Esther 5
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
5 On the third day [of the fast] Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the royal or inner court of the king’s palace opposite his [throne room]. The king was sitting on his throne, facing the main entrance of the palace.
2 And when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight, and he held out to [her] the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near and touched the tip of the scepter.
3 Then the king said to her, What will you have, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of the kingdom.
4 And Esther said, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the dinner that I have prepared for the king.
5 Then the king said, Cause Haman to come quickly, that what Esther has said may be done.
6 So the king and Haman came to the dinner that Esther had prepared.
7 And during the serving of wine, the king said to Esther, What is your petition? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom, it shall be performed.
8 Then Esther said, My petition and my request is: If I have found favor in the sight of the king and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the dinner that I shall prepare for them; and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.
9 Haman went away that day joyful and elated in heart. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate refusing to stand up or show fear before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. There he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.
11 And Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the abundance of his [ten] sons, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
12 Haman added, Yes, and today Queen Esther did not let any man come with the king to the dinner she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow also I am invited by her together with the king.
13 Yet all this benefits me nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.
14 Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, Let a gallows be made, fifty cubits [seventy-five feet] high, and in the morning speak to the king, that Mordecai may be hanged on it; then you go in merrily with the king to the dinner. And the thing pleased Haman, and he caused the gallows to be made.
Ester 5
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O pedido de Ester ao rei
5 Três dias mais tarde, Ester vestiu-se com roupas reais e entrou no pátio interior, mesmo em frente à sala onde se encontrava o rei no seu trono. 2 Quando ele viu a rainha Ester no pátio interior, deu-lhe as boas-vindas, estendendo para ela o cetro de ouro. Ester aproximou-se e tocou-lhe.
3 Perguntou-lhe o rei: “Que pretendes, rainha Ester? Que queres pedir-me? Dar-te-ei o que me pedires, mesmo que seja metade do reino!”
4 Ester respondeu: “Se o rei achasse bem, gostaria que viesse hoje, juntamente com Hamã, ao banquete que preparei para vos oferecer.”
5 O rei voltou-se para os seus colaboradores: “Digam a Hamã que se despache!” E foram os dois ao banquete da rainha.
6 Na altura de servirem os vinhos, o rei disse a Ester: “Diz-me o que pretendes realmente e eu to darei, mesmo que seja metade do reino!”
7 “O meu pedido, o meu grande desejo é este: 8 se o rei me ama e quer na verdade ser-me favorável, que venha de novo amanhã com Hamã ao banquete que preparei, e então explicarei tudo.”
9 Hamã era um homem feliz quando deixou o banquete; mas quando viu Mardoqueu ali junto ao portão do palácio, sem se levantar nem tremer na sua presença, ficou furioso. 10 Conteve-se, contudo; foi para casa e juntou os amigos e Zerés sua mulher. 11 Começou a gabar-se das suas riquezas, dos muitos filhos, das honras que o rei lhe tinha concedido e como se tornara na pessoa mais importante no reino a seguir ao soberano.
12 E não pôde deixar de acrescentar triunfalmente: “Sim, a própria rainha Ester me convidou, a mim e ao rei, só os dois, para um banquete que nos foi oferecido! Amanhã estamos de novo convidados! 13 No entanto, há uma coisa que me incomoda tremendamente, que é ver esse judeu Mardoqueu sentado ali mesmo em frente ao portão do palácio, e ele nem sequer se levanta quando eu passo!”
14 A sua mulher Zerés, apoiada por todos os amigos, sugeriu-lhe então: “Manda levantar uma forca com 25 metros de altura e logo de manhã pede ao rei para enforcarem Mardoqueu. Assim, já poderás ir outra vez ao banquete satisfeito.” Hamã concordou e mandou fazer a forca.
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