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1 Athinteshesham ahashveroshraajaavinte krodham shamicchappol avan vasthiyeyum aval cheythathineyum avalekkuricchu kalpiccha vidhiyeyum ortthu.
2 Appol raajaavinte sevakanmaaraaya bhruthyanmaar paranjathu: raajaavinnu vendi soundaryamulla yuvathikalaaya kanyakamaare anveshikkatte;
3 raajaavu raajyatthile sakalasamsthaanangalilum udyogasthanmaare niyamikkenam; avar soundaryamulla yuvathikalaaya sakalakanyakamaareyum shekharicchu shooshan raajadhaaniyile anthapuratthil raajaavinte shandanaayi anthapurapaalakanaaya hegaayiyute vichaaranayil elpikkayum avarkku shuddheekaranatthinnu vendunna vasthukkal kotukkayum cheyyatte.
4 Raajaavinnu bodhiccha yuvathi vasthikku pakaram raajnjiyaayirikkatte. Ee kaaryam raajaavinnu bodhicchu; avan angane thanne cheythu.
5 Ennaal shooshan raajadhaaniyil benyaameenyanaaya keeshinte makanaaya shimeyiyute makanaaya yaayeerinte makan morddhekhaayi ennu perulla yehoodan undaayirunnu.
6 Baabelraajaavaaya nebookhadnesar piticchu kondupoya yehoodaaraajaavaaya yekhonyaavotukoote kondupoyirunna pravaasikalute koottatthil avaneyum yerooshalemilninnu kondupoyirunnu.
7 Avan thante chittappante makalaaya esther enna hadasekku ammayappanmaar illaaykakondu avale valartthiyirunnu. Ee yuvathi roopavathiyum sumukhiyum aayirunnu; avalute appanum ammayum maricchashesham morddhekhaayi avale thanikku makalaayittu etutthu.
8 Raajaavinte kalpanayum vidhiyum parasyamaayappol anekam yuvathikale shekharicchu shooshan raajadhaaniyil hegaayiyute vichaaranayil elpiccha koottatthil estherineyum raajadhaaniyile anthapurapaalakanaaya hegaayiyute vichaaranayil konduvannu.
9 Aa yuvathiye avannu bodhicchu; avalotu paksham thonni; avan avalute shuddheekaranatthinnu vendunna vasthukkaleyum upajeevanaveethattheyum raajadhaaniyilninnu kotukkendunna ezhu baalyakkaaratthikaleyum avalkku vegatthil kotutthu; avaleyum avalute baalyakkaaratthikaleyum anthapuratthile utthamamaaya sthalatthu aakki.
10 Esther thante jaathiyum kulavum ariyicchilla; athu ariyikkaruthu ennu morddhekhaayi avalotu kalpicchirunnu.
11 Ennaal estherinte sukhavartthamaanavum avalkku enthellaamaakumennullathum ariyendathinnu morddhekhaayi divasamprathi anthapuratthinte muttatthinnu mumpaake natannukondirunnu.
12 Oro yuvathikku panthurandu maasam sthreejanatthinnu vendiyulla niyamaprakaaram cheythu kazhinjashesham--aaru maasam moorthylavum aarumaasam sugandhavarggavum sthreekalkku shuddheekaranatthinnu vendiyulla mattu vasthukkalumkondu avarute shuddheekaranakaalam thikayum--ororutthikku ahashveroshu raajaavinte sannidhiyil chelluvaan mura varumpol
13 oro yuvathi raajasannidhiyilchellum; anthapuratthil ninnu raajadhaaniyolam thannotukoote kondupokendathinnu aval chodikkunna sakalavum avalkku kotukkum.
14 Sandhyaasamayatthu aval chellukayum prabhaathakaalatthu raajaavinte shandanaayi veppaattikalute paalakanaaya shayasgasinte vichaaranayilulla randaamatthe anthapuratthilekku matangippokayum cheyyum; raajaavinnu avalotu ishtam thonneettu avale per paranju vilicchallaathe pinne avalkku raajasannidhiyil chennukootaa.
15 Ennaal morddhekhaayi thanikku makalaayittetutthirunna avante chittappan abeehayeelinte makalaaya estherinnu raajasannidhiyil chelluvaan mura vannappol aval raajaavinte shandanum anthapurapaalakanumaaya hegaayi paranjathu maathramallaathe onnum chodicchilla. Ennaal estherine kanda ellaavarkkum avalotu preethi thonnum.
16 Angane estherine ahashveroshu raajaavinte vaazhchayute ezhaam aandu thebetthu maasamaaya patthaam maasatthil raajadhaaniyil avante atukkalekku koottikkonduchennu.
17 Raajaavu estherine sakalasthreekalekkaalum adhikam snehicchu; sakalakanyakamaarilum adhikam krupayum pakshavum avalotu thonneettu avan raajakireetam avalute thalayil vecchu avale vasthikku pakaram raajnjiyaakki.
18 Raajaavu thante sakalaprabhukkanmaarkkum bhruthyanmaarkkum estherinte virunnaayittu oru valiya virunnu kazhicchu; avan samsthaanangalkku oru vimochanavum kalpicchu; raajapadavikkotthavannam sammaanangalum kotutthu.
19 Randaam praavashyam kanyakamaare shekharicchappol morddhekhaayi raajaavinte vaathilkkal irunnirunnu.
20 Morddhekhaayi kalpicchathupole esther thante kulavum jaathiyum ariyikkaatheyirunnu; esther morddhekhaayiyute atukkal valarnnappozhattheppole pinneyum avante kalpana anusaricchu ponnu.
21 Aa kaalatthu morddhekhaayi raajaavinte vaathilkkal irikkumpol vaathilkaavalkkaaril raajaavinte randu shandanmaaraaya bigddhaanum thereshum kruddhicchu ahashveroshraajaavine kayyettam cheyvaan tharam anveshicchu.
22 Morddhekhaayi kaaryam arinju estherraajnjikku arivukotutthu; esther athu morddhekhaayiyute naamatthil raajaavine grahippicchu.
23 Anveshanam cheythaare kaaryam sathyamennu kandu avare randuporeyum kazhuvinmel thookkikkalanju; ithu raajaavinte mumpil dinavrutthaanthapusthakatthil ezhuthivecchu.