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.

Now 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.

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.

When 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.

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

Then 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."

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

Esther said, "If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that 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 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.

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.

The 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."

7 И рече Есфирь: прошение мое и моление:

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

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 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."

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:

Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the King's Gate, that he did not stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

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

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

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

Haman 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 officials and servants of the king.

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

Haman 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.

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

Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at 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 Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows be made seventy-three feet eight inches 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.