Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
Tako sta kralj in Hamán prišla na gostijo s kraljico Estero.
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.”
Kralj je drugi dan na vinski gostiji Esteri ponovno rekel: »Kaj je tvoja prošnja, kraljica Estera? Ta ti bo zagotovljena. Kaj je tvoja zahteva? Ta bo izpolnjena, celó do polovice kraljestva.«
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.
Takrat je kraljica Estera odgovorila in rekla: »Če sem našla naklonjenost v tvojem pogledu, oh kralj in če to ugaja kralju, naj mi bo na mojo prošnjo dano moje življenje in moje ljudstvo na mojo zahtevo.
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.”
Kajti prodani smo, jaz in moje ljudstvo, da bi bili uničeni, da bi bili umorjeni in da umremo. Če pa bi bili prodani za sužnje in sužnjice, bi zadržala svoj jezik, čeprav sovražnik ne bi mogel izravnati kraljeve škode.«
5 Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
Potem je Kralj Ahasvér odgovoril in kraljici Esteri rekel: »Kdo je tisti in kje je, da si v svojem srcu drzne dovoliti, da tako stori?«
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.
Estera pa je rekla: »Nasprotnik in sovražnik je ta zlobni Hamán.« Potem je bil Hamán prestrašen pred kraljem in kraljico.
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.
Kralj je vstal od vinske gostije in v svojem besu odšel v vrt palače. Hamán pa je vstal, da bi pri kraljici Esteri zaprosil za svoje življenje, kajti videl je, da je bilo pri kralju zoper njega določeno zlo.
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].
Potem se je kralj z vrta palače vrnil v prostor vinske gostije, Hamán pa je bil zrušen na postelji, na kateri je bila Estera. Potem je kralj rekel: »Ali bo tudi v hiši, pred menoj, posilil kraljico?« Brž ko je beseda odšla iz kraljevih ust, so pokrili Hamánov obraz.
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!”
Harbonáj, eden izmed glavnih dvornih upraviteljev je pred kraljem rekel: »Glej, tudi vislice, petdeset komolcev visoke, ki jih je Hamán pripravil za Mordohaja, ki je dobro govoril za kralja, stojijo v Hamánovi hiši.« Potem je kralj rekel: »Obesite ga nanje.«
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).
Tako so Hamána obesili na vislice, ki jih je pripravil za Mordohaja. Potem je bil kraljev bes pomirjen.
