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!”
Et le roi dit: Que veux-tu, Esther? quelle est ta demande? Serait-ce la moitié de mon royaume, elle sera à toi.
4 Esther replied, “[Your majesty, ] if it pleases you, you and Haman come to the banquet that I have prepared for you!”
Et Esther dit: Ce jour est pour moi un jour de fête, s'il plaît au roi, qu'il vienne avec Aman à un festin que je fais aujourd'hui.
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.
Et le roi dit: Que l'on se hâte d'avertir Aman, afin que nous fassions selon la parole d'Esther. Et tous les deux assistèrent au festin qu'avait dit la reine.
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.”
Et, pendant le repas, le roi lui dit: Qu'y a-t-il, reine Esther? Ce que tu demandes sera.
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”].
Et elle répondit: Ma requête et ma demande?
Si j'ai trouvé grâce devant le roi, que le roi vienne encore avec Aman demain au festin que je leur ferai, et demain je ferai ma requête et ma demande.
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.
Et Aman, au comble de la joie, sortit d'auprès de son maître; et en apercevant dans le parvis le Juif Mardochée, il fut grandement courroucé.
10 However, he did not show that he was angry; he [just] went home. Then he gathered together his wife Zeresh and his friends,
Et aussitôt rentré chez lui, il convoqua ses amis et Zosara, sa femme,
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.
Et il leur décrivit ses richesses et les honneurs dont le roi l'avait revêtu, et comme il l'avait placé à la tête du royaume.
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 il ajouta: La reine n'a invité personne au festin qu'elle vient de donner à son époux, si ce n'est moi, et je suis convié encore pour demain.
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 rien de tout cela ne me charmera tant que je verrai dans le parvis le Juif Mardochée.
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.
Et Zosara, sa femme, et ses amis lui dirent: Que l'on te fasse une potence de cinquante coudées; parles-en demain au roi dès l'aurore, et que Mardochée soit pendu à cette potence. Ensuite, va au festin avec ton maître, et sois joyeux. Et le conseil plut à Aman, et il fit dresser la potence.
