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1 Annu ahashveroshraajaavu yehoodanmaarute shathruvaaya haamaante veetu estherraajnjikku kotutthu; morddhekhaayikku thannotulla chaarccha innathennu esther ariyicchathukondu avan raajasannidhiyil pravesham praapicchu.
2 Raajaavu haamaante pakkalninnu etuttha thante mothiram oori morddhekhaayikku kotutthu; esther morddhekhaayiye haamaante veettinnu melvichaarakanaakkivecchu.
3 Esther pinneyum raajaavinotu samsaaricchu avante kaalkkal veenu, aagaagyanaaya haamaante dushtathayum avan yehoodanmaarkku virodhamaayi niroopiccha upaayavum nishphalamaakkenamennu karanju apekshicchu.
4 Raajaavu ponchenkol estherinte nere neetti; esther ezhunnettu raajasannidhiyilninnu paranjathu:
5 raajaavinnu thiruvullamundaayi thirumumpaake enikku krupa labhicchu raajaavinnu kaaryam nyaayamennu bodhicchu thrukkannil njaanum priyayaayirikkunnuvenkil raajaavinte sakalasamsthaanangalilum yehoodanmaare muticchukalayenamennu aagaagyanaaya hammedaathayute makan haamaan ezhuthiya upaayalekhanangale durbbalappetutthendathinnu kalpana ayakkename.
6 Ente janatthinnu varunna anarththam njaan engane kandu sahikkum? Ente vamshatthinte naashavum njaan engane kandu sahikkum.
7 Appol ahashveroshraajaavu estherraajnjiyotum yehoodanaaya morddhekhaayiyotum kalpicchathu: njaan haamaante veetu esthorinnu kotutthuvallo; avan yehoodanmaare kayyettam cheyvaan poyathukondu avane kazhumaratthinmel thookkikkalanju.
8 Ningalkku bodhicchathupole ningalum raajaavinte naamatthil yehoodanmaarkkuvendi ezhuthi raajaavinte mothiramkondu mudrayituvin; raajanaamatthil ezhuthukayum raajamothiramkondu mudrayitukayum cheytha rekhaye durbbalappetutthuvaan aarkkum paatillallo.
9 Angane seevaan maasamaaya moonnaam maasam irupatthimoonnaam thiyyathi thanne raajaavinte raayasakkaare vilicchu; merddhekhaayi kalpicchathupole okkeyum avar yehoodanmaarkku hinthudesham muthal kooshvareyulla noottirupatthezhu samsthaanangalile raajaprathinidhikalkkum deshaadhipathimaarkkum samsthaanaprabhukkanmaarkkum athathu samsthaanatthilekku avitatthe aksharatthilum athathu jaathikku athathu bhaashayilum yehoodanmaarkku avarute aksharatthilum bhaashayilum ezhuthi.
10 Avan ahashveroshraajaavinte naamatthil ezhuthicchu raajamothiramkondu mudrayittu lekhanangale raajaavinte ashvaganatthil valarnnu raajakaaryatthinnu upayogikkunna thuragangalute puratthu kayari otikkunna anchalkkaarute kyvasham kotutthayacchu.
11 Avayil raajaavu ahashveroshraajaavinte sakalasamsthaanangalilum aadaarmaasamaaya panthurandaam maasam pathimmoonnaam thiyyathi thanne,
12 athathu pattanatthile yehoodanmaar onnicchukooti thangalute jeevarakshekku vendi poruthu nilpaanum thangale upadravippaan varunna jaathiyuteyum samsthaanatthinteyum sakalasynyattheyum kunjungaleyum sthreekaleyum nashippicchu konnumutippaanum avarute sampatthu kollayituvaanum yehoodanmaarkku adhikaaram kotutthu.
13 Annatthekku yehoodanmaar thangalute shathrukkalotu prathikriyacheyvaan orungiyirikkenamennu sakala jaathikalkkum parasyam cheyyendathinnu kotuttha theerppinte pakarppu oro samsthaanatthilum prasiddhamaakki.
14 Angane anchalkkaar raajakeeyathuragangalute puratthu kayari raajaavinte kalpanayaal nirbandhitharaayi baddhappettu oticchupoyi. Shooshan raajadhaaniyilum theerppu parasyam cheythu.
15 Ennaal morddhekhaayi neelavum shubhravumaaya raajavasthravum valiya ponkireetavum chananoolkondulla rakthaambaravum dharicchu raajasannidhiyilninnu purappettu; shooshan pattanam aartthu santhoshicchu.
16 Yehoodanmaarkku prakaashavum santhoshavum aanandavum bahumaanavum undaayi.
17 Raajaavinte kalpanayum theerppum chennetthiya sakala samsthaanangalilum pattanangalilum yehoodanmaarkku aanandavum santhoshavum virunnum uthsavavum undaayi; yehoodanmaareyulla peti deshatthe jaathikalinmel veenirunnathukondu avar palarum yehoodanmaaraayittheernnu.