Esther 6
1 Cette nuit-là le sommeil fuyait le roi, et il ordonna d’apporter le livre d’annales des chroniques, et on les lut devant le roi;
In the night that it fled [the] sleep of the king and he said to bring [the] book of the reminders [the] words of the days and they were read aloud before the king.
2 et on y trouva écrit que Mardochée avait fait connaître, à l’égard de Bigthan et de Théresh, les deux eunuques du roi, gardiens du seuil, qu’ils avaient cherché à porter la main sur le roi Assuérus.
And it was found recorded that he had told Mordecai on Bigthana and Teresh two of [the] eunuchs of the king from [the] guards of the threshold who they had sought to stretch out a hand on the king Ahasuerus.
3 Et le roi dit: Quel honneur et quelle distinction a-t-on conférés à Mardochée, à cause de cela? Et les serviteurs du roi qui le servaient, dirent: On n’a rien fait pour lui.
And he said the king what? has it been done honor and greatness for Mordecai on this and they said [the] young men of the king servants his not it was done with him anything.
4 Et le roi dit: Qui est dans la cour? Or Haman était venu dans la cour extérieure de la maison du roi, pour dire au roi de faire pendre Mardochée au bois qu’il avait dressé pour lui.
And he said the king who? [is] in the court and Haman he had come to [the] court of [the] house of the king outer to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared for him.
5 Et les serviteurs du roi lui dirent: Voici Haman, qui se tient dans la cour. Et le roi dit: Qu’il entre.
And they said [the] servants of the king to him there! Haman [is] standing in the court and he said the king let him come.
6 Et Haman entra. Et le roi lui dit: Que faut-il faire à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer? Et Haman pensa dans son cœur: À quel autre qu’à moi plairait-il au roi de faire honneur?
And he came Haman and he said to him the king what? [is] to do for the man whom the king he delights in honor his and he said Haman in heart his to whom? will he delight the king to do honor excess more than me.
7 Et Haman dit au roi: Quant à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer,
And he said Haman to the king a man whom the king he delights in honor his.
8 qu’on apporte le vêtement royal dont le roi se revêt, et le cheval que le roi monte, et sur la tête duquel on met la couronne royale;
Let people bring clothing of royalty which he has worn on him the king and a horse which he has ridden on it the king and which it has been put a head-dress of royalty on head its.
9 et que le vêtement et le cheval soient remis aux mains d’un des princes du roi les plus illustres; et qu’on revête l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer, et qu’on le promène par les rues de la ville, monté sur le cheval, et qu’on crie devant lui: C’est ainsi qu’on fait à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer.
And let them put the clothing and the horse on [the] hand of a man one of [the] officials of the king the nobles and they will clothe the man whom the king he delights in honor his and they will make ride him on the horse in [the] open place of the city and they will proclaim before him thus it will be done for the man whom the king he delights in honor his.
10 Et le roi dit à Haman: Hâte-toi, prends le vêtement et le cheval, comme tu l’as dit, et fais ainsi à Mardochée, le Juif, qui est assis à la porte du roi. N’omets rien de tout ce que tu as dit.
And he said the king to Haman hurry take the clothing and the horse just as you have said and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits at [the] gate of the king may not you make fall a word from all that you have said.
11 Et Haman prit le vêtement et le cheval, et revêtit Mardochée et le promena à cheval par les rues de la ville, et il criait devant lui: C’est ainsi qu’on fait à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer!
And he took Haman the clothing and the horse and he clothed Mordecai and he made ride him in [the] open place of the city and he proclaimed before him thus it will be done for the man whom the king he delights in honor his.
12 Et Mardochée revint à la porte du roi. Et Haman se rendit en hâte à sa maison, triste et la tête couverte.
And he returned Mordecai to [the] gate of the king and Haman he hurried himself to house his mourning and covered of head.
13 Et Haman raconta à Zéresh, sa femme, et à tous ses amis, tout ce qui lui était arrivé. Et ses sages et Zéresh, sa femme, lui dirent: Si Mardochée devant lequel tu as commencé de tomber est de la race des Juifs, tu ne l’emporteras pas sur lui, mais tu tomberas certainement devant lui.
And he recounted Haman to Zeresh wife his and to all friends his all that it had happened to him and they said to him wise [men] his and Zeresh wife his if [is] one of [the] offspring of the Jews Mordecai whom you have begun to fall before him not you will prevail to him for certainly you will fall before him.
14 Comme ils parlaient encore avec lui, les eunuques du roi s’approchèrent et se hâtèrent de conduire Haman au festin qu’Esther avait préparé.
Still they [were] speaking with him and [the] eunuchs of the king they arrived and they made haste to bring Haman to the feast which she had prepared Esther.
