Esther 6
1 That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king,
Cette nuit-là le sommeil fuyait le roi, et il ordonna d’apporter le livre d’annales des chroniques, et on les lut devant le roi;
2 It came out that it was recorded in the book how Mordecai had given word of the designs of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's servants, keepers of the door, by whom an attack on the king had been designed.
et on y trouva écrit que Mardochée avait fait connaître, à l’égard de Bigthan et de Théresh, les deux eunuques du roi, gardiens du seuil, qu’ils avaient cherché à porter la main sur le roi Assuérus.
3 And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.
Et le roi dit: Quel honneur et quelle distinction a-t-on conférés à Mardochée, à cause de cela? Et les serviteurs du roi qui le servaient, dirent: On n’a rien fait pour lui.
4 Then the king said, Who is in the outer room? Now Haman had come into the outer room to get the king's authority for the hanging of Mordecai on the pillar which he had made ready for him.
Et le roi dit: Qui est dans la cour? Or Haman était venu dans la cour extérieure de la maison du roi, pour dire au roi de faire pendre Mardochée au bois qu’il avait dressé pour lui.
5 And the king's servants said to him, See, Haman is waiting in the outer room. And the king said, Let him come in.
Et les serviteurs du roi lui dirent: Voici Haman, qui se tient dans la cour. Et le roi dit: Qu’il entre.
6 So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?
Et Haman entra. Et le roi lui dit: Que faut-il faire à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer? Et Haman pensa dans son cœur: À quel autre qu’à moi plairait-il au roi de faire honneur?
7 And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring,
Et Haman dit au roi: Quant à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer,
8 Let them take the robes which the king generally puts on, and the horse on which the king goes, and the crown which is on his head:
qu’on apporte le vêtement royal dont le roi se revêt, et le cheval que le roi monte, et sur la tête duquel on met la couronne royale;
9 And let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble captains, so that they may put them on the man whom the king has delight in honouring, and let him go on horseback through the streets of the town, with men crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
et que le vêtement et le cheval soient remis aux mains d’un des princes du roi les plus illustres; et qu’on revête l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer, et qu’on le promène par les rues de la ville, monté sur le cheval, et qu’on crie devant lui: C’est ainsi qu’on fait à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer.
10 Then the king said to Haman, Go quickly, and take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who is seated at the king's doorway: see that you do everything as you have said.
Et le roi dit à Haman: Hâte-toi, prends le vêtement et le cheval, comme tu l’as dit, et fais ainsi à Mardochée, le Juif, qui est assis à la porte du roi. N’omets rien de tout ce que tu as dit.
11 Then Haman took the robes and the horse, and dressing Mordecai in the robes, he made him go on horseback through the streets of the town, crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
Et Haman prit le vêtement et le cheval, et revêtit Mardochée et le promena à cheval par les rues de la ville, et il criait devant lui: C’est ainsi qu’on fait à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer!
12 And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
Et Mardochée revint à la porte du roi. Et Haman se rendit en hâte à sa maison, triste et la tête couverte.
13 And Haman gave his wife Zeresh and all his friends an account of what had taken place. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, If Mordecai, who is starting to get the better of you, is of the seed of the Jews, you will not be able to do anything against him, but you will certainly go down before him.
Et Haman raconta à Zéresh, sa femme, et à tous ses amis, tout ce qui lui était arrivé. Et ses sages et Zéresh, sa femme, lui dirent: Si Mardochée devant lequel tu as commencé de tomber est de la race des Juifs, tu ne l’emporteras pas sur lui, mais tu tomberas certainement devant lui.
14 While they were still talking, the king's servants came to take Haman to the feast which Esther had made ready.
Comme ils parlaient encore avec lui, les eunuques du roi s’approchèrent et se hâtèrent de conduire Haman au festin qu’Esther avait préparé.
