astar 5:1-14
5 teesre din+ astar ne shahi libaas paya atey oh raje de mehel de andarle vehrre vich kharhi ho gayi jo mehel de samne si. os vele raja apne mehel vich singhasan ’te darvaze val muh kar ke baitha hoya si.
2 jad raje ne rani astar nu vehrre vich kharhi dekhya, taa oh bahut khush hoya atey os ne hath vich farrya sone da raj-danda astar val vadhaya.+ astar ne kol aa ke raj-dande de sire nu chhohya.
3 raje ne os nu puchhya: “rani astar, kee gall hai? tu kee chahundi hai? je tu mera adha raj vi mange, taa mai tainu de diaanga!”
4 astar ne javab ditta: “je maharaj nu changa lagge, taa oh haman naal+ ajj daavat vich aave jo mai maharaj layi tyaar keeti hai.”
5 raje ne apne aadmiya nu keha: “haman nu kaho ki oh chheti aave, jive astar ne benti keeti hai.” fir raja atey haman os daavat vich gaye jo astar ne tyaar keeti si.
6 daavat vich khane to baad jad oh dakhras pee rahe san, taa raje ne astar nu keha: “dass, teri kee faryaad hai? oh poori keeti javegi! tu kee chahundi hai? je tu mera adha raj vi mange, taa mai tainu de diaanga!”+
7 astar ne javab ditta: “meri faryaad eh hai ki
8 je mere ’te raje di meher hai atey je raje nu meri faryaad changi lagge te is nu poora karna chahe, taa raja atey haman kal nu daavat vich aaun jo mai ohna layi tyaar karangi atey mai kal dassangi ki mai kee chahundi ha.”
9 os din jad haman utho gaya, taa os da dil bahut khush si. par jad os ne raje de mehel de darvaze ’te maardkayi nu dekhya atey dhyaan ditta ki oh os agge na taa kharha hoya atey na hi darya, taa haman maardkayi de khilaf gusse naal bhar gaya.+
10 par os ne apne aap ’te kaabu rakhya atey apne ghar chala gaya. fir os ne apne dosta te apni patni zarash+ nu bulaya.
11 haman ohna samne shekhiya maaran lagga ki oh dhan-daulat naal malamaal si, os de bahut puttar san+ atey raje ne os nu tarakki de ke apne mantriya atey adhikariya nalo ucha rutba ditta si.+
12 haman ne eh vi keha: “inna hi nahi, rani astar ne hor kise nu nahi, sirf mainu hi raje naal daavat ’te bulaya jo os ne tyaar keeti si.+ mainu kal vi raje te rani naal khana khaan da sadda milya hai.+
13 par inna sabh kujh hunde hoye vi mainu unna chir chain nahi aauna jinna chir oh yahudi maardkayi raje de mehel de darvaze ’te baitha rahega.”
14 fir os di patni zarash atey os de sare dosta ne os nu keha: “tu 50 hath* uchi ik sooli tyaar karva. fir savere raje nu kehi ki maardkayi nu os ’te tang ditta jave.+ os to baad tu raje naal daavat da anand mani.” eh salah haman nu changi laggi atey os ne sooli kharhi karvayi.
footnote
^ lagbhag 22.3 meter (73 foot). vadhere jaankari 2.14 dekho.
