Esther 6
1 Or, cette nuit-là, le Seigneur éloigna du roi le sommeil, et Artaxerxès dit à son serviteur d'apporter le livre de ses archives et de le lui lire.
That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king,
2 Et il tomba sur ce qui était écrit concernant Mardochée, quand il avait fait connaître au roi le complot des deux eunuques qui le gardaient, et qui voulaient porter les mains sur lui.
It came out that it was recorded in the book how Mordecai had given word of the designs of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's servants, keepers of the door, by whom an attack on the king had been designed.
3 Et le roi dit: Quels honneurs, quelle grâce Mardochée a-t-il reçus de moi? Et les serviteurs répondirent: Tu n'as rien fait pour lui.
And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.
4 Pendant que le roi se rappelait le zèle de Mardochée, Aman entra dans le parvis, et le roi dit: Y a-t-il quelqu'un dans le parvis? Or, Aman arrivait pour demander au roi de pendre Mardochée à la potence qu'il avait dressée.
Then the king said, Who is in the outer room? Now Haman had come into the outer room to get the king's authority for the hanging of Mordecai on the pillar which he had made ready for him.
5 Et les serviteurs du roi répondirent: Voilà Aman dans le parvis. Et le roi dit: Appelez-le.
And the king's servants said to him, See, Haman is waiting in the outer room. And the king said, Let him come in.
6 Et le roi dit à Aman: Que ferai-je pour l'homme que je veux glorifier? Et Aman se dit: Qui donc le roi veut-il glorifier, si ce n'est moi?
So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?
7 Et il répondit: Pour l'homme que le roi veut glorifier,
And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring,
8 Que les serviteurs du roi apportent la robe de fin lin dont il se revêt, et le cheval qu'il monte.
Let them take the robes which the king generally puts on, and the horse on which the king goes, and the crown which is on his head:
9 Que cela soit donné à l'un des amis du roi, parmi ceux du premier rang; qu'il habille l'homme que le roi aime, qu'il le fasse monter à cheval, que dans toutes les places de la ville il proclame ces mots: Ainsi sera-t-il fait à tout homme que le roi honore.
And let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble captains, so that they may put them on the man whom the king has delight in honouring, and let him go on horseback through the streets of the town, with men crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
10 Et le roi dit à Aman: Tu as bien parlé; ainsi soit fait par toi au Juif Mardochée qui sert en mon parvis, et que rien ne soit négligé de ce que tu as dit.
Then the king said to Haman, Go quickly, and take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who is seated at the king's doorway: see that you do everything as you have said.
11 Aman prit donc la robe, et le cheval, et il habilla Mardochée, et il le fit monter à cheval, et il parcourut toutes les rues de la ville, et il proclama ces mots: Ainsi sera-t-il fait à tout homme que le roi voudra honorer.
Then Haman took the robes and the horse, and dressing Mordecai in the robes, he made him go on horseback through the streets of the town, crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
12 Et Mardochée revint au parvis, et Aman rentra en sa demeure avec un grand mal de tête.
And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
13 Et il fit à Zosara, sa femme, et à ses amis, le récit de ce qui était advenu; et ses amis et sa femme lui dirent: Si Mardochée est de la race des Juifs, tu as commencé à être humilié devant lui; tu tomberas; et tu ne pourras te défendre contre lui; car le Dieu vivant est avec lui.
And Haman gave his wife Zeresh and all his friends an account of what had taken place. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, If Mordecai, who is starting to get the better of you, is of the seed of the Jews, you will not be able to do anything against him, but you will certainly go down before him.
14 Comme ils parlaient encore, les eunuques vinrent presser Aman de se rendre au repas qu'Esther avait préparé.
While they were still talking, the king's servants came to take Haman to the feast which Esther had made ready.
