Esther Beg For Her People
For di second feast Esther finally beg for her own life and di life of her people, and she call di name of di man wey sell dem: Haman. Di king vex waka comot; Haman fall for her couch dey beg, and dem take am say e wan attack her. Dem hang am for im own pole.
7 1So di king and Haman come drink with Queen Esther. 2For di second day, as dem dey drink wine, di king ask again, “Wetin be your petition, Queen Esther? I go grant am. Wetin you dey request for? Even reach half of di kingdom—I go do am.”
3Queen Esther answer, “If I don find favor for your eyes, king, and if e make di king happy, abeg give me my life as my petition, and my people as my request. 4Dem don sell us, me and my people, make dem destroy us, kill us, wipe us comot. If na ordinary say dem sell us as man-slave and woman-slave, I for keep quiet; because dat kind wahala no reach make e disturb di king.”
5Then King Xerxes ask Queen Esther, “Who be am, and where e dey, di person wey get mind do dis kind thing?”
6Esther talk, “Di person wey dey against us and na our enemy—na dis wicked Haman!” Fear catch Haman well-well for front of di king and di queen.
7Vex catch di king, e stand up from di wine come go di palace garden, while Haman stay behind dey beg Queen Esther for im life, because e see say di king don decide say e go finish am. 8Di king come back from di palace garden go di banquet hall. Haman don fall for di couch wey Esther dey. Di king talk, “E even wan force di queen while I dey here?” As di word comot for im mouth, di servants come cover Haman face. a a v8 To cover di face of person wey dem don judge na di old-time sign say im end don set—e don be like dead man be dat.
9Harbona, one of di king eunuchs, talk, “Di seventy-five-foot gallows wey Haman make for Mordecai, di one wey talk out for di king, dey stand for Haman house.” Di king talk, “Hang am for there.”
10So dem hang Haman for di gallows wey e don prepare for Mordecai, and di king vex come cool down.
