि राजा अहासूरसको दरबारमा स्त्रीहरूलाई एउटा भोज दिइन् ।
Also Vashti the queen, made a banquet for the women, —in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.
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 merry was the heart of the king with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who were waiting before King Ahasuerus, —
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 in Vashti the queen, with the royal crown, —to show the peoples and the rulers her beauty, for, of pleasing appearance, was she.
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 in at the command of the king, which was given through the eunuchs, —and the king was exceeding wroth, and, his anger, 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) ।
Then said the king unto the wise men having knowledge of the times, —for, so, was the manner of the king before all having knowledge of law and judgment;
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 ।
and, near unto him, were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, —the seven rulers of Persia and Media, who used to behold the face of the king, who sat first, in the kingdom—
15 राजाले सोधे, “अधिकारीहरूद्वारा रानी वश्तीकहाँ लगिएको राजा अहासूरसको आदेशलाई नमानेकी हुनाले कानुनको आदेशअनुसार उनलाई के गरिनुपर्छ?”
According to law, what ought to be done, with Queen Vashti, —for that she hath not performed the command of King Ahasuerus, through 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 ।
Then said Memucan before the king and the rulers, Not against the king alone, hath Vashti the queen acted perversely, —but against all the rulers, and against all the peoples, who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
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 ।'
For the report of the queen, will go forth, unto all women, so putting contempt upon their lords, in their eyes, —when it is reported to them, King Ahasuerus, commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
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 ।
And, this day, shall the ladies of Persia and Media, who have heard the report of the queen, tell it, unto all the lords of the king, —with enough of contempt and wrath.
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, unto the king, it seem good, let there go forth a royal declaration from before him, and let it be written among the laws of Persia and Media, so that it shall not pass away, —That Vashti, is not to come in, before King Ahasuerus, and, her royal estate, let the king give unto her neighbour, who is better than she.
20 जब राजाको विशाल राज्यभरि उहाँको आदेशको घोषणा गरिन्छ, तब ठुलादेखि साना सबै जनाको पत्नीले आ-आफ्ना पतिलाई आदर गर्नेछन् ।”
When the edict of the king which he shall make, is published throughout all his kingdom, for, great, it is, then, all wives, will give honour unto their lords, both great and small.
21 यस सल्लाहबाट राजा र तिनका कुलिनहरू खुसी भए, र ममूकानले प्रस्ताव गरेझैँ राजाले गरे ।
And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king, and the rulers, —and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
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 ।
So he sent letters, into all the provinces of the king, into every province according to she writing thereof, and unto every people according to their tongue, —That every man should he ruler in his own house, and issue his commands, according to the tongue of his people.
