Estera 5

1 Pripetilo se je torej na tretji dan, da si je Estera nadela svojo kraljevsko obleko in stopila na notranji dvor kraljeve hiše, nasproti kraljevi hiši in kralj je sedel na svojem kraljevem prestolu, v kraljevi hiši, nasproti velikim vratom hiše.

And it came to pass, on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the house of the king, over against the house of the king, —and, the king, was sitting upon his royal seat, in the royal house, over against the opening of the house.

2 In bilo je tako, da ko je kralj zagledal kraljico Estero stati na dvoru, je ta dosegla naklonjenost v njegovem pogledu. Kralj je proti Esteri iztegnil zlato žezlo, ki je bilo v njegovi roki. Tako se je Estera približala in se dotaknila vrha žezla.

And it came to pass, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his eyes, —and the king held out to Esther, the golden sceptre which was in his hand, so Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

3 Potem ji je kralj rekel: »Kaj hočeš, kraljica Estera? Kakšna je tvoja prošnja? Dano ti bo celo do polovice kraljestva.«

Then said the king unto her, What aileth thee, Queen Esther? and what is thy request? Unto the half of the kingdom, shall it be given thee.

4 Estera je odgovorila: »Če se to zdi kralju dobro, naj kralj in Hamán prideta danes na gostijo, ki sem jo pripravila zanj.«

Then said Esther, If, unto the king, it seem good, let the king with Haman come in this day, unto the banquet which I have prepared for him.

5 Potem je kralj rekel: »Pripravite Hamána, da se podviza, da bo lahko storil, kakor je rekla Estera.« Tako sta kralj in Hamán prišla na gostijo, ki jo je pripravila Estera.

And the king said, Hasten ye Haman, to perform the word of Esther. So the king with Haman came in, unto the banquet which Esther had prepared,

6 Kralj je pri vinski gostiji Esteri rekel: »Kaj je tvoja prošnja? Ta ti bo zagotovljena. Kaj je tvoja zahteva? Celo do polovice kraljestva ti bo izpolnjena.«

Then said the king unto Esther, during the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, that it may be granted thee?—and what is thy request—unto the half of the kingdom—that it may be performed?

7 Potem je Estera odgovorila in rekla: »Moja prošnja in moja zahteva je,

Then answered Esther, and said, —As touching my petition and my request,

8 če sem našla naklonjenost v kraljevih očeh in če to ugaja kralju, da zagotovi mojo prošnjo in da izvede mojo zahtevo, naj kralj in Hamán prideta na gostijo, ki jo bom pripravila zanju, jutri pa bom storila, kakor je rekel kralj.«

If I have found favour in the eyes of the king, and if, unto the king, it seem good, to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king with Haman come in unto the banquet which I will prepare for them, and, to-morrow, I will do according to the word of the king.

9 Potem je Hamán tega dne odšel radosten in z veselim srcem. Toda, ko je Hamán pri kraljevih velikih vratih zagledal Mordohaja, ki ni vstal niti se zaradi njega ni premaknil, je bil poln ogorčenja zoper Mordohaja.

Then went Haman forth on that day, joyful and of a merry heart, —but, when Haman saw Mordecai in the gate of the king, that he rose not up nor moved because of him, then was Haman filled with wrath against Mordecai.

10 Vendar se je Hamán zadržal. Ko pa je prišel domov, je poslal in dal poklicati po svoje prijatelje in svojo ženo Zêrešo.

Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and came into his own house, —and sent and brought in his friends, and Zeresh his wife;

11 Hamán jim je govoril o slavi svojih bogastev in množici svojih otrok in vseh stvareh, s katerimi ga je kralj povišal in kako ga je napredoval nad prince in kraljeve služabnike.

and Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, —and all the things wherein the king had promoted him to power, and how he had advanced him, above the rulers and the servants of the king.

12 Poleg tega je Hamán rekel: »Da, kraljica Estera nobenemu drugemu ni dovolila vstopiti s kraljem na gostijo, ki jo je pripravila, razen meni in tudi jutri sem s kraljem povabljen k njej.

And Haman said, Moreover Esther the queen did bring in no one with the king into the banquet which she had prepared, saving myself, —yea moreover, even for to-morrow, I, am invited unto her, with the king.

13 Vendar mi vse to nič ne koristi, dokler vidim Juda Mordohaja sedeti pri kraljevih velikih vratih.«

Yet, all this, sufficeth me not, —so long as, I, see Mordecai the Jew, sitting in the gate of the king.

14 Potem so mu njegova žena Zêreša in vsi njegovi prijatelji rekli: »Naj bodo narejene petdeset komolcev visoke vislice in jutri spregovori kralju, da bo Mordohaj lahko obešen nanje. Potem pojdi vesel s kraljem na gostijo.« Stvar je ugajala Hamánu in velel je, da se naredijo vislice.

Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let them make ready a gallows, of the height of fifty cubits, and, in the morning, speak thou unto the king, that they hang Mordecai thereon, then go with the king into the banquet joyfully. And the thing seemed good before Haman, and he made ready the gallows.