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.
1In zgodi se tretji dan, da se Estera obleče v svoje kraljevsko oblačilo in stopi v notranji dvor kraljeve hiše, nasproti hiši kraljevi; kralj pa je sedel na svojega kraljestva prestolu v kraljevi palači, proti vhodu v hišo.
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.
2In ko je kralj zagledal kraljico Estero na dvoru stoječo, je dobila milost v očeh njegovih; in kralj seže proti Esteri z zlatim žezlom, ki ga je imel v roki. In Estera pristopi in se dotakne žezla.
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.
3Tedaj ji kralj reče: Kaj ti je, kraljica Estera? in kaj je prošnja tvoja? Do polovice kraljestva ti bo dano.
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.
4In Estera reče: Ako je kralju všeč, naj pride kralj s Hamanom danes k obedu, ki sem ga zanj pripravila.
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.
5Nato veli kralj: Hitro poskrbite, da Haman stori, kakor je rekla Estera! Prideta torej kralj in Haman k obedu, ki ga je bila pripravila Estera.
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.
6Ko so potem pili vino, vpraša kralj Estero: Kaj je prošnja tvoja? ker dano ti bo. In česa želiš? Do polovice kraljestva, in zgodi se ti!
7Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
7Nato odgovori Estera in reče: Moja prošnja in moja želja je:
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 sem našla milost pred kraljem in ako kralj blagovoli uslišati prošnjo mojo ter izpolniti željo mojo, naj prideta kralj in Haman k obedu, ki ga jima pripravim, in jutri storim, kakor je kralj dejal.
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.
9In Haman odide tisti dan vesel in dobre volje. Ali ko vidi Haman Mardoheja med kraljevimi vrati, da ni vstal niti se zganil pred njim, se raztogoti zoper Mardoheja.
10Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
10Ali vendar se zdrži, in ko pride domov, pošlje in skliče k sebi prijatelje svoje in Zereso, ženo svojo.
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.
11In Haman jim razklada slavo svojega bogastva in koliko ima sinov in vse, s čimer ga je kralj poveličal in kako ga je povzdignil nad kneze in služabnike kraljeve.
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.
12Dalje reče Haman: Tudi kraljica Estera ni pozvala nikogar s kraljem na obed, ki ga je pripravila, nego samo mene; pa tudi jutri sem s kraljem povabljen k njej!
13Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
13A tega vsega mi ni zadosti, dokler vidim Mardoheja, tistega Juda, sedečega med kraljevimi vrati!Nato mu reče Zeresa, žena njegova, in vsi prijatelji njegovi: Naj se napravijo vislice, petdeset komolcev visoke, in zjutraj reci kralju, naj obesijo nanje Mardoheja; potem pojdeš vesel s kraljem k obedu! In to je ugajalo Hamanu, in velel je pripraviti vislice.
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.
14Nato mu reče Zeresa, žena njegova, in vsi prijatelji njegovi: Naj se napravijo vislice, petdeset komolcev visoke, in zjutraj reci kralju, naj obesijo nanje Mardoheja; potem pojdeš vesel s kraljem k obedu! In to je ugajalo Hamanu, in velel je pripraviti vislice.