エステル 記 5

1 第三日にエステル后の服を着王の家の内庭にいり王の家にむかひて立つ王は王宮玉座に坐して王宮の戸口にむかひをりしが

And so, on the third day, Esther had put on her royal apparel and was standing in the atrium of the king’s house, which was inside, opposite the king’s hall, while he was sitting on his throne in the council room of the palace, opposite the entrance of the house.

2 王后エステルが庭にたちをるを見てこれに恩をくはへ其手にある金圭をエステルの方に伸しければエステルすすみよりてその圭の頭にさはれり

And when he saw Esther the queen standing there, she pleased his eyes, and he extended toward her the golden scepter, which he held in his hand, and she approached and kissed the top of his scepter.

3 王かれに言けるは后エステルなんぢ何をもとむるやなんぢの願意は何なるや國の半分にいたるとも汝にあたふべし

And the king said to her, “What do you wish, queen Esther? What is your request? Even if you ask for half of the kingdom, it will be given to you.”

4 エステルいひけるは王もし善としたまはば願くは今日わが王のために設けたる酒宴に王とハマンと臨みたまへ

But she responded, “If it pleases the king, I beg you to come with me today, and Haman with you, to the feast that I have prepared.”

5 ここに於て王ハマンを急がしめてエステルの言るごとくならしめよと命じ王とハマンやがてエステルが設けたる酒宴に臨めり

And immediately the king said, “Call Haman quickly, so that he may obey Esther’s will. And so the king and Haman came to the feast, which the queen had prepared for them.

6 酒宴の時王またエステルに言けるは汝の所求は何なるやかならずゆるさるべし なんぢの願意は何なるや固の半分にいたるとも成就らるべし

And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine abundantly, “What are you asking for that should be given to you? And which things do you require? Even if you request half of my kingdom, you will obtain it.”

7 エステル言けるは我が所求わが願意は是なり

Esther answered him, “My petition and prayer is this:

8 われもし王の目の前に恩を得 王もしわが所求をゆるしわが願意を成就しむることを善としたまはば願くは玉とハマンまたわが設けんとする酒宴に臨みたまへ われ明日王の宜まへる言にしたがはん

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfill my petition, let the king and Haman come to the feast which I have prepared for them, and tomorrow I will open my mind to the king.”

9 かくてハマンはその日よろこび心たのしみて出きたりけるがハマン、モルデカイが王の門に居て己にむかひて起もあがらず身動もせざるを見しかば 痛くモルデカイを怒れり

And so Haman went out that day joyful and cheerful. And when he saw that Mordecai was sitting in front of the gate of the palace, and that he alone did not get up for him, but did not so much as move from the place where he sat, he was very indignant.

10 されどもハマン耐忍びて家にかへりその朋友等および妻ゼレシをまねき來らしめ

But, concealing his anger and returning into his house, he gathered to him his friends and Zeresh, his wife.

11 而してハマンその富の榮耀とその子の衆多ことと凡て王の己を貴とびし事また己をたかくして王の牧伯および臣僕の上にあらしむることを之に語れり

And he explained to them the greatness of his riches, and the influence of his sons, and how, with such glory, the king had elevated him above all his rulers and servants.

12 しかしてハマンまた言けらく后エステル酒宴を設けたりしが我のほかは何人をも王とともに之に臨ましめず明日もまた我は玉とともに后に招かれをるなり

And after this, he said, “Also, queen Esther has called no one else to the feast with the king, except me. And I will be dining with the king again tomorrow.

13 然れどユダヤ人モルデカイが王の門に坐しをるを見る間は是らの事も快樂からず

And though I have all these things, I consider that I have nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in front of the king’s gate.”

14 時にその妻ゼレシとその一切の朋友かれに言けるは請ふ高五十キユビトの木を立しめ明日の朝モルデカイをその上に懸んことを王に奏せ而して王とともに樂しみてその酒宴におもむけとハマンこの事を善としてその木を立しめたり

And Zeresh his wife and his other friends answered him, “Order a great beam to be prepared, having a height of fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, so that Mordecai may be hanged from it, and so you will go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This advice pleased him, and so he ordered a high cross to be prepared.