Esther 6
1 That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him,
Pada malam itu juga raja tidak dapat tidur. Sebab itu ia minta diambilkan buku catatan sejarah kerajaan dan menyuruh orang membacakannya.
2 They came to that place where it was written, how Mardochai had discovered the treason of Bagathan and Thares the eunuchs, who sought to kill king Assuerus.
Di dalamnya didapatinya catatan bahwa Mordekhai telah melaporkan usaha pembunuhan terhadap raja yang direncanakan oleh Bigtan dan Teres, kedua pejabat khusus yang menjaga kamar raja.
3 And when the king heard this, he said: What honour and reward hath Mardochai received for this fidelity? His servants and ministers said to him: He hath received no reward at all.
Raja bertanya, "Penghormatan dan balas jasa apa yang telah diberikan kepada Mordekhai itu?" Pelayan-pelayan menjawab, "Dia tidak menerima apa-apa."
4 And the king said immediately: Who is in the court? for Aman was coming in to the inner court of the king’s house, to speak to the king, that he might order Mardochai to be hanged upon the gibbet which was prepared for him.
Lalu berkatalah raja, "Siapa dari pegawaiku yang ada di istana sekarang?" Kebetulan Haman baru saja masuk ke halaman istana; ia hendak minta izin kepada raja untuk menggantung Mordekhai pada tiang yang telah didirikan itu.
5 The servants answered: Aman standeth in the court, and the king said: Let him come in.
Pelayan-pelayan itu menjawab kepada raja, "Haman ada di istana dan ia ingin menghadap Baginda." "Suruh dia masuk," kata raja.
6 And when he was come in, he said to him: What ought to be done to the man whom the king is desirous to honour? But Aman thinking in his heart, and supposing that the king would honour no other but himself,
Setelah Haman masuk, raja berkata kepadanya, "Ada orang yang hendak kuberi penghormatan besar. Apakah yang akan kuperbuat untuknya?" Pikir Haman, "Siapa lagi yang akan diberi penghormatan begitu besar oleh raja? Pasti aku!"
7 Answered: The man whom the king desireth to honour,
Sebab itu ia menjawab, "Hendaknya orang itu diambilkan pakaian kebesaran yang biasanya dipakai oleh Baginda sendiri. Lalu kuda Baginda dihias dengan lambang-lambang kerajaan.
8 Ought to be clothed with the king’s apparel, and to be set upon the horse that the king rideth upon, and to have the royal crown upon his head,
9 And let the first of the king’s princes and nobles hold his horse, and going through the street of the city, proclaim before him and say: Thus shall he be honoured, whom the king hath a mind to honour.
Seorang pembesar negara dari golongan bangsawan harus mengenakan pakaian itu kepada orang yang hendak Baginda hormati itu, lalu mengarak orang itu dengan mengendarai kuda Baginda melalui lapangan kota. Pembesar itu akan berjalan di depannya sambil berseru-seru, 'Beginilah raja memberikan penghargaan kepada orang yang dihormatinya!'"
10 And the king said to him: Make haste and take the robe and the horse, and do as thou hast spoken to Mardochai the Jew, who sitteth before the gates of the palace. Beware thou pass over any of those things which thou hast spoken.
Lalu berkatalah raja kepada Haman, "Cepat, ambillah pakaian dan kuda itu dan berikanlah segala penghormatan itu kepada Mordekhai, orang Yahudi itu. Perbuatlah seperti yang kaukatakan tadi, tanpa mengurangi satu pun. Dia dapat kaujumpai sedang duduk di depan pintu gerbang istana."
11 So Aman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mardochai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, went before him, and proclaimed: This honour is he worthy of, whom the king hath a mind to honour.
Lalu Haman mengambil pakaian dan kuda itu dan mengenakan pakaian itu kepada Mordekhai. Setelah Mordekhai menaiki kuda itu, Haman mengaraknya melalui lapangan kota, sambil berseru-seru, "Lihat, beginilah raja memberi penghargaan kepada orang yang dihormatinya!"
12 But Mardochai returned to the palace gate: and Aman made haste to go to his house, mourning and having his head covered:
Setelah itu Mordekhai kembali ke pintu gerbang istana. Tetapi Haman buru-buru pulang. Ia tak mau dilihat orang karena ia malu sekali, maka diselubunginya mukanya.
13 And he told Zares his wife, and his friends, all that had befallen him. And the wise men whom he had in counsel, and his wife answered him: If Mardochai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou canst not resist him, but thou shalt fall in his sight.
Kepada istri dan semua temannya ia menceritakan apa yang telah dialaminya. Kemudian istrinya dan teman-temannya yang bijaksana itu berkata kepadanya, "Engkau mulai kalah kuat dengan Mordekhai. Dia orang Yahudi dan engkau tidak akan dapat melawannya. Dia pasti akan mengalahkan engkau."
14 As they were yet speaking, the king’s eunuchs came, and compelled him to go quickly to the banquet which the queen had prepared.
Sementara mereka masih berbicara dengan Haman, para pejabat istana datang dengan tergesa-gesa hendak mengantarkan Haman ke perjamuan yang diadakan Ester.
