¹And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house,

¹Ja kolmandal päeval pani Ester selga kuninglikud rõivad ning astus kuningakoja siseõue, mis oli otse kuningakoja vastas; ja kuningas istus oma kuninglikul aujärjel kuninglikus kojas, koja ukse vastas.

²and it cometh to pass, at the king`s seeing Esther the queen standing in the court, she hath received grace in his eyes, and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre that [is] in his hand, and Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top of the sceptre.

²Kui kuningas nägi kuninganna Estrit õues seisvat, siis leidis too armu tema silmis ja kuningas sirutas Estri poole kuldkepi, mis tal käes oli; siis Ester astus ligi ja puudutas kepiotsa.

³And the king saith to her, `What — to thee Esther, O queen? and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom — and it is given to thee.`

³Ja kuningas ütles temale: 'Mis sul tarvis on, kuninganna Ester, ja mida sa palud? Kui see oleks ka pool kuningriiki, see antakse sulle!'

⁴And Esther saith, `If unto the king [it be] good, the king doth come in, and Haman, to-day, unto the banquet that I have made for him;`

⁴Ja Ester vastas: 'Kui kuningas heaks arvab, siis tulgu kuningas ja Haaman täna peole, mille ma temale olen korraldanud!'

⁵and the king saith, `Haste ye Haman — to do the word of Esther;` and the king cometh in, and Haman, unto the banquet that Esther hath made.

⁵Kuningas ütles: 'Saatke kiiresti Haaman, et saaksime teha, nagu Ester on öelnud!' Ja kuningas ning Haaman tulid peole, mille Ester oli korraldanud.

⁶And the king saith to Esther, during the banquet of wine, `What [is] thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom — and it is done.`

⁶Ja veini juues ütles kuningas Estrile: 'Mida sa palud? See antakse sulle! Ja su soov, olgu see või pool kuningriiki, täidetakse!'

⁷And Esther answereth and saith, `My petition and my request [is]:

⁷Aga Ester kostis ning ütles: 'Mu palve ja soov on:

⁸if I have found grace in the eyes of the king, and if unto the king [it be] good, to give my petition, and to perform my request, the king doth come, and Haman, unto the banquet that I make for them, and to-morrow I do according to the word of the king.`

⁸kui ma kuninga silmis olen armu leidnud ja kui kuningas heaks arvab anda, mida ma palun, ja teha, mida ma soovin, siis tulgu kuningas ja Haaman peole, mille ma neile korraldan; ma teen siis homme, nagu kuningas soovib!'

⁹And Haman goeth forth on that day rejoicing and glad in heart, and at Haman`s seeing Mordecai in the gate of the king, and he hath not risen nor moved for him, then is Haman full of fury against Mordecai.

⁹Ja Haaman läks sel päeval sealt ära rõõmsana ja heas tujus; aga kui Haaman nägi Mordokaid kuninga väravas, et too ei tõusnud püsti ega värisenud tema ees, siis Haaman sai täis tulist viha Mordokai vastu.

¹⁰And Haman forceth himself, and cometh in unto his house, and sendeth, and bringeth in his friends, and Zeresh his wife,

¹⁰Aga Haaman talitses ennast ja läks oma kotta; siis ta läkitas sõna ja laskis tuua oma sõbrad ja oma naise Serese.

¹¹and Haman recounteth to them the glory of his wealth, and the abundance of his sons, and all that with which the king made him great, and with which he lifted him up above the heads and servants of the king.

¹¹Ja Haaman jutustas neile oma suurest rikkusest ja oma paljudest poegadest, ja sellest, kuidas kuningas teda oli ülendanud ja kuidas ta teda oli edutanud kuninga vürstide ja sulaste ees.

¹²And Haman saith, `Yea, Esther the queen brought none in with the king, unto the feast that she made, except myself, and also for to-morrow I am called to her, with the king,

¹²Ja Haaman ütles: 'Isegi kuninganna Ester ei lasknud kedagi muud kui mind tulla koos kuningaga peole, mille ta korraldas. Ja homsekski on ta mind kutsunud koos kuningaga.

¹³and all this is not profitable to me, during all the time that I am seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting in the gate of the king.`

¹³Aga see kõik ei rahulda mind, niikaua kui ma näen juut Mordokaid istumas kuninga väravas!'

¹⁴And Zeresh his wife saith to him, and all his friends, `Let them prepare a tree, in height fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, and they hang Mordecai on it, and go thou in with the king unto the banquet rejoicing;` and the thing is good before Haman, and he prepareth the tree.

¹⁴Siis ütlesid ta naine Seres ja kõik ta sõbrad temale: 'Tehtagu puu, viiskümmend küünart kõrge, ja ütle hommikul kuningale, et Mordokai sinna poodaks. Siis sa võid rõõmsalt koos kuningaga minna peole!' See kõne oli Haamani meelest hea ja ta käskis puu valmis teha.