New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 5

Esther Plans a Banquet

1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635putוַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁva.til.BashH3847onH3847her royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438robesH3847and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the innerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtyardבַּחֲצַ֤רba.cha.TzarH2691of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּית־beit-H1004in frontנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roomsבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and the kingוְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְVe.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֞בyo.ShevH3427on his royalמַלְכוּתוֹ֙mal.khu.ToH4438throneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678in thethroneהַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.KhutH4438roomבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,oppositeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607to the palaceהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawכִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in the courtyardבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691,she obtainedנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869; andthe kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635the goldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.VitH8275whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635approachedוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126and touchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060the topבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the scepterהַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.VitH8275.

3Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is troublingyou, Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is your requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Up to halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall be givenוְיִנָּ֥תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you.”

4Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesH2895the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,may the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960that I have preparedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for him.”

5Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringמַהֲרוּ֙ma.ha.RuH4116Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001quicklyH4116so that we may doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as Estherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635desiresדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697.”So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

6As they drankH4960their wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196atH4960theH4960banquetH4960,the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your requestשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,for it shall be grantedוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you. And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is your wishבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Up to halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall be doneוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.”

7So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635repliedוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030, “My requestשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596and my wishוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246is:

8ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֜ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it pleasesH2895the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to grantלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414my requestשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596and doוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213whatH1246I wishH1246,may the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935tothe banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will prepareאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213for them, and tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213as the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428saysכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.”

Haman’s Pride

9Then Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001wentH3318outH3318that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117joyfulשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056and pleasedוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820;but when Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001sawוְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'OtH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782at the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179andthat he did not standH6965upH6965or trembleזָ֣עza'H2111beforeמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480him, Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390with angerחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001controlledוַיִּתְאַפַּ֣קvai.yit.'a.PakH662himself, however, and wentH935to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. But hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971for his friendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157and his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Zereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238.

11Then Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608them of the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of his richesעָשְׁר֖וֹa.she.RoH6239, and hismanyוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605occasion onwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428had honoredגִּדְּל֤וֹgi.de.LoH1431him and howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadpromotedנִשְּׂא֔וֹni.se.'OH5375him aboveעַל־'al-H5921the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269and servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001alsoאַ֣ף'afH637saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “EvenH637Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436let noלֹא־lo'-H3808one except me comeהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935with the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥הha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had preparedעָשָׂ֖תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213; andtomorrowלְמָחָ֛רle.ma.CharH4279alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I am invitedקָֽרוּא־ka.ru'-H7121by her with the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13Yet allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of thisזֶ֕הzehH2088does not satisfyשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737me everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timeעֵ֗ת'EtH6256I seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atthe king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.”

14Then Zereshזֶ֨רֶשׁZe.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his friendsאֹֽהֲבָ֗יו'o.ha.VavH157saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Have a woodenעֵץ֮'etzH6086gallowsfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֒'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֣הַּga.Vo.ahH1364madeיַֽעֲשׂוּ־ya.'a.su-H6213,and in the morningוּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀u.va.Bo.kerH1242askאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559the kingלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428to have Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782hangedוְיִתְל֤וּve.yit.LuH8518on it; then goוּבֹֽא־u.vo'-H935joyfullyשָׂמֵ֑חַsa.Me.achH8056with the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960.” And theadviceהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧בvai.yi.TavH3190Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001,so he had the woodenהָעֵֽץ׃ פha.'EtzH6086gallowsmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

Esther Plans a Banquet

Haman’s Pride

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