¹यी घटनाहरू पछि राजा अहासूरसले अगामी हम्मदाताको छोरा हामानलाई पदोन्नति प्रदान गरे। तिनले उसलाई उसको समयमा भएका सबै अधिकारीहरूको जिम्मामा राखिदिए।

¹After these things king Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

²अनि राजाको द्वारमा भएका समस्त सेवकहरूले झुकेर हामानलाई श्रद्धा देखाऊँथे, किनभने तिनीहरूलाई त्यसो गर्नु भनी राजाले आदेश दिएका थिए। तर मोर्दकैले झुकेर श्रद्धा गरेनन्।

²And all the king's servants that were in the king's gate bowed and did Haman reverence, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence.

³अनि राजाको द्वारमा भएका सेवकहरूले मोर्दकैलाई भने, “किन तिमी राजाको आदेश भङ्ग गर्छौ?”

³Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

⁴जब तिनीहरूले दिनै पिच्छे तिनलाई भने तर तिनले तिनीहरूलाई उत्तर दिएनन्। तब तिनीहरूले मोर्दकैको चियो गर्न हामानलाई भने किनभने उसले हाम्राकुरा मान्छन् मान्दैन मोर्दकैलाई तिनी एक यहूदी हो भनेर तिनीहरूलाई भनेका थिए।

⁴And it came to pass as they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

⁵अनि हामानलाई मोर्दकैले झुकेर श्रद्धा नगरेको देखे यसर्थ हामान क्रोधले भरिए।

⁵And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.

⁶जब उसले मोर्दकैको राष्ट्रयता चाल पायो उसले मोर्दकैलाई मात्र मार्न संतुष्ट थिएन। हामानले अहासूरसका समस्त यहूदीहरूलाई नष्ट गर्न चाहन्थ्यो किनभने तिनीहरू मोर्देकैको मानिसहरू थिए।

⁶But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.

⁷राजा अहासूरसको शासनकालको बाह्रौ वर्षको पहिलो महिनामा हामान को क्षमता तिनीहरूले “पुर” अर्थात चिट्ठा गरे। यहूदीहरूको विनाशको निम्ति निश्र्चित दिन अनि महिना तोक्नका निम्ति चयन गरिएको बाह्रौ महीना, अदारको महिना थियो।

⁷In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman for each day and for each month, to the twelfth [month], that is, the month Adar.

⁸अनि हामानले राजालाई भने, “तपाईंको राज्यको प्रत्येक प्रान्तमा मानिसहरू माझ एक थरिका मानिसहरू छरिएका अनि छुट्टीएका छन्। अनि तिनीहरूको दस्तुर सबै मानिसहरूको दस्तुर भन्दा भिन्नैछ। तिनीहरू राजाको नियमहरू मान्दैनन्, राजालाई त्यो कुरा अशैय भयो।

⁸And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [those of] every people, and they keep not the king's laws; and it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

⁹“यदि यसले राजालाई प्रसन्न पार्छ भने आदेश लेखियोस् कि तिनीहरूलाई नष्ट गरियोस्। अनि म 10,000 चाँदीका टुक्राहरू राजाको भण्डारमा सहयोग दिनेछु जुन रकम ती आज्ञा पालन गर्नेहरूलाई इनाम दिनु।”

⁹If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have charge of the affairs, to bring [it] into the king's treasuries.

¹⁰यसर्थ राजाले आफ्नो हातबाट मुद्रीको राजमोहर औंठी निकाले अनि तिनले त्यो हामान, अगागी हम्मदाताका छोरा, यहूदीहरूका शत्रुलाई दिए।

¹⁰And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

¹¹अनि राजाले हामानलाई भने, “तिमीलाई जे इच्छा लाग्छ त्यहिगर तर चाँदी चाहि आफूसंग राख।”

¹¹And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as seems good to thee.

¹²यसर्थ राजाका लेखापालहरू लाई पहिलो महीनाको तेह्रौ दिनमा बोलाए अनि प्रत्येक प्रदेशका राज्यपालहरूलाई, र प्रत्यक प्रदेशका अधिकारीहरूलाई लिपि अनि भाषा अनुसार हामानले आदेश गरे मुताबिक लेखियो। त्यसलाई राजाको नामावाली मा लेखियो अनि त्यसलाई राजाकै राजमोहर लगाइएको थियो।

¹²Then were the king's scribes called, in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the [month], and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language: in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

¹³अनि राजाका दुतहरूद्वारा सबै आदेशहरू राज-प्रदेशहरूमा पठाइयो कि सबै यहूदीहरू जवान अनि वृद्ध, केटाकेटी अनि स्त्रीहरूलाई बाह्रौ महीना, अदारको महीनाको तेह्रौ दिनमा आज्ञा गरियोस् अनि एकै दिनमा मारियोस् र नाम निशान मेट्टाइयोस्। अनि तिनीहरूका सर-सामानहरूलाई युद्धमा नास गरियोस्।

¹³And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey.

¹⁴आदेशको एक-एकप्रति व्यवस्थाको रूपमा प्रत्येक प्रदेशमा पठाइयोस् सबै मानिसहरूलाई भनियोस् जसद्वारा त्यसदिन तिनीहरू तयार रहनेछन्।

¹⁴That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

¹⁵समाचार वाहकहरू राजाको आदेश लिएर हतारिएर गए। आदेश शूशनको जिल्ल महलमा घोषणा गरिएको थियो। राजा र हामान मद पिउन बसे तर शूशन शहरमा हलचल भयो।

¹⁵The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation.