Книга Есфири 5

1 И бысть по триех днех... и сия червленеющися добротою красоты своея... И прошедши вся двери, ста пред царем. Он же седяше на престоле царства своего, оболчен во все одеяние славы своея.

And it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and placed herself in the inner court of the king's house, opposite the king's apartment; and the king was sitting upon his royal throne in the royal apartment, opposite to the entrance of the house.

2 И взем златый жезл (царь) возложи на выю ея и облобыза ю и рече: глаголи ми. И рече ему: видех тя, господине, яко Ангела Божия, и смятеся сердце мое от страха славы твоея, яко дивен еси, господине, и лице твое благодатей исполнено. Беседующи же она к нему, паде от ослабления. Царь же смятеся, и вси раби его утешаху ея.

And it happened, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained grace in his eyes; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand; and Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

3 И рече ей царь: что хощеши, Есфире? И что прошение твое? Будет ти даже и до полуцарства моего.

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

4 И рече Есфирь: день моего празднования днесь есть: аще убо угодно есть цареви, да приидет царь и Аман на пир, егоже сотворю днесь.

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

5 И рече царь: ускорите ити по Амана, да сотворим слово Есфирино. И приидоста оба на пир, егоже сотвори Есфирь.

Then said the king, Bring Haman quickly hither to fulfill the word of Esther: so came the king with Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.

6 На пиру же рече царь ко Есфири: что есть, Есфире царице? (и кая есть мысль прошения твоего? Дам ти и до полуцарства моего, ) и будет елико просиши.

And 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 if it be equal to half of the kingdom, it shall still be done.

7 И рече Есфирь: прошение мое и моление:

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request are,

8 аще обретох благодать пред царем, да приидет царь и Аман еще заутра на пир, егоже сотворю има, и заутра сотворю сие прошение.

If I have found grace in the eyes of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to fulfill my request, that the king may come with Haman to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow will I do according to the word of the king.

9 И изыде Аман от царя зело радостен и весел: видев же Мардохеа Иудеанина во дворе (цареве не подвигнувшася и не кланяющатя пред ним), возярися зело:

And Haman went forth on that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, who did not rise up, nor move out of the way for him, then was Haman filled against Mordecai with fury.

10 и вшед в дом свой, призва други своя и Зосару жену свою

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went to his house: he then sent and had his friends brought in with Zeresh his wife.

11 и показа им богатство свое и славу, еюже возвеличи его царь, и яко сотвори его перваго быти и правити царствие.

And Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had made him great, and how he had advanced him above the princes and the servants of the king.

12 И рече Аман: не зва царица ни единаго на пир со царем, но точию мене, и наутрие зваше мя:

And Haman said [farther], Yea, Esther the queen did not let any one come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself: and also for tomorrow am I invited unto her with the king.

13 но сия не суть ми угодна, егда вижду Мардохеа Иудеанина во дворе (цареве).

Yet all this profiteth me nothing, every time that I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in the king's gate.

14 И рече ему Зосара жена его и друзие: приготови древо лакот пятьдесят, и заутра речеши цареви, и да повешен будет Мардохей на древе: ты же вниди со царем на пир и веселися. И угоден бысть Аману глагол сей, и уготова древо.

Then said unto him Zeresh his wife with all his friends, Let them make a gallows of fifty cubits high, and in the mourning speak unto the king that they may hang Mordecai thereon; and then go thou in with the king unto the banquet joyfully. And the thing pleased Haman; and he had the gallows made.