Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
Et le roi avec Aman se rendit au banquet chez la reine Esther.
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 le roi dit encore à Esther le second jour, quand on servait le vin: Quelle est ta demande, reine Esther? elle te sera accordée; et quel est ton désir? fût-ce la moitié de mon royaume, il sera satisfait.
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.
Alors la reine Esther répondit et dit: Si j'ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, ô roi, et si c'est le bon plaisir du roi, que ma vie soit accordée à ma prière, et mon peuple à ma requête.
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 nous sommes vendus, moi et mon peuple, à l'extermination, au massacre et à l'assassinat. Et si nous étions vendus pour devenir serviteurs et servantes, je me tairais, mais l'ennemi n'est pas à même de compenser le dommage fait au roi.
5 Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
Alors le roi Assuérus parla et dit à la reine Esther: Qui est donc celui, et où est celui qui a l'audace d'agir de la sorte?
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: L'homme hostile et l'ennemi, — c'est Aman, c'est ce méchant-là! Et Aman fut atterré en présence 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 dans son courroux, et, quittant le repas, il gagna le jardin du palais; mais Aman resta pour solliciter en faveur de sa vie auprès de la reine Esther, car il voyait que sa ruine était consommée par devers le roi.
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 quand le roi revint du jardin du palais dans la salle du festin, Aman était tombé au pied du lit sur lequel était Esther. Alors le roi dit: Veut-il même faire violence à la reine à mes côtés, au palais? Le mot sorti de la bouche du roi, on voila le visage d'Aman.
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 Harbona, l'un des eunuques, dit devant le roi: Vois aussi, le poteau qu'Aman a fait faire pour Mardochée qui a parlé pour le bien du roi, est dressé dans la demeure d'Aman avec la hauteur de cinquante coudées. Alors le roi dit: Pendez-l'y!
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 l'on pendit Aman au poteau qu'il avait préparé pour Mardochée, et la colère du roi fut apaisée.
