Esther 5
BasisBijbel
Ester gaat naar de koning
5 Op de derde dag trok Ester haar mooiste kleren aan. Toen ging ze naar het binnenplein van het paleis. Daar bleef ze voor de ingang van de troonzaal staan. De koning zat op zijn troon tegenover de ingang van de zaal. 2 Toen hij Ester daar zag staan, vond hij haar prachtig. Hij stak de gouden staf die hij in zijn hand had, naar haar uit. Ester kwam dichterbij en raakte de knop van de staf aan. 3 Toen vroeg de koning haar: "Wat is er aan de hand, koningin Ester? Wat wil je me vragen? Wat het ook is, ik zal het je geven. Al is het de helft van mijn koninkrijk." 4 Ester antwoordde: "Ik wil u uitnodigen om met Haman naar de feestmaaltijd te komen die ik voor u heb klaargemaakt." 5 De koning zei: "Laat onmiddellijk Haman komen, zodat wij kunnen doen wat Ester heeft gevraagd."
Zo kwam de koning met Haman naar de feestmaaltijd die Ester had klaargemaakt. 6 Toen ze na de maaltijd wijn zaten te drinken, vroeg de koning aan Ester: "Wat wil je me vragen? Vraag wat je wil, en ik zal het je geven. Al is het de helft van mijn koninkrijk." 7 Toen antwoordde Ester: 8 "Wat ik wil vragen is dit: zou u alstublieft morgen met Haman naar de feestmaaltijd willen komen die ik morgen voor u zal klaarmaken? Dan zal ik u morgen laten weten wat ik u wil vragen."
Haman wil Mordechai onmiddellijk doden
9 Die dag ging Haman blij naar huis. Maar toen hij in de poort Mordechai zag die niet voor hem opstond en zich niet voor hem boog, werd hij woedend. 10 Haman hield zich echter in en ging naar huis. Daar liet hij zijn vrienden en zijn vrouw Zeres bij zich komen. 11 Hij begon tegen hen op te scheppen hoe rijk hij was, hoe geweldig zijn zonen waren, wat een belangrijke baan hij van de koning gekregen had en hoe geweldig belangrijk hij was. 12 Verder zei Haman: "Bovendien heeft koningin Ester alleen mij uitgenodigd om samen met de koning naar haar feestmaaltijd te komen. En morgen ben ik wéér samen met de koning door haar uitgenodigd. 13 Maar ik kan er niet van genieten zolang ik die Judeeër Mordechai in de poort van het paleis zie zitten."
14 Zijn vrouw Zeres en zijn vrienden zeiden tegen hem: "Laat een galg van 50 el (25 m) hoog neerzetten. Vraag dan morgenochtend aan de koning om Mordechai daaraan te laten ophangen. Dan kun je daarna met de koning van de feestmaaltijd genieten." Haman vond dat een goed plan en liet een galg neerzetten.
Ester 5
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Ester entra à presença do rei e convida-o e a Hamã para dois banquetes
5 Sucedeu, pois, que, ao terceiro dia, Ester se vestiu de suas vestes reais e se pôs no pátio interior da casa do rei, defronte do aposento do rei; e o rei estava assentado sobre o seu trono real, na casa real, defronte da porta do aposento. 2 E sucedeu que, vendo o rei a rainha Ester, que estava no pátio, ela alcançou graça aos seus olhos; e o rei apontou para Ester com o cetro de ouro, que tinha na sua mão, e Ester chegou e tocou a ponta do cetro. 3 Então, o rei lhe disse: Que é o que tens, rainha Ester, ou qual é a tua petição? Até metade do reino se te dará. 4 E disse Ester: Se bem parecer ao rei, venha o rei e Hamã hoje ao banquete que tenho preparado para o rei. 5 Então, disse o rei: Fazei apressar a Hamã, que cumpra o mandado de Ester. Vindo, pois, o rei e Hamã ao banquete, que Ester tinha preparado, 6 disse o rei a Ester, no banquete do vinho: Qual é a tua petição? E se te dará. E qual é o teu requerimento? E se fará, ainda até metade do reino. 7 Então, respondeu Ester e disse: Minha petição e requerimento é: 8 se achei graça aos olhos do rei, e se bem parecer ao rei conceder-me a minha petição e outorgar-me o meu requerimento, venha o rei com Hamã ao banquete que lhes hei de preparar, e amanhã farei conforme o mandado do rei.
9 Então, saiu Hamã, naquele dia, alegre e de bom ânimo; porém, vendo Hamã a Mardoqueu à porta do rei e que não se levantara nem se movera diante dele, então, Hamã se encheu de furor contra Mardoqueu. 10 Hamã, porém, se refreou e veio à sua casa; e enviou e mandou vir os seus amigos e a Zeres, sua mulher. 11 E contou-lhes Hamã a glória das suas riquezas, e a multidão de seus filhos, e tudo em que o rei o tinha engrandecido, e aquilo em que o tinha exaltado sobre os príncipes e servos do rei. 12 Disse mais Hamã: Tampouco a rainha Ester a ninguém fez vir com o rei ao banquete que tinha preparado, senão a mim; e também para amanhã estou convidado por ela juntamente com o rei. 13 Porém tudo isso não me satisfaz, enquanto vir o judeu Mardoqueu assentado à porta do rei. 14 Então, lhe disse Zeres, sua mulher, e todos os seus amigos: Faça-se uma forca de cinquenta côvados de altura, e amanhã dize ao rei que enforquem nela Mardoqueu e, então, entra alegre com o rei ao banquete. E esse conselho bem pareceu a Hamã, e mandou fazer a forca.
Esther 5
New King James Version
Esther’s Banquet
5 Now it happened (A)on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in (B)the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the [a]house. 2 So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that (C)she found favor in his sight, and (D)the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter.
3 And the king said to her, “What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? (E)It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!”
4 So Esther answered, “If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
5 Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, that he may do as Esther has said.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
6 At the banquet of wine (F)the king said to Esther, (G)“What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!”
7 Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and request is this: 8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and [b]fulfill my request, then let the king and Haman come to the (H)banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.”
Haman’s Plot Against Mordecai
9 So Haman went out that day (I)joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and (J)that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless Haman (K)restrained himself and went home, and he sent and called for his friends and his wife Zeresh. 11 Then Haman told them of his great riches, (L)the multitude of his children, everything in which the king had promoted him, and how he had (M)advanced him above the officials and servants of the king.
12 Moreover Haman said, “Besides, Queen Esther invited no one but me to come in with the king to the banquet that she prepared; and tomorrow I am again invited by her, along with the king. 13 Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
14 Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a (N)gallows[c] be made, [d]fifty cubits high, and in the morning (O)suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it; then go merrily with the king to the banquet.”
And the thing pleased Haman; so he had (P)the gallows made.
Footnotes
- Esther 5:1 LXX adds many extra details in vv. 1, 2
- Esther 5:8 Lit. to do
- Esther 5:14 Lit. tree or wood
- Esther 5:14 About 75 feet
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