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 sueño se huyó del rey: y dijo que le trajesen el libro de las memorias de las cosas de los tiempos: y las leyeron 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].
Y hallóse escrito, lo que había denunciado Mardoqueo de Bagata y de Tares, dos eunucos del rey de la guarda de la puerta, que habían procurado de meter mano en 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.”
Y dijo el rey: ¿Qué honra fue hecha y que grandeza a Mardoqueo por esto? Y respondieron los mozos del rey, sus oficiales: Ninguna cosa fue hecha con 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?”
Y dijo el rey: ¿Quién está en el patio? Y Amán había venido al patio de afuera de la casa del rey, para decir al rey que hiciese colgar a Mardoqueo sobre la horca que él había hecho hacer para él.
5 His servants replied, “That is Haman standing there in the courtyard.” The king said, “Bring him in [here]!”
Y los mozos del rey le respondieron: He aquí, Amán está en el patio. Y el rey dijo: 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]
Entonces Amán entró, y el rey le dijo: ¿Qué se hará del hombre cuya honra desea el rey? Y dijo Amán en su corazón: ¿A quién deseará el rey hacer honra más que a mí?
7 So he replied to the king, “If there is someone you wish to honor,
Y respondió Amán al rey: Al varón cuya honra desea el rey,
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.
Traigan vestido real de que el rey se viste, y el caballo sobre que cabalga el rey, y la corona real que está puesta 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!’”
Y den el vestido y el caballo en mano de alguno de los príncipes más nobles del rey, y vistan a aquel varón cuya honra desea el rey, y llévenle en el caballo por la plaza de la ciudad, y pregonen delante de él: Así se hará al varón cuya honra desea el rey.
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: Dáte priesa, toma el vestido y el caballo, como has dicho, y házlo así con Mardoqueo Judío, que está asentado a la puerta del rey: no dejes nada de todo lo que 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!”
Y Amán tomó el vestido y el caballo, y vistió a Mardoqueo, y le llevó cabalgando por la plaza de la ciudad, e hizo pregonar delante de él: Así se hará al varón cuya honra desea el rey.
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 de esto Mardoqueo se volvió a la puerta del rey: y Amán se fue corriendo a su casa enlutado, y cubierta su 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 le había acontecido: y dijéronle sus sabios, y Zares su mujer: Si de la simiente de los Judíos es el Mardoqueo, delante de quien has comenzado a caer, no prevalecerás a él; antes caerás cayendo 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.
Aun estaban ellos hablando con él, cuando los eunucos del rey llegaron apresurados, para hacer venir a Amán al banquete que había hecho Ester.
