¹Now 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.

¹Trećega dana, pošto presta moliti, svuče molitvene haljine i zaodjenu se slavom svojom.

²And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

²I podigavši zlatno žezlo, postavi ga na vrat Esteri, zagrli je i reče: "Govori mi!"

³Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

³Kralj joj reče: "Što je tebi, kraljice Estero? Što želiš? Bila to i polovica kraljevstva, dobit ćeš je!"

⁴And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

⁴Estera odgovori: "Neka kralj, ako mu je drago, dođe s Hamanom na gozbu koju sam danas priredila."

⁵Then 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.

⁵Kralj odvrati: "Obavijestite odmah Hamana da bi se izvršila Esterina želja." Kralj dakle dođe s Hamanom na gozbu koju je Estera priredila.

⁶And the king said unto 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.

⁶Dok su pili vino, kralj kaza Esteri: "Što god zatražiš, dobit ćeš. Što god zaželiš, bila to i polovica kraljevstva, bit će ti!"

⁷Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

⁷Estera odgovori: "Molba mi je i želja,

⁸If I have found favour 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 shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

⁸ako sam našla milost u očima kraljevim i ako se kralju svidi dati mi što molim i učiniti što želim, da kralj ponovo dođe s Hamanom na gozbu koju ću sutra pripremiti za njih i tad ću postupiti po riječi kraljevoj."

⁹Then 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.

⁹Toga dana Haman iziđe sretan i zadovoljna srca, ali se rasrdi jako na Mordokaja kad vidje da na vratima kraljevim nije ustao ni maknuo se pred njim.

¹⁰Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

¹⁰Haman se ipak svlada. Ode kući i posla po svoje prijatelje i po ženu Zarešu.

¹¹And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

¹¹Pripovijedao im je o sjaju svoga bogatstva, o mnoštvu svojih sinova i o svemu onome čime ga je kralj uzveličao i čime ga je uzdignuo nad sve svoje knezove i službenike.

¹²Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.

¹²Haman još dometnu: "I kraljica Estera nije uz kralja pozvala nikoga osim mene na gozbu koju je priredila. I sutra sam samo ja uz kralja njezin uzvanik.

¹³Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

¹³Ali me sve to ne može učiniti sretnim dokle god gledam Židova Mordokaja kako sjedi na vratima kraljevim."

¹⁴Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

¹⁴Reče mu Zareša, žena njegova, i svi prijatelji njegovi: "Podigni vješala visoka pedeset lakata. Sutra ujutro zatraži od kralja neka na njih objese Mordokaja. Poslije toga idi sretan s kraljem na gozbu." Savjet se Hamanu učini dobar, pa on naredi da se podignu vješala.