Esther 5
1 Now on the third day, Esther put on her queen's robes, and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house: and the king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.
Pada hari yang ketiga Ester mengenakan pakaian ratu, lalu berdirilah ia di pelataran dalam istana raja, tepat di depan istana raja. Raja bersemayam di atas takhta kerajaan di dalam istana, berhadapan dengan pintu istana itu.
2 And when the king saw Esther the queen waiting in the inner room, looking kindly on her he put out the rod of gold in his hand to her. So Esther came near and put her fingers on the top of the rod.
Ketika raja melihat Ester, sang ratu, berdiri di pelataran, berkenanlah raja kepadanya, sehingga raja mengulurkan tongkat emas yang di tangannya ke arah Ester, lalu mendekatlah Ester dan menyentuh ujung tongkat itu.
3 Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.
Tanya raja kepadanya: "Apa maksudmu, hai ratu Ester, dan apa keinginanmu? Sampai setengah kerajaan sekalipun akan diberikan kepadamu."
4 And Esther in answer said, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the feast which I have made ready for him.
Jawab Ester: "Jikalau baik pada pemandangan raja, datanglah kiranya raja dengan Haman pada hari ini ke perjamuan yang diadakan oleh hamba bagi raja."
5 Then the king said, Let Haman come quickly, so that what Esther has said may be done. So the king and Haman came to the feast which Esther had made ready.
Maka titah raja: "Suruhlah Haman datang dengan segera, supaya kami memenuhi permintaan Ester." Lalu raja datang dengan Haman ke perjamuan yang diadakan oleh Ester.
6 And while they were drinking wine the king said to Esther, What is your prayer? for it will be given to you and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
Sementara minum anggur bertanyalah raja kepada Ester: "Apakah permintaanmu? Niscaya akan dikabulkan. Dan apakah keinginanmu? Sampai setengah kerajaan sekalipun akan dipenuhi."
7 Then Esther said in answer, My prayer and my request is this:
Maka jawab Ester: "Permintaan dan keinginan hamba ialah:
8 If I have the king's approval, and if it is the king's pleasure to give me my prayer and do my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast which I will make ready for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.
Jikalau hamba mendapat kasih raja, dan jikalau baik pada pemandangan raja mengabulkan permintaan serta memenuhi keinginan hamba, datang pulalah kiranya raja dengan Haman ke perjamuan yang akan hamba adakan bagi raja dan Haman; maka besok akan hamba lakukan yang dikehendaki raja."
9 Then on that day Haman went out full of joy and glad in heart; but when he saw Mordecai in the king's doorway, and he did not get to his feet or give any sign of fear before him, Haman was full of wrath against Mordecai.
Pada hari itu keluarlah Haman dengan hati riang dan gembira; tetapi ketika Haman melihat Mordekhai ada di pintu gerbang istana raja, tidak bangkit dan tidak bergerak menghormati dia, maka sangat panaslah hati Haman kepada Mordekhai.
10 But controlling himself, he went to his house; and he sent for his friends and Zeresh, his wife.
Tetapi Haman menahan hatinya, lalu pulanglah ia ke rumahnya dan menyuruh datang sahabat-sahabatnya dan Zeresh, isterinya.
11 And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.
Maka Haman menceriterakan kepada mereka itu besarnya kekayaannya, banyaknya anaknya laki-laki, dan segala kebesaran yang diberikan raja kepadanya serta kenaikan pangkatnya di atas para pembesar dan pegawai raja.
12 And Haman said further, Truly, Esther the queen let no man but myself come in to the feast which she had made ready for the king; and tomorrow again I am to be her guest with the king.
Lagi kata Haman: "Tambahan pula tiada seorangpun diminta oleh Ester, sang ratu, untuk datang bersama-sama dengan raja ke perjamuan yang diadakannya, kecuali aku; dan untuk besokpun aku diundangnya bersama-sama dengan raja.
13 But all this is nothing to me while I see Mordecai the Jew seated by the king's doorway.
Akan tetapi semuanya itu tidak berguna bagiku, selama aku masih melihat si Mordekhai, si Yahudi itu, duduk di pintu gerbang istana raja."
14 Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Let a pillar, fifty cubits high, be made ready for hanging him, and in the morning get the king to give orders for the hanging of Mordecai: then you will be able to go to the feast with the king with a glad heart. And Haman was pleased with the suggestion, and he had the pillar made.
Lalu kata Zeresh, isterinya, dan semua sahabatnya kepadanya: "Suruhlah orang membuat tiang yang tingginya lima puluh hasta, dan persembahkanlah besok pagi kepada raja, supaya Mordekhai disulakan orang pada tiang itu; kemudian dapatlah engkau dengan bersukacita pergi bersama-sama dengan raja ke perjamuan itu." Hal itu dipandang baik oleh Haman, lalu ia menyuruh membuat tiang itu.
