Ester 7
1 A tak přišel král i Aman, aby hodovali s Ester královnou.
So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
2 I řekl král k Ester opět druhého dne, napiv se vína: Jaká jest žádost tvá, Ester královno? A budeť dáno. Aneb jaká jest prosba tvá? Až do polovice království staneť se.
As they were drinking wine, the king asked again, “Esther, what do you want me to do [for you? Tell me, and] I will do it for you. Even if [you ask me for] half of my kingdom, I will give it to you.”
3 Tedy odpověděla Ester královna a řekla: Jestliže jsem nalezla milost před očima tvýma, ó králi, a jestliže se králi za dobré vidí, nechť mi jest darován život můj k mé žádosti, a národu mému k prosbě mé.
Esther replied, “O king, if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to do [what I ask], save me, and save my people. That is what I want you to do for me.
4 Nebo prodáni jsme, já i národ můj, abychom zbiti, pomordováni a vyhlazeni byli, ješto kdybychom za služebníky a děvky prodáni byli, mlčela bych, ač by i tak ten nepřítel nijakž nemohl nahraditi králi té škody.
[It is as though] I and my people [are cattle that] have been sold to be slaughtered. [It is as though] we have been sold to people who want to completely destroy us. If we had only been sold to people to become their male and female slaves, I would not say anything, because that would have been a matter too small to bother you, the king.”
5 Opět odpovídaje král Asverus, řekl Ester královně: I kdož jest to ten, a kde jest ten, jehož srdce tak jest naduté, aby to činil?
Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
6 I řekla Ester: Muž protivník a nepřítel nejhorší jest Aman tento. Takž Aman zhrozil se před oblíčejem krále a královny.
Esther replied, “[The man who is] our enemy is this evil man Haman!” Then Haman was terrified as he stood in front of the king and queen.
7 Tedy král vstal v prchlivosti své od pití vína, a vyšel na zahradu při paláci. Aman pak pozůstal tu, aby prosil za život svůj Estery královny; nebo viděl, že jest o něm zle uloženo od krále.
The king became extremely angry. He immediately left his wine and got up and went outside into the palace garden [to decide what to do]. But Haman stayed, in order to plead with Queen Esther that she would spare his life.
8 Potom král navrátil se z zahrady palácu do domu, kdež pil víno, a Aman padl na lůžko, na kterémž seděla Ester. I řekl král: Což ještě násilé učiniti chce královně u mne v domě? A hned jakž slovo to vyšlo z úst krále, tvář Amanovu zakryli.
He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. [He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther]. He exclaimed, “Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?” As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, [as they did to people who were about to be hanged].
9 Mezi tím řekl Charbona, jeden z komorníků, před králem: Aj, ještě šibenice, kterouž připravil Aman Mardocheovi, kterýž mluvil králi k dobrému, stojí při domě Amanově, zvýší padesáti loket. I řekl král: Oběstež ho na ní.
Then Harbona, one of the king’s personal officials, said, “[Outside, ] near Haman’s house, there is a (gallows/set of poles for hanging someone). It is 75 feet high. Haman made it for Mordecai, the man who spared your life!” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
10 Tedy oběsili Amana na té šibenici, kterouž byl připravil Mardocheovi. A tak prchlivost královská ukojila se.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then (the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry).
