Esther 5

1 Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, next to the king's house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.

١ وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ لَبِسَتْ أَسْتِيرُ ثِيَابًا مَلَكِيَّةً وَوَقَفَتْ فِي دَارِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلدَّاخِلِيَّةِ مُقَابِلَ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَٱلْمَلِكُ جَالِسٌ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ مُلْكِهِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْمُلْكِ مُقَابِلَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَيْتِ.

2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near, and touched the top of the scepter.

٢ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ٱلْمَلِكُ أَسْتِيرَ ٱلْمَلِكَةَ وَاقِفَةً فِي ٱلدَّارِ نَالَتْ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْهِ، فَمَدَّ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِأَسْتِيرَ قَضِيبَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ، فَدَنَتْ أَسْتِيرُ وَلَمَسَتْ رَأْسَ ٱلْقَضِيبِ.

3 Then the king asked her, "What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom."

٣ فَقَالَ لَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَا لَكِ يَا أَسْتِيرُ ٱلْمَلِكَةُ؟ وَمَا هِيَ طِلْبَتُكِ؟ إِلَى نِصْفِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةِ تُعْطَى لَكِ».

4 Esther said, "If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

٤ فَقَالَتْ أَسْتِيرُ: «إِنْ حَسُنَ عِنْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فَلْيَأْتِ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَهَامَانُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِلَى ٱلْوَلِيمَةِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلْتُهَا لَهُ».

5 Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly, so that it may be done as Esther has said." So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

٥ فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَسْرِعُوا بِهَامَانَ لِيُفْعَلَ كَلَامُ أَسْتِيرَ». فَأَتَى ٱلْمَلِكُ وَهَامَانُ إِلَى ٱلْوَلِيمَةِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَتْهَا أَسْتِيرُ.

6 The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, "What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed."

٦ فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِأَسْتِيرَ عِنْدَ شُرْبِ ٱلْخَمْرِ: «مَا هُوَ سُؤْلُكِ فَيُعْطَى لَكِ؟ وَمَا هِيَ طِلْبَتُكِ؟ إِلَى نِصْفِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةِ تُقْضَى».

7 Then Esther answered and said, "My petition and my request is this.

٧ فَأَجَابَتْ أَسْتِيرُ وَقَالتْ: «إِنَّ سُؤْلِي وَطِلْبَتِي،

8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said."

٨ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَإِذَا حَسُنَ عِنْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَنْ يُعْطَى سُؤْلِي وَتُقْضَى طِلْبَتِي، أَنْ يَأْتِيَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَهَامَانُ إِلَى ٱلْوَلِيمَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْمَلُهَا لَهُمَا، وَغَدًا أَفْعَلُ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ ٱلْمَلِكِ».

9 Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the King's Gate, that he did not stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

٩ فَخَرَجَ هَامَانُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ فَرِحًا وَطَيِّبَ ٱلْقَلْبِ. وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا رَأَى هَامَانُ مُرْدَخَايَ فِي بَابِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَلَمْ يَقُمْ وَلَا تَحَرَّكَ لَهُ، ٱمْتَلَأَ هَامَانُ غَيْظًا عَلَى مُرْدَخَايَ.

10 Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.

١٠ وَتَجَلَّدَ هَامَانُ وَدَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ وَأَرْسَلَ فَٱسْتَحْضَرَ أَحِبَّاءَهُ وَزَرَشَ زَوْجَتَهُ،

11 Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and servants of the king.

١١ وَعَدَّدَ لَهُمْ هَامَانُ عَظَمَةَ غِنَاهُ وَكَثْرَةَ بَنِيهِ، وَكُلَّ مَا عَظَّمَهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ بِهِ وَرَقَّاهُ عَلَى ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَعَبِيدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

12 Haman also said, "Yes, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow I am also invited by her together with the king.

١٢ وَقَالَ هَامَانُ: «حَتَّى إِنَّ أَسْتِيرَ ٱلْمَلِكَةَ لَمْ تُدْخِلْ مَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَى ٱلْوَلِيمَةِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَتْهَا إِلَّا إِيَّايَ. وَأَنَا غَدًا أَيْضًا مَدْعُوٌّ إِلَيْهَا مَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

13 Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King's Gate."

١٣ وَكُلُّ هَذَا لَا يُسَاوِي عِنْدِي شَيْئًا كُلَّمَا أَرَى مُرْدَخَايَ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّ جَالِسًا فِي بَابِ ٱلْمَلِكِ».

14 Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows be made seventy-three feet eight inches high, and in the morning speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet." This pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.

١٤ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ زَرَشُ زَوْجَتُهُ وَكُلُّ أَحِبَّائِهِ: «فَلْيَعْمَلُوا خَشَبَةً ٱرْتِفَاعُهَا خَمْسُونَ ذِرَاعًا، وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ قُلْ لِلْمَلِكِ أَنْ يَصْلِبُوا مُرْدَخَايَ عَلَيْهَا، ثُمَّ ٱدْخُلْ مَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَى ٱلْوَلِيمَةِ فَرِحًا». فَحَسُنَ ٱلْكَلَامُ عِنْدَ هَامَانَ وَعَمِلَ ٱلْخَشَبَةَ.