Est 5:1Diē autem tertiō indūta est Esther rēgālibus vestīmentīs, et stetit in ātriō domus rēgiae, quod erat interius, contrā basilicam rēgis: at ille sedēbat super solium suum in cōnsistōriō palātiī contrā ōstium domus.Now on the third day Esther was clothed in royal garments, and stood in the court of the royal house, which was the inner one, opposite the king's hall: and he was sitting on his throne in the council-chamber of the palace opposite the door of the house. Est 5:2Cumque vīdisset Esther rēgīnam stantem, placuit oculīs ejus, et extendit contrā eam virgam auream, quam tenēbat manū: quae accēdēns, ōsculāta est summitātem virgae ejus.And when he had seen Queen Esther standing, she pleased his eyes, and he stretched out towards her the golden rod which he was holding in his hand: and she, approaching, kissed the top of his rod. Est 5:3Dīxitque ad eam rēx: Quid vīs, Esther rēgīna?And the king said to her: "What do you want, Queen Esther? Est 5:3Quae est petītiō tua?What is your petition? Est 5:3Etiam sī dīmidiam partem regnī petieris, dabitur tibi.Even if you ask for half of the kingdom, it will be given to you."
Est 5:4At illa respondit: Sī rēgī placet, obsecrō ut veniās ad mē hodiē, et Aman tēcum, ad convīvium quod parāvī.But she answered: "If it pleases the king, I beg that you come to me today, and Haman with you, to the banquet which I have prepared." Est 5:5Statimque rēx: Vocāte, inquit, citō Aman ut Esther obēdiat voluntātī.And at once the king: "Call Haman quickly," he said, "so that he may obey Esther's will." Est 5:5Vēnērunt itaque rēx et Aman ad convīvium, quod eīs rēgīna parāverat.So the king and Haman came to the banquet which the queen had prepared for them. Est 5:6Dīxitque eī rēx, postquam vīnum biberat abundanter: Quid petis ut dētur tibi?And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine abundantly: "What do you ask, that it may be given to you? Est 5:6Et prō quā rē postulās?And for what thing do you make request? Est 5:6Etiam sī dīmidiam partem regnī meī petieris, impetrābis.Even if you ask for half of my kingdom, you will obtain it." Est 5:7Cui respondit Esther: Petītiō mea, et precēs sunt istae: sī invēnī in cōnspectū rēgis grātiam, et sī rēgī placet ut det mihi quod postulō, et meam impleat petītiōnem: veniat rēx et Aman ad convīvium quod parāvī eīs, et crās aperiam rēgī voluntātem meam.Esther answered him: "My petition and my prayers are these: if I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I have prepared for them, and tomorrow I will open my wish to the king."
Est 5:9Ēgressus est itaque illō diē Aman laetus et alacer.So Haman went out that day glad and cheerful. Est 5:9Cumque vīdisset Mardochaeum sedentem ante forēs palātiī, et nōn sōlum nōn assurrēxisse sibi, sed nec mōtum quidem dē locō sessiōnis suae, indignātus est valdē: et dissimulātā īrā reversus in domum suam, convocāvit ad sē amīcōs suōs, et Zares uxōrem suam, et exposuit illīs magnitūdinem dīvitiārum suārum, fīliōrumque turbam, et quantā eum glōriā super omnēs prīncipēs et servōs suōs rēx ēlevāsset.And when he had seen Mordecai sitting before the doors of the palace, and that he not only had not risen up for him, but had not even moved from the place where he sat, he was very indignant: and, his anger concealed, having returned to his house, he called together to himself his friends, and Zeresh his wife, and set forth to them the greatness of his riches, and the crowd of his sons, and with how much glory the king had raised him above all his princes and servants. Est 5:12Et post haec ait: Rēgīna quoque Esther nūllum alium vocāvit ad convīvium cum rēge praeter mē: apud quam etiam crās cum rēge prānsūrus sum.And after this he said: "Queen Esther too has called no one else to the banquet with the king except me: with whom tomorrow also I am to dine with the king.
Est 5:13Et cum haec omnia habeam, nihil mē habēre putō, quamdiū vīderō Mardochaeum Jūdaeum sedentem ante forēs rēgiās.And though I have all these things, I think I have nothing, as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting before the royal doors." Est 5:14Respondēruntque eī Zares uxor ejus, et cēterī amīcī: Jubē parārī excelsam trabem, habentem altitūdinis quīnquāgintā cubitōs, et dīc māne rēgī ut appendātur super eam Mardochaeus, et sīc ībis cum rēge laetus ad convīvium.And Zeresh his wife and the other friends answered him: "Order a high beam to be prepared, having fifty cubits of height, and tell the king in the morning that Mordecai be hanged upon it, and so you will go glad with the king to the banquet." Est 5:14Placuit eī cōnsilium, et jussit excelsam parārī crucem.The counsel pleased him, and he ordered a high cross to be prepared.