எஸ்தர் 7
1 ராஜாத்தியாகிய எஸ்தருடனே விருந்துண்ண, ராஜாவும் ஆமானும் வந்தபோது,
2 இரண்டாம் நாள் விருந்தில் திராட்சரசம் பரிமாறப்படும்போது, ராஜா எஸ்தரை நோக்கி: எஸ்தர் ராஜாத்தியே, உன் வேண்டுதல் என்ன? அது உனக்குக் கொடுக்கப்படும்; நீ கேட்கிற மன்றாட்டு என்ன? நீ ராஜ்யத்தில் பாதிமட்டும் கேட்டாலும் கிடைக்கும் என்றான்.
3 அப்பொழுது ராஜாத்தியாகிய எஸ்தர் பிரதியுத்தரமாக: ராஜாவே, உம்முடைய கண்களில் எனக்குக் கிருபை கிடைத்து, ராஜாவுக்குச் சித்தமாயிருந்தால் என் வேண்டுதலுக்கு என் ஜீவனும், என் மன்றாட்டுக்கு என் ஜனங்களும் எனக்குக் கட்டளையிடப்படுவதாக.
4 எங்களை அழித்துக் கொன்று நிர்மூலமாக்கும்படி நானும் என் ஜனங்களும் விற்கப்பட்டோம்; அடிமைகளாகவும் வெள்ளாட்டிகளாகவும் விற்கப்பட்டுப்போனாலும் நான் மவுனமாயிருப்பேன்; இப்பொழுதோ ராஜாவுக்கு உண்டாகும் நஷ்டத்துக்கு அந்தச் சத்துரு உத்தரவாதம்பண்ணமுடியாது என்றாள்.
5 அப்பொழுது ராஜாவாகிய அகாஸ்வேரு மறுமொழியாக, ராஜாத்தியாகிய எஸ்தரை நோக்கி: இப்படிச் செய்யத்துணிரங்கொண்டவன் யார்? அவன் எங்கே என்றான்.
6 அதற்கு எஸ்தர்: சத்துருவும் பகைஞனுமாகிய அந்த மனிதன் இந்தத் துஷ்ட ஆமான்தான் என்றாள்; அப்பொழுது ராஜாவுக்கும் ராஜாத்திக்கும் முன்பாக ஆமான் திகிலடைந்தான்.
7 ராஜா உக்கிரத்தோடே திராட்சரப் பந்தியை விட்டெழுந்து, அரமனைத்தோட்டத்திற்குப் போனான்; ராஜாவினால் தனக்குப் பொல்லாப்பு நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டதென்று ஆமான் கண்டு, ராஜாத்தியாகிய எஸ்தரிடத்தில் தன் பிராணனுக்காக விண்ணப்பம்பண்ண எழுந்து நின்றான்.
8 ராஜா அரமனைத் தோட்டத்திலிருந்து திராட்சரசம் பரிமாறப்பட்ட இடத்துக்குத் திரும்பிவருகையில், எஸ்தர் உட்கார்ந்திருக்கிற மெத்தையின்மேல் ஆமான் விழுந்துகிடந்தான்; அப்பொழுது ராஜா: நான் அரமனையிலிருக்கும்போதே என் கண்முன்னே இவன் ராஜாத்தியைப் பலவந்தம் செய்யவேண்டுமென்றிருக்கிறானோ என்றான்; இந்த வார்த்தை ராஜாவின் வாயிலிருந்து பிறந்தவுடனே ஆமானின் முகத்தை மூடிப்போட்டார்கள்.
9 அப்பொழுது ராஜசமுகத்தில் இருக்கிற பிரதானிகளில் அற்போனா என்னுமொருவன்: இதோ, ராஜாவின் நன்மைக்காகப் பேசின மொர்தெகாய்க்கு ஆமான் செய்வித்த ஐம்பது முழ உயரமான தூக்குமரம் ஆமானின் வீட்டண்டையில் நாட்டப்பட்டிருக்கிறது என்றான்; அப்பொழுது ராஜா: அதிலே அவனைத் தூக்கிப்போடுங்கள் என்றான்.
1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
Job 16 in Tamil and English
1 ତା'ପରେ ଆୟୁବ ଉତ୍ତର ଦଲୋ, ମୁଁ ଏସବୁ କଥା ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଶୁଣି ଅଛି।
Then Job answered and said,
2 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତିନି ଜଣ ମାେତେ ସାନ୍ତ୍ବନା ନ ଦଇେ ଦୁଃଖ ଦେଉଛ।
I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
3 ତୁମ୍ଭର ଶୂନ୍ଯ ବାକ୍ଯର କ'ଣ ଅନ୍ତ ହବେ ନାହିଁ। ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ୟୁକ୍ତି କରିବାକୁ କ'ଣ ପ୍ରବର୍ତ୍ତାଉଛି ମାେତେ ଉତ୍ତର ଦିଅ।
Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
4 ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ଯ ସହେିଭଳି କଥା ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କହିପା ରେ, ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭର ମାେଭଳି ବିପଦ ପଡ଼ିଥାନ୍ତା। ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ଯ ତୁମ୍ଭ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନର ବାକ୍ଯ କହି ପାରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମାେ ମୁଣ୍ଡ ହଲାଇ ପାରନ୍ତି।
I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
5 କିନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ମାରେ ବାକ୍ଯଦ୍ବାରା ଉତ୍ସାହିତ କରିଥାଆନ୍ତି, ସାନ୍ତ୍ବନା ଦଇେଥାଆନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭର କଷ୍ଟକୁ କମଇେ ଦଇେଥାଆନ୍ତି।
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
6 ତଥାପି ମୁଁ ଯଦି କ ହେ, ମାେ ଦୁଃଖର ଉପଶମ ହେଉ ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ଯଦି ମୁଁ ଚୁପ୍ ରହେ ତାହା ମଧ୍ଯ ମାେତେ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରେ ନାହିଁ।
Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
7 କିନ୍ତୁ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ପ୍ରକୃତ ରେ ମାେତେ ନିଃଶଷେ କରି ଦଇେଛନ୍ତି। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାରେ ପରିବାରକୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କରିଛ।
But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
8 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେ ଶରୀରକୁ ଜରାଜୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିଛ। ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଲୋକମାନେ ମାେତେ ଦୋଷୀ ବୋଲି ଭାବୁଛନ୍ତି।
And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
9 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମାେତେ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ମାେ ଉପରେ କୋପ କରିବାକୁ ମାରେ ଶରୀର ଲୋତକରେ ଭିଜି ୟାଇଛି। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମାେ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଦାନ୍ତ ରଗଡ଼ନ୍ତି। ମାରେ ଶତ୍ରୁ ମାେତେ ଘୃଣା ଚକ୍ଷୁ ରେ ଦେଖନ୍ତି।
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
10 ଲୋକମାନେ ମାେ ଚାରିକଡ଼ ରେ ଏକତ୍ରିତ ହାଇେଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସମାନେେ ମାେତେ ଉପହାସ କରନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ମାେ ଗାଲ ରେ ଚାପୁଡ଼ା ମାରନ୍ତି।
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
11 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମାେତେ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ହାତ ରେ ସମର୍ପି ଦଇେଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ମାେତେ ଆଘାତ କରିବାକୁ ଅନୁମତି ଦଇେଛନ୍ତି।
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
12 ମାରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଆରାମଦାୟକ ଜୀବନ ଥିଲା। ତା'ପରେ ସେ ମାେତେ ଚୂର୍ଣ୍ଣବିଚୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କଲେ। ସେ ମାରେ ବକେକୁ ଧରି ମାେତେ େଛାଟ େଛାଟ ଖଣ୍ଡ କରି ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଦେଲେ। ସେ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ଯ ଅଭ୍ଯାସ ପାଇଁ ମାେତେ ବ୍ଯବହାର କଲେ।
I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
13 ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ତୀରବାହକମାନେ ମାରେ ଚତୁଃପାଶର୍ବ ରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ମାରେ ବୃକ୍କକୁ ଶରଦ୍ବାରା ବିଦ୍ଧ କରନ୍ତି। ସେ କୌଣସି ପ୍ରକାର ଦୟା ଦଖାେନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସେ ମାରେ ଅନ୍ତନାଳୀକୁ ଭୂମିରେ ଫିଙ୍ଗି ଦିଅନ୍ତି।
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମାେତେ ବାରମ୍ବାର ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରନ୍ତି। ସେ ୟୁଦ୍ଧ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ସୈନିକ ପରି ମାେତେ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରନ୍ତି।
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
15 ମାରେ ଦୁଃଖ ରେ ମୁଁ ମାରେ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଚଟରୁ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ତିଆରି କଲି। ଜଣେ ପରାଜିତ ଲୋକ ପରି ମୁଁ ଏହି ଧୂଳି ଓ ପାଉଁଶ ଉପରେ ବସୁଛି।
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
16 କାନ୍ଦି କାନ୍ଦି ମାରେ ମୁହଁ ଲାଲ ପଡ଼ିଗଲାଣି। ମାରେ ଆଖିର ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗ ରେ କଳା କଳା ଦାଗ ଦିଶିଲାଣି।
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
17 ମୁଁ ଜୀବନ ରେ କାହାପ୍ରତି ନିଷ୍ଠୁର ଆଚରଣ କରିନାହିଁ ତଥାପି ଏହିସବୁ ଅମଙ୍ଗଳ ମାେତେ ଘଟିଲା। ମାରେପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ନିର୍ମଳ ଓ ପବିତ୍ର ଅଟେ।
Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
18 ପୃଥିବୀ, ମାେ ପ୍ରତି ଯେଉଁ ଅନ୍ଯାଯ କରାୟାଇଛି ତାହା ଲୁଚାଅ ନାହିଁ। ନ୍ଯାଯ ପାଇଁ ମାରେ ଭୀକ୍ଷା ବନ୍ଦ ନ ହେଉ।
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
19 ଏବେ ବି ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ମାେ ପାଇଁ ସ୍ବର୍ଗରାଜ୍ଯ ରେ କହେି ଜଣେ ଅଛି, ୟିଏ ମାେ ପକ୍ଷ ରେ କଥା କହିବେ। କହେି ଜଣେ ମାେ ପାଇଁ ସାକ୍ଷ୍ଯ ଦବେେ।
Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.
20 ମାେ ମିତ୍ରଗଣ ମାେ ପାଇଁ କୁହ, କିପରି ମାରଚେକ୍ଷୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଲୁହ ଢ଼ାଳି ଦେଉଛି।
My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
21 ସେ ମାେ ପାଇଁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ କୁହନ୍ତି ଯମେିତିକି ଜଣେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ତା'ର ବନ୍ଧୁ ପାଇଁ ୟୁକ୍ତି କରେ।
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
22 ଆଉ କିଛି ବର୍ଷ ପରେ ମୁଁ ସହେି ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ରାଜ୍ଯକୁ ୟିବି ଯେଉଁଠାରୁ କହେି କବେେ ଫେ ରେ ନାହିଁ।
When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.