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,
Aquella noche el rey no podía dormir. Ordenó que llevaran el rollo de las crónicas de obras memorables y fueron leídas delante del rey.
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.
Se halló escrito que Mardoqueo denunció a Bigtán y Teres, dos de los guardianes del palacio que proyectaron poner la mano sobre el rey Asuero.
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.
El rey preguntó: ¿Qué honor o distinción se dio a Mardoqueo por esto? Y los ministros servidores del rey respondieron: Nada se hizo por él.
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.
Entonces el rey dijo: ¿Quién está en el patio? Y Amán entraba en ese momento en el patio exterior del palacio del rey para proponer al rey que colgara a Mardoqueo en la horca que él le preparó.
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.
Y los servidores del rey respondieron: Mira, Amán está en el patio. Y el rey dijo: Que 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?
Así que Amán entró, y el rey le preguntó: ¿Qué se hará al hombre a quien el rey le deleita honrar? Y Amán se dijo: ¿A quién le deleitaría honrar el rey, sino a mí?
7 And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring,
Amán respondió al rey: Para el hombre a quien el rey se deleita en honrar,
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:
traíganse los atavíos reales que el rey suele usar y el caballo en el cual cabalga el rey. Que se ponga la diadema real en su cabeza,
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.
que se den los atavíos y el caballo en mano del jefe más noble del rey, para que vista al hombre a quien el rey se deleita en honrar. Que lo pase a caballo por las calles de la ciudad y proclame delante de él: ¡Así se hará cuando el rey se deleita en honrar a un hombre!
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.
Entonces el rey dijo a Amán: ¡Apresúrate, toma los atavíos y el caballo, y haz como dijiste con Mardoqueo el judío, que se sienta a la puerta del rey! ¡Nada omitas de todo lo que dijiste!
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.
Así que Amán tomó los atavíos y el caballo. Vistió a Mardoqueo, lo condujo por la plaza abierta de la ciudad y proclamaba delante de él: ¡Así se hace cuando el rey se deleita en honrar a un hombre!
12 And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
Mardoqueo volvió a la puerta del rey, pero Amán se apresuró a su casa, lamentándose con la cabeza cubierta.
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.
Amán contó todo lo que le sucedió a su esposa Zeres y a todos sus amigos. Entonces sus atinados amigos y su esposa Zeres le dijeron: Si Mardoqueo, ante quien comenzaste a caer, es de la descendencia de los judíos, no prevalecerás contra él. Ciertamente caerás ante él.
14 While they were still talking, the king's servants came to take Haman to the feast which Esther had made ready.
Aún hablaban ellos con él, cuando llegaron los servidores del palacio del rey y se apresuraron a llevar a Amán al banquete que Ester preparó.
