Esther 6
1 That night the king was unable to sleep, so he [summoned] a servant [and] told [him] to bring the records of what had happened during all the time he had been king. [So the servant brought the records] and read some of them to the king.
Cette nuit-là le sommeil fuyait le roi, et il dit qu'on lui apportât le livre mémorial, les annales; et il en fut fait, lecture devant le roi.
2 [The servant read about] Bigthana and Teresh, the two men who had guarded the entrance to the king’s rooms. He read the account of when Mordecai had found out that they planned to assassinate the king [and that he had told the king about it].
Là se trouvait consignée la révélation faite par Mardochée au sujet de Bigthan et Thérès, les deux eunuques du roi d'entre les gardes du seuil, qui avaient cherché à porter la main sur le roi Assuérus.
3 The king asked [some of his servants], “What did we do to reward Mordecai or show that we appreciate what he did?” The servants replied, “We did not do anything for him.”
Et le roi dit: Quel prix et quel honneur Mardochée a-t-il obtenus pour cela? Et les écuyers du roi qui étaient de service auprès de lui, dirent: Il n'a rien reçu.
4 At that moment, Haman entered the outer courtyard of the palace. He wanted to talk to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had [just] set up. The king [saw him and] said, “Who is [that out there] in the courtyard?”
Et le roi dit: Qui est dans la cour? Or Aman arrivait dans la cour extérieure du palais royal, pour proposer au roi de faire pendre Mardochée au poteau qu'il avait préparé pour lui.
5 His servants replied, “That is Haman standing there in the courtyard.” The king said, “Bring him in [here]!”
Et les écuyers du roi lui dirent: Voilà, c'est Aman qui est dans la cour. Et le roi dit: Qu'il entre.
6 When Haman came in, the king asked him, “What should I do for a man whom I want to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “(Whom would the king like to honor more than me?/I think there is no one whom the king would like to honor more than me!)” [RHQ]
Et Aman entra, et le roi lui dit: Que faut-il faire à un homme que le roi veut récompenser? Et Aman disait en son cœur: Qui est-ce que le roi voudrait récompenser sinon moi?
7 So he replied to the king, “If there is someone you wish to honor,
Et Aman dit au roi: L'homme que le roi veut récompenser!…
8 you should [tell your servants to] bring him one of the robes you wear [you to show that you are] the king. Also tell them to bring one of the horses you have ridden. Tell them to put a fancy headdress on the horse’s head to show that it belongs to you, the king.
il faut apporter un habillement royal dont le roi se revêt, et le cheval que le roi monte, et sur la tête duquel on place la couronne royale,
9 Then tell one of your very important officials to put the robe on the man whom you want to honor, and tell that man to sit on the horse, and then lead the horse through the city streets. And tell that official to keep shouting, ‘This is what (the king does/is doing) for the man whom he wants to honor!’”
puis remettre l'habillement et le cheval à quelqu'un des Grands du roi, des nobles, et revêtir l'homme que le roi veut récompenser, et le promener monté sur le cheval dans les rues de la ville en criant devant lui: Ainsi est traité l'homme que le roi veut récompenser!
10 The king replied to Haman, “[Fine]! Go and do what you said immediately! Get my robe and my horse, and do just what you suggested! Do it for Mordecai, the Jew, who is sitting [outside] at the gate of the palace. Do not forget anything that you suggested!”
Et le roi dit à Aman: Vite, prends l'habillement et le cheval, comme tu as dit, et fais ainsi pour Mardochée, le Juif, qui est assis dans la porte du roi; n'omets aucun des points que tu as indiqués.
11 So Haman did what the king said. He got the robe and the horse. He put the robe on Mordecai, and as Mordecai sat on the horse, Haman led the horse through the city streets proclaiming “This is what the king (does/is doing) for the man whom the king wants to honor!”
Alors Aman prit l'habillement et le cheval, et revêtit Mardochée et le conduisit par les rues de la ville en criant devant lui: Ainsi est traité l'homme que le roi veut récompenser!
12 Then, Mordecai returned [and sat] at the gate of the palace. But Haman hurried home, covering his face [because he felt] completely disgraced/humiliated.
Et Mardochée revint à la porte du roi, mais Aman regagna en hâte sa maison, triste et la tête voilée.
13 He told his wife Zeresh and his friends everything that had happened to him that day. Then his wife and his friends said to him, “Mordecai, the man who has caused you to be completely disgraced/humiliated, is a Jew. [It is clear that the God whom the Jews worship is fighting for them.] So you will never be able to defeat Mordecai. He will defeat you!”
Et Aman raconta à Zérès, sa femme, et à tous ses amis tout ce qui lui était arrivé. Alors ses sages et Zérès, sa femme, lui dirent: Si Mardochée, devant qui tu as commencé de tomber, est de la race des Juifs, tu ne l'emporteras pas sur lui, mais c'est toi qui tomberas devant lui.
14 And while they were still talking, some of the king’s officials arrived to take Haman quickly to the banquet/feast that Esther had prepared.
Ils s'entretenaient encore avec lui, lorsque arrivèrent les eunuques du roi, qui se hâtèrent de conduire Aman au banquet préparé par Esther.
