Esther 6
1 On that night the sleep of the king has fled away, and he commands to bring in the scroll of memorials of the chronicles, and they are read before the king,
Pada malam itu juga raja tidak dapat tidur. Sebab itu ia minta diambilkan buku catatan sejarah kerajaan dan menyuruh orang membacakannya.
2 and it is found written that Mordecai had declared concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs of the king, of the keepers of the threshold, who sought to put forth a hand on King Ahasuerus.
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 the king says, “What honor and greatness has been done to Mordecai for this?” And the servants of the king, his ministers, say, “Nothing has been done with him.”
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 says, “Who [is] in the court?” And Haman has come into the outer court of the house of the king, to say to the king to hang Mordecai on the tree that he had 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 And the servants of the king say to him, “Behold, Haman is standing in the court”; and the king says, “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 Haman comes in, and the king says to him, “What should [I] do with the man in whose honor the king has delighted?” And Haman says in his heart, “To whom does the king delight to do honor more than myself?”
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 And Haman says to the king, “The man in whose honor the king has delighted,
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 let them bring in royal clothing that the king has put on himself, and a horse on which the king has ridden, and that the royal crown be put on his head,
9 and to give the clothing and the horse into the hand of a man of the heads of the king, the chiefs, and they have clothed the man in whose honor the king has delighted, and caused him to ride on the horse in a broad place of the city, and called before him: Thus it is done to the man in whose honor the king has delighted.”
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 says to Haman, “Hurry, take the clothing and the horse, as you have spoken, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting in the gate of the king; there does not fall a thing of all that you have 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 And Haman takes the clothing, and the horse, and clothed Mordecai, and causes him to ride in a broad place of the city, and calls before him, “Thus it is done to the man in whose glory the king has delighted.”
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 And Mordecai turns back to the gate of the king, and Haman has been hurried to his house mourning, and with covered head,
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 Haman recounts to his wife Zeresh, and to all his friends, all that has met him, and his wise men and his wife Zeresh say to him, “If Mordecai [is] of the seed of the Jews, before whom you have begun to fall, you are not able for him, but certainly fall before him.”
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 They are yet speaking with him, and eunuchs of the king have come, and hurry to bring in Haman to the banquet that Esther has made.
Sementara mereka masih berbicara dengan Haman, para pejabat istana datang dengan tergesa-gesa hendak mengantarkan Haman ke perjamuan yang diadakan Ester.
