Livre d'Esther 5

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Le troisième jour, lorsqu'elle eut cessé de prier, elle quitta ses vêtements de suppliante et se revêtit detoute sa splendeur.	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.
2 Levant son sceptre d'or il le posa sur le cou d'Esther, l'embrassa et lui dit: "Parle-moi" --	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.
3 "Qu'y a-t-il, reine Esther? Lui dit le roi. Dis-moi ce que tu désires, et, serait-ce la moitié du royaume,c'est accordé d'avance" --	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?”
4 "Plairait-il au roi, répondit Esther, de venir aujourd'hui avec Aman au banquet que je lui ai préparé"--	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.
5 "Qu'on prévienne aussitôt Aman pour combler le souhait d'Esther", dit alors le roi. Le roi et Amanvinrent ainsi au banquet préparé par Esther	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.
6 et, pendant le banquet, le roi redit à Esther: "Dis-moi ce que tu demandes, c'est accordé d'avance!Dis-moi ce que tu désires, serait-ce la moitié du royaume, c'est chose faite" --	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.
7 "Ce que je demande, ce que je désire? Répondit Esther.	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.
8 Si vraiment j'ai trouvé grâce aux yeux du roi, s'il lui plaît d'exaucer ma demande et de combler mondésir, que demain encore le roi vienne avec Aman au banquet que je leur donnerai et j'y exécuterai l'ordre duroi."	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.
9 Ce jour-là Aman sortit joyeux et le coeur en fête, mais quand, à la Porte Royale, il vit Mardochée nepoint se lever devant lui ni bouger de sa place, il fut prit de colère contre lui.	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.”
10 Néanmoins il se contint. Revenu chez lui, il convoqua ses amis et sa femme Zéresh	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.
11 et, longuement, devant eux, parla de son éblouissante richesse, du nombre de ses enfants, de tout cedont le roi l'avait comblé pour l'élever et l'exalter au-dessus de tous ses grands officiers et serviteurs.	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.”
12 "Ce n'est pas tout, ajouta-t-il, la reine Esther vient de m'inviter avec le roi, et moi seul, à un banquetqu'elle lui offrait, et bien plus, je suis encore invité par elle avec le roi demain.	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.
13 Mais que me fait tout cela aussi longtemps que je verrai Mardochée, le Juif, siéger à la PorteRoyale" --	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.
14 "Fais seulement dresser une potence de 50 coudées, lui répondirent sa femme, Zéresh, et ses amis;demain matin tu demanderas au roi qu'on y pende Mardochée! Tu pourras alors, tout joyeux, aller rejoindre le roiau banquet!" Ravi du conseil, Aman fit préparer la potence.