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.
Pada malam itu juga raja tidak dapat tidur. Maka bertitahlah baginda membawa kitab pencatatan sejarah, lalu dibacakan di hadapan raja.
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].
Dan di situ didapati suatu catatan tentang Mordekhai, yang pernah memberitahukan bahwa Bigtan dan Teresh, dua orang sida-sida raja yang termasuk golongan penjaga pintu, telah berikhtiar membunuh raja Ahasyweros.
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.”
Maka bertanyalah raja: "Kehormatan dan kebesaran apakah yang dianugerahkan kepada Mordekhai oleh sebab perkara itu?" Jawab para biduanda raja yang bertugas pada baginda: "Kepadanya tidak dianugerahkan suatu apapun."
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?”
Maka bertanyalah raja: "Siapakah itu yang ada di pelataran?" Pada waktu itu Haman baru datang di pelataran luar istana raja untuk memberitahukan kepada baginda, bahwa ia hendak menyulakan Mordekhai pada tiang yang sudah didirikannya untuk dia.
5 His servants replied, “That is Haman standing there in the courtyard.” The king said, “Bring him in [here]!”
Lalu jawab para biduanda raja kepada baginda: "Itulah Haman, ia berdiri di pelataran." Maka titah raja: "Suruhlah dia masuk."
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]
Setelah Haman masuk, bertanyalah raja kepadanya: "Apakah yang harus dilakukan kepada orang yang raja berkenan menghormatinya?" Kata Haman dalam hatinya: "Kepada siapa lagi raja berkenan menganugerahkan kehormatan lebih dari kepadaku?"
7 So he replied to the king, “If there is someone you wish to honor,
Oleh karena itu jawab Haman kepada raja: "Mengenai orang yang raja berkenan menghormatinya,
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.
hendaklah diambil pakaian kerajaan yang biasa dipakai oleh raja sendiri, dan lagi kuda yang biasa dikendarai oleh raja sendiri dan yang diberi mahkota kerajaan di kepalanya,
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!’”
dan hendaklah diserahkan pakaian dan kuda itu ke tangan seorang dari antara para pembesar raja, orang-orang bangsawan, lalu hendaklah pakaian itu dikenakan kepada orang yang raja berkenan menghormatinya, kemudian hendaklah ia diarak dengan mengendarai kuda itu melalui lapangan kota sedang orang berseru-seru di depannya: Beginilah dilakukan kepada orang yang raja berkenan menghormatinya!"
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!”
Maka titah raja kepada Haman: "Segera ambillah pakaian dan kuda itu, seperti yang kaukatakan itu, dan lakukanlah demikian kepada Mordekhai, orang Yahudi, yang duduk di pintu gerbang istana. Sepatah katapun janganlah kaulalaikan dari pada segala yang kaukatakan itu."
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!”
Lalu Haman mengambil pakaian dan kuda itu, dan dikenakannya pakaian itu kepada Mordekhai, kemudian diaraknya Mordekhai melalui lapangan kota itu, sedang ia menyerukan di depannya: "Beginilah dilakukan kepada orang yang raja berkenan menghormatinya."
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.
Kemudian kembalilah Mordekhai ke pintu gerbang istana raja, tetapi Haman bergesa-gesa pulang ke rumahnya dengan sedih hatinya dan berselubung kepalanya.
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!”
Dan Haman menceritakan kepada Zeresh, isterinya, dan kepada semua sahabatnya apa yang dialaminya. Maka kata para orang arif bijaksana dan Zeresh, isterinya, kepadanya: "Jikalau Mordekhai, yang di depannya engkau sudah mulai jatuh, adalah keturunan Yahudi, maka engkau tidak akan sanggup melawan dia, malahan engkau akan jatuh benar-benar di depannya."
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.
Selagi mereka itu bercakap-cakap dengan dia, datanglah sida-sida raja, lalu mengantarkan Haman dengan segera ke perjamuan yang diadakan oleh Ester.
