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].
Pada hari ketiga saat orang Yahudi yang berada di kota Susan sedang puasa, Ester memakai jubah ratu, lalu masuk dalam aula khusus istana raja.
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.
Ketika raja melihat Ester yang sedang berdiri di aula khusus itu, raja senang dan langsung mengulurkan tongkat emasnya ke arahnya sebagai tanda bahwa Ester boleh menghadap. Lalu Ester datang mendekat dan menyentuh ujung tongkatnya.
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!”
Raja bertanya kepadanya, “Ester, apa yang kamu inginkan? Katakan padaku, dan aku akan memberikan hal itu kepadamu— bahkan jika kamu meminta aku untuk memberikan setengah dari kerajaanku!”
4 Esther replied, “[Your majesty, ] if it pleases you, you and Haman come to the banquet that I have prepared for you!”
Jawab Ester, “Tuanku Raja, jika berkenan, datanglah dengan Haman ke jamuan makan istimewa yang sudah aku siapkan untuk Tuanku berdua malam ini.”
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.
Berkatalah raja kepada hamba-hambanya, “Pergi dan sampaikanlah kepada Haman supaya segera datang ke jamuan makan malam istimewa yang sudah dipersiapkan Ester khusus untuk kami berdua!” Lalu raja dengan Haman datang ke tempat di mana makanan sudah tersedia itu.
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.”
Sementara mereka sedang minum anggur, berkatalah raja kepada Ester, “Katakanlah apa yang kamu inginkan. Aku akan memberikannya kepadamu— bahkan jika kamu meminta aku untuk memberikan setengah dari kerajaanku!”
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”].
Jawab Ester, “Jika Tuanku Raja berkenan dan bersedia memberikan apa yang aku minta, aku mohon datang lagi besok pada jamuan makan malam yang akan aku siapkan khusus untuk Tuanku berdua. Pada waktu itulah aku akan memberitahukan apa yang sesungguhnya aku inginkan.”
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.
Hati Haman riang gembira ketika meninggalkan jamuan makan istimewa itu. Tetapi saat dia melihat Mordekai di gerbang istana tidak berdiri atau bersujud memberi hormat kepadanya, dia sangat marah.
10 However, he did not show that he was angry; he [just] went home. Then he gathered together his wife Zeresh and his friends,
Namun pada saat itu Haman tidak menunjukkan bahwa dia marah. Dia pulang saja ke rumah, lalu memanggil Zeres— istrinya, dan para sahabatnya.
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.
Lalu Haman membanggakan diri di hadapan mereka tentang kekayaannya, tentang anak laki-lakinya yang begitu banyak, dan bahwa dia sangat dipuji-puji di atas semua para pembesar dan semua kaum bangsawan.
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!”
Bahkan Haman pun menambahkan, “Dan bukan hanya itu! Ratu Ester mengundang kami berdua saja— aku dan raja, datang ke jamuan makan istimewa yang dia siapkan malam ini. Dan dia mengundang hanya kami berdua lagi ke pesta makan yang kedua besok!
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]!”
Tetapi semua itu tidak berarti apa-apa bagiku selama aku masih melihat Mordekai— orang Yahudi itu, duduk di pintu gerbang istana raja!”
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.
Setelah itu istri Haman, Zeres dan semua sahabatnya mengusulkan, “Suruhlah para hamba-hambamu untuk mendirikan tiang gantung setinggi kurang lebih dua puluh dua meter untuk menggantung Mordekai. Kemudian besok pagi minta izin dari raja untuk menggantung Mordekai di tiang itu. Sesudah itu, dengan hati gembira engkau akan ke jamuan makan istimewa bersama raja.” Haman senang dengan ide itu, lalu dia memerintahkan para hambanya untuk memasang tiang gantung.
