The Bible

1

Lurg ny reddyn shoh, tra va farg ree Ahasuerus er ny veeinaghey dy chooinee eh er Vashti, as ny v'ee er n'yannoo, as y decree hie magh noi eck.

After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

2

Eisht dooyrt fir-oik y ree va shirveish er, Lhig da moidynyn aegey as aalin v'er ny gheddyn da'n ree:

Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

3

As lhig da'n ree pointeil fir-oik ayns ooilley rheamyn e reeriaght, dy haglym cooidjagh ooilley ny moidynyn aegey as aalin gys Shushan y phlaase, gys thie ny mraane, fo kiarail Hege shamyrlin y ree, oaseir ny mraane, as lhig da spiceyn-oonlee cour glenney v'er ny choyrt daue:

And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

4

As lhig da'n voidyn share by-haittin lesh y ree, ve yn ven-rein ayns ynnyd Vashti. As va'n raa cordail rish aigney yn ree, as shen myr ren eh.

And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

5

Nish ayns Shushan y phlaase, va Hew dy row, enmyssit Mordecai, mac Jair, mac Shimei, mac Kish, ny Venjamite:

Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

6

Va goit ersooyl veih Jerusalem, ayns y chappeeys marish Jeconiah ree Yudah, ren Nebuchadnezzar ree Vabylon y chur lesh ersooyl.

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

7

As va Hadassah (ta shen Esther) inneen e naim troggit liorish, son cha row ayr ny moir eck, as va'n ven aeg aalin as stoamey, ee ghow Mordecai (lurg baase yn ayr as y voir eck) son e lhiannoo hene.

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

8

Myr shen haink eh gy-kione, tra va sarey as oardagh y ree er ny chlashtyn, as tra va ymmodee moidynyn er nyn jaglym cooidjagh gys Shushan y phlaase fo currym Hegai, dy row Esther myrgeddin er ny choyrt lh'ee gys thie yn ree, fo kiarail Hegai,

So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

9

As by-laik lesh y ven aeg, as yeeagh eh foayr jee, as hug eh jee chelleeragh spiceyn oonlee ry-hoi glenney, marish lheid ny reddyn as va cooie er e son, as shiaght mraane aegey va dy hirveish urree, ass thie yn ree, as phoint eh jeeish as da ny mraane eck, yn reih ynnyd va ayns thie ny mraane.

And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.

10

Cha row Esther foast er n'insh quoi va'n sleih-mooinjerey, ny'n kynney eck: son va Mordecai er choyrt currym gyere urree, nagh n'inshagh ee eh.

Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.

11

As huill Mordecai dy chooilley laa roish cooyrt thie ny mraane dy vriaght kys va Esther, as cre'n erree harragh urree.

And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.

12

Nish tra haink shayll dagh moidyn mygeayrt, dy gholl stiagh gys ree Ahasuerus, erreish j'ee v'er ve daa vee jeig, cordail rish cliaghtey mraane, (son shoh myr va nyn laghyn glennee cooilleenit, ta shen dy ghra shey meeaghyn lesh myrrh, as shey meeaghyn lesh spiceyn millish, as lesh reddyn elley cooie son mraane y ghlenney.)

Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

13

Eisht er yn aght shoh haink dagh ben aeg gys y ree, va, cre-erbee hirragh ee coyrt jee, dy gholl maree ass thie ny mraane, gys plaase y ree.

Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.

14

Ayns yn astyr hie ee stiagh, as er laa-ny-vairagh haink ee magh, gys yn nah hie va cour ny mraane fo currym Shaashgaz shamyrder y ree, va currym ny co-lhiabbee er: cha daink ee arragh stiagh gys y ree, mannagh ghow yn ree taitnys aynjee, as fegooish yn ennym ec ve eit.

In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.

15

Nish tra va coorse Esther, inneen Abihail, naim Mordecai (va er ghoaill ee son e lhiannoo hene) er jeet mygeayrt dy gholl stiagh gys y ree, cha hir ee veg, agh ny ren Hegai shamyrder y ree, va currym ny mraane er phointeil: as va Esther dy mooar soit j'ee son e aalid, 'sy chilley ocsyn ooilley honnick ee.

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

16

Myr shoh va Esther goit stiagh liorish ree Ahasuerus, gys e phlaase reeoil, ayns y jeihoo vee (ta shen yn vee Tebeth) 'sy chiaghtoo vlein jeh e reill.

So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

17

As bynney lesh y ree Esther, erskyn ooilley ny mraane, as hooar ee foayr as aigney mie ayns e hilley, erskyn ooilley ny moidynyn; myr shen dy hoie eh yn crown reeoil er y chione eck, as ren eh ee yn ven-rein, ayns ynnyd Vashti:

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

18

Eisht ren y ree cuirraghyn mooar da ooilley e phrinceyn, as e ir-oik, eer cuirraghyn Esther, as ren eh mial keeshyn ny rheamyn, as hug eh giootyn, cordail rish stayd y ree.

Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

19

As tra va ny moidynyn er nyn jaglym cooidjagh yn nah cheayrt, eisht hoie Mordecai ayns giat y ree.

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

20

Cha hoilshee Esther foast yn sleih mooinjerey, ny yn kynney eck; myr va Mordecai er harey ee: son ren Esther er raa

Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.

21

Ayns ny laghyn shen (choud as va Mordecai ny hoie ayns giat y ree) va jees jeh shamyrderyn y ree, Bigthan as Teresh jeusyn va freayll yn dorrys, lhieent lesh farg, as fieau er caa dy stroie ree Ahasuerus:

In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

22

As hooar Mordecai fys er shoh, as dinsh eshyn eh da Esther yn ven-rein, as ren Esther y chooish y hoilshaghey da'n ree, ayns ennym Vordecai.

And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.

23

As tra va briaght jeant 'sy chooish, ve er ny gheddyn magh; v'ad ny-neesht, er-y-fa shen, croghit er billey: as ve scruit ayns lioar ny recortyssyn fenish y ree.

And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.