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.
Aquella noche el rey no pudo dormir y mandó traer el libro de las memorias, las crónicas. Y cuando fueron leídas delante del rey,
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].
hallose escrito cómo Mardoqueo había denunciado a Bigtán y Teres, los dos eunucos del rey que tenían la guardia de la puerta y habían tratado de matar al rey Asuero.
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.”
El rey preguntó: “¿Qué honra y qué distinción se ha conferido a Mardoqueo por esto?” Respondieron los servidores del rey, los que le servían: “No le fue conferida ninguna.”
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?”
Luego dijo el rey: “¿Quién está en el patio?” Pues Amán había venido al patio exterior de la casa del rey para pedir al rey que mandara colgar a Mardoqueo en la horca preparada para este.
5 His servants replied, “That is Haman standing there in the courtyard.” The king said, “Bring him in [here]!”
Contestaron los servidores del rey: “Es Amán el que espera en el patio.” Y dijo el rey: “¡Que 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]
Entró Amán y el rey le dijo: “¿Qué debe hacerse con un hombre a quien el rey quiere honrar?” Entonces Amán dijo en su corazón: “¿A quién deseará el rey honrar sino a mí?”
7 So he replied to the king, “If there is someone you wish to honor,
Respondió, pues, Amán: “Para el hombre que el rey quiera honrar,
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.
tráigase uno de los trajes reales con que se viste el rey, y uno de los caballos, en que el rey cabalga, y póngase una corona real sobre su cabeza,
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!’”
y dense el traje y el caballo a uno de los príncipes más nobles del rey, para que vista al hombre que el rey quiere honrar, y lo lleve en el caballo por la plaza de la ciudad, pregonando delante de él: ¡Así se hace con aquel a quien el rey quiere honrar!”
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!”
Replicó el rey a Amán: “¡Toma inmediatamente el traje y el caballo, como has dicho, y hazlo así con Mardoqueo el judío, que está sentado a la puerta del rey! ¡No omitas nada de cuanto has dicho!”
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!”
Tomó Amán el traje y el caballo y vistió a Mardoqueo, y lo hizo pasear a caballo por la plaza de la ciudad, pregonando delante de él: “¡Así se hace con el hombre a quien el rey quiere honrar!”
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.
Después volvió Mardoqueo a la puerta del rey; más Amán se fue a toda prisa a su casa, entristecido y cubierta la cabeza.
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!”
Y contó Amán a Zares, su mujer, y a todos sus amigos todo lo que había sucedido. Entonces le dijeron sus sabios y Zares, su mujer: “Si ese Mardoqueo, delante del cual has comenzado a caer, es del linaje de los judíos, no lo vencerás, sino que caerás del todo delante de él.”
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.
Estaban ellos todavía hablando con él, cuando llegaron los eunucos del rey, para llevar a Amán apresuradamente al banquete que Ester tenía preparado.
