Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
Maka untuk kedua kalinya raja dan Haman makan minum bersama-sama dengan Ester.
2 and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
Sambil minum anggur, raja bertanya lagi kepada Ester, "Nah, Permaisuriku, apa yang kauinginkan? Katakanlah! Pasti akan kuberikan meskipun kauminta setengah dari kerajaanku."
3 Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
Jawab Ratu Ester, "Kalau Baginda berkenan, hamba mohon supaya hamba dan bangsa hamba boleh hidup.
4 For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
Sebab hamba dan bangsa hamba telah dijual untuk dibunuh. Andaikata kami hanya dijual untuk dijadikan budak, hamba akan berdiam diri dan tidak mengganggu Baginda. Tetapi kini kami akan dibinasakan dan dimusnahkan!"
5 Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”
Lalu bertanyalah Raja Ahasyweros kepada Ratu Ester, "Siapa yang berani berbuat begitu? Di mana orangnya?"
6 Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
Ester menjawab, "Haman yang jahat inilah musuh dan penganiaya kami!" Dengan sangat ketakutan Haman memandang raja dan ratu.
7 In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
Raja marah sekali, lalu bangkit meninggalkan meja dan langsung ke luar, ke taman istana. Haman tahu bahwa raja telah mengambil keputusan untuk menghukumnya, sebab itu ia tetap tinggal dengan Ratu Ester untuk memohon supaya diselamatkan.
8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
Dengan putus asa Haman menjatuhkan dirinya ke atas dipan Ester untuk mohon ampun, tetapi tepat pada saat itu juga raja kembali dari taman istana. Melihat Haman begitu, raja berseru, "Apa? Masih juga ia berani memperkosa ratu di sini, di hadapanku dan di istanaku sendiri?" Segera setelah kata-kata itu diucapkan raja, para pejabat datang dan menyelubungi kepala Haman.
9 Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
Lalu kata Harbona, seorang dari pejabat-pejabat itu, "Baginda, di dekat rumah Haman ada tiang gantungan setinggi dua puluh dua meter. Haman telah mendirikannya untuk menggantung Mordekhai, orang yang telah menyelamatkan nyawa Baginda." Lalu perintah raja, "Gantunglah Haman pada tiang itu!"
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Demikianlah Haman digantung pada tiang yang telah didirikannya untuk Mordekhai. Baru setelah itu redalah murka raja.
