Esther 1
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
1亞哈隨魯 作王，從 印度 直到 古實 ，統管一百二十七省。
2In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
2亞哈隨魯 王在 書珊 城的宮登基；
3In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
3在位第三年，為他一切首領臣僕設擺筵席，有 波斯 和 米底亞 的權貴，就是各省的貴冑與首領，在他面前。
4And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
4他把他榮耀之國的豐富和他美好威嚴的尊貴給他們看了許多日，就是一百八十日。
5At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.
5這日子滿了，又為所有住 書珊 城的大小人民在御園的院子裏設擺筵席七日。
6Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
6有白色、綠色、藍色的 帳子 ，用細麻繩、紫色繩從銀環內繫在白玉石柱上；有金銀的床榻擺在紅、白、黃、黑玉石的鋪石地上。
7Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
7用金器皿賜酒，器皿各有不同。御酒甚多，足顯王的厚意。
8By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
8喝酒有例，不准勉強人，因王吩咐宮裏的一切臣宰，讓人各隨己意。
9Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
9王后 瓦實提 在 亞哈隨魯 王的宮內也為婦女設擺筵席。
10On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
10第七日， 亞哈隨魯 王飲酒，心中快樂，就吩咐在他面前侍立的七個太監 米戶幔 、 比斯他 、 哈波拿 、 比革他 、 亞拔他 、 西達 、 甲迦 ，
11to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
11請王后 瓦實提 頭戴王后的冠冕到王面前，使各等臣民看她的美貌，因為她容貌甚美。
12Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
12王后 瓦實提 卻不肯遵太監所傳的王命而來，所以王甚發怒，心如火燒。
13Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
13那時，在王左右常見王面、國中坐高位的，有 波斯 和 米底亞 的七個大臣，就是 甲示拿 、 示達 、 押瑪他 、 他施斯 、 米力 、 瑪西拿 、 米母干 ，都是達時務的明哲人。按王的常規，辦事必先詢問知例明法的人。王問他們說：
14His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
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15“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
15「王后 瓦實提 不遵太監所傳的王命，照例應當怎樣辦理呢？」
16And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
16米母干 在王和眾首領面前回答說：「王后 瓦實提 這事，不但得罪王，並且有害於王各省的臣民；
17For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’
17因為王后這事必傳到眾婦人的耳中，說：『 亞哈隨魯 王吩咐王后 瓦實提 到王面前，她卻不來』，她們就藐視自己的丈夫。
18This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
18今日 波斯 和 米底亞 的眾夫人聽見王后這事，必向王的大臣 照樣 行；從此必大開藐視和忿怒之端。
19So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
19王若以為美，就降旨寫在 波斯 和 米底亞 人的例中，永不更改，不准 瓦實提 再到王面前，將她王后的位分賜給比她還好的人。
20The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
20所降的旨意傳遍通國（國度本來廣大），所有的婦人，無論丈夫貴賤都必尊敬他。」
21The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.
21王和眾首領都以 米母干 的話為美，王就照這話去行，
22He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
22發詔書，用各省的文字、各族的方言通知各省，使為丈夫的在家中作主，各說本地的方言。
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