Esther 5
1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on [her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
И бысть по триех днех... и сия червленеющися добротою красоты своея... И прошедши вся двери, ста пред царем. Он же седяше на престоле царства своего, оболчен во все одеяние славы своея.
2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, [that] she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that [was] in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
И взем златый жезл (царь) возложи на выю ея и облобыза ю и рече: глаголи ми. И рече ему: видех тя, господине, яко Ангела Божия, и смятеся сердце мое от страха славы твоея, яко дивен еси, господине, и лице твое благодатей исполнено. Беседующи же она к нему, паде от ослабления. Царь же смятеся, и вси раби его утешаху ея.
3 And the king said, What will you, Esther? and what is your request? [ask] even to the half of my kingdom, and it shall be yours.
И рече ей царь: что хощеши, Есфире? И что прошение твое? Будет ти даже и до полуцарства моего.
4 And Esther said, To-day is my great day: if then it seem good to the king, let both him and Aman come to the feast which I will prepare this day.
И рече Есфирь: день моего празднования днесь есть: аще убо угодно есть цареви, да приидет царь и Аман на пир, егоже сотворю днесь.
5 And the king said, Hasten Aman hither, that we may perform the word of Esther. So they both come to the feast of which Esther had spoken.
И рече царь: ускорите ити по Амана, да сотворим слово Есфирино. И приидоста оба на пир, егоже сотвори Есфирь.
6 And at the banquet the king said to Esther, What is [your request], queen Esther? [speak], and you shall have all that you require.
На пиру же рече царь ко Есфири: что есть, Есфире царице? (и кая есть мысль прошения твоего? Дам ти и до полуцарства моего, ) и будет елико просиши.
7 And she said, My request and my petition [are]:
И рече Есфирь: прошение мое и моление:
8 if I have found favor in the sight of the king, let the king and Aman come again to-morrow to the feast which I shall prepare for them, and to-morrow I will do the same.
аще обретох благодать пред царем, да приидет царь и Аман еще заутра на пир, егоже сотворю има, и заутра сотворю сие прошение.
9 So Aman went out from the king very glad [and] merry: but when Aman saw Mardochaeus the Jew in the court, he was greatly enraged.
И изыде Аман от царя зело радостен и весел: видев же Мардохеа Иудеанина во дворе (цареве не подвигнувшася и не кланяющатя пред ним), возярися зело:
10 And having gone into his own house, he called his friends, and his wife Zosara.
и вшед в дом свой, призва други своя и Зосару жену свою
11 And he showed them his wealth, and the glory with which the king had invested him, and how he had caused him to take precedence and bear chief rule in the kingdom.
и показа им богатство свое и славу, еюже возвеличи его царь, и яко сотвори его перваго быти и правити царствие.
12 And Aman said, The queen has called no one to the feast with the king but me, and I am invited to-morrow.
И рече Аман: не зва царица ни единаго на пир со царем, но точию мене, и наутрие зваше мя:
13 But these things please me not, while I see Mardochaeus the Jew in the court.
но сия не суть ми угодна, егда вижду Мардохеа Иудеанина во дворе (цареве).
14 And Zosara his wife and his friends said to him, Let there be a gallows made for you of fifty cubits, and in the morning do you speak to the king, and let Mardochaeus be hanged on the gallows: but do you go in to the feast with the king, and be merry. And the saying pleased Aman, and the gallows was prepared.
И рече ему Зосара жена его и друзие: приготови древо лакот пятьдесят, и заутра речеши цареви, и да повешен будет Мардохей на древе: ты же вниди со царем на пир и веселися. И угоден бысть Аману глагол сей, и уготова древо.
