Esther 5

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Biblija Hrvatski
1 After this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was of Agag lineage, and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.	1 Trećega dana, pošto presta moliti, svuče molitvene haljine i zaodjenu se slavom svojom. <1a>Tako čarobna zazva Boga svevida i spasitelja. Onda uze dvije sluškinje. Na jednu se gotovo nježno naslanjala, a druga ju je slijedila i pridržavala njezinu odjeću. <1b>Blistala je od vrhunske ljepote, lice joj bijaše veselo, kao rastvoreno ljubavi, a srce sapeto od straha. <1c>Kroza sva je vrata ušla pred kralja. On je sjedio na svom kraljevskom prijestolju, zaogrnut svim ukrasom veličanstva svoga, sav u zlatu i dragom kamenju, ulijevao je veliko strahopoštovanje. <1d>Podigavši svoje lice, sjajem ozaren, pogleda krajnje ljutit. Kraljici pozli. Od slabosti problijedje i klonu na glavu sluškinje što je pred njom išla. <1e>Tada Bog sklonu kraljevu dušu na blagost. Zabrinut, kralj skoči sa svoga prijestolja i uze je u naručje dok ne dođe k sebi. Hrabrio ju je utješnim riječima i upitao: <1f>»Što je, Estero? Ja sam tvoj brat! Ne boj se, nećeš umrijeti – naša je uredba za obične ljude. Priđi!«
2 And all the king’s servants, who passed by the doors of the palace, bent their knees and adored Haman, for so the ruler had instructed them. Only Mordecai did not bend his knee, nor adore him.	2 I podigavši zlatno žezlo, postavi ga na vrat Esteri, zagrli je i reče: »Govori mi!« <2a>Ona mu reče: »Spazih te, gospodaru, kao anđela Božjega, pa mi se uznemiri srce od straha pred sjajem tvojim. Jer si, gospodaru, divan i lice ti je puno dražesti.« <2b>Dok je još govorila, klonu od iznemoglosti. Kralj se uznemiri, a sva ju je posluga njegova hrabrila.
3 The king’s servants, who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him, “Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”	3 Kralj joj reče: »Što je tebi, kraljice Estero? Što želiš? Bila to i polovica kraljevstva, dobit ćeš je!«
4 And when they were saying this frequently, and he would not listen to them, they reported it to Haman, desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution, for he had told them that he was a Jew.	4 Estera odgovori: »Neka kralj, ako mu je drago, dođe s Hamanom na gozbu koju sam danas priredila.«
5 Now when Haman had heard this, and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him, nor adore him, he was very angry.	5 Kralj odvrati: »Obavijestite odmah Hamana da bi se izvršila Esterina želja.« Kralj, dakle, dođe s Hamanom na gozbu koju je Estera priredila.
6 And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone, for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people. And so he wanted more: to destroy the entire nation of the Jews, who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.	6 Dok su pili vino, kralj kaza Esteri: »Što god zatražiš, dobit ćeš. Što god zaželiš, bila to i polovica kraljevstva, bit će ti!«
7 In the first month, which is called Nisan, in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Pur, in the presence of Haman, to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed. And it turned out to be the twelfth month, which is called Adar.	7 Estera odgovori: »Molba mi je i želja,
8 And Haman said to king Artaxerxes, “There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another, who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who, in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances. And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.	8 ako sam našla milost u očima kraljevim i ako se kralju svidi dati mi što molim i učiniti što želim, da kralj ponovno dođe s Hamanom na gozbu koju ću sutra pripremiti za njih i tad ću postupiti po riječi kraljevoj.«
9 If it pleases you, declare that they may be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”	9 Toga dana Haman iziđe sretan i zadovoljna srca, ali se rasrdi jako na Mordokaja kad vidje da na vratima kraljevim nije ustao ni maknuo se pred njim.
10 And so the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage, enemy of the Jews.	10 Haman se ipak svlada. Ode kući i posla po svoje prijatelje i po ženu Zarešu.
11 And he said to him, “Let the silver, which you promise, be for yourself. As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”	11 Pripovijedao im je o sjaju svoga bogatstva, o mnoštvu svojih sinova i o svemu onome čime ga je kralj uzveličao i čime ga je uzdignuo nad sve svoje knezove i službenike.
12 And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his ring.	12 Haman još dometnu: »I kraljica Estera nije uz kralja pozvala nikoga osim mene na gozbu koju je priredila. I sutra sam samo ja uz kralja njezin uzvanik.
13 These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities.	13 Ali me sve to ne može učiniti sretnim dokle god gledam Židova Mordokaja kako sjedi na vratima kraljevim.«
	14 Reče mu Zareša, žena njegova, i svi prijatelji njegovi: »Podigni vješala visoka pedeset lakata. Sutra ujutro zatraži od kralja neka na njih objese Mordokaja. Poslije toga idi sretan s kraljem na gozbu.« Savjet se Hamanu učini dobar, pa on naredi da se podignu vješala.