ଏଷ୍ଟର ବିବରଣ 7
1 ତେଣୁ ଏଷ୍ଟର ରାଜା ଓ ହାମନ ରାଣୀ ସହିତ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସ ପାନ କରିବାକୁ ଗଲେ।
2 ସହେି ଦ୍ବିତୀୟ ଦିନ ରାଜା ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସ ପାନକରିବା ବେଳେ ଏଷ୍ଟରକୁ ପୁନର୍ବାର କହିଲେ, ରାଣୀ ଏଷ୍ଟର! ତୁମ୍ଭର ନିବଦନେ କ'ଣ? ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଦିଆୟିବ। ତୁମ୍ଭର ଇଚ୍ଛା କ'ଣ? ତହା ମାରେ ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧକେ ରାଜ୍ଯ ହେଲେ ହେଁ ମୁଁ ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଦବେି।
3 ଏହାପରେ ରାଣୀ ଏଷ୍ଟର କହିଲେ, ହେ ମହାରାଜ, ମୁଁ ଯଦି ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦୁଷ୍ଟି ରେ ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ ପାଇଅଛି, ଆଉ ଯବେେ ମହାରାଜ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ହାଇେଛନ୍ତି, ତବେେ ମାହେର ନିବଦନେ ଅନୁସାରେ ମାେ ପ୍ରାଣ ଓ ମାରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନାନୁସା ରେ ମାେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ମାେତେ ଦିଆଯାଉ।
4 କାରଣ ମୁଁ ଓ ମାହେର ଲୋକମାନେ ସଂହାରିତ, ହତ ଓ ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହବୋ ନିମନ୍ତେ ବୀକ୍ରି ହାଇେଅଛୁ। ଯଦି ଆମ୍ଭେ ମାତ୍ର କ୍ରିତଦାସ ରୂପେ ବିକ୍ରୀ ହାଇେଥାଆନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ନୀରବ ହାଇେ ରହିଥାନ୍ତି। ଯଦି ଏହା ରାଜାଙ୍କୁ ବିବ୍ରତ କଲାପରି ଆମ୍ଭର ଅସୁବିଧା ହାଇନେଥାନ୍ତା।
5 ଏଥି ରେ ଅକ୍ଷଶ୍ବରେଶ ରାଜା ଏଷ୍ଟର ରାଣୀକି କହିଲା, ଯେ ଏପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ କର୍ମ କରିବାକୁ ମନ ରେ ସାହାସ ବାନ୍ଧିଅଛି। ସେ କିଏ ଓ ସେ କେଉଁଠା ରେ ଅଛି?
6 ଏଷ୍ଟର କହିଲା, ଏହି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ହାମନ ଜଣେ ବିପକ୍ଷ ଓ ଶତୃ।
7 ଆଉ ରାଜା କୋର୍ଧ ରେ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସ ପାନ ଶାଳାରୁ ଉଠି ରାଜଗୃହର ଉଦ୍ୟାନକୁ ଗଲା। ତହିଁରେ ରାଜାଦ୍ବାରା ଆପଣାର ଅମଙ୍ଗଳ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ହାଇେଅଛି, ଏହା ଜାଣି ହାମନ୍ ଏଷ୍ଟର ରାଣୀ ନିକଟରେ ଆପଣା ପ୍ରାଣଭିକ୍ଷା ମାଗିଲା।
8 ତବେେ ରାଜା ରାଜଗୃହର ଉଦ୍ୟାନରୁ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସର ପାନଶାଳାକୁ ଲେଉଟି ଆସିଲା, ସେତବେେଳେ ଏଷ୍ଟର ଯେଉଁ ଆସନ ରେ ବସିଥିଲା ହାମନ୍ ତହିଁ ଉପରେ ବସି ପଡିଲା। ତେଣୁ ରାଜା କହିଲା, ଏ କ'ଣ ଗୃହ ମଧିଅରେ ମାେ ସାକ୍ଷାତ ରେ ରାଣୀକୁ ବଳାତ୍କାର କରିବ?
9 ଏହାପରେ ରାଜାର ସାକ୍ଷାତ ରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହର୍ବୋଣା ନାମକ ଏକ ନଫୁସକ ରାଜାକୁ କହିଲା, ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ, ମହାରାଜାଙ୍କ ପକ୍ଷ ରେ ହିତଜନକ ସମ୍ବାଦଦାଯୀ ମର୍ଦ୍ଦୀଖଯ ନିମନ୍ତେ ହାମନ୍ ପଗ୍ଭଶ ହାତ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଫାଶିକାଠ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରିଅଛି। ତାହା ହାମନ୍ର ଗୃହ ରେ ସ୍ଥାପିତ ହାଇେଅଛି।
10 ଏଥି ରେ ହାମନ୍, ମର୍ଦ୍ଦଖଯ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଯେଉଁ ଫାଶିକାଠ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରିଥିଲା, ତହିଁ ଉପରେ ସମାନେେ ହାମନଙ୍କୁ ଫାଶି ଦେଲେ। ତହିଁରେ ରାଜାଙ୍କର କୋରଧ ଶାନ୍ତ ହେଲା।
1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord;
3 Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.
6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.
9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.
10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord God.
17 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
18 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.