Esta 5
1 Nʼabalị nke atọ ya, Esta yiri uwe eze nwanyị ya, guzo nʼime ime ogige ụlọeze, nke chere ihu nʼụlọ nzukọ ukwu dị nʼụlọeze, ebe eze nọdụ nʼocheeze ya chee ihu nʼọnụ ụzọ.
On the third day, Esther put on her regalia and stood in the inner court of the royal palace opposite the king’s house. The king was sitting on his throne in the palace, opposite the entrance.
2 Mgbe ọ hụrụ Esta bụ nwunye eze ka o na-eguzo nʼogige ahụ, ihe ya masịrị ya, ọ nabatakwara ya site na ị setịpụrụ ya mkpara ọlaedo nke dị nʼaka ya. Ya mere, Esta bịaruru nso metụkwa isi mkpara ọlaedo ahụ aka.
When he saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she won his favor, and he held out to her the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the top of the sceptre.
3 Eze jụrụ ya sị, “Gịnị ka ị chọrọ, eze nwanyị Esta? Gịnị bụ mkpa gị? Aga m emere gị ya, ọ bụladị ma ọ bụrụ inye gị otu ọkara alaeze m.”
Then the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? Whatever your request is, it will be granted, even if it is the half of the kingdom.”
4 Esta zara sị, “Ọ bụrụ na ọ masịrị eze, achọrọ m ka gị na Heman bịa rie oriri m kwadooro unu taa.”
“If it seems best to the king,” Esther said, “let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
5 Eze tụgharịrị gwa ndị ozi ya sị, “Gwanụ Heman ka o mee ngwangwa bịa ka anyị gaa mee ihe Esta rịọrọ.” Emesịa, eze na Heman bịara nʼoriri Esta.
Then the king ordered, “Bring Haman quickly, so that Esther’s wish may be gratified.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
6 Mgbe ha na-aṅụ mmanya, eze sịrị Esta, “Ugbu a, gwa m ihe ị chọrọ, aga m enye gị ya, ọ bụladị ma ọ bụrụ otu ọkara alaeze m.”
While they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “Whatever your petition is, it will be granted. Your request, it will be done – even if it takes half of my kingdom.”
7 Esta zara sị, “Arịrịọ m na mkpa m bụ nke a,
Esther answered,
8 ọ bụrụ na m ahụtala amara nʼihu eze nʼezie, ọ bụrụkwa na ọ masịrị eze imere m ihe m na-arịọ, na ime ihe m na-achọ, ka ya na Heman sorokwa bịa echi nʼoriri ọzọ m ga-akwado. Echi ka m ga-akọkwara gị ihe niile.”
“If I have won the king’s favor and if it seems best to the king to grant my petition and to accede to my request, my petition and my request are that the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will answer the king’s question as he wishes.”
9 Heman hapụrụ ebe oriri ahụ nʼoke obi ụtọ. Ma mgbe ọ hụrụ Mọdekai nʼọnụ ụzọ ama eze, hụkwa na o bilighị maọbụ maa jijiji nʼihu ya, iwe were ya nke ukwuu.
Haman went out that day joyful and elated, but when he saw Mordecai in the king’s gate and noticed that he neither stood up nor moved for him, he was furiously angry with Mordecai.
10 Nʼagbanyeghị nke a, Heman jisiri onwe ya ike, laa nʼụlọ ya. Ọ kpọkọtara ndị enyi ya niile na Zeresh, nwunye ya,
Nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home. He called together his friends and Zeresh his wife
11 ọ nyara ha isi nʼihi oke akụnụba ya, na ọtụtụ ụmụ ndị ikom ya, nʼụzọ niile nke eze si nye ya nsọpụrụ ma bulikwaa ya elu karịa ndị ọzọ ọkwa ha dị elu na ndị ọrụ eze niile.
and recounted to them the greatness of his wealth, how many children he had, and all the ways in which the king had honored him, and how he had promoted him above the officials and the royal courtiers.
12 Heman kwukwara sị, “Nke a abụghị dị okwu, ọ bụ naanị mụ ka Esta nwunye eze, kpọrọ ka m soro eze bịa nʼoriri nke ọ kwadooro. Echi ka ọ kpọrọ m ka m soro eze bịa.
“What is more,” Haman said, “Queen Esther brought no one in with the king to the banquet which she had prepared except me, and tomorrow also I am invited by her along with the king.
13 Ma ihe ndị a niile bụ ihe efu mgbe ọbụla m na-ahụ Mọdekai onye Juu ahụ ka ọ na-anọdụ ala nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ụlọeze.”
Yet all this does not satisfy me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
14 Mgbe ahụ, Zeresh nwunye ya na ndị enyi ya niile, dụrụ ya ọdụ sị ya, “Ihe ị ga-eme bụ nke a: Kwadoo osisi e ji akwụgbu mmadụ, nke ịdị elu ya ga-adị iri mita abụọ na atọ. Nʼụtụtụ echi, rịọ eze ka o nye gị ike ịkwụgbu Mọdekai nʼelu ya. Mgbe e mere nke a, ọṅụ gị ga-ezukwa oke, mgbe ị ga-esorokwa eze gaa rie oriri a kpọrọ unu.” Okwu a masịrị Heman nke ukwuu. O nyere iwu ka a kwadoo osisi ahụ ngwangwa.
Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows seventy-five feet high be erected, and in the morning speak to the king and let Mordecai be hanged on it. Then go merrily with the king to the banquet.” The advice pleased Haman, and so he had the gallows erected.
