¹After these things, at the ceasing of the fury of the king Ahasuerus, he hath remembered Vashti, and that which she did, and that which hath been decreed concerning her;

¹Pärast neid sündmusi, kui kuningas Ahasverose viha oli jahtunud, mõtles ta Vastile ja sellele, mis ta oli teinud ning mis tema kohta oli otsustatud.

²and servants of the king, his ministers, say, `Let them seek for the king young women, virgins, of good appearance,

²Siis ütlesid kuninga sulased, kes teda teenisid: 'Otsitagu kuningale noori neitseid, kes on ilusa välimusega.

³and the king doth appoint inspectors in all provinces of his kingdom, and they gather every young woman — virgin, of good appearance — unto Shushan the palace, unto the house of the women, unto the hand of Hege eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, and to give their purifications,

³Kuningas pangu ametnikke kõigisse oma kuningriigi maadesse, et need koguksid kõik ilusa välimusega noored neitsid Suusani palee naistemajasse eunuhhi Heegai, kuninga naistevalvaja käe alla, ja et neile antaks vajalikku iluravi.

⁴and the young woman who is good in the eyes of the king doth reign instead of Vashti;` and the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and he doth so.

⁴Ja tütarlaps, kes kuningale meeldib, saagu Vasti asemel kuningannaks.' See kõne oli kuninga meelest hea ja ta tegi nõnda.

⁵A man, a Jew, there hath been in Shushan the palace, and his name [is] Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite —

⁵Suusani palees oli Juuda mees, Mordokai nimi, Jairi poeg, kes oli Simei poeg, kes oli benjaminlase Kiisi poeg.

⁶who had been removed from Jerusalem with the removal that was removed with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed —

⁶Tema oli Jeruusalemmast vangi viidud koos nende vangidega, kes vangistati koos Juuda kuninga Jekonjaga, kelle Paabeli kuningas Nebukadnetsar oli vangi viinud.

⁷and he is supporting Hadassah — she [is] Esther — daughter of his uncle, for she hath neither father nor mother, and the young woman [is] of fair form, and of good appearance, and at the death of her father and her mother hath Mordecai taken her to him for a daughter.

⁷Tema oli oma sugulase tütre Hadassa, see on Estri kasvataja, sest temal ei olnud ei isa ega ema; see tütarlaps oli ilusa jume ja kauni välimusega; ja et ta isa ja ema olid surnud, siis oli Mordokai võtnud tema enesele tütreks.

⁸And it cometh to pass, in the word of the king, even his law, being heard, and in many young women being gathered unto Shushan the palace, unto the hand of Hegai, that Esther is taken unto the house of the king, unto the hand of Hegai, keeper of the women,

⁸Ja kui nüüd kuninga käsk ja seadus said teatavaks ja palju tütarlapsi koguti Suusani paleesse Heegai käe alla, siis võeti ka Ester kuningakotta Heegai käe alla, kes oli naistevalvaja.

⁹and the young woman is good in his eyes, and she receiveth kindness before him, and he hasteneth her purifications and her portions — to give to her, and the seven young women who are provided — to give to her, from the house of the king, and he changeth her and her young women to a good [place in] the house of the women.

⁹Tütarlaps meeldis temale ja leidis armu tema ees; ja ta tõttas temale andma iluravivahendeid ja kohast toitu, andis temale seitse valitud teenijat kuningakojast ning määras temale ja ta teenijaile parima paiga naistemajas.

¹⁰Esther hath not declared her people, and her kindred, for Mordecai hath laid a charge on her that she doth not declare [it];

¹⁰Ester ei teatanud oma rahvust ja päritolu, sest Mordokai oli teda keelanud seda teatamast.

¹¹and during every day Mordecai is walking up and down before the court of the house of the women to know the welfare of Esther, and what is done with her.

¹¹Ja Mordokai kõndis iga päev naistemaja õue ees, et teada saada, kuidas Estri käsi käib ja mis temaga juhtub.

¹²And in the drawing nigh of the turn of each young woman to come in unto the king Ahasuerus, at the end of there being to her — according to the law of the women — twelve months, for so they fulfil the days of their purifications; six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices, and with the purifications of women,

¹²Kui igale tütarlapsele jõudis kätte kord, et tal tuli minna kuningas Ahasverose juurde pärast kaheteistkümne kuu möödumist, nagu naistele oli määratud - sest nõnda kaua kestsid nende iluravipäevad: kuus kuud mürriõliga ja kuus kuud palsamite ning muude naiste iluravivahenditega -,

¹³and with this the young woman hath come in unto the king, all that she saith is given to her, to go in with her, out of the house of the women, unto the house of the king;

¹³siis võis tütarlaps minna kuninga juurde ja temale anti naistemajast kuningakotta minnes kaasa kõik, mida ta soovis.

¹⁴in the evening she hath gone in, and in the morning she hath turned back unto the second house of the women, unto the hand of Shaashgaz eunuch of the king, keeper of the concubines; she cometh not in any more unto the king except the king hath delighted in her, and she hath been called by name.

¹⁴Ta läks õhtul ja tuli hommikul tagasi teise naistemajasse eunuhhii Saasgase, kuninga liignaistevalvaja käe alla; ta ei läinud enam kuninga juurde, olgu siis, et ta kuningale meeldis ja teda nimeliselt kutsuti.

¹⁵And in the drawing nigh of the turn of Esther — daughter of Abihail, uncle of Mordecai, whom he had taken to him for a daughter — to come in unto the king, she hath not sought a thing except that which Hegai eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, saith, and Esther is receiving grace in the eyes of all seeing her.

¹⁵Kui nüüd Estril, Mordokai sugulase Abihaili tütrel, kelle Mordokai oli võtnud enesele tütreks, tuli minna kuninga juurde, siis ei palunud ta midagi muud kui seda, mida eunuhh Heegai, kuninga naistevalvaja, soovitas; aga Ester leidis armu kõigi silmis, kes teda nägid.

¹⁶And Esther is taken unto the king Ahasuerus, unto his royal house, in the tenth month — it [is] the month of Tebeth — in the seventh year of his reign,

¹⁶Ja Ester viidi kuningas Ahasverose juurde tema kuninglikku kotta kümnendas kuus, see on teebetikuus, tema seitsmendal valitsemisaastal.

¹⁷and the king loveth Esther above all the women, and she receiveth grace and kindness before him above all the virgins, and he setteth a royal crown on her head, and causeth her to reign instead of Vashti,

¹⁷Ja kuningas armastas Estrit enam kui kõiki teisi naisi, ja Ester leidis tema ees armu ja heldust enam kui kõik teised neitsid; ta pani temale kuningliku krooni pähe ja tegi ta Vasti asemel kuningannaks.

¹⁸and the king maketh a great banquet to all his heads and his servants — the banquet of Esther — and a release to the provinces hath made, and giveth gifts as a memorial of the king.

¹⁸Ja kuningas tegi suure võõruspeo kõigile oma vürstidele ja sulastele, võõruspeo Estri auks; ta alandas maade makse ja jagas kuningakohaseid kingitusi.

¹⁹And in the virgins being gathered a second time, then Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king;

¹⁹Kui teist korda neitseid koguti ja Mordokai istus kuninga väravas -

²⁰Esther is not declaring her kindred and her people, as Mordecai hath laid a charge upon her, and the saying of Mordecai Esther is doing as when she was truly with him.

²⁰Ester ei olnud teatanud oma päritolu ja rahvust, nagu Mordokai teda oli keelanud, ja Ester tegi Mordokai käsu järgi nagu siis, kui ta oli tema kasvandik -,

²¹In those days, when Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king, hath Bigthan been wroth, and Teresh, (two of the eunuchs of the king, the keepers of the threshold,) and they seek to put forth a hand on king Ahasuerus,

²¹siis neilsamul päevil, kui Mordokai istus kuninga väravas, vihastasid Bigtan ja Teres, kaks eunuhhi kuninga lävehoidjate hulgast, ja tahtsid pista kätt kuningas Ahasverose külge.

²²and the thing is known to Mordecai, and he declareth [it] to Esther the queen, and Esther speaketh to the king in the name of Mordecai,

²²Aga Mordokai sai sellest teada ja ta jutustas sellest kuninganna Estrile, ja Ester rääkis seda kuningale Mordokai nimel.

²³and the thing is sought out, and found, and they are hanged both of them on a tree, and it is written in the book of the Chronicles before the king.

²³Ja kui asja uuriti ning leiti nõnda olevat, siis poodi nad mõlemad puusse; ja see kirjutati kuninga jaoks ajaraamatusse.