Esther 6
1 Le roi passa cette nuit sans dormir, et il commanda qu’on lui apportât les histoires et les annales des temps antérieurs. Et comme on les lisait, lui présent,
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 On vint à cet endroit où était écrit de quelle manière Mardochée avait dénoncé les emhûches de Bagathan et de Tharès, eunuques qui avaient voulu égorger le roi Assuérus.
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 Ce que le roi ayant entendu, il demanda: Quel honneur et quelle récompense Mardochée a-t-il obtenus pour cette fidélité? Ses serviteurs et ses ministres répondirent: Il n’a reçu absolument aucune récompense.
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 Et aussitôt le roi: Qui est, dit-il, dans le vestibule? Or Aman était entré dans le vestibule intérieur de la maison du roi, pour lui conseiller de commander que Mardochée fût attaché à la potence qui lui avait été préparée.
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 Les serviteurs répondirent: C’est Aman qui est dans le vestibule. Le roi reprit: Qu’il entre.
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 lorsqu’il fut entré, le roi lui demanda: Que doit-on faire à l’homme que le roi désire honorer? Or Aman, pensant en son cœur et s’imaginant que le roi ne voulait point honorer un autre que lui,
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 Répondit: Un homme que le roi désire honorer
And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring,
8 Doit être revêtu des vêtements royaux, et être placé sur un cheval que le roi monte, et recevoir un diadème royal sur sa tête,
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 Et que le premier des princes royaux des grands de la cour tienne son cheval, et que, marchant par la place de la ville, il crie et dise: Ainsi sera honoré celui que le roi voudra honorer.
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 Or le roi lui dit: Hâte-toi, prends la robe et le cheval, et fais comme tu as dit à Mardochée, le Juif qui est assis devant la porte du palais. Prends bien garde de ne rien omettre 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 C’est pourquoi Aman prit la robe et le cheval, et, en ayant revêtu Mardochée dans la place de la ville, et l’ayant mis à cheval, il le précédait et criait: Il est digne de cet honneur, celui que le roi veut 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 à la porte du palais; et Aman se hâta d’aller en sa maison, triste, et la tête couverte.
And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
13 Or il raconta à Zarès, sa femme, et à ses amis tout ce qui était arrivé. Les sages dont il prenait conseil, et sa femme, lui répondirent: Si c’est de la race des Juifs qu’est Mardochée devant lequel tu as commencé à déchoir, tu ne pourras lui résister, mais tu tomberas devant 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 Ceux-ci parlant encore, les eunuques du roi vinrent et le forcèrent à se rendre aussitôt au festin que la reine avait préparé.
While they were still talking, the king's servants came to take Haman to the feast which Esther had made ready.
