Esther 5

1 Ní ọjọ́ kẹta Esteri wọ aṣọ ayaba rẹ̀ ó sì dúró sí inú àgbàlá ààfin, ní iwájú gbọ̀ngàn ọba, ọba jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ ìjọba rẹ̀ nínú gbọ̀ngàn, ó kọjú sí ẹnu-ọ̀nà ìta.

Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, next to the king's house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.

2 Nígbà tí ó rí ayaba Esteri tí ó dúró nínú àgbàlá, inú rẹ̀ yọ́ sí i, ọba sì na ọ̀pá aládé wúrà ọwọ́ rẹ̀ sí i. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Esteri ṣe súnmọ́ ọn ó sì fi ọwọ́ kan orí ọ̀pá náà.

When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near, and touched the top of the scepter.

3 Nígbà náà ni ọba béèrè pé, “Kí ni ó dé, ayaba Esteri? Kí ni o fẹ́? Bí ó tilẹ̀ ṣe títí dé ìdajì ọba mi, àní, a ó fi fún ọ.”

Then the king asked her, "What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom."

4 Esteri sì dáhùn pé, “Bí ó bá tẹ́ ọba lọ́rùn, jẹ́ kí ọba, pẹ̀lú Hamani, wá lónìí sí ibi àsè tí èmi ti pèsè fún un.”

Esther said, "If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

5 Ọba sì wí pé, “ẹ mú Hamani wá kíákíá, nítorí kí a lè ṣe ohun tí Esteri béèrè fún un.” Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọba àti Hamani lọ sí ibi àsè tí Esteri ti pèsè.

Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly, so that it may be done as Esther has said." So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

6 Bí wọ́n ṣe ń mu wáìnì, ọba tún béèrè lọ́wọ́ Esteri, “Báyìí pé: kí ni ẹ̀bẹ̀ rẹ? A ó sì fi fún ọ. Kí ni ìwọ ń béèrè fún? Àní bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ ìdajì ìjọba mi, a ó fi fún ọ.”

The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, "What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed."

7 Esteri sì dáhùn, “Ẹ̀bẹ̀ mi àti ìbéèrè mi ni èyí.

Then Esther answered and said, "My petition and my request is this.

8 Bí ọba bá fi ojúrere rẹ̀ fún mi, tí ó bá sì tẹ́ ọba lọ́rùn láti gba ẹ̀bẹ̀ mi àti láti mú ìbéèrè mi ṣẹ, jẹ́ kí ọba àti Hamani wá ní ọ̀la sí ibi àsè tí èmi yóò pèsè fún wọn. Nígbà náà ni èmi yóò dáhùn ìbéèrè ọba.”

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

9 Hamani jáde lọ ní ọjọ́ náà pẹ̀lú ayọ̀ àti inú dídùn. Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí ó rí Mordekai ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà ọba, ó wòye pé kò dìde tàbí kí ó bẹ̀rù ní iwájú òun, inú bí i gidigidi sí Mordekai.

Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the King's Gate, that he did not stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

10 Ṣùgbọ́n, Hamani kó ara rẹ̀ ní ìjánu, ó lọ sí ilé. Ó pe àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀ jọ àti Sereṣi ìyàwó rẹ̀

Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.

11 Hamani gbéraga sí wọn nípa títóbi ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀, púpọ̀ àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀, àti gbogbo ọ̀nà tí ọba ti bu ọlá fún un àti bí ó ṣe gbé e ga ju àwọn ọlọ́lá àti àwọn ìjòyè tókù lọ.

Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and servants of the king.

12 Hamani tún fi kún un pé, “Kì í ṣe èyí nìkan. Èmi nìkan ni ayaba Esteri pè láti sin ọba wá sí ibi àsè tí ó sè. Bákan náà, ó sì tún ti pè mí pẹ̀lú ọba ní ọ̀la.

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

13 Ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo èyí kò ì tí ì tẹ́ mi lọ́rùn níwọ̀n ìgbà tí mo bá sì ń rí Mordekai ará a Júù náà tí ó ń jókòó ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà ọba.”

Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King's Gate."

14 Ìyàwó rẹ̀ Sereṣi àti àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀ wí fún un pé, “Ri igi kan, kí ó ga tó ìwọ̀n ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ bàtà márùn le láàdọ́rin, kí o sì sọ fún ọba ní òwúrọ̀ ọ̀la kí ó gbé Mordekai rọ̀ sórí i rẹ̀. Nígbà náà ni ìwọ yóò bá ọba lọ sí ibi àsè pẹ̀lú ayọ̀.” Èrò yí dùn mọ́ Hamani nínú, ó sì ri igi náà.

Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows be made seventy-three feet eight inches high, and in the morning speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet." This pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.