Adhyāya 2
in baton ke bad jab raja kshayarsha kee jalajalahatt ttndee ho gai, tab us ne ranee vashatee kee, aur jo kam us ne kiya tha, aur jo usake vishay men agyaa nikalee thee usakee bhee sudhai lee.
2 tab raja ke sevak jo usake tthaluae the, kahane lage, raja ke liye sundar tatha yuvatee kunvariyan ddoonddhee jaaen.
3 aur raja ne apane rajy ke sab praanton men logon ko isaliye niyukt kiya ki ve sab sundar yuvatee kunvariyon ko shooshan gaddh ke ranavas men ikattha karen aur striayon ke rakhvale hege ko jo raja ka khoja tha saup den aur shuuddh karane ke yogy vastuaen unhen dee jaaen.
4 tab un men se jo kunvaree raja kee draashtti men uttam tthare, vah ranee vashatee ke sthan par pattranee banai jaae. yah bat raja ko pasand ai aur us ne aeesa hee kiya.
5 shooshan gaddh men mordakaai nam aek yahoodee rahata tha, jo keesh nam ke aek binyameenee ka parapota, shaimee ka pota, aur yair ka putra tha.
6 vah un bandhauon ke sath yarooshalem se bandhauai men gaya tha, jinhen babel ka raja nabookadanessar, yahooda ke raja yakonyah ke sang bandhaua karake le gaya tha.
7 us ne hadassa nam apanee chacheree bahin ko, jo ester bhee kahalatee thee, pala-posa tha kyonaki usake mata-mita koi n the, aur vah ladkee sundar aur roopavatee thee, aur jab usake mata-pita mar gaa, tab mordakaai ne usako apanee bettee karake pala.
8 jab raja kee agyaa aur niyam sunaae gaa, aur bahut see yuvatee striaya, shooshan gaddh men hege ke aadhaikar men ikatthee kee gai, tab aester bhee rajabhvan men striayon ke rakhvale hege ke adhaikar men saunpee gai.
9 aur vah yuvatee sree usakee draashtti men achchhee lagee aur vah us se prasann hua, tab us ne bina vilamb use rajabhvan men se shuuddh karane kee vastuae, aur usaka bhojan, aur usake liye chunee hui sat saheliyan bhee dee, aur usako aur usakee sahealiyon ko ranavas men sab se achchha rahane ka sthan diya.
10 aester ne n apanee jati batai thee, n apana kula kyonki mordakaai ne usako agyaa dee thee, ki use n batana.
11 mordakaai to praatidin ranavas ke angan ke samhane tthalata tha taki jane kee aester kaaisee haai aur usake sath kya hoga?
12 jab aek aek kanya kee baree hui, ki vah kshayarsha raja ke pas jaa, aur yah us samay hua jab usake sath striayon ke liye ttharaae huae niyam ke anusar barah mah tak vyavahar kiya gaya tha arthata unake shuuddh karane ke din is reeti se beet gaa, ki chh mah tak gandharas ka tel lagaya jata tha, aur chh mah tak sugandhadavy, aur striayon ke shuuddh karane ka aur aur saman lagaya jata tha .
13 is prakar se vah kanya jab raja ke pas jatee thee, tab jo kuchh vah chahatee ki ranavas se rajabhvan men le jaa, vah usako diya jata tha.
14 sanjh ko to vah jatee thee aur bihan ko vah lauttkar ranavas ke doosare ghar men jakar rakheliyon ke rakhvale raja ke khoje shaashagaj ke aadhaikar men ho jatee thee, aur raja ke pas fir naheen jatee thee. aur yadi raja us se prasann ho jata tha, tab vah nam lekar bulai jatee thee.
15 jab mordakaai ke chacha abeehaail kee bettee aester, jisako mordakaai ne bettee manakar rakha tha, usakee baree ai ki raja ke pas jaa, tab jo kuchh striayon ke rakhvale raja ke khoje hege ne usake liye ttharaya tha, us se adhaik us ne aur kuchh n manga. aur jitanon ne aester ko dekha, ve sab us se prasann hue.
16 yon aester rajabhvan men raja kshayarsha ke pas usake rajy ke sataven varsha ke tebet nam dasaven maheene men pahunchai gai.
17 aur raja ne aester ko aur sab striayon se adhaik pyar kiya, aur aur sab kunvaariyon se aadhaik usake anugrah aur krapa kee draashtti usee par hui, is karan us ne usake sir par rajamukutt rakha aur usako vashatee ke sthan par ranee banaya.
18 tab raja ne apane sab hakimon aur karmachaariyon kee badee jevanar karake, use aester kee jevanar kaha aur praanton men chhuttee dilai, aur apanee udarata ke yogy inam bhee bantte.
19 jab kunvaariyan doosaree bar ikatthee kee gai, tab mordakaai rajabhvan ke faattk men baaitta tha.
20 aur aester ne apanee jaati aur kul ka pata naheen diya tha, kyonaki mordakaai ne usako aeesee agyaa dee thee ki n bataae aur aester mordakaai kee bat aeesee manatee thee jaaise ki usake yahan apane palan poshan ke samay manatee thee.
21 unheen dinon men jab mordakaai raja ke rajabhvan ke faattk men baaitta karata tha, tab raja ke khoje jo darapal bhee the, un men se bikatan aur teresh nam do janon ne raja kshayarsha se roottkar us par hath chalane kee yuktai kee.
22 yah bat mordakaai ko maloom hui, aur us ne aester ranee ko yah bat batai, aur aester ne mordakaai ka nam lekar raja ko chitaunee dee.
23 tab janch padtal hone par yah bat sach nikalee aur ve donon vraksha par lattka diae gaa, aur yah vrattant raja ke samhane itihas kee pustak men likh liya gaya.