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Dey Make Esther Da Queen
1 Laytas, afta King Xerxes no stay huhu no moa, he no foget Vashti an wat she wen do, an wat he tell erybody dey gotta do bout her. 2 Den da guys dat work fo da king fo take kea him, dey tell um, “Az good if some guys go look fo some young an good looking wahines fo da king, dat neva sleep wit one guy still yet. 3 You can pick guys from ery districk inside da land fo help find all dose good looking young wahines an bring um inside da place wea da king wifes stay, inside da strong wall Susa side. Hegai, da guy dat no can get kids an da king stay put him fo take kea da odda wahines, he can take charge a dem too. Den da spesho peopo dat know how fo make dem mo pretty still yet, can do dat. 4 Den da one dat da king like da mostes can come queen, cuz Vashti not da queen no moa.” Da king like wat his guys tell him, az why he do dat.
5 Inside da strong wall Susa side, had one Jew guy from da Benjamin ohana, dat get da name Mordecai. He Jair boy, Shimei grankid, an Kish great-grankid. 6 ✡Befo time, Nebukadnezzar, da king fo Babylon, wen take Kish prisona from Jerusalem, wit King Koniah da king fo Judah, an odda peopo. 7 Mordecai come da hanai faddah fo his uncle girl Hadassah, cuz her faddah an muddah mahke. Her Persia name Esther, dat mean “Star.” She real good looking, wit one awesome figure. From da time her faddah an muddah mahke, Mordecai hanai her jalike her his daughtah.
8 Afta erybody hear wat da king tell, an da rule he wen make bout Vashti, plenny young wahines come togedda inside da strong wall in Susa town, an dey stay wit Hegai in charge a dem. Da palace peopo take Esther to da King palace an make Hegai stay in charge a her too. 9 Hegai like Esther plenny, an he do plenny nice tings fo her. He tell da helpa wahines fo make her come mo pretty still yet, an make spesho food dass ony fo her. He pick seven young wahines from King Xerxes palace fo take kea her. He move Esther an her wahines to da bestes place inside wea all da wahines stay.
10 Esther no tell nobody bout her ohana, o dat she Jew, cuz Mordecai tell her fo no tell dem. 11 Ery day Mordecai walk outside da open lanai nea wea da wahines stay, fo find out how Esther an wat stay happen to her.
12 Befo one wahine turn come fo go inside sleep wit King Xerxes, dey gotta stay twelve month wit da palace wahines dat make da young wahines come mo good looking. Dass six month wit myrrh oil, an six month wit odda perfume an fo put makeup on dea face. 13 Dis az how dey go inside by da king. Dey can take wateva dey like from da wahine place to da king palace. 14 Wen dark time almos come, dey go ova dea, an in da morning come back to one diffren place wea da king odda wifes stay. Shaashagaz, anodda guy dat take kea da wahines fo da king, stay in charge a da ones ova dea. Dey no go back fo sleep wit da king, ony if he like her, an call her back by her name.
15-16 Was January, da numba seven year wen Xerxes stay king. Az wen dey take Esther to King Xerxes palace. (She Mordecai uncle Abihail girl, dat Mordecai wen hanai.) Wen she go, she no aks fo notting, ony wat Hegai, da guy dat stay in charge a da wahines, tell her. Wen erybody see Esther, dey like her plenny.
17 Da king like Esther mo den all da odda wahines. He tink her da bestes an he like do nice tings fo her. So he put da queen crown on top her head an make her da queen, cuz Vashti not da queen no moa.
18 Den da king make one big party fo Esther, an tell all da alii an da leadas fo come. He make one spesho day fo all da districks, an give erybody plenny presents.
Mordecai Find Out Two Guys
Like Kill Da King
19 Wen dey bring all da young girls togedda da nex time, Mordecai stay sit by da king gate. 20 Esther still yet neva tell nobody bout her ohana, o dat she Jew, jalike Mordecai wen tell her fo do. Cuz she still yet do eryting he tell her fo do, jalike he wen teach her fo do from small kid time.
21 Wen Mordecai stay sit by da king gate, Bigtana an Teresh, two a da king palace guys dat stay watch da gate, wen come huhu, an make one plan fo kill King Xerxes. 22 But Mordecai find out bout dat, an tell Queen Esther. Den Esther tell da king bout um, an tell um dat Mordecai da guy wen find um out. 23 Wen da police guys check out wat she tell, an find out az wass true, dey hang da two palace guys. An dey write all dat inside da record book fo da king.
✡ 2:6 2:6: 2Kings 24:10-16; 2Rec 36:10