亚哈随鲁王废瓦实提王后
这事发生在亚哈随鲁的时代，亚哈随鲁从印度直到古实统治一百二十七个省，
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
2就是亚哈随鲁王在书珊城堡中坐国度王位的那些日子。That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3他在位第三年，为所有官员和臣仆摆设宴席，有波斯和玛代的权贵，各省的贵族与领袖在他面前。In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
4他把他荣耀国度的丰富和他伟大威严的尊贵给他们看了许多日子，共一百八十天。When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
5这些日子满了，王又为所有住书珊城堡的百姓，无论大小，在御花园的院子里摆设宴席七日。And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
6院子里有白色棉和蓝色线，用细麻绳、紫色绳系在白玉石柱的银环上，又有金银的床榻摆在红、白、黄、黑大理石镶嵌的地上。Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
7用金器皿盛酒，有很多不同的器皿，照王的厚意提供丰富的御酒。And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
8饮酒有规定，不准勉强人☛“饮酒有规定，不准勉强人”或译“饮酒用大酒壶，没有限制”。，因为王吩咐宫里所有的臣宰，让人各随己意。And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
9瓦实提王后在亚哈随鲁王的宫内也为妇女摆设宴席。Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10第七日，亚哈随鲁王饮酒，心中快乐，就吩咐在他面前侍立的七个太监米户幔、比斯他、哈波拿、比革他、亚拔他、西达、甲迦，On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11请瓦实提王后头戴王后的冠冕到王面前，让各民族和官员观看她的美貌，因为她容貌美丽。To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
12瓦实提王后却不肯遵照太监所传的王命前来，所以王非常愤怒，怒火中烧。But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13按王的常规，办事必先询问知例明法的人。那时，王询问通达时务的智慧人，Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
14就是在王左右常见王面、在国中坐高位的波斯和玛代的七个大臣，甲示拿、示达、押玛他、他施斯、米力、玛西拿、米慕干：And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
15“瓦实提王后不遵照太监所传的王命，照例应当怎样办理呢？”What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16米慕干在王和众官长面前回答说：“瓦实提王后这事，不但得罪王，并且有害于亚哈随鲁王各省的臣民。And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17因为王后这事必传到众妇人那里，她们就会藐视自己的丈夫，说：‘亚哈随鲁王吩咐瓦实提王后到王面前，她却不来。’For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18今日波斯和玛代的众夫人听见王后这事，必向王所有的官长照样说，如此必造成无数的藐视和愤怒。Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19王若以为好，请降谕旨，写在波斯和玛代人的条例中，永不更改，不准瓦实提再到亚哈随鲁王面前，把她王后的位分赐给比她更好的妃子。If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20王的谕旨一传遍全国，国土纵然辽阔，凡作妻子的，无论丈夫是尊贵或卑贱，都必尊敬他。”And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
21王和众官长都以这话为美，王就照米慕干的建议去做。And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22王下诏书，用各省的文字、各族的语言通知各省，使凡作丈夫的在家中作主，各说本地的语言☛七十士译本没有“各说本地的语言”。。For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.