Eseta 1
1Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,
1PEA naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻAhasivelo, (koe ʻAhasivelo eni naʻe pule mei Initia ʻo aʻu ki ʻItiopea, ki he vahe fonua ʻe teau mā uofulu mā fitu:)
2in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the capital,
2ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, ʻi heʻene nofo ʻae tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo, ki he nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻo hono puleʻanga, ʻaia naʻe ʻi Susani ko e kolo fakaʻeiki.
3in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him,
3Naʻa ne fai ʻae kātoanga ki heʻene ngaahi houʻeiki kotoa pē mo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki ʻi hono tolu taʻu ʻo ʻene pule: ko e mālohi ʻo Peasia mo Mitia, ko e ngaahi houʻeiki, mo kinautolu naʻe pule ki he ngaahi vahe fonua, naʻe ʻi hono ʻao:
4while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his greatness for many days, 180 days.
4Pea naʻa ne fakahā ai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho lahi ʻae koloa ʻo hono puleʻanga fakamanavahē, mo e lahi ʻo ʻene ongoongolelei ʻaʻana, ʻio, ʻi he ʻaho ʻe teau ma valungofulu.
5And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa, the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.
5Pea ʻi he hili ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, naʻe fai ʻae kātoanga ʻe he tuʻi ki he kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi Susani ko e kolo fakaʻeiki, ki he lahi, mo e siʻi, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻe fitu, ʻi he lotoʻā ʻoe ngoue ʻi he fale fakaʻeiki ʻoe tuʻi;
6There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.
6ʻAia naʻe ʻi ai ʻae ngaahi puipui hinehina, mo lanu ʻakau mata, mo lanu moana, naʻe fakamaʻu ʻaki ʻae ngaahi afo ʻoe filo tupenu tuʻovalevale mo e paʻuhiʻuhi ki he ngaahi kaveʻi siliva mo e ngaahi pou ʻoe maka hinehina: naʻe koula mo siliva ʻae ngaahi mohenga naʻe tuʻu ki he faliki fale ʻoe maka hinehina, mo e kulokula, mo e lanu moana, mo e hinehina, mo e ʻuliʻuli.
7Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.
7Pea naʻa nau ʻatu ʻae meʻainu kiate kinautolu ʻi he ngaahi ipu koula, (naʻe fai kehekehe ʻae ngaahi ipu kotoa pē,) mo e uaine ngalingali tuʻi lahi ʻaupito, ʻo fakatatau ki he anga ʻoe tuʻi.
8And drinking was according to this edict: “There is no compulsion.” For the king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do as each man desired.
8Pea naʻe fai ʻae inu ʻo fakatatau ki he fono naʻe ʻikai puleʻi mālohi ʻe ha tokotaha he naʻe pehē ʻe he fono ʻae tuʻi ki he kau matāpule kotoa pē ʻo hono fale, ke nau fai taki taha kotoa pē ʻo fakatatau ki hono loto ʻoʻona.
9Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
9Pea naʻe fai foki ʻe Vasiti ko e tuʻi fefine ʻae kātoanga ki heʻenau fefine ʻi he fale fakatuʻi ʻaia naʻe ʻoe tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo.
10On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,
10Pea ʻi hono fitu ʻoe ʻaho ʻi he fiefia ʻae loto ʻoe tuʻi ʻi he uaine, naʻa ne fekau kia Mihumani, mo Pisita, mo Hapona, mo Pikita, mo ʻApakita, mo Setali, mo Kakasi, ko e kau tauhi fale ʻe toko fitu naʻe talifekau ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻAhasivelo ko e tuʻi.
11to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at.
11Ke nau ʻomi ʻa Vasiti ko e tuʻi fefine ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi mo e tatā fakaʻeiki, ke fakahā ki he kakai mo e ngaahi houʻeiki hono hoihoifua: he naʻe hoihoifua ia ke mamata ki ai.
12But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command delivered by the eunuchs. At this the king became enraged, and his anger burned within him.
12Ka naʻe ʻikai fie haʻu ʻae tuʻi fefine ko Vasiti ʻi he fekau ʻae tuʻi ʻi he kau talafekau: ko ia naʻe tuputāmaki ai ʻae tuʻi, pea lili ʻene houhau ʻiate ia.
13Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for this was the king’s procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment,
13Pea pehē ai ʻe he tuʻi ki he kau tangata poto, ʻaia naʻe ʻilo ʻae ngaahi kuonga, (he naʻe pehē pe ʻae anga ʻae tuʻi kiate kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe ʻilo ʻae fono mo e fakamaau:
14the men next to him being 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):
14Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Kasina, mo Setali, mo ʻAtimata, mo Tasisi, mo Melesi, mo Masina, mo Mimukani, ko e houʻeiki ʻe toko fitu ʻo Peasia mo Mitia, ʻaia naʻe mamata ki he fofonga ʻoe tuʻi, pea naʻe nofo ki muʻa ʻi he puleʻanga;)
15“According to the law, what is to be done to Queen Vashti, because she has not performed the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?”
15“Ko e hā te tau fai ki he tuʻi fefine, ko Vasiti ʻo fakatatau ki he fono, ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻikai te ne fai ʻae fekau ʻae tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo ʻi he kau talafekau?”
16Then Memucan said in the presence of the king and the officials, “Not only against the king has Queen Vashti done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
16Pea naʻe lea ʻa Mimukani ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi mo e ngaahi houʻeiki, ʻo pehē, “Naʻe ʻikai fai hala ʻe Vasiti ko e tuʻi fefine ki he tuʻi pē, ka ki he ngaahi houʻeiki kotoa pē, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻoe tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo.
17For the queen’s behavior will be made known to all women, causing them to look at their husbands with contempt, since they will say, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, and she did not come.’
17Koeʻuhi ʻe ongo atu ki he mamaʻo ʻae ngāue ni ʻae tuʻi fefine ki he kau fefine kotoa pē, ko ia te nau mata manuki ai ki honau ngaahi ʻunoho, ʻoka fakaongo atu ia, ‘Naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo ke ʻomi ʻae tuʻi fefine ki hono ʻao, ka naʻe ʻikai haʻu ia.’
18This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s behavior will say the same to all the king’s officials, and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty.
18ʻE lea pehē pē foki ʻe he houʻeiki fefine ʻo Peasia mo Mitia he ʻaho ni ki he ngaahi houʻeiki ʻae tuʻi, ʻaia kuo ongoʻi ʻae ngāue ni ʻae tuʻi fefine. Ko ia ʻe tupu ai ʻae manuki lahi mo e ʻita.
19If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.
19Pea kapau ʻoku lelei ki he tuʻi, ke fai ʻe ia ʻae fono fakatuʻi, pea tuku ke tohi ia ʻi he ngaahi fono ʻoe kakai Peasia mo e kakai Mitia, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa fakakehe ia, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa toe haʻu ʻa Vasiti ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi ko ʻAhasivelo: pea ke foaki ʻe he tuʻi hono tuʻunga fakatuʻi ki ha tokotaha ʻoku lelei lahi ʻiate ia.
20So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike.”
20Pea ka fakaongo atu ʻae fono ʻae tuʻi ʻaia te ne fai ki he potu kotoa pē ʻo hono puleʻanga, (he ʻoku lahi ia,) ʻe ʻatu ʻe he ngaahi fefine ʻunoho ʻae fakaʻapaʻapa ki honau ngaahi ʻunoho, pē ko e lahi ia pē ko e siʻi.”
21This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.
21Pea naʻe mālie ai ʻae tuʻi mo e ngaahi houʻeiki ʻi he lea ko ia; pea naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻi ʻo fakatatau ki he lea ʻa Mimukani.
22He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to every province in its own script and to every people in its own language, that every man be master in his own household and speak according to the language of his people.
22He naʻa ne ʻave ʻae ngaahi tohi ki he ngaahi potu kotoa pē ʻoe puleʻanga ʻoe tuʻi, ki he puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo fakatatau ki he tohi ʻo hono lea, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻo tatau mo ʻenau lea, koeʻuhi ke pule taki taha ʻae tangata ʻi hono fale ʻoʻona, pea koeʻuhi ke fanongonongo ia ʻi he lea ʻae kakai kotoa pē.