< 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].
Ana higeno namba 3 knarera Esta'a kuini kukena'a eri nentanino, kini ne'mofo kumapi ufreno kini ne'mofo noma me'nea avuga tava'onte uoti'ne. Hagi kini ne'mo'a kafantega avugosa hunteno kini tra'are mani'ne.
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.
Hagi kini ne'mo'ma keama Esta'ma kafante'ma uotigeno negeno'a, muse hunenteno golire azotama azampima eri'neana rusute amigeno, Esta'a umrerino ana azota agonare avako hu'ne.
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!”
Higeno kini ne'mo'a antahigeno, Kuini a' Estaga na'anku kave'nesie? Na'anku nantahige'za nehane? Kegavama hu'noa mopama amu'nompinti'ma refko hunamio hunkama hananke'na amne anara hugahue.
4 Esther replied, “[Your majesty, ] if it pleases you, you and Haman come to the banquet that I have prepared for you!”
Hagi Esta'a kenona huno, Kini ne'moka musema hanunka, kagrane Hemani'enena kagri ne'zama retro'ma hunte'nore menina evi'o.
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.
Hagi kini ne'mo'a huno, Ame huta Hemanina avreta enketa Esta'ma hirega va'mneno. Hige'za Hemanima avre'za azageno kini ne'ene Hemanikea Esta'ma retro'ma hu'nea ne'za ome nenaku vu'na'e.
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.”
Hagi ne'zama nete'za waini tima nenazageno'a, kini ne'mo'a Estankura huno, Nazankuroma nantahigesanke'na ana zana amne kamigahuanki nantahigo. Hagi kegavama hu'noa mopama amu'nompinti'ma refko hunamio hunkama hanankena, amne anara hugahue.
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”].
Higeno Esta'a kenona huno, Nagra ama zanku kantahigegahue,
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kini ne'mokama kavesinantenka musema hunka kantahima ke'nuazama hunaku'ma hanunka, muse hugantaonki retro'ma hanua nezantera okina Hemanina avreta eke'na kini ne'mokama hana kerera kenona hugantaneno.
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.
Hagi ana kna zupa Hamani'a tusi muse nehuno, agu'amo'a knare nehigeno vu'ne. Hianagi Modekaiama kini ne'mofo kuma kafante'ma mani'negeno ome negeno'a, tusi arimpa ahente'ne. Na'ankure Hamani'ma nevigeno'a, Modekaia'a rankva vahe'ma ne-egeno'ma nehiaza huno antri huge otinora ra agi omi'ne.
10 However, he did not show that he was angry; he [just] went home. Then he gathered together his wife Zeresh and his friends,
Hianagi Hamani'a arimpa he'zana eria amara osu agu'afi netreno, noma'arega vuno arone'aramine nenaro Zeresinena ome kehutru huno,
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.
fenoma ante'nea zanku'ene ne' mofavreramima ante'nea zanku'ene, kini ne'mo'ma ra agima amino eri'zampima avre onagamuma netreno, mago'a eri'za vahetmima zamagaterea zanku'ene ra agima eria zankura ome zamasami'ne.
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!”
Hagi Hemani'a huno, E'ikerompage mago'a eri'za vahera nezmatreno kuini a' Esta'a nagri'ene kini ne'ene kehigeta kini ne'mofo ne'zama retro'ma hu'nea nezantera vu'no'e. Ana nehuno oki'nena nagrike'za kea hu'neanki'na kini ne'ene vuta ne'zana ome negahu'e.
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]!”
Hianagi Jiu ne'ma Modekai'ma kini ne'mofo kuma kafante'ma mani'negenama negogeno'a, ana knare'zama hunante'nea zantmimo'a amnezankna nehie.
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.
Higeno Hemani rone'amo'zane nenaro Zeresi'ene amanage hu'za asmi'naze, Za'za'amo'a 22mita hu'nesia za'za zafa huge'za eri'za eme retru renesagenka, oki nanterana kini neku hugeno Modekaiana aheno hantino. Ana hanigenka muse nehunka, kini ne'enena vunka ne'zana ome negahane. Higeno Hemani'ma antahiana ana antahi'zamo'a knare higeno, za'za zafa retro hunte'ne.

< Esther 5 >