Esther 1
1 Amah Ahasuerus tue vaengah he he om. Ahasuerus tah India lamloh Kusah duela paeng ya pakul parhih a manghai thil.
And it came to pass after these things in the days of Artaxerxes, —(this Artaxerxes ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India)—
2 Te vaeng tue ah manghai Ahasuerus tah Shushan rhalmah im kah a ram ngolkhoel dongah ngol.
in those days, when king Artaxerxes was on the throne in the city of Susa,
3 A manghai nah kum thum vaengah a mangpa rhoek neh a sal boeih ham buhkoknah a saii. Te vaengah a mikhmuh ah Persia tatthai khaw, Madai angrhaeng rhoek khaw, paeng mangpa rhoek khaw omuh.
in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to his friends, and the other nations, and to the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and the chief of the satraps.
4 Te vaengah a ram kah thangpomnah khuehtawn neh, a lennah boeimang umponah te, m khohnin la hnin ya sawmrhet ah puet a tueng sak.
And after this, after he had shewn to them the wealth of his kingdom, and the abundant glory of his wealth during a hundred and eighty days,
5 Khohnin a cup vaengah tah manghai loh Shushan rhalmah im ah a hmuh pilnam, tanoe kangham boeih ham buhkoknah te manghai impuei dum kah vongup ah hnin rhih a saii pah.
when, [I say], the days of the marriage feast were completed, the king made a banquet to the nations who were present in the city six days, in the court of the king’s house,
6 Hniyan a bok neh a thim khaw baibok daidi rhui neh cak hnaai te a bang. Lungphaih a ling, a thim neh a bok-awp a muem sokah sui neh cak thingkong khaw lungbok tung neh cung.
[which was] adorned with [hangings] of fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs, on pillars of Parian marble and stone: [there were] golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of pearl, and of Parian stone, and open-worked coverings variously flowered, [having] roses worked round about;
7 Manghai kut kah bangla a ram kah misurtui khaw phul tih hnopai khaw hnopai neh a thovael phoeiah, sui hnopai neh a tul.
gold and silver cups, and a small cup of carbuncle set out of the value of thirty thousand talents, abundant and sweet wine, which the king himself drank.
8 Te vaengah a okcaknah te olkhan bangla tanolh pawh. Manghai loh a im kah boeiping boeih te hlang neh hlang kah kolonah bangla saii ham a uen.
And this banquet was not according to the appointed law; but so the king would have it: and he charged the stewards to perform his will and that of the company.
9 Vashti manghainu long khaw manghai Ahasuerus kah manghai im ah nu buhkoknah a saii.
Also Astin the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where king Artaxerxes [dwelt].
10 A hnin rhih vaengah tah misurtui lamloh manghai kah lungbuei khaw umya coeng. Te dongah manghai Ahasuerus mikhmuh kah aka thotat imkhoem parhih Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, Karkas taengah,
Now on the seventh day the king, being merry, told Aman, and Bazan, and Tharrha, and Barazi, and Zatholtha, and Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of king Artaxerxes,
11 Vashti manghainu te manghai rhuisam neh manghai mikhmuh ah khuen ham a thui pah. Anih te a mueimae a then dongah a sakthen te pilnam neh mangpa rhoek tueng ham a ngaih.
to bring in the queen to him, to enthrone her, and crown her with the diadem, and to shew her to the princes, and her beauty to the nations: for she was beautiful.
12 Tedae manghai kah dumlai dongah imkhoem kut neh caeh ham tah Vashti manghainu loh a aal. Te dongah manghai khaw bahoeng a thintoek tih a kosi loh a khuiah a alh pah.
But queen Astin hearkened not to him to come with the chamberlains: so the king was grieved and angered.
13 Te dongah manghai loh olkhan neh dumlai aka ming boeih kah mikhmuh ah manghai kah ol vanbangla a tue aka ming hlang cueih rhoek,
And he said to his friends, Thus has Astin spoken: pronounce therefore upon this [case] law and judgment.
14 amah taengah aka yoei Persia mangpa parhih Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memukan neh ram khuiah khosa lamhma neh manghai maelhmai aka hmu Madai te,
So Arkesæus, and Sarsathæus, and Malisear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief [in rank] by the king, drew near to him,
15 “Olkhan dongkah bangla manghainu Vashti te metlam ka saii eh? Imkhoem kut dongkah manghai Ahasuerus olpaek te a vai moenih,” a ti nah.
and reported to him according to the laws how it was proper to do to queen Astin, because she had not done the things commanded of the king by the chamberlains.
16 Te vaengah Memukan loh manghai neh mangpa rhoek kah mikhmuh ah, “Manghai amah bueng taengah moenih. Vashti manghainu he mangpa boeih taeng neh manghai Ahasuerus paeng tom kah pilnam boeih taengah khaw paihaeh coeng.
And Muchæus said to the king and to the princes, Queen Astin has not wronged the king only, but also all the king’s rulers and princes:
17 Manghainu kah ol he huta boeih taengla pawk vetih a mikhmuh ah a boei a hnaep pawn ni. Amih long te, 'Manghai Ahasuerus loh a mikhmuh la manghainu Vashti te khuen ham a ti nah dae a caeh moenih,’ a ti uh ni.
for he has told them the words of the queen, and how she disobeyed the king. As then, [said he], she refused [to obey] king Artaxerxes,
18 Tahae khohnin ah Persia neh Madai boeinu rhoek, manghainu kah ol aka ya manghai kah mangpa cungkuem taengah khaw a thui pawn ni. Te dongah hnaepnah neh thinhulnah ngawn rhoeh coeng.
so this day shall the other ladies of the chiefs of the Persians and Medes, having heard what she said to the king, dare in the same way to dishonour their husbands.
19 Manghai ham a then mak atah manghai ol te a mikhmuh lamloh tueih saeh. Persia neh Madai olkhan khuiah daek saeh. Te dongah te te poe boel saeh lamtah Vashti te manghai Ahasuerus mikhmuh ah mop voel boel saeh. Anih kah ram khaw manghai loh anih lakah aka then a hui taengla pae saeh.
If then it seem good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter [it]: and let not the queen come in to him any more; and let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she.
20 Ram he len cakhaw a ram tom ah manghai kah oltloeknah a saii te a yaak daengah ni huta boeih, tanoe kangham loh a boei ham umponah a khueh eh?,” a ti nah.
And let the law of the king which he shall have made, be widely proclaimed, in his kingdom: and so shall all the women give honour to their husbands, from the poor even to the rich.
21 Ol te manghai neh mangpa rhoek kah mikhmuh ah then coeng. Te dongah manghai loh Memukan ol bangla a saii.
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Muchæus had said,
22 Te phoeiah tah manghai kah paeng tom la cabu a pat. Paeng pakhat taengah amah paeng kah ca neh, pilnam khat taengah amah pilnam kah ol neh a pat. A imkhui ah boei la aka om hlang boeih loh amah pilnam ol neh a thui pah.
and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, in order that men might be feared in their own houses.
