Esther Come Near di King Throne
Esther wear her royal cloth and stand for di inner court without invitation; di king stretch di gold scepter give her, and e offer her half of di kingdom. She ask only for one feast, then second one. Haman comot dey happy well-well, Mordecai make am vex, and e build one pole.
5 1For di third day, Esther wear her royal cloth stand for di inside court of di palace, dey face di king hall. Di king dey sit for im royal throne inside di hall, dey face di door wey enter di palace. 2As di king see Queen Esther wey stand for di court, she find favour for im eye, and e stretch di gold scepter wey dey im hand. She come near touch di tip of am.
3Di king ask am, “Wetin happen, Queen Esther? Wetin you wan ask? Even half of di kingdom, I go give you.”
4Esther talk sey, “If e sweet di king belle, make him and Haman come today to di banquet wey I don prepare.”
5Di king talk sey, “Make dem bring Haman quick-quick make we do wetin Esther ask.” So di king and Haman come di banquet wey Esther prepare.
6As dem dey drink wine, di king ask am, “Wetin be your petition, Esther? I go grant am. And wetin you wan ask? Even half of di kingdom—na your own.”
7Esther answer sey, “My petition and my request na dis: 8If I don find favour for di king eye, and e sweet am to grant my petition and do wetin I wan ask, make di king and Haman come to di banquet wey I go prepare for dem. Tomorrow I go do wetin di king talk.”
Haman Vex Turn Against Mordecai
9Haman comot dat day with happy heart and glad belle. But as e see Mordecai for di king gate wey no rise, no shake for im front, Haman vex well-well for Mordecai. 10Still, Haman hold imself go house. E send make dem call im friends dem and im wife Zeresh, 11Haman tell dem about di fine-fine of im riches, im plenty sons, and how di king don honour am and lift am up pass di king officials dem and im servants dem.
12Haman add sey, “No be dat one be all. Queen Esther invite only me with di king come her banquet, and dem invite me again tomorrow with di king. 13But all dis one no dey do me any good as long as I dey see Mordecai di Jew wey dey sit for di king gate.”
14Im wife Zeresh and all im friends dem talk sey, “Make dem build one pole wey high reach seventy-five feet. For morning, ask di king make dem hang Mordecai for am. Then go with di king to di banquet with happy heart.” Dis one sweet Haman, and e make dem build di pole.
