Esther 5
1 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].
Le troisième jour, Esther se revêtit de ses atours de reine et se présenta dans la cour intérieure du palais du roi, en face du palais du roi. Celui-ci était assis sur son trône royal, dans le palais de la royauté, vis-à-vis de l’entrée du palais.
2 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.
Lorsque le roi aperçut Esther debout dans la cour, elle éveilla sa sympathie, et le roi tendit à Esther le sceptre d’or qu’il tenait en main. Esther s’avança et toucha l’extrémité du sceptre.
3 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!”
Le roi lui dit: "Qu’y a-t-il, reine Esther? Que demandes-tu? Quand ce serait la moitié du royaume, elle te serait accordée."
4 Esther replied, “[Your majesty, ] if it pleases you, you and Haman come to the banquet that I have prepared for you!”
Esther répondit: "Si tel est le bon plaisir du roi, que le roi, ainsi qu’Aman, assiste aujourd’hui au festin que j’ai préparé à son intention."
5 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.
Le roi dit: "Cherchez vite Aman, pour que s’accomplisse le désir d’Esther." Et le roi se rendit avec Aman au festin préparé par Esther.
6 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.”
Au cours du festin, le roi dit à Esther: "Formule ta demande, et elle te sera accordée; dis ce que tu souhaites: quand ce serait la moitié du royaume, tu l’obtiendrais."
7 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”].
Esther répliqua et dit: "Ma demande et ma requête, les voici:
si j’ai trouvé grâce aux yeux du roi et s’il plaît au roi d’agréer ma demande et d’accéder à ma requête, que le roi veuille se rendre avec Aman au festin que je veux leur préparer, et demain je me conformerai à la volonté du roi."
9 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.
Ce jour-là Aman se retira, joyeux et le cœur content mais quand Aman vit, à la porte du roi, Mardochée qui ne se levait ni ne bougeait devant lui, il fut rempli de colère contre Mardochée.
10 However, he did not show that he was angry; he [just] went home. Then he gathered together his wife Zeresh and his friends,
Toutefois Aman se contint et rentra chez lui; aussitôt il fit venir ses amis et sa femme Zérech.
11 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.
Aman leur exposa la splendeur de sa fortune et la multitude de ses enfants, et comment le roi l’avait distingué et élevé au-dessus des grands et des officiers royaux;
12 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!”
et Aman ajouta: "Bien plus, je suis le seul que la reine Esther ait invité avec le roi au festin qu’elle a préparé; et demain encore je suis convié par elle avec le roi.
13 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]!”
Mais tout cela est sans prix à mes yeux, tant que je vois ce juif Mardochée assis à la porte du roi."
14 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.
Sa femme Zérech et tous ses amis lui répondirent: "Qu’on dresse une potence, haute de cinquante coudées; et demain matin parle au roi; pour qu’on y pende Mardochée. Alors tu iras joyeusement avec le roi au festin." Le conseil plut à Aman, et il fit dresser la potence.
