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 podía dormir. Ordenó que llevaran el rollo de las crónicas de obras memorables y 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].
Se halló escrito que Mardoqueo denunció a Bigtán y Teres, dos de los guardianes del palacio que proyectaron poner la mano sobre el 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 honor o distinción se dio a Mardoqueo por esto? Y los ministros servidores del rey respondieron: Nada se hizo por él.
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?”
Entonces el rey dijo: ¿Quién está en el patio? Y Amán entraba en ese momento en el patio exterior del palacio del rey para proponer al rey que colgara a Mardoqueo en la horca que él le preparó.
5 His servants replied, “That is Haman standing there in the courtyard.” The king said, “Bring him in [here]!”
Y los servidores del rey respondieron: Mira, Amán está en el patio. Y el rey dijo: 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]
Así que Amán entró, y el rey le preguntó: ¿Qué se hará al hombre a quien el rey le deleita honrar? Y Amán se dijo: ¿A quién le deleitaría honrar el rey, sino a mí?
7 So he replied to the king, “If there is someone you wish to honor,
Amán respondió al rey: Para el hombre a quien el rey se deleita en 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.
traíganse los atavíos reales que el rey suele usar y el caballo en el cual cabalga el rey. Que se ponga la diadema real en 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!’”
que se den los atavíos y el caballo en mano del jefe más noble del rey, para que vista al hombre a quien el rey se deleita en honrar. Que lo pase a caballo por las calles de la ciudad y proclame delante de él: ¡Así se hará cuando el rey se deleita en honrar a un hombre!
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!”
Entonces el rey dijo a Amán: ¡Apresúrate, toma los atavíos y el caballo, y haz como dijiste con Mardoqueo el judío, que se sienta a la puerta del rey! ¡Nada omitas de todo lo que dijiste!
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!”
Así que Amán tomó los atavíos y el caballo. Vistió a Mardoqueo, lo condujo por la plaza abierta de la ciudad y proclamaba delante de él: ¡Así se hace cuando el rey se deleita en honrar a un hombre!
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.
Mardoqueo volvió a la puerta del rey, pero Amán se apresuró a su casa, lamentándose con la cabeza cubierta.
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!”
Amán contó todo lo que le sucedió a su esposa Zeres y a todos sus amigos. Entonces sus atinados amigos y su esposa Zeres le dijeron: Si Mardoqueo, ante quien comenzaste a caer, es de la descendencia de los judíos, no prevalecerás contra él. Ciertamente caerás ante 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.
Aún hablaban ellos con él, cuando llegaron los servidores del palacio del rey y se apresuraron a llevar a Amán al banquete que Ester preparó.
