astar 1:1-22
1 eh raja aheshverosh* de dina di gall hai jo bharat to lai ke ithopia* tak 127 zilya ’te raj karda si.+
2 ohna dina vich raja aheshverosh shushan*+ de kile* to raj karda si.
3 os ne apne raj de teesre saal vich apne sare mantriya atey adhikariya layi daavat rakhi. os di daavat vich farsi+ atey madi+ fauj de sainapati, uch adhikari atey zilya de rajpal aaye.
4 os ne ohna nu bahut dina tak, ha, 180 dina tak apne shaandar raj di sari dhan-daulat dikhayi jo khazane vich ikatthi hundi si. nale os ne ohna nu apne raj di shano-shaukat atey thaath-baath dikhayi.
5 eh din poore hon to baad raje ne shushan* de kile* vich haazar, chhote to lai ke vadde tak, sare lokaa layi satt din daavat rakhi. eh daavat raje de mehel de baag de vehrre vich rakhi gayi si.
6 vehrre nu malmal te vadiya sooti kappde de chitte atey neele pardya naal sajaya gaya si. eh parde vadiya kappde atey baingni unn diya doriya naal sangmarmar de thamma ’te lagge chandi de chhalya naal bannhe hoye san. vehrre da farash lal, chitte atey kale rang de sangmarmar da si atey eh motiya naal jarrya hoya si atey is ’te sone atey chandi de deevan rakhe gaye san.
7 sone de pyaalya* vich dakhras vartaya ja reha si; har pyaala dooje nalo vakhra si. raje ne inne dakhras da prabandh keeta si ki eh paani vang vahaya ja reha si.
8 os mauke ’te hukam anusar kise nu vi peen layi majboor nahi keeta gaya.* raje ne apne mehel de adhikariya raahi eh intzam keeta si ki har koi jinni chahe pee sakda si.
9 raja aheshverosh de mehel vich rani vashti+ ne vi aurta layi ik daavat rakhi.
10 sattve din jad dakhras peen karke raja aheshverosh da dil bahut khush si, taa os ne apne satt darbariya atey khaas sevadara mahooman, biztha, harbona,+ bigtha, abgatha, zethar atey karkas nu keha
11 ki rani vashti nu shahi taaj* pehna ke raje samne pesh keeta jave taaki oh lokaa atey mantriya nu os di khoobsoorti dikha sake kyoki oh bahut sohni si.
12 darbariya raahi rani vashti nu raje da eh hukam dassya gaya, par os ne eh hukam nahi mannya atey oh aaun to inkaar kardi rehi. is karke raje nu bahut gussa charhya atey os da krodh bharrak utthya.
13 fir raje ne budhiman aadmiya naal gall keeti jinha nu beete same vich hoiya ghatnava* di samajh si. (oh hamesha ohna naal salah karda si kyoki oh kanoon atey kanooni mamlya de mahar san.
14 faras atey mada de eh satt mantri+ raje de sabh to kareebi san: karshana, shethar, adhmatha, tarsheesh, maras, marsna atey mamookan. oh raje de samne haazar hunde san atey raj vich sabh to uche ahudya ’te san.)
15 raje ne puchhya: “rani vashti naal kanoon anusar kee keeta jave kyoki os ne mera, raja aheshverosh da hukam nahi mannya jo os nu darbariya raahi ditta gaya si?”
16 eh sunn ke mamookan ne raje atey mantriya di haazri vich keha: “rani vashti ne sirf raje de khilaf nahi,+ sago raja aheshverosh de raj de sare zilya de mantriya atey sare lokaa de khilaf galti keeti hai.
17 rani di eh harkat sariya aurta nu pata lagg javegi atey oh apne patiya da apmaan karangiya atey kehngiya, ‘raja aheshverosh ne rani vashti nu haazar hon layi keha si, par os ne inkaar kar ditta.’
18 nale ajj jado faras atey mada de mantriya diya patniya nu pata laggega ki rani ne kee keeta, taa oh vi apne patiya naal ose tarha gall karangiya atey ohna da apmaan karangiya jis karke ghar-ghar kalesh hovega.
19 je raje nu changa lagge, taa eh shahi farmaan jaari keeta jave ki vashti hun kade vi raja aheshverosh de samne pesh nahi ho sakdi atey raja os di tha kise hor nu rani banave jo os nalo changi hove. eh farmaan farsi atey madi kanoon vich likhya jave jis nu radd nahi keeta ja sakda.+
20 jado eh farmaan sare raj vich sunaya javega, taa chhote to lai ke vadde tak sare aadmiya diya patniya ohna da aadar karangiya.”
21 raje atey mantriya nu eh salah changi laggi atey raje ne mamookan de kahe anusar keeta.
22 is layi os ne raj de sare zilya vich uthe de lokaa di bhasha atey likhat* vich chitthiya bhejiya.+ chitthi vich keha gaya ki har ghar vich pati mukhi* hovega atey ghar vich os de lokaa di bhasha boli javegi.
footnote
^ mannya janda hai ki eh zarkseez pehla si jo dara mahan (darius hystaspis) da puttar si.
^ ja, “koosh.”
^ ja, “susa.”
^ ja, “mehel.”
^ ja, “susa.”
^ ja, “mehel.”
^ ja, “bhandya; katorya.”
^ yani, apni ichha anusar thodi ja ziada.
^ ja, “pagrri.”
^ ib, “samya.”
^ ja, “likhan de tareeke.”
^ ja, “pradhan.”
