Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
Le roi et Aman entrèrent pour boire avec la reine.
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.”
Et, à ce second festin, le roi dit à Esther: Qu'y a-t-il, reine Esther? Quelle est ta requête, quelle est ta demande? Qu'il te soit accordé jusqu'à la moitié de mon royaume.
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.
Et elle répondit: Si j'ai trouvé grâce devant le roi, qu'il accorde à ma requête, ma vie, et à ma demande, mon peuple.
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.”
Car moi et mon peuple nous sommes voués à la destruction, au pillage, à l'esclavage, nous et nos enfants, nos serviteurs et nos servantes. Mais je n'y ai point cru, parce que l'accusateur n'est pas digne du palais du roi.
5 Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
Et le roi: Qui donc est celui qui a osé faire cette clause?
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.
Et Esther dit: Notre ennemi c'est Aman, ce méchant homme. Or, Aman était plein de trouble à cause du roi et de la reine.
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.
Et le roi se leva de table pour aller dans le jardin, et Aman implora la reine; car il se voyait dans le malheur.
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].
Et le roi rentra du jardin, et Aman était tombé sur le lit en suppliant la reine, et le roi s'écria: Va-t-il jusqu'à faire violence à ma femme dans mon palais? À ces mots, Aman eut le visage bouleversé.
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!”
Et Bugathan, l'un des eunuques, dit au roi: Aman a préparé pour Mardochée, qui a jadis averti le roi, une potence de cinquante coudées; elle est dressée dans sa maison. Et le roi dit: Qu'on l'y attache.
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).
Et Aman fut pendu à la potence qu'il tenait prête pour Mardochée, et la colère du roi s'apaisa.
