亞哈隨魯王大宴群臣
1亞哈隨魯在位期間,統治從印度到古實的一百二十七個省. 2亞哈隨魯王在書珊城登基, 3他在執政第三年大宴群臣,波斯和瑪代的將領,各省的貴族和大臣都在場. 4整整一百八十天,他展示自己帝國的財富和王權的威榮. 5之後,他又一連七天在御花園宴請書珊城裡所有的居民,無論尊卑. 6御花園裡有白色的棉帳和藍色的彩帳,用細麻繩和紫色繩繫在大理石柱的銀環上.有金銀製成的床榻擺在各色斑岩,大理石,珍珠貝殼及其他貴重石頭鋪成的地上. 7飲酒用的是各式各樣的金器皿,御酒大量供應,足顯王的慷慨. 8喝酒有個規矩,不許勉強人,因為王吩咐過宮裡所有的侍從,招待各人要隨其所願. 9瓦實提王后也在亞哈隨魯王的宮裡設宴招待女賓.
瓦實提王后被廢
10第七天,亞哈隨魯王喝得心中暢快,就吩咐在王身邊服侍的米戶幔,比斯他,哈波拿,比革他,亞拔他,西達和甲迦七位太監, 11去請瓦實提王后戴著后冠到王面前,向百姓和官員展現她的美貌,因為她非常美麗. 12但瓦實提王后違抗太監所傳的諭旨,拒絕前來,王非常生氣,怒火中燒.
13王有事習慣徵求通曉律例和法則之人的意見,於是他去問精通時務的哲士. 14那時,靠近王的有甲示拿,示達,押瑪他,他施斯,米力,瑪西拿和米姆干七位波斯和瑪代的大臣,他們常見王的面,在國中身居高位. 15王問他們:「瓦實提王后違抗太監所傳的諭旨,按律該如何處置她?」
16米姆干當著王和大臣們的面說:「瓦實提王后不但冒犯了王,而且有害於舉國的臣民. 17因為王后的事必傳到所有婦女的耳中,致使她們藐視自己的丈夫,因為她們會說,『亞哈隨魯王請瓦實提王后到他面前,她卻不去.』 18今天,波斯和瑪代的貴婦聽到王后這事,也會如此對待王的大臣,藐視和惱怒之事必層出不窮. 19王若願意,就請降旨不准瓦實提再到王面前,把她王后的位分賜給比她更好的女子,並將此諭旨寫入波斯和瑪代的律法,永不更改. 20王的諭旨傳遍王遼闊的國境後,所有的婦女,無論丈夫貴賤,都必尊重他們.」
21王和大臣們都贊同米姆干的建議,王便依照他的建議, 22用各省的文字和各族的語言寫諭旨,通告各省,丈夫要做一家之主,說話有權柄.
Ɔhene Apontoɔ
1Saa asɛm yi sii ɔhene Ahasweros a ɔdii amantam ɔha aduonu nson so, firi India kɔsi Etiopia no ɛberɛ so. 2Saa ɛberɛ no na ɔte ahennwa so wɔ Susa aban mu de di nʼahemman no so. 3Nʼahennie mfeɛ mmiɛnsa so no, ɔtoo ɛpono kɛseɛ maa nʼahenemma ne ne mpanimfoɔ. Ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔwɔ Media ne Persia nyinaa ne atitire ne amantam mu mpanimfoɔ. 4Afahyɛ no dii abosome nsia, na ɔdaa nʼahemman mu sika pepe ne emu animuonyam adi. 5Yei nyinaa twaam no, ɔhene no too ɛpono sononko bi maa ahemfie hɔ asomfoɔ ne mpanimfoɔ nyinaa, ɛfiri ɔkɛseɛ so de kɔsi ɔketewa so. Ɛdii nnanson, na wɔyɛɛ no wɔ Susa ahemfie adihɔ turo mu. 6Wɔde ntoma fɛfɛ nahanaha fitaa ne tuntum a wɔanwono mu sensɛnee adihɔ hɔ. Na wɔde nhoma kɔkɔɔ akyekyere ahyɛ dwetɛ nkawa a ɛhyehyɛ abohemaa afadum mu. Sikakɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ nkonnwa sisi abohemaa ne abohyɛn ne abobire ne aboɔdemmoɔ ahodoɔ nsesɛeɛ so. 7Wɔde nsakuruwa a wɔadi ho adwini ahodoɔ papa bi someeɛ, na adehyesa buu so hɔ, sɛdeɛ ɔhene hyɛeɛ no. 8Nhyehyɛeɛ a na ɛwɔ asanom no ho ara ne sɛ, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ obi ma ɔnom boro deɛ ɔbɛtumi so. Nanso, wɔn a wɔbɛtumi anom no deɛ, wɔnomee sɛdeɛ wɔpɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔhene no aka akyerɛ ne fiefoɔ no sɛ, obiara bɛtumi anom sɛdeɛ ɔpɛ.
9Ɔhemmaa Wasti too ɛpono maa ahemfie mmaa no saa ɛberɛ korɔ no ara mu.
Wɔtu Ɔhemmaa Wasti Adeɛ So
10Afahyɛ no nnanson so a nsã afa ɔhene Ahasweros ani so kakra no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Mehuman, Bista, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Setar ne Karkas a wɔyɛ apiafoɔ baason a wɔhwɛ no no sɛ, 11wɔmfa ɔhemmaa Wasti a ɔhyɛ ahemmaa kyɛ no mmrɛ no. Na ɔpɛ sɛ mmarima nyinaa hwɛ nʼahoɔfɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔyɛ ɔbaa hoɔfɛfoɔ pa ara. 12Nanso, wɔde ɔhene ɔfrɛtumi nkra kɔmaa ɔhemmaa Wasti no, wamma. Yei maa ɔhene ani bereeɛ yie, maa abufuo hyɛɛ no ma.
13Ntɛm so, ɔbisaa nʼafotufoɔ a wɔnim Persia mmara ne nʼamanneɛ deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔtaa bisa wɔn afotuo. 14Na afotufoɔ no ne Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena, Memukan, a wɔyɛ akunini baason a wɔfiri Persia ne Media. Na wɔyɛ ne nnamfo berɛboɔ a wɔkura dibea akɛseɛ wɔ ahemman no mu. 15Ɔhene no bisaa sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na menyɛ ɔhemmaa Wasti? Asotweɛ bɛn na mmara no kyerɛ sɛ, wɔmfa mma ɔhemmaa a mesomaa me piafoɔ sɛ wɔnkɔfrɛ no mmra na wamma no?”
16Na Memukan buaa ɔhene no ne ahenemma no sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ ɔhene no nko na ɔhemmaa Wasti afom, na wafom ɔpanin biara ne ɔmanfoɔ a wɔwɔ wʼahemman no mu nyinaa. 17Sɛ mmaa a wɔwɔ ɔman yi mu te sɛ ɔhemmaa Wasti ankɔ ɔhene frɛ no a, wɔbɛfiri aseɛ atwiri wɔn kununom. 18Ansa na adeɛ bɛkye no, yɛn yerenom, wo mpanimfoɔ yerenom nyinaa bɛte deɛ ɔhemmaa no yɛeɛ, na wɔahyɛ aseɛ akasa wɔn kununom wɔ kwan korɔ no ara so. Na ntwirie no ne abufuo no to rentwa da wɔ wʼahemman mu ha.
19“Enti, sɛ ɔhene bɛpene so a, yɛsusu sɛ, ɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɔhene bɛhyɛ mmara a wɔatwerɛ no Persiafoɔ ne Mediafoɔ mmara mu a wɔntumi nsakra mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhyɛ sɛ wɔmpam ɔhemmaa Wasti mfiri wʼani so, na wɔnsi ɔhemmaa foforɔ a ɔsom bo kyɛn no. 20Sɛ wɔde saa mmara yi to dwa, ma obiara te wɔ wʼahemman kɛseɛ yi mu a, mmaa awarefoɔ de obuo a ɛsɛ na ɛfata bɛma wɔn kununom.”
21Ɔhene no ne nʼahenemma no faa no sɛ ɛyɛ adwene pa enti, wɔfaa Memukan afotuo no. 22Ɔtwerɛɛ nkrataa kɔɔ nʼahemman no mu afanan nyinaa. Ɔtwerɛɛ ɔmantam biara wɔ ne kasa mu, sɛ ɔbarima biara nni ne fie so.
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