Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
| به این ترتیب پادشاه و هامان در مجلس ضیافت ملکه استر حاضر شدند. |
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.”
| موقع صرف شراب، باز پادشاه از استر پرسید: «استر، درخواست تو چیست؟ هر چه بخواهی به تو می‌دهم، حتی اگر نصف مملکتم باشد!» |
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.
| استر جواب داد: «تقاضای من این است: اگر مورد لطف پادشاه قرار گرفته‌ام و اگر پادشاه صلاح بدانند، جان من و جان قوم مرا نجات دهند. |
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.”
| چون من و قوم من فروخته شده‌ایم تا قتل عام شویم. اگر فقط به غلامی و کنیزی فروخته می‌شدیم، من سکوت می‌کردم، زیرا با این موضوع پیش پا افتاده مزاحم پادشاه نمی‌شدم.» |
5 Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
| خشایارشا از استر پرسید: «این شخص کیست که جرأت کرده چنین کاری کند؟ او کجاست؟» |
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.
| استر جواب داد: «دشمن ما این هامان شرور است!» آنگاه هامان از ترس پادشاه و ملکه به لرزه افتاد. |
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.
| پادشاه خشمگین شد و برخاسته به باغ قصر رفت. اما هامان که می‌دانست پادشاه او را مجازات خواهد کرد، به طرف استر رفت تا التماس کند که جانش را نجات دهد. |
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].
| ولی درست در لحظه‌ای که هامان خود را بر تختی که استر بر آن بود، می‌انداخت، پادشاه وارد اتاق شد. پس پادشاه فریاد برآورد: «آیا این مرد به هنگام حضور من در خانه، به ملکه دست‌درازی می‌کند؟» تا این سخن از دهان پادشاه بیرون آمد، جلاد بالای سر هامان حاضر شد! |
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!”
| در این وقت حربونا، یکی از خواجه‌سرایان دربار به پادشاه گفت: «قربان، چوبه دار بیست و پنج متری در حیاط خانهٔ هامان آماده است! او این دار را برای مردخای که جان پادشاه را از سوء قصد نجات داد، ساخته است.» پادشاه دستور داد: «هامان را روی آن به دار آویزید!» |
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).
| پس هامان را روی همان داری که برای مردخای بر پا کرده بود، به دار آویختند، و خشم پادشاه فرو نشست. |
