Esta 5
1 Baada ya siku tatu, Esta akajivika mavazi yake ya kimalkia na akasimama sehemu ya ndani ya ua wa ikulu ya mfalme, mbele ya nyumba ya mfalme. mfalme alikuwa ameketi katika kiti chake cha enzi na akitazama mlango wa kuingilia.
And 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,
2 Mfalme alipomwona malkia Esta alipata kibali kwa mfalme. Alimpa fimbo ya dhahabu mikononi mwa Esta. Hivyo Esta akamsogelea mfalme na kuishika fimbo ya utawala.
and 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.
3 Kisha mfalme akamwambia Malkia Esta, “Unahitaji upewe nini? Ombi lako ni lipi? Hata nusu ya ufalme wangu utapewa.”
And 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.'
4 Malkia Esta akamwambia mfalme, kama nimepata kibali machoni pako, naomba wewe na Hamani muhudhurie leo katika karamu niliyoiandaa kwa ajili yake.”
And 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;'
5 Mfalme akasema, “Mleteni haraka Hamani sawa sawa na matakwa ya Malkia Esta.” Mfalme pamoja na Hamani wakahuduria katika karamu aliyoandaa malkia Esta.
and 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.
6 Mvinyo ulipohudumiwa katika karamu, mfalme akamuuliza Malkia Esta hitaji lako ni nini? Na ombi lako ni lipi? Utapewa hata nusu ya ufalme.”
And 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.'
7 Esta akajibu mfalme, “Hitaji na ombi langu ni hili,
And Esther answereth and saith, 'My petition and my request [is]:
8 kama ikikupendeza mfalme, kwa kunipa haja yangu na kuheshimu ombi langu, wewe na Hamani muhudhurie tena katika karamu nitakayoiandaa kesho na hapo ndipo nitakapo kuambia haja yangu.
if 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.'
9 Hamani akaenda nyumbani kwakwe huku akiwa amejawa na furaha moyoni mwake. Lakini alipomwona Modekai katika lango la mfalme, modekai hasimami wala kutetemeka mbele zake, alijawa na ghadhabu kwa ajili ya Modekai.
And 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.
10 Lakini akajizuia na akaenda nyumbani kwake. Akawaarika marafiki zake wakakusanyika pamoja na Zereshi, mkewe.
And Haman forceth himself, and cometh in unto his house, and sendeth, and bringeth in his friends, and Zeresh his wife,
11 Hamani akawaeleza juu ya utukufu wa mali na idadi ya watoto aliokuwa nao, na vile alivyo juu kuliko wasimamizi na watumishi wote wa mfalme.
and 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.
12 Hamani akawambia, “Hata jana Malkia Esta aliandaa karamu kwa ajili ya mfalme na ni mimi tu na mfalme tulio hudhuria katika karamu aliyoiandaa Malkia Esta. Na hata kesho tuna mwaliko mwingine pamoja na mfalme.
And 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,
13 Lakini haya yote sio kitu kama Modekai ataendelea kukaa katika lango la mfalme.
and 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.'
14 Kisha Zereshi, mkewe Hamani akamwambia Mmewe na rafiki zake wote, “Andaeni mti wenye urefu wa futi hamsini. Na wakati wa ahsubuhi ongea na mfalme ili Modekai atundikwe katika mti huo. Kisha nenda kwa furaha na mfalme katika karamu aliyoiandaa Malkia.
And 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.
