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

¹Ahasura dam laiin hichi a honghi a, (hiai Ahasura bel India akipana Ethiopia tana, bial ja leh sawmnih leh sagih tunga vaihawm ahi: )

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

²Huai laia, inpi Susana om, a gam laltutphah tunga a tut laiin,

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.

³A vaihawm kum thum kumin, a lalte leh a sikhate tengteng adingin ankuangluina a bawla; Persia leh Media thuneihna, bialtea miliante leh lalte a maah a om uh:

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

⁴A gam thupi hauhsaknate leh a lalna sang zahtakhuaina ni tampi tak, ni ja leh sawmgiat tak a etsak laiin.

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.

⁵Huan hiai nite a chinin, kumpipan inpi Susan a om mite tengteng, a lian leh a neu, adingin, kumpipa inpi huan pisa ah, ni sagih ankuangluina a bawla;

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.

⁶Puan kang khaite, a hing, a dum, puanmalngat hoih leh sandup khauzangtea dangka zungbuhte leh suangpak khuamtea henden a om a: tutnanemte dangkaeng leh dangkaa bawl, suangchiang suangpak san, ngou, eng leh voma bawl tungah a om ua.

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

⁷Huan dangkaeng haitein dawnding amau a pia ua, (haite a kibang kei vek uhi, ) kumpipa uain tampi, kumpipa khuttawiletna dungjui jelin,

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.

⁸Huan dan bang jelin dawnna a oma; kumahin a chiteitei theikei: huchibangin kumpipan lah a in heutute tengteng kiangah, mi chihin nuam a sak bang jel ua a hih ding un a sepkhinta ngala.

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

⁹Kumpinu Vastiin leng kumpipa Ahasura ina om numeite adingin ankuangluina a bawl sam hi.

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,

¹⁰A ni sagih ni-a, kumpipa lungtang uaina kipaka a om lain, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha leh Abagtha, Zether, leh Karka te, kumpipa Ahasura omnaa nasem michilgehte thu a piaa,

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.

¹¹Kumpipa maa kumpi lallukhu toh Vasti hontonpiha, a kilawmna mite leh lalte ensak dingin: etin a hoih ngala.

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.

¹²Himahleh kumpinu Vastiin michilgehte zanga kumpipa thupiak hoh lou dingin a sela: huaijiakin kumpipa a heh mahmaha a sungah a hehna a kuang hi.

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;

¹³Huchih laiin hunte thei mi pilte kiangah kumpipan, (huchibang lah kuapeuh dan leh vaihawmna theite laua kumpipa omdan sek ahi him a:

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),

¹⁴Huan amah zomin Karsina, Sethar, Admatha, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena, leh Memukan, Persia leh Media lal sagihte kumpipa mai mute leh, gamsunga tumasate ahi ua: )

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?”

¹⁵Michilgehte zanga kumpipa Ahasura chih a hih louh jiakin, dan dungjuiin kumpinu Vasti tungah bang i hih ding ua? a chi a.

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.

¹⁶Huan kumpipa leh lalte maah Memukanin a dawnga, Kumpinu Vasti kumpipa tungah kia thil diklou a hih ahi keia, himahleh kumpipa Ahasura bial tengtenga om lalte tengteng tung leh mite tengteng tungah leng a hih ahi.

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.’

¹⁷Kumpipa Ahasurain a maa hongpai dingin kumpinu Vasti thu a pia, himahleh ahongpai kei, chih a kigenthang chiangin, hiai kumpinu thilhih numei tengteng kiang a tung dinga, a mit uah a pasalte uh simmohna lah suaksak ding ahi ngala.

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.

¹⁸Huan tuni-a kumpinu thilhih naja Persia leh Media lalten kumpipa lalte tengteng kiangah huchibangmah a gen ding uh. Huchiin nakpi-a kisimmoh leh thangpaih na a hongkipan khe ding hi.

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.

¹⁹Kumpipa deihlam a hihleh, amah akipan kumpi thupiak pai khia henla, Vasti kumpipa Ahasura maah hongpai nawn het lou ding chih, hihlamdan theihlouh dingin, Persia mite leh Media mite dante laka gelhin om hen; huan kumpipan amah sanga hoihjaw mi dang khat adingin amah kumpi munlehmual pe leh.

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.”

²⁰Huan kumpipa thupiak a bawl ding a gamsung tengtenga a kithehjak chiangin, (a thupi ngala) ji tengtengin a pasalte uh kiangah zahtakna a pe ding uh, a liante leh a neute kiangah, chiin.

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

²¹Huchiin thugenin kumpipa leh lalte a kipak saka; huchiin Memukan thu dungjuiin kumpipan a hihta.Aman lah huaia kigelh dungjuiin, kimpipa bial tengteng, bial chiteng leh mi chiteng kiangah a pau uh dungjuiin, laikhakte a khaktaa, huchi-a michih in amah in sung mahmaha dante a puak lut theiha, a mite pau dungjuia a thehjak theihna dingin.

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.

²²Aman lah huaia kigelh dungjuiin, kimpipa bial tengteng, bial chiteng leh mi chiteng kiangah a pau uh dungjuiin, laikhakte a khaktaa, huchi-a michih in amah in sung mahmaha dante a puak lut theiha, a mite pau dungjuia a thehjak theihna dingin.