Lord, I beg you, let now your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cup bearer to the king.
and said, I beg you, LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his mitzvot:
Then answered I them, and said to them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Yerushalayim.
I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant have found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Yehudah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may build it.
The king said to Ester at the banquet of wine, *What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.*
The king said again to Ester on the second day at the banquet of wine, *What is your petition, queen Ester? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.*