Eseda 5
1 Eseda da ha: i mae nawane esaloba, eso osodaga, e da ea hina bagade uda abula sanawane, hina bagade ea diasu gagoi ganodini sa: ili, hina bagade ea fisu sesei amo midadi lelu. Hina bagade da amo sesei ganodini, ea fisu da: iya fila heda: le, hagomodini ba: le gale esalebe ba: i.
Three days later, Esther [prepared a big banquet/feast. Then she] put on the robes that showed that she was queen, and she went to the inner courtyard of the palace, across from the room where the king was. He was sitting on the throne, facing the entrance [of the room].
2 Hina bagade da hina bagade idua Eseda gadili lelebe ba: beba: le, e da ema asigiba: le, ea gouli hamoi galiamo Eseda ema disiagai. Amalalu, Eseda da misini, galiamo bidiga digili ba: i.
When the king saw Esther standing there in the courtyard, he extended the gold scepter/staff toward her [to signal that he would be glad to talk to her]. So Esther came close and touched the tip of the scepter/staff.
3 Hina bagade Segesisi da amane adole ba: i, “Hina bagade uda Eseda! Di adi lamu? Dia hanai nama adosea, na da amo defele dima imunu. Di da na fifi asi gala dogoa fili la: idi afae lamusa: dawa: sea, na da amo dima imunu.”
Then the king asked her, “Esther, what do you want? Tell me, and I will give you what you want, even if you ask me to give you half of my kingdom!”
4 Eseda da bu adole i, “Hina bagade! Di da hanai galea, na da di amola Ha: ima: ne da lolo nabe na da aligili hamonana, amoga ali hiougimusa: dawa: lala.”
Esther replied, “[Your majesty, ] if it pleases you, you and Haman come to the banquet that I have prepared for you!”
5 Hina bagade da amo sia: hahawane nababeba: le, e da Ha: ima: nema e da hedolo Eseda ea lolo nabe amoga misa: ne sia: i. Ela da lolo manusa: asi.
The king said [to his servants], “Go and tell Haman to come quickly to a banquet that Esther has prepared for the two of us!” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared for them.
6 Ilia da waini hano nanoba, hina bagade da Esedama amane adole ba: i, “Di da dia hanai nama adole ba: sea, na da dia hanai dima imunu. Di da na fifi asi gala huluane dogoa fili la: idi afae lamusa: adole ba: sea, na da amo defele dima imunu.”
While they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “Tell me what you [really] want. I will give it to you, even if [you ask for] half of my kingdom.”
Esther replied, “[I will tell you] what I want [most of all. Your majesty], if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to give me what I am requesting, please come [again] tomorrow to another banquet that I will prepare for the two of you. Then I will tell you [what I really want”].
8 Eseda da bu adole i, “Di da na adole ba: su amoma asigi galea, na da di amola Ha: ima: ne aligili aya ha: i manu aowamu. Amogala, na dawa: i liligi dima adole imunu.”
9 Ha: ima: ne da lolo nabe yolesili, hahawane asi. Be e da Modigai da hina bagade ea diasu logo holei gadenene esalebe ba: i. Amola Modigai da hame wa: legadobeba: le, amola ema hame nodobeba: le, Ha: ima: ne da ougi bagade ba: i.
Haman was feeling very happy as he left the banquet. But then he saw Mordecai sitting at the gate of the palace. Mordecai did not stand up and tremble fearfully in front of Haman, so Haman became extremely angry.
10 Be e da hi ougi amowane denesini, hi diasuga asi. Amalalu, ea dogolegei dunu ea diasua misa: ne sia: si. Amola e da idua Silese, amo ili gilisili sia: sa: imusa: wei.
However, he did not show that he was angry; he [just] went home. Then he gathered together his wife Zeresh and his friends,
11 E da idua amola ea dogolegei, ilia ba: ma: ne hidai. E da muni bagade gagui, amola dunu mano bagohame galu, amola hina bagade da ea hawa: hamosu gaguia gadoi, amola ea hou da eagene ouligisu dunu eno huluane ilia hou baligi dagoi, e agoane hidai.
and he boasted to them about being very rich, and about having many children. He also boasted that the king had greatly honored him, and that the king had (promoted him/given him the second-most important job in the empire), so that [all] the other officials had to respect him.
12 Amola e da eno amane hidale sia: i, “Hina bagade idua Eseda da aya lolo manu, amo da enogili hame, be hina bagade ani fawane hiougi.
Then Haman added, “And that is not all! Queen Esther invited just two of us, the king and me, to a banquet she prepared for us today. And she is inviting [only] the two of us to another banquet that she will prepare tomorrow!”
13 Be na da Yu dunu Modigai amo hina bagade ea diasu logo holei gadenene esalebe ba: lalebeba: le, na da eno liligi noga: i mae dawa: le, hahawane hame ba: sa.”
Then Haman said, “But those things (mean nothing to me/do not make me happy) while I keep seeing that Jew, Mordecai, [just] sitting there at the gate of the palace [and ignoring me]!”
14 Amaiba: le, ea uda amola ea dogolegei da ema amane sia: i, “Di da dia hawa: hamosu dunu ilima, ilia da ifa duni bugi sedade gadole defei 22 mida amoga, dunu hegoa: nesima: ne fugalesu, amo ilia da gaguma: ne sia: ma. Aya hahabe, di da hina bagadema amane adole ba: ma, ‘Dia hawa: hamosu dunu da Modigai bogoma: ne, ifa duni bugi amoga hegoa: nesimu da defeala: ?’ amane dia adole ba: ma.” Ha: ima: ne da amo sia: noga: iale dawa: i. Amaiba: le, e da sia: beba: le, ea hawa: hamosu dunu da amo ifa hegoa: nesisu gagui dagoi.
So Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends [who were there] suggested, “[Why don’t you quickly] set up (a gallows/posts on which to hang someone). Make it 75 feet tall. Then tomorrow morning ask the king to hang Mordecai on it. After that, you can go to the banquet with the king and be cheerful.” That idea pleased Haman [very much], so he gave [men] orders to set up the gallows/posts.
