< Esther 6 >

1 In the night that it fled [the] sleep of the king and he said to bring [the] book of the reminders [the] words of the days and they were read aloud before the king.
那夜王睡不着覺,就吩咐人取歷史來,念給他聽。
2 And it was found recorded that he had told Mordecai on Bigthana and Teresh two of [the] eunuchs of the king from [the] guards of the threshold who they had sought to stretch out a hand on the king Ahasuerus.
正遇見書上寫着說:王的太監中有兩個守門的,辟探和提列,想要下手害亞哈隨魯王,末底改將這事告訴王后。
3 And he said the king what? has it been done honor and greatness for Mordecai on this and they said [the] young men of the king servants his not it was done with him anything.
王說:「末底改行了這事,賜他甚麼尊榮爵位沒有?」伺候王的臣僕回答說:「沒有賜他甚麼。」
4 And he said the king who? [is] in the court and Haman he had come to [the] court of [the] house of the king outer to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared for him.
王說:「誰在院子裏?」(那時哈曼正進王宮的外院,要求王將末底改掛在他所預備的木架上。)
5 And they said [the] servants of the king to him there! Haman [is] standing in the court and he said the king let him come.
臣僕說:「哈曼站在院內。」王說:「叫他進來。」
6 And he came Haman and he said to him the king what? [is] to do for the man whom the king he delights in honor his and he said Haman in heart his to whom? will he delight the king to do honor excess more than me.
哈曼就進去。王問他說:「王所喜悅尊榮的人,當如何待他呢?」哈曼心裏說:「王所喜悅尊榮的,不是我是誰呢?」
7 And he said Haman to the king a man whom the king he delights in honor his.
哈曼就回答說:「王所喜悅尊榮的,
8 Let people bring clothing of royalty which he has worn on him the king and a horse which he has ridden on it the king and which it has been put a head-dress of royalty on head its.
當將王常穿的朝服和戴冠的御馬,
9 And let them put the clothing and the horse on [the] hand of a man one of [the] officials of the king the nobles and they will clothe the man whom the king he delights in honor his and they will make ride him on the horse in [the] open place of the city and they will proclaim before him thus it will be done for the man whom the king he delights in honor his.
都交給王極尊貴的一個大臣,命他將衣服給王所喜悅尊榮的人穿上,使他騎上馬,走遍城裏的街市,在他面前宣告說:王所喜悅尊榮的人,就如此待他。」
10 And he said the king to Haman hurry take the clothing and the horse just as you have said and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits at [the] gate of the king may not you make fall a word from all that you have said.
王對哈曼說:「你速速將這衣服和馬,照你所說的,向坐在朝門的猶大人末底改去行。凡你所說的,一樣不可缺。」
11 And he took Haman the clothing and the horse and he clothed Mordecai and he made ride him in [the] open place of the city and he proclaimed before him thus it will be done for the man whom the king he delights in honor his.
於是哈曼將朝服給末底改穿上,使他騎上馬,走遍城裏的街市,在他面前宣告說:「王所喜悅尊榮的人,就如此待他。」
12 And he returned Mordecai to [the] gate of the king and Haman he hurried himself to house his mourning and covered of head.
末底改仍回到朝門,哈曼卻憂憂悶悶地蒙着頭,急忙回家去了,
13 And he recounted Haman to Zeresh wife his and to all friends his all that it had happened to him and they said to him wise [men] his and Zeresh wife his if [is] one of [the] offspring of the Jews Mordecai whom you have begun to fall before him not you will prevail to him for certainly you will fall before him.
將所遇的一切事詳細說給他的妻細利斯和他的眾朋友聽。他的智慧人和他的妻細利斯對他說:「你在末底改面前始而敗落,他如果是猶大人,你必不能勝他,終必在他面前敗落。」
14 Still they [were] speaking with him and [the] eunuchs of the king they arrived and they made haste to bring Haman to the feast which she had prepared Esther.
他們還與哈曼說話的時候,王的太監來催哈曼快去赴以斯帖所預備的筵席。

< Esther 6 >