Esther 5

1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.

第三日にエステル后の服を着王の家の内庭にいり王の家にむかひて立つ王は王宮の玉座に坐して王宮の戸口にむかひをりしが

2 As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

王后エステルが庭にたちをるを見てこれに恩をくはへ其手にある金圭をエステルの方に伸しければエステルすすみよりてその圭の頭にさはれり

3 “What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”

王かれに言けるは后エステルなんぢ何をもとむるやなんぢの願意は何なるや國の半分にいたるとも汝にあたふべし

4 “If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”

エステルいひけるは王もし善としたまはば願くは今日わが王のために設けたる酒宴に王とハマンと臨みたまへ

5 “Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

ここに於て王ハマンを急がしめてエステルの言るごとくならしめよと命じ王とハマンやがてエステルが設けたる酒宴に臨めり

6 And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

酒宴の時王またエステルに言けるは汝の所求は何なるやかならずゆるさるべし なんぢの願意は何なるや國の半分にいたるとも成就らるべし

7 Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request:

エステル言けるは我が所求わが願意は是なり

8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

われもし王の目の前に恩を得 王もしわが所求をゆるしわが願意を成就しむることを善としたまはば願くは王とハマンまたわが設けんとする酒宴に臨みたまへ われ明日王の宣まへる言にしたがはん

9 That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.

かくてハマンはその日よろこび心たのしみて出きたりけるがハマン、モルデカイが王の門に居て己にむかひて起もあがらず身動もせざるを見しかば 痛くモルデカイを怒れり

10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,

されどもハマン耐忍びて家にかへりその朋友等および妻ゼレシをまねき來らしめ

11 Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.

而してハマンその富の榮耀とその子の衆多ことと凡て王の己を貴とびし事また己をたかくして王の牧伯および臣僕の上にあらしむることを之に語れり

12 “What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.

しかしてハマンまた言けらく后エステル酒宴を設けたりしが我のほかは何人をも王とともに之に臨ましめず明日もまた我は王とともに后に招かれをるなり

13 Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

然れどユダヤ人モルデカイが王の門に坐しをるを見る間は是らの事も快樂からず

14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.

時にその妻ゼレシとその一切の朋友かれに言けるは請ふ高五十キユビトの木を立しめ明日の朝モルデカイをその上に懸んことを王に奏せ而して王とともに樂しみてその酒宴におもむけとハマンこの事を善としてその木を立しめたり