Ester 5
1 Na mokolo ya misato ya kokila bilei, Ester alataki bilamba na ye ya bokonzi mpe akotaki na lopango ya kati ya ndako ya mokonzi, liboso ya shambre na ye. Mokonzi azalaki ya kovanda na kiti na ye ya bokonzi kati na shambre oyo ezalaki kotalana na ekuke ya kokotela.
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].
2 Tango mokonzi amonaki Ester, mwasi na ye, atelemi kati na lopango, asalelaki ye ngolu. Mokonzi asembolaki epai ya Ester lingenda ya wolo ya bokonzi na ye, oyo ezalaki na loboko na ye. Ester apusanaki mpe asimbaki songe ya lingenda ya bokonzi.
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.
3 Mokonzi atunaki ye: — Ester, mwasi ya mokonzi, likambo nini? Bosenga na yo ezali nini? Nazali pene ya kopesa yo ata kati-kati ya bokonzi na ngai!
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!”
4 Ester azongisaki: — Oh soki esepelisi mokonzi, tika ete mokonzi akoka koya lelo, elongo na Amani, na feti monene oyo nabongisi mpo na ye.
Esther replied, “[Your majesty, ] if it pleases you, you and Haman come to the banquet that I have prepared for you!”
5 Mokonzi alobaki: — Bolukela ngai noki Amani mpo ete tokokisa bosenga ya Ester. Boye, mokonzi mpe Amani bakendeki na feti oyo Ester abongisaki.
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.
6 Tango bazalaki komela vino, mokonzi atunaki lisusu Ester: — Sik’oyo, posa na yo ezali nini? Ekopesamela yo. Mpe bosenga na yo ezali nini? Ekopesamela yo, ata soki ezali kati-kati ya bokonzi na ngai.
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.”
7 Ester azongisaki: — Posa mpe bosenga na ngai ezali boye:
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”].
8 Soki nazwi ngolu na miso ya mokonzi mpe soki mokonzi asepeli kokokisa posa mpe bosenga na ngai, tika ete mokonzi mpe Amani bakoka koya lobi na feti oyo nakobongisa mpo na bango; bongo nde nakopesa eyano na motuna ya mokonzi.
9 Amani abimaki na esengo mpe na nsayi. Kasi tango Amani amonaki Maridoshe na ekuke ya mokonzi mpe asosolaki ete Maridoshe atelemi te mpe azali kolenga te liboso na ye, Amani asilikelaki Maridoshe makasi.
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.
10 Kasi atako bongo, Amani akangaki motema mpe azongaki epai na ye; abengisaki balingami na ye mpe Zereshi, mwasi na ye.
However, he did not show that he was angry; he [just] went home. Then he gathered together his wife Zeresh and his friends,
11 Amani abetelaki bango lisolo ya bomengo na ye oyo ezalaki penza ebele, motango ya bana na ye mpe makambo nyonso oyo mokonzi azalaki kosala mpo na kopesa ye lokumu mpe ndenge nini atombolaki ye likolo ya bakambi mpe bakalaka mosusu.
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.
12 Amani abakisaki: — Esuki kaka wana te! Nazali kaka ngai moko, moto oyo Ester, mwasi ya mokonzi, abengi elongo na mokonzi na feti oyo abongisi. Mpe lobi, abengi ngai lisusu elongo na mokonzi.
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!”
13 Kasi makambo oyo nyonso ezali kosepelisa ngai te tango nazali komona Moyuda wana Maridoshe kovanda na ekuke ya mokonzi.
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]!”
14 Zereshi, mwasi na ye, mpe baninga na ye nyonso balobaki na ye: — Telemisa nzete ya bametele pene tuku mibale na mitano na bosanda; mpe lobi na tongo, okosenga na mokonzi ete badiembika Maridoshe na nzete yango. Bongo okokende na esengo na feti elongo na mokonzi. Likanisi oyo esepelisaki Amani, mpe atelemisaki nzete.
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.
