Ester 1:1-22
1 Ahasweros* bere so, kyerɛ sɛ, Ahasweros a odii amantam 127 so+ fi India kosi Etiopia* no bere so,
2 bere a Ɔhene Ahasweros te n’ahengua so wɔ Susan*+ abankɛse* mu,
3 wɔ n’ahenni afe a ɛto so abiɛsa mu no, ɔtow pon maa ne mpanyimfo ne ne nkoa nyinaa. Ná Persia+ ne Media+ asraafo, abirɛmpɔn, ne amradofo a wɔhwɛ amantam no so ahyia wɔ n’anim,
4 na ɔde agyapade a ɛwɔ n’ahenni kɛse no mu, ne n’anuonyam, ne ne nidi ne ne kɛseyɛ kyerɛɛ wɔn nna pii, nnafua 180.
5 Bere a saa nna no baa awiei no, ɔhene no tow pon nnanson wɔ ahemfi turo no adiwo hɔ maa nnipa a wɔwɔ Susan* abankɛse* no mu nyinaa, efi ɔkɛse so kosi akumaa so.
6 Ná nwera, ntama pa, ne ntama bruu a wɔde nhama fɛfɛɛfɛ abobom sensɛn hɔ, na na nhama afasebiri a wɔde dwetɛ nkawa asuso mu nso sensɛn hɔ. Ná abohemmaa adum wɔ hɔ, na na wɔde abo hyɛnhyɛn, abohemmaa, aboɔden abo, ne abohemmaa tuntum asiesie fam de sika kɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ mpa asisi so.
7 Sika kɔkɔɔ nkuruwa* mu na wɔnom nsã; ɛsono sɛnea na kuruwa biara te. Ahemfo nsã buu so wɔ hɔ, sɛnea ɔhene ahoɔden betumi.
8 Mmara a na ɛwɔ nsã no ho ne sɛ, obiara nnhyɛ obi,* efisɛ na ɔhene aka akyerɛ n’ahemfi mpanyimfo no sɛ obiara nyɛ nea ɔpɛ.
9 Ɔhemmaa Wasti+ nso tow pon maa mmea a wɔwɔ Ɔhene Ahasweros ahemfi hɔ no.
10 Da a ɛto so ason, bere a nsã ama ɔhene no ani agye* no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Mehuman, Bista, Harbona,+ Bigta, Abagta, Seta, ne Karkas, ahemfi mpanyimfo baason a wɔsom Ɔhene Ahasweros no sɛ,
11 wɔnkɔfa Ɔhemmaa Wasti a ɔbɔ ahemmotiri* mmra ɔhene anim, na ɔmfa n’ahoɔfɛ mmɛkyerɛ ɔman no ne abirɛmpɔn no, efisɛ na ne ho yɛ fɛ paa.
12 Nanso bere a ahemfi mpanyimfo kɔkaa ɔhene asɛm no kyerɛɛ Ɔhemmaa Wasti no, wɔyɛɛ biara, nanso wamma. Eyi nti, ɔhene no bo fuwii paa, na ne koko paee.
13 Na ɔhene no ne anyansafo a wonim sɛnea wodii tete nsɛm bi* kasae (efisɛ saa na na ɔhene de n’asɛm to wɔn a wonim mmara ne asɛnni mu yiye no anim.
14 Wɔn a na wɔbɛn ɔhene no paa ne Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena, ne Memukan. Wɔyɛ Persia ne Media abirɛmpɔn baason+ a na wotumi kɔ ɔhene anim, na wɔn na na wokura dibea akɛse paa wɔ ahenni no mu).
15 Na ɔhene bisae sɛ: “Ɔhene Ahasweros asɛm a ɔsomaa ahemfi mpanyimfo kɔka kyerɛɛ Ɔhemmaa Wasti no, wantie. Enti mohwɛ mmara mu a, ɛdɛn na yɛmfa nyɛ no?”
16 Ɛnna Memukan kae wɔ ɔhene ne abirɛmpɔn no anim sɛ: “Ɛnyɛ ɔhene nko ara na Ɔhemmaa Wasti ayɛ no bɔne,+ na mmom wayɛ bɔne atia abirɛmpɔn no nyinaa ne nnipa no nyinaa, nnipa a ɛwɔ amantam a ɛhyɛ Ɔhene Ahasweros ase nyinaa mu no nso.
17 Efisɛ nea ɔhemmaa no ayɛ yi, mmea awarefo nyinaa bɛte, na wobebu wɔn kununom animtiaa na wɔaka sɛ, ‘Ɔhene Ahasweros kae sɛ wɔnkɔfa Ɔhemmaa Wasti mmra n’anim, nanso wamma.’
18 Ɛnnɛ yi ara, Persia ne Media mmea a wɔyɛ adehye a wɔate nea ɔhemmaa no ayɛ yi, saa ara na wɔbɛkasa akyerɛ ɔhene no abirɛmpɔn nyinaa, na ɛde aniammɔnho ne abufuw pii bɛba.
19 Enti sɛ ɔhene bɛpene so a, anka ɔnhyɛ mmara, na wɔnkyerɛw nka Persia ne Media mmara a obiara ntumi nsesa no+ no ho, na Wasti ansi Ɔhene Ahasweros anim bio; na ɔhemmaa a odi no nso, ɔhene mfa mma ɔbea foforo a ɔyɛ papa sen no.
20 Na sɛ obiara te ɔhene mmara yi wɔ baabiara a ɔhene di tumi no a, ɛbɛma mmea awarefo nyinaa de nidi ama wɔn kununom, efi ɔkɛse so kosi akumaa so.”
21 Na asɛm no tɔɔ ɔhene ne abirɛmpɔn no asom, na ɔhene yɛɛ nea Memukan kae no.
22 Enti ɔsomae ma wɔde nkrataa kɔɔ ɔhene no amantam no nyinaa mu.+ Ɔmantam biara, wɔkyerɛw no sɛnea wɔn nkyerɛwee te, na ɔman biara nso, wɔkyerɛw no sɛnea wɔn kasa te. Nkrataa no kyerɛe sɛ, okunu biara nyɛ ne fi so panyin,* na ɔnka ne kurom kasa wɔ hɔ.
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Wogye di sɛ ɔno ara ne Xerxes I, Dario Ɔkɛse (Dario Hystaspis) ba no.
^ Anaa “Kus.”
^ Anaa “Susa.”
^ Anaa “ahemfi.”
^ Anaa “ɔhene somfo Hegai a wɔasa no.”
^ Anaa “ahemfi.”
^ Anaa “bobesa nkuruwa.”
^ Anaa “mma obiara nnsiw obi kwan.”
^ Nt., “ɔhene koma ani agye.”
^ Anaa “abotiri.”
^ Anaa “wonim ɛsa a wɔatwa ato hɔ wɔ asɛnni mu no.” Nt., “mmere no.”
^ Anaa “wura.”
