Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
| وَحَضَرَ الْمَلِكُ وَهَامَانُ مَأْدُبَةَ أَسْتِيرَ الْمَلِكَةِ. | ١ |
2 As they were drinking wine, the king asked again, “Esther, what do you want me to do [for you? Tell me, and] I will do it for you. Even if [you ask me for] half of my kingdom, I will give it to you.”
| وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَا يَشْرَبَانِ الْخَمْرَ سَأَلَ الْمَلِكُ أَسْتِيرَ: «مَا هِيَ طِلْبَتُكِ يَا أَسْتِيرُ الْمَلِكَةُ فَتُوْهَبَ لَكِ؟ مَا هُوَ سُؤْلُكِ وَلَوْ إِلَى نِصْفِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ؟» | ٢ |
3 Esther replied, “O king, if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to do [what I ask], save me, and save my people. That is what I want you to do for me.
| فَأَجَابَتِ الْمَلِكَةُ: «إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ حَظِيتُ بِرِضَاكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ وَإِنْ طَابَ لِلْمَلِكِ فَإِنَّ طِلْبَتِي أَنْ تَحْفَظَ حَيَاتِي، وَسُؤْلِي أَنْ تُنْقِذَ شَعْبِي، | ٣ |
4 [It is as though] I and my people [are cattle that] have been sold to be slaughtered. [It is as though] we have been sold to people who want to completely destroy us. If we had only been sold to people to become their male and female slaves, I would not say anything, because that would have been a matter too small to bother you, the king.”
| لأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَمَّ بَيْعِي أَنَا وَشَعْبِي لِلْهَلاكِ وَالْقَتْلِ وَالإِبَادَةِ. وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ بَاعُونَا عَبِيداً وَإِمَاءً لَكُنْتُ سَكَتُّ، لأَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ لَا يُبَرِّرُ إِزْعَاجَ الْمَلِكِ». | ٤ |
5 Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
| فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ أَحَشْوِيرُوشُ لِلْمَلِكَةِ أَسْتِيرَ: «مَنْ هُوَ هَذَا الَّذِي يَجْرُؤُ أَنْ يَرْتَكِبَ مِثْلَ هَذَا؟ أَيْنَ هُوَ؟» | ٥ |
6 Esther replied, “[The man who is] our enemy is this evil man Haman!” Then Haman was terrified as he stood in front of the king and queen.
| فَأَجَابَتْ: «إِنَّ هَذَا الْخَصْمَ وَالْعَدُوَّ هُوَ هَامَانُ الشِّرِّيرُ». | ٦ |
7 The king became extremely angry. He immediately left his wine and got up and went outside into the palace garden [to decide what to do]. But Haman stayed, in order to plead with Queen Esther that she would spare his life.
| فَارْتَاعَ هَامَانُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ وَالْمَلِكَةِ. وَانْصَرَفَ الْمَلِكُ عَنِ الشُّرْبِ مُغْتَاظاً، وَمَضَى إِلَى حَدِيقَةِ الْقَصْرِ. وَوَقَفَ هَامَانُ يَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَى أَسْتِيرَ الْمَلِكَةِ حِفَاظاً عَلَى حَيَاتِهِ، لأَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ أَنَّ الْمَلِكَ قَدْ قَرَّرَ مَصِيرَهُ الرَّهِيبَ. | ٧ |
8 He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. [He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther]. He exclaimed, “Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?” As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, [as they did to people who were about to be hanged].
| وَعِنْدَمَا رَجَعَ الْمَلِكُ مِنْ حَدِيقَةِ الْقَصْرِ إِلَى قَاعَةِ الْمَأْدُبَةِ، وَجَدَ هَامَانَ مُنْطَرِحاً عَلَى الأَرِيكَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ أَسْتِيرُ تَجْلِسُ عَلَيْهَا. فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «أَيَتَحَرَّشُ أَيْضاً بِالْمَلِكَةِ وَهِيَ مَعِي، وَفِي الْقَصْرِ؟» وَمَا إِنْ نَطَقَ الْمَلِكُ بِهَذِهِ الْعِبَارَةِ حَتَّى غَطَّوْا وَجْهَ هَامَانَ. | ٨ |
9 Then Harbona, one of the king’s personal officials, said, “[Outside, ] near Haman’s house, there is a (gallows/set of poles for hanging someone). It is 75 feet high. Haman made it for Mordecai, the man who spared your life!” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
| فَقَالَ حَرْبُونَا أَحَدُ الْخِصْيَانِ الْمَاثِلِينَ فِي حَضْرَةِ الْمَلِكِ: «هَا هِيَ الْخَشَبَةُ الَّتِي أَعَدَّهَا هَامَانُ لِصَلْبِ مُرْدَخَايَ، الَّذِي أَسْدَى لِلْمَلِكِ خَيْراً، مَنْصُوبَةٌ فِي بَيْتِ هَامَانَ، وَارْتِفَاعُهَا خَمْسُونَ ذِرَاعاً». فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «اصْلِبُوهُ عَلَيْهَا». | ٩ |
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then (the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry).
| فَصَلَبُوا هَامَانَ عَلَى الْخَشَبَةِ الَّتِي أَعَدَّهَا لِمُرْدَخَايَ. ثُمَّ هَدَأَتْ حِدَّةُ غَضَبِ الْمَلِكِ. | ١٠ |
