Ester 5

1 Pada hari ketiga puasanya, Ester mengenakan pakaian ratunya, lalu pergi ke halaman dalam istana dan berdiri di depan pintu balairung. Raja sedang duduk di atas tahta yang menghadap ke pintu itu.

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on [her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

2 Ketika ia melihat Ratu Ester berdiri di luar, ia merasa sayang kepadanya dan mengulurkan tongkat emasnya kepadanya. Maka majulah Ester, lalu menyentuh ujung tongkat itu.

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, [that] she obtained favor in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that [was] in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter.

3 Kemudian bertanyalah raja, "Ada apa, Permaisuriku? Apa yang kauinginkan? Katakanlah! Meskipun kauminta setengah dari kerajaanku, akan kuberikan juga."

Then said the king to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

4 Ester menjawab, "Kalau Baginda berkenan, hendaknya malam ini Baginda dan Haman datang ke perjamuan yang hamba adakan untuk Baginda."

And Esther answered, If [it shall seem] good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

5 Raja menyuruh Haman cepat datang, supaya mereka dapat memenuhi undangan Ester. Maka datanglah mereka ke perjamuan yang diadakan Ester itu.

Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

6 Pada waktu minum anggur, raja bertanya, "Sekarang katakanlah apa yang kauinginkan. Apapun yang kauminta akan kuberikan, meskipun setengah dari kerajaanku!"

And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What [is] thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

7 Ester menjawab,

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is]:

8 "Kalau Baginda berkenan mengabulkan permohonan hamba, hendaknya Baginda dan Haman datang lagi ke perjamuan yang hamba adakan besok malam. Nanti pada perjamuan itu hamba akan mengajukan permohonan hamba kepada Baginda."

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it shall please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow as the king hath said.

9 Haman pulang dari perjamuan Ratu Ester dengan hati yang riang gembira. Tetapi ketika di pintu gerbang istana ia melihat Mordekhai yang tidak bangkit untuk memberi hormat kepadanya, ia menjadi marah sekali.

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.

10 Namun ia menahan diri dan pulang ke rumahnya. Setibanya di sana ia menyuruh teman-temannya datang dan meminta Zeres, istrinya, untuk duduk-duduk bersama mereka.

Nevertheless, Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

11 Lalu Haman membual kepada mereka dan menyombongkan kekayaannya, banyaknya anak-anak lelakinya, kedudukan penting yang diterimanya dari raja, dan pangkatnya yang jauh lebih tinggi daripada pegawai-pegawai lain.

And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all [the things] in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

12 Katanya pula, "Bahkan Ratu Ester pun hanya mengundang aku dan raja ke perjamuan yang diadakannya bagi kami, dan besok malam kami diundangnya lagi.

Haman said moreover, Yes, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow I am invited to her also with the king.

13 Tetapi semua itu tidak berarti, selama masih kulihat Mordekhai, orang Yahudi itu, duduk di pintu gerbang istana."

Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

14 Mendengar itu istri dan semua teman-temannya mengusulkan demikian, "Suruh saja membuat tiang gantungan setinggi dua puluh dua meter. Lalu besoknya, pagi-pagi mintalah izin kepada raja untuk menggantung Mordekhai pada tiang itu. Dengan demikian kau dapat pergi ke perjamuan itu dengan hati yang tenang." Usul itu baik sekali menurut pendapat Haman, sebab itu ia segera menyuruh membuat tiang gantungan itu.

Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends to him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and to-morrow speak thou to the king that Mordecai may be hanged upon it: then go thou in merrily with the king to the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.