¹Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),

¹अहासूरसको समयमा यो कुरा घट्‌यो यी अहासूर थिए जसले भारतवर्षदेखी लिएर इथियोपिया सम्मका 127 प्रदेशहरू माथि शासन गर्थे।

²that in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

²ती दिनहरूमा अहासूर राजाले प्रसाद जिल्लमा शासन गर्थे।

³in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.

³आफ्नो शासनकालको तेस्रो वर्षमा, राज्यमा भव्य बडाई अनि प्रतिनीधिकोलाई ठूलो भोज दिन ऐश्वर्यका प्रदर्शन गर्दा तिनले आफ्ना सबै अधिकारीहरू अनि सेवकहरू फारसी अनि मादी सेनापतिहरू, कुलीनहरू

⁴He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days.

⁴अनि आफ्ना अधिनका प्रदेशबाट आएर अधिकारीहरूका निम्ति 180 दिनसम्म भोजको आयोजन गरे।

⁵When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.

⁵अनि त्यो उत्सव पुरा भयो राजाले शूशनमा भेट्न सकिने सबै धनी एवं गरीब मानिसहरूका निम्ति राजमहलसंगै बारेको बगौंचामा सातदिनसम्म भोजको आयोजन गरे। त्यहाँ मिहीन सुती वस्त्रका हातले बुनेका जाली बनावटका वस्त्र।

⁶There were hangings of white, green, and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble.

⁶नीला अनि सेता सुतीका पर्दाहरूको घेरामा मलमलको डोरी अनि बैजनी लुगा, चाँदीका खामाहरू संगर्ममरको ढुङ्गाहरू थिए। तलमाथि बुट्टा बनाईएका राता सेता मोती अनि मुल्यावान पत्थर लाएको अनि चाँदीका आराम-आसनहरू राखिएका थिए।

⁷They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.

⁷दाखरस सुनका कचौराहरूमा थिए। कचौरा विभिन्न प्रकारका थिए। अनि त्यहाँ धेरै राजकीय दाखरस थियो, किनभने राजा धेरै दयालू थिए।

⁸In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the officials of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.

⁸पेय वस्तु प्रचुर थियो प्रत्येक पाहुनाले जति इच्छा गर्छ त्यति पिउन दिनु भनी राजाले आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई आदेश गरेका थिए।

⁹Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

⁹त्यसै समयमा रानी वश्तीले स्त्रीहरूका निम्ति एक भोजको आयोजना राजा अहासूरस को राजमहलमा गरिन।

¹⁰On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

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¹¹to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.

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¹²But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the eunuchs. Therefore the king was very angry, and his anger burned in him.

¹²राजाले नपुंशकहरूलाई आज्ञा गरे। तापनि, रानी वश्तीले आउँन अस्वीकार गरिन्। यसकारण राजा एक्दमै क्रोधित भए।

¹³Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;

¹³यसकारण राजाले उनका ज्ञानी मानिसहरूसंग भने, जो नियमविचार शक्तिका विषयमा एक्दमै चतुर थिए, राजाले यी कुराहरू साधारण रूपले सोधे।

¹⁴and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),

¹⁴यी सात जना कर्शना, शेतार, अद्‌माता, तर्शीश, मेरेश, र्भसना अनि ममूकान, ज्ञानी अधिकारीहरू राजाका अत्यन्तै नजिक थिए यी फारस र मादीका अधिकारीहरूको राजासित पहुँच थियो अनि तिनीहरूले राज्यमा शासन चलाउँथे।

¹⁵“What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?”

¹⁵राजाले तिनीहरूलाई भने। “नियम, अनुसार रानी वश्तीलाई के गर्ने? किनभने राजाले अहासूरस नपुसकहरू, मार्फत जे आदेश दिए त्यो रानीले पालन गरिनन्?”

¹⁶Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen has not done wrong to just the king, but also to all the princes, and to all the people who are in all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus.

¹⁶अनि ममूकानले राजा अनि अधीकारीहरूको समक्ष भने, “रानी वश्तीले राजा प्रति मात्र होइन सबै अधिकारीहरू अनि राजा अहासूरसका प्रदेशहरूमा बस्ने सबै मानिसहरू प्रति अनादर गरेकीछन्।

¹⁷For this deed of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to show contempt for their husbands, when it is reported, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn’t come.’

¹⁷किनकि रानी को अनादर सबै स्त्रीहरूमा पुगेकोछ, कि तिनीहरूले पनि खुल्लम खुल्ला आफ्ना पतिहरूलाई तिरस्कार गर्न सक्छन्। हरेक स्त्रीहरूले भन्नेछ।” जब राजा अहासूरसले रानी वश्तीलाई तिनको समक्ष आउनु भने तर तिनी आइनन्।

¹⁸Today, the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s deed will tell all the king’s princes. This will cause much contempt and wrath.

¹⁸“आज, रानीले के गरिन् फारस र मादी अधिकारीहरूका पत्नीहरूले सुने अनि तिनीहरूले आफ्ना पतिहरूसित, राजाका अधिकारीहरूले त्यही व्यवहार गरे तिनीहरूमा धेरै अपमान र क्रोध हुनेछ।

¹⁹“If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot be altered, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.

¹⁹“यदि राजालाई राम्रो लाग्छ भने, उहाँबाट आदेश जारी होस् अनि यसलाई फारस र मादीहरूको व्यवस्थाको, नियममा लेखियोस्। यसको उलंघन नहोस्। “आज्ञापत्रले यो घोषणागर्नुपर्छ कि वश्ती फेरि पनि राजा अहासूरसको अघि आउनुहुँदैन। तिनको रानीको अधिकार पनि अन्य स्त्रीलाई दिनु पर्छ। जो तिनी भन्दा सुन्दर छिन्।

²⁰When the king’s decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small.”

²⁰राजाले जे हुकुम दिन्छन् विशाल राज्यले सुन्नेछ अनि सामाजिक स्तरमा ठूला या सानाका पत्नीहरूले सम्मान गर्नेछन्।”

²¹This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

²¹अनि यो सल्लाह राजा अनि अधिकारीहरूको नजरमा असल ठानियो। अनि राजाले ममूकानको सल्लाहलाई स्वीकार गरे।

²²for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, that every man should rule his own house, speaking in the language of his own people.

²²अनि राजाले समस्त प्रदेशहरूलाई तिनीहरूको भाषा र तिनीहरूको बोलि अनुसार व्यक्ति व्यक्तिलाई उसको घरको शासक हुनलाई, तिनीहरूलाई आफ्ना मानिसहरू कै भाषामा जाहेरगरेर पत्रहरू पठाए।