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1 その夜王ねむること能はざりければ命じて日々の事を記せる記録の書を持きたらしめ王の前にこれを読しめけるに
The same night the King slept not, and he comanded to bring ye booke of the records, and the chronicles: and they were read before ye King.
2 モルデカイ曾て王の侍從の二人戸を守る者なるビグタンとテレシがアハシユエロス王を殺さんと謀れるを告たりと記せるに遇ふ
Then it was found written that Mordecai had tolde of Bigtana, and Teresh two of the Kings eunuches, keepers of the dore, who sought to lay hands on the King Ahashuerosh.
3 王すなはち言けるは之がために何の榮誉と爵位をモルデカイにあたへしや 王に事ふる臣僕等こたへて何をも彼にあたへしこと無しといへり
Then the King sayde, What honour and dignitie hath bene giuen to Mordecai for this? And the Kings seruants that ministred vnto him, sayd, There is nothing done for him.
4 ここにおいて王誰ぞ庭にあるやと問ふ この時ハマンは己がモルデカイのために設けたる木にモルデカイを懸ることを王に奏せんとして已に王の家の外庭に來りて居る
And the King sayde, Who is in the court? (Now Haman was come into the inner court of the Kings house, that he might speake vnto the King to hang Mordecai on the tree that he had prepared for him.)
5 王の臣僕等王につげてハマン庭に立をると言ければ王かれをして入來らしめよと言ふ
And the Kings seruants said vnto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the King sayd, Let him come in.
6 ハマンやがて入きたりしに王かれにいひけるは王の尊とばんと欲する人には如何になさば善らんかとマン心におもひけるは王の尊ばんとずる者は我にあらずして誰ぞやと
And when Haman came in, the King saide vnto him, What shalbe done vnto ye man, whom the King will honour? Then Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the King do honour more then to me?
7 ハマンすなはち王にいひけるは王の尊ばんと欲する人のためには
And Haman answered the King, The man whome the King would honour,
8 王の着たまへる衣服を携さへ來らしめかつ王の乗たまへる馬即ちその頭に王の冠冕を戴ける馬をひき來らしめ
Let them bring for him royall apparell, which the King vseth to weare, and the horse that the King rideth vpon, and that the crowne royall may be set vpon his head.
9 これを王の最も貴とき一人の牧伯の手にわたし王の尊ばんとする人に其衣服を衣せしめこれを馬にのせて邑の街衢をみちびき通り 王の尊とばんと欲する人には是のごとくなすべしと呼はらしむべし
And let the raiment and the horse be deliuered by the hand of one of the Kings most noble princes, and let them apparel the man (whome the King will honour) and cause him to ride vpon the horse thorow the streete of the citie, and proclayme before him, Thus shall it be done vnto the man, whome the King will honour.
10 王ハマンに言けるは急ぎなんぢが言しごとくその衣服と馬とを取り王の門に坐するユダヤ人モルデカイに斯なせよ なんぢが言しところを一も欠こと無らしめよ
Then the King said to Haman, Make haste, take the rayment and the horse as thou hast said, and doe so vnto Mordecai the Iewe, that sitteth at the Kings gate: let nothing fayle of all that thou hast spoken.
11 ここにおいてハマン衣服と馬とを取りモルデカイにその衣服を着せ彼をして邑の街衢を乗とほらしめその前に呼はりて云ふ王の尊ばんと欲する人には是のごとくなすべしと
So Haman tooke the rayment and the horse, and arayed Mordecai, and brought him on horse backe thorowe the streete of the citie, and proclaymed before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the King will honour.
12 かくてモルデカイは王の門にかへりたりしがハマンは愁へなやみ首をおほふておのれの家にはしりゆき
And Mordecai came againe to the Kings gate, but Haman hasted home mourning and his head couered.
13 しかしてハマンおのが邁る事をことごとくその妻ゼレシとその朋友等に告げるにその智者等およびその妻ゼレシかれに言けるは 彼のモルデカイすなはちなんぢがその前に敗れはじめたる者もしユダヤ人ならば汝これに勝ことを得じ必らずその前にやぶれんと
And Haman tolde Zeresh his wife, and all his friends all that had befallen him. Then sayd his wise men, and Zeresh his wife vnto him, If Mordecai be of the seede of the Iewes, before whom thou hast begunne to fall; thou shalt not preuaile against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
14 かれら尚ハマンとものいひをる間に王の侍從きたりてハマンをうながしエステルが設けたる酒宴にのぞましむ
And while they were yet talking with him, came the Kings eunuches and hasted to bring Haman vnto the banket that Ester had prepared.

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