Queen Esther Has a Banquet for the King & Haman |
Esther 5:1-14 The Book of Esther [in Smaller Chunks] |
Now, it [happened,] on the 3rd day, Esther put on her royal [clothing] & stood in the inner court of the [king, next to] the king's [palace.] And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal [palace, next to] the [house's] gate. |
And it [happened,] when the king saw queen Esther standing in the court, that the king held out the golden scepter in his hand, [showing] that she gained favor. So, Esther drew near & touched the top of the scepter. Then, the king said to her, What [would you like,] queen Esther? |
And what is your request? Even it shall be given to you, [up] to 1/2 of the kingdom. And Esther answered, If it [seems] good to the king, let the king & Haman come [today,] to the banquet I have prepared for him. Then, the king said, [Bring] Haman [quickly, so] he may do as Esther has said. |
So, the king & Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? What is your request & it shall be granted [to] you? It shall be [carried out,] even to 1/2 of the kingdom. |
Then, Esther said, My petition & my request is, If I have found favor in the sight of the king & it [pleases] the king to grant my petition & [carry out] my request, let the king & Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them tomorrow & I will do as the king has said. |
Then, Haman went [out] joyful that day, with a glad heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate & he [didn't stand] up, nor moved [aside] for him, [Haman] was full of indignation against Mordecai. |
[Still,] Haman refrained himself & when he came home, he called & sent [for] his friends & Zeresh, his wife. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children & all the things [about] the king [promoting] him & how he had advanced him above the [king's] princes & servants. |
Haman said, [Additionally,] queen Esther let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared, but [me.] And I [was] invited [by] her tomorrow & also with the king. |
Yet, this [is of no benefit to] me, so long as I see Mordecai, the Jew, sitting at the king's gate. Then, Zeresh, his wife & friends said to him, Let a gallows be made of 50 cubits high & tomorrow you [can] speak to the king, [so] that Mordecai may be [hung there.] |
Then, go in merrily with the king to the banquet. And [this] thing, pleased Haman & he [had] the gallows made. |