Esther 5

1 Forsothe in the thridde dai Hester was clothid in `the kyngis clothis, and stood in the porche of the kyngis hows, that was `the ynnere ayens the kyngis halle; and he sat on his trone, in the consistorie of the paleis, ayens the dore of the hows.

and to be in/on/with day [the] third and to clothe Esther royalty and to stand: stand in/on/with court house: home [the] king [the] inner before house: home [the] king and [the] king to dwell upon throne royalty his in/on/with house: home [the] royalty before entrance [the] house: home

2 And whanne he hadde seyn Hester, the queen, stondynge, sche pleside hise iyen, and he helde forth ayens hir the goldun yerde, which he helde in the hond; and sche neiyide, and kisside the hiynesse of his yerde.

and to be like/as to see: see [the] king [obj] Esther [the] queen to stand: stand in/on/with court to lift: kindness favor in/on/with eye: seeing his and to extend [the] king to/for Esther [obj] scepter [the] gold which in/on/with hand his and to present: come Esther and to touch in/on/with head: top [the] scepter

3 And the king seide to hir, Hester, the queen, what `wolt thou? what is thin axyng? Yhe, thouy thou axist the half part of my rewme, it schal be youun to thee.

and to say to/for her [the] king what? to/for you Esther [the] queen and what? request your till half [the] royalty and to give: give to/for you

4 And sche answeride, If it plesith the kyng, Y biseche, that thou come to me to dai, and Aaman with thee, to the feeste, which Y haue maad redi.

and to say Esther if upon [the] king pleasant to come (in): come [the] king and Haman [the] day to(wards) [the] feast which to make to/for him

5 And anoon the king seide, Clepe ye Aaman soone, that he obeie to the wille of Hester. Therfor the kyng and Aaman camen to the feeste, which the queen hadde maad redi to hem.

and to say [the] king to hasten [obj] Haman to/for to make: do [obj] word: speaking Esther and to come (in): come [the] king and Haman to(wards) [the] feast which to make Esther

6 And the king seide to hir, aftir that he hadde drunk wiyn plenteuousli, What axist thou, that it be youun to thee, and for what thing axist thou? Yhe, thouy thou axist the half part of my rewme, thou schalt gete.

and to say [the] king to/for Esther in/on/with feast [the] wine what? petition your and to give: give to/for you and what? request your till half [the] royalty and to make: do

7 To whom Hester answeride, My axyng and preieris ben these.

and to answer Esther and to say petition my and request my

8 If Y haue founde grace in the siyt of the kyng, and if it plesith the kyng, that he yyue to me that, that Y axe, and that he fille myn axyng, the kyng and Aaman come to the feeste, which Y haue maad redi to hem; and to morewe Y schal opene my wille to the kyng.

if to find favor in/on/with eye: seeing [the] king and if upon [the] king pleasant to/for to give: give [obj] petition my and to/for to make: do [obj] request my to come (in): come [the] king and Haman to(wards) [the] feast which to make to/for them and tomorrow to make: do like/as word: speaking [the] king

9 Therfor Aaman yede out glad and swift `in that dai. And whanne he hadde seyn Mardochee sittynge bifor the yatis of the paleys, and not oneli to haue not rise to hym, but sotheli nether moued fro the place of his sittyng, he was ful wrooth;

and to come out: come Haman in/on/with day [the] he/she/it glad and pleasant heart and like/as to see: see Haman [obj] Mordecai in/on/with gate [the] king and not to arise: rise and not to tremble from him and to fill Haman upon Mordecai rage

10 and `whanne the ire was dissymelid, he turnede ayen in to his hows, and he clepide togidire `to him silf frendis, and Zares, his wijf;

and to refrain Haman and to come (in): come to(wards) house: home his and to send: depart and to come (in): bring [obj] to love: friend him and [obj] Zeresh woman: wife his

11 and he declaride to hem the greetnesse of his richessis, and the cumpeny of children, and with hou greet glorie the kyng hadde enhaunsid hym aboue alle hise princis and seruauntis.

and to recount to/for them Haman [obj] glory riches his and abundance son: child his and [obj] all which to magnify him [the] king and [obj] which to lift: exalt him upon [the] ruler and servant/slave [the] king

12 And he seide after these thinges, Also the queen Hester clepide noon other man with the kyng to the feeste, outakun me, anentis `which queen Y schal ete also to morewe with the kyng.

and to say Haman also not to come (in): come Esther [the] queen with [the] king to(wards) [the] feast which to make that if: except if: except [obj] me and also to/for tomorrow I to call: call to to/for her with [the] king

13 And whanne Y haue alle these thingis, Y gesse that Y haue no thing, as long as Y se Mardochee, Jew, sittynge bifor the `kyngis yatis.

and all this nothing he be like to/for me in/on/with all time which I to see: see [obj] Mordecai [the] Jew to dwell in/on/with gate [the] king

14 And Zares, his wijf, and othere frendis answeriden to hym, Comaunde thou an hiy beem to be maad redi, hauynge fifti cubitis of heiythe; and seie thou eerly to the kyng, that Mardochee be hangid theronne; and so thou schalt go glad with the kyng to the feeste. And the counsel plesyde him, and he comaundide an hiy cros to be maad redi.

and to say to/for him Zeresh woman: wife his and all to love: friend him to make tree: stake high fifty cubit and in/on/with morning to say to/for king and to hang [obj] Mordecai upon him and to come (in): come with [the] king to(wards) [the] feast glad and be good [the] word: thing to/for face: before Haman and to make [the] tree: stake