Ɛster 8
1 Ɛda no ara, Ɔhene Ahasweros de Haman a ɔyɛ Yudafoɔ ɔtamfoɔ no agyapadeɛ maa Ɔhemmaa Ɛster. Na afei, wɔde Mordekai baa ɔhene anim, ɛfiri sɛ, na Ɛster akyerɛ sɛdeɛ ɔne no bɔ abusua.
On the day that he gave the king Ahasuerus to Esther the queen [the] house of Haman [the] opposer (of the Jews *Q(k)*) and Mordecai he came before the king for she had told Esther what? [was] he to her.
2 Ɔhene no worɔɔ kawa a ɔgye firii Haman nkyɛn no de hyɛɛ Mordekai. Na Ɛster yii Mordekai sɛ ɔno na ɔnhwɛ Haman agyapadeɛ so.
And he removed the king signet-ring his which he had taken away from Haman and he gave it to Mordecai and she appointed Esther Mordecai over [the] house of Haman.
3 Bio, Ɛster baa ɔhene no nkyɛn bɛhwee ne nan ase, de su srɛɛ no sɛ, Haman atirisopam a ɔpam de tiaa Yudafoɔ no, wɔmma wɔnnyae.
And she repeated Esther and she spoke before the king and she fell before feet his and she wept and she sought favor to him to take away [the] evil of Haman the Agagite and plan his which he had planned on the Jews.
4 Bio, ɔhene no sɔɔ sika ahempoma no mu, de kyerɛɛ Ɛster so. Enti, ɔsɔre gyinaa nʼanim
And he extended the king to Esther [the] scepter of gold and she arose Esther and she stood before the king.
5 kaa sɛ, “Sɛ mesɔ Ɔhenkɛseɛ ani na sɛ ɔdwene sɛ ɛyɛ a, hyɛ mmara a ɛtia sɛeɛ a na Hamedata babarima Haman pɛ sɛ ɔsɛe Yudafoɔ a wɔwɔ ɔhene amantam nyinaa no mu.
And she said if [is] on the king good and if I have found favor before him and it is proper the matter before the king and [am] good I in view his let it be written to revoke the letters [the] plan of Haman [the] son of Hammedatha the Agagite which he wrote to destroy the Jews who [are] in all [the] provinces of the king.
6 Na mɛyɛ dɛn matena ase ahwɛ sɛ wɔrekunkum me nkurɔfoɔ ne mʼabusuafoɔ, asɛe wɔn?”
For how? will I be able and I will look on the evil which it will find people my and how? will I be able and I will look on [the] destruction of kindred my.
7 Na ɔhene Ahasweros ka kyerɛɛ Ɔhemmaa Ɛster ne Yudani Mordekai sɛ, “Mede Haman agyapadeɛ ama Ɛster, na wɔasɛn no dua so, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔsɛe Yudafoɔ.
And he said the king Ahasuerus to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew here! [the] house of Haman I have given to Esther and him they have hanged on the gallows on that he stretched out hand his (on the Jews. *Q(k)*)
8 Afei, kɔ so fa ɔhene din to nkra kɔma Yudafoɔ, ka deɛ wopɛ biara kyerɛ wɔn, na fa ɔhene kawa no sɔ ano. Nanso, kae sɛ, biribiara a wɔatwerɛ wɔ ɔhene din mu de ne kawa asɔ ano no, wɔnnane ani.”
And you write on the Jews according to the good in view your in [the] name of the king and seal [it] with [the] signet-ring of the king for a writing which [is] written in [the] name of the king and it is sealed with [the] signet-ring of the king not to revoke.
9 Enti, Siwan bosome (bɛyɛ Ayɛwohomumu) da a ɛtɔ so aduonu enum no, wɔfrɛɛ ɔhene atwerɛfoɔ. Mordekai kaa nsɛm no, na wɔtwerɛɛ mmara kɔmaa Yudafoɔ ne mmapɔmma, amradofoɔ ne mpasua no mu adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔwɔ amantam ɔha aduonu nson no mu, ɛfiri India kɔsi Etiopia. Wɔtwerɛɛ mmara no wɔ kasa hodoɔ a nnipa no ka no ahemman no mu, a Yudafoɔ no ka ho.
And they were summoned [the] scribes of the king at the time that in the month third that [is] [the] month of Sivan on [day] three and twenty in it and it was written according to all that he commanded Mordecai to the Jews and to the satraps and the governors and [the] officials of the provinces which - [were] from India and to Cush seven and twenty and a hundred province[s] province and province according to writing its and people and people according to language its and to the Jews according to writing their and according to language their.
10 Mordekai de Ɔhene Ahasweros din na ɛtwerɛeɛ, na ɔde ɔhene no kawa sɔɔ ano. Ɔde nkrataa no somaa abɔfoɔ ahoɔherɛfoɔ a wɔtenatenaa apɔnkɔ a wɔayɛn wɔn ama ɔhene no som no so.
And he wrote in [the] name of the king Ahasuerus and he sealed [it] with [the] signet-ring of the king and he sent letters by [the] hand of couriers on horses [the] riders of the steed[s] royal [the] sons of the mares.
11 Ɔhene no mmara no maa Yudafoɔ a wɔwɔ kuro biara so tumi ma wɔkaa wɔn ho bɔɔ mu, bɔɔ wɔn nkwa ho ban. Wɔmaa wɔn ho kwan sɛ, ɔman anaa ɔmantam biara a ɛbɛtu wɔn mma anaa wɔn yerenom so sa no, wɔwɔ ho kwan sɛ, wɔkunkum wɔn, tɔre wɔn ase, fo wɔn atamfoɔ no agyapadeɛ.
That he had permitted the king to the Jews - who [were] in every city and city to assemble and to make a stand on life their to annihilate and to kill and to destroy every army of people and province which attacks them little one[s] and women and spoil their to take as plunder.
12 Ɛda pɔtee a wɔtu sii hɔ maa adeyɛ yi wɔ ɔhene Ahasweros mantam mu no yɛ Adar bosome (bɛyɛ Ɔbɛnem) da a ɛtɔ so nson wɔ afe a na wɔrebɛsim no mu.
On a day one in all [the] provinces of the king Ahasuerus on [day] thir-teen of month two [plus] ten that [is] [the] month of Adar.
13 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔfa mmara yi sɛso wɔ ɔmantam biara mu sɛ mmara, na wɔda no adi kyerɛ ɔmanfoɔ nyinaa. Sɛ ɛba saa a, saa da no, Yudafoɔ no bɛsiesie wɔn ho, atɔ wɔn atamfoɔ so were.
copy of The writing [was] to be given law in every province and province being disclosed to all the peoples and to be (the Jews *Q(k)*) (ready *Q(K)*) for the day this to avenge themselves from enemies their.
14 Ɔhene asɛm no enti, abɔfoɔ no de apɔnkɔ a wɔayɛn wɔn ama ɔhene no tuu mmirikatɛntɛ. Wɔhyɛɛ mmara korɔ no ara bi wɔ Susa aban no mu.
The couriers [the] riders of the steed[s] royal they went out hastened and hurried at [the] word of the king and the law it was given in Susa the citadel.
15 Na Mordekai hyɛɛ ahentadeɛ tuntum ne fufuo ne sikakɔkɔɔ ahenkyɛ, na ɔhyɛɛ batakari afasebire ngugusoɔ fɛfɛ bi guu so. Na ɔmanfoɔ a wɔwɔ Susa no hyɛɛ mmara foforɔ no ho fa.
And Mordecai he went out - from to before the king in clothing of royalty of violet and white cloth and a crown of gold great and a robe of fine linen and purple and the city of Susa it shouted for joy and it rejoiced.
16 Anigyeɛ ne ahosɛpɛ hyɛɛ Yudafoɔ no ma ma, na wɔhyɛɛ wɔn animuonyam wɔ baabiara.
To the Jews it belonged light and gladness and joy and honor.
17 Kuropɔn biara ne ɔmantam biara a ɔhene no mmara no duruiɛ no, Yudafoɔ no sɛpɛɛ wɔn ho, hyɛɛ fa kɛseɛ na wɔdii ho afoofi. Na asase no so nnipa bebree yɛɛ wɔn ho Yudafoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔsuro deɛ Yudafoɔ no bɛyɛ wɔn.
And in every province and province and in every city and city [the] place where [the] word of the king and law his [was] reaching gladness and joy [belonged] to the Jews a feast and a day good and many of [the] peoples of the land [were] becoming Jews for it had fallen dread of the Jews on them.
