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.

¹Now 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.

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.

²When 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.

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

³Then 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.”

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

⁴Esther said, “If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”

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

⁵Then 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.

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

⁶The 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.”

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

⁷Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and my request is this.

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!'

⁸If 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.”

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.

⁹Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

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

¹⁰Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.

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.

¹¹Haman 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 princes and servants of 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.

¹²Haman 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.

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

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

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.

¹⁴Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows be made fifty cubits 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.