Esther 6
1 Cette nuit-là, le roi, ne pouvant trouver le sommeil, se fit apporter le livre des annales, les Chroniques. On en fit lecture devant le roi,
That night the king was unable to sleep, so he [summoned] a servant [and] told [him] to bring the records of what had happened during all the time he had been king. [So the servant brought the records] and read some of them to the king.
2 et l’on trouva le récit de la révélation que Mardochée avait faite au sujet de Bagathan et de Tharès, les deux eunuques du roi, gardes du palais, qui avaient voulu porter la main sur le roi Assuérus.
[The servant read about] Bigthana and Teresh, the two men who had guarded the entrance to the king’s rooms. He read the account of when Mordecai had found out that they planned to assassinate the king [and that he had told the king about it].
3 Le roi dit: « Quelle marque d’honneur et quelle dignité a-t-on données à Mardochée pour cela? » — « Il n’en a reçu aucune », répondirent les serviteurs du roi qui étaient en fonction près de lui.
The king asked [some of his servants], “What did we do to reward Mordecai or show that we appreciate what he did?” The servants replied, “We did not do anything for him.”
4 Et le roi dit: « Qui est dans la cour? « — Or Aman était venu dans la cour extérieure de la maison du roi, pour demander au roi de faire pendre Mardochée au bois qu’il avait préparé pour lui. —
At that moment, Haman entered the outer courtyard of the palace. He wanted to talk to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had [just] set up. The king [saw him and] said, “Who is [that out there] in the courtyard?”
5 Les serviteurs du roi lui répondirent: « C’est Aman qui se tient dans la cour. » Et le roi dit: « Qu’il entre! »
His servants replied, “That is Haman standing there in the courtyard.” The king said, “Bring him in [here]!”
6 Aman étant entré, le roi lui dit: « Que faut-il faire pour l’homme que le roi veut honorer? » Aman se dit en lui-même: « Quel autre le roi voudrait-il honorer de préférence à moi? »
When Haman came in, the king asked him, “What should I do for a man whom I want to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “(Whom would the king like to honor more than me?/I think there is no one whom the king would like to honor more than me!)” [RHQ]
7 Et Aman dit au roi: « Pour l’homme que le roi veut honorer,
So he replied to the king, “If there is someone you wish to honor,
8 il faut prendre un vêtement royal dont le roi s’est revêtu, et un cheval que le roi a monté et sur la tête duquel est posée une couronne royale,
you should [tell your servants to] bring him one of the robes you wear [you to show that you are] the king. Also tell them to bring one of the horses you have ridden. Tell them to put a fancy headdress on the horse’s head to show that it belongs to you, the king.
9 remettre ce vêtement et ce cheval à l’un des principaux chefs du roi, puis revêtir l’homme que le roi veut honorer, le promener à cheval à travers la place de la ville, et crier devant lui: C’est ainsi qu’il est fait à l’homme que le roi veut honorer! »
Then tell one of your very important officials to put the robe on the man whom you want to honor, and tell that man to sit on the horse, and then lead the horse through the city streets. And tell that official to keep shouting, ‘This is what (the king does/is doing) for the man whom he wants to honor!’”
10 Le roi dit à Aman: « Prends sans tarder le vêtement et le cheval, ainsi que tu l’as dit, et fais ainsi pour Mardochée, le Juif, qui est assis à la porte du roi; ne néglige rien de tout ce que tu as indiqué. »
The king replied to Haman, “[Fine]! Go and do what you said immediately! Get my robe and my horse, and do just what you suggested! Do it for Mordecai, the Jew, who is sitting [outside] at the gate of the palace. Do not forget anything that you suggested!”
11 Aman prit le vêtement et le cheval, il revêtit Mardochée et le promena à cheval à travers la place de la ville, en criant devant lui: « C’est ainsi que l’on fait à l’homme que le roi veut honorer! »
So Haman did what the king said. He got the robe and the horse. He put the robe on Mordecai, and as Mordecai sat on the horse, Haman led the horse through the city streets proclaiming “This is what the king (does/is doing) for the man whom the king wants to honor!”
12 Mardochée retourna à la porte du roi, et Aman se hâta de se rendre chez lui, désolé et la tête voilée.
Then, Mordecai returned [and sat] at the gate of the palace. But Haman hurried home, covering his face [because he felt] completely disgraced/humiliated.
13 Aman raconta à Zarès, sa femme, et à tous ses amis tout ce qui lui était arrivé. Ses sages et sa femme Zarès lui dirent: « Si Mardochée, devant lequel tu as commencé de tomber, est de la race des Juifs, tu ne pourras rien contre lui, mais tu succomberas certainement devant lui. »
He told his wife Zeresh and his friends everything that had happened to him that day. Then his wife and his friends said to him, “Mordecai, the man who has caused you to be completely disgraced/humiliated, is a Jew. [It is clear that the God whom the Jews worship is fighting for them.] So you will never be able to defeat Mordecai. He will defeat you!”
14 Comme ils lui parlaient encore, les eunuques du roi arrivèrent et emmenèrent en hâte Aman au festin qu’Esther avait préparé.
And while they were still talking, some of the king’s officials arrived to take Haman quickly to the banquet/feast that Esther had prepared.
