Esther 5
1 Le troisième jour, Esther se revêtit de ses atours de reine et se présenta dans la cour intérieure du palais du roi, en face du palais du roi. Celui-ci était assis sur son trône royal, dans le palais de la royauté, vis-à-vis de l’entrée du palais.
Three days later Esther put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, opposite the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the king's hall, facing the entrance.
2 Lorsque le roi aperçut Esther debout dans la cour, elle éveilla sa sympathie, et le roi tendit à Esther le sceptre d’or qu’il tenait en main. Esther s’avança et toucha l’extrémité du sceptre.
When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the inner court she won his approval so he acted favorably by holding out his scepter to her. So Esther went over and touched the end of the scepter.
3 Et le roi dit: Que veux-tu, Esther? quelle est ta demande? Serait-ce la moitié de mon royaume, elle sera à toi.
The king asked her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What do you want? I'll give it to you, as much as half my empire!”
4 Et Esther dit: Ce jour est pour moi un jour de fête, s'il plaît au roi, qu'il vienne avec Aman à un festin que je fais aujourd'hui.
Esther replied, “If it please Your Majesty, may the king and Haman come today to a dinner I have prepared for him.”
5 Et le roi dit: Que l'on se hâte d'avertir Aman, afin que nous fassions selon la parole d'Esther. Et tous les deux assistèrent au festin qu'avait dit la reine.
“Bring Haman here at once so we can do what Esther has requested,” the king ordered. The king and Haman went to the dinner that Esther had prepared.
6 Et, pendant le repas, le roi lui dit: Qu'y a-t-il, reine Esther? Ce que tu demandes sera.
As they drank their wine, the king asked Esther, “What are you really asking for? It will be given to you. What do you want? You shall have it, as much as half my empire!”
7 Et elle répondit: Ma requête et ma demande?
Esther answered, “This is what I'm asking for, and this is what I want.
8 Si j'ai trouvé grâce devant le roi, que le roi vienne encore avec Aman demain au festin que je leur ferai, et demain je ferai ma requête et ma demande.
If the king looks on me favorably, and if it please Your Majesty to grant my request and do as I ask, may the king and Haman come to a dinner I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will answer Your Majesty's question.”
9 Et Aman, au comble de la joie, sortit d'auprès de son maître; et en apercevant dans le parvis le Juif Mardochée, il fut grandement courroucé.
When Haman left that day he was very happy and pleased with himself. But when he saw Mordecai at the palace gate and that he didn't stand up or tremble with fear before him, Haman was furious with Mordecai.
10 Et aussitôt rentré chez lui, il convoqua ses amis et Zosara, sa femme,
However, Haman controlled himself and he went home. There he invited his friends over. Once they and his wife Zeresh had gathered,
11 Et il leur décrivit ses richesses et les honneurs dont le roi l'avait revêtu, et comme il l'avait placé à la tête du royaume.
Haman went into great detail about how much money and possessions he had, and how many children, and how the king had made him so important by promoting him above all the other nobles and officials.
12 Et il ajouta: La reine n'a invité personne au festin qu'elle vient de donner à son époux, si ce n'est moi, et je suis convié encore pour demain.
“Added to all that,” Haman went on, “I was the only other person Queen Esther invited to come to a dinner she had prepared for the king. I'm also invited by her to eat together with the king tomorrow.”
13 Mais rien de tout cela ne me charmera tant que je verrai dans le parvis le Juif Mardochée.
Then he said, “But all of this is worthless to me while I keep on seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting at the palace gate.”
14 Et Zosara, sa femme, et ses amis lui dirent: Que l'on te fasse une potence de cinquante coudées; parles-en demain au roi dès l'aurore, et que Mardochée soit pendu à cette potence. Ensuite, va au festin avec ton maître, et sois joyeux. Et le conseil plut à Aman, et il fit dresser la potence.
His wife Zeresh and his friends told him, “Arrange for a pole to be set up, fifty cubits high. Then, in the morning, go and ask the king to have Mordecai impaled on it. Afterwards, you'll be happy as you go with the king to the dinner.” Haman thought this was good advice, so he had the pole set up.
