Eseta 8

1 Naʻe foaki ʻe he tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻae fale ʻo Hamani ko e fili ʻoe kakai Siu, kia Eseta ko e tuʻi fefine. Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Motekiai ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi; he naʻe fakahā ʻe Eseta ʻa ʻena kāinga mo ia.

And in that day king Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Aman the slanderer: and Mardochaeus was called by the king; for Esther had shown that he was related to her.

2 Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe he tuʻi hono mama, ʻaia naʻa ne maʻu meia Hamani, ʻo ne foaki ia kia Motekiai. Pea naʻe fakanofo ʻe Eseta ʻa Motekiai ke pule ki he fale ʻo Hamani.

And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Aman, and gave it to Mardochaeus: and Esther appointed Mardochaeus over all that had been Aman's.

3 Pea naʻe toe lea ʻa Eseta ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi, pea fakatōmapeʻe ki hono vaʻe, ʻo ne kole tangi loʻimata ke ne taʻofi ʻae kovi naʻe langaʻi ʻe Hamani ko e tangata Ekaki, mo e tuʻutuʻuni ʻaia naʻa ne tuʻutuʻuni kovi ki he kakai Siu

And she spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and implored [him] to do away the mischief of Aman, and all that he had done against the Jews.

4 Pea naʻe mafao atu ʻe he tuʻi ʻae tokotoko koula kia Eseta. Ko ia naʻe tuʻu ai ʻa Eseta, pea tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi,

Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.

5 ‌ʻO ne pehē, “Kapau ʻoku lelei ki he tuʻi, pea kapau kuo u maʻu ʻae ʻofa ʻi hono ʻao, pea kapau ʻoku matamata totonu ʻae meʻa ni ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi pea ʻoku ou leleiʻia au ʻi hono ʻao, tuku ke fai ʻae tohi ke fakakehe ʻae ngaahi tohi naʻe filioʻi ʻe Hamani ko e foha ʻo Hamitata ko e tangata Ekaki, ʻaia naʻa ne tohi ke fakaʻauha ʻae kakai Siu ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoe tuʻi:

And Esther said, If it seem good to you, and I have found favour [in your sight], let an order be sent that the letters sent by Aman may be reversed, that were written for the destruction of the Jews, who are in your kingdom.

6 He te u kātaki fēfeeʻi ke mamata ki he kovi ʻaia ʻe hoko ki hoku kakai? Pea ʻe fēfeeʻi ʻeku kātaki ʻae mamata ki he fakaʻauha ʻa hoku kāinga?”

For how shall I be able to look upon the affliction of my people, and how shall I be able to survive the destruction of my kindred?

7 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo kia Eseta ko e tuʻi fefine mo Motekiai ko e Siu, “Vakai, kuo u foaki kia Eseta ʻae fale ʻo Hamani, pea kuo nau tautau ia ki he tautauʻanga, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene hilifaki hono nima ki he kakai Siu.

And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted you all that was Aman's, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what do you yet further seek?

8 Mou tohi foki maʻae ngaahi Siu, ʻae meʻa ʻoku lelei kia kimoua, ʻi he huafa ʻoe tuʻi, pea pulusi ia ʻaki ʻae mama ʻae tuʻi: he ko e tohi kuo tohi ʻi he huafa ʻoe tuʻi, pea fakamaʻu ʻaki ʻae mama ʻoe tuʻi, ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ke fakakehe ia ʻe ha tokotaha.”

Write you also in my name, as it seems good to you, and seal [it] with my ring: for whatever [orders] are written at the command of the king, and sealed with my ring, it is not lawful to gainsay them.

9 Pea naʻe fekau ke haʻu ʻae kau tangata tohi ʻae tuʻi ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻi hono tolu ʻoe māhina, ʻaia ko e māhina ko Sivani, ʻi hono ʻaho uofulu mā tolu; pea naʻe tohi ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau ʻe Motekiai ki he kakai Siu, pea ki he kau pule, mo e kau matāpule, mo e kau fetongi pule mo e kau pule ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga ʻaia ʻoku tuʻu mei Initia ki ʻItiopea, ko e puleʻanga ʻe teau mo e uofulu ma fitu, ki he puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo fakatatau ki he tohi ki ai, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻi heʻenau lea, pea ki he ngaahi Siu ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau tohi, pea fakatatau ki heʻenau lea.

So the scribes were called in the first month, which is Nisan, on the three and twentieth day of the same year; and [orders] were written to the Jews, whatever [the king had] commanded to the local governors and chiefs of the satraps, from India even to Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven satraps, according to the several provinces, according to their dialects.

10 Pea naʻe tohi ia ʻi he huafa ʻoe tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo, pea fakamaʻu ʻaki ia ʻae mama ʻoe tuʻi, pea ne ʻave ʻae ngaahi tohi ʻe he kau ʻave tohi naʻe heka ʻi he fanga hoosi, mo e kau heka miuli, mo e fanga kāmeli, mo e fanga kāmeli mui.

And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:

11 ‌ʻAia naʻe fakangofua ai ʻe he tuʻi ki he kakai Siu ʻi he kolo kotoa pē kenau fakakātoa fakataha ʻakinautolu, pea tuʻu ʻo langomaki ʻenau moʻui pea ke maumau, mo tāmateʻi, mo fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu mo e mālohi kotoa pē ʻoe kakai, mo e puleʻanga ʻaia te nau tuʻu ke tauʻi ʻakinautolu, ʻae fānau siʻi mo e kau fefine, pea ke ʻave ʻae koloa vete ʻiate kinautolu moʻonautolu,

wherein he charged them to use their [own] laws in every city, and to help each other, and to treat their adversaries, and those who attacked them, as they pleased,

12 ‌ʻI he ʻaho pē taha ʻi he puleʻanga kehekehe ʻoe tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo, ʻi hono hongofulu mā tolu ʻoe ʻaho ʻi hono hongofulu mā ua ʻoe māhina, ʻaia ko e māhina ko ʻAtali.

on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is Adar.

13 Ko hono hiki ʻoe tohi ko e fekau ke ʻatu ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē naʻe fakahā ki he kakai kotoa pē, pea ke teu pē ki he ʻaho ko ia ʻe he kakai Siu ke totongi ki honau ngaahi fili.

And let the copies be posted in conspicuous places throughout the kingdom, and let all the Jews be ready against this day, to fight against their enemies.

14 Ko ia naʻe heka ai ʻae kau ʻave tohi ʻi he ngaahi miuli mo e ngaahi kāmeli, naʻe fakavavevave, pea ueʻi ke ʻalu ʻe he fekau ʻae tuʻi. Pea naʻe fai ʻae fono ʻi Susani ko e kolo fakaʻeiki.

So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king's commands; and the ordinance was also published in Susa.

15 Pea naʻe ʻalu kituʻa ʻa Motekiai mei he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi ʻi he ngaahi kofu ngalingali ʻeiki ko e lanu moana, mo e hinehina, mo e fuʻu tatā koula ʻi hono ʻulu, mo e kofu tupenu mo e paʻuhiʻuhi: pea naʻe fiefia ʻae kolo ko Susani, pea nekeneka.

And Mardochaeus went forth robed in the royal apparel, and wearing a golden crown, and a diadem of fine purple linen: and the people in Susa saw [it] and rejoiced.

16 Naʻe maʻu ʻe he kakai Siu ʻae maama mo e fiefia, mo e nekeneka, mo e fakahikihiki.

And the Jews had light and gladness,

17 Pea ko e puleʻanga kotoa pē, mo e kolo kotoa pē naʻe hoko ki ai ʻae fekau mo e tuʻutuʻuni ʻae tuʻi, naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he kakai Siu ʻae fiefia mo e fakafetaʻi, mo e kātoanga, mo e ʻaho lelei. Pea naʻe hoko ʻae kakai tokolahi ʻoe fonua, ko e Siu: he naʻe tō kiate kinautolu ʻae manavahē ki he kakai Siu.

in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth: and many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews.