Chapter 1
1 kshayarsha nam raja ke dinon men ye baten hui yah vahee kshayarsha haai, jo aek sau satais praanton par, arthata hindustan se lekar koosh desh tak rajy karata tha.
2 unheen dinon men jab kshayarsha raja apanee us rajagaee par virajaman tha jo shooshan nam rajagaddh men thee.
3 vahan us ne apane rajy ke teesare varsha men apane sab hakimon aur karmachaariyon kee jevanar kee. faaras aur madaai ke senapati aur praanta- praant ke pradhaan aur haakim usake sammukh a gaae.
4 aur vah unhen bahut din varan aek sau assee din tak apane rajaavibhv ka dhan aur apane mahatmy ke anamol padarth dikhata raha.
5 itane dinon ke beetane par raja ne kya chhotte ky bade un sabhon kee bhee jo shooshan nam rajagaddh men ikatthe huae the, rajabhvan kee baree ke angan men sat din tak jevanar kee.
6 vahan ke parde shvet aur neele soot ke the, aur san aur baainjanee rang kee doriyon se chandee ke chhllon me, sangamarmar ke khmbhon se lage huae the aur vahan kee chauakiyan sone-chandee kee theen aur lal aur shvet aur peele aur kale sangamarmar ke bane huae farsha par dharee hui theen.
7 us jevanar men raja ke yogy dakhmadha bhainn bhainn roop ke sone ke patron men dalakar raja kee udarata se bahutayat ke sath pilaya jata tha.
8 peena to niyam ke anusar hota tha, kisee ko barabas naheen pilaya jata tha kyonaki raja ne to apane bhvan ke sab bhndariyon ko agyaa dee thee, ki jo pahun jaaisa chahe usake sath vaaisa hee bartav karana.
9 ranee bashatee ne bhee raja kshayarsha ke bhvan men striyon kee jevanar kee.
10 sataven din, jab raja ka man dakhmadha men magn tha, tab us ne mahooman, bijata, habana, bigata, abagata, jeter aur karkas nam saton khejon ko jo kshayarsha raja ke sammukh seva tthal kiya karate the, aagyaa dee,
11 ki ranee vashatee ko rajamukutt dhaaran kiae huae raja ke sammukh le ao jis se ki desh desh ke logon aur haakimon par usakee sundarata pragatt ho jaae kyonki vah dekhne men sundar thee.
12 khojon ke dara raja kee yah agyaa pakar ranee vashatee ne ane se inakar kiya. is par raja bade krodha se jalane laga.
13 tab raja ne samay samay ka bhed jananevale panaidton se puchha raja to neeti aur nyay ke sab gyaaaniyon se aeesa hee kiya karata tha.
14 aur usake pas karshana, shotar, adamata, tashasha, meres, marsana, aur mamookan nam faaras, aur madaai ke saton kheje the, jo raja ka darshan karate, aur rajy men mukhy mukhy padon par niyukt kiae gaae the.
15 raja ne poochha ki ranee vashatee ne raja kshayarsha kee khojon dara dilai hui agyaa ka ulanghan kiya, to neeati ke anusar usake sath kya kiya jaae?
16 tab mamookan ne raja aur haakimon kee upasthiaati men uttar diya, ranee vashatee ne jo anuachit kam kiya haai, vah n keval raja se parantu sab hakimon se aur un sab deshaen ke logon se bhee jo raja kshayarsha ke sab praanton men rahate haain.
17 kyonaki ranee ke is kam kee charcha sab striayon men hogee aur jab yah kaha jaaega, ki raja kshayarsha ne ranee vashatee ko apane samhane le ane kee agyaa dee parantu vah n ai, tab ve bhee apane apane pati ko tuchchh janane lagengee.
18 aur aj ke din faarasee aur madee hakimon kee striayan jinhon ne ranee kee yah bat sunee haai to ve bhee raja ke sab haakimon se aeesa hee kahane lagengee is prakar bahut hee gharana aur krodha utpann hoga.
19 yaadi raja ko sveekar ho, to yah agyaa nikale, aur faarsiyon aur maadiyon ke kanoon men likhee bhee jaa, jis se kabhee badal n sake, ki ranee vashatee raja kshayarsha ke sammukh fir kabhee ane n paa, aur raja pattranee ka pad kisee doosaree ko de de jo us se achchhee ho.
20 aur jab raja kee yah agyaa usake sare rajy men sunai jaaegee, tab sab patnaiyan chhotte, bade, apane apane pati ka adaraman karatee rahengee.
21 yah bat raja aur hakimon ko pasand ai aur raja ne mamookan kee sammati man lee aur apane rajy me,
22 arthta pratyek praant ke aksharon men aur pratyek jaati kee bhasha men chitthiyan bhejee, ki sab purush apane apane ghar men adhaikar chalaae, aur apanee jati kee bhasha bola karen.